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Jeopardy! by Chico Alexander, GSNN

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

Kathy Lisiewicz (project coordinator from Los Angeles); $16,200

Melissa Ahart (librarian orig. from Oswego, NY)

Tom Ricketts (chemical engineer from Halifax, MA)

Kathy literally walked into the championship. So who's going to stop her from doing it again? If anyone?

Kathy starts with $200 Foreign Words & Phrases. Later, Jon tried out his light saber (C-Note: I WANT ONE!). Back to Foreign Words & Phrases, where Tom finds the Daily Double under $1000. He bets it all on this for $2400 or nothing at all: "Margaritas ante porcos" means this in Latin, not "your aunt has had too many margaritas." "What is margaritas before dinners?" Nope, it's "pearls before swine."

After a category of Money Matters, we find that Melissa has the most matter at $660 to Tom's $3600. Kathy, at $2600, starts off Double Jeopardy!...

... with $400 Wearable Vocabulary. Melissa finds the first Daily Double under $1200 European Architecture. With a video clue coming, she bets the level on this: the vault of Rome's Il Gesu, built in the 1500s for this new society, led to fears that it would cause echoes. "What are the Florentines?" Nope, it was the Jesuit society, leaving with with $7400, still leading. Second Daily Double is under $1200 During the Pierce Administration. Kathy bets $1600 on this for the lead: this act of 1854 named for 2 future states allowed the new territories to decide the slavery issue themselves. "What is the Kansas-Nebraska Act?" She's in the lead with $7400! She ends the round with less than that, $7000, while it's more or less a match between Melissa's $10,600 and Tom's $14,800.

Final Jeopardy! in "US Territories": 5 of the 7 islands that make up this US territory are of volcanic origin; the other 2 are coral atolls. Correct question: What is American Samoa?

No one gets it right, but Melissa's $400 wager gives her the crown with $10,200. Kathy leaves with $17,200.

Lingo by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time: 7:30p ET/6:30p CT on GSN
Host: Chuck Woolery & Shandi Finnessey

Couple Audrey (student) & Joseph (research assistant)

Couple Murielle (tabloid journalist) & Chris (software engineer)

BONUS LINGO JACKPOT: $15,000

"I'm Chuck! I'm the object of tabloid journalists!" Good for you, Mr. Woolery.

Audrey & Joseph start up with an F. That turns into FROGS for 25. That turns into a run of WAFER, but it's halted by Murielle & Chris, who steal SCRUB. Audrey & Joseph return the favor with PANSY. They CRAVE another 25, but Chris has red hands. Murielle & Chris TROLLs for 25. Trolling is bad, by the way. Lingo is good as we got a tie at 100.

Audrey & Joseph are UNFIT to Lingo, as they draw red again. Good news, they're in the lead. Bad news: Murielle & Chris get BASIN to tie it up again going into the half. Score: 125 all.

Murielle & Chris start round 2 with a P. That becomes a PRUNE (C-Note: I LOVE the way Murielle draws her balls here). Audrey & Joseph steal it again for another tie. The ? ball gives them the lead and the Lingo, with 275-175 Yellow.

Murielle & Chris BRAID for 50 more. They tie with SNAIL, and shoot ahead thanks to a Lingo, giving them 375-275... And that's game for Murielle & Chris!

With three Bonus Lingo letters, Murielle & Chris get GLADE, PIXIE, CAPER, HATCH, TENOR, ARSON, and BUDDY for seven balls and seven bills. It's 52 for $15,000. Murielle draws... 8. They'll Lingo for $5000.

Next time, We reach the $16,000 mark. I'm going to need a lifeline.

Wheel of Fortune by Chico Alexander, GSNN

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

It's our third day By the Sea on Wheel, and it begins with this Tossup, a Phrase worth $1000. Claudia Sodul, a learning specialist at USC from UCLA, solves EASIER SAID THAN DONE for $1000. She contends against firefighter Scott Trythall from Mays Landing, NJ and college grad Beth Carl from Moore, OK. And Pat needs to cut back on the questions.

Here's a question... What's this Fictional Character for $2000? Claudia gets CURIOUS GEORGE for first spinning rights. But first, the matter of a prize, a Princess Alaskan cruise worth $6218! The category: Rock On! Claudia owns the Wheel until the solve, when she says "Start Me Up Up the Rolling Stones." Not it. Beth solves START ME UP BY THE ROLLING STONES for $1650.

