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Cash Cab by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time: 6p ET/5p CT on Discovery
Host: Ben Bailey

Dude.. get off your cell. This is a game show. Mike & Jennifer (and their son Noah, who thinks the cab is "noisy") head to 81st & CPW for our first trip. They sweep the first tier. They sweep the second tier. First strike: an Eskimo roll is used to turn over what kind of capsized watercraft? (a kayak) Second strike: what seven minute Beatles song was written for John Lennon's son? ("Hey Jude"). Doesn't matter, as they make it to their destination for $500! Noah says take the money and run... So they do. That's a kid with his mind in the game right there. "Ching ching!"

Next passenger, John-Paul, is going to 12th and Fourth. He doesn't know what AWOL stands for (Absent WithOut Leave) or how many are in a baker's dozen (13). The good news: he has three blocks to go. The bad news... he needs a mobile shoutout to figure out of what herpetology is the study. "Reptiles and amphibians." He needs to use the street shoutout for this: Nelson Rockefeller served as vice-president for what commander in chief? "Ford." Right for $200! Last question. "Bjorn, Benny, Agnetha, and Anni-frid make up what 70s band?" "The Mamas and the Papas?" Well... you're here at least. But it was ABBA.

Night falls as we go to 67th & Fifth with Andy and Ann, going on a double date. They use the mobile shoutout off the bat on this: what was the name of George Washington's famous estate facing the Potomac in Virginia? The Custis Lee Estate... nope. Mt. Vernon. Strike one. The ladies get $275 as we approach the Red Light Challenge: name the body's five basic senses. Sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste... Got it! We're at $525. They need a street shoutout on this: what pharmaceutical company manufactures Lipitor? They go with Pfizer... "I think those are our dates." Well say thanks to them, they move you to $1225! They miss another question about hidden sex scenes in a violent video game (Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas). But they do win $1325. Will they take it or go for the video bonus? That would be a no, as they take the money and run.

100 Mexicanos Dijeron by Jason Hernandez, GSNN

Air time: 7p ET/6p CT on Telefutura
Host: Marco Antonio Regil

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Jeopardy! by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time: Check listings or jeopardy.com
Host: Alex Trebek

Tom Kavanaugh (writer from St. Louis); $142,602, eight days

Constance Swinger (supervising deputy probation officer from LA)

Kevin Marshall (student from Metairie, LA)

Last time, more proof positive of the luck factor in this game, as Tom keeps finding ways to pull a win out of his arse. He starts this, his ninth game, with $200 "Good" & "Bad" Songs, finding the Daily Double in the ninth clue under $800 18th Century American Quotes. As the only one with money, Tom can gain the greatest foothold early, betting $2200 on the auteur of this: "A bad cause will ever be supported by bad means and bad men." "Who is Thomas Paine?" That... would've given him the money. Instead, he blanks, dropping to $600. He trails at the TV time out, $1200 to Constance's $1400. Kevin is $200 down.

Tom took a semester off of school to backpack around Ireland, and the gift of a copy of "Ulysses" by his now-wife. "I read the first ten pages, and then I was too busy drinking Guinness and stuff." He needs to shake off some of that Guinness, as his $3800 total has allowed Kevin to rally back to the lead with $6000. Constance, not too far behind with $2800, has first pickings in Double Jeopardy!...

... with $400 Women Poets. Tom finds the first Daily Double, a video under $2000 Formula 1. He bets just $1400 on the chemical formula of this...

   H
   |
H-C-H
   |
   H

"Umm.. What is CH4?" Right for the tie at $8000. Back to Women Poets, as he gets the final clue, $1600, for the second Daily Double. Trailing by $5200, he bets... $5201. He'll either make it a game or make it Kevin's to win. The clue: in 1850 the Athenaeum suggested that she succeed Wordsworth as England's poet laureate. "Who is... I--I don't know." Looks like the end. It was the one we were all thinking of, Elizabeth Barret Browning, as Tom ends regulation with $6799 to Kevin's $17,200. Constance is still in it with $2800.

Final Jeopardy! in "The US Military": established in 1903, the oldest US military base in continuous use outside of the US is in this country. Correct question: What is Cuba?

Constance is right... Tom is right. If Kevin's right, it's over... It's not over, as Kevin writes "What is Guantanamo Bay." That was the base, we were looking for the country. Doesn't matter, as he only loses $2800 to become the new champ with $14,400. Clock strikes midnight for Cinderella as Tom leaves with $144,602. We'll see him later, I'm sure.

