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Cash Cab
by Chico Alexander

Air time: 6:30p/5:30C on Discovery & Discovery HD
Host: Ben Bailey
On the Web
: discovery.com/cashcab    

Total today: $850
Total this week: $30500
Total this season: $24,200
Record today: 1-2
Record this week: 3-3
Record this season: 19-16
Video Bonus Won/Attempted/Offered: 6/10/20
Double Rides: 6
First hail of the night sends Newman & Benji to Chelsea Market. They sweep the first tier for $200 and the second for another $400. Red Light Challenge: four of top five music retailers based on 2007 market share. iTunes, Amazon.com, Wal-Mart, and Target are good for $850. The other one: Best Buy. They end up with $850 after missing a $200 one on the one-word slogan of IBM (Think). No Video Bonus for them.

Next up, Piper & Jennifer are going to Nobu New York. They sweep the $50s. Strike one comes on a question about Prussia, strike two on a question about E. Street Shout-Out comes on a question about what planned break in broadcasting comes from the Latin for "to gape". Hiatus... is right for $400! They pull into Nobu... but can't get a final question about pachinko. Sayonara, ladies.

Finally, it's a DOUBLE RIDE for Carrie, Kristin, Andy & Justin, going to 45th & Tenth. "All the news that's fit to click" was for the New York Times. Headphones that use acoustic waves to eliminate ambient sounds... are "noise canceling headphones". The eco-friendly shopping tote worth $1700 belonged to... Louis Vuitton. That's one, two, three strikes... YER OUT!

 

Catch 21
by Chico Alexander

Air time: 6:30p/5:30C on GSN
Host: Alfonso Ribiero with Mikki Padilla
On the Web
: www.gsn.com/catch21   

Total today: $6599
Total this week: $8198
Total this season: $118,183
Bonus record this week: 0-1-1
Bonus record this season: 1-4-17
One-hand draws: 7
Two-hand draws: 10
Bonus prizes won/offered: 17/22
Joseph Pollock
San Diego
SAHD
Amy Morepaul
Texas
human resources recruiter
Julia Huffman
Hillsboro, WV
occupation unknown
FIRST 21 WINS
Oreck Halo vacuum cleaner ($599)

Hand 1: Joseph starts with a 6, Amy a 2, and Julia an 8. Joseph keeps a 3 for 9. Amy keeps a 9 for 11. Joseph keeps an Ace for 20 and freezes there. Julia holds onto a 9 for 17 and then comes face to face with a Catch 21 catch 22. The card? A King. She denies Amy the easy in by busting herself at 200. Amy draws a King herself for 21 and the prize. She's up to 600 to Joseph's 200.

Hand 2: Joseph gets a 3, Amy starts with a 6, and Julia has a 4 from which to work. Joseph passes Amy a 10 for 16, then keeps a 5 for 8. Julia then sends Amy a 6 to bust at 22 to hold at 600. Joseph gets a Jack, passing to Julia for 14. Then he ties Amy in points and busts Julia to win the round with 1100.

Final Hand: 8 for Joseph, 4 for Amy. Amy gets a Queen, passing to Joseph for 18. She then busts Joseph with a Queen to win.

Bonus Round with three Power Chips:
Hand 1: 4 - 8 - 9 = $1000
Hand 2: Q - A = $5000
Hand 3: 4 - 5 - 5
PASSED: 5, Q, 8

Next card... a 5 for 19. She stops there with $6599 in swag. She could've had $25,000 if she played that last 5.

 

Deal Or No Deal
by Gordon Pepper

Air time: Check local listings
Host: Howie Mandel with Tameka Jacobs & Patricia Kara
On the Web
: www.dealornodealtv.com  
  We see case #6 hit for the second day in a row, and Keith Hooten is the lucky beneficiary of this. Keith feels that case #6 is not lucky enough for him, so he goes to his personal lucky number - #8. We start with #21 (Violetta) - $2,500. #13 (Catherine) - $25,000. #11 (Lawrence) - $500,000. #7 (Kandice) - $300. #3 (Christy) - $500. Tha Banker offers a not so generous...$7. Yuck. NO DEAL! 5 Cases to open.

