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Jeopardy! by Chico Alexander, GSNN

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

Brian Lamb (middle school teacher from Bakersfield, CA); $20,000

Nissan Cohen (consultant from Lewisville, CO)

Liana Garcia (insurance executive from Gilbert, AZ)

Brian's going to hope that he doesn't get run over by a Nissan today. But first, a happy 85th to Lucille, grandmother of Emily and Matthew Trebek... and mother of Alex.

Brian starts with $200 Sitcombos. Nissan finds the Daily Double under $1000 "I" Mean It. He bets all of his $600 rather than the max of $1000 on the Latin for "it", 1/3 of your psyche. "What is the id?" He's got $1200 to tie with Brian for second.

After a category on robots and yet another clue having to do with the Peloponnesian War, we find that Brian has the lead with $4600 to Liana's $3800. Meanwhile, Nissan, still in it with $3600, starts Double Jeopardy!...

... with $400 Awards & Honors. Brian finds the first Daily Double under $800 4-Letter Words. He fronts $2800 on this: the female of the species Equus caballus. "What is mare?" Right for $8600! Nissan, not one to watch Brian run away with this, finds the second Daily Double under $2000 Veracruzin'. He bets $2400 on this: one of the 2 decades when Veracruz was occupied by American troops. "What is the 1910s?" The 1840s are the other for $10,800! He drops at bit to $9600. Liana is still in it with $900. Brian in the lead with $10,600. It's anyone's game.

Final Jeopardy! in "Poets": she wrote, "from her beacon-hand clows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command the air-bridged harbor". Correct question: Who was Emma Lazarus?

Liana is right, Nissan is wrong. Brian doesn't look happy... but that's okay, because he's the winner with the right response and $19,201 for today, and $39,201 for two days.

Lingo by Chico Alexander, GSNN

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

Best friends April (mom) & Jasmine (HR assistant)

UC Irvine students/roomies Carl & Doug

BONUS LINGO JACKPOT: $17,000

Put another $1000 in the jackpot, Mr. Gurin.

April & Jasmine start the party with an F. Carl & Doug take the F for a FILET (Shandigram: contrary to popular belief, it's Middle English, not French). They follow with CAMEO, VERSE, and a red stopper. They get the draw back with NEEDY and Lingo for 150.

April & Jasmine get an E, but Carl & Doug steal, and draws ENSUE. They follow with TWEED, and we play the wrong sound effect to end the round with the guys up, 200-0.

April & Jasmine start round 2 with an L. They convert to LEARN to avoid the donut for 50! Carl & Doug steal it again with TEMPT. April & Jasmine return the favor with DROOL. Carl & Doug finish it with RHYME and the Lingo for the gamewinner, 400-100!

With three Bonus Lingo letters, Carl & Doug get ULCER, CUBIC, SMOCK, GOODY, and RADIO for $500. Theirs to keep no matter what happens, but not they have five draws to turn that into $5000 (or maybe $17,000 if they draw double-4s first). Carls' got it.. It's.... 54. Four more shots at five large. And there it is on the second draws.

Next time, who wants $18,000?

Wheel of Fortune by Jason Block, GSNN

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

We are about to dock and our week "On The Sea"

The $1,000 Tossup is THINGS. Jamie Gorestiza is from San Jose. She is a junior at Pepperdine. She solved CLEAN-CUT GOOD LOOKS for $1,000. Matt Hineman is an engaged accountant from Pittsburgh. Traci Anderson is a dental hygienist from El Cajon, California. She had Barbie Vanna dolls.

The $2,000 Tossup is FICTIONAL CHARACTER. Traci is on the board with DORA THE EXPLORER. And we add a Trafalgar tour of France including Nice, Cannes, and Monte Carlo worth $6,120. She starts this round which is PHRASE...and a PRIZE PUZZLE. She hits Bankrupt...over to Jamie. She hits and picks up the French Riviera Trip. She solves IT'S A JUNGLE OUT THERE for $1,400. And she can see the Animals in Costa Rica. It's a trip the Occidental Papagallo hotel with airfare from American Airlines worth $6,800. And if you have the SPIN ID of PR01357 you are off to Costa Rica...and if you have the SONY CARD you have $50,000. That round was worth $14,320 and she has $15,320 in cash and trip.

The jackpot round is sponsored by Eggland's Best Eggs. The category is SLOGAN. Jamie starts. She misses...over to Matt. He hits the jackpot wedge and doesn't solve. He solved YOU CAN DO IT WE CAN HELP for $1,600. But he doesn't solve HOME DEPOT for $3,000. Traci solved it, but didn't get anything. He has $1,600 though.

