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Cash Cab by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time: 6p ET/5p CT on Discovery
Host: Ben Bailey
First in Ben's cab: Johnny & Crystal, going to Seventh between 23rd & 24th. They sweep the $25ers, but have problems with Civil War general Thomas Jonathan Jackson's famous nickname (Stonewall). They need the mobile shoutout on the name of the chapel where Tennyson and Charles are buried. They go with Westminster Abbey... right with $350! They strike on the track-and-field event that combines running and hurdles (steeplechase). But they make it to their destination with $550! But will they take the video? ... Reluctantly. The question: in 1968, during what political event did riots lead to the arrest of the so-called Chicago 7? They go with the Democratic... Caucus... Wrong. It's the Democratic National Convention. D'oh!

Next up, a trip to 72nd & Madison with Allie & Corey, two ladies... 68 blocks. Let's rock. First strike: legendary musician that was shot outside the Dakota in 1980 (John Lennon). Second strike: Ruth Bader Ginsburg's government position (Supreme Court Justice). Time for a street shoutout. Question: Who was the first vice-president? They go with Hamilton. It was John Adams, and they have to get out on the curb and have a little talk with that shoutout guy...

Finally, we go to the Flatiron Building with the Gianetto family. They use a street shoutout on this: who hosted American Top 40 on the radio before being replaced by Ryan Seacrest? They go with Casey Kasem... Right for $100! They double up to $200 for the Red Light Challenge: the five largest countries in South America. Peru, Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia... Colombia! That's $450 for the Gianettos! The mobile shoutout goes like this: the last name of executed Communist spies Ethel & Julius? Rosenbergs.... are right for $500. Strike one: according to Spaulding, the average life span of which one of their products is about 10,000 bounces? They go with tennis balls... Basketballs. Last question... Gotten for $600! But will they go for the video? Nope. They take the $600 and run.

 
100 Mexicanos Dijeron by Jason Hernandez, GSNN

Air time: 7p ET/6p CT on Telefutura
Host: Marco Antonio Regil
STAY TUNED...
 
 
Family Feud by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time:  Check listings or familyfeud.com
Host: Richard Karn
Johnson (Scott, Amy, Eric, Kelli, Kati); $20,360, two days
Heredia (Coreena, Lisa Lynn, Mary, Alex, Bianca)

After a week of reruns and a month of... well, a month, the fun-loving Johnsons are back.  Round 1: past or present, a TV show set in a hospital (5). Coreena gets #2, "General Hospital", but Scott does one better with "ER". That the first George Clooney version or the second? They also get "Scrubs", "House" (C-Note: I heart "House"), and "M*A*S*H" for the 97-point sweep.

Round 2: something kids do when their pet goldfish dies (5). Burial at sea is #2, but Lisa Lynn wins with cry. They also get a funeral (with the 23rd Psalm), buying another fish, and bury it for the perfect 100.

Double Round: something people shed (5). Eric gets #1, hair, while the rest of the champs shed skin, tears, clothes, and ... pounds? The Heredias hope so... Up there for 290!

Triple Round: a famous "Barbara" (4). Alex gets... Streisand. Number one! Walters... #2. Bush... #3. Eric's taunting the challengers as they strike out. The Johnsons try to steal with "The first president's wife Barbara Washington". Two problems with that.. One, her name is MARTHA Washington, and two... you just gave the game to the Heredias, 578-97. Other answer: Eden.

Now it's Coreena and Bianca are off to Fast Money, where Coreena gets 127. Bianca only gets them up to 162 for $810.

 
Jeopardy! by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time:  Check listings or jeopardy.com
Host: Alex Trebek
Kevin Marshall (student from Metairie, LA); $73,401, four days
Merle Capello (HR consultant from Westbury, NY)
Chris Casper (attorney from Tampa, FL)

Will this be the day that Kevin gets his $100,000? He starts with $200 Sci-Fi Movies By Character. Going to Civil Rights Heroes for $800 for the Daily Double. Kevin, with only $400, bets only $600 on George Olden, the first Black designer of a US stamp, one issued for this centennial event. "What is the Gettysburg Address?" Close. It was the Emancipation Proclamation, as Kevin dips back into the red by $200, but not for long. We run out of time as Chris takes the lead with $4400 to Merle's $4000. Kevin, still fighting hard with $2600, plays first in Double Jeopardy!... 

... with $400 Bodies of Water. Merle finds the first Daily Double under $1200 Sister Act. With a $400 lead, she bets $3000 on the two British sisters who played sisters in "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?" "Who are Olivia de Havilland & Joan Fontaine?" Not even close. They are the Redgrave sisters, as she is docked to $4200. Next door at Grover Cleveland Rocks, Chris finds the other Daily Double under $1600 with a $200 lead over Kevin. He bets $2000 on the year where Grover won the election with 58 more electoral votes than he won in 1884. "What is 1892?" Right for $9200! He loses a bit, as Kevin bounces back to $11,400. Unfortunately, those are the only two we'll see in the Final, as Merle is $1400 in the red, meaning that she won't be around for...

