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100 Mexicanos Dijeron by Jason Hernandez, GSNN

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

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Family Feud by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time: Check listings or familyfeud.com
Host: Richard Karn

Butcher (Heidi, Corie, Amie, Marcie, Kelli)

Smith (Percy, Marilyn, Tennace, Michael, Craig); $20,000

The Smith's road to five goes through a gaggle of Butcher sisters...

Round 1: something grown men still ask their mommy to do for them (6). Heidi gets #2, laundry, which is good enough for control. Corie gets #1, cooking. The rest of the girls get pay bills (loan money). The Smiths try to steal with "choose their mate" over "babysit". Not there! The Butchers get 93. Other answers: shop for them, give ride in car, sing to them.

Round 2: one fact about Angelina Jolie (6). Corie strikes again with "big lips" (pretty). Rest of the girls get "adopted two kids", "dating Brad Pitt", and "married to Billy Bob Thornton." Can the Smiths steal with "daughter of Jon Voight"? Not there! The Butchers are up to 173! Other answer: has a wild streak, does charity work.

Double Round: with no time for food shopping, something a desperate housewife serves for dinner (5). Amie gets #2, pizza, good for control. Mac & Cheese is also on the survey. Heidi gets #1, a TV dinner. The Smiths get the steal again, this time with "soup". Not there! Butchers are up to 263. Other answers: eggs, hot dogs.

Triple Round: the first thing that tells you to go on a diet (4). Marcie's scale beats Michael's tight clothes, 1 to 2. Kelli gets your spouse, #3. The Smiths have one more chance with "doctor". It's there! So they take the lead, 282-273, meaning it's time for...

Sudden Death: some information abut your future you wouldn't want to know. Kelli gets the points with "when will I die?", winning it for the Butchers, 473-282.

Heidi & Kelli go for the Fast Money. Heidi's up first...

1) 100 women, an occasion where you want to lose a few pounds for (wedding)
2) What you might eat more than one for at breakfast (egg)
3) Something animals have that humans don't (tail)
4) How long the average car warranty lasts (five years)
5) A type of ball you would put air into (basketball)

Heidi makes up for a slow start, getting two number ones for 127. Kelli gets five under the time, and it's a good thing she did, because she would've missed the $20,000!

Jeopardy! by Chico Alexander, GSNN

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

David Madden (student orig. from Ridgewood, NJ, now living in Berlin, Germany); $378,700, 16 days

Sharon Rupe (children's museum designer from St. Petersburg, FL)

John Shivers (marketing interviewer from Madison, WI)

Is there no stopping the Madden Train? Let's find out today, as he begins his 16th defense with $1000 Along Boston's Freedom Trail, a clue he is briefly rules on as wrong, but is later credited as right. His search for the Daily Double in the opening round comes up empty, but it does more than enough damage to Sharon's score, as she is far in the back, with -$1400 to David's $3400 and John's $2800 at the TV timeout.

What gives David the most satisfaction on a daily basis? "All the little things." Here's a big little thing, it's called a Daily Double, and you found it under $1000 The Theatah. Of his $4200, he bets the level. on the Sheridan play with Jack Absolute and Bob Acres vying for Lydia Languish's hand. "What is 'The Rivals'?" Right for $5200. He ends this round with $5800 to John's $4800, while Sharon, still in the red by $200, starts Double Jeopardy!...

... with $400 Also a Batman Villain. David expects the French Revolution for $1200, the first Daily Double. He bets $5600, nearly half of his stash, on the editor of L'ami du Peuple, whom the Jacobins used as an excuse to begin the reign of terror. "Who is Marat?" Right on for $17,000! And here we go again as David finds the second Daily Double right on the heels of the first. How much will he bet on $1600 Eponymous? "$3000". The clue: the hypnotist villain in the 1894 novel "Trilby" gave us this word for one who controls another with evil intent. "(after a long pause) Sorry." It was "svengali", dropping David down to $14,000. Running out of time, as David regains some of his stash with $17,200 to John's $10,400 and Sharon's $1800.

Final Jeopardy! in "18th Century Literature": this character studied medicine, "knowing it would be useful in long voyages". Correct response: Who is Gulliver?

David and Sharon both botched it with Robinson Crusoe, but what about John? "Who is Jimmy McGuire?" "He got my name wrong in the contestant search." I see. In any case, David remains champ with another $13,200 added to his take, now standing at $391,900.

Lingo by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time: 7p ET/6p CT on GSN
Host: Chuck Woolery

High school friends and piano players James & Roger

Friends & former co-workers Toni (starving writer) & Hannah (working on a book with her dad)

James & Roger begin with an N, which becomes a NYMPH. Toni & Hannah steal the FIFTH, but karma in the form of a red ball. James & Roger take two TRIPS to the Lingo board, but Roger comes back red. Toni & Hannah muster out WHEAT for 25, and Hannah comes up red again. James & Roger get RETRO, CREEK, ARISE, and the Lingo for 175 to the Reds' 50. The ladies get JUMPS, COUGH, and SCREW. And then they get screwed with another stopper. Should be the third. Bad news, it's the end of the round, and we have to put three more in there. Worse news, the trail, 125 to the Yellows' 175.

