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Catch 21
by Chico Alexander

Air time: 5p/4C on GSN & GSN HD
Host: Alfonso Ribeiro & Mikki Padilla
On the Web
: gsn.com/catch21  

Total cash today: $26,000
Total cash this week: $28,000
Total cash this season: $494,000
Bonus record this week: 1-0-1
Bonus record this season: 6-20-60
One-hand draws: 21
Two-hand draws: 39
Bonus round wins: 6
Bonus prizes won/offered: 68/86
Sara
Houston
college graduate
Chris Daly
orig. Miami
occupation unknown
Jackie
Bergen County, NJ
teacher
FIRST 21 WINS
Trip to Reno (Atlantis)

Hand 1: Sara gets a 7, as does Chris... And Jackie gets an ace. Jackie passes a 5 to Sara for 12. Chris then passes another 5 to Jackie to bust up the ace for soft 16. Jackie passes a 6 to Chris for 13. Sara then passes a 6 to Chris for 19 before busting him on a 4 with 100. Sara then passes a queen to Jackie for hard 16... then passes a 2 for 18.... and again for 20... and again to bust with an 8 for 200. Sara has 1100 to end the round!

Hand 2: the ladies get 10 cards, while Chris gets an 8. Jackie passes a jack to Chris for 18. Sara then busts him out of the game. Jackie would bust out on the draw, giving Sara a second Power Chip.

Final Hand: Picasso draw, all paint. Jackie passes a 7 for 17. Sara passes a 10 for 20. Jackie freezes there next question. Sara needs a 4 to win... GOT IT TO SWEEP THE GAME AND THE TRIP!

Bonus Catch 21 with all four Power Chips:
HAND 1) 9 - 4 - 8 = 21 ($5000)
HAND 2) 6 - 5 = 11
HAND 3) 2 - K - 9 = 21 ($1000)
PASSED: 10

And to think, if she played the 10, this would've been a done deezy. Now she has four cards left to get that 10 or a face... 6. Chip. 10! BIG WIN! CONGRATULATIONS!

 

Drew Carey's Improv-a-Ganza
by Chico Alexander

Air time: 8p/7C on GSN and GSN HD
Host: Drew Carey
On the Web: www.gsntv.com/improv 
  On the show tonight: Heather Anne Campbell, Jeff Davis, Chip Esten, Jonathan Mangum, Ryan Stiles, Bob Derkach on the piano, and the new head of the Canadian New Democrats, your host, Drew Carey!

Jeannie gets to come on stage to hear a song all about her. Jeannie's from Anoka, MN, and she's here with her husband Jim. Jeff and Jonathan get to sing a song with the word "horny" in it. Because that's what Jim calls her.

Ken gets to play on stage next... and so will Dylan. Dylan plays with Heather, while Ken plays with Jeff. This round of Sound Effects takes place in the wild... moose hunting.

Next up, Sentences! Ryan & Drew pull out the sentences. The scene: fishing on... "As the Worm Flies". Over the commercial break, it'll be cancelled for a sketch involving Julie Chen.

We end the show with Drew & Chip earning the torture of Ryan in ... New Choice. The scene: the Lazy Bend Ranch.

 

Family Feud
by Jason Huhn

Air time: Noon/11c on Peachtree TV; check local listings
Host: Steve Harvey
On the Web
: www.familyfeud.com  
 
Brown
Andrea, Alex, Bea, Sherri, Jim
TWO DAY CHAMPIONS
Reyes

Robert, Gigi, Jennifer, Gaven, Julian
$1390

SINGLE: something about a caveman that a cavewoman might say is sexy.

1. Hair/Hairy chest 32     5. Great hunter 6
2. Big club 26             6. Me man, you woman!3
3. Muscles/Body 15
4. Loincloth 9


SINGLE: a reason a man would put on makeup.

1. Actor/On TV 47          5. He's a clown 6
2. Halloween 19            6. Masquerade party 3
3. Blemish/Scar 13
4. Cross-dresser 8


DOUBLE: a kind of bottle a housewife would be holding.

