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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 rig are Amy, Erin, and Rachel, heading to Flatiron Lounge. They sweep the $25 tier and rack up $200 going into a Red Light Challenge: the five US states that start with either north, south, east, or west. North Carolina, South Carolina, North Dakota, South Dakota, and West Virginia will do it for $450. They sweep the $50ers. But they need a mobile shout here: Howard Hughes' H4 Hercules aircraft is better known by what rhyming nickname? "The Spruce Goose." Right for $950. They need a street shoutout to translate "this for that" into Latin. The street shout... doesn't know. They go with ... nothing. It was quid pro quo... "You're going to kick yourselves." Second strike: the famous pianist and composer of "Maple Leaf Rag". No one knows "Scott Joplin," as they pull up to their destination... Gotten! They win $1250, but will they go for double in the Video Bonus? Nope.

Cell phone dude (aka Mark Leftseller) will have to put away the headset, as he heads to the Four Seasons. He's got a surprise for Ben, as Mark has Tiki Barber on the phone. Turns out he's his agent. He doesn't know what a JPEG is (image), and needs to call Tiki on this shoutout: what famous John Steinbeck novel follows the travels of Tom Joad? Tiki says "Lonesome Dove"... Flag on the play, it's "The Grapes of Wrath." Final question: what high-fidelity sound system takes its name form a George Lucas film. "Bose?..." Tell Tiki we said "what up." It's THX, as Mark exits the cab to the right.

Going to 15th & Ninth with Bonnie & Cecile, two Michiganders. They plow through the $25 questions. Cecile needs help here from her fried Chris. "Tommy Moe won more than one medal in the 1994 Olympics. What sport?" "Skiing!" Right! They have $250 going into a Red Light Challenge: five of seven American soap operas that have aired for more than 30 years. One Life to Live, Days of our Lives, General Hospital, All My Children, and Young & The Restless are good for $500. The others: As the World Turns and Guiding Light. They get their first strike here: news commentator who published "The No-Spin Zone". "Bill... Maher." Not even... Bill O'Reilly. Second strike: used in horse racing, what unit of length is equal to 220 miles. It's a furlong. They need a street shoutout to stay alive: who is the author of "The Fountain Pen". "Ayn Rand!" You win! That's $1050! They say "a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush", leaving with that money.

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

Rhodes (Paula, Stefon, Philippa, Jay, Tiffany) from Charlotte, NC

Bigler (Deanna, Nicole, CJ, Amber, Cheryl)

Where did the Maningos go? No one knows... Round 1: phrase that starts with "middle of the"... (5). Paula gets #1, middle of the road. Also up there: middle of the night, week, day, and... room? The Biglers hope so... Nope. The Rhodes get 79. Other answer: middle of the ocean.

Round 2: something specific in the home that might have been neglected by a working mom (6). Stefon goes with dust... Count it! That's number one, cleaning. The Rhodes follow with children, yard, spouse, and laundry. The Biglers try to steal with cooking... Got it for 88!

Double Round: something that can be frustrating to use for the first time (full board). CJ's car is... #3. Cheryl's computer is number one! The Rhodes try "dishwasher" for the steal... Not there! The Biglers are at 156. Other answers: DVD player/VCR, tools, can opener, video game.

Triple Round: something about Tom Cruise that comedians makes fun of (4). Amber: "Katie Holmes"... Number three. Jay: "How sexy he is"... number one! Rest of the family... blank. The Biglers hope to shut it out with "scientology"... Got it for the win, 315-79. Other answer: couchjumping.

Sisters Deanna and Nicole are sent to face the Fast Money board. Combined, they lay a total of five gooseeggs, getting $335.

Jeopardy! by Chico Alexander, GSNN

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

Bob Mesko (arts administrator from Denver); $31,600, two days

Margaret Mitchell (medical assistant from Amherst, NH)

Peter Booker (army officer from Ft. Monroe, VA)

Bob has had the longest streak of the past week with... two. He starts with $200 "Foo" Finders, Bob is $800 under as he finds the Daily Double under $800 Borough Babies. He bets the max of $1000 on author Betty Smith's borough of birth. "What is Brooklyn?" Also the birthplace of one Jason Block. He's right for $200. He doubles up at the half to $400, but still a long way to go to catch Margaret's $1600 and Peter's $5000 as he will start Double Jeopardy!...

