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Family Feud by Chico Alexander and Chris Tufts, GSNN

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

I... love... Feuding on TV, case #3, hanging with my friends... and TWINS... It's the Battle of the Twins on the Feud all this week. Now, your starting lineups...

Oldest (Charla, Scott, Jillian, Mike, Jody)
Youngest (Darla, Chris, Jacquelyn, Paul, Erin)

Round 1: a place where you deliberately told a lie to save your skin (6). Charla gets #5, church, but Darla gets #3, school. Chris gets #6, to a police officer. Paul gets #1, at work. They also get "at home", but can the elders steal with a bar? No! Youngers get 76! Other answer: court.

Round 2: a way people hear about current events (5). Scott hits the toppie with TV news. Radio, newspaper, word of mouth, and e-mail round it out for the perfect 100.

Double Round: a movie starring Julia Roberts (full board). Jillian gets the big one, "Pretty Woman". The elders also get "Runaway Bride." The youngers try to steal with "Steel Magnolias"... No. Elders at 232. Other answers: "Ocean's 11/12", "Erin Brockovich," "My Best Friend's Wedding", "Sleeping with the Enemy".

Triple Round: something that people shoot off (4). Paul's guns beat Mike's fireworks, 2 to 3. Erin's mouth is number one! One answer left. And it goes to the Elders. They try shooting off the finger... No! Youngers win, 361-232! Other answer: cannon.

Chris & Jacquelyn take the Fast Money board for $20,000, with Jacquelyn getting 182 by herself.

 
I've Got a Secret by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time: 11:30p ET/10:30p CT on GSN
Host: Bil Dwyer
Bil runs a 4.5 to start up the show.

First up, a medical transcriptionist from Summerville, MA, Hilda Marshall. Her secret: "I make jewelry out of human bones." With help from a bag of stuff, Jermaine gets... nothing. Suzanne.... "Okay... are these bones?" Frank almost had it. Billy DID have it, and we have a tapestry to show off.

Blindfolds on, please, for our next guests, Alison Dutman & Anna Sailor from Alpharetta, GA. Their secret... a unique contest. Suzanne gets ... a bunch of no. Frank gets that they are a mother-daughter. Billy gets a pageant... Jermaine gets that it's tasteful. But a complete crapout...

The secret is: "We won a mother/daughter look-alike contest."

Finally, a world traveler from the Windy City, David Fisher! His secret: the third jump rope secret... "I jump rope with my butt." Frank gets sports and jump ropes. Billy gets a bit stuck one. Jermaine gets that legs are not involved. Suzanne calls... conference. After... "David, we're not usually like this, and we apologize. Are you jumping on your ass?" YES! We get a show of his 1337-jump-roping-ninja skills.

 
Lingo by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time:  7:30p ET/6:30p CT on GSN
Hosts: Chuck Woolery & Shandi Finnessey
Friends Chris (kids' party entertainer) & Nazli (film student)
Childhood friends Jack (access control specialist) & Tim (pastry chef)
BONUS LINGO JACKPOT: $16,000

Fun fact: Shandi loves Wayne Newton... I think.

Chris & Nazli get a C to start. That turns into CRAZY for Jack & Tim. Tim comes up red, though. They get the draw back with HAIRS, but Chris & Nazli steal it back with OFFER. Meanwhile, Chris thinks that he's on another GSN original with "Big money, big money..." They also get PURSE and the Lingo for the lead, 100-50.

Jack & Tim get an S, but Chris & Nazli take SNORE. Jack & Tim WHACK for the steal. They also ERUPT for the Lingo and the lead going into the half, 150-125.

Chris & Nazli get an A to start round 2. Jack & Tim get an ANKLE from that. Chris & Nazli get an easy steal with GRITS, as Jack & Tim seem to forget what the yellow circle means. They follow up with HAZEL for the game, 225-200.

With two Bonus Lingo letters, Chris & Nazli get SMALL, LODGE, GRIME, and DARTS for four right, $400. Money ball is lucky 13. Chris pulls... 51. They don't Lingo, ending up with $400.

Tomorrow, it's up to $17,000.