Eggland's Best Jackpot Round is a Prize Puzzle, a Thing. A Prized Thing. A Thing that is Prized, to Prize the Thing. Scott picks up the cruise wedge. He also gets a $3500 spin, but can't capitalize on the H. Beth gets $1000 from Swarovski. Doesn't happen twice for Scott, as he's got $7000 from two Ds. Wait. Yes it does. No G's. Wheel spins back around to Beth as she solves CARVED WOODEN TIKI MASK for $2700... and a trip to Fiji! And if you're Wheel Watcher JH27289, you're going to Fiji! And if you have a Sony Card, you're going to Fiji with $50,000! If you're Beth, you have $12,100 and the lead.

Imagine $10,000 in your conch shell. That's what's at stake in the Mystery Round, a Person. Beth lands in Mystery Territory, and gets the option after an S. Will she risk $2200 on a peek? Yes. Will she like it? No. Bankrupt. Scott solves EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF THE HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOK for $7850.

Tossup time! The category is In the Kitchen. Beth gets another $3000 from a TOASTER OVEN. She starts up the next round, Fun & Games. After some regular play, it's time for the Final Spin... $1300 a consonant. Claudia solves GRAND SLAM HOME RUN for another $3900, giving her an all-cash total of $6900.

But it's top winner Beth going to Bonus Land. Given "Living Thing", the standard package, DMC and O, we get...

_ _ L L _ R O _

It's not easy being a BULLFROG, especially after losing out on $25,000. But still, not a bad haul with $12,100.

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire by Don Harpwood, GSNN

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

Today, Chris Ford (West Lafayette, IN) returns to the hot seat after having reached $100,000 yesterday. He still has a lifeline available, so he could have a good chance of going further...

Chris says that he had a lot of trouble sleeping the night before. Can't blame him, really, considering how he has done so far. He's finding this whole experience to be mind-blowing. Well, let's see if he can keep it going...

[$250,000]
Which of these stars is not among the select few who have won a Tony, Oscar, Emmy and Grammy?
A: Audrey Hepburn
B: Mel Brooks
C: Marvin Hamlisch
D: Julie Andrews

Chris decides to call his roommate, Darren, but he has no idea. So, Chris then consider each answer, but can't figure it out. He takes some time, as he considers going for it. But after some time, he finally decides to walk, taking home $100,000! He was considering C, but it turned out to be D, so it's a good thing he stopped!

Next up is Elyse Weiner (New York, NY). She was watching what just happened from backstage, and she found it to be quite exciting. Maybe she'll find it more exciting if she gets to that point herself. Elyse starts by knowing that on a clothing label, "M" typically indicates the size Medium (though some may consider it to be wishful thinking). She makes it through the lower tier, then faces this...

[$2,000]
Which of these popular nursery rhymes does not mention an animal?
A: Hickory Dickory Dock
B: Georgie Porgie
C: Hey Diddle Diddle
D: Old Mother Hubbard

The 50:50 leaves B and D. Those were the two that Elyse was considering. After some thought, she says B... and she's right! A couple more questions later, and this one pops up...

[$16,000]
Named for a trendy neighborhood in Japan, "Harajuku Lovers" is a fashion line launched in 2005 by what singer?
A: Beyoncé
B: Madonna
C: Gwen Stefani
D: Jennifer Lopez

Elyse asks the audience, and both polls favour C (78% of the studio audience; 58% of the AIM users). Elyse trusts them... and they're right! Next question...

[$25,000]
Awarded annually since 1962, the Golden Horse Awards are the "Oscars" for films in what language?
A: French
B: Chinese
C: Hindi
D: Spanish

Elyse decides to call her friend Julie, who is absolutely sure that it's B. Elyse goes with B... and she has $25,000! Another question later, and she has this...

[$100,000]
In 1990, who appeared on the cover of the first issue of Entertainment Weekly?
A: Fred Savage
B: Patrick Swayze
C: Jimmy Smits
D: k.d. lang

Elyse isn't sure, so she switches the question. The answer was D, which she wouldn't have said. With that, here's the replacement...

[$100,000] (Q)
The T.S. Eliot poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" begins with a quote from what literary work?
A: Paradise Lost
B: The Divine Comedy
C: The Faerie Queene
D: Romeo and Juliet

Once again, Elyse isn't sure, so this time, she walks with $50,000. Oh, and the answer was B.

That's all for today. We'll see a new player in the hot seat tomorrow.