Round 2 on tap, while Shandi can't get off her metro kick. Toni & Hannah get an L, getting LOGIC to tie. James & Roger break the tie with ODDLY. They follow with GERMS, COOKS, and Lingo for the win, 425-175.

With three Bonus Lingo letters, James & Roger get SIXTH, BEGIN, TIMED, FACES, DUSTY, and CHEWS, giving them six balls and six bills. Good chance at $5000. But if they pull 19, that's $10,000. James pulls... 5. There goes $10,000... but at the last draw, the odds of $5000 aren't that good either. Only three out of eight will do it. 13... is one of the five that won't. So they leave with $600, not enough for a piano, but plenty for a Yamaha keyboard.

Trato Hecho by Gordon Pepper, GSNN

Air time: 12p ET/11a CT on Univision
Host: Guillermo Huesca

We start out this show with Guillermo pulling out 3 people form the audience - Yofoldo the tuxedo-clad chap, Angelina the life-sized doll and Maribel the clown. The group has some pens for Guillermo. Yofoldo will be making the decisions for Angelina - does he want Curtain #1 or #2 for Angelina? He selects curtain #2, giving up a refrigerator worth $1,199. What does she get instead? A washer/dryer set worth $548. Eh. Yofoldo gets $500 for his efforts.

Now it's time to select for Maribel. There are two Vitacilina's in front of her. Which one does Yodolfo select? He selects #2. In #1 was...a Home Depot certificate worth $1,000. In $2 is...a certificate from Ikea for...$500. Oops. Leopoldo is 0 for 2 in guesses so far.

Guillermo breaks up the partnership and tells them that they can all trade for the big box. Neither of the ladies want it - and it's a good thing, because inside is the King of Tratolandia with a big Key to the city of Chasco.

Now we go to Yodolfe and his $500. Does he want to spend it for Curtain #3? He decides to spend it and has bought himself a John Deere lawn mower worth $1,499. At least he made one good deal - the one for himself.

Princess Snow White Yolanda is up next. We have the Let's Make a deal Money Machine, which has money, If it's one dollar, Guillermo will give her $1,000. Does she want money or the big box? She stays with the money and gives up a Las Vegas Vacation and $600 in Gas for a package worth $1,306. That's painful - and even more so as the machine only spits out $100 for her.

For the next deal, Guillermo calls out the Hunchback of Notre Dame and Little Orphan Annie. The Hunchback, who's name is Juan, is given a set of bills with a $50 on each side. He can take it or Curtain #2 - and whatever he doesn't get goes to Annie (or her name of Caritina). Quasimodo keeps the money, while Guillarmo gives Caritina $300 to not take the curtain. She goes for it and gets a new kitchen - designed by the Big Bad Wolf. He have a range covered with cobwebs and a guy with a Big Bad Wolf mask ready to cook up a Chasco.

Back to Quasimodo, who gets another set of bills - and another set of $50's. Does he want to trade for Curtain #3? No he doesn't, and this time we go to the kitchen of Superchicken, who is making himself some salad as the Big Bad Wolf is watching for a SuperChasco. Quasimodo doesn't get that, but he does get $1,000!

Does anyone want more than $5,000 in goodies? Leopoldo doesn't. Juan doesn't. Angelina will go for it and so will Maribel. How ironic is it that the two women who had bad decisions made for them will be able to make their own?

The bigger question is will they do any better? Angelina wants door #2 and Maribel wants #3. We start with door #1, which has $850. Next up...#2, which is a trip to Cabo San Lucas worth $2,720. Angelina will be going to Cabo, but Maribel will be going to the Gran Trato with carpeting and a new living room featuring a sofa and tables. Maribel carts off $5,119 worth of goodies, which is good, because now she can rest from all of this excitement.

Wheel of Fortune by Jason Block, GSNN

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

Well, it's time for the adventures of Fluffy, the animated Wheel Watching cat (wait...it's a dog leading the family to leave dinner and watch) ...watching "Wheel Around The World" week...the Wednesday edition!

The $1,000 tossup is a PHRASE. Amy misses, but Bobby Corman solved NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT. (Amy said NO PLACE LIKE THE PRESENT.) He is from Long Beach, CA. He is a computer technician. Amy Ancalone from Merrick, NY. She is a freelance trend spotter. Desiree Sheets is from Illinois. She is expecting her first child.

