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Chain Reaction by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time: 9p ET/8p CT on GSN
Host: Dylan Lane

Eric, Charlie & Pete (good friends)

Barbara, Jennifer & Dana (Pennsylvania housewives)

Round 1 ($100 per word): connect CAT with POINTS. Jennifer orders catFISH. Pete spells out fish HOOK. Charlie has hook NOSE. Eric has nose HAIR. Pete wins with STYLE points for $400 to the ladies' $100. Speed Chain: FREEZE - P - C - CLASH. Correct: Pop Culture.

Round 2 ($200 per word): connect ANT with KISSES. Jennifer makes an ant HILL. Barbara is a hillBILLY. Dana is STEALING kisses. Jennifer has a billy CLUB. Barbara gets SCENE to complete the chain for $1100 to the guys' $400... They got the entire chain! Will they get the Speed Chain of NATURAL - D - M - CRITIC. "Disaster Movie" will get it for $1300.

Round 3 ($300 per word): connect LEMON with VALVE. Pete RELEASES the valve. Eric follows up with lemon LIME. Charlie ties it with TIME release. Pete gets PARTY time, while Dana joins the GREEN Party for the chain... and we're tied at $1600! Final Speed Chain: LUXURY - T - R - ADDRESS. "Tax Return" puts them at the lead, $1900 to $1600.

Round 4: connect JOHNNY with SCHOOL. The chain: JOHNNY - ROTTEN - EGG - ? - DOWN - GRADE - SCHOOL. The guys have one final shot... and can't capitalize. The girls win with "drop", $2800 to $1400.

Bonus Round: RULE CHANGE! As reported by our good friends over at Buzzer, the count is now five to double and seven to triple... Dana gets the blindfold. The girls get donuts, chimney, shark, hammer, arcade, hospital, and leather to become the first team on Chain Reaction to triple up to $8400!

Family Feud by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time: Check local listings or familyfeud.com
Host: John O'Hurley

Black (Holly, Jason, Cheryl, Brady, Megan); $20,910, two days

Houston (Tamika, Erika, Arca, Audra, Erik)

Round 1: 100 women, when you're not in the mood for, something you ARE in the mood for (6). Tamika gets top answer with food. We're also in the mood for sleeping, watching TV, and reading. The champs want to go out and party... Not there! The Houstons have 84. Other answers: listening to music, talking.

Round 2: something you hope doesn't stop working when you're using it (7). Erika's car stop at #1. Also on the board: phone. The Blacks try to steal with TV... Not there, and the Houstons are up to 123. Other answers: computer/internet, body, shower, hair dryer.

Double: the American city you think has the rudest city (full board). Cheryl gets a free ride with the #1 of NYC (sorry J.). In second, LA (sorry Joe and Julie)... Red Sox nation is #3. The Houstons are stealing with Chicago for 289. Other answers: Houston; Washington, DC

Triple: something you touch every day that's covered with other people's germs (4). Brady gets #1, a doorknob. The Houstons need one answer of three to win the game. They go with a pay phone... Got it for the game, 454-0. Other answers: money, toilet.

For for the Houstons at Fast Money: Tamika and Erik. Tamika gets 143. Erik gets the rest in three for $20,000.

In the nightcap, the Shedds (Christie, Jill, Bill, Cody, Casey; $1550) are up against the Hoffmans from Milwaukee (Karen, Paul, Connie, Sheri, Marty), and after the double round, the champs lead it 162-88. Triple: a place where people are scolded for falling asleep (4). Cody fires with school for top answer. Work and church follow, but what about #4? "Sex!" No! The Shedds win again, 441-88. Other answer: court.

Jill & Casey team up for 209, giving them $21,550.

Jeopardy! by Chico Alexander, GSNN

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

Lauren Hirs (market research analyst orig. from Plano, TX); $16,601

Timothy Benston (program director from Brooklyn, NY)

Nathalie Henderson (housewife from Baton Rouge, LA)

Yesterday, we forgot to mention that Brad left with $18,400. Will Lauren leave with more? Let's find out.

Lauren starts her game with $200 Sports Records, finding the Daily Double early under $600 Mary, Queen of Scots: Playmate of the Month. She bets the max of $1000 on this: birth date: Dec. 8, 1542. Birthplace: Linlithgow Palace, built by this royal house. "What is Stewart?" Got it for $1200.

Lauren holds onto her lead with $6000 against Timothy's $4400. Nathalie, with $3600, gets to go first in Double Jeopardy!...

... with $400 Writers on Film, where Lauren finds the first Daily Double under $1200. She wagers $3000 on this: 1990's "Frankenstein Unbound" had Michael Hutchence as this poet. "Who is Percy Shelley?" Right for $9800!

Nathalie finds the second under $2000 Historical Paintings. She bets five large on this: Lucas Cranach the Elder was a close friend of this clergyman, whom he painted in the 1533 portrait seen here. "Who is Martin Luther?" Correct for the tie with $15,400 against Lauren. That's where she'll end regulation, as Lauren has $16,200 against Timothy's $11,200. A big payday in the making.

