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Jeopardy! by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time:  Check listings or jeopardy.com
Host: Alex Trebek
Craig Westphal (paramedic from Tucson, AZ); $67,001, three days
Danielle Kolker (family literacy program manager from Brooklyn)
Bob Puett (medical assistant from Puyallup, WA)

Yesterday, it was the Craig Westphal show again. Today... perhaps up and over the century mark? More pressingly... Does this guy ever smile?

Craig starts with $200 Feat of Clay, finding the Daily Double under $800 Made in Japan. He fronts $2200 on this: this sport whose name means "the way of softness" was added to the Olympics at the 1964 games in Tokyo. "What is judo?" Hai. He's got $5400 at the TV time out, three times the total of Bob.

Craig has $10,200 at the half, while Bob follows with $4800. Danielle has $800, same as the time out, and will start Double Jeopardy!...

... with, logically, $400 in City of the Day: New York (a subject a few of us at the 'net know well). Craig finds the first Daily Double under $2000 Royal Literature. He bets the level on 1888: by Rudyard Kipling. "What is The Man Who Would Be King?" Correct for $14,600. Craig goes for the trifecta with $1200 An Atomic Category. His wager: $2000. His clue: the first two subatomic particles discovered whose names begin with "neut". "What are a neutron and a neutrino?" Right for $15,400. He ends the round with that, as Bob roars back with $13,600. Danielle is still in it with $6400.

Final Jeopardy! in "Political Quotations": it was said that being with these 2 leaders, born 1874 & 1882, "was like sitting between 2 lions roaring at the same time". Correct question: Who were Winston Churchill & Franklin Roosevelt?

Craig is the only one right on this, as he return tomorrow with $94,202. Can he make the elusive $100,000? Stay tuned...

 
Lingo by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time:  7:30p ET/6:30p CT on GSN
Hosts: Chuck Woolery & Shandi Finnessey
Friends/teachers Kim & Gaby
Engaged teachers Ryan & Clare
BONUS LINGO JACKPOT: $12,000

An apple for the teacher could spell disaster today as Lingo salutes the many great educators in this land of ours.

Kim & Gaby start with a C. They get CROWNed for 25. Ryan & Clare steal STUDY for 25 of their own. Kim & Gaby get it back with TWINS, then follow with ENTER and the Lingo for 125 to 25.

Ryan & Clare go with a P, as Kim & Gaby POACH 25, but Kim draws one of the aforementioned apples. Ryan & Clare get GRASS, but then CLARE draws red. Kim & Gaby get the DONUT, then the LEASH, then the buzzer. Score is 200 to 50 in favor of the Yellows going into round 2.

And speaking of teachers, one of Ohio's newest, our own Mike K., is #2 on the interactive leaderboard. Just thought I'd point that out.

Ryan & Clare get an S and SPEND time in the drum. The ? ball gives them Lingo.. and the tie, 200 a piece.

Kim & Gaby get a W. Kim WALKS into the lead, as we go into MORON, and the Lingo for 400 to the Reds' 200.

Ryan & Clare don't have much time, as they need to score off of an E. They get EATER and the ? ball... but it doesn't do that much good. They get TRICK... Need the Lingo to tie... Red ball. That's game. Kim & Gaby win it, 400-300.

With three bonus letters, Kim & Gaby get DINER, CHECK, OPENS, USUAL, SHADE, PHONY, and TEETH, for seven balls and $700. Money ball is 45. Kim's in with.... 3. Kim draws the Lingo for $5000.

Next show, $13,000 up for grabs.

 
The Price is Right by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time:  11a ET/10a CT on CBS (markets may vary)
Host: Bob Barker
It says a lot when you start a show with an HDTV. Douglas, Jared, Ruth, and Anthony can win it, but only Anthony does, taking home a $2495 stash so far. What's next? Power tools and a trip to Yosemite. The game is 2 for the Price of 1. He gets the last one of the three for free, a 9. Is the first number 7 or 4? He goes with 7. Second, 5 or 2? He says 2. Are the tools $729? YES!

Jared picks up a $1298 desk, and for the desk, something to stash in it... $50,000! Time for Plinko, as he gets chips from Bob, a $28 milk frother, a $30 copy of "Dumbo" Big Top Edition (which you could easily find for $15 at Wal-Mart, but I digress), a $33 gumball lamp, and a $30 communicator watch. End result: one chip lands in $500. The others land flush.

Douglas gets a $1400 electric guitar and a shot at a) a dinette, b) a Ford Focus, or c) what would usually be found in the crevices of both. The game is Any Number, and his picks are 4, 5, 6... All in the dinette, $465. The car was $17,210.

Anthony scores $1000 on the Big Wheel, but can Karen Sagastume do better? She wins a $599 pair of patio heaters and a chance at a hot tub in the Grocery Game. She buys one Francesco Rinaldi sauce for $1.99, one Gold Bond powder for $12.99, and one Tidy Cats litter for $5.88, giving him the nickel-and-dime win with $20.86.

Ruth wins a $504 set of crystal stemware, as she gets a shot at a Ford Fusion! The game? That's Too Much! She thinks the $20,159 tile is Too Much!, and That's ... Just Short. One over for the $21,275 whip.

Karen Behrens wins an $1898 pool table, but can she win a wave runner? She can if she knows whether it's $10,999 or $8998. She goes for $10,999... Wrong. It's 8998. But Karen also scores $1000 (with a little help from the WGMC) in the Showdown Round, as we have dual cash winners in the Showcase.