Final Jeopardy! in "Ancient Objects": In 1 Kings 8 there was nothing inside it except 2 tablets put there by Moses. Correct question: What was the Ark of the Covenant?

Chris is right, but holds back to $10,600. Kevin can afford to bet $800 and still return tomorrow. Doesn't matter, and I'll be the first to admit that I was wrong. Kevin DOES make his five, as he wins $16,801 for a five-day total of $90,202.

 
The Price is Right by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time:  11a ET/10a CT on CBS (markets may vary)
Host: Bob Barker
Okay, so we didn't end last week on the high note that we wanted to, but this is another day, so let's get it started with Jennifer Brzniecki, Kamilla Jackson, Bobbie Lou Webb, Jay Ross, and a set of snowboards. Jennifer of Salt Lake takes the $765 equipment to a Swap Meet, where she can trade a DVD camcorder for a day bed with sleep set OR a replica gas pump OR an electric guitar. She goes with the daybed at $2674. The camcorder is... $999. Not a good swap as she returns to that corner of the audience where all the winners are housed empty-handed.

After we introduce the Barkersfield Condors (from Bakersfield), Jay of USC takes a fridge/freezer in round 2, as he tries to win a cool 10 large in 1/2 Off. First pairing: a hot-drink maker at $19 and a tool kit at $33. He thinks the drink maker is half off... It is at $38. Next, either a $10 travel bag or a $39 shaver. He goes with the bag... Good! Finally, a $40 toaster or a $30 buffet grill. He goes with the grill... Trip up. So he has four boxes: 1, 7, 10, and 16. He goes with 7... Empty. He should've gone with 16.

Kamilla gets a bar set in round 3, but will she finally serve us with a win? She will if she navigates 3 Strikes. And her reward: what else but a Lincoln Town Car! The numbers are 3, 4, 6, 7, and 9. She places the 3 first after two tries, then places the 4, then strikes, then places the 6 and 7... and finally draws the 9! She wins a $43,769 town car! Now we're talking! Unfortunately that's all the winning she does, as Jay moves onto the Showcase.

And for the record, Bo Bice was not in the crowd, but Bice (pronounced BEE-chay) West was.

Last of the first four, Bobbie Lou wins an area rug, but she'll have to stow it away on her golf cart... IF she wins it in Double Prices. The Double Prices are $8910 and $7256. She goes with $8910.... Wrong. Back to the trip-ups.

A family game collection is next on the docket as Darrell Finland, Sr. Only off by a fiver, Darrell wins the collection. Now we couldn't give away a golf cart. Maybe we'll have better luck with a 2006 Pontiac G6! The game is Card Game, and the range is $1000. He makes a bid of $16,100... and he's way off. Actual price: $20,655.

Finally, Natalie Krnjaic wins a $658 pair of map reproductions. Hopefully she won't need a map to negotiate the Hi-Lo table. The products: Little Debbie Swiss Cake Rolls, Theragesic, Hot Pockets, Viactiv chews, Gold Bond healing lotion, and Maxwell House decaf. She goes with the calcium chews at $7.99. Then the cream at $3.99. Then the lotion at $6.49. The rolls are $1.39. Good... The Hot Pockets are $2.29. Good... The coffee is... $4.75. The fact that it's decaf should've tipped her off. We're back on the bus to Clunk City, I'm afraid, but at least Natalie gets another shot at it in the Showcase.

First up in said Showcase: Brandi has a metal detector (part of the pack), and with it, she finds a bracelet on Gaby's wrist, Gwen riding a bike, and an empty 2006 Ford Explorer! Top winner Jay bids $28,500. Meanwhile, Natalie gets a soda fountain, a new dining room with dinnerware, and a trip to Berlin. She bids $15,000. Actual price: $20,903. The actual price of Jay's Showcase: $34,230. By $83, Jay wins it with $35,549.

Stats: 1/6, $86,954.

 
Wheel of Fortune by Jason Block, GSNN

Air time:  Check listings or wheeloffortune.com
Hosts: Pat Sajak & Vanna White
It's time to begin "Two Tickets to Paradise" Week.

The $1,000 Tossup is RHYME TIME. Homemaker Heather Rowley from Urbandale, IA solved NEWS YOU CAN USE for $1,000. Tony Winter from Midland, MI is a financial consultant. Maria Toth missed the tossup. She is a 1st grade teacher in Huntington Beach, CA.

The $2,000 Tossup is OCCUPATION. Tony is on the board with PRIVATE TUTOR. And we add a trip to the King Kamehameha Resort in Kona, Hawaii and a trip to the Ford Ironman Triathlon with VIP Access worth $5,000. The category for this round is PHRASE. Tony starts. He misses...over to Maria. She hits and picks up the $1,000 aa.com gift tag. She hits and
picks up the Ironman Trip to Hawaii. And she solves KNEE-HIGH TO A GRASSHOPPER for $1,900. And she has the lead with $7,900!