1. Baby bottle 24          5. Spray cleaner 7
2. Beer/Liquor 16          6. Soda pop 7
3. Milk bottle 11
4. Detergent/Bleach 9


TRIPLE: someone whose breasts could be weapons of mass destruction.

1. Dolly Parton 49
2. Pamela Anderson 38
3. Queen Latifah 3
4. Madonna 2


The top two answers revealed, but the Browns couldn't get the steal for the win when they thought about Jenny McCarthy, giving the Reyes their third victory.

Gaven & Robert try again in Fast Money. Gaven had some tough questions on his side, which proved costly . Robert got 3 out of 5 #1s, but still fallen short. They now have a three-day total of $2,220.

Fast Money #1 answers
- 1-10, how satisfied are you with your health insurance?: 1
- A food kids love to eat: Pizza (Robert)
- A type of horn: Saxophone
- A place where you sit in the back row so you could make a quick exit: Church (Robert)
- A kind of material women's underwear is made out of: Cotton (Robert)

 

Let's Make a Deal
by Chico Alexander

Air time: 10a/9C OR 3p/2C on CBS
Host: Wayne Brady with Jonathan Mangum & Rachel Reynolds
On the Web
: cbs.com/letsmakeadeal  
  Now let's say it's 10... or 3... and you're either waiting for TPIR to start or you've seen it already... and you're wondering why Rachel Reynolds is on the same set with Wayne and Jonathan. Well, she's playing the role of "Tiffany" for today. So welcome to work exchange, Rachel. Enjoy yourself.

Starting with Emanuel (Sandokai green belt), Casey (diver), and Tracy (NCP) and... No Complaining. Jonathan has a small box. Will Emanuel take that or a duffel bag. He takes the bag. In the box: a MacBook & iPad. Will Casey takes the envelope or steal the bag? She steals (remember... NO COMPLAINING). In the envelope for Emanuel: a spa day. Tracy can take the bag from Casey... or Curtain #1. She takes the curtain, and gets... a trip to Vermont! So what does Casey have in her bag? Gym socks (ZONK!).

Virginia (Snow White) gets to knock around pigs for fun and profit. Watching her on the sidelines.... all her dwarves. #7... $2. #9... Zonk. $500 to call off the deal? NO! #5... $3 for $2000. #2... a dollar. #4... another dollar... #1... $2 for $3000! #10... a dollar. #8... $2! She bails with $5000. The next pick would've been #8... Kermie, no! $2 for $10,000.

Heather (pink bachelorette) heads to the LMAD salon, where she gets Curtain #3. Will she give it up $500? $700? $1000? No deal, so she gets a CAR! Pool (ZONK!). Nakia (Cleopatr-uh-huh!) gets a small box. Will she give it up for $1000? $1200? NO DEAL! She gets a car... of the TOYOTA YARIS variety!

Jennifer (pink ribbon) and Lorna (golfer) get $500. Will Lorna buy a small box with her money. She will, and she gets earrings (but Jennifer gets the money). Now will Jennifer give her money BACK or take an envelope? She keeps the money and gives a living room to Lorna. Now comes the big question. Keep what you have or trade for Curtain #1. No one bites, and that's okay. It was only a trip to Graceland.

Allison (bubble bath girl) gets to win cash and maybe a Honda Civic in Pair A Dice. First up... a 5 for 5! Then comes #3... 4! Then #7... 5 for $500! Stay and play or cash out? She goes for it... #4 has... 6! #2 has... 6! Keep $1100 or go for the final 4? #8... ZONK. She wants one more pick. Last pick is #1... And GAME OVER.

Justin (Tedy Bruschi) gets Curtain #2, which has wheels. Will he take it or a small envelope? He wants the curtain, passing on $2300. He gets instead... a Boatercycle (ZONK!).

And now all we have left is this BIG DEAL worth $25,198!

