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Family Feud by Chico Alexander and Chris Tufts, GSNN

Air time: Check listings or familyfeud.com
Host: Richard Karn

A trip to Mexico and $120,000 is on the line as Burton welcomes us to the Feud's "Lovable Losers Tournament!" It's your standard 7-day affair, so let's get started with...

JACKPOT: $0

Hernandez (Rebecca, Gloria, Fernando, Robert, Hector)

Kobus (Janice, Sarah, Alyssa, Beth, Irene)

Round 1: 100 men, something you'd better not interrupt a woman while she's doing it (7). Rebecca gets #3, sleeping. Gloria gets #4, bathing. Robert gets #6, watching TV. The Kobus try to steal with talking... Number one! They get 19. Other answers: shopping, eating, fixing hair.

Round 2: something that gives you the chills (7). Gloria gets #5, chalkboards, while Sarah gets #3, cold weather. Alyssa gets #1, a scary movie. The Hernandez try to steal with spiders... got it for 40! Other answer: cold drinks, ice cream, snakes.

Double Round: something some people seem to need more of than other people (5). Fernando fires with money.. number one! They also come up with love, but the Kobuses steal with sleep. They're up to 181. Other answers: friends, candy/food.

Triple Round: something people hate doing in the morning when they have a hangover (4). Robert gets number one, waking up. Going to work also makes the board. The Kobuses have one more shot with loud music... Got it for game, 415-40. Other answer: talking.

Alyssa & Sarah (who prove just how lovable they are by kissing Richard) get the $20,000 in all ten, setting the jackpot off right. We'll see them later.

I've Got a Secret by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time: 11:30p ET/10:30p CT on GSN
Host: Bil Dwyer

First up, blindfolds on for a retired trucker from Alta Loma, CA, Paul Miller! His secret: "My mustache is over 10 feet long." Jermaine gets that this is a body alteration. Suzanne gets that everyone can see it. Frank gets that it arrived at puberty and that it has to do with hair. Billy... gets it. He's had the 'stache for 40 years.

Next is our friend from British Columbia, Mark Zeabin! His secret... he builds something unusual. Suzanne gets that the material itself is unusual. Frank comes up with one of something. Billy gets that it's for your house.. and that it's made out of wood. Jermaine gets furniture. But that's it.

His secret: "I make furniture out of caskets." We get his living room group on stage.

Final player is from LA (by way of Moldova). Here's Lilia Stepanova. Her secret: "I can shoot a bow-and-arrow with my feet." Frank gets that it's "sorta" gymnastic. Billy gets that it involves a prop and her feet. Jermaine gets her toes. Suzanne gets that it's sporty. Jermaine calls conference. Doesn't work. Lilia wins.

We end the show with Lilia shooting her foot off.

Jeopardy! by Chico Alexander, GSNN

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

Don Minyard (forensic accountant from Hoover, AL); $15,300

Fred Schultz (database programmer from Albuquerque, NM)

Lisa Izes (rabbi from New York City)

First of all, big congrats to Jeopardy! for pulling its own Daily Double, winning Daytime Emmys for the show and its host, Alex Trebek.

Don starts up with $200 The "Fac"s of Life. At the TV time out, it's Fred's game, as he leads, $3000 to Don's $800. Lisa can't seem to get off that zero mark.

Fred finds the Daily Double under $600 Who's the Boss?. He risks $1800 on this: the Kansas City political machine of boss Tom Pendergast launched the career of this future President. "Who is Truman?" Right for $5600. That's where he'll end the round, as Don comes up behind him with $3000. Lisa, at $1600, starts up Double Jeopardy!...

... with $400 Movie Quotes. Don finds the first Daily Double under $1600 New York Times Obituaries. Slipping into $1400, Don bets the max of $2000 on this: in a 1936 obit a pupil said of her, "I pray for strength to endure the silent dark until she smiles upon me again." "Who is Anne Sullivan?" Right for $3400. Don also finds the one under $1200 I'll Have a B_L_T. "I'm going to wager a true Daily Double, $5800." For $11,600 or nothing... Lincoln famously compared these 2 items, saying one was "stronger than" the other. "What is the ballot is stronger than the bullet?" ... Correct for $11,600! All of a sudden, we have a game with Don at $13,200, Fred at $20,400, and Lisa at $5200.

