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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
Williams (Ron, Carrie, Cindy, Jackie, Danielle); $20,875
Milutinovich (Lesley, Kelly, Kristin, Corey, Cathy) from Charlotte, NC

The Milutinovich ladies are all armed with a pink shirt saying "Let's Play The Feud". Round 1: something you'd love to see Paris Hilton's dog do (5). Ron: "Use the restroom." Board: tinkle on her, #5. Leslie: "Speak!" Board: Do tricks, #1. The Williams try to steal with run away... Got it for 28! Other answers: bite her, die.

Round 2: a word that might complete the phrase: "The three..." (6). "Stooges" beats "Little Pigs" as Carrie wins the face off. Musketeers and Blind Mice are the only follow-up. The Milutinoviches steal with "the Three Bears" for 73. Other answer: Three Wise Men.

Double Round: something that looks terrible when it's wet (5). Kristin fires with a dog, #1! They follow up with hair and clothes. The champs try to steal with newspaper. Not only does it look terrible, it feels terrible. Correct for 210! Other answer: bread.

Triple Round: 100 married women, when your husband is in the mood for love, what are you in the mood for (4)? Sleep is number one for Jackie. Food, love, and TV round the sweep for the win, 489-73.

Carrie gets 97 in Fast Money. Jackie adds only 42 for another $695, giving the family $21,570 for three days.

 
Jeopardy! by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time:  Check listings or jeopardy.com
Host: Alex Trebek
Rick Hoffman (technical instructor from Oswego, NY); $24,000
Lisa Peabody (coffee shop manager/trainer from Las Vegas)
Marcus Jackson (software engineer from Washington, DC)

Rick starts with $200 On the "Go". Jumping over to Elvis Film Roles gives us the early Daily Double under $600. Lisa fronts $800 here: 1961: Chad Gates, son of a pineapple mogul. "What is 'Blue Hawaii'?" Right for $2000! She'll set the pace with a lead of $4400 at the half to Marcus' $3600, but it's the champ at $1200 who will start Double Jeopardy!...

... with $400 Eponymous Inventions. Rick finally rings in after nine clues to find the Daily Double under $2000 From the Page to the Stage. He bets the level on Val Kilmer's "Mail" lead on a play based on the James M. Cain novel. "What is 'The Postman Always Rings Twice'?" Right for $4800. Marcus sweeps Hall of Famers to take the lead at $11,200. He also finds the other Daily Double under $1600 US Counties. He bets $1000 on this: aptly, celebrity chef Charlie Trotter made his name & first put it on a restaurant in this Midwestern county. "What is... Sioux County." Cook County, but he still leads with $11,000. He catches up with $14,200 to Lisa's $8800 and Rick's $7600. Still anyone's game to win.

ANOTHER scoring change benefiting Marcus. Now with $15,800, it's HIS game to lose.

Final Jeopardy! in "Current Royalty": first name & number shared by 2 current European monarchs. Correct question: What is Albert II?

Everyone misses, and in Rick's case, it's VERY costly. He leaves in third with $25,000, but Marcus returns Monday with $13,999.

 
The Price is Right by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time:  11a ET/10a CT on CBS (markets may vary)
Host: Bob Barker
Margaret Humble's here! Gwenada Cole's here! Christine Kim's here! Jaare Bosket's here! A karaoke's here! Jaare wins the karaoke system and a Credit Card! He'll use it to buy three of the following: his/hers bowling equipment, a floor clock, flatware, an electric skateboard, and four lamps. His credit limit: $1500. He takes the bowling equipment... $255. He takes the skateboard.... $499! He takes the lamps... $448! We've got winner number one!

Rosemarie Hartman, who sounds like she should be on TV Land, is a one-round wonder, taking away a set of power tools. After walking the aisle like a Hollywood superstar (even had the glasses to prove it), she gets a chance at $10,000 on the Punch-a-Bunch Punchboard. She thinks that a $35 humidifier is higher... Nope. She thinks a $30 blender is higher... Yep! She thinks a chess game at $100 is lower... Yep. She thinks that a $20 "Fargo" DVD is lower... Nope. Two punches. And with those two punches she gets $500.... and then $100. She could've won more if she listened to the audience instead of played them up.