The $2,000 tossup is a TV TITLE. Bobby is two for two with CARTOON NETWORK...he has $3,000. But before we start, we now add the prize which is a trip to the Marriott Surf Resort in Australia worth $9,350. The category for this round is ON THE MENU...and is A PRIZE PUZZLE as well. Bobby starts. He hits Lose A Turn...over to Amy...who does the same thing. Desiree is next. She hits and picks up the Australia Trip. She keeps spinning and solves GRILLED FISH TACOS for $2,550. Now she has the cash, and the trip to Australia...and she is going to Mexico too! It's a trip to the Casa Magna resort in Puerto Vallarta. Airfare provided by AeroMexico. It's worth $5,000...and if you have ST06043, you are off South of the Border. With everything...that round was worth $16,900 to Desiree.

The Jackpot round is sponsored by Centrum Silver. The category for this round is SAME NAME. Amy starts. She misses...over to Desiree. She misses...over to Bobby...he misses...back to Amy. She is on the board with MONKEY & SINGLES BARS for $2,000. Everyone has some cash. Just the way Pat likes it.

The mystery round prize is a 2006 Kia Rio worth $13,185! The category is HUSBAND AND WIFE. Desiree starts. She hits Bankrupt...over to Bobby. He hits the mystery wedge...and will he risk $1,000 to see if it is the car...he does...and it is! Next spin...Lose A Turn. Over to Amy...who does it too. Back to Desiree. She solved BEN AFFLECK & JENNIFER GARNER for $4,800. She now has $21,700 in cash and trip. No car for Bobby..

The $3,000 tossup is ON THE MAP. Bobby sweeps the tossups with MADAGASCAR. He has $6,000 now. The category is THING...and he starts. He misses...over to Amy. Time for the FINAL SPIN...$1,600 a letter now. And Desiree solves COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAM just before the buzzer...and she is our big winner for $23,300. Amy leaves with $2,000. And Bobby leaves with $6,000.

Now, this season...and if Desiree wins a car in the Bonus Round...so
does a lucky Wheel Watcher! If they spot their ID and contact WOF within
24 hours...the car is theirs. She lands on the 1 in $100,000. Her
category tonight is PHRASE. With the normal 6 of RSTLNE and her choices
of CBMA we have:

_ A _ E T _ -
_ A _

She was pretty silent...but she should have said YAKETY-YAK. And she
lost a BMW Z4 Convertible...and so did a Wheel Watcher. She leaves with
$23,300. And we see the host of Australia's Wheel of Fortune Rob Elliott
and clips of the Australian Version...see you tomorrow!

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire by Don Harpwood, GSNN

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

We go from an excited contestant who won $100,000 yesterday to one that's more relaxed today.

Jack Jackson (North Brunswick, NJ) has his own business where he works long 16-hour days, so apparently, he sees the hot seat as a place to sit and relax. We'll see how relaxed Jack can remain as the game progresses. The first question asks what the Credit Card Currency Dispenser was a forerunner to, and he knows that it's an ATM machine (though I bet some teenagers would rather use their mom's purse as such). A few questions later, including one where Jack correctly identifies the colon as the punctuation mark commonly used to represent eyes in an e-mail "smiley face", and he gets to this $4,000 question...

In 2005, Martha Stewart sparked a minor fashion craze when she was released from prison wearing what accessory?
A: Aviator sunglasses
B: Knit poncho
C: Floppy hat
D: Charm necklace

[What, no ankle bracelet? :P]

Jack decides to ask the audience, and they come through with 85% of the studio audience saying B, and 45% of the AIM users agreeing. Jack goes with them... and they're right! Another question later, and he gets this for $16,000...

Topping the British charts in 2005, Crazy Frog's "Axel F" is the first hit song to be based on what unusual source?
A: Animal mating call
B: Cell phone ringtone
C: Video game sound effects
D: Car alarms

The 50:50 is used, and B and C are the remaining choices. Jack is leaning towards B, but he doesn't seem sure enough, so he asks to call Lisa, a family friend. Lisa (with some assistance from her son, it seems) is 90% sure that it's B, so he goes with it... and gets $16,000! However, when going for $25,000, Jack incorrectly guesses that the code names for First Daughters Jenna and Barbara Bush used by the Secret Service are Frisbee and Flamingo (they're actually Twinkle and Turquoise). At least Jack has $1,000, though.

The next contestant is Ikie Holder (Midlothian, TX). He has an interesting name, and he was named after his father's nickname. And yet, his father was nicknamed after a mule. That's what he said. Anyway, Ikie begins by knowing that the kids' song with the line "Here a quack, there a quack, everywhere a quack-quack" is "Old MacDonald" (does the theme from "Dr. Phil" even have lyrics?). He then proceeds through some more questions, including one where he figures out that a camel is an animal with an extra set of eyelids to keep sand out of its eyes, and he gets to $4,000.

And time is up for today. We'll be seeing more of Ikie tomorrow.