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Family Feud by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time: Check local listings or familyfeud.com
Host: Richard Karn

Champions: Solis (Sallie, Bob, Eddie, Sandra & Alicia); $20,840, two days

Challengers: Bauer (Desiree, Michael, Jason, Jacob & Christi)

Jack Bauer isn't one of them, but still, the challengers are giving the champs a run for their money, with the score standing at 281-76 going into the triple round: 100 women; a word for a man who isn't neat. Number one is slob, and it goes Jacob's way. The rest of the team comes up with ... Not much. The champs can force sudden death if "pig" is up there... It's there! Other answers: Messy and untidy. The Solis family trails by one going into...

Sudden death: Which talk show has the trashiest guests? I'm thinking Springer. Alicia thinks Springer. It's good for the win, 559-281.

Sandra benches Sallie in favor of Bob for Fast Money. Will the gambit pay off? Yep. Another $20,000 gives them $60,840.

The Price is Right by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time: 11am ET/10am CT on CBS (times vary by market)
Host: Bob Barker

Budding actress Jillian Nyan got a chaise and $2500 (including $1000 in bonus cash in the Showdown) in her journey at Studio 33. Ryan Smeets would find the sight of a night vision package useful as he finds the Secret X for a hair dryer and a new dining room with dinnerware.

Both would meet up at the Showcase, where Ryan can choose the bedroom group with mattress & dressing, an HDTV, and a trip to Japan or the next Showcase. He keeps the first one, and tags it at $9000, a difference of $8329. Jillian gets some home improvements in the form of a fridge/freezer, a sauna, and a Ford Explorer. She bids $21,000, a difference of over $10,000. Ryan wins the day with $22,018.

The Marlin Frakes Triple Play from yesterday will be posted once I get the time to do it.

Shop 'til You Drop by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time: 6:30pm ET/5:30pm CT on PAX
Host: JD Roberto

Players: Lisa (real estate agent) & Lee (HR) vs. Rebecca (server) & David (store manager)

Rebecca & David get a TV center. Lisa and Lee didn't get their opening stunt because they, like 9/10s of the nation, didn't watch "Outback Jack". I bet JD feels smarted right now. But they do get hair care products and a trip to Palm Springs from the Shopper's Special. Despite missing their follow-up stunt, Rebecca & David rally back to win, 550-250.

STYD Round for a trip to Hawaii: Rebecca & David get a Shopvac, a cordless headset phone, luggage, charm bracelets, an ArtGazebo.com gift certificate, and dinnerware. Total of... $2145.

Street Smarts by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Check local listings or streetsmartstv.com
Host: Frank Nicotero

Players for Co-Host Week, Day 3: Suzanne (medical assistant from Stockton, CA) vs. Craig (server from Pensacola, FL)

Panel: David (Minneapolis), Jackie (Pomona, CA), & Chris (Tucson, AZ)

It's Celebrity Co-Host Week! Today, George Wallace flies in from Vegas (we just love Vegas at the net, don't we?). Craig leads it, $1600 to $1100 going into the Wager of Death: A baby is commonly referred to as a bundle of what? Correct: Joy.

Suzanne takes Jackie, and Craig... "Two can play at this game." Jackie goes with "Love"; wrong answer is a good bet. Craig... doesn't make it; he has $700. Jackie... doesn't make it either; she has $100, making Craig the winner. But will he keep the $700? "I'm going to the top!" We'll see him in the tourney. It's coming soon.

Wheel of Fortune by Jason Block, GSNN

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

It's the midweek edition of "Big Money Week" on WOF! And let's see how
much money the contestants can take from Pat and Vanna! The $1,000 Tossup is THING. Jessica Sipe solved POSITIVE CASH FLOW for $1,000. She is from San Antonio, TX and a research assistant in molecular biology. Jennifer Espinoza from Las Vegas works with a urologist! Benjamin Dithrich from Norwich, CT is a software engineer that is working with the US Navy. He has his daughter Isabel on his tie in her Penn State mini cheerleader uniform. (Too cute.)

The $2,000 Tossup is LIVING THING. Jessica is 2 for 2 with COTTONWOOD TREE. The category for this round is PHRASE. Jessica, with her $3,000 total starts. After work, Jessica misses. Jennifer misses--over to Ben. He solves THE CHECK IS IN THE MAIL for $3,050. He has a $50 lead on Jessica.

The Jackpot round is sponsored by Eggland's Best. The Prize added to the Wheel--a Collette Vacations trip to Madrid, Spain. It's worth $5,086! The category is FUN AND GAMES...and a PRIZE PUZZLE to boot! Jennifer starts and hits the $3,500 wedge and one T..she is loud and proud! She just lost $5,650 on Bankrupt with one flick of the wheel. Over to Ben. He hits and picks up the Madrid Trip, and the $1,000 Gift Tag to orbitz.com. He solved PRIVATE SURFING LESSONS for $800. And you can get them on your trip to Hawaii! A trip to the Waikoloa Beach Resort by Marriott. Airfare provided by Aloha Airlines...and we have $1,000 in spending cash for you. It's worth $6,280. And if you have CH05572 you are off to Hawaii! That round with all the prizes was worth $13,166 to him and he has $16,216 in cash and trips!

