Day: November 15, 2023

Celebrity WoF Recap: November 15, 2023

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GAME 1

$1K Toss-Up: PHRASE

W E L _ O _ E / _ O
_ Y / _ O R _ _

Roy (he’s wearing a sweatshirt of his alma mater Florida A&M Univ.), WELCOME TO MY WORLD. Let me get to know you and the other celebs better…

Roy Wood, Jr.: comedian/actor (he and Pat did an episode of “Sullivan & Son” together on TBS) playing for the Birmingham Urban League (it provides a bridge to better job opportunities, education and health opportunities)

Kyle Brandt: NFL broadcaster and one of the co-hosts of “Good Morning Football”) playing for the Make-A-Wish Foundation

Natasha Leggero: comedian/actress who wrote a book about motherhood called “The World Deserves My Children” (she had a baby in her 40s) and has a podcast with her husband called “The Endless Honeymoon Project”; she’s playing for the Surfrider Foundation (they help find solutions to ocean pollution)

And Kyle remarked that Vanna is his boyhood crush and that she is the puzzle he wanted to solve — LOL! 😂

$2K Toss-Up: WAYD?

B _ N D I N _
T H E / _ U L E S

It’s very rare you would see a game show BENDING THE RULES, and Kyle solves that one.

Round 1: MOVIE QUOTE

Kyle: $2,700 T trio, three A’s and two E’s, $500 H, one O, R for rats

Natasha: $1K L pair, one I, N for negative

Roy: $550 D, F for flunk

Kyle: solve…

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

…but he’s incorrect w/ “WOW, THAT ESCALATED QUICKLY”; he has $2,450 at risk.

Natasha: $700 S, $1,300 C pair, W for worthless

Roy: $1,300 Y pair, solve…

_ O Y / T H A T
E S C A L A T E D
_ _ I C _ L Y

He solves “BOY, THAT ESCALATED QUICKLY” (from “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy”) for $6,850.

Round 2: SONG LYRICS

Natasha: $1K D pair, three A’s, two B’s for MDW near LaT, two O’s, unfortunate dud of N on $3,500

Roy: $1,800 Y pair (not quite to MDW), $700 M, one E, $500 S, one I, unnecessary U buy (NMV), two T’s for MDW in between $700/$650 (he tried to pick it up before calling that letter), solve…

M Y / B A D / _ A B I T S
_ E A D / T O / Y O U

He solves Ed Sheeran’s “MY BAD HABITS LEAD TO YOU” for $12,250.

Kyle: $2K/Natasha: ZIP/Roy: $20,100 MDW

Triple Toss-Up: THING

1.

F _ _ M _ L
_ _ _ E _ I N G

Here are three ways of greeting someone, and Kyle solves FORMAL GREETING.

2.

_ _ R M
_ A _ _ S H _ K E

Kyle’s right again w/ FIRM HANDSHAKE.

3.

H I _ H
_ _ V _

Kyle sweeps ‘em w/ HIGH FIVE (and he gives the host one too!).

PP Round: FUN & GAMES

Kyle: two T’s for MDW in between $550/$600, $1K R on MDW in between $700/$650 (and he recalled MeIissa Joan Hart winning the super big one on the show), unnecessary A buy, one E, $1,400 N pair (just dodged LaT), unnecessary U buy, solve…

_ _ T T _ N _ / A
_ _ _ E / R U N

He’s HITTING A HOME RUN for $21,650 and the win — BIG PR! Enter his name on the website for your chance to win a trip to WALT DISNEY WORLD.

PENALTY BOXDUDSLaTsBANKRUPTSDQs
Round 1R (Kyle)
N, W (Natasha)
F (Roy)		Kyle’s missolve
Round 2N (Natasha)
Round 3BIG PERFECT ROUND

FINAL SCORES THIS HALF
Kyle: $38,650 MDW/Natasha: SHUTOUT/Roy: $20,100 MDW

GT: $58,750
NO PENALTY SPINS!

Kyle has a generic category list…

  • PHRASE
  • THING
  • PERSON

He’ll go for PERSON.

MILLION DOLLAR BONUS ROUND #4

Kyle barely hangs on to the &. After he loves the blue tape mark on the floor where he’s standing, this is an easy answer…

_ _ N _ E R _ _ L
_ _ _ _ N / _ E _ N _

PHGO adds a few more…

_ O N _ E R _ _ L
H _ _ _ N / _ E _ N G

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…$50K for a final first half total of $88,650!

$1M LOCATION: R of AMERICA’S (8 away; the overhead shot wasn’t used)

GAME 2

$1K Toss-Up: WAYD?

