The forecast has been looking sunny for Michael, but are there a few clouds on the horizon? "He's tough." He is. He starts with $200 Close, but No Sitar. And from there, it's just hit after hit, as Michael leads with $4800 to William's $1600 going into the TV Time out.

William finds the Daily Double under $600 Going Monaco a Monaco. He makes it true. The clue: a 1918 treaty said if the royal family produced no male heirs, Monaco would come under this country's rule. "What is France?" Right for $4800. He leads it at the half with $5600 to Michael's $4600. Melanie, in the game by $1200, goes first in Double Jeopardy!...

... with $400 Hotel California. William finds the first Daily Double under $1200 I Can't Tell You "Y". He bets $3000 on this: in 1966 this company became the world's largest piano maker. "What is Yamaha?" Right for $10,200. William completes the trifecta with $1600 Life in the Fast Lane (sense a theme?). He bets $5000 on this: considered the world's fastest ball game, its name comes from the Basque words meaning "merry festival". "What is jai-alai?" Mispronounced, but he got it for $20,000! He parlays that into $27,200 with Michael at $7400 and Melanie at $7200. Needless to say, it's William's game to lose.

Final Jeopardy! in "Television": the television documentary "America's Favorite Neighbor" was a tribute to him. Correct question: Who is Fred "Mister" Rogers?

Michael had both Fred Mertz and Ned Flanders. He leaves with $60,403. Michael comes back Monday with $30,000.

Ka-ching! Already we have a record! I know, it's short, but hey, it's something...

Mark & Geoffrey get an S to start the game, and they SPANK out 25. They follow up with ALONE, CHALK, and FUNKY before Mark draws red. They get the draw back with TONIC, and draw the Lingo for 175.

Li & Joy get an E to start their run. But Mark & Geoffrey stop it with EXPEL. But Li & Joy get the steal with DITCH for 25. But up comes a stopper in Li's hand. Yellows lead 200-25 going into halftime.

Starting round 2 with an M are Li & Joy. Mark & Geoffrey get MARRY for 50. Geoffrey: "(siunging) Question mark ball!" And Tenacious D gets the Lingo for 350 to the Reds' 25.

Li & Joy start the run again with an F. They get a FINAL answer in for 50. But Mark & Geoffrey steal EASEL for another 50. And that's game for them, 400-75.

With three Bonus Lingo letters, Mark & Geoffrey get AMONG, IDIOT, STAIN, BADLY, DRAPE, QUAIL, TWINE, LEDGE, and PLAYS for nine balls and $900. They will Lingo, but will they get the $12,000? They will if they draw 19 first. Mark's got the hot hand. He gets... 25. But they do Lingo for $5000 next draw.

Next Monday, $13,000 in the big bank.

Flatware is on offer in round 2, as Christine wins it at $1005. Now she gets a shot at $16,000 playing It's In the Bag. What's in the bag? These... Garlique, CLR drain opener, Chips Ahoy, Cat Chow, Hot Pockets, and St. Ives cream. She puts the Chips Ahoy at 55c... and it's the only one she gets right, so she bails out at $1000.

Colleen wins a $1199 writing desk in round 3, and she can win a Ford Mustang in Pocket Change. Numbers in play: 1 2 3 4 5 9. First number: 2. After a horrendous first round, she prices the car at $21,395. But she needs $2.25 in order to buy it. She has a quarter. She gets a nickel... a dime... another quarter... and another nickel. Total: 70 cents. Not enough. And 80 isn't enough to beat Christine, who wins the Showdown with 90.

Rhett Young, who reenacted the famous Jim Peck "Big Falldown", wins a $814 dinette in round 4. But can he win a trip to Argentina in Double Prices? Is it $8611 or $5944? He goes with $8611... and it's right!

Alicia, last of the first-four, wins a $980 riding lawn mower. She gets to play Switcheroo for a blender, a food scale, mop, toaster, and a Ford Ranger! The numbers left out are 1, 2, 3, 4, and 8. The first try: $80, $35, $22, $10, and $15,945... none of which are right. She ends up with $40, $25, $12, $30, and $15,985, which gives her three. Which three? The scale ($25), the mop ($12), and the blender ($40). The car was $15,935.

Finally, Beulah Martin wins a $687 collection of flowboards. Now Beulah! Beulah! Beulah! Beulah! gets a shot at a galleria clock and two electric guitars. The clock is marked at $1020. The guitars are marked at $1199. Which is the bigger bargain? Beulah goes with the guitars. The clock is marked at $2020, difference of $1000. The guitars are... $1999, only $800 worth of difference.

Don't cry for Beulah, though; she's going to the Showcase, where she sees some seldom seen coupons for his & hers golf equipment, a trip to Aruba, and two offroad motorcycles. Christine passes to Beulah, who bids $15,000. Christine gets to play guessing games with the beauties for Krispy Kreme Doughnuts (the official doughnut of GSNN), a hot tub, and a Cadillac CTS. Christine bids $38,000. Actual price: $40,401, difference of $2401. Beulah's price.. $19,490, difference of $4490. Christine takes home a $42,446 wad of cash and prizes.

Stats: 1-4-1, $55,902.