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Chain Reaction by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time:  9p ET/8p CT on GSN
Host: Dylan Lane
Gerard, Ari & Ariel (music lovers)
Stephanie, Crystal & Dionne (girlfriends)

Round 1 ($100 per word): connect EARL with NURSE. Stephanie starts with HEAD nurse. Dionne spells out RED head, Stephanie has a spot of Earl GREY, Dionne opts for CODE red, while Stephanie sweeps the chain and $500 with AREA. Speed Chain: POTATO - C - A - MATES. "Chips Ahoy" is right for another $100.

Round 2 ($200 per word): connect CATTLE with QUEEN. Ari gets the guys on the board with cattle CALL. Ariel follows with call BACK. Ari follows with DRAG queen. Stephanie steals with back WATER, and Ari spells out MAIN to finish the chain and tie it at $800. Speed Chain: GRAND - S - D - TANK. They go with "Stand drain". It's "Slam Dunk".

Round 3 ($300 per word): connect MATH with PAPER. Ariel gets a math PROBLEM, while Gerard is a problem CHILD. Crystal gets WALL paper. Ariel is the MVP with STONE wall. Ari gets the chain with BIRTH. Speed Chain: THORNY - C - P - CHARLES. They get another $300 from "Crown Prince". They lead it, $2300 to $1100.

Round 4: connect PERFECT with HOUSE. The chain: PERFECT - STORM - CLOUD - COVER - SHOT - GLASS - HOUSE. The girls complete the chain, but it's not enough. The men win, $1700 to $1000.

Bonus Round: We're playing five and seven again. Ari gets the blindfold. The guys get kitten, college, dream, gum, Snickers, truth, ... and miss trumpet at the last second. But they do double for $3400.

 
Family Feud by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time:  Check local listings or familyfeud.com
Host: John O'Hurley
Panian (Justin, Melissa, Ashley, Stacy, Tim)
Houston (Tamika, Erika, Arca, Audra, Erik); $20,000

Round 1: something Paul McCartney would tell you that it's harder to do when you're 64 (6). Tamika gets top answer with make love, but she passes the question. The Panians get on the board with perform and exercise. The champs try to steal with "breaking up". Not there, Panians get 76. Other answers: raise children, dance, stay alive.

Round 2: the first thing you take off when you play strip poker (7). Erika's bra is #5. Melissa's shirt is #2. Ashley takes off her shoes for... #1. Socks and jewelry also come off. Tamika and the Houstons steal with tie for 92. Other answer: hat.

Double: something you do right before you kiss someone (5). Arca checks her breath for #5. Audra pops a mint for #1. Closing the eyes and licking the lips are also essential, but what's #3? Is it a head tilt for the steal? No! The Houstons have 222! Other answer: brush/mouthwash.

Triple: someone a married man says his mistress is when he is caught in public with her (4). Audra gets #1, sister. Also on the board: secretary, friend, and... we go to the Panians. "We're going to go with housekeeper." Not there! Houstons win, 507-76. Other answer: client.

Once again, Tamika and Eric take to the Fast Money. The only score another $840, giving them $20,840 for two days.


In the nightcap, the Shedds (Christie, Jill, Bill, Cody, Casey; $21,550) are up against the McCarthys (Everett, Faye, Derek, Rosie, Kirby), and after the double round, the challengers are spanking the champs, 201-0. Triple: something that piles up when there's a new baby in the house (4). Rosie gets number three, laundry. Kirby scores the big one, diapers. Rest of the family follows up with bills. The Shedds try to steal with baby equipment. Not there! McCarthys win, 432-0. Other answer: tension/stress.

Everett & Derek team up for 199, going into the final question: something people deliver for a living. Derek says pizza... show'm the cash. $20,000 in the bank. 

 
Jeopardy! by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time:  Check local listings or jeopardy.com
Host: Alex Trebek
Nathalie Henderson (housewife from Baton Rouge, LA); $30,400
Meighan Larbi (publishing data manager from Cape Coral, FL)
Matt Thomas (structural engineer from Chicago)

So far, Nathalie is this season's biggest winner, but will it last today, or will another woman take her down a few pegs?