First, a new living room with carpeting, a gemstone globe, and a trip to Hong Kong. Top winner Anthony passes to Karen B., who bids $14,500. Anthony gets framed with picture frames,  portable DVD player with "The Fugitive" on DVD, and a Chevrolet Equinox. He tags it all at $17,200. Actual price: $23,014, difference of $5814. Actual price of Karen's Showcase... $18,140, a difference of $3640. Winner! She takes away $21,038 in cash and prizes.

Stats: a very sloppy 2-4, $42,521.

 
¿Qué Dice La Gente? by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time:  7p ET/6p CT on Telefutura
Host: Marco Antonio Regil
Veras (Geraldo, Yani, Adriana, Sandra, Adalberto); $5500, two days
Corzo (Jaqueline, Alejandro, Delia, Sara, Marcos)

Veras... translated from the Spanish, it means "You will see." But will la familia Veras see number three?

Round 1: if a man has two girlfriends at the same time, he needs a lot of... (7). That's Jaqueline. "Dinero." Money's number one! And that's all they come up with. But not for lack of trying. The Veras try to steal with time... #2. They get 39. Other answers: lies, courage, much lock, patience, condoms.

To which Marco replies... "To the kids watching at home, don't pay any attention to these, okay?"

Round 2: something you want to do when someone sees you crying... (5). Yani gets top of the board with hide. The family follows up with cover your face, lock yourself in your room, and hold yourself. They go with drying tears... Not there! The champs have 127. Other answer: bow your head.

Round 3: specifically, something you repeatedly change batteries for (6). Adriana gets #2, radio. Sandra gets #5, a toy (just under the buzzer), Geraldo gets #3, a flashlight. And the Corzos steal with a clock for 56. Other answers: alarm, remote (number one).

Double Round: an animal that moves very slowly (3). Sandra? "Una tortuga!" Eighty-eight people agree with the turtle for #1. An elephant is #3, and they can win it here. But they'll have to avoid the steal. The Corzos go with camel.. NOT THERE! Veras win, 309-56. Other answer: worm.

¡Hay cambio! Gerardo's out and Yani is in as she and Adalberto go for Dinero Rápido. Yani scores on how many months a person can change their house (three), a famous landmark (the Statue of Liberty), a type of crime (murder), and a Winter Olympic sport (skiing) for 137. Adalberto needs 63. he gets it the hard way and adds the fifth number one for a bonus $1000, giving them $6000 for the day and $11,500 for three days.

 
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire by Don Harpwood, GSNN

Air time:  Check listings or millionairetv.com
Host: Meredith Vieira
Last time, Chris Giuliano (Stamford, CT) reached $1,000, but she used a couple of lifelines to get there. How much farther will she go?

Chris is currently unemployed, but she is looking for a job. And she didn't tell her mother that she's there, because she thought the job search should come first. Well, at least here, she's made this trip worthwhile, since she knows she has at least $1,000! And with that, the game resumes, and she gets through a few questions before this one shows up...

[$16,000]
Before it became a U.S. territory, the island of Guam was ruled for centuries by what country?
A: Great Britain
B: Germany
C: France
D: Spain

Chris decides to call her good friend, Denise, but the best she can do is a guess of D. Since it's just a guess, though, Chris decides to walk with $8,000. Turns out the guess was right, though; it was D.

Next up is Cesar Grullon (Freehold, NJ). He's happy to be there, so they get right to it. Cesar starts by knowing that the iconic figure traditionally depicted wearing a top hat emblazoned with stars and stripes is Uncle Sam (that hat is nothing compared to what's in Elton John's wardrobe, I'll bet). He sweeps the lower tier, and is on a roll heading into this...

[$25,000]
Winning numerous titles in the 1950s, Althea Gibson was a groundbreaking African-American athlete in what sport?
A: Gymnastics
B: Tennis
C: Long-distance running
D: Ice skating

Cesar goes for it, saying C... but it's B! Ouch. Well, he does have $1,000.

Entering the hot seat now is Paula Grooms (New York, NY). She doesn't seem nervous; she's ready to go. So they get going, and Paula starts by knowing that bats are the only mammals in the animal kingdom who can fly (it would be weird to see one try to parallel park). She sweeps the lower tier, then soon faces this...

[$4,000]
The first phase of the popular South Beach Diet requires a drastic reduction in the consumption of what nutrient?
A: Carbohydrates
B: Fats
C: Protein
D: Salt

Paula is confused between two of them, so she asks the audience. Both polls favour A (83% of the studio audience; 67% of the AIM users). Paula trusts them... and they're right! Moving on...

[$8,000]
What casino game allows gamblers to make an "insurance" bet against losing to the house?
A: Craps
B: Roulette
C: Poker
D: Blackjack

Paula calls her boyfriend's father, Andy, and he's 99% sure that it's D. Paula trusts him... and he's right! Next question...

[$16,000]
Petrology is the study of what natural resource?
A: Forests
B: Lakes
C: Rocks
D: Sunlight

The 50:50 leaves C and D. Paula says C... and it's C! Still going...

[$25,000]
Which of these popular "Peanuts" characters has a rarely seen little brother named "Rerun"?
A: Snoopy
B: Linus
C: Charlie Brown
D: Pig Pen

Paula says she thinks it's not A or C, but she's not completely sure, so she walks with $16,000! By the way, it was B.

And that will wrap things up for today. See ya tomorrow!
 
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