The jackpot round is sponsored by Midas. The category is AROUND THE HOUSE...and it's A PRIZE PUZZLE. Maria starts. She hits the Jackpot wedge on the first spin. Next Spin, Bankrupt...over to Heather. She hits a $3,500 R. She solves DECORATIVE WALL TILES for $4,600. And you can see a lot of them on your trip to Mexico. It's a trip to the Pueblo Bonito
Resort Emerald Bay in Mazatlan with airfare provided by Mexicana Airlines. It's worth $5,739! And if you have the SPIN ID of ST06914 you are off to Mazatlan! And if you are a Sony Card Holder, we will give you a cash bonus of $50,000! That round was $10,339 in cash and trip! She has $11,339!

The mystery round prize is $10,000. The category is SHOW BIZ. Heather starts. After a ton of work, she hits Lose A Turn. Over To Tony who calls a letter on the puzzle...over to Maria who solves MADE-FOR-TELEVISION MOVIE for $1,400. She has $9,300.

The $3,000 Tossup is next. ON THE MAP. Heather adds to her lead with THE JORDAN RIVER. She has $14,339. The category is EVENT. Heather starts and misses. Over to Tony... but it's time for the FINAL SPIN....$1,450 a letter. Over to Maria. She solves APPLYING FOR A PATENT for $4,350. She has $13,650 with a nice trip and travel and a nice 2nd place finish. Tony wins $2,000. But Heather is going to Mexico with a total of $14,339
in cash and trip.

Wouldn't be nice to start this week with off with a bonus round win. She lands on the 1st 0 in $100,000. Her category is THING. With the RSTLNE we have:

_  _ _ S T
_ _  _ _ N _

She picks BGHA and we have:

A G_ S T
_ _  _ _ N _

And she picked the right letter...as it was A GUST OF WIND...and look what blew in... $45,000 in cash! And her family comes on to celebrate her win of $59,339 in cash and trip to Mexico!
 
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire by Don Harpwood, GSNN

Air time:  Check listings or millionairetv.com
Host: Meredith Vieira
Last week, Windy Waite (Cold Spring, NY) reached the $8,000 level, and she still has all those lifelines available. She has been through 8 questions; can she get through 7 more?

It is once again mentioned that Windy had a baby weeks before this taping. Now, she says that the kid already has a nickname: Sergeant Pooper. Yeah, it was the father's idea. Anyway, we then get to see a pic of the baby. Cute. Alright, back to the matter at hand, as the game resumes with this...

[$16,000]
In physics equations, what letter is typically used to represent the speed of light?
A: c
B: m
C: t
D: v

Windy asks the audience, and 43% of the studio audience says A, while 44% of the AIM users agree. Windy wants to make sure, though, so she uses the 50:50. It leaves A and B. She then goes with c, which is A... and she's right! Now, to complete the middle tier...

[$25,000]
Delivered on August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech begins with what phrase?
A: Three score years ago
B: Four score years ago
C: Five score years ago
D: Six score years ago

[It seems quite appropriate that we get to see this question today.]

Windy decides to call her husband Jordan, who says he's 100% sure that it's C. Windy trusts him... and she has $25,000! Moving on...

[$50,000]
Who is the longest consecutively-serving member of the U.S. senate?
A: Trent Lott
B: Edward Kennedy
C: Robert Byrd
D: Daniel Inouye

Windy chooses to switch it out. She would have guessed B, but it was C, so at least she's still going, and she now faces this...

[$50,000] (Q)
In the 1998 movie "Saving Private Ryan," what is the title character's first name?
A: Anthony
B: James
C: Robert
D: Andrew

It's a free guess, so after some reasoning, Windy goes with B... and she's right! Still going...

[$100,000]
Originally practiced by Hindus, yoga takes its name from a Sanskrit word meaning what?
A: Knowledge
B: Union
C: Tranquility
D: Breath

Windy thinks it's either A or D, but she's not sure enough either way, so she walks. Turns out it was actually B. Oh well; Windy is going home with $50,000!

Next up is Al Martorana (Holbrook, NY). He retired from the postal service, and now, he goes by the motto, "If I don't want to, I don't have to." Yes, he wants to be here, and he wants to win, so they get going with Al knowing that since 1947, Dannon has sold yogurt with "fruit on the bottom" (though if it somehow has cellulite on the bottom, I'd suggest throwing it away). He eventually makes it to this question...

[$1,000]
Microdermabrasion is a medical procedure designed to help a patient do which of the following?
A: Lose weight
B: Improve eyesight
C: Regrow hair
D: Reduce wrinkles

After saying that microdermabrasion means small scrapings of the skin, or scraping small skin, or small skin scrapings (same idea however it's said), Al uses the 50:50, which leaves B and D. Al goes with D... and he has $1,000! He then gets a few more questions to get to $8,000.

Time is up for today. Al wants to keep going, and he will do so tomorrow.
 
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