He has to do better than $7, right? #16 (Brent) - $50. #2 (Chris) - $200. #17 (Nate) - $7,500. #19 (Brad) - $250,000. Im hoping that he doesn't regret taking the $7. #12 (Wendy) - $1,000. Maybe he'll get $14 for the next offer. Actually, the Banker is nice here: $12,000. NO DEAL!

4 cases to open #10 (Diana) - $10,000. #15 (Valerie) - $400. #9 (Raylene) - PENNY! #22 (Eric) - $50,000. A better round, but still a dangerous board.

$1, $5, $10, $25, $100, $5,000, $75,000, $100,000
OFFER: $16,500

Keith takes the Phone-A-Friend option and calls his wife, who runs out of time while she talks. Keith decides...to go for it. NO DEAL! 2 cases to open.

#12 (Charles) - $5,000
#5 (Monique) - $75,000. Farewell, safety net.

$1, $5, $10, $25, $100, $100,000
OFFER: $7,500

If he avoids the Stopper Case, he'll be in decent shape. If he finds it, then we may see a repeat of that $7 offer from the Banker. He's going to...go one more time. NO DEAL! 2 bullets to avoid.

#4 (Lorri) - $10
#18 (Angel) - $1 Nice round.

$5, $25, $100, $100,000
OFFER: $23,000

Keith has no safety net, and this is his best offer of the game. he will take advantage of it. DEAL for $23,000! Next case...$100,000. Keith had in his case...$5. Its a MAX deal for Keith, who did as well as he could. See you for Hump Day!
 

Family Feud
by Chico Alexander

Air time: Check local listings
Host: John O'Hurley
On the Web
: www.familyfeud.tv  
  This is the moment. Either the Smiths or the Grossos are going to be $80,000 richer!
 
Smith (Kili, Tonnette, Jeree, Kamika, Stephanie)
San Diego
Grosso (Dana, Joann, Lynn, Joanne, Taylor)
Chino, CA
BIG MONEY JACKPOT: $80,000

Remember, no Fast Money. It's just the first to 400.

Round 1 (6): something parents teach their children to do before they go to kindergarten. Dana fires with potty training for #1. Rest of the family gets their ABCs, tying their shoes, name and address, and treating other kids well. Counting there for the steal? Nope. 87 to the Grossos! Other answer: avoid strangers.

Round 2 (6): past or present, a musical group with "boys" in their name. Tonnette gets #2, Boyz II Men. She passes, though. Taylor gets the big one, the Beach Boys. Backstreet Boys are also there. What about "The Boys"? Nope. Grossos go to 174! Other answers: Boyz N Da Hood, Beastie Boys, Los Lonely Boys.

Round 3 (7): a kind of jack. Lynn gets #3, a jack-in-the-box. Dana gets #1, a car jack. The Smiths get off the schneid with a lumberjack for 49. Other answers: jackhammer, Jack Daniel's, jack-o-lantern, telephone jack.

Round 4 (7): something a man would have more of at 60 than when he's at 6. Grays beat wrinkles, 2 to 5. Kamika wins the showdown. Stephanie gets the big one, money. Wisdom is also there. The Grossos have a shot at it with memories. Good for 244! Other answer: weight/fat, women.

Double (5): a phrase that begins with "over the"... Stephanie fires with hill for #1. Grossos get a free board, though. Is it "over the rainbow" for the points? Yes for 364! Other answers: mountain, river, top.

Triple (4): a word that starts with "Z". Kili gets the big one, zebra. Zoo follows. The Grossos can end it right now with zipper... WINNERS, 610-43! Other answer: zinc. Congratulations to the Grosso Family, winners of $80,000!

 

The Newlywed Game
by Chico Alexander

Air time: 6p/5C on GSN
Host: Carnie Wilson
On the Web
: www.gsn.com/newlywed    
 
Keith & Jen
married 17 months
Ryan & Annie
married 11 months
Alfredo & Olivia
married 4 months

We're competing for a second honeymoon in St. Lucia and a pop against the Goldyweds from 1977.

