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Cash Cab by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time: 6p ET/5p CT on Discovery
Host: Ben Bailey
It's been a while since we've seen a new trip in the Cab, but that's what we're getting as we head to 81st and Amsterdam with Michael and Amy. They need a mobile shoutout on this: what former California congressman had a much publicized affair with Chandra Levy? They skunk out... It was Gary Condit. They get $200 going into a Red Light Challenge: five members of Monty Python. They get John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, and Graham Chapman, so aside from being total geeks, they're $250 richer for $450 total. They miss out on another $50 after they couldn't guess America's oldest institution of higher learning (Harvard). And finally... what Midwestern state has the largest Amish population in the US? They go with Iowa... it was Ohio. And we're saying "sayonara."

Sixth between Bleecker and Austen is next. Riding there are Carla and Josh. They use an early street shoutout: in "Taxi Driver", what actor said, "You talkin' to me?" They go with Robert De Niro... Right! They use the mobile on another early $25er: what cozy name did FDR give the radio addresses that he delivered during the Great Depression. They go with the Fireside Chats... Right for $100! They too have $200 going into a Red Light Challenge: the six birds named in "The 12 Days of Christmas". We have a partridge, a turtle dove, geese, swans... and that's it. They miss French hens and calling birds. But at least they're here! With $200, no less! But will they risk it? No. They have dinner money. We're going to dinner.

And the Cab rolls on to 23rd & First, where we hope to drop off Stella & Tim. They get all of the $25ers. And it's time for yet another RLC: seven countries have a coastline on the Persian Gulf. Name five. Kuwait, Iraq, Iran, Qatar, and Bahrain mean $250 more for $450. Others: Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates. From there, Stella and Tim just rattle off clip after clip until their final question. Doesn't matter if they miss it, because they're big Cash Cab winners with $1150. Ironically, they miss the final question on the disability Daredevil suffers from (blindness). Will they risk the $1150 on the Video Bonus? Nope.

 
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
Burton is decked out luau-style because one of eight families can win up to $130,000 and a trip to Hawaii on Family Feud's annual winner-take-all Tournament of Champions! First up...
 
Lester (Breanne, Jackie, Natalie, Amanda, Jaimie)
Wordlaw (Birlus, Erica, Deborah, Craig, Kent)
JACKPOT: $10,000

This is a single-elimination tournament, with the winners looking to add money to an accruing Fast Money jackpot. Right now, it's at $10,000, because FremantleMedia are some nice blokes like that.

Round 1: when a woman gets a haircut she hates, something she might do to make herself feel better (7). Birlus gets #2, wear a wig, while Breanne does her one better with shopping. Rest of the Lesters try dinner and a dye job. The Wordlaws try a hat to steal the points.. Got it for 66! Other answers: get nails done, recut hair.

Round 2: somewhere poeple have a TV where you think is ridiculous (5). Jackie is in with the loo, number one. They also get car and kitchen, but the Wordlaws are going with the closet.
"So the skeletons can watch it." Uh.. yeah. Lesters get the 83. Other answers: basement, porch.

Double Round: something you have to watch out for when you're walking down the street (5). Deborah gets #2, cars. Right on the buzzer, Natalie gets #1, people! The Wordlaws also get dogs, cracks & holes, and ... something you don't want to step in? The Lesters try gum for the specific... No! The Wordlaws get 226! Other answer: dog poop (said!)

Triple Round: a kind of place where parents are embarrassed by their misbehaving children (4). Amanda gets #3, church. Jaimie gets #2, restaurant. Breanne gets #1, grocery store! One more chance for the Wordlaws to stay in the tournament... "We're gonna go with... at school." That does it for the Wordlaws! They win, 475-83. Lesters... on their way home.

Meanwhile, Deborah and Birlus take on the Fast Money board for another $20,000 in the Jackpot. Together, they use all 10 questions to add $20,000 in the Jackpot! So far, it's up to $30,000!

