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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, Suzanne intends to get no "yes" answers. But first...

Frank pays homage to EP Jean Wiegman. Let's make her proud.

Blindfolds on, please, for an almost-nearly-naked Angelino Marguerite Johannis. We'd show you proof, but we don't want to get into any more trouble than we already are in. Her secret: "I serve sushi off my naked body." Jermaine gets that she's wearing something provocative. Suzanne gets that she's doing this to Bil right now. Frank gets that serving food in a provocative manner is involved. And that she's not wearing very much. And Frank knows it. Billy completely misses it.

And Bil continues with dinner.

Next... a high school senior from Michigan, Michael Sessions. Secret hint: an exceptional personal achievement. Suzanne gets that it's neither physical nor mental. Frank gets no money or school, but did advance his life. And TV people came. Billy gets an election. Jermaine gets higher than high school president... but that's about as high as he got. Buzzer beat him.

His secret (highlight for answer): he's the youngest US mayor.

Finally, a former semi-pro footballer from Santa Cruz, CA, Dan Menendez. His secret: "I juggle while playing piano." Frank gets a traditional instrument. Billy gets piano. Jermaine gets that the way he plays the piano is odd. Suzanne... was close. Dan wins.

And we get a performance.

 
Jeopardy! by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time:  Check listings or jeopardy.com
Host: Alex Trebek
Roberta Ellington (marketing coordinator from Tustin, CA); $17,500
Jessica Tanner (graduate student from Cambridge, MA)
Kerry Rucidlo (secretary from New York City)

Today, sisters are doing it for themselves.

Roberta starts with $200 3-Letter Words. Jessica finds the Daily Double under $600 June Swoon. She bets $1000 on this: the National Foundation for this June holiday is based in Baltimore. "What is Arbor Day?" Close, but no, it was Flag Day. She has $1000.

... which would become $3600 at the half. Kerry had $4600, while Roberta has $7200 as Jessica goes into starting Double Jeopardy!...

... with $400 Literary Crossword Clues "L", where she finds the first Daily Double under $1600. She only fronts $1000 on Robin Hood's pseudonym in "Ivanhoe", or Tennyson's "Hall" (8). "I don't know." Locksley. She is docked to $4600, still second. Scores are really tight as Jessica finds the second Daily Double under $1600 Emissary to America. She has $8200 to the champ's $8000 and the other challenger's $8600. Time to make a move. She only halves the level on home country of Carlos de Icaza, who attended the 2005 inauguration of the new mayor of Los Angeles. "What is Mexico?" Right for $9000 and the lead. Roberta retakes the lead going into the final, with $12,800 to Jessica's $11,400 and Kerry's $8600.

Final Jeopardy! in "Universities": It's the only state that doesn't have an undergraduate university or university system named just for the state itself. Correct question: What is New Jersey?

Roberta thanks her girlfriend for the right response... Wait, I'm getting a Gordongram...

(Gordongram: I protest that Final Jeopardy!, being a graduate of the College of New Jersey.)

Whoa. Stop the presses, we could see both Jessica and Kerry on a later show if that fact got out (and I know J! heads with proper connections read this, and they're lighting up the J! boards on it, so...). In any event, Roberta returns tomorrow with $41,701.

 
Lingo by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time:  7:30p ET/6:30p CT on GSN
Hosts: Chuck Woolery & Shandi Finnessey
Twins Pauline (personal assistant) & Marsha (attorney)
Twins Dave (QA) & Rich (student)
BONUS LINGO JACKPOT: $34,000

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

Pauline & Marsha start with an M. Dave & Rich steal MOMMY for 25. "Yes!" Yes, Rich, you got that. Pauline & Marsha steal it back with CHAIR, followed by SNACK and a red ball. Dave & Rich BLAME them for the 25. Pauline & Marsha get the GIFTS from the guys, but also draw red again. Pauline & Marsha get THIGH and the LEASE on a Lingo for 175 to the guys' 50. And that's halftime.

Rich & Dave get a P, but Pauline & Marsha steal a PRANK, followed by a GOOSE. Dave & Rich steal with MUMPS. Dave gets stopped. Pauline & Marsha FLOAT to the Lingo for 425 to the Reds' 100.

The rest is just icing as the guys get an H, and the girls steal HANKY for another 50. Final score: 475-100 in favor of Pauline & Marsha!

With three Bonus Lingo letters, Pauline & Marsha get PAPER, COURT, DOLLY, and TRIBE for four balls and $400. Big money ball is 45. That's worth $34,000. Pauline's got... 23. Down to the last pull... Nothing. They leave with the $400.

Next time... BIGGER money! $35,000.

 
The Price is Right by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time:  11a ET/10a CT on CBS (markets may vary)
Host: Bob Barker
Amazing that three days after this show taped, it went to air. Here's what happened...

Jacob Jeffries, Sandra Finger, Samuel Hood, Mia Walde-Waldron, and a hammock mysteriously appeared. It retails for $839, as Mia wins the first round of bids and a shot at self-study language courses, a sofa, a fridge/freezer, and a treadclimber in Shopping Spree. The target: $5300. First, the sofa... $799. Second: $1349 for the fridge. Next, the treadclimber at $2999. End result, she's $153 short.

