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Chain Reaction by Chico Alexander, GSNN

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

Sam, Antwan & Szu (performers)

Jasmine, Natasha & Amanda (family members from New York)

Round 1 ($100 per word): connect FRENCH with JOKE. Sam gets French QUARTER and quarterFINAL. Szu gets final LAP. Sam gets a TIRED joke. Szu finishes the chain with DOG. That's a sweep for the guys. Speed Chain: LIP - G - O - DRIVE. "Gloss over" will do it for $600.

Round 2 ($200 per word): connect BARE with SEARCH. Antwan gets bare MINIMUM. Szu gets minimum WAGE. Antwan spells out wage WAR. Amanda finally gets the girls on the board with $200. Guys finish the chain with JOB for the $1400-$200 lead. Speed Chain: SWEET - P - S - CARE. They go with "Pie Summer".. Not it. It's "Potato skin."

Round 3 ($300 per word): connect CALIFORNIA with CYCLE. Natasha gets California RAISIN. Szu gets raisin BRAN. Amanda gets BILLING cycle, Jasmine gets bran MUFFIN, and the guys finish it again with TOP. Final Speed Chain: SAFETY - H - P - DAY. Not "Hat Pay", as it's "Hazard Pay." They lead, $2000 to $1100.

Round 4: connect RETIRE with MACHINE. Chain: RETIRE - EARLY - PAROLE - HEARING - THINGS - CHANGE - MACHINE. The girls come back, but it's all for naught as the guys win it, $1500 to $1400.

Bonus Round: The guys get sleep, chess, ... and that's it. No more money. Wait, one more, "Gone with the Wind". That's three. Still no more money.

Family Feud by Chico Alexander, GSNN

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

Walls (Melissa, Bridgette, Phillip, Francine, Corrine)

Anderson (Holly, Shannon, Chris, Destiny, Casey); $940

Round 1: 100 women, a word starting with the letter "S" that describes some men (6). Melisa gets #4, selfish. Holly scores big as she brings sexy back for #1. Rest of the family comes up empty. Melissa goes on her own with "stubborn" for the steal. Got it for 29. Other answers: stupid, slob, slow.

Round 2: something a husband might do in the delivery room when his wife is giving birth (6). Bridgette gets #4, video tape. Shannon gets #3, hold her hand. Lest we remind that John and his wife are expecting their first child. Chris gets #1, faint. Rest of the family gets to cut the cord. The Walls try to steal with "cry"... 97 points! Other answer: leave/walk out.

Double: a famous rock band from the 60s (full board). Phillip gets #2, the Stones. The Dead is... #5 for Chris. Francine gets #1, the Beatles. The Andersons go with the Beach Boys to steal.. Not there, the Andersons are up to 253. Other answers: the Doors, Sly & The Family Stone, the Fortunes.

Triple: a personal question most people resent being asked (4). Destiny gets weight, #2. Francine gets #1, age. Rest of the family gets income and... are you pregnant for the win, 523-0.

Phillip and Corrine go for the Fast Money, getting 216 for the $20,000.

In the nightcap, the Wattys (Tyra, Geanine, Pascal, Simone, Kelanie) come from Houston to take on the Clarks (Andrea, Kris, Kerrie, Kathy, Jerry; $20,000). After three, the challengers lead, 228-84. Triple: what do you do when another driver cuts you off in traffic (4). Kathy (^_^)s for number (^_^)ing one. You can also flip them off, honk, and ... run them off the road? Not goof for the steal. Clarks win, 303-228. Other answer: ignore them.

Kerrie & Kathy take on the board again... Together, they get 150 for $750, giving them a two-day take of $20,750.

Jeopardy! by Chico Alexander, GSNN

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

Sara Terrell (veterinary technician from Collinsville, CT); $33,199, two days

Alexandra Petri (college freshman orig. from Fon du Lac, WI)

Nick Calton (paralegal orig. from New York City)

Sara backdoored her way into another championship yesterday, but how will day 3 fare?

