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I've Got a Secret by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time: 11:30p ET/10:30p CT on GSN
Host: Bil Dwyer
First up against the panel today is juvenile probation counselor James Thompson of San Jose, CA! Big Jim's secret: "I can jump rope with 3 women on my back." Jermaine gets that he is lifting a bunch of other people on his back. Suzanne isn't getting anything. Frank gets that numbers are important and that motion is important. Billy gets jumping... rope. And the secret! We get a demo.

Next from Green Forest, AR, Staci Jo Watson! Her secret... a unique achievement. Suzanne gets that it involves a specific body part below her waist, her legs. Frank gets aesthetics. Billy... gets it.

Her secret: "I won a sexiest legs pageant." And we see her sexy legs. Billy gives this one to his teammates.

Legs... a theme?

Next guests from Henderson, NV are Carlene & Rich LeFevre! Their secret: "We're the world's fastest eating couple." Frank gets that they did it together and did it the fastest. Billy gets it was a competition. Jermaine gets that they won a trophy for this. Suzanne gets that they ate something... but it was too late. They get dinner and $1000, and we get a demo.

To send us out, Carlene & Rich take on Bil and Billy for the IGAS crown. Actually, it's just Rich vs. Carlene. Rich wins, six hot dogs to four.

 
Jeopardy! by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time:  Check listings or jeopardy.com
Host: Alex Trebek
Gigi Gilman (homemaker/attorney from Seattle); $13,000
Margaret Holz (surveyor's assistant from Lindside, WV)
Michael Lapthorn (exhibition designer from New York City)

Gigi still can't believe she knocked off a good champ. Today, she defends for the first time.

Gigi starts up with $200 Number that Constitutional Amendment, finding the Daily Double under $400. "Let's make it a true Daily Double." The clue: 1 of the 2 with a due-process clause. "What's the fifth?" Right for $2000. At the end of the round, she and Michael are tied for the lead with $4600, leaving Margaret at $2800 to start Double Jeopardy!...

... with $400 Food in French. Michael breaks out of the lead when he finds the Daily Double under $2000 Biblical Cities. He bets the level on this: "And the Lord said unto Joshua, see, I have given into thine hand" this city, "And the King thereof." "What is Jericho?" Right on for $19,400. He also gets the second under $800 Amazing Stories. He fronts $7000 on this: in this 1864 Jules Verne novel, explorers descend into an Icelandic volcano & later surface on Stromboli Island. "What is 'Journey to the Center of the Earth?'" Oh snap, that's $26,800. It's his to lose with $32,400 to Margaret's $10,800 and Gigi's $8600.

Final Jeopardy! in "Literary Objects": in literature from the 1200s to today, it has been depicted as a type of his, a talismanic stone & a woman. Correct question: What is the Holy Grail?

Gigi comes up empty. Margaret is right, and Michael comes up empty. Michael didn't have to bet a dime, though, as he wins with $27,400. Gigi leaves with $14,000

 
Lingo by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time:  7:30p ET/6:30p CT on GSN
Hosts: Chuck Woolery & Shandi Finnessey
Sibs-in-law Miriam (lawyer) & Ash (physician)
Friends Angie (singer/songwriter) & James (music manager)
BONUS LINGO JACKPOT: $25,000

A nice even $25,000 is on the line today.

Miriam & Ash get the ball rolling with a D for DRAMA. Angie & James claw back with SOUTH. They follow up with LOVER (or as Shandi says "Luv-aaaah"). Miriam & Ash get the draw back with TABLE. Angie & James steal EXAMS and Lingo for the lead, 125-50.

Miriam & Ash turn a B into the BRINK for 25 more. They draw their own Lingo to tie it up at 125.

Angie & James start with a P. That becomes PERCH for the lead, 150-125, going into the half.

Miriam & Ash get an F stolen from them. Angie & James get FRUIT, and Angie picks a cherry red stopper. Miriam & Ash capitalize with BINGO, but Angie & James steal JEANS. Miriam & Ash steal back with IRONY. They retake the lead with STEAK to win the game, 275-250.

Interesting thing, as we saw no ? balls in this game.

With two Bonus Lingo letters, Miriam & Ash get CLICK, GUESS, JUICY, MILES, LLAMA, KNOCK, and READY for a lucky seven. Money ball today is 45. That's worth $25,000. Miriam draws...  65. They do get the $5000 on their fourth draw.

Next time, $26,000.

 
The Price is Right by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time:  11a ET/10a CT on CBS (markets may vary)
Host: Bob Barker
What's that guy doing getting up? I don't know...

Katherine Scipion, Carol Wilson, Daniel Bell, and Anastasia Zavaro are getting up, but it's to bid on a $1267 drum set. Daniel wins it and a chance at a dinette and spa playing the Clock Game. He wins the $717 dinette with 16 and a half ticks left for the spa. He gets that in 15, meaning he also gets $1000.