G I _ _ _ _ / B A C K / _ O
_ H _ / C O M _ U _ I _ _

Natasha’s GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. Some more notes on these celebs…

  • Natasha’s five-year-old daughter thinks her parents are funny, but she told her to never say anything she ever says to anyone.
  • Roy met with a documentary director named CJ Hunt during their time at “The Daily Show” and put together a documentary called “The Neutral Ground” (it’s about the healing of the country and the removal of Confederate monuments; it’s also nominated for an Emmy).
  • Kyle was involved in a documentary “Who If Not Us” about several Ukrainian soldiers fighting the invasion against Russia who used to be football players.

$2K Toss-Up: MOVIE QUOTE

J _ _ T / K E _ P
_ _ I _ M _ _ _

Kyle recites “JUST KEEP SWIMMING” (said by Dory in “Finding Nemo”).

Round 1: SONG LYRICS

Kyle: four T’s for $2,600, surprising dud vowel of A (and it’s the only bad vowel of this puzzle)

Natasha: wasted spin w/ BANKRUPT near $2,500

Roy: $950 S, $1,800 M trio, five E’s, $700 W, two O’s, $1,300 Y pair, two U’s, $550 J, possibly fatal dud of C ($4,550 sitting there)

Kyle: $1,400 H pair (just barely got off LaT), two I’s (NMV), solve…

W H Y / _ O _ ‘ T
Y O U / J U S T / M E E T
M E / I _ / T H E
M I _ _ _ E ?

He recites “WHY DON’T YOU JUST MEET ME IN THE MIDDLE?” (by Zedd, Maren Morris, and Grey) for $8,500.

Round 2: BEFORE & AFTER (top line not used)

Natasha: $700 N, four A’s, BANKRUPT near $650 (lost $450 and she cried fake tears too!)

Roy: exact same fate

Kyle: three in a row w/ the other BANKRUPT (and he celebrated that hat trick, too!)

Natasha: $2,100 L trio, two I’s, $650 T, bad U buy

Roy: $950 G, one E, $650 S, $900 W (just escaped BANKRUPT), F for flunk

Kyle: SPINGLE for a $600 P, solve…

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

He solves “PLAY IT AGAIN, SAM ROCKWELL” for $10,600.

Kyle: $21,100/Natasha: $1K/Roy: NIL

Triple Toss-Up: THING

1.

A B O V E / A _ _ R A G E
_ N _ E L _ I G E _ _ E

Roy’s showing signs of ABOVE AVERAGE INTELLIGENCE.

2.

_ M _ _ I O _ _ L
_ N _ _ _ _ _ _ E N _ E

Kyle solves EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE.

3.

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

Roy has the STREET SMARTS.

Round 3: RHYME TIME

Roy: $1,800 T pair

SPEED-UP

_ _ / T _ _ / _ _
_ _ T _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _

Roy makes it a $1,950 Final Spin.

Roy: W
Kyle: 3 H’s
Natasha: I
Roy: 2 N’s
Kyle: unhelpful E
Natasha: K (UGH!)
Roy: L (DUD)
Kyle: G
Natasha: S
Roy: 3 O’s (he flubbed the first name w/ ON THE GO WITH SANDY OH)
Kyle: D

O N / T H E / G O
W I T H / S _ N D _ _ / O H

He solves ON THE GO WITH SANDRA OH for $29,750.

PENALTY BOXDUDSLaTsBANKRUPTSDQs
Round 1A (Kyle), C (Roy)Natasha for $0
Round 2U (Natasha), F (Roy)3 (everyone)
Round 3K (Natasha), L (Roy)Roy’s missolve

FINAL SCORES
Kyle: $55,850 ($144,500 so far)/Natasha: $1K ($30K minimum)/Roy: $10K (leaves w/ $30,100)

GT: $66,850
Natasha’s BANKRUPT TRASH: $450

Here’s a THING-less category list…

  • FUN & GAMES
  • SHOW BIZ
  • PHRASE

Pat just knew he would choose SHOW BIZ.

$100K Bonus Round

After Pat gives Kyle the blue T tape, this celeb lands on the M of GAME. I know this one too…

N _ _ E – _ R _ _ _ _ N _

He’s going for PHGO again and that will help in the second half of the hyphenated answer…

N _ _ E – _ R O P P _ N G

He knows he’s done plenty of NAME-DROPPING on his NFL show, and he has won $25K for a final total of $169,500!

MY RATING

G1: 8
G2: 7

Overall: 7

WoF Recap: November 15, 2023

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EPISODE #7863: 🧑‍🎄HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS🧑‍🎄

$1K Toss-Up: THING

_ T O _ E
F I _ _ P _ A C E

Jordan & Debbie are off by a letter w/ STOVE FIREPLACE.

_ T O _ E
F I _ E P _ A C E

Amy & Karina warm up by a STONE FIREPLACE. Midweek teams…

Amy & Karina (cousins; last names not mentioned): both ladies sometimes like to sit around, talk at coffee shops, and have a good brunch; they both speak Spanish and are from L.A.

