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Family Feud by Chico Alexander and Chris Tufts, GSNN

Air time: Check listings or familyfeud.com
Host: Richard Karn
Sorensen (Jennifer, Matthew, Ann, Jeff, Rebecca); $785
Cheesman (Cynthia, Arnold, Missy, Bryan, Clara)

When last we left, we had the Sorensens at one win. Now they continue their search for $20,000.

Round 1: 100 women, something men are good for (7). Jennifer fires with earning money... Number one! Other redeeming qualities: "Good for in bed", companionship, and, for the steal, fixing things. The Cheesmans have 61. Other answers: lifting, nothing, taking out trash.

Round 2: something you don't mind asking a complete stranger for (6). Matthew gets number one, directions. Other asks: change. The Cheesmans try the time for the steal... Got it for 123! Other answer: for a cigarette, jump start car, for a light.

Double Round: a public place you might hear someone snoring (5). Missy gets #1, a movie theatre. They also get #3, park. The Sorensens try to steal with airport...Not there! Cheesmans have 203. Number one: bus/bus station. Other answers: train/subway, church.

Triple Round: something witches are supposed to be able to do (4). Jeff is in with the top answer, flying on brooms. Rebecca gets #2, cast spells. Jennifer makes #3 disappear. Arnold completes the sweep with witches' brew, forcing...

Sudden Death: something people can get away with if they have a good lawyer. That's Rebecca. "Murder." That's game for the Sorensens, 492-203.

Ann and Matthew take Fast Money for $685 more, giving them a total of $1470.

 
I've Got a Secret by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time: 11:30p ET/10:30p CT on GSN
Host: Bil Dwyer
One of the later episodes produced air as Suzanne's finger gets better, while Billy's lip gets worse.

First up, Jeff Beck of Cedar Rapids, IA. He's a general manager for a retail chain. His secret: "I spent $40,000 on Ken dolls." Jermaine... Nothing. Suzanne gets that they bought something. Frank gets that it's a pop culture collectible. Suzanne wants a conference. From that, Billy gets a toy, and the specific kind of toy. We get a look at some of his collection.

Next up, a mother of three from the TO, Janice Flissfetter. She had a life-altering brush with fame. Suzanne gets a famous movie actor. Frank gets American sex symbol with blonde hair. Billy gets the actor, Matthew McConaughey. Jermaine gets the secret.

Her secret: "Matthew McConaughey gave me mouth to mouth resuscitation." She made headlines with this.

Finally, a college sophomore from Palo Sidro, CA, Ryan Burrus! His secret: "I wear a beard made of 20,000 bees." Frank gets that it's above his neck. Billy gets that it covers his face and that it isn't made of clothing. Jermaine gets that it's a lower face conceal. Suzanne gets a lot of animals. But that's it. Stumper! Frank: "Bee beard person." Right.

We close out with Ryan and his bee beard.

 
Lingo by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time:  7:30p ET/6:30p CT on GSN
Hosts: Chuck Woolery & Shandi Finnessey
Couple Amy (poker player) & Rob (healthcare data analyst)
Married couple Pamela (blackjack dealer) & Bill (karate instructor)
BONUS LINGO JACKPOT: $13,000

Last week, we gave away $31,000. Today... $13,000 maybe?

Amy & Rob start off with an M. That becomes MAYOR, as they follow up with HELLO, but Pamela & Bill steal a TIMER. Amy & Rob return the favor with URBAN for Lingo, putting them ahead, 125-25.

Pamela & Bill get a D, but Amy & Rob set up a DIARY. Rob pulls a stopper, though. Another setup with FREAK gives Amy & Rob back the draw. They follow up with BACON and PAUSE. They lead it at the half, 225-25.

Pamela & Bill start round 2 with another D. That becomes DAISY. They follow with RIDER, but Amy & Rob steal with SUSHI for Lingo, giving them 375 to the red's 125.

Pamela & Bill get an H next, but Amy & Rob steal a HAREM of red balls. Pamela & Bill Lingo from YOURS. But it's not enough. By a score of 425-275, Amy & Rob win!

With three Bonus Lingo letters, Amy & Rob get GUEST, POLAR, TREES, IMPLY, BRIDE, and LEAST for six balls and six bills. Money ball is 19. Rob pulls... 59. Last pull with five chances... and they pull 19 for $5000.