5-point round:
- If your husband were given a complete medical and psychological examination, he would most likely be referred to see which of these specialists: Dr. Phil, Dr. Atkins, or Dr. Ruth?
- Would you rather live as a married couple in a one-bedroom house as the parents of one child or a 12-bedroom house as the parents of 12 children?
- Between you and your husband, who's more likely to have an embarrassing photo floating around on the internet?

Keith & Jen lead with 10. Alfredo & Olivia are on 5. Ryan & Annie... they haven't matched any yet.

10-point round:
- Would the number of women you've slept with in your lifetime best fit in a phone booth, around a dining table, or in Madison Square Garden?
- Where's your wife more likely to "shh!" you: at the movies, at a restaurant, or at your mother-in-law's house?
- eHarmony 20-point bonus: If you became instant millionaire, what would be the first thing you buy for your most deserving family member?

Alredo & Olivia have 5; 20 will give them 25. She says a car... Nope. Ryan & Annie need this to stay in the game. A big house... no match. Keith & Jen win! The others leave with a food pro and a CG from cooking.com.

Today's Goldyweds from 1987 are return trippers Tim & Cindy Bagley (Porter Ranch, CA; married 22 years). Both couples are trying for an HDTV.

1) Which of you two is more likely to initiate making love?
2) What item in her purse could your wife not live without?
3) What movie hunk does your wife fantasize about?

Unfortunately, due to a DVR glitch, the recording ends with a 0-0 tie. If anyone knows how this ends, e-mail me at chico@gameshownewsnet.com. Thanks!

 

Poker After Dark: The Cash Game
by Chico Alexander

Air time: 2:05a/1:05C on NBC
Hosts: Leeann Tweeden & Oliver "Ali" Nejad
On the Web
: www.nbcsports.com/poker   
  Last time, we started cash game action with a twist... Phil Hellmuth is getting roasted as he plays.
 
Kenny Tran
$102,000
(+$2000)
Phil "The Unabomber" Laak
$152,000
(+$52,000)
Antonio "The Magician" Esfandiari
$70,000
(-$30,000)
Phil Hellmuth
$107,000
(+$7000)
Tom "Durrr" Dwan
$155,000
(-$95,000)
BLINDS/ANTE: $200/$400/$100 Bob Safai
$164,000
(+$64,000)

Three-handed flop comes 9-6-2. Phil has Queens to Antonio's Queen-high. Turn: Kd. Antonio now in with a straight diamond draw. Phil raises it. Antonio calls. River: 9h. Phil wins $41,300.

Four-hand poker brings us a flop of 2-5-7. Antonio flops top set. Tom still has Queens. Turn: 9d. River: Qh. Tom catches a set of queens on the river. And he's going for it with a bet of $23,800. Antonio goes all in... And then goes bust. Tom takes $116,800. Antonio rebuys for another $100,000, so he's in for $200,000, putting $850,000 on the table.

And that's the totals that we are dealing with as we enter tomorrow's action.

 

The Price Is Right
by Chico Alexander

Air time: 11a/10C on CBS & CBS HD
Host: Drew Carey with Manuela Arbelaez, Amber Lancaster & Gwendolyn Osborne
On the Web
: www.cbs.com/daytime/price  

Record today: 4-2
Record this week: 5-7
Record this season: 379-515-18
Total today: $74,198
Total this week: $108,786
Total this season: $9,851,214
Perfect Shows/Skunks: 1/5
DSWs/DOBs: 7/5
Kicking off the show are Renee Sawyer, Katherine Haskins, John Holmes, Courtney Norman, and an HDTV. Price is $2899, and Katherine gets to play for a Chevrolet Impala in Cover Up...

        7
      8 8
    2 2 2
  1 1 7 4
4 5 0 4 6
2 0 5 3 9

The price is NOT $17,950. Is it $21,586? Nope. The 2's right, though. Is it $20,279? Nope... and she has no other cards right. It was $25,134.

John gets a $947 set of cosmetics. He then gets a Burberry coat & trench, a motorscooter, and a waterfall. Which one is the Most Expensive? He goes with the scooter. The coats... $2432. The waterfall... $1000. The motorscooter... $1599. Ouch.

