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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

Rainey (Kyle, Brian, Laura, Angela, Darin)

Orsini (John, Lena, Gina, Matt, Cynthia) from Nutley, NJ; $20,000

The Orsinis welcome their first challengers today.

Round 1: when husbands yell at their wives, something wives do (6). Kyle fires with yell back... Number one! We also get crying and leaving. The Orsinis try to steal with spend money... Not there! The Raineys get 77. Other answers: ignore them, throw things, silent/pout.

Round 2: something a woman likes to do on vacation that starts with a letter S (5). Brian with the premature buzz-in says "sunbathe."... Number one! We also get show, swim, sleep, and sex for the sweep and 165.

Double Round: who comes closest to being the Marilyn Monroe of today (full board). Gina gets number one, Madonna. And that's all the champs get as the challengers try to steal with Anna Nicole Smith... Right for 205! Other answers: Christina Aguilera, Angelina Jolie, Gwen Stefani, Halle Berry.

Triple Round: something parents accuse kids of wasting (4). Matt gets money, #2. Cynthia gets food, #1. John gets #3, time. One more answer, one more chance for the Raineys, who go with "water"... Winners! 475-0, the final score.

Kyle & Angela go to the Fast Money board, and end up using all 10 questions to take the $20,000.

Jeopardy! by Chico Alexander, GSNN

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

Randy Logan (high school English teacher from Mesquite, TX); $18,800

Denise Hay (high school administrator/teacher from Crystal Lake, IL)

Mary Danieli (library technician from Vancouver, BC)

Will Randy be the first to repeat today?

He starts with $200 Teddy Roosevelt Speaks. Eight clues later, Denise finds the Daily Double under $600 Another Word in Thesaurus. She bets the max of $1000 on this: in 1978 India stopped exporting this type of monkey to scientific labs around the world. "What is Rhesus?" Right for $1200 and the lead!

She would build onto that lead with $5400 at the half to Randy's $4000. Mary has $1200 and the first go in Double Jeopardy!...

... with $400 European History. Randy finds the first Daily Double under $1600 Films of the '50s. He fronts $3500 on this: Alan Jay Lerner won the Oscar for best screenplay for this 1951 musical about an expatriate. "What is 'An American in Paris'?" Correct for $9500 and the lead! Dense retakes the lead when she finds the second Daily Double under $1600 It's On "R" Map. She bets $2000 on the East River location of the New York City jail. "What is Riker's Island?" Correct for $12,600! She ends up with $12,200 to Randy's $11,100. Mary has $4400.

Final Jeopardy! in "Islands": despite landmines dating from 1982, penguins use these islands for mating grounds, being too light to set them off. Correct question: What are the Falkland Islands?

Denise could've taken it had she spelled the name correctly. Er go, Randy will repeat as champion with $12,400 today, and $31,200 for two days.

Wheel of Fortune by Jason Block, GSNN

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

It's Wednesday...but it's the Weekend at WOF. Time for the latest "Weekend Getaways" edition!

The $1,000 Tossup is PHRASE. Matthew misses and Kerry Lewis solves AROUND THE BEND for $1,000. She is an attorney and plays soccer. Matthew Draffen is from LA. He is a semi-professional opera singer. Staci Shawman is from Rising Sun, MD. She is a stay at home mom.

The $2,000 Tossup is RHYME TIME. Matthew is on the board with MUMBO JUMBO. He has $2,000 and starts this round. We add a trip to Big Sky Montana at Moonlight Basin worth $6,350. The category is EVENT. He misses...over to Staci who misses as well...over to Kerry. She hits 4 $2500 N's. She solves OPENING AN E-MAIL ATTACHMENT for $14,100! She has $15,100!

The Jackpot Round is sponsored by Midas. The category is BEST SELLER. Staci starts and hits 5 $3,500 T's. What a start! And she solves HE'S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU for $17,700. What a haul for the first two rounds!

The Mystery Round prize is $10,000 courtesy of Radisson Hotels. The category is SONG TITLE...and a PRIZE PUZZLE. Kerry starts and hits the mystery wedge and risks it. Bad news...BANKRUPT. Over to Matthew. He misses...over to Staci. She hits Bankrupt...over to Kerry who solves ON THE GOOD SHIP LOLLIPOP for $900. And you can sail away on a ship in the Caribbean! It's a Star Clippers Caribbean Cruise with Airfare provided by American Airlines. It's worth $6,890! And if you have the SPIN ID of MC01238 you will be cruising to the Caribbean. And if you have the Sony Card...you have $50,000! That round was $7,790...and she has $22,890 in cash and trip!