 
The Price is Right by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time:  11a ET/10a CT on CBS (markets may vary)
Host: Bob Barker
We're getting closer to summer, as we welcome Brittany Reynolds, Vernetta Hyman, Nicholas Pangborn, Kathryn Tardibien, and a day sailer worth $2895. It goes to Brittany as she gets a shot at a Harley Davidson pinball and a floor clock at Barker's Bargain Bar. The pinball is marked $3495. The floor clock is marked $2070. She thinks the clock is marked down more. Actual price of the pinball... $4495. Actual price of the floor clock... $3570! She wins!

After a couple of overbids, Lorene Linnehon wins an exacta on a $499 rolltop desk. After collecting her $500, she tries for a Ford Focus on Cover Up. The board...

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

First try, $18,724... The first two right. Second try: $18,930. Got the zero. Next: $18,160. Right!

Kathryn wins a pair of iPods worth $598. She's going for cash money to spend at iTunes, $16,000 to be exact. In the It's In the Bag bags, Tylenol Arthritis Pain, Space Bags, Azo cranberry supplement, Birdseye steamed veggies, Tums Smoothies, and Pringle's. She matches up thusly: 79c = chips, $1.69 = veggies, $15.99 = pain relief, $3.99 = antacids, $6.99 = bags. She's got $1000... $2000... $4000... $8000.... and back to zero. The Azo was $6.99

Don't cry for Kathryn, though, as she makes it to the Showcase.

Viva Hoover gets down and up thanks to some $898 bicycles. She's offered a bedroom group as she prepares to play Joker. She earns two discards from a $24 mailbox and a $25 scale. She discards 2 and 5. Card #2 is... the JOKER!

Nicholas wins a $1995 diamond pendant in round 5, as he tries for a Chevrolet Malibu in the Money Game. The board...

19  80  95
02  18  17
75  35  44

Middle number is 3. She first tries 19... dollars. 18? Dollars. 17? Front! 95? Dollars. 75? Dollars. And El Cheapo strikes again. Price: $17,302.

Last chance for Vernetta with a set of power tools. Price: $989. Winner... Christopher Null. Which of a sofa, a home gym, or a drum set, is the Most Expensive? He goes with the tubs. Sofa: $1560. Home gym: $1747. Drums... $2587! Winner!

And Christopher joins Kathryn in the Showcase. First up, a visit from Dr. Attracto, who attracts a fireplace, a fridge/freezer, and a Chrysler Pacifica. Top winner Christopher bids $24,795. Kathryn gets prized trophies related to trips to New York, the Bahamas, and China. She bids $15,000. Actual price of Christopher's Showcase... $29,139. Difference of $4134. Actual price of Kathryn's Showcase.... $18,... 247! She won BOTH SHOWCASES! That's a take of $44,986 for her! Wow!

Stats: 4-2 with a DSW, $89,936.

 
Wheel of Fortune by Jason Block, GSNN

Air time:  Check listings or wheeloffortune.com
Hosts: Pat Sajak & Vanna White
It's College Week on WOF! And we have a trip to give away in the "Text Me To Paradise" Sweepstakes! It's our third and last week in Denver! And the University of Colorado "Buff" Basketball Band, the CU Cheerleaders and "Chip" The Buffalo are all here!
 
The $1,000 Tossup is EVENT. Tricia Height is from Austin, TX. She is a sophomore at LSU. She solved HOMECOMING GAME for $1,000. She is in the College Republicans. Elyse Thomas is a junior at Arizona State. She is from Pinetop, AZ. She volunteers for the American Diabetes Association. Doug Presley is from Boston and a senior at the Air Force Academy. He wants to be a rocket scientist!
 
The $2,000 Tossup is LIVING THING. Tricia is up to $3,000 with GERMAN SHEPHERD. We add a Contiki Holidays trip to Australia. Contiki is the #1 tour group for 18-35 year olds! It's worth $8,000! The category is SHOW BIZ...and Tricia starts. She loses $1,450 in Bankrupt. Over to Elyse. She hits and picks up the 2 R/T Domestic Tickets from Orbitz.com gift tag. She loses $1,450 and the gift tag on Bankrupt. Over to Doug. He solves BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR GEORGE CLOONEY for $2,300.
 
The jackpot round is sponsored by Eggland's Best Eggs. The category is BEFORE AND AFTER. Elyse starts. She misses...over to Doug. He hits Bankrupt...so does Tricia...back to Elyse. She solves NERVOUS ENERGY DRINK for $1,750. Everyone has some cash.
 
