Wheelo, Wheel Watchers! This is Skipps! Hopefully my birthday week goes out w/ a bang.
EPISODE #7645
$1K Toss-Up: RHYME TIME
M _ _ _ / _ R
_ _ _ A K
It’s aMAKE OR BREAKmoment for Ricky and these ladies…
Ricky Henne: Bruce Springsteen fan (seen him 100 times and hopes to see him 100 more) married to Abby for almost seven yrs. w/ a 3 yo. daughter (who loves Vanna and says “bye-bye” to her at the end of every show) from Carlsbad, CA
Tricia Peck: jigsaw person (prefers 5000-pc. puzzles; she is not currently working on one to focus on preparing for the show) married to Dewayne for 19 years and 9 months from Cleveland, OH
Hellen Amsden: crafts person w/ polymer and air dry clay (currently working on a mini-sushi and grocery store model) married to Dan for 16 yrs. w/ one daughter from Sacramento, CA
$2K Toss-Up: PROPER NAME
N A _ A _ I E
_ _ R _ M A _
Ricky IDs actress NATALIE PORTMAN.
FEATURED TRIP: Boston Harbor Hotel (It should still be worth $12,400 from last season) (BOSTON)
Round 1: TITLE
Ricky: Five T’s for the WC, four E’s, two I’s (I know it already), $2,100 L trio, solve…
T _ E / L I T T L E
E _ _ I _ E / T _ _ T
_ _ _ L _
He thinks he can like the title of the classic children’s book “THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD” for $4,100 (Could’ve maybe gone for the H’s, though) — QUICK PR.
Mystery Round: BEFORE & AFTER
Tricia: $850 T, one S for the Barnie’s gift tag, $1,500 trio of R’s, one E, two A’s, $600 D, two I’s, BANKRUPT near TD (there goes $3,700 cash & GC)
Hellen: F for fail on MW near LaT
Ricky: SPINGLES for $650 B…
B R I D A _
S _ _ _ E R
_ _ R T A I _
He remains perfect so far w/ BRIDAL SHOWER CURTAIN.
Ricky: $8,100 WC/Ladies: NOTHING
PP/Express Round: WAYD?
Hellen: Insta-dud of H
Ricky: $700 G, two I’s, three N’s for $1,500, two A’s, $500 M, three E’s, solve…
E N _ _ _ I N G / A
_ I N E / M E A _
With another $2,200 on the side he will be ENJOYING A FINE MEAL at Galley Bay at ANTIGUA worth $9,520.
Ricky: $19,570 cash & Antigua WC/Ladies: STILL ZIP
Triple Toss-Up: THING
1.
_ R I E _ D _ Y
F A _ E
Hellen blanks on the second word.
F R I E _ D _ Y
F A _ E
FRIENDLY FAME is not what we’re looking for, Ricky.
F R I E _ D L Y
F A _ E
FRIENDLY FADE makes no sense whatsoever, Tricia. -__- And with that,we have our first TRIPLE STUMPER this season— No one had a FRIENDLY FACE.
2.
F _ M _ _ _ _ R
_ _ _ _
Hellen sees a FAMILIAR FACE (or two) right there (Pat and Vanna) to end Ricky’s bid for a technical sweep.
3.
P _ _ E R
_ _ _ _
Hellen doesn’t have a good POKER FACE but doubles her score.
Round 4: PHRASE
Hellen: Insta-dud of B for bad
Ricky: LaT
Tricia: $1,650 trio of T’s, one E, $500 H, LaT
Hellen: No M
Ricky: $650 N, bad vowel of I
Tricia: $650 S, $600 R, two A’s, one O (NO MORE VOWELS), L for loss of turn (ON THE FAST TRAIL isn’t gonna work when the I was already called as a dud)
Hellen: SPINGLES for $500 F…
O N / T H E
F A S T / T R A _ _
She is ON THE FAST TRACK towards a $500 bonus.
Ricky: $19,570 cash & Antigua WC/Tricia: BIG TROUBLE/Hellen: $5K
Speed-Up: PERSON
Ricky’slast spin of the game lands on the $1,500 minimum.
Ricky: two T’s (Tricia called an S before it was her turn)
Tricia: S (DUD)
Hellen: N
Ricky: P (DUD)
Tricia: three R’s
Hellen: G
NULL CYCLE CUT
Ricky: H
Tricia: two F’s
Hellen: two I’s
Ricky: A (DUD)
Tricia: V
V _ _ _ N T _ _ R
F I R _ F I G H T _ R
A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER comes to rescue Tricia and give her $9K.
| PENALTY BOX | DUDS | LaTs | BANKRUPTS | DQs |
| Round 1 | PERFECT ROUND! | |||
| Round 2 | F (Hellen) | Tricia | ||
| Round 3 | H (Hellen) | |||
| Round 4 | B (Hellen), M (Hellen), I (Ricky), L (Tricia) | 2 (Ricky & Tricia) | ||
| Round 5 (aired) | S (Tricia), P (Ricky), A (Ricky) |
FINAL SCORES
Ricky: $19,570 cash & Antigua WC/Tricia: $9K/Hellen: $5K
GT: $33,570
BANKRUPT TRASH: $3,700 cash & GC
Category selection for the dominant Ricky…
- PHRASE
- THING
- PLACE
PLACE is where it is for him.
$100K Bonus Round
Ricky’s brought the wifey with him. He lands on E in GAME. Only said vowel to start with…
_ _
_ _ _ E / _ _ _
MPGO and H are EXCELLENT choices…
M _
H O M E / G _ M
I don’t have MY HOME GYM but he solves for $40Kand a winning BR week to leave w/ $59,570 cash & Antigua!
Vanna said she spent an entire day putting together a 500-pc. jigsaw puzzle (and shows picture of it for proof) and then Pat asks her if she showered and brushed her teeth and she said she did afterward because she was sweating.
MY RATING: 6 (D+) (maingame wasn’t great save for R1)
