@nickskapower’s computer unfortunately froze as he was working on this recap, and can’t seem to get it working. It’s yours truly coming to the rescue.

EPISODE #7858: 🎖️VETERANS WEEK🎖️

(Note: The intro for this episode was shortened.)

$1K Toss-Up: PROPER NAME

_ _ _ M I
D _ L _ H I _ S

Melanie IDs the NFL’s MIAMI DOLPHINS. She’s the only lady of this all-Texas panel…

Melanie Coldewey: Army vet whose family members are also in the military (her dad was a Vietnam vet, her husband is a retired Lieutenant Colonel, her brother was in the Army, and her sister is currently in the Navy) and has three kids; she just became a flight attendant which is crazy because she was in the USPS for 20 years right before that from San Antonio

Deric Fulbright: a man who served in the Minot Air Force Base as a nuclear missile technician (when there’s a loose bolt, they figure out how many people it takes to tighten it; their unit received the Presidential Nuclear Surety Award for their performance and inspections in 1999); he can also guess what branch people in the military are in by their mannerisms from Dallas

Lee Mack Turner: a man who served in the Marine Corps between 1973 and 1976 and did evacuations of Vietnam in 1975, is currently involved with the rodeo (he’s in the Barbecue Cook-Off Committee and Cat Scramble Committee), and graduated from Texas A&M five years ago at age 63 from Yoakum (between San Antonio and Houston)

$2K Toss-Up: THING

B R I D _ L
R E G I S _ _ Y

Deric solves BRIDAL REGISTRY. And I saw the other man raise his hand to answer — you gotta buzz in to answer, sir.

FEATURED COLLETTE TRIP: New England (there’s a picture of a lighthouse on the wedge)

Round 1: EVENT

Deric: two T’s for WC, four E’s and A, BANKRUPT near $2,500 (lost $500 and WC)

Lee Mack: $500 H, $700 L, $1,400 D pair, two I’s, $1K R pair, M for mistake (just missed COLLETTE)

Melanie: goes for an unnecessary house minimum solve…

_ R _ _ _ I _ _ / T H E
_ _ L D E _ / _ A T E
_ R I D _ E

I remember CROSSING THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE and so did this lady. But of course, she left out so many multiples including four G’s.

Mystery Round: SAME NAME

Lee Mack: two T’s for $1,600, BANKRUPT near $650

Melanie: $500 R, one E, sole dud vowel of A

Deric: $700 S, one O, $3,500 P, $500 N, two I’s and U (NMV), LaT

Lee Mack: $700 G, $700 C, BANKRUPT near $3,500 (lost $1,400)

Melanie: $1,100 L pair, LaT

Deric: just solves…

O L _ _ P I C / &
T _ U _ _
_ R E S T L I N G

He solves OLYMPIC & THUMB WRESTLING for $3,950.

Lee Mack: NOTHING ★ Melanie: $2K ★ Deric: $5,950

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PP/Express Round: WAYD?

Melanie: $500 N, one I and O, $500 G, the sole dud vowel of A fails her again

Deric: $600 T (just dodged trouble), buys of E and three U’s (NMV), MDW’s left side (lost a measly $100)

Opposition: missed w/ S and M, respectively

Deric: $1,400 D pair, solve…

_ U _ _ I N G
D O U _ _ E
D U T _

He’ll be PULLING DOUBLE DUTY, because he’s won the $1,400 and will take a collette tour of EUROPE (Vienna, Budapest, Berlin, Prague, Warsaw, and more) worth $11,598.

Lee Mack: BUPKIS ★ Melanie: $2K ★ Deric: $18,948 cash & Europe

WHEEL Memory of the Week (Nov. 8, 2016): Brenda Gallagher’s $34K BR win

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Triple Toss-Up: IN THE KITCHEN

1.

C H _ _ S E / G _ _ T E R

All “cheese” items and Lee Mack has tied the sole lady by solving CHEESE GRATER.

2.

C _ _ E _ _ / _ _ _ _ E

Deric takes a stab w/ CHEESE KNIFE…nailed it.

3.

_ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ D

Deric has also nailed CHEESE BOARD.

Speed-Up: PHRASE

Deric has spun the next best thing of $1,900.

Deric: T (DUD)
Lee Mack: odd choice of B (UNSURPRISING DUD)
Melanie: R
Deric: S (DUD)
Lee Mack: 2 H’s
Melanie: G
Deric: L (he flubs w/ HIGHLY RESPONSIBLE when the S was a dud)
Lee Mack: C

H _ G H L _
R _ C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

It’s HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that somebody would solve, and Lee Mack does just that for $5,700.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
Round 1	M (Lee Mack)		Deric
Round 2	A (Melanie)	2 (Deric, Melanie)	2 (both by Lee Mack)
Round 3	A, M (Melanie) S (Lee Mack)		Deric for $100
Round 4	T, S (Deric) B (Lee Mack)			Deric‘s missolve

FINAL SCORES
Lee Mack: $7,700 ★ Melanie: $2K ★ Deric: $22,948 cash & Europe

GT: $32,648
BANKRUPT TRASH (minus WC): $3,600

That EVIL list pops up for Deric…

• PHRASE
• THING
• WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

And Pat just knew he would go for WAYD? unlike myself. Sigh. -__-

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$100K Bonus Round

Nobody w/ Deric, but he lands on the **. I know it already…

E N _ _ _ _ N _
T _ E / _ _ _ R N E _

GPMI causes me to stick a fork in him…

E N _ _ _ I N G
T _ E / _ _ _ R N E _

…well, I spoke too soon — he’ll be ENJOYING THE JOURNEY w/ another $40K, giving him $62,948 in cash & Europe. That means we won’t get another skunking on this theme week after all!

MY RATING: 6 (maingame could have been better)

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Hopefully your computer will be back up for tomorrow, Nick…