She starts with $200 Major Musical Works, where Nick finds the Daily Double under $600. He bets the max of $1000 on this: Opus 51 of this man portrayed in the movie "Impromptu" is an impromptu in G flat major. "Who is Chopin?" Right for $1600! It's a race between his $4200 and Alexandra's $4400 going into the half, while Sara with $1800 gets to start off Double Jeopardy!...

... with $400 Rx. Nick finds the first Daily Double under $1200 The Produce Department. He wagers $3000 on this: the English type of this green-skinned gourd is eaten fresh; the Kirby is pickled. "What is the cucumber?" Right for $12,000! Sara has a chance to get up in this with $1600 Colonial America, the other Daily Double. She bets $5000 for the lead. The Clue: he served as New Amsterdam's governor from 1647 to 1664 & then retired to his bowerij, or farm, dying there in 1672. "Who is Stuyvesant?" You have the lead and $14,400... and she is tied with Nick with $15,200 against Alexandra's $8800.

Final Jeopardy! in "In The News 2006": justice Peter Smith embedded a secret code into a 2006 ruling that said this author hadn't violated a copyright. Correct question: who is Dan Brown?

Alexandra: "Who is that dude?" Sorry, Alex. You lost everything. Nick is right and bets everything. Unless Sara bets everything, we have a new champ... We have CO-CHAMPIONS! Sara will return tomorrow with $63,599, while Nick will return tomorrow with $30,400.

The Price is Right by Travis Schario, GSNN

Air time: 11a ET/10a CT on CBS
Host: Bob Barker

Premiere week is still on a high. Can we keep it rolling?

Jennifer Ricardo, Kalanchi Abraham, Christopher Garnier, and John Carras take their places in Bidders' Row for a Yamaha TTR 125LT offroad bike. Kalanchi claims the bike and plays Range Game for a Ford Ranger XL 4X2. With the range from $15,300 to $15,900, she "whispers" $15,700 to Bob, while stopping the rangefinder at $15,669. ARP of the trick: $15,687. Ouch.

Well, let's have Jennifer try her luck. She captures a pair of Samick electric guitars with amps to play Punch-A-Bunch. Picking up a Versailles phone, a kids ATM bank, and an Oregon Scientific weather radio, she punched first for $500. She gave it back, from the advice of "those dudes" in the audience. Her next punch: $100. Shifting gears to the other side of the audience, she gives that back as well, only to end up with another $100.

Next, Jeannine McManigal picked up a Dell Inspiron 6000, valued at $1188. She gets a shot at three lovely prizes in Ten Chances. Those prizes? A Sharper Image personal cooling system, a Broyhill rotating bar cabinet, and a Ford Fusion SE. She made quick work of the first two, at $30 (from 5-0-3) and $650 (from 5-0-6-8). With the car's options at 1-9-3-0-2, she went with 13920, 19320, 19230, then 19302. An expert playing to that point. Bob made the remark that it may not be 19, so she went with 21930, then 21390 for the win. Although she had an outstanding win, Kalanchi went thru to the Showcases.

T-MAC NOTE: When the show went to break, Bob commented to the audience that the way Jeannine played Ten Chances was the right way to play it...always put the zero last. From Scott Robinson: "That's the first time he's ever said that to an audience."

To kick off Half #2, Christopher escaped the Row with a Golden West Billiards Timberline pool table ($3000) and a supply of Hot Pockets. He now got a shot to Freeze Frame the price of an Alaskan cruise. The setup:

74 - 80 - 16 - 22 - 40 - 95 - 10 - 63

He froze the price at $4095, but he won't be spending his honeymoon in Alaska. Cruise was $6374.

1 for 4. Gotta pick up the pace, people. How about Marylinn Panarisi? When she first came on down, she came right on up. She reclaimed a place on stage after bidding perfectly on a $1680 Rosenthal Crystal Stemware set. (She got the bid from the Iowa State guys behind her) Her game: Pass The Buck for a $14,985 Dodge Caliber SE. She earned one extra choice by adding $1 to 89¢ Skillet Potatoes from Betty Crocker. Her first choice, #2, netted her a big fat nuthin'. Her second, #4, gave her $1000.

