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100 Mexicanos Dijeron by Jason Hernandez, GSNN

Air time: 8p ET/7p CT on Telefutura
Host: Marco Antonio Regil
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Family Feud by Chico Alexander and Chris Tufts, GSNN

Air time:  Check listings or familyfeud.com
Host: Richard Karn
Kimbell (Connie, Jenny, Karolin, Joann, Candice); $21,610, three days
Friedman (Lisa, Anthony, Dave, Mike, Eric) from Long Island, NY

After an extended absence, the Kimbells return to defend. Round 1: something a woman looks forward to that a man dreads (6). Connie fires with shopping, number one. Rest of the champs get a wedding, while the Friedmans try to steal with "visiting family"... Got it for 59! Other answers: going out/dinner, anniversary, Valentine's Day.

Round 2: another word for "throw up" (6). Jenny gets the high mark again with "vomit". From that we get barf, puke, regurgitate, upchuck, and hurl for 94.

Double Round: a carpenter's tool you hope a surgeon never uses (full board). Dave gets number one with a hammer. The challengers also get a saw and a drill. The Kimbells try to steal with a screwdriver.... Up there for 256! Other answers: chisel, ax.

Triple Round: something a man might have expensive tastes in (4).  Mike buzzes in with cars, number one. The Friedmans also get jewelry and clothes. The Kimbells try one more time with women.... NOT THERE! The Friedmans win, 323-256. Other answer: wine/alcohol

Dave and Eric only manage 132 in Fast Money for $660.

 
Jeopardy! by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time:  Check listings or jeopardy.com
Host: Alex Trebek
Jimmy Orsag (journalist from Rochester, PA); $11,602
Melanie Perrault (college history professor from Salisbury, MA)
Amit Bose (attorney from Tucker, GA)

Jimmy starts this, his first defense as champion, with $200 Hugh Done It. After clearing the category, a rarity in Jeopardy!, a Daily Double under a $200 clue. This time, it's under $200 It's a Mystery!. Amit, under by $200, bets $600 on this: the title of this 1939 mystery by Raymond Chandler is a slang term for death. "What is Murder?" Nope, it's "The Big Sleep", as Amit is now in the red by $800. He recovers, but with $2000, it is he who starts Double Jeopardy! against Jimmy's $2800 and Melanie's $5800.

Kicking off Double Jeopardy! with $400 Sports Franchises on Film. Melanie, who didn't get any of the sports franchises, gets the Daily Double under $1200 The Body Human. She leads by $200, and... "I'm going to be a wimp and say $500." The challenge: name the purple ductless 6-letter organ that destroys 200 billion red cells a day ... on purpose. "What is the spleen?" Right for $8700. And she finds the other one under $800 Running in Circles. Again, she bets only a five-piece on 66 degrees 30 minutes north latitude. "What is the Arctic Circle?" Right for $9200. She takes the lead going into the final with $11,600 to Amit's $11,200. Meanwhile, Jimmy has $8400.

Final Jeopardy! in "Word Origins": this word regarding infidelity came from a certain bird leaving its eggs in other nests to be raised. Correct question: What is cuckold?

No one is right, but in Melanie's case, it costs her big as she gets greedy, leaving her with $399. Amit meanwhile plays gingerly and wins $5600 by only $402. Jimmy leaves with $13,602.

 
The Price is Right by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time:  11a ET/10a CT on CBS (markets may vary)
Host: Bob Barker
We start this one with Netra Desai, Matthew Ciucolo, Steven Vigil, Elizabeth Bowman, and a computer worth $1577. Only two bucks off, Netra wins it, as the kid of a mother whose dream it was to be on the show gets to play for 2 for the Price of 1. The 2: an electric guitar and a trip to Nashville. The first number: either 7 or 3. Second: either 4 or 1. Third: either 9 or 4. She gets the last number free... it's a 9. Then Netra picks the 7 and 4 for a price of $749 for the guitar... RIGHT!

Elizabeth came from BYU to win a $1670 set of dinnerware. But can she score $16,000? It's in the Bag, but will she reach that far? The products: Nesquik chocolate, Renuzit Airlets, Udderly Smooth foot cream, Citracal, Dexatrim Max, and Clorox bleach pen. She thinks the foot cream is 97 cents, the Dexatrim is $10.97, the chocolate drink is $2.99, the bleach pen is $4.39, and the Citracal is $5.49... She's only right on the foot cream. No more money for her...

