WoF Recap: November 18, 2022

Yes, I will still be posting my Andynwof recaps on here even after starting my series of “Quick Digests”. Let’s sit and watch for a potentially XL ending to this second XL week!

EPISODE #7670: WHEEL OF FORTUNE XL II

$1K Toss-Up: FOOD & DRINK

_ O O T _ _ N G
H _ T / _ O G

Linda takes the first bite of this FOOTLONG HOTDOG and of being interviewed…

Linda Caldwell: longshore woman married to Wesley for just over a year w/ six combined children from Brentwood, CA (the one near San Fran)

Stacy Shub: lady whose daughters have created puzzles (under the categories F&D and WAYD?) about her from Buffalo Grove, IL

Jeff Bower: stay-at-home dad w/ two sons from Ann Arbor, MI (he was on Scrabble in ’85 and on TPiR in 2016)

$2K Toss-Up: OCCUPATION

_ X _ C _ T _ _ E
_ I _ E _ _ _ R

Stacy finds Krista Ostensen Osche’s name on the credits of this show as EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

FEATURED PRIZE: Viking Rhine RIVER CRUISE ($9K+)

Round 1: SONG LYRICS (biggie alert)

Stacy: $1,600 T pair, $1,100 pair of H’s, five E’s, four I’s, $2,100 D trio, $1,600 N pair, M for MDW, $900 P, one O, $800 F, $600 S, two A’s (NMV), one V for the WC…

I ‘ M / O F F / T H E
D E E P / E N D
_ A T _ H / A S
I / D I V E / I N

She goes on much to our dismay…and pays for it w/ a PAINFUL LaT to throw away $9,600 and MDW — Oy vey. -__- It is instead Jeff who sings out the Lady Gaga tune “I’M OFF THE DEEP END WATCH AS I DIVE IN” for the house minimum.

Crossword/Mystery Round: BURSTING WITH _____

Jeff: $1K pair of R’s, $650 P, $550 D, one E, one I, T for terrible

Linda: One J on the MW and flips…sorry

Stacy: BANKRUPT near TD (there goes the WC)

Jeff: $650 Y, two O’s (NMV), $900 C, two L’s for the Viking cruise, solve…

L

J

C

O

L

O

R

_

Y

P

R

I

D

E

He’s gonna have exactly this last remaining word, LOVE, for his Viking Cruise to the heart of Europe worth $9,298.

Jeff: $14,298 cash & cruise/Linda: $1K/Stacy: $2K

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PP/Express Round: PHRASE (another biggie alert)

Linda: $1K T pair, $1,400 N pair, four A’s, SAME BANKRUPT AS BEFORE (goodbye $2,150)

Stacy: $2,100 trio of H’s, five E’s, $1,100 pair of W’s, $500 D, pesky white wedge strikes her again ($3,250 sitting there)

Jeff: $700 K, one G for the other MDW near $650, $900 Y, bad vowel of I

Linda: $1,300 pair of C’s, $2,100 M trio, two unnecessary U’s (HUH?!), solve…

M U C H / M U C H
M _ _ E / T H A N
A / W E E K E N D
G E T A W A Y

Along w/ $3,050 it’s going to be MUCH MUCH MORE THAN A WEEKEND GETAWAY for her, in this XL trip package, to the ARUBA Marriott Beach Resort worth $12,500.

Jeff: $14,298 cash & cruise/Linda: $16,550 cash & Aruba/Stacy: $2K

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Triple Toss-Up: WAYD?

1.

_ T _ _ T I N _ / _ _ R L Y

We take these three steps towards prosperity, and Jeff reaps the benefits of STARTING EARLY.

2.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ E

Stacy, STARTING LATE is one letter too long, and you don’t wanna do that. Trust me.

S _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ E

Jeff buzzes in too early and has nothing.

S T A _ I N G / L A T E

Linda FOOLISHLY REPEATS Stacy’s incorrect guess, so we have our second TRIPLE STUMPER this season — UGH. -__- No one here showed interest in STAYING LATE.

3.

S U C C E E _ I N G

Jeff is SUCCEEDING in retaking the lead.

Speed-Up: SHOWBIZ

Jeff, this just got more interesting, because you have just spun $6K!

Jeff: S (DUD)
Linda: 2 T’s
Stacy: R
Jeff: 4 H’s
Linda: D (DUD)
Stacy: 2 L’s
Jeff: 3 E’s
Linda: M

M _ _ _ _ _ / T H E
H _ _ H L _ _ H T / R E E L

Linda’s $18K solve to ultimately win the game will be MAKING THE HIGHLIGHT REEL of this week, that’s for sure!

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
Round 1		Stacy
Round 2	T (Jeff)		2 (Linda and Stacy)
Round 3	I (Jeff)	Stacy	Linda
Round 4	S (Jeff), D (Linda)

FINAL SCORES
Jeff: $18,298 cash & cruise/Linda: $34,550 cash & Aruba/Stacy: $2K

GT: $54,848
BANKRUPT TRASH (sans WC and MW buyout): $2,150

Oh no, it’s THAT trio…

• PHRASE
• THING
• WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

She’s the third & final PHRASE picker this week.

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$100K Bonus Round

No one’s with her. We’re on the N in WIN. Not sure if I feel comfortable with this…

N _ / T _ _ E
T _ / _ _ _ _ _ L E

HMDO doesn’t add much…

N O / T _ M E
T O / _ _ _ _ _ L E

There is NO TIME TO QUIBBLE for the trolls about this result of her losing $40K (or Tuesday’s $100K loss) and declare a technical win, but I will say that was a FORCED LOSS setup by Bellamie & co. right there.

MY RATING: 5 (D) ($6K FS made up for an otherwise frustrating episode)