WoF Recap: May 17, 2024 (2024)

EPISODE #7995: 6️⃣🌟SIXTH EPISODE WEEK V🌟6️⃣

We’re wrapping up the last compilation week on what appears to be the set of Fan Favorites, set to air the last week of May. The short intro is used, so that’s probably not a good sign.

$1K Toss-Up: EVENT

C _ S U _ L
F R _ D _ _

Pam is the first one to score among these contestants playing on this CASUAL FRIDAY…

Pam Stewart: writing her first book and is born on Feb. 29 so she’s 15 (she usually celebrates any time someone wants to give her a gift) from Ennis, TX

Chris Bober: beef jerky maker (his in-laws got him a dehydrator two years ago and he’s been going crazy with beef and pork jerky and dialing it in with sauces) from Tehachapi, CA

Caroline Cannan: 1st grade teacher (she gives a shoutout to the El Morro Sea Lions in Laguna Beach) engaged to Jared with a dog named Nala (they met playing Monday night recreational adult kickball; they won the champion the first season and she knew he would be a winner) from Lake Forest, CA

$2K Toss-Up: THING

A / _ _ T _ H Y
T U _ E

Chris goofs with A WORTHY TUNE.

A / C A T _ H Y
T U N E

Almost a triple stumper, but Caroline knows this show has A CATCHY TUNE.

FEATURED TRIP: Los Establos Boutique Resort (PANAMA)

Round 1: BEFORE & AFTER

Caroline: $1,400 T pair, 2 O’s, no N on $550
Pam: no R on $500
Chris: $500 S, no A
Caroline: 3 E’s, $650 M (not quite to PANAMA), 2 I’s, U (NMV), H for WC, $550 L, LaT
Pam: solve for unnecessary house minimum…

S O M E / L I _ E / I T
H O T
_ U _ _ E

But she blanks out on the last word anyway. After Chris BANKRUPTs near $2,500 ($250 lost), Caroline says “SOME LIKE IT HOT FUDGE” for $2,100.

Mystery Round: SONG LYRICS

Pam: no T on $700
Chris: $600 R, MDW’s left side ($600 lost)
Caroline: $650 N, A, I, $600 C, 2 E’s, O, U (NMV), BANKRUPT near $650 (WC lost)
Pam: $1,800 S pair, no D on $550
Chris: no P on $500
Caroline: 2 L’s forMDW, solve…

I / C A N / _ U _
_ _ S E L _ / _ L O _ E R S

Allllllllllllllllllll aboooooooOOOOOOOARD!!

Current Bank: $2,450 & MDW
Chosen: 2 M’s, Y, H, B, L (NMC), solve for $8,450…

I N
M Y
H _ M B L _
O P I N I O N

I don’t know why this puzzle uses four lines, but IN MY HUMBLE OPINION, she increases her chance at the million and wins a trip to Sun Outdoors Rocky Mountains inCOLORADO worth $8,550.

Caroline: $22,100 cash & CO MDW | Pam: $1K | Chris: BUPKIS

Triple Toss-Up: PERSON

_ _ _ T _ _ / _ T _ T _ S
S _ _ _ _ _ R

Caroline solves UNITED STATES SENATOR.

S _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ R

She goes overboard this time with STATE GOVERNOR.

S _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ T _ R

Pam solvesSTATE SENATOR.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ R

It’s definitely notSENATOR, Chris.

See Also

WoF Recap: October 14, 2022

P _ L L _ _ E R

Caroline doesn’t remember the category and saysPULLOVER.

P _ L L S T E R

That was almost another triple stumper, but Pam solvesPOLLSTER.

Speed-Up: LIVING THINGS

Consonants courtesy of Pam are worth… the $1,500 minimum, so that’s good news for Caroline.

Pam: S (blows it right away with HAPPY PEOPLE)
Chris: R
NULL CYCLE
Caroline: 3 L’s
Pam: A
Chris: C

_ _ R _ L _
L _ L A C S

My home city is nicknamed after this plant, and Chris smells the PURPLE LILACS for his only $3K of the night. Furthermore, I finally get to cover a MDBR on the civilian version of the show!

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	MISSOLVES
Round 1	N (Caroline), R (Pam), A (Chris)	Caroline	Chris	Pam (incomplete solve)
Mystery Round	T, D (Pam); P (Chris)		2 (Chris, Caroline)
PP/Express Round	T (Chris)
Speed-Up (aired)		N/A	N/A	Pam
13 TOTAL	7	1	3	2

FINAL SCORES
Caroline: $24,100 cash & CO MDW | Pam: $5K | Chris: $2K

GRAND TOTAL: $31,100
BANKRUPT TRASH (Chris, excluding WC): $850

Chose your category wisely, Caroline…

THING
FOOD & DRINK
PHRASE

Fan Friday Word of the Day:LIGHTS (enter for your chance to win a Collette trip to Finland)

MILLION DOLLAR BONUS ROUND #10

The featured car is a 2024 BMW X2. After we see her parents Dan and Susan, her all-important spin stops on AMERICA’S. Here’s part of the bottom word…

_ _ _ _
E N _ _ _ _

GDMO is a very good combo…

G O O D
E N O _ G _

She does GOOD ENOUGH in this segment to win this…

…

…not the million, but the BMW X2 M35i worth $53,545, giving her a final total of $77,645 cash & prizes!

$1M LOCATION:WIN (9 away)

Postgame Chat: Pat’s only disappointed because they’re running out of time here and before he goes, he’d like to have another million-dollar winner. If they get to his last day and there hasn’t been a million, guess what he’s going to do? He’s gonna be sad about that.

MY RATING: 7 (C)