A game table is on offer in round 2, as Katherine wins it. She gets a chance to Let'em Roll for a Chevy Cobalt. The Citracal on the counter is $10.97. She gets that Cat Chow is lower at $6.99. She gets the Hot Pockets are lower still at $2.49. So that's three rolls... and with those three, she ends up with... $500.

Anastasia wins an $1886 lounge chair and a chance at a Gemcar playing the new Balance Game. Last three: 695. She takes the $3000 and $4000 bags of Bob's shiny dollars, and the actual price is... $7695! We have a winner! But that's all the winning she'll do, as Daniel wins the Showdown Round.

Carol starts the second half with a $1495 trampoline. Now trips to Mazatlan & Miami are on offer at Barker's Bargain Bar. Mazatlan is marked at $2073. Miami is marked at $2931. She goes with Miami. Actual price of Mazatlan, $3073. Actual price is Miami: $4431! Say hi to David Caruso and the gang for us.

Alberto Fernandez, not the guy from earlier, but awfully similar, wins a chandelier in round 5 worth $1600. He has a chance at a Chevy Malibu in Pathfinder. He uses all three of his prizes, winning a toaster and a food chopper, but he finds his way out to the $17,352 car.

Alvin Hosler, whose birthday we celebrate today, wins $900 luggage, as he gets a shot at a plasma TV in Range Game. He stops it at about $4310. Actual price... $4500. He's a bit short. He's also a bit short at the Wheel, as Carol moves on to the Showcase.

First up, model survival tips involving a gas grill, a trip to Phoenix, and a Ford Explorer. Top winner Carol bids $32,500. Daniel gets a new living room with carpeting, dance lessons, and a CD jukebox. He bids $12,700. Actual price: $15,320, a difference of $2620. Actual price of Carol's Showcase... $34,846. It's close, but Carol wins this with $43,845.

Stats: 4-2, $78,448.

 
Wheel of Fortune by Jason Block, GSNN

Air time:  Check listings or wheeloffortune.com
Hosts: Pat Sajak & Vanna White
We are in the middle of some "Ultimate Adventures!"
 
The $1,000 Tossup is TITLE. Lauren Fogerty is from Marino Valley, CA. She solved TRAVEL & LEISURE for $1.000. She is a recent mass communication graduate. Rodney Sanders is a marketing analyst from Philadelphia. Cindy Gentry is from Broken Arrow, OK. She is a scrapbooking consultant.
 
The $2,000 Tossup is LIVING THING. Cindy is on the board with BALD EAGLE. She starts the first round. And we add a Newman's South Pacific Vacations tour of New Zealand with airfare from Air New Zealand worth $7,500. The category is BEFORE AND AFTER.  She hits Bankrupt on the first spin. Over to Lauren. She misses...over to Rodney. He solves PAPER OR PLASTIC SURGERY for $4,750. Everyone is on the board.  
 
The jackpot round is sponsored by BrandSource. The category is PHRASE. Lauren starts. She misses...over to Rodney who hits Lose A Turn...over to Cindy. She misses...back to Lauren. She misses...back to Rodney. He misses...back to Cindy who hits Bankrupt...Lauren gets one more shot. She hits Bankrupt...over to Rodney who solves EAT LESS EXERCISE MORE for $1,350. He has $6,100. 
 
The mystery round prize is $10,000! The category is PLACE...and it's a PRIZE PUZZLE. Rodney starts. He controls the wheel for the entire round and solves PRISTINE MOUNTAIN LAKE for $3,950. And he can see those in Canada. It's a trip to Whistler in British Columbia worth $4,200. And if you have the SPIN ID of KB14925...you are off to Canada! And if you have the SONY CARD...you have $50,000. That round was worth $8,150 and he has a nice lead of $14,250!
 
The $3,000 Tossup is AROUND THE HOUSE. Cindy is up to $5,000 with LINOLEUM FLOOR. She starts this round which is OCCUPATION. She loses $1,100 on Bankrupt. Over to Lauren, but we go into a $1,300 a letter FINAL SPIN. Rodney seals his win with ATHLETIC SHOE DESIGNER for $2,600. He leaves with $16,850. Lauren leaves with $1,000 and Cindy leaves with $5,000 in Tossup Money.
 
Rodney has a shot at a Winnebago or a Pontiac Solstice? Can he drive off into the sunset? He lands on the ** wedge. His category tonight is PHRASE. With the RSTLNE we have:
 
_ _ _ _
_ _ R _ S

He chooses B C D I and we have:
 
_ I _ _
_ _ R _ S
 
This looks tough. He shoutouts his friends (cause he had no clue) and it was HIGH MARKS. He lost $30,000--but leaves with $16,850 in cash and prizes.
 
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire by Don Harpwood, GSNN

Air time:  Check listings or millionairetv.com
Host: Meredith Vieira
The crew is at Walt Disney World this week, and yesterday, Kevin Phillips (Rapid City, SD) reached the $16,000 level. Today, he's hoping for more...

