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Jeopardy! by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time:  Check listings or jeopardy.com
Host: Alex Trebek
Theresa Larson (music director from Katy, TX); $18,600
Chris Knight (copywriter from Birmingham, AL)
John Perez (Air Force officer originally from Chicago)

Contrary to the name, Peter Brady isn't playing today.

Theresa starts with $200 Jepoetry. She starts out in good shape with $3800 going into the TV time out, but so does John, with $3400. Chris has $1400.

Theresa finds the Daily Double under $800 The Votes Are In. She bets $1800 on this: This man won a record 1-election total of 525 Electoral College votes for president. "Who is George Washington?" I don't think there were that many votes to begin with then. It was Ronald Reagan, dropping her to $2400. She ends the round in second, $2800 for her. John has the lead with $4600, while Chris, with $2200, starts Double Jeopardy!...

... with $400 Tunnels. Chris finds the first Daily Double under $1600 What's Up, Doctrine?. He bets $3000 on this: the Petrine Doctrine says that the men in this job are carrying on the work of its first holder. "What is a pope?" Right for $7200. John comes up with the second under $1200 Traditional Eastern Medicine. He bets $1000 on the lines connecting acupuncture points. "What are meridians?" Got it under the wire for $12,000! He ends with $14,000, while Chris has close behind with $10,800, and Theresa is in third with $8400.

Final Jeopardy! in "19th Century Literature": "I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world", says this narrator. Correct question: Who is Ishmael?

All three are right, but Chris outbids John for the win with $20,800. Theresa leaves with $20,600.

 
Lingo by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time:  7:30p ET/6:30p CT on GSN
Hosts: Chuck Woolery & Shandi Finnessey
Couple Mark (technical writer) & Patryce (singer)
Comic book writers Josh & Gary
BONUS LINGO JACKPOT: $19,000

All Gundams in flight position for the finale of Sci-Fi Lingo week.

Mark & Patryce start with an O, and they're sent into ORBIT. They follow with FUMES for Lingo and 100.

Josh & Gary get a C. Mark & Patryce steal with CRYPT. But Patrice draws red. They get it back with HOVER, followed by MILKY, RAVEN... and the Lingo for 250.

Josh & Gary try again with a T... and score with THORN. But up comes the red to end the round with 200-25 in favor of the Yellows.

Josh & Gary get control back, though, with an S. Mark & Patryce steal SABER, then follow it up with BEING for Lingo for 450 to Josh & Gary's 25.

Josh & Gary need a big run with a W. Mark & Patryce steal WARPS. Skunk rule in effect, Mark & Patryce win it, 500-25. "The bloodletting will cease."

With four bonus letters, Mark & Patryce get ALIEN, SCARY, LUNAR, PRISM, CURSE, and TOMBS for six balls and six bills. Money ball is 43. Mark is pulling... Mark pulls... 37. Mark gets the 43 second time around for $5000.

Next show, $20,000 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
We're getting down to the wire as we welcome Angela Rudda, Adrienne Allen, Wayne McIntyre Jr., and Timothy Cundiff to Contestants' Row to bid on a shed. It's worth $1269, and it goes to Timothy, but can he win a trip to the Barbados? The game is Flip Flop, but the price ain't $3602. He flops to $3620... Should've flipped. It was $6302.

Lindsey Lee is down and up thanks to a $799 area rug. She gets a shot at a Chevrolet HHR in Lucky Seven. The first number: 1. She goes with 7 first... 8. That's a dollar. Next, 5... 4. That's another dollar. Next, 6... 7. That's another dollar. One more with the 5... 8! That's three, and one for the car, and she's a winner!

Wayne is ready to Race after winning a $1299 elliptical trainer. The prizes: two banjos, a racecar bed, a popcorn cart, and an electric fireplace. The prices: $599, $1148, $2070, $2948. First placement, $2070, $599, $1148, $2948... Two right. Next, switching the $2070 and the $1148... That's four!

But the two winners were overshadowed in the Showdown round by Timothy. We'll see him in the Showcase. Meanwhile, Mary Baldwin wins a $1495 dinette en route to a chance at a Gemcar in Grocery Game. Her round didn't last as long as she buys three Tidy Cats kitty litters, each worth $7.37. Doesn't take much to realize that she's over the $21 limit... by $1.11.

A washer/dryer goes to Adrienne for $1923. But what she really wants is a Pontiac Vibe. The game... That's Too Much! She thinks $18,941 is Too Much! And That's... not even close. The car was $20,356; $20,902 was too much.

Last chance for Angela with a motorscooter. Price: $2424. Winner... John Houk. Next up, a living room group in Secret X. Free X goes top left. Second X, won from a $30 humidifier, goes top right. Third X, won from a $40 drink dispenser, goes bottom right. We don't want the Secret X on the bottom. The Secret X.... is.... up top! We have a winner!

John and Mary are tied at 80 in the Showdown, as we head to a spin-off. Mary: 40. John... 50. He's in the Showcase.

First up, Wanda One-Up brags about her garden tools, trip to Belgium, and sailboat. Top winner John keeps it and bids $31,000. Timothy gets to have fun with the word "hitch"; a diamond engagement ring, a travel trailer, and a Ford F150 await. He bids $30,000. Actual price: $34857, difference of $4857. Actual price of John's Showcase... $32,229! He wins with $1229 worth of difference and $38,661 worth in prizes.