Courtney takes a $1860 set of recliners and Lebron James Fatheads. Will she see the Cleveland Cavaliers in action? She will if she wins Shell Game. She gets all four chips from a $10 mop, a $200 photo scanner, a $100 camera mask, and a $59 duffel bag. Now how about $500? Courtney goes with #2... There's the ball!

She's also a winner at the Wheel. Renee's a winner of an acoustic guitar worth $1069. Now she tries for a camper in Pick-a-Number. The price: $6_95. Is it a 1, 4, or 6? She goes with 4... Good!

Michael Woods gets a $599 electric grill. Now to turn a $729 freezer, a $35 webcam, and a $964 dumbbell set into a Ford Focus for Line'em Up. Is it $17,590? Nope. And not one right. Is it $19,360? Yes it is!

John Cushard scores a $1225 pair of surfboards and a shot at a trip to Hawaii! All he has to do is hit the Bullseye. First, a box of Red Vines is $1.59. Four are... $6.36. Nesquik is $1.69. Five.. $8.45. Gorton's grilled fillets... $3.39. Three... $10.17! Bullseye! He also hits the bullseye on the Wheel.

First, stress busters... We have yoga lessons for a year, a hot tub, and a tour of India. Top winner Courtney passes, and John C bids $16,550. Courtney gets a living room, an Amazon Kindle 2, and a Pontiac G3. The bid is $20,832. The price: $23,708, a difference of $2876. Actual price of John's Showcase... $24,711, a difference of $8161. Courtney's your big winner with $35,037. Go Cavs.

 

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: $66,643
Total for Week 35: $96,943
Total for the Season: $8,923,866
Bonus Win Percentage: 62/172
Gooseeggs: 36
Toss Up Sweeps/Group Misses: 22/2
Mystery Round Prizes won: 7
Car Wins: 9
$100,000 Losses/Wins: 8/4
$1,000,000 Losses/Wins:0/1
$1,000,000 Wedge Hit/Offered/Used: 47/172/10
Wild Cards Hit/Offered/Used: 104/172/26
Prizes added to the wheel hit/won: 92/48
Gift Tags won: 27
Free Spins Hit/Used: 98/91
Jackpot wins: 3
$6,000 FINAL SPINS: 31/172
Best Week: Week 6: $1,237,028
Week 33 to Week 34: +$97,996
$1,000,000 Level Broken: 10/08/08
$2,000,000 Level Broken: 10/14/08
$3,000,000 Level Broken: 11/04/08
$4,000,000 Level Broken: 11/27/08
$5,000,000 Level Broken: 01/05/09
$6,000,000 Level Broken: 02/04/09
$7,000,000 Level Broken: 03/09/09
$8,000,000 Level Broken: 04/06/09
 
Feliz Cinco De Mayo! It's the 2nd day of "Wheel Around the World!"
 
The $1,000 Tossup is PHRASE. Jacquelyn Brubaker knows its NOW OR NEVER. She is a server in Jackson, MS. Rich Johnson is from Lake Arrowhead, CA. He is a business owner...and the father of 2 boys. Ashley Carbonato from Kenmore, WA. She is married and works at a gym.
 
The $5,000 SPIN ID is KD06218.
 
The $2,000 Tossup is FICTIONAL CHARACTER. Ashley has $2,000 with IMAGINARY FRIEND. We add this to the wheel...a GoAhead Tour of France worth $8,598. It's FUN AND GAMES. Ashley starts it...and it's a PRIZE PUZZLE. She misses a vowel. Jacquelyn picks up the France Trip, $900 and the Free Spin and solves SURFING ON THE NORTH SHORE for $1,150, the trip to France and one more thing! That is of course...a trip to Hawaii! It's a trip to Oahu at the Turtle Bay Resort! It's worth $5,945! If you have the SPIN ID of SA4266360, you are off to Hawaii! Remember the SONY CARD BONUS! What a round she had! She has $16,693 in cash and trips! Leading to break...we see "La Roue de la Fortune" in France!
 
The jackpot round is sponsored by Eggland's Best Eggs! The category is BEFORE AND AFTER. Jacquelyn starts. She hits 2 $500 Jackpot H's and solves YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE PRESERVER for a total of $12,250 in cash(with the $7,300 Jackpot win). She has $28,943 in cash and trips!  
 