Nathalie starts with $200 Shakespearean Police Blotter. Another early Daily Double, but under $800 Off Course, Off Course goes to Matt. He bets it all on this: he named the ocean "Pacific" after many turbulent detours in South America while searching for Asia. "Who is Magellan?" Right for the doubler, $1600.

Final clue remains hidden as Matt moves up to $4600 to Meighan's $7200 (this is without Daily Doubles, mind you), while Nathalie with a deuce starts Double Jeopardy!...

... with $400 Dangerous Words, where Meighan finds the first Daily Double under $1200. She wagers $3000 on this: referring to an unsuspected danger, the Latin phrase "anguis in herba" literally means this. "What is a snake in the grass?" Right for $11,400! Last Daily Double in the round is under Adjective Inspirers... and Matt finds it under $1600. He bets $3000 on this: to describe a society where the government knows everything about you, add -ian to the name of this British author. "Who is Orwell?" Right for $16,800, where we end it. Meighan is in second with $14,600 to Nathalie's $8600.

Final Jeopardy! in "Vice Presidents": the 2 GOP Vice Presidents who succeeded to the Presidency & were later elected President in their own right. Correct question: who are Teddy Roosevelt and Calvin Coolidge?

No one gets all three, and Matt bets the farm on it, giving Meighan the game with $11,600. Nathalie leaves with $31,400.

 
¿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), $1000, two games
Bodybuilders (Frank, Heyner, Miguel, Carlos, Alex)

The housewives are shutting out the hardbodies, 172-0 after three. Double round: a sport where you have to have good aim (4). Carlos gets #1, archery. The rest of the team follows with soccer, baseball, and basketball for 190 and the lead.

Triple Round: something a gardener cuts while on the job (3). Alex gets #3, a tree. Roses are #2 for Superman Heyner. Miguel gets number one, the lawn, for the win, 475-172.

Dinero Rápido: Alex and Carlos take to the board. Alex gets 90. Carlos gets 91 by virtue of missing the final question, leading to another $500.

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

Ivy Queen, Cheka and Crooked Stilo are leading this hump day feud, 129-57. Double: when Tarzan shouts, what animal comes running (4)? Roxana tries "Cheta"... Monkey is #1. Lion is #2... and elephants are #3 for the lead, 247-129.

Triple: a type of protection construction workers use (3). That's Kazzanova with the hardhat for #1. Gloves are good for #3. Roxana wins the game for her team with goggles, 541-129.

Piolin and Javier take to the board this half with ... uh, oh, we're going to the board! It's $10,000 for the American Cancer Society, a total of $10,500 this week.

 
Starface by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time:  9:30p ET/8:30p CT on GSN
Host: Danny Bonaduce
Leydi Evangelista (student from Cal State Long Beach; has a thing for Orlando Bloom)
Emerson Brooks (voiceover artist from the ATL)
Katey Mushlin (teacher from Mushlin, NY; had Diddy ruin her movie-going experience)

Round 1: Emerson gets 50 from the perky Kelly Ripa. Next up, we spend 15 Minutes with Harry Whittington, the guy that Dick Cheney accidentally shot in the face. Let's go to the National Enquirer Hot Corner with Mark Wahlberg. Naomi Watts leads us to break with Emerson and Katey in a two-man battle with 300 and 350 respectively. Leydi... She's just hot-looking right now.

Round 2: Emerson gets 100 more on John Gotti. Next, the roundest round, See Cups. Clues: "Why buy a cow when... you know the rest."... "I'd like to get me hands on those Lucky Charms."... "She can be the boss of me anytime." Katey gets Alyssa Milano. Mug Shot time! It's Gary Coleman, and if you didn't know... you better ask somebody. Emerson leads now, 800 to Katey's 750. Leydi... Still hot.

Round 3: the King of All Media is in the building... well, not really, just three game show contestants in cardboard masks. It's all Katey as she wins, 1550 to Emerson's 800. Leydi... well, you know.

Bonus Round for a trip to Mexico: it's between Michael Jackson... and the Elephant Man. Katey gets... tickets to Mexico! She gets all 10 with nine left on the clock.