TRADE LIST:
Nakia: $16,358
Tracy: $7682
Lorna: $6327
Virginia and her dwarves: $5000
Emanuel: $2820
Jennifer: $1000
Casey: Chop-socky.
Heather: two or more swimmers ONLY!
Allison: Pair A Dice Lost.
Justin: Patriot Act... Like a Moron

Nakia keeps her car. Tracy trades her trip for a trip to the Big Dance. She picks Door #3... Behind #2, a jet ski worth $8499. Behind HER door... kitchen appliances worth $2642. The Big One... was the big 1: trips to Morocco and New Zealand.

 

The Newlywed Game
by Chico Alexander

Air time: 6:30p/5:30C on GSN & GSN HD
Host: Sherri Shepherd
On the Web
: gsn.com/newlywed  
  Welcome to Jumping the Broom Week, presented by Sony Pictures' release "Jumping the Broom", in theatres this Friday.
 
Vinny & Jamie Joe & Jackie Janardus & Kenyatta
TODAY'S SECOND HONEYMOON
Curacao (Breezes Curacao)

5-point round, questions to the men:
- When your wife wants a little bit of pain with her pleasure, does she prefer... a little nibble, a little smack, or a little leather?
- People talk about baby-proofing their homes. Give us an example of how you've "wife-proofed" it.
- "Sherri, your honor, I know I'm guilty, but I plead insanity for the time I told my wife..."

High fives all around.

10-point round, questions to the ladies:
- Everyone loves a list. How would you rank the following things in your sexual top three: the intense foreplay, the inevitable release, and the intimate pillow talk.
- "I can see it happening already. When my husband is an old man, the first thing to go will be his..."
- Jumping the Broom Question: What's one thing about your husband that has you convinced that he may have been raised in a barn?

Couples #1 and #3 are tied with 15. Joe & Jackie has 5

30-POINT BONUS: "Between the two of us, the better kisser.. up HERE ... would have to be BLANK, but the better kisser DOWN THERE would happen to be WHO."

Joe goes with himself/Jackie... PERFECT for 35. Vinny says Jamie/himself... PERFECT for 45. Janardus & Kenyatta need to ace it to tie. He says her/himself. TIEBREAKER! Vinny & Jamie had 35. Janardus & Kenyatta... had 40! The others leave with a gift certificate to Arthur Murray Dance Studio

 

The Price Is Right
by Chico Alexander

Air time: 11a/10C on CBS & CBS HD
Host: Drew Carey with Manuela Arbelaez, Gwendolyn Osborne-Smith, Rachel Reynolds & George Gray
On the Web
: www.cbs.com/tpir
www.priceisright.com   

Record today: 2-4
Record this week: 4-8
Record this season: 306-534-24
Total today: $71,501
Total this week: $121,935
Total this season: $10,412,609
Perfect Shows/Skunks: 0/10
DSWs/DOBs: 5/6
$1M Passed: 10/4/10
$2M Passed: 10/18/10
$3M Passed: 11/4/10
$4M Passed: 12/7/10
$5M Passed: 12/24/10
$6M Passed: 1/25/11
$7M Passed: 2/18/11
$8M Passed: 3/8/11
$9M Passed: 3/30/11
$10M Passed: 4/26/11
It's a special day at TPIR with Liza Nelson, Colleen Vitac, Cindy LeClaire, and Tara Hosko! All of them have something in common on this episode that literally taped YESTERDAY. They're all part of military families, as are EVERYONE in the audience. Now who'll win an HDTV? At $1399, it's Colleen! Now will she win $50,000 on the Plinko Board? She gets chips from Drew and an $18 condiment holder. With those, she wins.... a Benjamin.

Elisabeth Miller goes down and up thanks to a $1940 car stereo. Now will the Marine wife take a Dodge Nitro to go with it? The board in Money Game:

84  39  97
72  25  68
53  26  24

... and the middle number: 1. 25... Money.  24... FRONT! 97 and 72... Money. The last pick is 84... and she wins... $278. The price of the car... "You should've guessed my soon-to-be-age 53." Yep.

Rachel & Gwennie are (or at least WERE) recording themselves on a pair of iPad 2, which, at $1076, Sarah can use with her AFBs, but hopefully not in tandem with a waverunner in Balance Game (yes, we played this yesterday). The bags: $729, $3000, $4000, and $5000. She goes with $7729. ... TOO LIGHT. $9729.