Final Jeopardy! in "Africa": in November 2005 leaders of Spain & France joined in celebrating the 50th anniversary of this country's independence. Correct question: What is Morocco?

All three are wrong, but Fred bets enough to leave him as champion with $14,399. Don leaves with $17,300.

Lingo by Chico Alexander, GSNN

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

Sidekicks Ross (deejay) & Jon (karate instructor)

Crazy roommates Melinda (waitress) & Gina (financial analyst)

BONUS LINGO JACKPOT: $28,000

It's Fiesta Week on Lingo! ¡A jugar!

Ross & Jon get a B to start. Melinda & Gina steal the running of the BULLS for 25. They follow with ROUND, SAINT, and a Lingo for 125!

Ross & Jon go with a P next. That becomes PEARL. That gives way to NACHO, but it's nacho game as Melinda & Gina steal VOTER. Gina draws red, though. They get the draw back with GRILL. They lead it at the half, 175-50.

Ross & Jon need to get back in this with an F. Melinda & Gina steal FLOUR for the Lingo, giving them 325 to the Yellows' 50.

Ross & Jon get a B, which becomes BEARD. Melinda & Gina steal away from a giveaway, getting ELOPE. And Gina gasps at a stopper... again. And that's game over on a giveaway as Ross & Jon smack themselves silly by a score of 375-100.

With three Bonus Lingo letters, Melinda & Gina get ENJOY, DRESS, LIMBO, and BOXER for $400. La bola del dinero es 44. Melinda's in with... one 4. Three draws later... still nothing. Well, at least they still have $400.

Tomorrow, the fiesta continues with $29,000 in the hopper.

The Price is Right by Travis Schario, GSNN

Air time: 11a ET/10a CT on CBS (markets may vary)
Host: Bob Barker

Let's kick off the month of May with a bang, shall we?

Debbie Clark, Connie Jenkins, David Cohen, and Geri Tessman take their cracks at a set of Coleman camping gear, valued at $809. Debbie claims it with a $675 bid (following one overbid), and takes to the stage to play Danger Price. Today's DP = $2094. Today's prizes: Dean Guitars Exoticglass acoustic guitar, Ashley Pheasant Run dinette set, Berlitz language courses, and a Honda CRF 80 offroad bike. She starts with the $610 guitar, but hits the land mine with the offroad bike. Berlitz was $1121, and the dinette $930.

New contestant Joy Herrera takes her place on stage after picking up a $1799 Murray Feiss chandelier. Her game: Ten Chances (insert groans here) for a thick slice toaster, a 4 pc. set of Delsey Luggage, and a Ford Fusion SE V6. Using three shots, she picks up the $80 toaster (5-0-8; 50, then 58). Then, she takes four shots at the luggage, 3-0-8-5. Keep up with her here.
Chance 4: 850, wrong.
Chance 5: 853, scratched out, 805. Duh, wrong.
Chance 6: 583, desperately wrong.
Chance 7: 580, RIGHT!!

Now we get to the car. 3-1-0-2-9. Get your Advil ready. This will be painful. Remember, she has three chances left...

Chance 8: 191, scratched out, 1930, wait, 19302. WRONG!
Chance 9: 13, wait, 191, 19213, wait, 19203, wait, 13, wait, 19021, YEESH, 19320. WRONG A THOUSAND TIMES OVER! This card looked like a wreck. Joy ended up writing the price in the top left corner.

At this point, Bob is exasperated that she keeps repeating digits, even going so far as to point out what she has left, thumping the choice card.

Chance 10: 21390. A MIRACLE!!

Barker is so shocked, he sat down in front of the board on the red carpet. Out of microphone range, he kept saying to Roger, Rich, and Gabby, "I can't believe it." With the microphone up, he said, and I quote, "I can't believe it. Never. I've... We'll be back after these words."