The mystery round prize is a 2005 Scion xA worth $13,973! The category is AROUND THE HOUSE. Ben starts. He hits the $3,500 wedge and one G. He lost $4,450 on Bankrupt...over to Jessica. She hits the Mystery wedge and will she risk $3,550 for the car? She does...and its the CAR! Oh boy! She freezes on the solve...over to Jennifer. Jennifer hits Bankrupt. Back to Ben. He hits Lose A Turn. Jessica blows the solve for the 2nd time. Jennifer hits Bankrupt. Ben hits the $3,500 and 3 R's. Ben solves MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTION RENEWAL CARDS for $10,800. He has $27,016! (Recapper's notes: The first missed solve was a freeze: MAGAZINE RESUSCITATION... the 2nd one was more painful. MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTION RENEWAL CALLS. Too bad for Jessica)

The $3,000 Tossup is next in line...it's RHYME TIME. Jessica sweeps the tossups with HOITY-TOITY. She has $6,000. The category is SONG/ARTIST. But it's FINAL SPIN TIME...and Pat hits the big one....$6,000 a letter. Jessica comes from behind and wins with MATERIAL GIRL BY MADONNA with $42,000--all cash! Ben has some great trips and great prizes and he leaves with $27,016! But Jennifer leaves with $500. But she was a great enthusiastic contestant.

Jessica solved no puzzle, but swept the tossups and the final spin round. Can she win the bonus round too? Let's see. Her category for tonight's bonus round is: AROUND THE HOUSE. With the normal 6 and her choices of DMCI we have:

_ I _ _ _
_ _ N _

This is incredibly tough. But it was PIGGY BANK. And she would have
added $25,000 more to her piggy bank. But she leaves with $42,000--all
cash!

Now that you know the bonus round puzzle solution--do you want to be on
Wheel of Fortune? It's the "You Can Be on Wheel of Fortune Sweepstakes".
Go here and enter tonight's bonus round puzzle solution. Do it once a day, every day through the end of next week and you can be one of 100 winners (and their guests) that could be flown to Los Angeles to see a taping of Wheel and audition to play the game itself. Airfare is provided by Delta Airlines...so go do it--now!

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Check local listings or millionaireTV.com
Host: Meredith Vieira

College Week continues from WWTBAM Play It! at Disney-MGM Studios at Walt Disney World in Orlando, where AZ State senior Allyson Horgan, who wants to get a PhD., continues her trek toward seven figures. So far, she's at $2000 and two lifelines - PAF and 50/50 - remaining.

Okay, make that one lifeline. Allyson calls PAF Donna on $4000: What school's facilities include the George Lucas Instructional Building and the Johnny Carson TV Stage? "I'm going to say USC. It's definitely not NYU. It's definitely not Columbia." It's Allyson's first inkling... and it's right for $4000!

And make that zero lifelines after $16,000: The legendary tale of the Pied Piper takes place in what country? Left with only Ireland and Germany, Allyson goes with Germany... and she gets to view the $25,000 milestone! And here it is...

For $25,000: In the bestseller "The Five People You Meet in Heaven," which of these is not one of the five people encountered? a) High school gym teacher b) Army captain c) Deceased wife d) Freak show performer. She thinks it's A. And she's... RIGHT! Goodbye student loans!

For $50,000: Once used by Native Americans as a form of currency, wampum was made from what? a) Animal teeth and bones b) Carved wood c) Polished shells d) Smooth stones. Hard question. Allyson decides to switch it out. Correct: C. Allyson would've been right! Oh well. New question: In 1958, what jeweler donated the fabled Hope diamond to the Smithsonian Institution? a) Bulgari b) Harry Winston c) Cartier d) Tiffany. A jumps out... Allyson takes the freeball on it. Nothing lost, but the answer was B.

From the University of Colorado, we meet sophomore Tom Rudden of Denver. In a fit of irony, the original host of US Millionaire Regis Philbin gets Tom the $1000 check. But no such luck with $2000, as he ATAs: According to a popular Beatles song, who "picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been"? Disney World likes "Eleanor Rigby", and AOL agrees. Tom goes with them, as he takes the $2000.

He needs the 50/50 at $8000: In 2004, movie star Julia Roberts gave birth to twin babies with what distinctive names? That leaves Sigrid & Camden and Hazel & Phinnaeus. with no idea, Aunt Betty gets a call from Meredith. "Hazel and Phinnaeus. 100 percent. We love you, sweetheart." Always listen to the aunt, as Tom brings $8000 into tomorrow's show.