Elisabeth goes all out on the Big Wheel and earns a trip to the Showcase with $11,000 pocketed. Samuel Gorgus goes down and up thanks to a wine cabinet worth $1497. Now he can try for a washer/dryer, an offroad moto, and a PC if he picks the Most Expensive. He picks the washer/dryer. Offroad motorcycle: $2299. PC: $1431. The washer/dryer... $3198!

Brenda Martinson takes $1240 worth of golf clubs. Now will she take them to Myrtle Beach (a lot of golfing to be done there for sure). The Pick-a-Number board: $_650. The numbers to be picked: 2, 4, and 7. She goes with 4... RIGHT!

Cindy and Liza are on their way to a dishonorable discharge. Can they save themselves with a tiki bar? The price: $927. The winner: Latia Allen! Now can she be Army Wife Strong for a '69 Corvette (restored)? Let'em Roll is the game. She gets the full compliment of rolls, but only comes away with $500.

Brenda joins Elisabeth in the Showcase. First up: relax in the water with a pair of cameras, a trip to Hawaii, and a sailboat. Top winner Elisabeth bids $34,207. Brenda is coming home with an outdoor kitchen island with a year of steak and a pair of cars, a Jeep Wrangler and a Chevrolet Camaro. She bids $45,950. Actual price: $57,248, a difference of $11,298. Actual price of Elisabeth's Showcase... $39,948. You win with a difference of $5741! She gets to take away $53,166, while everyone else gets a giant (and we do mean GIANT) Hershey's bar.

 

Silent Library
by Chico Alexander

Air time: 7p/6C on MTV
Host: Zero Kazama
On the Web
: silentlibrary.mtv.com  
  SHORT SHORTSHOT: Next six...
 
Chad
19, Lancaster, PA
Brian
18, Lancaster, PA
Mike
19, Lancaster, PA
Dan #2
18, Lancaster, PA
Matt
18, Lancaster, PA
Dan #1
18, Lancaster, PA

Round 1 ends in a sweep (and you'll never look at candlepin bowling again), but redline three stunts afterwards for $2900.

$1000 Round: NIPPLE RACE (everyone except Dan #2)

The five must have their nips stretched to their limits by a carnival horse race. They redline rather quickly for a FAIL, but still leave with $484 each (based on TV time).

 

Wheel of Fortune
by Jason Block

Air time: check local listings
Hosts: Pat Sajak & Vanna White
On the Web
: www.wheeloffortune.com

Total for Today: $56,480
Total for Week 34: $128,680
Total for the Season: $8,104,862
Bonus Win Percentage: 66/167
Gooseeggs: 20
Toss Up Sweeps/Group Misses: 21/1
Mystery Round Prizes won: 11
Car Wins: 13
1/2 Car Wedges hit: 2
$100,000 Losses/Wins: 11/2
$1,000,000 Losses/Wins: 0/0
$1,000,000 Wedge Hit/Offered/Used:41/167/9
Wild Cards Hit/Offered/Used: 98/167/21
Prizes added to the wheel hit/won: 95/45
Gift Tags won: 35
Free Play Hit: 165
Jackpot wins: 6
$5,000 FINAL SPINS: 27/167
$8M Passed: 05/02/11
Best Week: Week 26 - $410,290
Week 32 to Week 33 - +$30,560
 
2nd day of "Celebrating New Orleans!" And we are played in by Rockin' Dopsie Jr and the Zydeco Twisters!

The $1,000 Tossup is LANDMARK. Ginger Grant from New Orleans solved JACKSON SQUARE. She works for the Department of Education, is getting married and got her doctorate in Education! Glenn Day from New Orleans is a grocery clerk/community college student. Sara Valerie from Alexandria, LA is a 25 yr teaching veteran who is now teaching 6th grade language arts.