 
Stump the Schwab by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time:  7p ET/6p CT on ESPN Classic
Host: Stuart Scott & Howie Schwab
Brian Sandalow (journalism major from Skokie, IL)
Bill "The Commish" Gorman (accountant from Aston, PA)
Marvin Newton-West (clinical researcher from Decatur, GA)
Schwab's Jackpot: $6000

Leading Off: the 16 teams in the 2006 World Baseball Classic are first. Bill and Schwab are out at 3. Marvin has 4, while Brian has 5. Next, 24 NBA ballers from '05-'06 with 20+ PPG average. Brian leads with 8 to the Schwab's 7, Marvin's 6, and Bill's 5. Finally, 22 NFL footballers with 100+ sacks since 1982. Schwabbie has 13, while Marvin and Brian are tied with 10. With 7, the Commish has been demoted.

The Coaching Ladder: this is a buzzers round, as players must answer questions about coaches. First round, you go up one rung with every answer. Brian leads, 7-2. Second round, you go up two rung for every correct answer, and down one for every wrong answer. Both players humbled for a bit, but Brian wins $1000, 10-3.

The Schwab Showdown: The categories are... Zag-Nuts (Gonzaga basketball), Super Sundays (Super Bowls), Card Sharks (St. Louis Cardinals), and The Queens of Queens (US Open women's singles finals).

Schwab opts not to pass on Zag-Nuts for 1. He regrets it, as he strikes first. Schwab gets his second on Queens of Queens for 2. Zag-Nuts for 3 gives Brian his first. Schwab ties it at 5. Bump it to 7 for Schwabbie as Brian passes Card Sharks for 2. Schwab returns the favor, much to Brian's delight on Super Sundays for 3. It's pretty much icing here, as Brian wins another $1000 for stumping the Schwab by a score of 11-7.

 
Wheel of Fortune by Jason Block, GSNN

Air time:  Check local listings or wheeloffortune.com
Hosts: Pat Sajak & Vanna White
Midweek of Week 1 of Season 24...The last edition of the GSC seen episodes roll as we continue "Fantastic Voyages" week!

The $1,000 Tossup is FUN AND GAMES. Debra Scott from Las Vegas solved STOCK CAR RACING. She is a sign language interpreter. Amy WIlliams from Chicago is a youth minister in a hip-hop church and a salsa teacher. James Wooliford is a modeling agent from Dallas.

The $2,000 Tossup is OCCUPATION. Amy solved OPTICIAN for $2,000. She has $2,000 and we add a Last Minute Travel on a Caribbean Cruise from Norwegian Cruise Lines worth $6,500. She starts this round which is PERSON. She misses...over to James. He solves EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH for $1,300. And everyone has cash.

The Jackpot Round is sponsored by BrandSource. The category is PHRASE...and a PRIZE PUZZLE. James starts and hits Bankrupt...over to Debra. She hits 5 $3,500 T's...She hits and picks up the Free Spin and solves IT TAKES TWO TO TANGO for $17,600. And she can tango in Buenos Aires from Last Minute Travel.com worth $4,500...and if you have JL05517...you are off to Argentina...Have the Sony Card...you have $50,000. That round was worth $22,100...and she has $23,100 in cash and trip!

The mystery round prize is $10,000! The category is SAME NAME. Debra starts. She hits the $3,500 space and misses...but uses the Free Spin. She hits the mystery wedge...will she risk $2,600? She gambles....and hits the $10,000 wedge! She misses...over to Amy. She spins for a while and solves NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC & HIGH SOCIETY for $5,150. She has $7,150!

The $3,000 Tossup is EVENT. Debra is up to $26,100 with GROWING A BEARD. She starts this round which is AROUND THE HOUSE. She hits Lose A Turn...over to Amy...who hits the $5,000 space and 2 L's. She solves CRYSTAL CANDLESTICKS for $10,000. She has $17,150...and we have time for another round...

...which is THING. Amy starts. FINAL SPIN TIME...$1,600 a letter. Amy solves PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION for $5,300...but she leaves with $22,450 in cash! James leaves with $1,300. Debra is on her way to Argentina...and Bonus Land with $26,100 in cash and prizes.