Samuel wins a $550 bar and a shot at $10,000 in 1/2 Off. First up: $26 for a sonic hair dryer and $15 for "Dumbo: Big Top Edition". He goes with the DVD... Right ($30). Next, $49 for a teapot or $9 for a food chopper. He goes with the food chopper... right for $18! Finally, $50 for a percussion massager and $11 for a pitcher. He goes with the massager... which is $50. So that leaves boxes 4, 6, 9, and 15. He goes for 9... Empty. It was in 4.

Red Hat Donna Dubray scores a $1030 set of speakers as she tries to drive off in a Chevrolet Malibu Maxx if she knows when That's Too Much! She thinks $19,980 is Too Much! and That's... Just Short. Price was $20,790. But with Bob's help, she makes it to the Showcase round.

Christy Champagne wins $1440 in golf equipment as she tries her luck for flatware and a day sailer. Christy sets the Magic # at 1353. Price of the flatware... $1005. Price of the day sailer... $2895! A winner!

Lauren Aranda, one of the few and the proud, takes a $500 pair of Blackberrys as she tries to roll out in a Chevrolet Cobalt in Let'em Roll. Azo cranberry supplement is marked at $6.99. Is the Tidy Cats litter higher or lower? She goes lower... It is at $5.88. Is the Gold Bond powder higher or lower than that? She goes higher... $8.99 is higher. She gets three rolls. She only needs two. First up: two cars and $2500. She banks and rolls again. One... two.. three cars!

Last chance for both Jacob and Sandra to take something other than what Rich plugs before Showdown round 2. The prize: a dinette. The price: $814. The winner:... Vicki Owens. She plays Double Prices for a grand piano worth either $12,000 or $10,000. She goes with $12,000... Winner!

But it's Christy who ends up facing runner-up Donna. First Showcase: The life of a crash test dummy... conplete with a massage chair, a brass bed with sleep set, and a Ford Explorer. Top winner Christy bids $35,000. Donna gets a shot at winning every trip in the house! We're going to New York... We're going to Ireland... We're going to Rio... We're going to Fiji. We're going to bid $28,500. Christy's Showcase is $36,471. Good. Donna's Showcase is $28,... 568! WAY BETTER! That's eight DOUBLE SHOWCASE winners this season, three in the last couple of months! Wow!

Stats: breakeven, $88,429, DSW

 
Wheel of Fortune by Jason Block, GSNN

Air time:  Check listings or wheeloffortune.com
Hosts: Pat Sajak & Vanna White
Two days to go...and we are still "Wheel Watchers Club" members! Thursday edition time!
 
The $1,000 Tossup is TV TITLE. Nicole Scott is from Reno, Nevada. She solved JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE for $1,000. She is a loan officer. She also a dance teacher. Ellen Kaplan-Crawford is a RN. Jeff Morris works in the fire suppression industry. He is from Illinois.  
 
The $2,000 Tossup is OCCUPATION. Jeff is on the board with BASKETBALL COACH. We add a SpaFinder.com trip to the Wickinnanish Inn and Spa in Vancouver worth $6,100 to the wheel. He has $2,000 and starts this round which is PHRASE...and a PRIZE PUZZLE. He misses...over to Nicole. She misses a vowel...over to Ellen. She hits and picks up the Free Spin. She misses...and uses the Free Spin. She misses again...over to Jeff. He solves A CHANGE OF SCENERY for $1,000. The change of Scenery in this case is Mexico! It's a trip to the Pueblo Bonito Pacifica Holistic Resort and Spa in Cabo San Lucas with airfare from Mexicana! It's worth $5,440! And if you have the SPIN ID of LP03534...you are off to Cabo. Check your wallet...you have the Sony Card, you have $50,000! That round was worth $6,440 and he has $8,440!
 
The jackpot round is sponsored by BrandSource. The category is PLACE. Nicole starts. She loses $850 on Bankrupt...over to Ellen. She misses...over to Jeff. He hits and picks up the $1,000 Reed and Barton Gift Tag. He solves QUIET RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD for $1,150. That round was worth $2,150. He has $10,890 in cash and prizes.  
 
The mystery round prize is $10,000 from pricegrabber.com. And the category is BEFORE AND AFTER. Ellen starts. After a lot of work, she misses...over to Jeff who hits 2 $3,500 N's. He lost $6,750 on Bankrupt and Nicole solves DON'T HOLD YOUR BREATH MINTS for $2,100. She has $3,100.
 
The $3,000 Tossup is LIVING THING. Nicole quickly solves AFRICAN ELEPHANT for $3,000. She has $6,100 and starts this round is THINGS. She misses...over to Ellen. She misses over to Jeff who misses...back to Nicole. But we go into a FINAL SPIN which is $6,000 a letter! And Nicole comes from behind and wins $14,750 with HARDCOVERS & PAPERBACKS. She has $20,850. Ellen leaves with $1,000. And Jeff is going to Mexico with a nice total of $10,890.
 
Nicole is stunned and shocked. She lands on the W in WIN. Her category is THING. With the RSTLNE we have:

_ _ _ L _ _ _ T _

She choose H B C A and we have:
 
_ _ B L _ C _ T _

And she got bad PUBLICITY by losing $45,000. But she has $20,850 in cash.
 
 
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