The Price is Right by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time: 11a ET/10a CT on CBS (markets may vary)
Host: Bob Barker

It's ladies' night at 7800. Just follow me here. First up, Sheila Gooden, Vicki Salinas, Gretchen Williams, and Holly Beehn. First IUFB: a sauna. It goes to Sheila, as does the chance to win power tools and an electric fireplace. We roll out the big clock for the Clock Game. First up, the power tools at $676. After dancing somewhere between 800 and 600, she nails it with about half her time remaining. She takes less time dancing from 1600 to the final price of $999 for the fireplace. Either this was really easy or Sheila sure made it look that way, as she won both prizes and the $1000 bonus!

Joni Mulback takes Sheila's place in the row, and then she takes her place on the stage. After waiting 30 years from Gardena to meet Bob, she wins a weather station, and I forecast soemthing with four wheels... a 2006 Dodge Caravan! It can be hers if she putts a wee little ball into a wee little hole with a weapon ill-designed for said purpose. Instead of the usual putter, Bob breaks out a round putter sent by a loyal friend and true. We'll let you know right now... he misses. And he's not too pleased about it. I wouldn't be either. ANYWAY... The products: Udderly Smooth foot cream, Chips Ahoy cookies, Uncle Ben's brown rice, Glad Forceflex bags, OsCal 500, and Nature Valley granola bars. She takes cookies, granola bars, rice, bags, foot cream, and OsCal. She starts with the cookies are 55c. Then comes the granola bars at $3.29. Then the rice at $1.99. Yikes. Second line. First try... power drive. Luckily, Hole in One is a par 2. Second try... power drive AGAIN. Moral of the story: it's not how you drive, it's how you arrive.

We're one and one, and Gretchen hopes to put a mark on the W column after taking a folding boat. She'll get that W if she converts the Squeeze Play for a four-poster bed with sleep set. The setup: 58928. She pulls out the first 8 for $5928. She should've pulled the 9. Then maybe Sheila wouldn't've beaten her in the Showcase Showdown. MAYBE.

Jodie Cooper wins a DVD camcorder in round 4, but can she take a trip to Belgium? She can if she doesn't break Bob first. It's the Bonus in the Bonus Game. We have a shaver at $95, a hot drink maker at $50, a CD radio at $85, and a toaster at $95. She goes lower all four. Prices: $125, $38, $100, $80. She controls the drink maker window and the toaster window. Where is the bonus? On the shaver.

Kristopher Rickie, the first, last, and only man of the hour to make it on stage, wins an alto sax in round 5, as well as to play it from the passenger's side of a 2006 Ford Focus! The game is Cover Up, and here's the board, courtesy our good friends at Golden-Road.net...

         1
       9 8
     4 0 5
   0 9 3 3
1 7 3 8 6
3 4 6 1 2
$2 1 2 7 0

He starts out with $14,385... Three right. He replaces it for $17,485 after the audience in all its genius loses it when he picks the 0 for position 2... It's good for the win!

Finally, Chandra Freeman wins a dinette, and gets a chance at an off-road motorcycle, a floor clock, and a washer/dryer... as long as she knows which is the Most Expensive. She goes with the clock. The moto is $2014. The washer/dryer is $1668. The clock is... $3570! Another win to break even! But that's all the winning she'll do as Jodie takes her game (and $1000) from Canada to the Showcase.

First up, the contrarian librarian punches up a computer, a Harley-Davidson pinball, and a Hi-Lo trailer. Top winner Sheila bids $21,000. Jodie gets spoiled with $1000, an HDTV, and a 2006 Ford Mustang. She bids $24,000. Actual price: $27,694, a difference of $3694. Actual price of Sheila's Showcase... $27,054, a difference of $6054. It's all about Jodie, who wins $29,811, including $2000 in cash!

Stats: 3/6, $63,934.

Wheel of Fortune by Jason Block, GSNN

Air time: Check listings or wheeloffortune.com
Hosts: Pat Sajak & Vanna White

Hooray for Hollywood...I mean "Hollywood Walk of Fame" week...the Tuesday edition... The $1,000 Tossup is RHYME TIME. Andy Walsh is from Sherman Oaks, CA. He solved RAZZLE-DAZZLE for $1,000. He is a doorman. Jill Lansing is a junior at Iowa State studying Civil Engineering. Debra Peete is a diabetes nurse educator from Pride, LA.

The $2,000 Tossup is SHOW BIZ. Andy is up to $3,000 with COSTUME FITTING. And we add a trip to the Seminole Hard Rock Casino in HOLLYWOOD, Florida worth $4,700. Andy starts this round which is SAME NAME. He misses...over to Jill who hits Bankrupt...over to Debra. She misses...back to Andy who misses...back to Jill. She hits and picks up the Free Spin. She misses...and holds on to the Free Spin...back to Debra. She solves RUMOR & PEPPER MILL for $1,500.