Stats: breakeven, $70,769 with two more shows.

 
¿Qué Dice La Gente? by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time:  7p ET/6p CT on Telefutura
Host: Marco Antonio Regil
Soriano (Bertha, Arturo, Maria, Rosita, Jose)
Sandoval (Virginia, Rolando, Silvana, Jorge, Michel); $500

The Sandovals took the last one, but how about this one?

Round 1: an animal that you can hide in a shoe (5). Virginia has it... "Un raton." A mouse is #1! They also come up with a roach. But can the Sorianos steal with a spider? Yes for 78! Other answers: rat, scorpion.

Round 2: an eye ailment (5). Arturo: "Ojos rojos." That's red eyes... It counts as #2, conjunctivitis. Maria gets myopic for #5. Jose gets blind for #4. Number one is still up there. Is it a cataract? Yes for 64 for the champs! Other answer: glaucoma.

Round 3: a World Cup host country (7). Maria gets #4, Brazil. Number 2: USA! USA! USA! The current host, Germany, is #3. France is #5. Maria gets #1, Mexico. Argentina and Italy complete the sweep for 175.

Double Round: a specific liquid used as a disinfectant (4). Jorge fires with bleach, #1. Alcohol, oxygenated water, and cleaner are up there for 264!

Triple Round: if you could have any of Superman's powers other than flying, which one would you ask for (4)? Jose wants super strength for #1. X-ray vision, super speed, and... super breath? Nope, as the Sorianos take it, 355-264. Other answer: bulletproof, I bet... no, saving lives.

Dinero Rápido: Bertha and Jose get three goose eggs. Jose however has a chance to tack on another $1000 to the $5000 if he scores the number one in "a material that is bought by the meter". He says "fabric." It's the number one... But is it worth 50? The survey said.... 51! They got $5000.. plus the $1000 for all the number ones... That gives them $6000! What a way to end the week! They'll defend on Monday. Can't wait.

 
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire by Don Harpwood, GSNN

Air time:  Check listings or millionairetv.com
Host: Meredith Vieira
Yesterday, Dave Bosco (Waterbury, CT) managed to make it up to $25,000, having used his first 3 lifelines on the way. He now has the 4th lifeline, but will it help him advance further?

Dave wants to spend some of his winnings on his 30th anniversary with his wife. Isn't that nice? Specifically, he's hoping for a few days in Vermont, with another couple. Meredith says she would have expected something a bit more exotic, but he responds by saying that he drives a minivan. Um, okay. Anyway, the game resumes...

[$50,000]
In 1964, the British protectorate Northern Rhodesia gained its independence to become what country?
A: Zambia
B: Namibia
C: Tanzania
D: Botswana

Dave decides to switch it out. The answer is revealed to be A, then this pops up...

[$50,000] (Q)
Which of these countries' people usually eat with fork and spoon, only using chopsticks for noodles?
A: South Korea
B: Thailand
C: Vietnam
D: Japan

Dave goes with A... but it's B! Oh well; he lost nothing, and he goes home with $25,000!

Next up is Michelle Railsback (Harvard, MA). She's a college grad, currently working as a hotel clerk. She does miss college life, though; 3 hours of class a day instead of 8 hours of work a day. But maybe she could make a lot of money here in just minutes... With that, Michelle starts by knowing that 16th-century adventurer Ferdinand Magellan traveled around the globe on boat. She gets through the lower tier, then faces this...

[$2,000]
Which of these sitcom titles is an example of a declarative sentence?
A: Who's the Boss?
B: Everybody Loves Raymond
C: Curb Your Enthusiasm
D: Malcolm in the Middle

Michelle is coming up blank, so she asks the audience. Both polls favour B (59% of the studio audience; 51% of the AIM users), so Michelle trusts them... and they're right! Moving on...

[$4,000]
On the Great Seal of the United States, the eagle holds in its beak a scroll bearing what Latin phrase?
A: Sic semper tyrannis
B: Annuit coeptis
C: E pluribus unum
D: Novus ordo seclorum

Michelle decides to call her college professor, David Shulman, and he is pretty sure that it's C. Michelle goes with that... and it's C! Next question...

[$8,000]
Seen in many still life paintings, a ewer is a decorative type of what household object?
A: Mirror
B: Candlestick
C: Pitcher
D: Lamp

The 50:50 leaves C and D. Michelle says C... and she's right! Still going...

[$16,000]
In 2005, what fast food chain bucked health trends by introducing the 740-calorie Enormous Omelet Sandwich?
A: Wendy's
B: Jack in the Box
C: Dunkin Donuts
D: Burger King

Michelle doesn't know, so she walks with $8,000. Oh, and it was D.

The next contestant is Rodney Turner (Stockbridge, GA). He is feeling good at this time, so they get going immediately, with Rodney knowing that someone who is requested to "take a chill pill" is being asked to relax (though they may want to switch to decaf as well). He secures the $1,000, then after a couple more questions, this comes up...

[$8,000]
In the "Peanuts" comic strip, what character usually wears a shirt with vertical stripes on it?
A: Linus
B: Schroeder
C: Peppermint Patty
D: Sally

Rodney thinks he might know, but he asks the audience just to be sure. The studio audience leans toward C (49%; 31%), but the AIM users lean towards A (35%; 40%). Rodney was thinking C, so he goes with that... and he's right!

That's all for this week. Rodney will be back in the hot seat on Monday.
 
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