@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
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
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. -__-
$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)
Hopefully your computer will be back up for tomorrow, Nick…
WHEEL of FORTUNE with Andy Nguyen
Nick, get your PC for service, just an advice.
Meanwhile, another not too bad episode but can be improved, and we are indeed right that the Veteran’s week this edition won’t be third time’s the charm getting skunked back-to-back (as mentioned, it was rare). We forgive Deric for the earlier mistakes and picking the semi-dreaded WAYD.
Our rating: 6 😮
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Round 1: Just look at all the multiples you threw away, Melanie… -__- And I remember this puzzle being used in S31 where a contestant coincidentally won a prize wedge to San Francisco after solving.
The rest of the maingame was quite rocky like the previous episode (especially in Round 2).
Bonus Round: I also had it off RSTLNE and I’m glad we won’t have our second consecutive skunking on this theme week after all even though Derec only got help from the obvious.
My Rating: 6 (D+)
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Deric’s BR win compensated for another humdrum front game.
My rating: 6
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