... with $400 The "Un"category, finding the Daily Double under $2000. He bets the level on the latin for "small claw", denoting a hoofed mammal. "What is a uniped?" It's an ungulate, as he's dropped to $800. He storms back as Margaret finds the second Daily Double under $1600 We're Talking Baseball. She bets $3000 on this: in 1975, this ballplayer was awarded the NAACP's prestigious Spingarn Medal. "Who is... Willie Mays?" Nope, it's Hank Aaron, as she is left with $4200. She'll end with that much, while Bob has $15,600 and the lead to Peter's $10,200.

Final Jeopardy! in "Word Origins": this word that has come to mean "sudden prosperity" means "good weather" in Spanish. Correct question: What is bonanza?

No one is right, although all were darn close with "bueno tiempo," "benefactor" and "benefit". But Bob's still champ with $10,799, a three-day take of $42,399.

The Price is Right by Travis Schario, GSNN

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

From the clunker of Monday, to the Bobbleheads of yesterday, here's what Hump Day had in store at 7800.

Jeanette Jackson, Shawn Brausan Doohen, Kyle Bradshaw, and Estella Palmer load up the Row first today, for a shot at a Cedarshed children's playhouse. Jeanette picks it up with a $1000 bid (ARP: $1639). She takes a shot at a Ford Mustang V6 Coupe Deluxe and a few other things in Switcheroo. The other things? An electric toothbrush, sphere ice cream maker, a retro toaster, and a tortilla grill. The board:

2 1 3 - 5
- 7
- 9
- 0
- 5

[2][3][4][5][8]

Her first shot against the clock (placing 8-5-3-4-2) nets her only one correct. She takes the other 30 seconds and changes all 5 blocks (placing 2-8-4-3-5). How many right? Can you say goose-egg? Actual Placement: 4-5-2-8-3.

Next contestant called, Cristina Neri, picks up a loaded Dell XPS desktop, valued at $1108. She goes after a Roland HPI7 interactive digital piano in Range Game. With the range bottoming at $6200, she takes a long time to stop the Rangefinder, but it comes to rest between $6445 and $6605. ARP of the piano: $6495 and a WIN!

Newest contestant Jerome Hoover, a gunnery sergeant from the USMC, picks up a Palecek writing desk, with a side of Coricidin HBP, valued at $1942. He goes to the doors to play Side By Side for a trip to DC. $4929 or $2949? The audience leans towards $4929, but Jerome does his own thing, goes with $2949, and WINS! That trip, plus $1000 on the wheel, gives Jerome a spot in the Showcases.

At this point, all three winners have come from the green spot in the Row. Will we make it four? Why not? Contestant Rosalinda Cadena (Rosie by the tag) captures a Whirlpool Gold range, worth $949. She will get Tempted for a Chevy HHR. The swag she's presented with: a $799 music box clock, a $300 TDK digital CD recorder, a $4499 Moissanite necklace, and $500 worth of Eli's Cheesecake. She sets the price of the car at $19,345, makes no changes, and goes for the car. Problem is, she had three wrong. ARP: $17,390.

Will Michael Rose keep the green spot streak alive? Nope. Shawn breaks the curse and and picks up a $544 John Deere lawn trimmer and blower (along with Gold Bond body lotion). She takes a shot at Checking-Out for an American 14.6 day sailer. With Hot Pockets, Chips Ahoy, Bruce's Yams, Dole Pineapple, and Tums Smoothies, here's what her guesses were and the actual totals:

Hot Pockets-----$2.79---$2.29
Chips Ahoy------$1.89---$0.55
Bruce's Yams----$2.29---$1.29
Dole Pineapple--$1.75---$1.79
Tums Smoothies--$5.50---$3.99
TOTALS----------$14.22--$9.91---$4.31 difference

Finally, Michael does manage to get on stage, making it five out of six from the green spot, as he takes a $809 set of Coleman family camping equipment. He takes a trip to the Bargain Bar for a Vermont Castings barbecue ($949) and a Flexsteel Temecula chair and ottoman ($642). He thinks the chair is the bigger bargain. Grill: $1549 ($600). Chair: $1642 ($1000). We break even today. Rosie and her Temptation-ness works her way into the Showcases as Runner-Up with 85¢.