Matthew wins a GPC telescope worth $2074 in round 3, and you know, we haven't had a car yet... how about a Cadillac CTS? He plays 3 Strikes. The numbers: 1, 3, 6, 7, and 8. Second pick: strike one. Third, he gets and places the 3 in position 1. Seventh pick: the 8 in position three. Then the 6, and the 7 for the $36,871 car... All he needs is to pull the 1... And he pulls... STRIKE TWO! Final shot.... THE ONE! Matthew wins the car, but Netra wins the place in the Showcase.

Daniel Sullivan wins a range in round 4 worth $1999. From there, he gets a shot at One Wrong Price. An old-fashioned bathtub: $2351. An offroad motorcycle: $2094. A dinette: $1189. One is wrong... Daniel thinks it's the bathtub... The bathtub is... $1608! Winner!

Amy Lee wins a $799 wall clock. Now she steps up to the dice table for a Ford Focus. First number: 1. First dice roll: 1. Higher. Second dice roll: 5. Amy goes lower. Third dice roll: 4. Amy goes against the odds and says higher. Final dice roll: 1. That's higher. So she gets 3 numbers out of five. The third number... 1. So now it's all on the fourth... 3. She loses the $16,135 car.

Last chance for Steven with tennis equipment. Price: $650. Winner... Steven! He gets to play for a brass bed with sleep set. Is it $4529 or $3619? He goes with $4529... Right! He wins that, but it's Daniel who joins Netra at the Showcase.

First up, Phire looks in her closet and finds a trip to New York City, a trip to Amsterdam, and a fold-down trailer. Must be a big closet. Top winner Daniel bids $26,000. Netra gets a trip to Port o'Price, where a fridge, a chair, and a snowmobile are coming off of the docks. Netra bids $18,750. Actual price... $18,493. She's over and by so little. Daniel's actual price... $35,099! He wins the day with $42,029!

Stats: 4-2, $93,341.

 
Wheel of Fortune by Jason Block, GSNN

Air time:  Check listings or wheeloffortune.com
Hosts: Pat Sajak & Vanna White
After last night's $100,000 win, how can we top it? Let's see and find out on the Wednesday edition of "Soap Stars" week in association with SoapNet. Today's celebrity partners are Deidre Hall from "Days of Our Lives" who is playing for the Mariposa Middle School, Peter Bergman of "The Young and the Restless" who is playing for the Gabriella Axelrad Education Foundation and Susan Flannery from "The Bold and the Beautiful" who is playing for Planned Parenthood of Santa Barbara. We see a clip of Pat Sajak in 1983 playing on Days of Our Lives as we start the show. Tonight is "Soap Idols" night!
 
The $1,000 Tossup is PERSON. Ross and Susan solve A GOOD KISSER for $1,000. Ross Smith is from Santa Barbara and is an underwriter. He is playing with Susan Flannery. Deborah Calhoun is from Mobile, AL. She is a resource for the Mobile Public Schools. She is playing with Peter Bergman. Allen Cruz is from Oceanside,CA. He is a Marine Corps Helicopter Pilot. He is playing with Deidre Hall.
 
The $2,000 Tossup is LIVING THINGS. Ross and Susan miss, and Peter and Deborah solve BELUGA WHALES for $2,000. And we add a trip to the 2006 Daytime Emmys with a Sony Digital Camera from SoapNet worth $6,677. The category for this round is BEFORE AND AFTER. Both Peter and Deborah and Allen and Deidre miss...and it's over to Ross and Susan. They hit a $2,500 B. They solve LEADING MAN OVERBOARD for $4,800. They have $5,800.
 
The jackpot round is sponsored by Eggland's Best Eggs. The category is THING....and it's a PRIZE PUZZLE. Allen and Deidre start and hit Bankrupt. Over to Ross and Susan. They miss...over to Peter and Deborah. They miss...over to Allen and Deidre. They solve ELEGANT TURQUOISE JEWELRY for $1,750. And you buy that in Mexico! It's a trip to the Moon Palace in Cancun with airfare provided by Mexicana Airlines. It's worth $6,300. And if you have RA05185 you are off to Cancun. Do you have the Sony Card as well? You have $50,000! They have $8,050 in cash and trip!  
 
