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Chain Reaction by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time:  9p ET/8p CT on GSN
Host: Dylan Lane
Jim, Alex & Richard (single Yale grads)
Enyinne, Kimberly & Lauren (college friends)

Round 1 ($100 per word): connect AIM with ELBOWS. Jim starts with RUB elbows. Alex aims HIGH. No one gets high TEA, as Alex comes back with BELLY rub. Richard completes it with POT. The guys lead, $400 to nothing, as they get this speed chain: POLAR - O - S - SYMBOL. "Opposite sex" is right for $500.

Round 2 ($200 per word): connect MICHAEL with JOB. Enyinne gets the girls on the board with Michael JACKSON. Jim gets Jackson, MISSISSIPPI. Richard gets Mississippi BURNING. Then burning BUSH, bush WHACK, and whack JOB. The guys lead, $1300 to $200. Speed Chain: CREATIVE - I - B - BEWARE. "Ideas Buyer"... not it. "Impulse Buyer"... it.

Round 3 ($300 per word): connect SAHARA with DOWN. Kimberly gets Sahara DESERT. Jim gets a desert FLOWER. Alex guesses flower STEM. Richard gets a stem CELL. Enyinne finishes with COUNT, but they still trail, $800 to $2200. Final Speed Chain: GREAT - G - C - TOWER. They try "God CN"... No. "Grandfather Clock" would've done it.

Round 4: connect DINNER with MANAGER. The chain: DINNER - THEATER - DISTRICT - ATTORNEY - GENERAL - STORE - MANAGER. It's a Herculean task for the ladies... and they don't overcome it to win, as the guys take it, $2900 to $300.

Bonus Round: Alex gets blinded. The guys get Mr. Rogers, geisha, and Slinky, leaving them with $2900.

 
¿Qué Dice La Gente? by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time:  7p ET/6p CT on Telefutura
Host: Marco Antonio Regil
Bellucci (Sandra, Dina, Monica, Jacqueline, Kattiana)
Orozco (Maria Dolores, Julio, Jose, Maria Luisa, Ana)

The Orozcos lead after three, 117-90. Double: a common thing people steal from offices (4). Maria Luisa steals a pen away for #1. Paper and pencils are also good. How about a stapler for the steal? Got it for 290.

Triple: something with a mint flavor (3). That's Ana. "Chicles." Gum is... #1! Candy and mint itself are good for the sweep and the win, 411-290.

Dinero Rápido: Ana and Maria Luisa try their hand at $5000. Ana is first with 84. Maria Luisa can only come up with 147 for $500.

Orozco (Maria Dolores, Julio, Jose, Maria Luisa, Ana); $500
Bortone (Angelica, Salvadore, Neida, Yuliet, Angelo); $5500, two days

The champions are leading, 149-64, after three. Double: something associated with a rodeo (4). Horses are good for #1, good for Maria Luisa. Bulls, riders, and... rope? No! The Orozcos have 232. Other answer: hat.

Triple: something football players do minutes before a game (3). Angelo gets #1, train. Angelica gets #2, pray. Who gets #3? Is it the Orozcos? Is it put on the uniform? No! The Bortones win, 431-232. Other answer: sing the National Anthem.

Angelica and Salvadore try it again at DR, where Angelica draws... extra points! Angelica gets 97. Salvadore gets... up to 169. We need more than 31 extra points. We get... 50! That's another $5000 for a total of $10,500 for three games.

 
Starface by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time:  9:30p ET/8:30p CT on GSN
Host: Danny Bonaduce
Julia Surr (assistant from Sherman Oaks, CA; cut a rug with JC Chasez)
Gordon Bellamy (video game consultant from Reston, VA; rode an elevator with Greg Brady)
Nicole Navarro (retail store manager from Alhambra, CA; almost took a picture with Nicolas Cage and a woman who was obviously not his wife)

Round 1: Julia gets Sharon Stone and John Belushi. We get a National Enquirer Hot Corner with the hot and sweet Reese Witherspoon. Sylvester Stallone leads us to break with Julia and Nicole tied for first with 250 to Gordon's 200.

Round 2: Matt Damon (Ben Affeck not included) leads us to a trip down memory lane through the Starface Yearbook. Clues: "Sorry I've tried to get you high all year."... "Your hair is always in your face. Put it in a bun... or two." It's Carrie Fisher. Next, Sarah Jessica Parker leads us to a Mug Shot of Bill Gates. Gordon shoots into the lead with 900 to Nicole's 650 and Julia's 450.

Round 3: Time to become a character, and what a character, as Elvis gets the Starface treatment. Elvis Gordon gives his E a kiss as he wins it, 1300 to Nicole's 850 and Julia's 450.

Bonus Round for a trip to Aruba: it's between comic Richard Pryor... and comic president Richard Nixon. Gordon gets nine, missing the 10th on the buzzer. GSN cuts him a check for $900.

 
Stump the Schwab by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time:  7p ET/6p CT on ESPN Classic
Host: Stuart Scott & Howie Schwab
Marty Asalone (student from the Illadelph)
Alan Hibino (high school teacher/coach from Andover, MA; returnee from season 3)
Mickey Lynch (landscape supervisor from Davie, FL)
Schwab's Jackpot: $4000

Leading Off: First up, White Sox 2005 World Series roster. Schwab has 6. Alan has 5. Marty has 4. Mickey has 3. Next up, top 20 NBA players in total rebounds for 2005-2006. Schwab has 9, Alan has 7, Marty has 5, and Mickey still has 3. Finally, 2006 US individual medalists at Turin. Schwab flames out with 12, while Alan has 11 to Marty's 6. Mickey's on the long train ride back to Florida.

Name That...: Marty gets four clues in NFL Defensive Backs. He ID's Ronnie Lott for 4. He also gets three in College Coaches... but can't ID Roy Williams. Alan gets 5. Alan gets four in Boxing Stars. ... can't believe Oscar de la Hoya's record was nominated for a Grammy. Can you? In any event, it gives Alan 9. Marty gets Hockey Greats for four clues. Chris Chelios gives Alan 13. NBA Centers is next, Marty gets 3 clues. Moses Malone gives Marty 9 to Alan's 13. Final category: Major League Sluggers. To tie, here are your four clues. And here is the answer... Mike Schmidt for the 13-13 tie.

Tiebreaker: in 2002 the San Diego Padres set a major league record for the most pitchers used in a season. How many pitchers did they use that year?

Marty says 24. Alan says 482. Correct... 37. Marty wins it.

The Schwab Showdown: The categories are... Three Strikes and You're Oot (Canadian baseball players, eh), Smell the Glove (Gary Payton), Rumblin' Fumblin' Stumblin' (fumbles), and Alive and Kicking (World Cup moments).

Marty delivers Schwab his first strike with Three Strikes and You're Oot for 3, giving Marty the win and another $1000, total of $2000 by a score of 10-8.

 
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