Round 1 ($100 per word): connect DEAD with WAY. Tyrone, although you would've guessed otherwise, is dead PAN. Kerron gets pan FRIED... like chicken. Tara gets fried SHRIMP. Alyson gets shrimp TAIL, and Tara completes it with GATE for the $300-$200 lead. Speed Chain: COLD - M - L - TAMER. It's not "medicine lion". It's "mountain lion."

Round 2 ($200 per word): connect DRIVEN with HAT. Dwayne gets driven SNOW. Alyson wears a PARTY hat. Erin goes to an OFFICE party. Alyson gets snow STORM, while Dwayne gets FRONT to complete the chain. They have $600 to the girls' $900. Speed Chain: TABLE - T - S - CYCLE. "Top Spin."... count it.

And you can't see it, but Tyrone's grill will make Paul Wall jealous.

Round 3 ($300 per word): connect EARLY with WRAP. Erin's an early MORNING girl. Kerron gets BUBBLE wrap. Dwayne gets the lead with the morning PAPER.  Kerron gets paper THIN. Dwayne collects from AIR. That gives them the $2000-$1200 lead. Final Speed Chain: FUNNY - B - C - FRIDAY. "Baby crib"... don't make sense. It's "Business casual."

Round 4: connect BELT with ROOM. Chain: BELT - BUCKLE - UNDER - CURRENT - FASHION - EMERGENCY - ROOM. The guys win it, $2000 to $300.

Bonus Round: The brothers get amen, "Titanic", professor, picnic... and that's it.

Yesterday, we said that Kristen won the Sudden Death face off. It was actually Gordon. Our mistake.

Round 1: a way you might know you are at a cheat wedding (6). Small cake eliminates all the food for #1, but Michael gets control. A cheap place, a cheap dress, cheap music, and cheap booze are also up there. What's #3? The Felix try with cheap decor... Nope. Davises get 72. Other answer: paper/plastic.

Round 2: something your kids don't seem to know how to turn off (5). Elizabeth fires with the TV, number one. We try (and fail) to turn off the lights and their mouths before we go to the Davises. They go with water... And they're up to 144. Other answer: computer.

Double: a food you think should be chosen as the national food of America (full board). Stacy's chicken is #4, but Ernie's hot dog is #2. Elvira gets a burger for #1. The Davises try to steal with French fries... Yes! They have 252. Other answer: apple pie (also said).

Triple: something associated with ancient Egypt (4). Keith gets the big one, pyramids. Mummies are up there... Felixes need this to force sudden death. They go with King Tut... And we have overtime! Other answer: the Sphinx. Felix trail, 222 to 252 going into...

Sudden Death: something you've been told you have a heart of. That's Sheila. "Gold." That's the win, 519-222.

Keith is backstage, while Stacy gets 58. Keith gets ... only up to 140 for $700.

In the nightcap, the Suggs (Emma, Angelina, Steven, Mike, Gina; $675) take on the Gomezes (Jasmin, Peter, Jessica, Billy, Roxy). You can see the score after three, 279-88 in favor of the Gomezes. Triple: something people get in and out of (4). Billy fires with his car for #1. Bed and shower leave only #3. We go to the Suggs... they go with elevators... Not there! Gomezes win, 522-88. Other answer: trouble.

Billy and Jasmin take on Fast Money, earning $980. So close...

"Big Mo is on Eric's side." We'll see for how long.

He starts with $200 Jackass--The Category. After an initial brain fart, Eric moves into second at the TV time out with $1600 against Suzette's $1000. But Ray is the early aggressor with $6000.

Last category in play is State Songs, as Ray finds the Daily Double under $800. He bets $4000 on this: the title of this state song is simply the name of the state with an exclamation point after it. "Okay, well there are 50 possible answers to this. Um... what is 'Oklahoma!'?" OK for $10,800. Ray also picks up the final clue for $11,800, giving him a $9000+ lead over Eric's $2400 and Suzette's $1800. Both are going to need some serious momentum as Suzette starts up Double Jeopardy!...

... with $400 Edible Rhyme Time. Eric finds the Daily Double under $1200 Prague. The wager if $4000. Jimmy, it's all yours. "This novelist lives within the castle at #22 Golden Lane, a few years before he wrote his novel, 'The Castle'." "Who is Kafka?" ... is right for $10,000! But Ray finds the Daily Double under $800 Estimated Prophet. He goes in for $6000 on this: the Hadith is a collection of the words & deeds of this prophet. "Who is Mohammed?" Right for $20,600. This could be an interesting final with Ray leading, $19,800  to Eric's $14,400 and Suzette pretty much out of it with $4600.

Final Jeopardy! in "Historical Terms": historians refer to "the long 19th Century", the 125-year span between these 2 events. Correct question: what are the French Revolution and World War I?

Ray... is the only one with the right question, as he knocks off Eric to win $28,801. Eric leaves with $70,802, and something tells me that this isn't the last we've heard of him.

It's all yours, baby.

Kevin Bradel is down and up thanks to an $808 trampoline. He's only off by eight bucks, but he can win $1000 if he can watch the Clock... Game, that is. The prizes are a pair of patio heaters and a fridge/freezer. First up, the heaters... $599. He gets them in 19 seconds. Kevin can't convert with the $999 fridge, though.