"Having recovered," we continue with Geri capturing a Palm Tungsten E2 PDA, valued at $517. She comes on stage to play Range Game for a trip to Jamaica (Air Jamaica, 6 nights at Sandals). Stopping the Rangefinder between $7163 and $7313, the ARP of the trip..........$7164! Won it by ONE DOLLAR and a SLIVER of the red area! However, Joy's miracle and Geri's close call weren't enough to propel either to the Showcase. Debbie ended up with her own miracle, winning with only 50¢.

OK, let's try to get back to normal in the second half. Our friend David claimed his & hers Croton watches, worth $1350. He came up to play 2 for the Price of 1 for a set of Oneida Louisiana flatware and an LG 52" DLP HDTV. The Board:

8 9 7
$ $ $
4 6 5

Taking the third number free ($ $ 5), he sets the price at $495. ARP: $895.

Next, new contestant Brooks Udelsmann captured a Broyhill Continents rotating bar cabinet, priced $650. He now has a shot at Ford Focus ZX4SE ($16,735) in Pass The Buck. Earning only two choices, he picks #2 for a LOSE EVERYTHING. His final pick: #5 for $1000. The car? #6.

Finally, Ashley Roberts captures a 20.5 cubic foot refrigerator, worth $1099. Her game: Most Expensive for a Golden West Billiards pool table, a 2 pc. C&J secretary desk, and a Barbeques Galore select gas grill. Going with the student body of Ithaca College, she selects the pool table.

Secretary Desk = $2280
Gas Grill = $1199
Pool Table = $3000 WIN and a break even show.

David slips into the Top Winner slot in the Showcases with 90¢, with Debbie as the Runner-Up.

Showcase #1 gave us some unpatented inventions. A Fright-o-Meter gave us 15 scary movie DVD's. The Prune-Alyzer showed us a Great Lakes Forte hot tub. The Nause-O-Scope revealed a 25' Catalina Yachts sailboat. David keeps the Showcase, and bids $19,500 with groans from the audience.

Showcase #2 made some little known parades a little better known. First, the Tournament of Hoses gave us Echo gardening equipment. The Trolleywood Christmas Parade sends us to San Francisco. The Racy's Thanksgiving Day Parade reveals a Pontiac Grand Prix. Debbie quickly bids $24,800.

Debbie's Showcase ARP: $28,024 for a difference of $3224. Now, was the audience right in groaning? David's Showcase ARP: $36,696 for a difference of $17,196. Debbie walks away the winner and $28,833 in loot.

STATS: 3/6; $70,941

Wheel of Fortune by Jason Block, GSNN

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

Working through the pain, I am back for another week of WOF! This week starts 3 weeks from Denver!

The $1,000 Tossup is RHYME TIME. Jeff Horsefall quickly solved HIKING & BIKING for $1,000. He is a senior at the University of Colorado. Rose Martin is from Aurora, Colorado. She works for a church. Cindy Terra is a social worker.

The $2,000 Tossup is THING. Cindy is on the board with POSITIVE ATTITUDE. She has $2,000 and starts this first round. We add an iexplore.com Kenyan Safari with airfare from Kenya Airways worth $9,198 to the wheel. The first round is SONG LYRICS. She hits Bankrupt...over to Jeff who hits 2 $2,500 S's. He solves AND THE SKIES ARE NOT CLOUDY ALL DAY for $12,050. He has $13,050.

The jackpot round is sponsored by Gold Bond Ultimate Comfort Powder. The category is PHRASE...and it's a PRIZE PUZZLE. Jeff starts. He hits and picks up the $1,000 Gift Tag from Body Glove...next spin Bankrupt...over to Rose. She solves THERE'S A FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING for $2,150. And she is going to Iceland! It's a trip to the Nordica Hotel and Spa in Reykjavik from Icelandair worth $8,700. And if you have JS10278 you are off to Iceland...and if you have the SONY CARD...you have $50,000! That round was worth $10,850 and a second place total.

The mystery round prize is $10,000. The category is BEFORE AND AFTER. Rose starts. She hits and picks up a $1,000 Goode Ski Gift Tag. She misses...over to Cindy. She hits and picks up the altrec.com $1,000 Gift Tag. She misses....over to Jeff. He solves FAMILY TREE STUMP for $350. But we bump it up to $1000 and his total is $14,050.