The jackpot round is sponsored by Rice A Roni Express. The category is MOVIE TITLE...and a PRIZE PUZZLE. Jill starts. She hits Bankrupt, loses all her money and uses the free spin. She misses...over to Debra. She hits Bankrupt...over to Andy who solves THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE for no money. But it's a prize puzzle! He asks "Where am I going?" He can search for treasure on your trip to Baja. It's a trip to Rancho La Puerta in Baja from spafinder.com worth $7,500. And if you have TL04204 you are off to Baja, California/Mexico! He has $10,500 in cash and trip!

The mystery round prize is $10,000. The category is PHRASE. Debra starts. She misses.... over to Andy...will he risk the $3,000 for a $10,000 look...he does...and hits Bankrupt. Over to Jill. She misses..back to Debra. She solves PLENTY OF GOOD SEATS STILL AVAILABLE for $3,050. She has $4,550.

The $3,000 Tossup is ON THE MAP. Jill is on the board with LAKE ONTARIO. She has $3,000 and starts this round which is IN THE KITCHEN. She misses...over to Debra. She solves SIDE-BY-SIDE REFRIGERATOR for $3,550. She has $8,100...but we have time for another round...

...which is THING. We go right into the FINAL SPIN...$1,700 a letter tonight. Andy seals his win with A HECTIC SCHEDULE for $6,800. He has $17,300 and is our winner. Debra leaves with cash--$8,100. And Jill leaves with $3,000.

Andy is an aspiring musician...will the bonus round be music to his ears? He lands on the 4th 0 in $100,000. His category tonight is PHRASE. With the RSTLNE we have:

_ ' _ E _ _ T
_ _ _ N _ _

He chooses GMCO and we have:

_ ' _ E G O T
_ _ _ N C _

He had I'VE GOT A ...but not the HUNCH. He lost the Pathfinder, but leaves with $17,300. And we see how a woman won a new Audi TT earlier this year with the SPIN ID as we fade out...

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire by Don Harpwood, GSNN

Air time: Check listings or millionairetv.com
Host: Meredith Vieira

Yesterday, Mark D'Angelo (North Brunswick, NJ) got to $2,000, with all lifelines intact. How will he fare today?

In addition to what was said yesterday, Mark is also a game fanatic, and a stickler for rules, meaning he sticks to them no matter what. And he's been preparing for an appearance on this show for 5 years. Yes, 5 years. He had his Phone-A-Friend list ready for that long, and he got in plenty of practice with them in preparation. I guess we'll soon see if it was indeed worth it. The game resumes, and he eventually gets to this...

[$16,000]
Often appearing in the name of boats, the abbreviation "S.S." stands for what?
A: Speed ship
B: Sovereign ship
C: Sailing ship
D: Steamship

Mark asks the audience, and 45% of the studio audience picks B, while 41% of the AIM users agree (though C is a close second there at 39%). Mark goes for it, saying B... but the audience was wrong! It was D! Ouch. Well, he does get $1,000 for his troubles. (BTW, 31% of the studio audience and 15% of the AIM users picked D.)

Next up is George Jugo (Bay Shore, NY). He wants to get right to it, so they get going. George starts his run by knowing that according to legend, it's a monster that lies beneath the surface of Loch Ness, the famous lake in Scotland (D was "Nude pics of Sean Connery"; 'nuff said). He gets through the lower tier quickly enough, then after the $4,000 question, he is asked if he is college-educated. George's response: "Uh, I drove by one once." Heh, nice. Moving on, and he soon reaches this...

[$16,000]
In 2005, a photographer was shot with a BB gun while staking out what celebrity's baby shower?
A: Heidi Klum
B: Britney Spears
C: Jennifer Garner
D: Angelina Jolie

The 50:50 leaves A and B. George goes with B... and is right! Moving on...

[$25,000]
What does the word "Milo" refer to in the name of the famous "Venus de Milo" sculpture?
A: Model's family name
B: Sculptor's school
C: Place of discovery
D: Donor's family name

George asks the audience. 59% of the studio audience and 34% of the AIM users pick C, but it doesn't seem to be enough. He then calls Dr. Fitsimons, but his best guess is B. With the mixed response from those lifelines, George decides to just walk. It turns out the audience was right; it was C. Nonetheless, George seems happy with $16,000.

Time to meet Ellen Whittemore (Mamaroneck, NY). She has a pink sweater, and she says she's "in the pink", so to speak. Anyway, she starts by knowing that in a classic kids' story, Chicken Little frantically warns that "the sky is falling". Ellen sweeps the lower tier, and gets to $2,000.

And there's the horn. Ellen will be back tomorrow.