Andrea Henderson is another one-round wonder, winning a writing desk and chair. But how about a Ford Focus? Her game is so Money... Literally. The setup...

75  18  90
17  80  16
60  45  30

Middle number is 3. She takes 16... and we have a $16,300+ car! Then comes $45... and the $16,330 car! But that's all that she wins, as Rosemarie gets a spot in the Showcase.

Margaret finally gets on stage with a luggage set worth $580 (her bid was $569). Now she gets a chance at a home gym and a sofa. The 1 Right Price: $2460. She goes for the gym... Right!

Christine gets her shot on the stage thanks to a range. But what she really wants comes with four wheels... a 2006 Ford Five Hundred! The game is That's Too Much! She knows you scream it like you mean it. She thinks $19,980 is Too Much! And That's... not right. $24,498 is too much for the $23,125.

Last chance for Gwenada to make a move... but it doesn't happen, as Karen Lueck gets a sapphire & diamond ring. Time to Pick-a-Pair for a new bedroom with sleep set. The products: Cherryman cherries, Tums Smoothies, Hot Pockets, Garlique, Jolly Time Healthy Pop, and Aspercreme patches. She picks the popcorn at $3.99. Then she picks the Hot Pockets... $2.29. She keeps the Hot Pockets and goes for the cherries.... $2.29! Winner winner! And Christine's a winner winner at the Wheel Wheel, and speaking of things that roll....

That's what Showcase #1 is all about! She gets high rollers in Vegas, sushi rolls in Tokyo, and gets to roll a whip like the 2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser. Top winner Christine bids $29,575. Rosemarie gets a trip to Port O'Price. On the boat today: a drum set, a dinette, and a hot tub. Rosemarie bids $12,000. Actual price: $14,830, a difference of $2830. Christine's price... $23,981. A smidge over, as Rosemarie takes the Showcase with $15,956.

But it's Andrea with the Money Game who's the big winner today. Her total:  $17,614.

Stats: 4-2, $50,614.

 
Wheel of Fortune by Jason Block, GSNN

Air time:  Check listings or wheeloffortune.com
Hosts: Pat Sajak & Vanna White
Time for the last recap of the week...it's the Friday edition of "Two Tickets to Paradise" week on WOF! And as some of the contestants for tomorrow night's Miss America on CMT remind us...Wheel's on! We have a Las Vegas themed set tonight.

The $1,000 Tossup is TV TITLE. Tim Kramer is a tax assessor. He solved MY NAME IS EARL for $1,000. Mallory Jensen is a student from Plano, TX. Glenda Andrews is an electrician from Chicago.

The $2,000 Tossup is ON THE MENU. Glenda is on the board with SPLIT PEA SOUP. She has $2,000. We add a trip to Rio de Janeiro from Collette Vacations with airfare from American Airlines worth $5,544! She starts this round which is PLACES...and a PRIZE PUZZLE to boot. She hits the $1,000 ticketsnow.com gift tag and picks it up. She loses $2,750 and the gift tag on Bankrupt. Over to Tim who misses, and it's over to Mallory. She hits and picks up the Rio trip. She solves WINDOW MIDDLE AND AISLE SEATS for $1,100. She is going to Rio and then she is going to Portugal! It's a trip to the Azores with airfare from Azores Express worth $5,250.....and if you have the SPIN ID of EB00272 you are off to
Portugal and the Azores. And if you are a holder of the Sony Card, you have $50,000 in cash! That round was worth $11,894 in cash and 2 trips!

The jackpot round is sponsored by Midas. The category is BEFORE AND AFTER. Tim starts. After a lot of work, over to Mallory who misses...over to Glenda who solves RUSTIC COTTAGE CHEESE for a one year membership to 24 Hour Fitness worth $1,000. She has $3,000.

The mystery round prize is $10,000. The category is SONG LYRICS. Mallory starts. She spins the wheel for most of the wheel and misses...and it's over to Glenda who hits the mystery wedge...and doesn't risk $2,000. Glenda stutters, but gets out HAPPY TRAILS TO YOU UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN for $2,000. She has $5,000. And he shows her after we solve that she could have had the money if she took the gamble. That was mean, Pat!