T-MAC NOTE: This woman seemed lost from the start. First, she comes on up. Then she tries to pass the eggcrate displays instead of The Buck, which she still didn't pass all the way to one side or the other. When she got to the board, she barely had a reaction for $1000. Like an 80-year-old deer in the headlights.

The budget is starting to rebound thanks to today's record. Maybe we can chisel into it a little more with the help of Garrison Benoit. He picked up his & her stainless Croton watches ($1000) to play One Right Price for his & her Dynastar snowsports equipment and a highbrowfurniture.com Goetz sofa. The 1RP: $3899. He passes it to the snow stuff, marked $2834. 1/6 today.

Garrison was lucky enough to win a 90-70 spinoff with Christopher (after tying at 95) to earn the Runner-Up position in the Showcases next to Top Winner Kalanchi.

Showcase #1 starred Rachel as "Dr. Phillis" helping a couple thru marriage woes. The prizes contained therein: a trip to Tahiti (6n @ Radisson Plaza Resort), a 62" Mitsubishi TV, and a Ford Mustang convertible. Kalanchi keeps it and bids $38,250.

Showcase #2 featured an Aico Tresor bedroom (with Comfortaire mattress), a Bullfrog spa, and a Yamaha RS-90 Vector GT snowmobile. Garrison's bid: $28,000.

Garrison didn't do too terribly. His Showcase was $32,749 for a difference of $4749. Kalanchi did a little better. Her Showcase was $40,128 for a difference of $1878. Her take for the day: $42,695.

STATS: 1/6; $75,407

¿Qué Dice La Gente? by Chico Alexander, GSNN

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

Encarnacion (Carmen, Norma, Zulma, Juana, Francisca)

Malpic (Ricardo, Luis, Albert, Natalia, Larry)

The Encarnacions lead, 173-32. Double: a familiar cost that increases whenever a child is born (3). Natalia gets food, #2. Clothing is #3 from Larry. The Encarnacions can't steal with bills... The Malpics get 136. Number one: diapers.

Triple Round: something that you buy before going to a movie (3). Francisca gets #2, popcorn. Tickets are #1 for Larry... and Ricardo gets soda for the win, 433-173.

Dinero Rápido: Ricardo and Larry team up for 105 for $500.

Reyes (Genoveva, Jose Luis, Fernando, Gonzalo, Hector); $7000, three games

Malpic (Ricardo, Luis, Albert, Natalia, Larry)

The champs lead after three, 161-82. Double: something that is practically impossible to blow up with your mouth (3). Gonzalo gets #1, a tire. A ball is also up there. The Malpics... neither I nor Marco know what they're stealing with, but whatever it is, it isn't up there, giving 287 to the Reyes. Other answer: balloon.

Triple: something that can hit a sailor on the high seas (4). Larry gets #2, an iceberg. Another boat is #1 for Ricardo. A rock and a ... reef? Well, no, but good try. The Malpics win, 361-287. Other answer: a whale.

Ricardo and Larry try again at Dinero Rápido, where Ricardo draws... $500. They get the 203 for $6000 for two games.

Starface by Chico Alexander, GSNN

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

Kelly Myersfield (from Long Island, NY; had a huge crush on Jason Biggs at the grocery store)

Chris Palmer (orig. from Kansas City; was hugged by John Travolta)

Amy Turner (artist from LA; saw Pamela Anderson at the Costco)

Round 1: Amy gets 50 from Rose McGowan and another 50 from Eddie Murphy. Let's go into the Hot Corner with Cameron Diaz. Ralph Macchio leads us to break with Kelly & Chris tied for second with 200 to Amy's 350.

Round 2: Kelly gets 100 on Simon "Gordon's Hero" Cowell. Next, See Cups. Clue: "Girl with the pearl necklace"... it's Scarlett Johansson. Finally, a Mug Shot with Rush Limbaugh. Amy is way ahead of the pack with 850 to Chris' 300 and Kelly's 400.