The mystery round is sponsored by IHOP. It's SHOW BIZ. Rich starts. After a lot of work, he loses $1.900 on Bankrupt. Ashley picks up the Tiger GPS Navigation System GC and she hits Lose A Turn. Jacquelyn picks up the Wild Card and solves ACADEMY AWARD WINNER KATE WINSLET for the house minimum. She has $29,943 in cash, prizes and the WC!
 
The $3,000 Tossup is LIVING THING. Ashley has $5,000 with SPOTTED LEOPARD. She starts WHAT ARE YOU DOING? and misses. Jacquelyn misses, uses the Free Spin and solves READING A COMPASS for $3,500. She has $33,443 in all that stuff...and we have time for...ON THE MAP.
 
Jacquelyn starts and misses. Rich misses. Ashley leads us into a $1,300 a letter FINAL SPIN and solves NEW ZEALAND for $2,200. She leaves with $7,200 in cash. Rich had no shot tonight and we give him the $1,000 gooseegg. But one of the most dominant performances of the season, Jacquelyn goes into the bonus round with $33,443 in cash and trips to France and Hawaii...and the Wild Card!
 
The pre-bonus round total is $41,643! I have a real good feeling about Jacquelyn's chances tonight!
 
She lands on the ** wedge. Her category tonight is THING. With the RSTLNE and her choices of C P H O and her WC choice of G we have:
 
_ E _ H O L E

Look through the KEYHOLE and you see $25,000 in Bonus cash! She leaves with $58,443 in cash and trips!
 

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
by Don Harpwood

Air time: Check local listings
Host: Meredith Vieira
On the Web
: www.millionairetv.com   
  Famous Names Week continues with Bill Murray (Las Vegas, NV) - not the same guy from Caddyshack and Ghostbusters - at $8,000, and with 2 lifelines on the table.

After using the Double Dip at $16,000, Bill faces this...

[$25,000] (Sea Here!)
Largely due to growing agricultural demands, what sea lost roughly 75% of its volume during the second half of the 20th century?
A: Caspian Sea
B: Aral Sea
C: East China Sea
D: Bering Sea

To be safe, Bill asks the Expert, and for the rest of the week, it is none other than 74-day Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings! As it turns out, Ken read about this subject, and he's 95-100% sure that it's B. Bill trusts him... and he has $25,000!

[$50,000] (Tailor-Made)
In the garment industry, what characteristic of a sports jacket is referred to as its "stance"?
A: Length of the vent
B: Button position
C: Shoulder pad size
D: Width of lapels

Bill decides to go with C... but it's B! Well, it was a free guess, so he leaves with $25,000!

Barbara Eden (Jersey City, NJ) - Real estate agent; NOT the actress from "I Dream of Jeannie"
Menu:
Lower - When Animals Attack, All Mixed Up, In the News; Mary, Mary; Sesame Street
Middle - In Memoriam, Who Goes There?, Rocking Out, Same Name, The Need for Speed
Upper - What a Bargain!, Facts About Myths, Copyrights, The First Time, The Breeders

Barbara gets to $1,000 with some help from the audience at that level, then after a few moments, she looks at this...

[$8,000] (Rocking Out)
In 1978, an all-male rock band released an album titled "Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are" who?
A: Queen!
B: ZZ Top!
C: Devo!
D: Jethro Tull!

Barbara calls Todd Bentley, and he is "very, very, very certain" that it's C. Barbara goes with that... and that is very, very, very right!

[$16,000] (Same Name)
Which of these shoe companies shares its name with a type of antelope?
A: Reebok
B: Nike
C: Puma
D: Adidas

Barbara asks the Expert. Ken is nearly 100% sure that it's A. Barbara locks that in... and it's A!

[$25,000] (The Need for Speed)
Introduced in 1992, the McLaren F1 is an extremely fast what?
A: Boat
B: Automobile
C: Motorcycle
D: Train

Barbara uses the Double Dip. Her first answer is A... which is wrong. Her second answer, with 5 seconds left, is B... and she has $25,000! That is all for today; we'll see if Barbara can add to that $25,000 tomorrow!