The $2,000 Tossup is PERSON. Glenn has $2,000 with NEXT-DOOR NEIGHBOR. He will start the Eggland's Best Jackpot Round, but we add this to the wheel. It's a trip to Athens, Greece from spafinder.com worth $10,145. It's RHYME TIME. He Bankrupts. Sara picks up the Greece Trip. Next Spin, Bankrupt which makes her lose the trip. Ginger does the same. Glenn misses a vowel. Sara hits 2 $2,500 N's. She hits 6 $500 Jackpot F's and solves DIFFERENT STROKES FOR DIFFERENT FOLKS for the $8,800 Jackpot and a total of $16,550 in cash! We need some music from the band as we go to break!

And she also starts BEFORE & AFTER. She misses. Ginger does the same. Glenn Bankrupts losing $150. Sara misses. Ginger picks up the $1,000 emerils.com GC and solves WAKE-UP CALL OF THE WILD for a total of $5,100 in cash and prizes. Band time as we go to break!

She also starts the $10,000 Mystery Round which is a PRIZE PUZZLE. It's FUN & GAMES. She misses after some work. Glenn loses $1,000 on Bankrupt. Sara Bankrupts. Ginger misses. Glenn solves EARLY-MORNING SURFING LESSON for a trip to Hawaii at the Pacific Beach Hotel in Waikiki (a WorldHotel Property). It's worth $5,830! If you have PT04626 and are Paula T from Colorado, you are going to Hawaii! Remember the SONY CARD BONUS! He has $7,830! More music as we go to break!

The $3,000 Tossup is LIVING THING. Ginger has $8,100 in cash and prizes with BROWN PELICAN. Pat spins us a $6,000 a letter FINAL SPIN. Here. We. Go. It's FAMILY. Ginger has $24,000 with THE NEVILLE BROTHERS. She wins with $32,100 in cash and prizes! Sara leaves with $16,550! Glenn is going to Hawaii with $7,830!

The pre-bonus round total is $56,480! Can Ginger get even more cash or that new Caddy?

She lands on the S in AMERICA'S. Her category is PHRASE. With the RSTLNE
and her choices of P M C O we have:

_ _ T _ _ N
_ O _ R   _ R _ S P


The puzzle wasn't WITHIN YOUR GRASP, Ginger. She loses $30,000 but leaves with $32,100 in cash and prizes!
 

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
by Don Harpwood

Air time: check local listings
Host: Meredith Vieira
On the Web
: www.millionairetv.com

  Suzanne Grodner (New York, NY) begins this episode with $46,100 after 8 questions. She still has a Jump left.

She jumps the 9th question, which had $7,000, then gets $15,000 from the 10th to advance to Round 2 with a total of $61,100!

[$100,000]
What famous literary character's name is also the last name of the 1959 Nobel Prize winner for Literature?
A: Falstaff
B: Odysseus
C: Quasimodo
D: Gandalf

Suzanne has a feeling that it's D, but she doesn't want to risk what she has, so she walks. After seeing that it's C, she leaves with $61,100!

Matt Klein (New York, NY) - Art gallery intern
He loves art. And money.

He gets $3,000 from the first question, then has this to think about...

[Question 2] (Code Names)
The spy who is the chief of Britain's secretive MI6 intelligence agency has what James Bond-like code name?
A: W
B: H
C: C
D: K

After some thought, Matt asks the audience. 46% are thinking A. He trusts them... but they're wrong! It's C (7%)! As a result, he leaves with $1,000.

Seena Semerly (New York, NY) - Pediatric nurse practitioner
She has had to cut a few things to save some money. She doesn't want cable to be one of those things.

The 1st question, which had $3,000, is jumped. She then gets $1,000 from the 2nd before this appears...

[Question 3] (Senate Names)
By coincidence, what U.S. state has incumbent senators that both have the first name "Daniel" and the middle initial "K"?
A: Kansas
B: Hawaii
C: Ohio
D: Alabama

Seena thinks about it for some time, then turns to the audience. 54% say B. She goes with that, and this time, they're right, adding... $7,000 to her bank for a total of $8,000!

After that, she builds her bank up to $38,100 through 6 before hearing the horn. Seena will be back tomorrow!