Round 3: "Please... put on your Cox..." That would be Courteney Cox, not... yeah. Chickens. Amy Cox wins this one, 1450 to 500 for Chris Cox and 600 for Kelly Cox.

Bonus Round for a trip to the Mexico: it's between Condoleezza Rice ... and Whitney Houston. Amy gets... seven. She leaves with $700.

Stump the Schwab by Chico Alexander, GSNN

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

Lawson Lambert (bartender from Baltimore; returnee from season 2)

Luke MacDonald (theology student from Inverness, IL)

Jason Telschow (middle-school teacher from Herscher, IL)

Schwab's Jackpot: $18,000

Leading Off: AL managers on Opening Day 2006. Schwab runs out with 5 to Lawson's 4, Jason's 3, and Luke's 2. Next, NBA All-Star MVPs since 1980. Schwab has 10 to Jason's 7, and Luke and Lawson's 6 a pop. Final Leading Off: 23 US footballers on the 2006 World Cup roster. Schwab ends with 14. Jason has 10, Lawson has 12, Luke has... not enough. You go now.

Stop the Presses: it's all about identifying and correcting mistakes in the copy. After a bitter battle, Lawson gains redemption and $1000 by a score of 8-4.

The Schwab Showdown: The categories are... Okie-Dokey (college football in Oklahoma), Call of the Wild (MLB wild pitches), Take Your Pick (NBA Draft), Power-Putt Girls (young players in the LPGA tour).

Lawson's first strike comes with Take Your Pick for 2 and his second with Power-Putt Girls for 3. Schwab gets his first under 3 in Call of the Wild, but it's like a point in Whose Line... doesn't matter. Lawson strikes out on the final question. Final score, 9-4 for Schwab.

Wheel of Fortune by Jason Block, GSNN

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

Here we go...midweek edition of TGIF Week on WOF!

The $1,000 Tossup is EVENT. Pam Platt, a 5th Grade Teacher from Luck, WI, solved SOLVING A MYSTERY. Raysean Hogan is a student at Temple in Philly who is the Student Body president. Kim Egloft is from South Carolina. She has 20 yr old twins...one in the US Army.

The $2,000 Tossup is PEOPLE. Raysean misses and Kim solves ANIMAL LOVERS for $2,000. Kim wants to start really bad, but we add a trip to my hometown, NYC from Last Minute Travel.com and tickets to a Broadway show from Ticketsnow.com worth $4,900. The category is BEFORE & AFTER. Kim misses...Pam hits Lose A Turn and Raysean has the wheel. He misses a vowel...back to Kim who misses...Pam has it. She solves MEN IN BLACK BEAN CHILI for $2,750. She has $3,750.

The jackpot round is sponsored by Eggland's Best Eggs. The category is THING...and a PRIZE PUZZLE. Pam starts. She hits the BBQ Galore $1,000 Gift Tag. She misses...over to Raysean who hits Bankrupt. Over to Kim who misses...and Pam hits a $3,500 letter. She solves ANCIENT MYTHOLOGY for $5,500. And she can see all the myths on her trip to Greece! It's an Athens trip from Last Minute Travel.com worth $4,500! If you have the SPIN ID of MT05828 you are off to Greece! And if you have the SONY CARD, you have $50,000! That round was worth $11,000 and she has $14,750 in cash and prizes!

The mystery round prize is a PriceGrabber.com $10,000 shopping spree. The category is SHOW BIZ. Raysean starts. He misses. Over to Kim...she hits the mystery wedge...will she risk the $2,000...and she hits Bankrupt. Over to Pam. She hits Bankrupt. Over to Raysean...who hits the trip to NY...next Spin...Bankrupt. Over to Pam. She hits Lose A Turn...over to red hot Pam. She hits 2 $3,500 M's and solves HIT TV MEDICAL DRAMA HOUSE for $8,600. She has $23,350 in cash and prizes.

