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Jeopardy! by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time: Check listings or jeopardy.com
Host: Alex Trebek

Mark Edelson (software developer from Toronto); $12,600

Ryan McMillen (English professor orig. from Staten Island, NY)

Priya Bhatia Yerasi (physician from Corona del Mar, CA)

Mark has another chance at a big payday today.

Chris starts with $200 Countries, but Ryan finds the Daily Double under $600 Life of the Party. He bets $1000 on this: formed to oppose "King Andrew" Jackson; named after the British party for limits on royal power. "Who are the Democrats?" Nope, they're the Whigs, dropping him into a tie with Priya at $600.

Mark takes the long road into the lead, $8400 against Priya's $3600. Ryan, with $1600, starts Double Jeopardy!...

... with $400 Five the "Ard" Way. Mark finds the first Daily Double under $1600 Languages. He bets $3000 on this: spoken by most people in Hong Kong, it has 9 tones compared to Mandarin's 4. "What is Cantonese?" Right for $15,400. Ryan finds the second Daily Double under $1600 Supreme Court Before & After. The bet is $2500, and the clue is: FDR appointee who married Mary Pickford. "Frances Perkins..." Nope. William O. Douglas Fairbanks. He drops to $2300. He goes to $3900 while Priya stands a chance with $11,200 against Mark's $17,000.

Final Jeopardy! in "Films of the '60s": Peter O'Toole was Oscar-nominated for playing the same king in these 2 movies. Correct question: What were Becket & The Lion in Winter?

Mark again bets enough to guarantee that he remains champion, even though no one got it right. He wins another $11,599, giving him $24,199 for two days.

Lingo by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time: 7:30p ET/6:30p CT on GSN
Hosts: Chuck Woolery & Shandi Finnessey

Couple Michael (singer) & Toi (aerobics instructor)

Best friends/servers Jason & Shari

BONUS LINGO JACKPOT: $21,000

The servers could use a tip of $21K.

Michael & Toi start with a D, Jason & Shari saves the DRAMA for their mama. Next comes TASTY, CHICK, and a red ball. They get the draw back with WOULD, then lose it again, then get it back with BLOAT... and Shari indeed has this for 175.

Michael & Toi try to make something happen with an O... and an OCEAN off the bat. But Michael draws red himself. Jason & Shari score GOALS, STEAM, and another red ball. But that's the end of the round, as they lead, 225-25.

Michael & Toi look up and look down for HURTS. Then they steal FINAL, and get stolen with NORTH, followed by TWEAK, and the buzzer. That's game for Jason & Shari, 325-125.

With two bonus letters, Jason & Shari get PORES, MERIT, and YELLS for $300 and three draws. Money ball is 20. Jason comes up with ... 44. No big money. No small money. They leave with the $300.

Next show, $22,000 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

This is it. The Season 34 finale. Will we end on a winning note? Vicki Crane, Philip Cousin... hey, we know him..., Katy Ryan, and Sitesa Mayer bid on a tailgating package. Price: $806. Winner... by six bucks, it's Philip! Now can he win a Chevrolet Cobalt? Time for a Spelling Bee. He picks 8, where he watches TPIR in Vegas, and 5, where he used to watch TPIR in Raleigh (C-Note: ... and where I watch it). He also picks up a $38 drink dispenser (with card 24, his age), a $27 CD rack (with card 2, for where he watched TPIR in Winston-Salem), and an $18 food chopper (with card 22 for his brother's age). Card 8 is... C! Card 5 is... A! Card 24 is.... R! C-A-R means W-I-N!

Sitesa wins a $2910 bar set. Can she belly up to a day sailer? The game is Pushover, and the board is... 8 6 2 5 7 3 2 1 0. She pushes all the way to $8625. Actual price... $7321. Darn.

Vicki gets a $699 set of dumbbells, and hopefully she isn't a dumbbell with a trip to Alaska and a trip to Acapulco. Alaska is at $3288. Acapulco is at $2036. Will she leave those prices alone or is it Switching time? She leaves them alone... GOOD MOVE! But it's Sitesa who would go on to the Showcase.

Cyrus Facchini wins a $600 pair of guitars, but can he win a dining room with dinnerware? Let's check out Check-Out. On Check-Out: Hot Pockets, Cat Chow, Dole pineapple slices, Chips Ahoy! cookies, and Gold Bond powder. He prices each at $2.49, then $4.99, $1.79, 99c, and $6.99. Total: $17.65. Actual prices: $2.49, right on the nose, $3.99, $1.79 on the nose again, 55c, and $8.99, giving us a total of $17.81, a difference of 16 cents for the win!

Sean Covel is down and up thanks to a $2020 wall clock. Now can he win a Ford Mustang? The game is One Away, and the price is not $31,531. He tries $22,640. One... two... three right. Next, $22,420. Actual price.. $20,620.

Anna Mann plays spoiler for Katy, winning a $1300 range and a chance at an HDTV. The game is Range Game, and she stops it at $2857. Actual price... $2799. Just a little bit too much.

