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Deal Or No Deal
by Gordon Pepper

Air time: Check local listings
Host: Howie Mandel with Tameka Jacobs & Patricia Kara
On the Web
: www.dealornodealtv.com  

Wins / Losses: 104 / 56
Bonus Prize Winners: 18 ($128,250) (1 double winner)
Biggest Win: $275,000 (Chelsea Drake)
Smallest Win: $1 (Marcia and Melanie)
Earliest Exit: Round of 8
Biggest Profit: $201,700
Biggest Loss: -$428,000
Biggest Case Given Away: $500,000 (Ekaterini Petronas / Stuart Ingleman / Allan Weissberg)
Perfect Deals: 16
Good Deals: 84
Bad Deals: 42
Worst Deals: 18
Selected the $500,000: 10
Gave Away the $500,000: 3
Amount Awarded for the day: $70,000
Amount Awarded for the week: $236,505
Amount Awarded for the Season: $4,504,796
Net Profit / Loss on Case Selling for the day: +$64,800
Net Profit / Loss on Case Selling for the week: +$88,804.50
Net Profit / Loss on Case Selling for the season: -$2,406,647.51
 
Mr. Sam Patterson has stood by case #11 all week. Hence, he is going to stand by it as he is the last contested selected for Teacher's Week. Mr. #1 (Coach Fuerte) - PENNY! Nice way to start. #10 (Mr. Duncan) - $500. #4 (Miss Koplan) - $100. #22 (Coach Bradley) - $75,000. #7 (Mr. Sanders) - $300. A decent first round for Chad, which gets us an offer of $22,000 (and a suggestion of having a new hairstylist other than his wife). Sam, who says he got she shaved sides and crew due to a hair mishap, declines both. NO DEAL!

Let's clip off 5 more cases. #8 (Professor Nakamato) - $200. #12 (Mr. Jason) - $5. #18 (Miss Siriotis) - $1. #2 (Mrs. Tape) - $100,000. Oops. #9 (Mrs. Dwyer) - $2,500. The Top 2 amounts are still in play, so the offer goes up: $27,000. He still has a lot of cases up. NO DEAL! 4 cases to open.

And we open cases, starting with #3 (Miss Mora) - $7,500. #16 (Miss Garcia) - $25. #21 (Miss Newcombe) - $10,000. #5 (Miss Silva) - $400. Very nice round.

$10, $50, $1,000, $5,000, $25,000, $50,000, $250,000, $500,000
OFFER: $42,000

Not much risk here. He still has 50gs and 25gs even if he knocks the 2 big boys off. Chad says that's it a lot of money..and he DEALS. WHAT? He had 3 big cases larger than the offer! No no no no no! Next 2 cases...$50,000 and $500,000. BUT the $250,000 is still there (OFFER: $31,000). 2 more cases to select...$10 and $25,000. Uh oh (OFFER: $47,000). Next case...$250,000. Dan only had $1,000, so it was a good deal. Could have gotten another $5,000 out of it, but a good deal to end the week.

NIGHTCAP!  The college kids are graduating Deal Or No Deal Academy. The final scholar for the week is Nicholle Walla from Purdue University. She's a fashion designer and eventually wants to get into lingerie and use a fake name such as Vivian Marie. TMI, Nicholle. But this isn't TMI for the audience:

PENNY, $25, $200, $400, $10,000, $500,000
OFFER: $28,000

NOW it gets a little scary. If $500,000 goes away, so does $18,000. She's getting a mixed reaction from the group, and gets her to bail out. DEAL for $28,000! But did she make a good deal? Next 2 cases...#12 (Tom) - $400. #21 (Julie) - $10,000 (OFFER: $113,000). Ouch. Next case...#6 (Sam) - $500,000. So Nicholle, who had $200 in her case, made a nice deal to end the week. New players on Monday!