 
The Price is Right by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time:  11a ET/10a CT on CBS (markets may vary)
Host: Bob Barker
Can you feel the love? It's Valentine's Week, and your first four are Joseph Wolfe, Barbara Mertz, Anita Lefort, and Sandra Nemecek. Their objective: win a Dink. The boat is $1795, and it goes to Joseph! He's got a chance to win a Gemcar playing Freeze Frame. He freezes at $4065 thanks to a friend's decision... if he only waited two more clicks, he would've won the $7695 machine.

Anita wins a $1999 curio cabinet, as well as a chance to take it away in a Chevy Malibu. The game is Let'em Roll. The three products: Hot Pockets, Super Poligrip, and Garlique supplement. The Hot Pockets are $2.29. Anita thinks that the Poligrip is higher... at $3.55 it is! She goes higher still with the Garlique... $8.99! She gets all three rolls. First roll... 2 cars, $3000. Anita freezes the cars and rolls again... 2 cars and $1000. She freezes again and one more roll... Car!

Barbara takes a pair of bikes in round 3 worth $898, but can she take a floor clock, a model of the HMS Victory, a bass guitar, and Tupperware? The game is Shopping Spree, and the target: $3000. She goes with the floor clock first... $1035. She goes for the guitar next... $1125! Finally, the model ship... $999! She wins all four! But Anita bottles up the win on the Wheel.

Who'll join her? Lt. JG Nicole Panos gets six flowboards worth $887. She also gets a chance at an HDTV, a dinette, and a recumbent bicycle. The game is Most Expensive, and the HDTV is Nicole's pick... The dinette is $3021. Ouch. The recumbent bike is $1999. The HDTV... $1899. Darn.

Remember: tomorrow night, CBS, 8p ET, Million Dollar Spectacular!

Roger Zygarliche steps up to the Punchboard after winning a $1300 stainless gas range. After taking chances from a jewelry box, stand mixer, and a cookie jar, he manages to score $250... but he gives it back. He drops to $50. Finally... he's got $500.

Last chance for Sandra to get on stage and it goes to... Dominic Ledesma, who wins a $660 digital camera. He's got a shot at a Chevrolet Malibu if he can win One Away. The price is not $27,573. He tries $18,482. One honk... two.. three... four... That's it. Just four. He switches the last 8 to a 6... and that'll do it for the win!

First up: a trip to the Beverly Hills Penitentiary, where inmates are imprisoned with crystal stemware, a day bed with mattress, and a Chevrolet HHR. Top winner Anita bids $25,750. Roger gets a new game room with "The Simpsons Pinball Party" pinball, a pool table, and a "ReVolt" upright game, as well as a trip to Australia. Roger bids $16,500. Actual price: $20,022, a difference of $3522. Actual price of Anita's Showcase... $18,954. Roger wins $22,007 in cash and prizes.

Stats: even, $64,492.

 
Wheel of Fortune by Jason Block, GSNN

Air time:  Check listings or wheeloffortune.com
Hosts: Pat Sajak & Vanna White
From Snowbound New York City, it's time for something warm! How about the Monday edition of "Fun in the Sun" week from Ft. Lauderdale!
 
The $1,000 Tossup is MOVIE TITLE. John Switter is from Deerfield Beach, FL. He is a policeman in the Hollywood, FL. He solved SOME LIKE IT HOT for $1,000. He is married for just 6 months. Melissa Mathias is from Miami Springs, FL. She is a 5th grade teacher. She is married for 10 months. Adriana Perez is from Miami. She is getting her masters, but she likes to act. And she is married for 9 days!
 
The $2,000 Tossup is THING. John misses and Melissa solves TENNIS BRACELET for $2,000. She will start this round, but we add a trip to Rome with accommodations at the Exedra Hotel in the Boscolo Hotel Chain with airfare from American Airlines worth $9,148! The category is FUN AND GAMES...and it's a PRIZE PUZZLE. Melissa picks up the Rome trip on her first spin. She hits and picks up the $1,000 Body Glove GC. She solves CLASSIC YACHT REGATTA for $2,650! What a round...she is also going to the Caribbean! It's a trip to Sandals in Antigua! Airfare provided by Air Jamaica...it's worth $7,000! And if you have the SPIN ID is RH05978, you are off to Antigua and if you have the Sony Card you have $50,000! That round was worth $19,798 in cash and prizes and she has $21,798 in cash and prizes!
 