Final Jeopardy! in "Americana": In June 2005, amid some controversy, a statue of Elizabeth Montgomery was unveiled in this city. Correct question: what is Salem, MA?

Nathalie remembers that Elizabeth Montgomery was simply "bewitching", putting two and two together and coming up with $30,400. Lauren leaves with $17,601.

¿Qué Dice La Gente? by Chico Alexander, GSNN

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

Today, monsters of urban music take on the masters of Univision Radio... But first, another VIP matchup between...

Housewives (Monica, Jenny, Alexandra, Marina, Claudia), $500

Bodybuilders (Frank, Heyner, Miguel, Carlos, Alex)

The bodybuilders have built up a lead after four, 195-112.

Triple Round: something that shames a person about their mascot (4). Alex is on the board with being assaulted. Frank gets #1, taking care of their necessities in public. Dirty is also up there. What's #4? It's just ugly for the win for the housewives, 359-195.

Dinero Rápido: Monica and Claudia step up. Claudia gets 67. Monica gets 69 more, giving the team $500 more for $1000

Now the marquee matchup...

Música Urbana (Ivy Queen, Cheka, Johnny of Crooked Stilo, Victor of Crooked Stilo, DJ Panic), playing for the American Foundation for the Blind

Univision Radio (El Piolin, Javier Romero, Raul Brindis, Roxana, Kazzanova); playing for the American Cancer Society, $500

Remember how the DJs were giving the artists a run for their money yesterday? Well, the artists are returning the favor by leading after four, 262-79.

Triple: according to the movies, a means of transport that only the rich can have (3). DJ Panic fires up the limousine for #1. Planes and yachts round it out for the win, 553-79.

Ivy and Victor go to the board now, where they get 172,m mostly Victor's. That'll give their charity $500.

Starface by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time: 9:30p ET/8:30p CT on GSN
Host: Danny Bonaduce

Kiley Willis (assistant from Kansas City, MO; dated a director)

Casey Casperson (coordinator from Orange, CA; videotaped Nancy Kerrigan)

Terryn Sunday (from San Diego; had an incident with Martin Lawrence at Tower Records on Sunset)

Round 1: Casey gets 50 from the triply-named Sarah Michelle Gellar, while Terryn gets 50 from Jeff Goldblum. Let's go to the National Enquirer Hot Corner with the so-hot-it's-mutating-my-genes Rebecca Romijn. Bruce Willis leads us to break with Kiley in the lead with 350 to Casey and Terryn's 150 a piece.

Round 2: We start with Jean Claude Van Damme and Meg Ryan, and we continue with the Yearbook. Clues: "You get a little weird when you put on that mask." It's Jim Carrey. Next, a Mug Shot of Wynonna Judd. After that, Kiley still leads, 850 to Casey's 650 and Terryn's 250.

Round 3: Barbara Bush ... the elder... are next on the Starface block. Kiley owns the role of wife and mother of a US President to win, 1850 to Casey's 850. Terryn, still at 250.

Bonus Round for a trip to Mexico: it's between Partridge compatriot David Cassidy... and Branch Davidian cult leader David Koresh. Kiley only gets nine... for $900.

Stump the Schwab by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time: 7p ET/6p CT on ESPN Classic
Host: Stuart Scott & Howie Schwab

Larry Ferguson (cartoonist from Louisville, CO)

Joshua "Yoshi" Kurz (retail worker/poet from Waukegan, IL)

Aram Najarian (bond broker from Manhasset, NY)

Schwab's Jackpot: $5000

Leading Off: the 12 members of the 2004 US Olympic men's basketball team on deck first. Larry's out with zero. Yoshi and Schwab are knocked out after two each, while Aram gets 4. Next, the 20 pitchers who've won 250 games since 1954. Joshua gets 4 for 6, Larry gets 4 for 4. Schwab gets 5 for 7. Aram gets 4 for 8. Final lead off with rushers or receivers with yards in Soup XL. Schwab has 12, Aram has 11, Joshua has 8, and by one answer, Larry is gonzo.

Schwab's Family Album: this is a buzzers round, as players must ID an obscured item in a famous sports photo. Aram wins this one, 14-12.

The Schwab Showdown: The categories are... Hoop! There It Is (2005-06 NBA season), Political Pigskin (NFL players who went on to have political careers), Enter Sandman (Mariano Rivera), and I Like Big Putts (putting).

Aram gets his first strike with I Like Big Putts for 2. Aram gets his second under the same category for 3. Aram gets his third with Hoop! There It Is for 3. Schwab wins, 8-2, while Aram gets $1000.

Wheel of Fortune by Jason Block, GSNN

Air time: Check local listings or wheeloffortune.com
Hosts: Pat Sajak & Vanna White

We are ready for day 2 of Season 24 of WOF! We are in the Tuesday edition of "Fantastic Voyages" week. Remember we are in HD now!

The $1,000 Tossup is THING. Sara Pegroso from Green Bay, WI solved GOOD LUCK CHARM for $1,000. She is married with 2 kids. She had a neighbor who won when she was 10. She made it here! Jacob Howard is from Fresno, CA. He is a corporal in the US Marine Corps. He is from Camp Pendleton. He has a wife and son. Beau Mulholland is a division director and a rollercoaster director.