The mystery round prize is $10,000. The category is PHRASE...and a PRIZE PUZZLE. Doug starts and hits a $3,500 R. He hits Lose A Turn...over to Tricia. She solves WHAT I DID ON MY SUMMER VACATION for $1,550. And you can tell your tale of your trip to Amsterdam! It's a lastminutetravel.com vacation to Amsterdam worth $4,000! And if you have the SPIN ID of DC16306 you off to Holland...and if you have the SONY CARD...you have $50,000! That round was worth $5,550 and she has $8,550.
 
The $3,000 Tossup is ON THE MAP. Elyse is up to $4,750 with LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY. Elyse starts this round which is THING. She solves INTERNSHIP PROGRAM for $5,900. She is now in the lead with $10,650, but we have time for another round...
 
...which is AROUND THE HOUSE. We go right into the FINAL SPIN...$1,350 a letter. Elyse wins with MECHANICAL PENCIL and $4,050. She wins with $14,700 in cash! Tricia is going to Amsterdam with a nice total of $8,550. Doug is leaving with $2,300.
 
Elyse is hot...can she keep her hotness going in the bonus round? She lands on the ** wedge. Her category is PHRASE. With the RSTLNE we have:
 
_ _ _ _   _ N
_  _ L _ S _

She chooses C G M A and we have:
 
_ A C _   _ N
A  _ L A S _

And she will be BACK IN A FLASH...and look at this...it's ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS!!!!! Confetti explodes...the crowd goes wild and we have a huge total of $114,700 in cash given away to Elyse...what a way to start College Week!
 
Now it's time for you to win! Text BACK IN A FLASH to WOFTV(96388)--[remember all text messaging charges apply] and you can win. Or if you can't do it that way...go online to http://www.wheeloffortune.com/mini_sites/textmetoparadise/form.php and do it here. Either way...you can win!
 
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire by Don Harpwood, GSNN

Air time:  Check listings or millionairetv.com
Host: Meredith Vieira
After a few weeks in Florida, Millionaire is back in New York City to continue giving regular folk a shot at winning lots of cash!

First up today is Bob Wrzesniewski (Doylestown, PA). He says that keeping his job depends on him winning at least $1,000 here, because he has a new job, and it was only his second day of training when he got the call to be on the show! So he had to take a few days off very early into the job to do this. And he needs the check to prove that he did this, or else! So, with that, Bob starts by knowing that the famous question in "Hamlet" is "To be or not to be?" (I'm pretty sure that "Do I look fat in this?" originated elsewhere). He goes on to secure the $1,000 that he needed, then after a few more questions, he faces this one...

[$16,000]
Featured in the memorial poem "In Flanders Fields," what flowers are commonly associated with war veterans?
A: Poppies
B: Lilies
C: Daffodils
D: Petunias

Bob asks the audience, and both polls favour A (60% of the studio audience; 36% of the AIM users). Bob trusts them... and they're right! Moving on...

[$25,000]
The 2005 song "Come Together Now," an all-star collaboration for Hurricane Katrina victims, was co-written by what actress?
A: Sharon Stone
B: Susan Sarandon
C: Sandra Bullock
D: Angelina Jolie

Bob calls his friend, Chrissy, but as she was about to mention someone that she figured it wasn't, the clock hit 0. With that, Bob uses the 50:50, which leaves A and C. Then, after some thought, he goes with A... and he has $25,000! On to the upper tier...

[$50,000]
Until he retired in 1834, John Jacob Astor was America's most successful businessman in what industry?
A: Cotton
B: Coal
C: Tobacco
D: Fur

Bob takes some time to think, but he's not sure, so he switches it out. After we see that it was D (which he didn't consider), this pops up...

[$50,000] (Q)
Dalmatia, the namesake of a popular dog breed, is a historic coastal region in which of these countries?
A: Finland
B: Croatia
C: Portugal
D: Russia

Bob goes with C... but it's B! Well, at least he heads home with a check for $25,000, which he can use to prove to his boss that the time off was indeed well spent!

Next up is Ian Winkler (Iowa City, IA). He's studying finance at Wake Forest, so I bet he'll know what to do with what he wins here! Ian starts by knowing that when 2 people make a deal, they commonly formalize it with a handshake. He then sweeps the lower tier, making $1,000.

That's all the time he'll have for today, though. Ian will have more time tomorrow to continue the game.
 
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