The first Showcase contains an Aico dining room, Noritake dinnerware, Oneida flatware, and a trip to the Cook Islands in the South Pacific. Jerome passes to Rosie, who bids $16,000.

Showcase #2 shows us some unpublished instruction manuals. Prizes included: 2 Motorola cellphones, a Kasson Tudor pool table, and a Ford Focus ZX4SE. Jerome bids $21,500.

Rosie's Showcase: $21,588 for a difference of $5588. Had Rosie used Jerome's bid, she would have been $88 off. Jerome's Showcase: $20,380 and over he goes. Rosie walks with $22,537.

STATS: 3/6; $42,214

Wheel of Fortune by Jason Block, GSNN

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

We are about to reach halftime of NFL Players Week and tonight our players are: Jonathan Vilma of the New York Jets who is playing for the Dade Community Foundation through the Jonathan Vilma Foundation, Santana Moss of the Washington Redskins, who is playing for the Santana Moss Foundation and Reggie Wayne of the Indianapolis Colts who is playing for Habitat for Humanity, benefiting Operation Home Delivery. Remember last night, Babette Dominguez hit the big one and is up to $114,310 in cash and prizes. If that score holds up she wins a VIP Trip to Super Bowl XL in Detroit, with access to Player's Parties. We also included a Reebok Gift Certificate, Sirius Satellite Radio and autographed merchandise by Players, Inc and more. Here we go with tonight's episode:

The $1,000 Tossup is ON THE MAP. Anthony Rubo is from Brooklyn, NY. He is a mailman and solved HONOLULU, HAWAII for $1,000. He is playing with Jonathan Vilma of the New York Jets. Deshawn Stevenson is a student at Xavier. He is a pre-med/pharmacy major who is playing with Reggie Wayne for the Indianapolis Colts. Brandy is playing with Santana Moss of the Washington Redskins.

The $2,000 Tossup is PLACE. Brandy and Santana have $2,000 with TROPHY ROOM. We add a shopping spree on NFL.com worth $4,000. The category is PROPER NAME...and a PRIZE PUZZLE. Brandy and Santana start and hit Bankrupt. Over to Anthony and Jonathan. They hit Lose A Turn...over to DeShawn and Reggie who hit Bankrupt. Brandy and Santana hit 2 $2,500 N's. They solve NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH for $4,850. We aren't sending you to Indiana...we are sending you to Ireland! Airfare provided by Aer Lingus worth $4,846 and if you have PR00898 you are off to the Emerald Isle...and if you have the Sony Card you have $50,000! They have $9,696 and they lead with $11,696 in cash and prizes.

The Jackpot round is sponsored by Worldwinner.com where you can play Wheel for Cash and Prizes. The category is THING. Jonathan and Anthony start and hit Lose A Turn. Over to Deshawn and Reggie. They hit and pick up the $4,000 NFL.com shopping spree. SPECTACULAR ONE-HANDED CATCH. Reggie does the solving and hits $6,050. They have $10,050 in cash and prizes.

The mystery round prize is $10,000. The category is SAME NAME. Deshawn and Reggie start. They miss...Brandy and Santana have the wheel. They miss, over to Jonathan and Anthony who hit Lose A Turn...over to DeShawn and Reggie who hit Bankrupt. Back to Brandy and Santana who miss the solve. Jonathan and Anthony hit the Mystery wedge and risk $1,000 and hit Bankrupt. Back to DeShawn and Reggie who solve ECONOMIC & FUMBLE RECOVERY for $300. But we have a minimum of $1,000 and they have $11,050 in cash and prizes. They are $646 off the lead.

