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I've Got a Secret by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time: 11:30p ET/10:30p CT on GSN
Host: Bil Dwyer
Today, a lot of confetti. But first...

From Alexandria, VA, grandmother-of-six Gail McNally. Her secret: "I was Jack Nicholson's high school girlfriend." Jermaine gets a Caucasian actor. Suzanne gets that he's more of a dramatist. Frank gets Jack Nicholson. Billy gets the secret. And we get a picture.

Next... the king of confetti himself, game show vet Rip Taylor! Secret hint: an interesting job. Suzanne gets that he was young when he did this. Frank gets that he had to deliver something to people's doors. Billy gets that it was beyond teenage. Jermaine's stumped.

His secret (highlight for answer): I was a page for the US Senate.

And here comes the confetti!

Finally, blindfolds on for Cody from San Bernadino, CA. His secret: "I am a bartending chimp." Frank gets nothing. Billy gets that he's a TV start, but not currently. Jermaine gets that he's under 15. Suzanne gets that he's NOT human. But that's it. This monkey gets dinner and $1000.

He closes the show with one round for everyone.

 
Jeopardy! by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time:  Check listings or jeopardy.com
Host: Alex Trebek
Dan Sander (trust officer from Calgary); $65,202, three days
Roberta Ellington (marketing coordinator from Tustin, CA)
Quinn Saunders (filmmaker orig. from Lumberton, NJ)

Today, we give it up for a three-day champ and the city of Boston.

Dan starts with $200 "Top" Drawer. Before the TV time out, Roberta had $1200 and Quinn, the lead with $2200 to Dan's $1400...

But Roberta can break out with the Daily Double under $800 City of the Day: Boston. She bets $1000 on this: in 1872 this inventor opened a school for Teachers of the Deaf in Boston. "Who is Bell?" Right to go into the time out tied with Quinn at $2200.

At the end of the round, Roberta would have the lead all by herself with $5800 to $4000 for Quinn. Dan, with $2600 in third, finds himself starting Double Jeopardy!...

... with $400 Bill Murray Movie Quotes, with Quinn finding the first Daily Double under $800. He bets $1400 on this: "I've been stabbed, shocked, poisoned, frozen, hung, electrocuted & burned... I am an immortal." "What is 'Groundhog Day'?" Right on to tie for $5800. He's up to $10,200 when he finds the second Daily Double under $1200 Literary Which Came First. He fronts level on this: "Bleak House", "A Christmas Carol", "The Mystery Of Edwin Drood". No idea. "A Christmas Carol" was first, as he drops to a still leading $9000. He comes back to end up with $14,200 to Roberta's $11,000. Dan is still in it with $8600.

Final Jeopardy! in "Canadian Postal Abbrieviations": it's the only Canadian province or territory whose 2-letter postal abbreviation is a preposition. Correct question: What is Ontario?

Dan's right, of course. Roberta's right, sending Dan on his way, but Quinn is wrong with Alberta. Roberta returns tomorrow with $17,500, while Dan leaves with $67,202.

 
Lingo by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time:  7:30p ET/6:30p CT on GSN
Hosts: Chuck Woolery & Shandi Finnessey
Friends Joy (mother) & Ray (Beverly Hills waiter)
Friends Sasha (sports marketing sales executive) & Tynesha (senior accountant)
BONUS LINGO JACKPOT: $33,000

Big money on the line this week if someone picks that money ball in the Bonus.

Joy & Ray start with a T. They get to THINK about 25. They follow with FARMS, but Joy draws red. Sasha & Tynesha capitalize with GROUP, following in a JIFFY. Joy & Ray steal to START another run. Sasha & Tynesha stop it when they PLUCK another one off of them. They pluck a stopper themselves, giving Joy & Ray WORST. Sasha & Tynesha get CHIME, but are stopped again, and that's how round one ends, with the score all knotted up at 100.

Sasha & Tynesha fumble with a B. Joy & Ray get the BLUES and the Lingo for 250 to the Reds' 100.

Sasha & Tynesha get an M for MOUTH and the Lingo for the tying run, with 250 all.

Joy & Ray get a P, and Joy is very PERKY for 50. Sasha & Tynesha take it away with SMELL, but... stopper.  Joy & Ray get EVICT, but Ray has red hands again. But it's the Whose Line stopper... Doesn't matter. Joy & Ray win it, 350-300.

With two Bonus Lingo letters, Joy & Ray get GOATS, BLUSH, TABOO, SWING, DELAY, and HIKES for six balls and $600. That could be $33,000 if they draw 45 on the first. Ray's a bit ball-shy, but Joy has 11. She get 45 on the third for $5000.

Next time... BIGGER money! $34,000.

