EPISODE #3050: BEST FRIENDS WEEK (HAWAII)
Brett White & Kekoa Kaapu: two men who ran against each other in a political primary race (Kekoa was running as a Democrat while Brett was running against someone else, but they both lost); Kekoa is a publisher of a small public service bulletin while Brett is a political consultant and married to lady who’s almost as good-looking as Vanna
Lynn Walker Magwood & Tee Fields: BFs for 7 yrs. from Columbus, OH; Lynn is married to John w/ three sons and is also a musician while Tee practices spiritual law
Jane Maluyo & Beverlyn Sanchez: both met in high school; Jane is a senior at Hawaii Pacific University while Beverlyn just graduated and got her Associates in Arts degree from Leeward and they both work together at acafé
Round 1: TITLE (PUZZLER)
B & K: $550 T, LaT
L & T: $2K S pair, $300 R, $600 N pair, two I’s, BANKRUPT (lost $2,650)
J & B: L for loss of turn
B & K: $500 G, $250 M, $3K D trio, A for awful
L & T: $500 W, $400 Y, $250 F, BANKRUPT again (lost $1,150)
J & B: $300 B (NMC), solve…
M Y / B _ S T
F R I _ N D ‘ S
W _ D D I N G
They solved the Julia Roberts film “MY BEST FRIEND’S WEDDING” for the $500 minimum. Here’s SHOW BIZ…
_ _ M E _ Y
They knew that film is a COMEDY.
FEATURED PRIZE: fishing gear and supplies + Cabela’s camping gear and clothing worth $5K (OUTDOORS)
Round 2: PHRASE
L & T: isnta-dud of S on OUTDOORS
J & B: $10K’s right side
B & K: five T’s for Free SPIN, same BANKRUPT and used FS, $2,700 H trio, five E’s, $1,800 N trio, five O’s, sole dud vowel of I
L & T: $1K R pair, $550 W, P for phooey
J & B: $700 C, one U, $550 F, $400 G, last vowel of A, solve…
A _ _
T O G E T H E R / N O W
O N / T H E / C O U N T
O F / T H R E E
ALL TOGETHER NOW ON THE COUNT OF THREE, please applaud them for making the $1,150 solve.
J & B: $4,650/Other Teams: $0 each
FEATURED PRIZE #2: trips for 6n to the San Diego Hilton & Tennis Resort worth $8,478 (SAN DIEGO)
Jackpot Round: PEOPLE
J & B: insta-dud of T on $3,500
B & K: W for worthless
L & T: $500 S pair, N for negative
J & B: L for loss of turn
B & K: $1,600 R pair, one E, A for awful
L & T: P for phooey
J & B: H for halt
B & K: one O, BANKRUPT near $250 (lost $850)
L & T: one F for OUTDOORS, CRITICAL L REPEAT ON $3,500
J & B: $300 D, $300 B, solve…
B O D _ S _ R F E R S
J & B realized there’s BODYSURFERS in Honolulu for $600.
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $15,450
J & B: $5,250/Others: ZERO a head
Speed-Up: THING
You just knew considering how long this game went we would start the round right away like this, and Pat just spun $5K per consonant on this wild final night from Hawaii!
B & K: M (HUH?! That early?!)
L & T: S (DUD)
J & B: T (DUD)
B & K: I (DUD)
L & T: R
J & B: 2 L’s
B & K: N (DUD)
L & T: D (DUD)
J & B: H (DUD)
B & K: G (DUD)
L & T : K
_ _ R _ L
N _ _ K L _ _ _
Lynn likely squandered $10K and the win w/ PEARL NECKLACE, not realizing the placement of the R. J & B then said three C’s…
C _ R _ L
N _ C K L _ C _
They solved CORAL NECKLACE for $25K and the maingame sweep!
| PENALTY BOX | DUDS | LaTs | BANKRUPTS | DQs |
| Round 1 | L (J & B), A (B & K) | B & K | 2 (L & T) | |
| Round 2 | S (L & T), I (B & K), P (L & T) | 2 (J & B, B & K) | ||
| Round 3 | T, L, H (J & B) W, A (B & K) N, P (L & T) | B & K | L & T‘s L repeat | |
| Round 4 | M, I, N, G (B & K) S, D (L & T) T, H (J & B) | L & T’s missolve |
FINAL SCORES
J & B: $30,250/Others: PARTING GIFTS EACH
BANKRUPT TRASH: $3,800
Bonus Round
Jane chose the W from W-EEL.
Category: THING
Just an R to start this six-letter answer…
_ _ _ R _ _
CDMA gave them two more…
_ A _ R _ C
They got FABRIC for the TOTAL CLEAN SWEEP and won the maZDa Miata worth $25,175, giving them a final $55,425 cash & convertible! They took Beverlyn’s brother Freddy and Jane’s little sister Brittney to their car.
MY RATING: 7 (what a wild night this was)