Kevin has done plenty of things at WDW so far, including getting to take part in the Lion King live show, hugging Donald Duck, and being brought to the hot seat by Minnie Mouse. He has definitely been having a fun time, and the fun will continue, as the game resumes...

[$25,000]
Introduced in the late 1800s, what sport's earlier names included "mush ball," "kitten ball" and "pumpkin ball"?
A: Volleyball
B: Softball
C: Soccer
D: Tennis

The 50:50 leaves B and D. Kevin says B... and he has $25,000! Heading into the upper tier, now...

[$50,000]
A 2005 U.S. Census study concluded that what state has the lowest median age for first-time married couples?
A: Alabama
B: Texas
C: West Virginia
D: Utah

Kevin decides to switch this one out. He wouldn't have said D, which was what the answer was, so he's glad he didn't guess at this one. Now, for a substitute...

[$50,000] (Q)
To stem illegal immigration, the U.S. Border Patrol was established in 1924 under what U.S. department?
A: Justice
B: State
C: War
D: Labor

It's a free guess, so Kevin says D... and he's right! Still going...

[$100,000]
The phrase "slush fund" was once a nautical term that referred to what?
A: Liquor
B: Animal fat
C: Sawdust
D: Lemon juice

Kevin has no idea, so he walks with $50,000! Oh, and it was B.

Next up is Donald Duck, who brings out Michelle Foley (Middleboro, MA). Apparently, she can relate to this game, comparing it to a class that she has. Lately, though, during the class, she was given trivia questions to prepare her for this. Let's see if it has prepared her enough... Michelle starts by knowing that a rhyme that begins "Roses are red, violets are blue" is traditionally found on greeting cards for Valentine's Day (though Help the Colorblind Day seems like an interesting idea). Along the way, she faces this...

[$1,000]
Which of these fruits or vegetables are commonly coated in a thin layer of wax to help maintain freshness?
A: Oranges
B: Spinach
C: Carrots
D: Strawberries

Michelle asks the audience, and both polls favour A (77% of the studio audience; 53% of the AIM users). Michelle trusts them... and she has $1,000! A few questions later, this comes up...

[$16,000]
What 2005 film's official Web site invites visitors to learn about America's dependence on foreign oil?
A: Good Night, and Good Luck
B: Syriana
C: North Country
D: Munich

Michelle decides to call a friend of her husband's, Rich, and he guesses B, saying he feels good about it. Michelle trusts him... and it's B! Then, after securing $25,000, she gets to this...

[$50,000]
In a traditional military flag-folding ceremony, the U.S. flag is folded a total of how many times until it becomes a triangle?
A: 6
B: 8
C: 10
D: 12

Michelle doesn't want to guess on this one, so she switches it out. After seeing that it was D, this pops up...

[$50,000] (Q)
What U.S. state capital was originally known as "Pig's Eye," after an early settler named Pierre "Pig's Eye" Parrant?
A: St. Paul, MN
B: Carson City, NV
C: Salem, OR
D: Oklahoma City, OK

The 50:50 leaves A and B. Michelle guesses A... and she's right! Moving on...

[$100,000]
Outside of honorary awards, what famous singer's three Grammys were all in gospel music categories?
A: Otis Redding
B: Hank Williams
C: Elvis Presley
D: Johnny Cash

Michelle has no clue, so she walks, happy with the $50,000! We then see that the answer was C.

That'll do it for today. More WWTBAM at WDW tomorrow!
 
Yo Momma by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time: 6p ET/5p CT on MTV
Host: Wilmer Valderrama

Who'll join Harp of North Hollywood and George from Hawthorne in the now-Thursday final? Tonight, Crenshaw vs. West Covina.

Jason heads to the bridge at Crenshaw to meet Tim, Angel, Huggy Bear, Mechale, Austin, and Steph. The last two take each other on for the honor of Crenshaw.

Sam meets up at West Covina with Feven, Koko, Matt, Chris and Kolby. Sam gives it to Chris and Koko.

One-on-one time. Austin tells Steph to smile for the camera with them dirty brick teeth of his. Steph tells him, "Alright, R. Kelly." It goes to Austin. Across town, it's Koko vs. Chris. Koko, "Yo momma so short she sells herself for half price." Chris, "Yo momma's such a lazy ho, she does everything BUT the dishes." Winner... Chris.

Time to make tonight's battle a little more interesting. First, Austin finds nasty sheets, a Barbie in da hood, and "my first pimp suit" in Chris' room. Chris finds Richard Simmons shoes, OJ's jersey, and a "token white girl" in Austin's room.

It's the final battle, Chris vs. Austin. To the knockouts...

Austin: Tell me why your homeboys come out and your dad answer buttnaked sayin' wanna play dominoes?
Chris: You so ugly, I heard the producers backstage saying they should come up with an MTV show, Pimp My Face!

No question.... Winner... CHRIS! He's got $1000 and a spot on Thursday night's show.

 
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