Jordan & Debbie Dear (daughter/mother): Jordan’s the youngest of Debbie’s four daughters and both ladies live on a farm in Virginia Beach, VA where they own two horses, five chickens, six dogs, and a mini donkey; they also cut grass together

Stephen & Doug Bradford (brothers): both men are married w/ several children from Dripping Spring, TX and own a driving range together (Doug’s the better golfer); they never miss a Thanksgiving or Christmas together and graduated from Texas A&M together

$2K Toss-Up: OCCUPATION

P _ R S _ N _ L
_ _ A I _ _ _

Stephen gets PERSONAL TRAINER for control. And the $11K trips to ST. KITTS are back on the wheel.

Round 1: WAYD?

Bradfords: instant dud of S

A & K: $700 T, $500 R, sole dud vowel of O

Dears: $500 G, $1,200 N pair, obvious I, $550 H, O repeat

Bradfords: BANKRUPT near $650

A & K: BANKRUPT near $2,500 (lost $950; they tried to call for K)

Dears: $1,600 K pair, triple A’s, $1,800 D pair (just dodged trouble), solve…

T A K I N G / A
_ _ _ H – N _ _ D _ D
_ R _ A K

We definitely need to be TAKING A MUCH-NEEDED BREAK after this rough round, and the Dears solved for $4,900.

Mystery Round: BEFORE & AFTER

A & K: $600 S, one E, T for turnover on MW near LaT

Dears: H for halt

Bradford: $1,300 L pair, three O’s, $1,700 R pair, solve…

L _ _ / &
O R _ E R
O _ / _ _ _ _ _ L O
_ _ _ _ S

They get a LAW & ORDER OF BUFFALO WINGS for only $2,750, because they didn’t go on for two W’s and three F’s.

Dears: $4,900/Bradfords: $4,750/A & K: $1K

PP/Express Round: EVENT

Dears: $1,800 T pair, BANKRUPT near $3,500 just as quick

Bradfords: $600 G, sole dud vowel of U (why go for the least popular vowel that early?)

A & K: BANKRUPT near $650

Dears: $550 C, obvious I, $650 N, $650 W (close call), unnecessary A buy, $1,400 D pair, two O’s, $3,500 L (huh?), two E’s (NMV), solve…

_ E T T I N G / A
W O _ L D / _ E C O _ D

None of these teams are gonna be SETTING A WORLD RECORD, but these ladies solved for $5,750 (could have said the R’s on TD) and trips to the Los Establos Boutique Resort in PANAMA worth $13,900.

Dears: $24,550 cash & Panama/Bradfords: $4,750/A & K: $1K

WHEEL Memory of the Week (March 4, 1998): Frank Darlow is introduced as a clown/mortician

Triple Toss-Up: FUN & GAMES

1.

P A _ D _ I N G
_ / _ A N O _

Stephen solves PADDLING A CANOE.

2.

_ A _ _ _ _ _ G
A / _ _ _ A K

Jordan solves PADDLING A KAYAK.

3.

P E D _ L _ N _
A / _ _ _ Y _ _ E

The theme wasn’t gonna be “paddling”, but Stephen gets PEDALING A BICYCLE.

Speed-Up: AROUND THE HOUSE

Stephen makes it $1,650 per consonant.

Bradfords: S (Stephen goes way off w/ DISH SCRUBBER)
A & K: F (DUD)
Dears: H
Bradfords: M (not HAIR SHAMPOO when there’s just one H up there)
A & K: P (Karina tried to guess C)
Dears: K (UGH!)
Bradfords: 2 B’s

B _ B _
S H _ M P _ _

The third time is the charm for the Bradfords to solve BABY SHAMPOO for $6,600.

PENALTY BOXDUDSLaTsBANKRUPTSDQs
Round 1S (Bradfords), O (A & K)2 (Bradfords, A & K)Dears’ O repeat
Round 2T (A & K), H (Dears)
Round 3U (Bradfords)2 (Dears, A & K)
Round 4F (A & K), K (Dears)2 (Bradfords’ first two solve attempts)

FINAL SCORES
Dears: $26,550 cash & Panama/Bradfords: $15,350/A & K: $2K

GT: $43,900
BANKRUPT TRASH: $2,750

The generic category list for the Dears…

  • PLACE
  • PHRASE
  • THING

They go for PLACE.

$100K Bonus Round

Jordan’s older sisters Lindsay & Whitney are here, then she spins the M of AMERICA’S. I know this answer already…

_ _ R / _ S _ _ L
_ _ N _ _ _ T

HMDO give them…

O _ R / _ S _ _ L
H _ N _ O _ T

They get all but the second word, so they won’t be taking away this from OUR USUAL HANGOUT…

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…OH, DID THIS HAVE TO HAPPEN AGAIN ON MY BLOGGING ANNIVERSARY OF ALL THINGS — THEY’RE THE THIRD $100,000 LOSERS THIS SEASON. Man… 😖

MY RATING: 4

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