The $3,000 Tossup is next. It's ON THE MAP. Glenda is up to $8,000 with SACRAMENTO. She starts this round which is PHRASE...no she wont...as Pat spins the FINAL SPIN...$1,600 a letter tonight. And Glenda has $11,200 more with ROOTING FOR THE UNDERDOG and she wins with $19,200 in cash and Fitness! Tim leaves with $1,000. Mallory isn't too sad as she is going to Rio and Portugal with $11,894 in cash and prizes!

Can we leave Paradise with a bonus round win? Glenda lands on the 2nd 0 in $100,000. Her category is LIVING THING. With the RSTLNE we have:

_ _ _ S E _ L _

She chooses C D G A with no help. But she didn't need help. She got HOUSEFLY. And she will be buzzing around town in a 2006 Audi A4 Cabriolet worth $41,310! And her total is $60,510 in cash, car and fitness! And we have a car and cash to giveaway as well. If you have the ID of SP04117 you have a new convertible and if you have the Sony Card you have $50,000 extra in cash. Great way to end the week!
 
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire by Don Harpwood, GSNN

Air time:  Check listings or millionairetv.com
Host: Meredith Vieira
As we enter this fine Friday, Rodney Crouther (Austin, TX) had just secured $1,000. And I'm sure he wants more than that...

Apparently, Rodney, for good luck, decided to become a human pin cushion. By that, he means that he went for acupuncture. He did it before auditioning, and he managed to get a spot on the show. So he did it again before making his appearance here. Um, okay, I'm not sure what else to say about that. Anyway, the game resumes, and after a couple of questions, he faces this...

[$8,000]
The Starbucks drink size "venti" is the Italian word for what number?
A: 12
B: 16
C: 20
D: 30

Rodney doesn't know Italian, but he decides to call his buddy Amy, because he knows that she goes to Starbucks. Amy is sure that it's C. Rodney trusts her... and it's C! Moving on...

[$16,000]
In geometry, which of the following is an example of a polyhedron?
A: Hexagon
B: Sphere
C: Cube
D: Ellipse

The 50:50 leaves A and C. Rodney says C... and he's right! Next question...

[$25,000]
Now used to refer to successful movies, "blockbuster" was once WWII slang for a type of what?
A: Bomb
B: Soldier formation
C: Tank
D: Fighter plane

He's not sure enough to go for it, so Rodney asks the audience. 70% of the studio audience and 46% of the AIM users say A. Rodney trusts the audience... and he has $25,000! After a break, we hear the crowd chanting "Rodney! Rodney!" It must be nice to have that kind of support going into the upper tier...

[$50,000]
When Jay Leno took over as host of "The Tonight Show" on May 25, 1992, who was his first guest?
A: Mel Gibson
B: Billy Crystal
C: Eddie Murphy
D: Harrison Ford

Rodney is thinking that it's either A or B, but he's not sure, so he switches the question. After finding out that it was B, he sees this...

[$50,000] (Q)
Of the original members of the musical group The Jackson 5, which Jackson brother is the oldest?
A: Jackie
B: Marlon
C: Tito
D: Jermaine

Since nothing is lost on a wrong answer at this point, Rodney guesses A... and he's right! Still going...

[$100,000]
Da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" is painted on a 30-by-21 inch panel made from the wood of what tree?
A: Cherry
B: Pine
C: Poplar
D: Beech

Rodney has a gut feeling, but he doesn't feel like risking it, so he decides to walk. The answer was C, which turned out to be what his gut feeling was saying. So, he could have had more, but he seems happy with $50,000.

Next up is Chris Baker (Manassas, VA). She's a legal secretary, but over the years, she had plenty of other jobs, such as casino cashier, prison guard, and even Romanian translator in the U.S. Army. Sounds like she has been through a busy life so far. Chris starts here by knowing that a common kids' game requires you to follow instructions upon hearing the phrase "Simon says". She sweeps the lower tier, and eventually gets to $8,000.

That'll do it for this week. Chris will try for more on Monday.
 
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