Barbara wins a $1299 Encyclopedia Brittanica, as she gets to pick out the Most Expensive out of a day bed with sleep set, four girl guitars, and a riding lawn mower. She picks the mower. The day bed is... $2894. The guitars are... $1431. The lawn mower... $980. Darn. But don't feel too bad for her. She wins her way into the Showcase.

Next up to begin the second half, a Big Green Egg. John Keller wins it at $900. On stage next, a home gym, Pilates machine, and an air bike. The game is Secret X, as John wins a $10 mop and a $19 Freecell game, as well as the two Xes to go with them. He goes upper right and lower right. The free X is upper left. Just hope we're not looking at an X on the bottom. It is... Top! That's three in a row, and that's a win!

Rosa wins a $1886 lounge chair. Next up for her... a Ford Focus in That's Too Much! She thinks $18,990 is Too Much! And That's... WAY Too Much! She should've stopped one block prior, $17,540.

Last chance for Dorita with a table tennis package. Actual retail price: $578. Winner... John Swidzinski. He gets a shot, literally, at a jet ski in Bullseye. The products are... Uncle Ben's brown rice, Pillsbury crescent rolls, Westbrae Natural salad beans, O Cedar squeegee, and Birdola bird cake. He starts with the beans, five of them. Each one... 99 cents. That gives him $4.95, but not the Bullseye. Next is the rice... He takes six of them. Each one is $1.99. $11.94, total equals a Bullseye! He also gets a shot at more with a spot as the top winner in the Showcase.

First up, some ways to save a few bucks involving a washer/dryer, an offroad motorcycle, and a trip to China. John bids $15,000. Barbara gets a Showcase with a view... we have a view of Colorado via hot air balloon, a view of TPIR on an HDTV, and a view of the horizon on a sailboat. Barbara bids $30,000. Actual price: $40,386. Difference of $10,000 and change. Actual price of John's Showcase... $20,454! He wins it with $30,130 in stuff, but you have to admit, it pales in comparison to the $94,000 won by Mary won earlier...

STATS: breakeven, $133,804.

The Herreras of Chicago lead this match, 139-30 after three. Double: something a doctor takes in his briefcase... (4). Natalia with the premature buzz-in goes blank. The full question for Elizabeth, name something a doctor takes in his briefcase when he goes on house calls. She tries a stethoscope. Which was what Natalia was pantomiming five seconds ago. Elizabeth gets the word out, and the number one. A thermometer and medicines are also up there. The Herreras have a shot at it with a blood pressure cuff... That's a steal for 224!

Triple: when people say "I swear!", who do they swear on (4)? Jenny swears on her mother for #2. Ricardo swears to God for #1. Kids finish it for the win, 512-139.

Dinero Rápido: Nancy is first. She gets 75. Rafael gets... only 173 for $500.

The Rodriguez are giving the challengers a run, leading 244-0 going into this Double round: something money can't buy (3). Health is #2, but the Beatles said it best. "Money can't buy me love." Way to go, Natalia. Happiness gets the Herreras on the board with 188.

Triple: a thing you you see on a firetruck (4). Ricardo gets the top answer of hoses. We also see ladders, sirens, and firefighters for the sweep and the win, 485-244.

Dinero Rápido: Nancy and Rafael are back again. Nancy draws $500. Together, she and Rafael get... 183. At least they have $1500 for today.

It's semi-final time! Last time, Brian Sandalow stumped the Schwab again, winning on a tiebreaker question. Now only one spot remains for the Friday final. Who'll get it? Let's find out. Remember what's at stake here, $1000 and a spot on Finalists' Row for the win today, and five G's if you accomplish the titular task.

Leading Off: first up, MLB relievers with 40+ saves during the 2004 or 2005 seasons. Gregg drops out after 1. Marty drops after 2. Brian drops after 3. Schwab has 4. Next, 16 golfers with multiple Masters wins. Gregg with the repeater has 3. Marty has 5. Brian still leads after knocking Schwab out with 7. Schwab has 8. Finally, top 16 coaches in NBA playoff games coached. Brian with 10 and Marty with 7 move on, while Gregg, with only 6, heads back for some sunshine or something.

Schwab, by the way, has 13.

Alma Matters: First up, NBA guards. Brian gets 7. Marty steals 1. Second round, Marty gets 6. We're tied at 7. Next, NFL RBs. Brian gets 6. Marty steals 2. Final round, Marty gets 7 for the win, 16-13, and another $1000.

But can he stump the Schwab for $5000? The Schwab Showdown: The categories are... Gonna Fly Now (Philadelphia Flyers), Ump Yours (referees & umpires), Head of the Class (college football record holders), and Fantastic Forwards (great NBA forwards).

Schwab passes after much mulling with Fantastic Forwards for 3.... and Marty passes it right back. ... STRIKE ONE! Marty gets his first strike on Ump Yours for 3... and his second on Head of the Class for 3. Schwab wins, 9-6.

Next time, championship time with $30,000 on the line.