 

Family Feud
by Chico Alexander

Air time: Check local listings
Host: John O'Hurley
On the Web
: www.familyfeud.tv  
 
Cohen (Edo, Merav, Michal, Jeremie, Omri)
$870
Harden (Patrick, Garon, Kimberly, Fred, Jacquie)

Round 1 (7): someone you hide money from. Edo's wife is... number one! Next up, kids and the cleaners. The Hardens try to steal with the IRS... Good for 76! Other answers: robber, an ex, parents.

Round 2 (7): something a little kid might try to flush down a toilet. Merav gets a dead fish for #4. Garon's toy is #1... but he elects to pass. The Cohens get food and toilet roll. The Hardens will try to capitalize on strategy with a toothbrush... No! 67 to the Cohens. Other answers: keys, watch, clothes/shoes (said!).

Double (5): if you witness a hit and run, some information you try to remember. Kimberly fires with the license plate for #1. The car color, who hit whom, the type of car, and the time that it happened sweep for 274.

Triple (4): an occupation whose men have reputations for having a girl in every city. Jeremie gets #2, a salesman. Cohens can't capitalize, so it's up to the Hardens... They try a pro athlete ... WINNERS, 340-67. Number one: sailor, airline pilot. Giggity.

Fast Money: Kimberly & Jacquie get 142 for $710.

 

Jeopardy!
by Chico Alexander

Air time: check local listings
Host: Alex Trebek
On the Web
: www.jeopardy.com  
  Fred's had a very exciting couple of days. He'll try to finish the week as champ.
 
Fred Beukema
Minneapolis
structural engineer
$49,800, two days
Peter Bonilla
Philadelphia
nonprofit administrator
Meg Slachetka
orig. Hackettstown, NJ
Congressional staffer

Fred starts with $200 Broadway Musical Adjectives. Peter finds the Daily Double under $1000 Mountains. He bets the level on this: at 13,665 feet, Mount Toubkal is the highest peak in this range in Africa. "What are the Canyon Islands?" Nope, it's the Atlas Mountains, leaving him with $800. Fred ends the round with $4800 to $3800 for Peter. Meg has the first go in Double Jeopardy! with $3400...

... with $400 Movie Title Translations. Peter finds the first Daily Double under $1600 "PD" Queue. He bets $1000 on this: type Cleveland PD into Google & you'll get hits for the Police Department & this newspaper. "What is the Plain Dealer?" Correct for $6800! Nothing happens for a couple of clues as Peter finds the second under $800 Obscure Nobel Prize-Winning Authors. He bets $1000 on this: like William Inge, Gao Xingjian wrote a play with this transport venue as its title, but his helped win him a Nobel Prize. "What is a bus stop?" Correct for $7800! For the first time this week, not only is Fred vulnerable with $10,800, but he's behind Peter, $11,400 strong. Meg has $9800.

Final Jeopardy! in "19th Century Construction": it was first designed as "Egypt carrying the light to Asia", & its original intended site was Port Said in 1869. Correct response: what is the Statue of Liberty?

Both Meg and Fred get it right. What about Peter? The Suez Canal.... wasn't it. Fred will three-peat with $19,601, giving him a three-day total of $69,401.

 

Poker After Dark
by Chico Alexander

Air time: 2:05a/1:05C on NBC
Hosts: Leeann Tweeden & Oliver "Ali" Nejad
On the Web
: www.nbcsports.com/poker   
  It all comes down to tonight's action. At the end of the hour, we'll have a champion. Will it be the amateur Arnold Thimons, or will his Dream Table turn into a nightmare?
 
Jennifer Tilly
$40,000
Arnold Thimons
$14,000
Mike "The Mouth Matusow
6th Place
Phil "Unabomber" Laak
4th Place
Johnny Chan
$66,000
BLINDS: $600/$1200 Daniel Negreanu
5th Place

Arnold plays the beer hand (7-2 off) against Johnny's Q-3s. Flop: 7-6-6. He's all-in. Turn: Ks. River: 8c. Arnold picks up $7400, a modest, but much needed double.