Next time, $14,000 in the pot.

 
The Price is Right by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time:  11a ET/10a CT on CBS (markets may vary)
Host: Bob Barker
With a Ginger (Kehrer) and a Bambi (Rentschler), you'd think you were on an episode of "Saved by the Bell". Add a George (Mesa) and a Lucy (York), you know that it's The Price is Right, as we start the party with a treadmill. The $1599 treadmill goes to George as he Makes his Move to Make Your Move for an espresso maker, a dinette, and a trip to Maui. The lineup is... 5 8 1 6 0 4 9 3 7. He thinks the espresso maker is $58, the dinette is $160, and the trip to Maui is $4937. Wrong, wrong, right. The dinette was $581, and the espresso maker was $60. Close, though.

Ginger wins a wine fridge worth $889, as she tries for a Chevrolet Cobalt in Let'em Roll. The three products: Garlique, Hot Pockets (now a mainstay), and Capzasin P. The Garlique is $13.99. She says the Hot Pockets are lower... Right at $2.49! She says the Capzasin is higher... Right for $12.99! Now to the rolling. First up... Car, car, car, 500, 500. She banks the cars and rolls again. That's.. 1000, 1500. And that's what she walks away with, $2500.

Christine Ricke wins a $500 picnic tote package. Now to Flip Flop for a hot tub. The setup is 4395. That's wrong. Does she flip ($3495)? Does she flop ($4359)? Does she flip-flop ($3459)? Why flip-fop at all? Okay, enough of that... She flips, she wins!

Showcase Showdown #1 ends in a bonus spinoff between George and Ginger, each the proud new owner of 10 pictures of Benjamin Franklin. George spins out 35. Ginger spins out 95, as she returns for the Showcase.

But who will join her? Lucy, perhaps, who once bid "Kingman, AZ" on a wine fridge? She wins an offroad motorcycle worth $2567. Now let's go to the big Price Mountain for a living room group in Cliff Hangers. First of the three smallies: a food grater worth $29. She thought $25. That's four. She thinks a gumball lamp is $35... It's $33, but she has a wide field of margin to work with. She thinks the $50 toaster is $42, which is enough to make her a winner.

Carolyn Clay wins a $2020 wall clock as she tries for a Chevy Malibu in the Card Game. Margin of error: $2000. She draws her way to $15,500. Actual price... $21,830. Wow. Difference: $6330.

Last chance for Bambi before she's trampled. Last prize: a kayak. Last price: $2083. Last winner... Mary Jones. She gets a shot at an HDTV marked $1899, flatware marked $945, and a pair of electric guitars marked $2551. Which is wrong? She goes with the guitars, which are... $1748! Winner! Mary also picks up $1000 cash money like they're printing it in the Craig Ferguson studio upstairs.

First up in the Showcase: Beverly Hills... that's where I wanna be... for summer camp. They weave diamond necklaces, live in retro campers, and take cruises of the Mediterranean. Rich people sure are different. Top winner Mary passes to Ginger, who bids $14,000. Mary instead gets arrows... with an archery set, a computer, and a Dodge Charger! She bids $30,000. Actyual price... $24,818. Over she goes. Mary's Showcase is.. $16,888.  She takes away $21,317 in cash and prizes.

Stats: 3-2-1, $46,761.

 
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 "Mom and Me" week from Denver on Wheel of Fortune...so let's not keep the teams waiting!
 
The $1,000 Tossup is EVENT. Debbie Canas and Jessica Jacobson solve DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT for $1,000. Debbie lives in Aurora. Jessica is a newlywed. Pat and Tom are from Loveland and Littleton. We see photos of all of them. Rose Phelps and Sondra Perkins are from Colorado Springs. Rose is a 20 yr veteran from the Army. Sondra is a choir director and directs her mom.  
 
The $2,000 Tossup is THINGS. Pat and Tom are on the board with $2,000 by solving GENEROUS PORTIONS. We add a trip to Paris from lastminutetravel.com worth $8,000. The category is BEFORE AND AFTER. Pat and Tom start. They solve BASKETBALL HOOP EARRINGS for $4,300. They have $6,300.
 