Cyrus spins out $1000 on the Big Wheel, as he takes top winner honors in the Showcase. First up, Olivia Overkill overdoes it with a hot tub, a trip to Italy, and a Dodge Ram. He bids $24,600. Sitesa gets a bedroom group with sleep set, towable sleds, and a snowmobile. She bids $14,000. Actual price: $16,467. Difference of $2467. Actual price of Cyrus' Showcase... $34,776. Difference... too much. Sitesa wins the day with $19,417.

Stats: breakeven, $48,765.

Season stats courtesy of Golden-Road.net: 500-549, $11,135,541.

Season 35 begins in September. Hope to see you then.

¿Qué Dice La Gente? by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time: 7p ET/6p CT on Telefutura
Host: Marco Antonio Regil

Nieves (Oscar, Jeffrey, Michael, Yesika, Melissa)

Torres (Javier, Edwin, Angel, Joel, Suegrito); $500

Can the Torres take Dinero Rápido today? Let's find out...

Round 1: something that occupies the mind of a teenager's parents (6). That's Javier... "Las drogas." Drugs are bad... but good for #1. Friends and sex follow. The Nieves try to steal with driving... Not there, the champs have 73. Other answers: gangs, drinking, homelessness.

Round 2: a bone in the human body that's easy to break (7). Jeffrey gets #6, foot. Yesika gets #5, femur. Melissa gets #7, nose. Jeffrey finally gets #1, the tibia. Then comes arms, fingers, and... back? The Torres hope so. Not there! The Nieves score with 63. Other answer: hand.

Round 3: other than priest, a rank in the Catholic Church (6). Michael gets cardinal, #6. Angel goes two better with pope. Joel gets #2, altar boy. Suegrito gets #5, sacristan. The Nieves steal with bishop for 121. The number one answer... Monk.

Double Round: a specific sport that requires jumping (4). Yesika fires prematurely with basketball... Number one! Soccer follows. The Torres can't steal with gymnastics, giving the Nieves 277. Other answers: baseball, jump roping.

Triple Round: something people waste (3). Melissa fires with food... number one! Jeffrey gets #2, water. Yesika gets #3, money for the sweep and win, 562-73.

Dinero Rápido: Melissa & Yesika step up to the board. Melissa scores 74. Yesika can't get the other 126 for $500.

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire by Don Harpwood, GSNN

Air time: Check listings or millionairetv.com
Host: Meredith Vieira

We've officially entered the summer, but there's still more Millionaire left to come this season...

Starting today's episode is Dave Story (Santa Monica, CA). He has a pair of daughters, and it has been hard for him. But once a week, he and his family do something called "Rude Lunch Day". Basically, they eat lunch outside, and all table manners are not only ditched; they're reversed. And belching is encouraged. Sounds fun. Anyway, Dave starts by knowing that the popular carnival attraction that features a target and a tank of water is the dunking booth (I can't say I've ever heard of "Whack-a-mermaid"). He completes the lower tier, and he is on a roll heading into this...

[$25,000]
Tablature is a system of notation commonly used to teach someone to do which of the following?
A: Use Morse code
B: Play a guitar
C: Draft blueprints
D: Knit

Dave decides to call his mother, Harriet, and she thinks it's C. Dave forgot to ask how sure she was, though, so he uses the 50:50. B and C remain. Still unsure, he then asks the audience, and both polls favour B (54% of the studio audience; 61% of the AIM users). Finally, Dave goes with the audience, and says B... and he has $25,000! Moving on to the upper tier...

[$50,000]
Since 1997, what actor has provided the voice for MasterCard's well-known "Priceless" ad campaign?
A: Billy Crudup
B: Viggo Mortensen
C: Liev Schreiber
D: Daniel Stern

Dave isn't sure if he could identify the voice of A, and he's not sure about C. He goes with D... but it's A! Well, at least he had nothing to lose, and he goes home $25,000 richer!

Next up is Julie Richards (Austin, TX). She has a 7-month-old baby, and she's also a child care provider. And with some of her winnings, she wants to start a business to help out moms. Sounds like a good idea. With that, Julie starts by knowing that a coroner commonly labels a dead body by attaching a toe tag to it. Along the way, she gets to this...

[$500]
What #1 song from the '70s was based on a popular fad that involved running around naked in public?
A: The Streak
B: The Loco-motion
C: Shadow Dancing
D: Crocodile Rock

Julie admits to have streaked once before. On a dare, of course. This gets quite the reaction from the audience. She then answers A, and she's obviously right! Julie then completes the lower tier, before facing this...

[$2,000]
"What is ... Cliff Clavin?" is the title of a classic "Cheers" episode in which Cliff appears on what TV show?
A: The Price Is Right
B: The People's Court
C: Jeopardy!
D: Love Connection

Julie vaguely remembers this, but she doesn't seem sure, so she asks the audience. Both polls lean towards C (88%; 69%). Julie trusts them... and they're right!

That's all for today. Julie will return tomorrow.