The mystery round prize is $10,000. The category is PHRASE. Susan and Ross start. They quickly solve TWO HEADS ARE BETTER THAN ONE for $4,450. They have $10,250.
 
The $3,000 Tossup is SHOW BIZ. Allen and Deidre solve DUELING PIANOS. They have $11,050. We go into right into a $1,600 a letter FINAL SPIN with AROUND THE HOUSE. After a bit of stoppage by Deidre they solved BROWN LEATHER RECLINER for $11,200. They win with $22,250. Deborah leaves with $2,000 but Peter's charity gets $10,000. Ross leaves with $10,250 in cash, which is what goes to Susan's charity.  
 
Can we have 2 $100,000 winners in a row? I hope so. They land on the 1in $100,000 with Deidre's Spin. Their category is THING. With the RSTLNE we have:
 
_  _  _  _ E
T R _ _ _ _

They choose H D M A and we have:
 
M _ _ _ E
T R _ _ _ A

And by speaking it out they solved some MOVIE TRIVIA. And what do you know, Allen is driving off in a 2006 Porsche Boxster worth $51,035! They leave with a huge total of $73,285! That amount goes to the Mariposa Middle School! And if you have the SPIN ID of JH06292 you are the proud owner of a new Porsche! And if you have the SONY card, you have $50,000 for gas and insurance!
 
Now, go to http://www.wheeloffortune.com and enter the bonus solution of MOVIE TRIVIA for your chance to come to New York City and go behind the scenes of "One Life to Live" or other prizes from the Soapnet Shop! Another great night here at WOF!
 
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire by Don Harpwood, GSNN

Air time:  Check listings or millionairetv.com
Host: Meredith Vieira
Going into today's show, Roseann Avolio (Clifton, NJ) has reached $8,000, and still has all her lifelines available. Could she make it all the way to the top?

It had already been established that Roseann has been quite excited, but she was also excited when she was in the audience a few weeks prior to this taping (which was when she took the test to get here). She then mentions that back then, before a show, while T-shirts were thrown into the audience and a comedian warmed up the crowd, she ended up called on down for a bit! No wonder she's so excited! Anyway, the game resumes, and after a couple of questions, she gets $25,000! Now, she has 4 lifelines, and she goes to the upper tier...

[$50,000]
What starring TV role did Bing Crosby turn down, reportedly because it would interfere with his golf?
A: Marcus Welby
B: Columbo
C: Barnaby Jones
D: Cannon

The 50:50 leaves B and D. Roseann was leaning towards C, so it's a good thing she used that lifeline. So, she then asks the audience. Both polls favour B, with the studio audience split 55% to 45%, and the AIM users split 62% to 38%. Roseann likes the numbers from the AIM poll enough to trust the audience and say B... and they're right! Moving on...

[$100,000]
In 1939, what two teams played in the first baseball game broadcast on TV?
A: Ohio State and Penn State
B: Syracuse and Rutgers
C: Princeton and Columbia
D: Yale and Harvard

Roseann says she doesn't have anyone on her Phone-a-Friend list that would know enough about sports to answer this one, so she switches it out. After the answer is revealed to be C, they go to a commercial break. After the break, this pops up...

[$100,000] (Q)
By definition, eustatic change is a worldwide alteration in what?
A: Ozone levels
B: Radioactivity
C: Surface temperature
D: Sea level

After some thought, Roseann calls her friend Sonia, who says D. Roseann cheers loudly for a few moments, then goes with D... and it's D! She's out of lifelines now, but who knows, maybe she could get lucky and the next question (or 2, or maybe even 3) could be something she somehow knows. Let's see what it is...

[$250,000]
"The Oprah Winfrey Show" made its national debut on September 8, 1986 with an episode about what?
A: Inspirational teachers
B: Marrying the right person
C: Loving your body
D: Moms who do it all

Roseann happens to be a fan of that show, but she does have to think about this one. She thinks it's not C. She thinks it might not be A. She doesn't think it would be B. She then says she's torn between A and D, possibly leaning towards D from what I heard her say. But she's not confident enough to risk it, so she walks. Turns out that it was B after all, so it's a good thing she bailed outta there! And as a result, Roseann is heading outta there with $100,000, and she is still as excited as ever!

Looks like she also took up the entire half-hour, as time runs out for today. We'll be seeing someone else in the hot seat tomorrow.
 
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