Arnold is all-in again with A-J against Jennifer's 7-2 off, the second beer hand of the night. Seriously. Flop: 8-7-7. Jen hits the jackpot. Turn: 4d. That's it for Arnold Thimons, and Jennifer and Johnny are heads up.

It all comes down to 10-4s for Jen and J-7 for Johnny. Flop: 4-7-3. Jennifer goes all-in. Turn: Jc. River... 9s. And Johnny Chan is our first four-time champion on Poker After Dark.

Six new players next week. Enjoy the Director's Cut tomorrow.

 

The Price Is Right
by Chico Alexander

Air time: 11a/10C on CBS & CBS HD
Host: Drew Carey with Lanisha Cole, Amber Lancaster & Rachel Reynolds
On the Web
: www.cbs.com/daytime/price  

Record today: breakeven
Record this week: 11-19 (36.7%)
Record this season: 319-417-14 (42.5%)
Total today: $82,433
Total this week: $302,646
Total this season: $8,223,634
Perfect Shows/Skunks: 1/4
DSWs/DOBs: 6/4
Drew's back from sick leave as we prepare to end the week with Megan Yardly, Eric Miles, Jennifer Tweedlie, Jessica Zbikowski, and a MacBook Air worth $1799. Megan wins it and a shot at an HDTV and a pair of Tods purses. The One Right Price: $3495. She goes with the HDTV... $2899.

Eric gets a $1100 snow scoot. Can he win $10,000 in 1/2 Off? He gets one pair: $12 timer and a $50 digital camera keychain. He's left with 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 13, 14, and 15. He goes with 8... But it was 14. At least he has another $500.

Jennifer wins a $3550 wine cabinet and a chance at a Honda Accord in Card Game. Her window: $1000. She draws 13 cards before bidding $23,000. Actual price: $23,205! That's a win!

Eric is the winner at the Wheel, though. Laura gets a $749 grill. That could turn into a trip to Disneyworld in Hi-Lo. The lowest in the Hi-row: $7.55 for 9 Lives Active Formula. Soft Scrub scrubby pads... $3.39. Gorton's fish sticks... $4.39. Sunsweet Ones... $2.99 for the win!

Jessica gets a home gym worth $610. Next is a pair of motorcycles in Pushover. The board: 3 5 6 7 9 8 5 3 5. She pushes to $7985. Should've pushed one more time to $6798.

Lauren Marcial's your final on-stage contestant with a $1062 Coco Chanel fragrances & accessories. Next up... a Honda Fit in One Away. The price is NOT $24,762. She goes with $15,853, and we hear one... two... three... three honks. She changes it to $15,651... And she's right!

Laura spins out $1000 on the Showdown Wheel. First up in the Showcase, a Japanese soaking tub, a bedroom with sleep set, and a designer wardrobe. Top winner Eric bids $17,500. Laura gets a VIP trip to Lake Tahoe with $2000 cash and a ski boat. She bids $38,500. Actual price: $36,943. She's over... Actual price of Eric's Showcase... $30,517! He wins $32,179 for the day!

 

Trivial Pursuit: America Plays
by Chico Alexander

Air time: check local listings
Host: Christopher Knight
On the Web
: www.tpamericaplays.com    
 
Ellen Stoltzenburg
Levittown, NY
educational researcher
Abel Larius
San Carlos, CA
info guide
Lauryn Tillery
Houston
server
AMERICA'S CAPTAIN
Cheryl Leader
Phoenix
educational video producer

Categories in round 1 are Geography, Hollywood, People, Music, Whatever, and Sports & Games. Lauryn scoops up Cheryl's question on P!nk. With Hollywood and Geography, she's got her three. Final question of the round goes to Ellen with Geography, Music, and Whatever. Studio lead, $1900 to $1350.