 
The Price is Right by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time:  11a ET/10a CT on CBS (markets may vary)
Host: Bob Barker
Another rally at 33 starts with Kelli Royal, Keith Butler, Jamie Molder, Nellena Coons, and an offroad motorcycle. Kelli rolls with the $2094 set of wheels as she gets set to play for a spa in Pushover. The number: 8 2 9 0 6 5 5 0 1. She pushes to $6550... Not it. it was $8290.

Jamie wins herself a $532 secretary and a shot at dinnerware, a trip to Lake Tahoe, and a Chevrolet Aveo! The game is Master Key. First up: Dumbo Big-Top Edition on DVD, $43 or $30? She goes with $30... Right! She gets #2. Is a free cell game $41 or $19? She goes with $19... Right! She gets #4. First try is with #4... It's the dummy key. Second go-around... she wins dinnerware... and the CAR! She's got the Master Key!

Gwendolyn Morel is down and up thanks to a $715 metal detector, but can she detect out $16,000 in the Bag? The products: Citracal, CLR drain opener, Hot Pockets, Bayer Low Dose aspirin, Tums Smoothies, and Oxford index cards. She puts the index cards at 69c, the Hot Pockets at $2.49, the drain opener at $10.97, the aspirin at $5.78, and the Tums at $3.99. She gets $1000.... $2000... and then nothing. She should've put the Citracal in the $10.97. Worse off? Kelli is the one who makes it to the Showcase.

Keith wins a $699 storage shed as well as a shot at his/hers bowling equipment, a day bed with sleep set, an electronic drum set, and a computer. The Danger Price: $1318. First, the bowling... $235. Then the day bed... $2262. Then the drum set... $3060! Winner!

Nellena wins a $565 luggage set and a chance to roll the dice for a Chrysler PT Cruiser. First number: 1. First roll: 4. She goes higher. Second roll: 4. Exacta! Third roll: 1. Has to be higher. Fourth roll: 3. Playing the odds, higher. Price... $16,425! Another winner!

Finally, we have Matthew Frary, who wins a $3295 day sailer. He plays for an HDTV. The game, Freeze Frame. He freezes it at $3611... Should've gone one half-rev more: $2599.

Keith wins $1000 in the Showcase Showdown to make his way to the top winner slot. First today: Sunny... and the Bee. She spells out a wine refrigerator, a home gym, and an RV trailer. Keith passes to Kelli, who bids $13,333. Keith has a blast with a stereo system, a trip to Space Camp, and a Chevy Equinox. He bids $19,500. Actual price: $28,867, difference of $9367. Actual price of Kelli's Showcase... $20,562, difference of... $7229! She wins $22,656.

Stats: breakeven, money TBD

 
Wheel of Fortune by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time:  Check listings or wheeloffortune.com
Hosts: Pat Sajak & Vanna White
One more Wheel Watchers Club week for the road, they say. Here's Wednesday's show, as we begin with a $1000 Phrase. Susan, as in Lt. Susan Smith, USN of Philadelphia, is HAPPY-GO-LUCKY with $1000. She's currently stationed at Virginia Beach. Hoping to get some of that money as well are Lt. Sean Mitchell, USCG, of Miami and Sgt. Dylan Gray, USA of Troy, NH.

Occupation tossup for $2000 goes to Sean: AEROSPACE ENGINEER. He spins for a $4000 trip to Vegas. Category: On the Map. Sean gets $1000 from the Wheel Watchers Club, as well as 10,000 WWC points. He hogs the Wheel solving THE GREEN MOUNTAINS OF VERMONT for $3900, $5900 total.

Brandsource Jackpot Puzzle... Who Is It? Dylan could've taken he Jackpot, but he instead gets $7000 for two F's. He solves FORMER LOIS LANE NOW PLAYS A DESPERATE HOUSEWIFE. Right for $10,900, but Who Is It? For $3000... Teri Hatcher! He's got the lead with $13,900.

Pricegrabber.com is fronting $10,000 in the Mystery/Prize Round, Rhyme Time. Susan spins $3500 TWICE and scores TWICE. She exhausts the vowel supply, as she hogs the Wheel, solving THE RAIN IN SPAIN STAYS MAINLY IN THE PLAIN. And she can see the rain herself when she goes to Spain! Wheel Watcher SC 01527 is also a winner (doubly so if you're a Sony Card holder to the tune of $50,000). So far, Susan's in the lead with $33,350.

$3000 Show Biz tossup goes to Susan: CLOSING CREDITS. She starts up People next. Some regular play, and then Pat spins out $6000 in the Speed-up Round. Susan sews up the game with EARLY BIRDS & NIGHT OWLS, giving her $50,500 in cash and prizes!

Bonus Round time! Given Thing, the standard six, and CDP A, we get...

_ A _ _
_ A _ R

... Nothing. It was WAVY HAIR. She loses out on $30,000, but still... $50,500 is bigger than that.

 
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