WoF Recap: June 9, 2022 (2024)

EPISODE #7619: 🎣AMERICA’S GAME V🎣

Hopefully this episode on the Gone Fishin’ set isn’t so rough unlike the first three on that week. And the $31,300 Ford Bronco Sport Big Bend is up for grabs.

$1K Toss-Up: ON THE MAP

C _ _ _ _ N _ _ _ I
_ _ I _

This was the spotlighted city on the Friday episode of “Celebrating the Local Flavor of…” earlier this season, and Danitza locates CINCINNATI, OHIO. The next-to-last players this season from left to right…

Danitza Freigher: social media marketer for the health and fitness industry who’s been doing bodybuilding and fitness competition since 2003 and married to Brandon for 17 years w/ two daughters from Woodland Hills

Victoria Ashford: Air Force vet of 4 years (her first job was air traffic controlling where she wasn’t very good at it before she was cross-trained into education and training) who saved six people’s lives using the Heimlich maneuver when she was 15 from Sierra Vista, AZ

Cody MacArthur: police officer for a local agency in L.A. county married 12 years to Megan w/ three kids (he coaches the kids in multiple sports) from Simi Valley

$2K Toss-Up: WAYD?

M _ K _ _ _ / _
G O _ D / _ _ _ _ S _ _ N

Cody has been MAKING A GOOD DECISION while he is on the job.

FEATURED TRIP: Hilton Mystic in CONNECTICUT

Round 1: FUN & GAMES

Cody: $900 S, $5K T pair, buys of A and three E’s, $1,800 N pair, two O’s, solve…

_ _ _ _ N _ / A N
E _ E _ T _ _ _
S _ O O T E _

There were three R’s and C’s left behind, but he solves RIDING AN ELECTRIC SCOOTER nonetheless for $6,950 and $8,950 so far — PR.

Mystery/Crossword Round: ”NEW” STATES

This should be easy for many of you and I no-lettered this board.

Danitza: two S’s for MDW, but N for negative

Victoria: two R’s for VOSS $ gift tag, quickly goes for solve…

JERSEY, YORK, HAMPSHIREare the “New” states for $2K.

Danitza: $1K/Victoria: $2K/Cody: $8,950

PP/Express Round: PHRASE

Victoria&Cody: insta-duds of T and R, respectively

Danitza: $500 S, one A, E for end of turn

Victoria: $500 L, $1,200 N pair, three I’s, $1,200 B pair, last vowel of U, solve…

B I _ / I S L A N _
B I _ / _ U N

She’s won $2,400 and she better get ready for BIG ISLAND, BIG FUN, because she’s won a trip to the MAKAI at Hilton Waikoloa Village on HAWAII’S BIG ISLAND worth $10,675.

Danitza: $1K/Victoria: $15,075 cash & HI/Cody: $8,950

Triple Toss-Up: FOOD & DRINK

1.

G R _ _ _
_ E _ P _ R S

We’ve got colorful foods, and Danitza solves GREEN PEPPERS.

2.

_ _ _ _ _ N
B _ _ _ S

Danitza, GREEN BEANS is too short to fit.

G _ _ _ _ N
B _ _ T S

Victoria also whiffs w/ GARDEN BEETS.

G O L D _ N
B E E T S

Cody makes it in time w/ GOLDEN BEETS.

3.

O _ _ _ _ _ S

Victoria eats some ORANGES.

Round 4: THINGS

Victoria: $1,400 S pair, three E’s, L for loss of turn

Cody: $1,950 T trio, two O’s, $850 R, BANKRUPT near $650 (lost $2,550)

Danitza: $850 P, A for awful

Victoria: just solves…

T O P – S E _ R E T
_ O _ _ _ E _ T S

While the staff keeps their TOP-SECRET DOCUMENTS on the game, this lady wins another $1,150 (could have gone for the C’s).

Danitza: $3K/Victoria: $18,225 cash & HI/Cody: $10,950

Round 5: RHYME TIME

Cody: S for sorry

Danitza: BANKRUPT near TD

Victoria: six T’s for $3,300, two O’s and E, LaT

Cody: $800 H, $1,300 N pair, the A fails him

SPEED-UP

_ O _ N / T O / T H E
N _ T T _ – _ _ _ T T _

After Danitza spins up $1,900 and calls the D…

D O _ N / T O / T H E
N _ T T _ – _ _ _ T T _

…she realizes we were getting DOWN TO THE NITTY-GRITTY.

FINAL SCORES
Danitza: $4,900/Victoria: $18,225 cash & HI/Cody: $10,950

GT: $34,075
BANKRUPT TRASH: $2,550 (all by Cody)

Generic list for Victoria…

• THINGS
• PLACES
• PHRASE

She goes for PHRASE.

$100K Bonus Round

She makes Pat get the W envelope. I got this one, though not immediately…

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

CMDO gives her…

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

IT BOGGLES THE MIND how some people waste their letters in obvious spots, but she gets the job done for $39K and a final total of $57,225 cash & HI.

Pat reminds us that the BR minimum on the wheel was upped to the $30K minimum beginning in S28, but incorrectly stated that there was a $31K minimum in S31.

MY RATING: 7

And then there was one…