The jackpot round is sponsored by Meineke. The category is FICTIONAL CHARACTERS. Rose and Sondra get their shot. They hit and pick up the $1,000 Spafinder.com gift tag. They miss. Over to Debbie and Jessica. They hit the $1,000 Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory Gift Tag and pick up the $1,000 Linens N Things Gift Tag. They solve WILMA & PEBBLES FLINTSTONE for a total of $4,500. They have $5,500 in total.  
 
The mystery round prize is $10,000. The category is SHOW BIZ...and it's a PRIZE PUZZLE. Debbie and Jessica start. First Spin Mystery wedge, they risk $1,000 and hit the $10,000! Next Spin...Lose A Turn...over to Pat and Tom. They miss...over to Rose and Sondra. They solve OPENING NIGHT ON BROADWAY for $2,800...and of course that's here in my hometown of NYC...it's a trip to the Westin NY on Times Square and we have tickets to a show from broadway.com worth $7,300. And if you have LD06681--you are off to the Great White Way! And if you have the SONY Card...you have $50,000! They have the lead with $10,100!
 
The $3,000 Tossup is ON THE MAP. Pat and Tom miss, and Rose and Sondra have $13,100 with SAN JUAN ISLANDS. We go right into a $6.000 a letter FINAL SPIN. The category is OCCUPATION. Pat and Tom win $24,000 with ELECTRICAL ENGINEER. They win with $30,300 in cash! Jessica and Debbie leave with $5,500. Rose and Sondra leave with $13,100 in cash and a trip to NY.
 
Will Pat and Tom leave with a bonus round win? They land on the N in WIN. Their category is IN THE KITCHEN. With the RSTLNE we have:
 
_ _ _ _ N _
_ _ S _

They choose D C B A and we have:
 
B A _ _ N _
D _ S _

They got it...it was BAKING DISH! And they have a lot of dough...$25,000 worth! They have $55,300 in cash with their win tonight!
 
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire by Don Harpwood, GSNN

Air time:  Check listings or millionairetv.com
Host: Meredith Vieira
Yesterday, Katharine Moeller (New Ulm, MN) slowly ascended to the $8,000 level, lifelines intact. At this point in College Week at Walt Disney World, will we see her win more?

Katharine, a sophomore at Minnesota State University, is really excited to be here, and she takes some time to thank everyone. With that, after Meredith compliments her on how well she has done so far, she continues the game...

[$16,000]
In 1998, Intel replaced Westinghouse as sponsor of a famous high school competition in what field?
A: Music
B: Science
C: Creative writing
D: Geography

Katharine asks the audience, and both polls favour B (82% of the studio audience; 55% of the AIM users). Katharine was originally leaning towards C (9%; 21%), but she decides to trust the audience, going with B... and they're right! Moving on...

[$25,000]
In "Lazy Sunday," a 2005 "SNL" video spoof that became an Internet sensation, two rapping pals go to what movie?
A: The Chronicles of Narnia
B: The Family Stone
C: Brokeback Mountain
D: King Kong

The 50:50 leaves A and B. Katharine then calls a fellow high school alum, Joe, and he says he's 100% sure that it's A. Katharine trusts him... and she's the first player this week to win $25,000! Next question...

[$50,000]
Which of the following is the more formal name for "baby teeth"?
A: Deciduous teeth
B: Promontory teeth
C: Ancillary teeth
D: Transitory teeth

Katharine has an idea, but she isn't sure enough, so she switches it out. She was thinking B, but it was A, so it was a good change. With that, here's another...

[$50,000] (Q)
On the TV series "My Name is Earl," Earl learns about the concept of karma from what TV personality?
A: Judge Judy
B: Geraldo Rivera
C: Jimmy Kimmel
D: Carson Daly

Katharine says that she doesn't have time for TV (except for WWTBAM, of course), but since it's a free guess, she says A... but it's D! Well, at least she has $25,000!

In the hot seat now is Emily Guskin (Potomac, MD), a senior at the University of Maryland. She'd like to run for political office, but if that doesn't work, she wouldn't mind working at a communications firm, or maybe work for "Sesame Street". Anyway, Emily starts by knowing that to help students, professors often make themselves available during blocks of time known as office hours (could also be known as suck-up sessions). She sweeps the lower tier, then gets to $2,000...

..before the horn goes off. Emily will return tomorrow.
 
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