The $3,000 Tossup is RHYME TIME. Anthony and Jonathan are up to $4,000 with ROUGH AND TOUGH. They go right into the FINAL SPIN with PHRASE. $1,600 a letter tonight. Reggie and Deshawn solve TELL ME WHERE IT HURTS for $6,400. They win with $17,450 in cash and prizes. Jonathan and Anthony had a bunch of bad luck on the wheel. Anthony leaves with $4,000 but Jonathan gets $10,000 for his Charity. Brandy is going to Ireland and Santana leaves with $11,696 in cash for his charity.

Now, if we have 2 $100,000 winners in a row, Babette goes bye bye and DeShawn is going to Super Bowl. Let's find out what happens. They land on the C in CASH. The category is THING. With the RSTLNE we have:

_ L _
R _ _ _ L R _

They choose DVMO and we have:

O L D
R _ V _ L R _

And there is no OLD RIVALRY here...Reggie and DeShawn solved the puzzle! And he will be styling in his new 2006 Cadillac CTS sedan worth $35,080. His total is $52,530 in cash and prizes which is going to Reggie's Charity. And if you have the SPIN ID of JR08985 you have a 2006 Cadillac CTS...and if you have the SONY Card you have $50,000 in cash.

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire by Don Harpwood, GSNN

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

Yesterday, Heidi Schuessler (Seattle, WA) used up her lifelines, but she made it to $25,000. She now has the 4th lifeline, but how far will she go now?

Heidi did study in preparation for the show, but some people gave her a hard time about it for some reason. At least the studying paid off when it came to the $25,000 question yesterday, and maybe it'll help her get even farther, as the game continues...

[$50,000]
An 18-karat gold bracelet is what percent gold?
A: 33 percent
B: 50 percent
C: 66 percent
D: 75 percent

Heidi just doesn't know, so she switches it out. Once the answer is revealed to be D, this shows up...

[$50,000] (Q)
In 1864, a Civil War sea battle between the CSS Alabama and the USS Kearsarge occurred off the coast of what country?
A: Costa Rica
B: Venezuela
C: France
D: Morocco

Heidi thinks about it, then says A... but it's C! At least she lost nothing on that one, and she goes home with $25,000!

Next up is Ben Landman (Chapel Hill, NC). On the day of this taping, his students are having a test. Meredith says he has a test of his own here, and he says he feels their pain. Hey, at least this test could award up to a million dollars in cash! Ben starts this test by knowing that the heavenly body which is the primary source of heat and light on Earth is the Sun (though I bet Antonio Banderas has a similar effect on plenty of ladies). He easily secures the $1,000, then soon comes to this...

[$4,000]
In 2005, what pop star flaunted her first-time pregnancy in the video for "Someday (I Will Understand)"?
A: Jessica Simpson
B: Christina Aguilera
C: Britney Spears
D: Gwen Stefani

Ben asks the audience. 90% of the studio audience and 76% of the AIM users say C. Can't be much more obvious than that, as Ben trusts them... and they're right! Moving on...

[$8,000]
In chemistry, what is the term for a substance with a pH value of less than 7?
A: Alloy
B: Base
C: Acid
D: Enzyme

The 50:50 leaves B and C. Ben then calls his brother Larry, who thinks it's B, but he isn't sure. Ben goes with B... but it's C! He may want to talk to his brother about that, once he gets home with $1,000.

Karen Hasty (Harrah, OK) is the next player. After she mentions that Harrah is 30 miles outside of Oklahoma City, Karen gets right to it, starting off by knowing that someone is most likely to make the polite reply "you shouldn't have" while receiving a gift. She completes the lower tier, and after another question, she faces this...

[$4,000]
Which of these instruments is usually made differently for left-handed and right-handed musicians?
A: Saxophone
B: Clarinet
C: Guitar
D: Trumpet

Karen decides to ask the audience. 74% of the studio audience says C, and so does 58% of the AIM users. Karen goes with C... and it's C! Another question later, and along comes this...

[$16,000]
A major competitor of Microsoft Windows, the Linux operating system uses what animal as its mascot?
A: Cheetah
B: Goldfish
C: Alligator
D: Penguin

Karen thinks it could be A, but she decides to call a doctor she works with, Robert. Robert is 100% sure that it's D, so Karen quickly locks it in... and it's D!

Time is up for today. Karen goes for $25,000 tomorrow.