The $2,000 Tossup is LIVING THING. Beau quickly solved IRISH SETTER for $2,000. We add this to the wheel...a Last Minute Travel European Cruise from Norwegian Cruises worth $6,500! She starts this round which is PHRASE...and it's a PRIZE PUZZLE. She hits and picks up the Free Spin...and she calls a vowel...and misses...but she doesn't use the Free Spin. Over to Sara. She hits a $2,500 H. She misses...over to Jacob. He misses...over to Beau...She solved CATCHING SOME RAYS for $2,200. And Beau is going to Cancun! It's worth $6,200...and if you have the SPIN ID of MJ0009629 you have to claim your trip to Mexico and if you have the Sony Card you have $50,000 as well! She has $10,400 in cash and trip!

The Jackpot Round is sponsored by BrandSource. The category is HUSBAND AND WIFE. Sara starts. She hits the $1,000 4 Piece set of Ricardo Beverly Hills Luggage. She solves KEVIN FEDERLINE & BRITNEY SPEARS for $4,000. With the prize she has $6,000!

The mystery round prize is $10,000! The category is OCCUPATION. Jacob starts and misses. Over to Beau. After a lot of spinning, she hits Lose A Turn and uses the Free Spin. And she hits Lose A Turn again...over to Sara. She solves UNIFORMED VALET PARKING ATTENDANT for $1,500. She is up to $7,500.

The $3,000 Tossup is PEOPLE. Sara misses...and Beau is up to $13,400 with ADOPTIVE PARENTS. She starts this round which is FOOD AND DRINK. But we go into FINAL SPIN TIME...and we have our first $6,000 SPIN, She hits 3 D's and solves HONEY MUSTARD SALAD DRESSING for $24,850. Her total is $38,250 in cash and prizes! Sara has $7,500 in cash and prizes. And Jacob leaves with the minimum of $1,000.

Let's see what happens with Beau in the Beau-nus round. Here we go. She lands on the N in BONUS. Her category is PHRASE. With the RSTLNE we have:

E _ _ _ N _
_ L _ _

She chooses D B G A

E B B A N D
_ L _ _

And her EBB AND FLOW and we have $30,000 more in cash! She leaves with $68,250 in cash and prizes!

BONUS WINS 2/2
Total for the show $76,750!
Total for the week $142,700

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? by Don Harpwood, GSNN

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

Yesterday, Jason Vernier (San Diego, CA) began his climb up the Millionaire ladder, reaching the $8,000 level. With just the 50:50 remaining, how much more will he win?

This is Jason's first trip to New York City, and he was a bit nervous for the subway trip before the show. And he has a 6-year-old daughter who called him to ask if he won the million yet. We'll see if he'll get there soon enough, as the game continues. He gets through to $16,000, then faces this...

[$25,000]
Potentially used to make nuclear weapons, processed uranium ore produces a powder known by what nickname?
A: Yellowcake
B: Meringue
C: Tart
D: Sugarsnap

Jason is 90% sure that it's A. After some consideration, as well as a brief chat as to who "they" are, he goes with A... and he has $25,000! With Switch the Question now available to him, and the 50:50 still there, he goes on to the upper tier...

[$50,000]
Because it has only a 345-foot difference between its highest and lowest points, what is the flattest state in the country?
A: Mississippi
B: Rhode Island
C: New Jersey
D: Florida

After considering his options, Jason decides to switch it out. After seeing that it was D, he now sees this...

[$50,000] (Q)
Though Tom Cruise's camp said it means "princess" in Hebrew, his daughter's name "Suri" also means what in Japanese?
A: Klutz
B: Pickpocket
C: Busybody
D: Slob

Jason did live in Japan for a bit, but he doesn't know too much Japanese. He uses the 50:50, which leaves A and B. He goes with A... but it's B! Well, it was a free guess, so he leaves with $25,000!

In the hot seat now is Jim Daubner (Rochelle Park, NJ). He says he has a little bit of an obsession with tattoos. In fact, when he graduated, he got his first one from his mother! And now, he has 7, and he hopes for an 8th, with a dollar sign, if he wins. That would be interesting to see. With that, Jim starts by knowing that grunting, hooting, and chest-thumping are common methods of communication for gorillas (I think some would say that applies to NASCAR fans as well). He sweeps the lower tier, then soon gets to this one...

[$4,000]
When the year "2006" is written in Roman numerals, what letter is not used?
A: V
B: D
C: I
D: M

Jim decides to poll the audience, and 92% says B. He trusts them... and they're right! (2006 in Roman numerals is, of course, MMVI.) A couple more questions later, and this pops up...

[$25,000]
The National Onion Association recommends that you do what to onions before cutting them so you won't cry as much?
A: Store them in sunlight
B: Chill them
C: Store them in brown bags
D: Soak them

The 50:50 leaves B and C. Jim had an answer in mind, but it's gone now. So, he calls a friend's girlfriend, Trish, but she doesn't give an answer in time. Jim then pulls out his lucky coin, given to him by his grandfather, before going for it. He says B... and he has $25,000!

And there's the horn. Jim will return tomorrow, to face the upper tier.