The $3,000 Tossup is ON THE MAP. Jeff has $17,050 with NEWFOUNDLAND. We go right into a FINAL SPIN worth $1,300 a letter. It's a PERSON. Rose solved MASTER OF DISGUISE for $2,600. She leaves with a second place total of $13,450. Cindy leaves with $2,000. But Jeff is our winner with $17,050 in cash.

Can Jeff start our tour of Colorado with a bonus round win? He lands on the ** wedge. The category is THING.

With the RSTLNE we have:

T _ _ _ _
_ R E _ _

He chooses HCPA and we have:

T _ _ _ H
_ R E A _

It was a TOUGH BREAK and he lost $30,000. But he leaves with $17,050 in cash.

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire by Don Harpwood, GSNN

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

It's another week at Walt Disney World, and Sally Fox (Savannah, GA) is looking to add to the $25,000 that she currently has...

It turns out that Sally's mother celebrated her 80th birthday during the taping of Friday's show. And she has supported her daughter's decision to go into art all the way. So, this has been quite emotional for Sally. And now, she has the chance to make this experience a whole lot better, as she goes into the upper tier with this...

[$50,000]
After the Wright Brothers' historic first flight, how long did it take for man to walk on the moon?
A: 59 years
B: 66 years
C: 73 years
D: 81 years

Sally decides to call her friend, John, but instead of asking the question, all she asks for is the year of the Wright Brothers' first flight. John says 1903. With that, Sally says B... and she's right! I'm guessing she knew what year man walked on the moon (1969), so apparently, she just needed that first year to figure out the answer! Brilliant use of the PAF! And now, she moves on to this...

[$100,000]
The 1990 movie "Pretty Woman" prominently features what famous opera with a similar plot?
A: La Traviata
B: Carmen
C: Don Giovanni
D: Tosca

Sally has no idea, so she switches the question. After seeing that it was A, she now sees this...

[$100,000] (Q)
What historical figure died of appendicitis in 1926, days after being punched in the stomach by an overeager fan?
A: Annie Oakley
B: Harry Houdini
C: Edgar Allan Poe
D: P.T. Barnum

Once again, she doesn't know, so this time, she walks with $50,000. She heads out with her check after seeing that it was B.

Next up is Andrea Cucciuffo (Easton, PA), escorted to the hot seat by Pluto. She's a 3rd-grade teacher, and has been for 13 years. Hopefully, she knows her stuff here. Andrea starts by knowing that an expression commonly used to indicate to someone that you were just talking about him is "speak of the devil" ("speak of bad timing", while sometimes true, just seems rude). She sweeps the lower tier, then after a couple more questions, this comes up...

[$8,000]
Hatha, Jivamukti, and Ashtanga are all popular styles of what fitness activity?
A: Spinning
B: Yoga
C: Aerobics
D: Kickboxing

The 50:50 leaves A and B. Andrea says B... and she's right! Another question later, and she has this to ponder...

[$25,000]
Due to the gray hairs that they get with age, what animal's adult males are called "silverbacks"?
A: Gorilla
B: Moose
C: Giraffe
D: Wolf

Andrea asks the audience, and both polls favor A (91% of the studio audience; 59% of the AIM users). Andrea trusts them... and she has $25,000! On to the upper tier...

[$50,000]
What U.S. department is nicknamed "Foggy Bottom," after vapors that once rose from the swamp on which its offices sit?
A: Justice
B: Defense
C: State
D: Treasury

Andrea calls her husband's aunt Maryann, and she's pretty sure it's A. Andrea goes with it... but it's C! Darn. Well, she does go home with $25,000!

Now in the hot seat is the 200th regular player of the season (in airing order), Warren Sheprow (Red Hook, NY). When he first told his buddies that he was going to audition for this, they laughed. Well, guess who's laughing now? Anyway, Warren starts by knowing that in many U.S. states, motorcyclists are required to use helmets while on the road (not sure if flea collars would keep bugs out of their teeth). He then goes on to secure the $1,000.

That's all the time he'll have for today, though. Warren will be back tomorrow.