The mystery round prize is $10,000. The category is FICTIONAL PLACE. Matt starts. He loses $1,400 on Bankrupt...over to Traci. She hits and picks up the Ricardo Beverly Hills 4 Piece Luggage Set Gift Tag. She misses...over to Jamie. She misses. Over to Matt who picks up the $1,000 aa.com gift tag. He hits 2 $3,500 W and solves DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES' WISTERIA LANE for $7.300. That round was worth $8,300 and he has $9,900.

The $3,000 Tossup is OCCUPATION. Matt misses...and Jamie solves POLICE DISPATCHER. She is up to $18,320 and starts this round which is FUN AND GAMES. She misses and Matt hits 2 $5,000 S's. He solves PROFESSIONAL BULL RIDING for $15,250. He is up to $25,150. But we have time for another round...

...which is AROUND THE HOUSE. We go right into a $6,000 FINAL SPIN. This could be big. And Jamie solves SCRUBBER SPONGE for $6,000 and has a huge 2nd place total of $24,320 in cash and trips to France and Costa Rica. Traci leaves with $2,000. And Matt just eeked by with $25,150 in cash and airfare.

The top two players were just under $50,000 in cash and prizes. Can Matt add more? He lands on the 2nd 0 in $100,000. His category is AROUND THE HOUSE. With the RSTLNE we have:

_ _ _ R
_ _ N _ E

He chooses D C H O

D O O R
H _ N _ E

And he got DOOR HINGE for a 2006 Jeep Wrangler worth $23,970. He leaves with $49,120 in cash and prizes...do you want a Jeep Wrangler? If you have the SPIN ID of AI00263, claim it now! And if you have the SONY CARD...you have $50,000!

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire by Don Harpwood, GSNN

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

Thank goodness it's Good Friday! Maybe someone today can make it an awesome Friday by winning a lot of money...

First up today is Joanne Platt (Minneapolis, MN). (Second day in a row that we start with someone who's last name is Platt. What are the odds?) She was already in the hot seat in the opening, because unfortunately, she had an accident before coming to the show. She slipped down a flight of stairs and broke her ankle. Ouch. It obviously didn't stop her from being here, though. With that, Joanne starts by knowing that a skunk can shoot its offensive spray up to 10 feet away (the Lancome lady would likely have to be closer). She gets through the lower tier, then after a few more questions, she faces this...

[$16,000]
Because its meaning can evolve over time, what historic text is often referred to as a "living document"?
A: Mayflower Compact
B: U.S. Constitution
C: The Federalist Papers
D: Emancipation Proclamation

Joanne is stumped, so she turns to the audience for help. Both polls show an overwhelming majority saying B (86% of the studio audience; 74% of the AIM users). Naturally, Joanne trusts them... and naturally, they're right! Moving on...

[$25,000]
In 2004, the top three best-selling vehicles in the U.S. were what type of automobile?
A: Minivans
B: Pickup trucks
C: SUVs
D: Sedans

The 50:50 leaves B and C. Joanne was thinking C, but she's still not sure enough. She calls her brother, Joe, but he says B, though he's not positive. With that, Joanne says she's not much of a gambler, so she walks with $16,000. It turns out that her brother was right, though; it was B.

Next up is Vicki Orr (Pasadena, TX). When she got the call that she was going to be here, she ran upstairs to e-mail her daughter, but she tripped going up. She wound up pulling a hamstring. (I'm sensing a theme with today's contestants...) She's fine now, though. Anyway, Vicki starts by knowing that in a well-known children's song, a teapot is described as being "short and stout". She sweeps the lower tier, then soon faces this...

[$4,000]
What world leader's office has the Web site address "www.elysee.fr"?
A: Vladimir Putin
B: Vicente Fox
C: Jacques Chirac
D: Ariel Sharon

Vicki asks the audience, and again, there's an overwhelming majority, this time for C (91%; 51%). Vicki trusts them... and they're right once again! A couple more questions later, and this pops up...

[$25,000]
The 2004 movie "The Terminal" is based on a real person who has lived in an airport in what city since 1988?
A: Paris
B: Berlin
C: London
D: Rome

Vicki decides to call her son's girlfriend, Tiffany, but she doesn't give an answer. Vicki then uses the 50:50, which leaves A and D. She's just not sure, as she originally thought New York until the choices popped up. So, she decides to walk with $16,000, before seeing that the answer was A.

That will do it for this week. Have a happy Easter, and see ya on Monday!