It all comes down to one wedge in Hot Pursuit, as Ellen wins, 6-5. She inherits the bank, now at $4400 to $3350 for America.

In the Head-to-Head:

- Movie Stars for $500
- Zodiac for $1000
- First Ladies for $2000
- Supermodels for $3000
- Golf for $4000
- Europe for $5000

Ellen scores Movie Stars, Zodiac, First Ladies, Supermodels, and Golf for $14,900! Will she go for Double or Nothing for almost $30,000? Ellen says... no. The question would've been from Katherine from Chicago... "Name two of the European countries that border the Ionian Sea." She... would've missed. They were Greece, Italy, and Albania.

 

Wheel of Fortune
by Jason Block

Air time: check local listings
Hosts: Pat Sajak & Vanna White
On the Web
: www.wheeloffortune.com  

Total for today: $56,990
Total for Week 29: $367,800
Total for the Season: $7,772,422
Bonus Win Percentage: 57/145
Gooseeggs: 33
Toss Up Sweeps/Group Misses:19/2
Mystery Round Prizes won: 6
Car Wins: 8
$100,000 Losses/Wins: 8/3
$1,000,000 Losses/Wins:0/1
$1,000,000 Wedge Hit/Offered/Used: 37/145/9
Wild Cards Hit/Offered/Used: 83/145/19
Prizes added to the wheel hit/won: 75/40
Gift Tags won: 22
Free Spins Hit/Used: 81/74
Jackpot wins: 2
$6,000 FINAL SPINS: 24/145
Best Week: Week 6, $1,237,028
Week 28 to Week 29: +$184,620
$1,000,000 Level Broken: 10/08/08
$2,000,000 Level Broken: 10/14/08
$3,000,000 Level Broken: 11/04/08
$4,000,000 Level Broken: 11/27/08
$5,000,000 Level Broken: 01/05/09
$6,000,000 Level Broken: 02/04/09
$7,000,000 Level Broken: 03/09/09
 
We broke the $300,000 mark tonight...can we make it $400,000...it could happen tonight on the last day of "Coast to Coast" week!
 
The $1,000 Tossup is THINGS. Michael Humphrey knows the RULES OF THE ROAD. He is a real estate broker and a productivity coach. Veronica Schneider is a theater major at San Diego State. Sherrie Vespino is from Gonzalez, LA. She is the president of the tourist board and chamber of commerce.
 
The $5,000 SPIN ID is JE06517.
 
The $2,000 Tossup is AROUND THE HOUSE. Sherrie has $2,000 with FIRST-AID KIT. We have this to add the wheel...a trip to the Ventana Inn and Spa in Big Sur, CA worth $7,130! She starts LANDMARK. She hits 2 $2,500 H's. After some work, she hits Lose a Turn. Michael hits a $300 Free Spin Letter. After a ton of spinning, he solves THE NATIONAL MALL IN WASHINGTON D.C. for $4,400. He has $5,400.
 
The Jackpot round is sponsored by Advil PM. Michael is going to have to deal with BEFORE AND AFTER. He picks up the $1,000 BedandBreakfast.com GC...and after a ton of work, he loses $3,600 and the GC on Bankrupt. But he uses his Free Spin and reads A HORSE WITH NO NAME TAG for $1,000. He has $6,400.
 
The mystery round is sponsored by Centrum Cardio. We are dealing with PLACES...and a PRIZE PUZZLE. Veronica starts and hits a $3,500 S. She loses $3,700 on Bankrupt. Sherrie solves YOUR OWN PRIVATE POOL AND SUN DECK for $3,450 and a trip to St. Lucia at the Windjammer Landing Hotel worth $5,540! If you have the SPIN ID of RD2441839, you are off to St. Lucia...remember the SONY CARD BONUS! She is up to $10,990 in cash and trip!
 