The $3,000 Tossup is PLACE. Matthew has $5,000 with SWIMMING HOLE. He starts this round which is ON THE MAP. He hits Lose A Turn...over to Staci. She misses a vowel...over to Kerry. She hits Bankrupt...over to Matthew. He misses...back to Staci. She misses...back to Kerry. She hits Bankrupt...and we go into the FINAL SPIN for $1,300 a letter. Staci solves PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY for $2,200. And she leaves with $19,900 in cash. And Matthew leaves with $5,000! But Kerry is going to be sailing on the Caribbean Sea with $22,890 in cash and her trip!

We gave away just uner $48,000 in the front game. Can Kerry win more...she lands on the H in CASH. Her category is ON THE MAP. With the RSTLNE we have:

T _ _ _ T _

She chooses M B D A and we have:

T A _ _ T _

And she can go to TAHITI with her $45,000 in Bonus Cash! Her huge total is $67,890 in cash and trip to the Caribbean! Way to go Kerry!

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire by Don Harpwood, GSNN

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

Dan Coughnour (Huber Heights, OH) starts his journey up the money tree today. He started with a law degree and ended up an auto mechanic before his girlfriend made him start shoveling manure. Hopefully he won't crap out today.

It turns out that Leah has 11 tattoos, including one that says "Lady Luck". Go figure. Also, Leah likes to read. In fact, she sometimes reads up to 12 books a week! Wow. Oh, and she also wins a lot of radio contests. So much so, that she got letters from a couple of stations that basically told her to stop winning! I certainly hope she doesn't stop winning yet; at least not until after she's done here! With that, the game resumes...

[$8,000]
Richard Starkey, who is better known by his stage name, played the drums for what legendary rock band?
A: The Rolling Stones
B: The Doors
C: Led Zeppelin
D: The Beatles

Leah calls her mother's friend Susan, who says D "without a doubt". Leah goes with D... and it's D! Moving on...

[$16,000]
In 2005, what powerful Republican was indicted on criminal charges of money laundering and conspiracy?
A: Tom DeLay
B: Dennis Hastert
C: Bill Frist
D: Trent Lott

Leah asks the audience. An astounding 86% of the studio audience says A, and so does 49% of the AIM users. Leah trusts them... and they're right! Next question...

[$25,000]
What island nation lies less than 100 miles away from India across the treacherous Palk Strait?
A: Madagascar
B: Sri Lanka
C: Cyprus
D: Indonesia

Leah has no idea, so she decides to walk. After seeing that it was B, she heads outta there with $16,000!

Next in the hot seat is Russ Bleil (Brooklyn, NY). He is excited to be here, and he has been waiting all day for this. So, they get right to it with him knowing that to deter potential intruders, homeowners commonly post signs on their property reading "Beware of Dog" (Lawn Gnomes may look scary, but they're inanimate). He gets to $1,000 without a problem, then soon faces this...

[$4,000]
In the folk song "On Top of Old Smoky," the singer laments the loss of his what?
A: Way home
B: Fair steed
C: Bag of gold
D: True lover

Russ decides to turn to the audience for help, and both polls favour D (87% of studio; 51% of AIM). Russ trusts them... and they're right! Another question later, and this one shows up...

[$16,000]
In 2005, the College Board added to its SAT exam a new section called what?
A: Analytical Skills
B: Science
C: Writing
D: History

Russ calls Steve, who guesses C. Russ then uses the 50:50, leaving A and C. He goes with C... and it's C! He then gets to $25,000, before getting to this...

[$50,000]
Because its orbit is highly elliptical, what planet's distance from the sun can range from 2.8 to 4.5 billion miles?
A: Saturn
B: Jupiter
C: Uranus
D: Pluto

Russ seems to have an idea that it's one of two, but he decides to switch this question out. He'd have guessed D... and that's what it was. But it's gone now, and this is in its place...

[$50,000] (Q)
The U.S. Postal Service still uses mules to deliver mail to a remote Indian reservation in what state?
A: New Mexico
B: Utah
C: California
D: Arizona

Russ goes with D... and he's right! Still going...

[$100,000]
In 1974, what product became the first to be scanned by a retailer using the UPC bar code?
A: Hershey bar
B: Wrigley's gum
C: Planters peanuts
D: Coca-Cola six-pack

Russ wants to say A, but he just can't do it. So, he walks. Good thing too; it was B. That sends him home with $50,000!

And that'll do it for today. New player tomorrow.