Can we go 3 for 3 in bonus land? She lands on the S in CASH. Her category is ON THE MAP. With the RSTLNE we have:

_ _ _ _ _ T _

She chooses M G P A

And we have:

_ _ _ _ _ T A

And she pulls WICHITA out of her hat! How do you like that? And we add $25,000 to her impressive total! She wins with $51,100 in cash and prizes!

Total for today: $74,850
Total for the week: $217,750
 
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? by Don Harpwood, GSNN

Air time:  Check local listings or millionairetv.com
Host: Meredith Vieira
Last time, Jim Daubner (Rochelle Park, NJ) had to use his lifelines, but it paid off, as he made it to $25,000. Now, with the 4th lifeline available to him, how much farther will he go?

Jim still has his lucky coin with him (mentioned yesterday), given to him by his grandfather, who was a gambler that did well. That, combined with a lucky tattoo on his back, is getting the credit for the luck that he has had here so far. He's hoping that that luck continues. When the game continues, so does his luck, as he proceeds through the $50,000 question, before facing this...

[$100,000]
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf became Africa's first elected female head of state when she was sworn in as president of what nation?
A: Liberia
B: Tanzania
C: Kenya
D: Angola

Jim has no clue, so he switches it out. If he'd have guessed, he'd have said C. Good thing he didn't; it was A. So, with that, he now faces this...

[$100,000] (Q)
In Dante's "Inferno," which of these is not one of the three men being devoured in the lowest level of Hell?
A: Judas
B: Brutus
C: Nero
D: Cassius

Jim hasn't read the book, but he has heard of Judas. Nonetheless, he says he has decided to push his luck once again. After some consideration, though, he changes his mind, and decides to walk. His guess would have been A... but it was C, so he did the right thing by leaving $50,000 richer!

Next up is Jemaila Duffy (Columbus, OH), a videographer at Ohio State University. Apparently, in preparing for this, she put together a spreadsheet with which to review questions, and she chose to hide it from her boss. But there was an embarrassing moment that she had at work, which was when her boss caught her licking his coffee cup, which she thought was hers. Okay... Anyway, Jemaila starts, after Meredith tells her not to touch her water, by knowing that when someone has fallen into the water, sailors traditionally yell "Man overboard" (yelling "Man I feel like a woman" might make others uncomfortable). She makes it through the lower tier, then soon gets to this...

[$4,000]
In 2005, what pop star tied a record set by Elvis Presley with the single "Hung Up," her 36th Top 10 Billboard hit?
A: Shania Twain
B: Madonna
C: Mariah Carey
D: Celine Dion

Jemaila goes to the audience for help, and 46% of them are saying B. She goes with that... and it's B! [So far, each player this season has asked the audience at the $4,000 level.] Moving on...

[$8,000]
On the front of a U.S. Social Security Card, what images appear on the left and right hand edges?
A: Classical columns
B: Flagpoles
C: Oak trees
D: Eagles

The 50:50 leaves A and B. Jemaila was leaning towards A, so she goes with it... and she's right! Next question...

[$16,000]
Excluding end zones, approximately how many football fields must be placed end to end to measure one mile in length?
A: Six
B: Twelve
C: Eighteen
D: Twenty-four

Jemaila begins by mentioning that a football field, excluding end zones, is 100 yards, or 300 feet. All she needs now is to know how many feet or yards are in a mile, and the math can be done from there. But she doesn't seem to know, so she calls her brother, Jason. But, as he starts giving his response, time runs out, though it sounded like he was going to say either 12 or 24. Despite that, though, she ends up saying C... and she's right! I don't know how she pulled that off, but it does keep her going...

[$25,000]
On a 2006 episode of "The Sopranos," what silver screen legend appears as herself as the unlikely victim of a mugging?
A: Sophia Loren
B: Debbie Reynolds
C: Elizabeth Taylor
D: Lauren Bacall

Looks like Jemaila is not getting past this, though, as she has never seen "The Sopranos". So, she walks with $16,000. The answer, by the way, was D.

That's all for today. We'll see someone new in the hot seat next time.
 
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