The jackpot round is sponsored by Eggland's Best Eggs. The category is SAME NAME. Adriana gets her shot at the wheel for the first time tonight. She hits and picks up the Free Spin. She controls the wheel for the entire round and solves SPRINKLER & JURY SYSTEM for $4,350.
 
The mystery round prize is $10,000. The category is SONG LYRICS. And John gets his shot! He misses a vowel...and Melissa hits 2 $3,500 G's. And Melissa quickly solves WASTIN' AWAY AGAIN IN MARGARITAVILLE for $8,200! She has $29,998 in cash and prizes!
 
The $3,000 Tossup is LIVING THING. John is up to $4,000 with BOSTON TERRIER. He starts this round which is SHOW BIZ. And we are into the FINAL SPIN...and it's $1,700 a letter. And Melissa seals her victory with LATE-NIGHT INFOMERCIALS for $1,700. She wins with $31,698 in cash and prizes! John leaves with $4,000. Adriana leaves with $4,350!
 
Melissa has a trip to Italy, a trip to Antigua and a lot of cash...can she add a car or more cash to her impressive haul? She lands on the $ in $100,000. Her category tonight is THING. With the RSTLNE we have:
 
_ _ T _ _
_ _ _ E R

She choose M C H A and we have:
 
_ A T _ _
C _ _ E R
 
This was a tough puzzle...it was PATIO COVER. And she lost the 2006 Mercedes SLK Convertible, but she leaves with a nice total of $31,698 in cash and trips!
 
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire by Don Harpwood, GSNN

Air time:  Check listings or millionairetv.com
Host: Meredith Vieira
The crew is back in New York to give away more money to people who passed their audition tests...

First up today is Mary Robison (South Hadley, MA), who is currently a teacher. Looking at her, though, it may not seem like it, but she once built special effects for rock bands such as KISS. She built plenty of things that were meant to blow up! And yet, her students don't believe her when she tells them this. Well, I'm inclined to believe her. Anyway, Mary starts by knowing that a person who is making a crucial, life-changing decision is said to be "standing at a crossroads". She sweeps the lower tier, then rolls through some more questions before reaching this one...

[$25,000]
What magazine's cover often features the familiar image of a foppish sophisticate named Eustace Tilley?
A: The Atlantic Monthly
B: The New Yorker
C: The New Republic
D: Harper's Magazine

Mary wasn't sure at first, but upon seeing the choices, she figures that it's B. After a bit of though, she goes with it... and she has $25,000! Now, with 4 lifelines available, she continues on...

[$50,000]
Bitterballen, deep-fried meatballs served with mustard, are a tasty traditional treat of what European nation?
A: Sweden
B: Switzerland
C: Poland
D: The Netherlands

Mary asks the audience. 57% of the studio audience and 40% of the AIM users say A. Mary trusts them... but they're wrong! Only 6% of the studio audience and 13% of the AIM users gave the right answer, which was D! She's still happy, though, because she does have $25,000 to take home!

Next in the hot seat is Ayesha Black (Los Angeles, CA). She's a hip designer, designing jewelry and clothing, but she admits to having an "inner nerd", and it eventually became an "outer nerd". Also, she came to New York alone, for fear that her family might embarrass her somehow. Now, it's time for her to embrace that "outer nerd", and Ayesha starts by knowing that a phrase commonly used to refer to someone who is too smart for his own good is "smarty pants" (Ken Jennings could be considered one, and he has a few million bucks to prove it). She easily completes the lower tier, then after a couple more questions, she faces this...

[$8,000]
The shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, the winter solstice occurs in what month?
A: November
B: December
C: January
D: February

Ayesha is leaning towards B at first, but she begins to second-guess herself. After some thought, she uses the 50:50, leaving B and D. She then just goes with B... and she's right! She then makes it to $16,000, despite a little more second-guessing.

That's all for today. Ayesha will go for $25,000 (and hopefully a lot more) tomorrow.
 
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