The $3,000 Tossup is EVENT. Michael has $9,400 with DEFINING MOMENT. He starts OCCUPATION. He hits Lose A Turn. Veronica leads us into a FINAL SPIN worth $1,700 a letter. Michael wins with TOLLBOOTH OPERATOR and $5,600. He wins with $15,000 in cash. Sherrie is going to St. Lucia with $10,990 in cash and trip! Veronica gets the gooseegg $1,000.
 
The pre-bonus round total of $26,990 brings us to about $337K for this week...almost double last week. Can Michael cap off the week with a bonus round win?
 
He lands on the ' in AMERICA'S. It's PERSON. With RSTLNE and his choices of C M P O we have:

_ O L _
P R O


It's a HOLE IN ONE for Michael! He answered GOLF PRO and scored $30,000! He leaves with $45,000! What a week! We gave away $367,800 in cash and prizes this week, including 2 cars and a $100,000 bonus win! This was double last week!
 

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
by Don Harpwood

Air time: Check local listings
Host: Meredith Vieira
On the Web
: www.millionairetv.com   
  Let's see what the last day of Wedding Week has in store for us...

Nick Bird-Conliff & Anna Sears (St. Louis, MO) - Store manager & assistant store manager
Menu:
Lower - Par-tay!, Gotta Wear Shades, Dot Com, Do the Bustle, Hop to It
Middle - Touchy, Touchy; Raise a Glass!, What's Your Beef?, White House Calling, Dapper Duds
Upper - Look What I Found!, The Royals, Billy Crystal, Car Parts, Frozen Solid

When he originally proposed, Nick couldn't afford a ring for Anna, so he eventually settled for a $6.00 quartz necklace to do the job. Here, though, Nick surprises Anna with an actual ring! The one he brought doesn't fit her ring finger, but they can get it sized later. Oh, and thanks to Brides.com, they'll receive diamond and platinum wedding rings of their choice! Very nice!

[$500] (Do the Bustle)
Traditionally, what member of a wedding party is in charge of "bustling" the bride's gown?
A: Groom
B: Maid of honor
C: Best man
D: Flower girl

Unsure of this, Nick & Anna ask the audience. 93% are saying B. They trust them, and of course, they're right. Nick & Anna then secure $1,000, and they get through a few more questions before seeing this...

[$16,000] (White House Calling)
In a historic phone call, what president said, "Hello Neil and Buzz. I am talking to you by telephone from the Oval Room"?
A: Dwight Eisenhower
B: John Kennedy
C: Lyndon Johnson
D: Richard Nixon

Nick feels that it's either C or D, so he & Anna use the Double Dip. Their first answer is C... which is wrong. Their second answer, with 6 seconds on the clock, is D... which is right!

[$25,000] (Dapper Duds)
In the 2008 "Sex and the City" movie, who designed the wedding dress in which Carrie makes her ill-fated trip down the aisle?
A: Vera Wang
B: Vivienne Westwood
C: Carolina Herrera
D: Marc Jacobs

Nick & Anna ask the Experts, $25,000 Wedding Week winners Marla & Adam Bergh. Marla, who was the only one of the two that saw the movie, is 99.9% sure that it's B. Nick & Anna go with that, with 5 seconds left... and they have $25,000!

[$50,000] (Look What I Found!)
On his historic expedition to North America in the 1790s, British explorer George Vancouver sighted which of these natural wonders?
A: Grand Canyon
B: Great Salt Lake
C: Mount St. Helens
D: Niagara Falls

After ruling out A and B, apparently, Anna thinks that D is around the city of Vancouver, B.C., Canada. Nick says that C is in either Washington or Alaska. They decide to lock in D... and I can tell you one thing. I've been to Niagara Falls plenty of times. As in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. I know that it is NOT anywhere near Vancouver, which is located by the West coast, so I cringed when they went with that! The correct answer is C! With that, Nick & Anna leave with $25,000 to wrap up Wedding Week!