The $3,000 Tossup is PHRASE. Raysean prevents his gooseegg with SAY IT ISN'T SO. The category is ON THE MAP. He starts. He hits a $5,000 H. He misses on another $5,000 Spin..over to Kim. ...she misses....FINAL SPIN TIME...$1,300 a letter. Raysean makes up for his bad luck on the wheel with THE POTOMAC RIVER for $9,600. He leaves with $12,600. Kim leaves with $2,000. But Pam from Luck has good luck with $23,350 in cash and prizes for the win!

Can the teacher from Luck continue her winning ways? She lands on the C in CASH. Her category tonight is PERSON. With the RSTLNE and her choices of M B J A and we have:

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S T _ _ _

This was a tough one. It was QUICK STUDY. And we didn't give away the Solstice for the 2nd time this week. But she leaves with $23,350 in cash and prizes.

Total for today: $37,950
Total for Week 2: $134,264
Total for the Season: $426,964
Bonus Win Percentage: 5/8
Gooseeggs: 3
Mystery Round Prizes won: 1

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

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

Yesterday, Carol Martinez (Wilmington, DE) needed all 3 of her lifelines to reach the $16,000 level. Now, we'll see if she can keep going...

Carol has had her current mattress since the mid '80s, so she could really use a new one. I think what she has now should be more than enough to cover the cost of one, but she can make more, especially if she gets through this, as the game resumes...

[$25,000]
"Cow's Skull with Calico Roses" and "Horse's Skull with White Rose" are two celebrated pieces by what U.S. painter?
A: Frederic Remington
B: Jasper Johns
C: Georgia O'Keeffe
D: Roy Lichtenstein

Carol is thinking C, but fears that she might be wrong. After some thought, though, she goes with that guess... and she has $25,000! On to the upper tier...

[$50,000]
The first SeaWorld opened in 1964 in what U.S. city?
A: San Diego, CA
B: San Antonio, TX
C: Orlando, FL
D: Aurora, OH

She is tempted to say A, but Carol says she's not completely sure, so she switches it out. When she sees the answer, though, she regrets it; it was A. Well, it's too late now, as she now has this to ponder...

[$50,000] (Q)
Which of these countries has never played host to the TV series "Survivor"?
A: Costa Rica
B: Brazil
C: Kenya
D: Thailand

She's a fan of that show, but she doesn't pay too much attention to where they take place. Carol knows it's not D (Survivor: Thailand), and she figures it's not C either (Survivor: Africa). Since it's a free guess, though, she goes ahead and says B... but it's A! (Survivor: Amazon took place in Brazil.) With that, she leaves with $25,000!

Entering the hot seat now is Tamika Reid (Defuniak Springs, FL). Her hometown has some of the best beaches in Florida, according to her. She didn't bring anyone with her to sit in the audience, though; those that she trusts are on her Phone-a-Friend list. Interesting... Anyway, Tamika starts by knowing that when receiving unpleasant news, one is often advised to not shoot the messenger (or the game show hostess, for that matter). She makes it through the lower tier, before facing this...

[$2,000]
Maria "Money Honey" Bartiromo was the first journalist to provide live daily reports from what storied New York locale?
A: Empire State Building
B: Stock Exchange floor
C: Times Square
D: Lincoln Center

Tamika decides to ask the audience, and 87% are saying B. She trusts them... and they're right! Moving on...

[$4,000]
Which of these destinations is also known as the "Holy See"?
A: Jerusalem
B: Vatican City
C: Luxembourg
D: Andorra

Tamika has chosen to call Miclynn, and she says B. Tamika goes with that... and it's B! Another question later, and this pops up...

[$16,000]
When a custom wedding dress is being fitted, the mock-up dress is commonly made out of what material?
A: Rayon
B: Chenille
C: Damask
D: Muslin

The 50:50 leaves A and D. Tamika guesses A... but it's D! That sends her home with $1,000.

The next player is Michael Long III (North Arlington, NJ). He's an electrician, and his co-workers are watching. And they're rooting against him, apparently, as they want to see him fall flat on his face. But Michael starts by knowing the common piece of advice, "Be careful what you wish for, because you just might get it". He sweeps the lower tier, then makes it to $4,000...

..before the show ends for today. Michael looks to continue on his way to the million, in spite of his co-workers, tomorrow.