Good afternoon Pinot’s mom - you’re off to a good start – and you’re not far behind, Karen.

Here's the puzzle:

"--e ---- -ea------ ----- -e -a- e--e--e--e -- --e ----e-----. -- -- --e -----e -- a-- ---e a-- a-- a-- ---e--e. -e -- ---- ---- e------ -- a ---a--e-, --- -a- -- ----e- -a--e -- ----e- a-- --a-- -a-- -- a-e, -- a- ---- a- -ea-: --- e-e- a-e ----e-."

~ A--e-- E----e--

Letters left to guess:

BCDFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

Points:

Pinot’s mom, 29 E’s = 58 points

Karen, 19 A’s = 38 points