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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

Craig (Christina, Emerald, Rachelle, Ryeisha, Shavonne)

Killinger (Kirk, Jennifer, Dawn, Lesley, Diane); $21,960, four days

The Killingers try to make it five, while the Craigs try to stop 'em. Round 1: the first thing a millionaire might sell if they went broke (6). Kirk gets the number one with house. The family follows suit with the car, the stocks, the boat, the jewelry, and the business for the 94-point sweep.

Round 2: an animal that starts with "T" (6). Emerald is platinum with tiger, number one, but the Craigs elect to pass. Good strategy, as they get the steal with turkey. Craigs now on the board with 60. Other answers: turtle/tortoise, toad, tomcat, tarantula.

Double Round: a place where you try to fall asleep but somebody usually talks your ear off (5). Dawn gets #2, an airplane. Diane gets #1, at home. Jennifer gets a train, #3, but the Craigs get a bus for #4 and the 166, giving them 226. Other answer: hospital.

Triple Round: something about their mothers that kids brag about (4). Lesley gets their beauty, #2. Diane gets #1, cooking. Dawn gets #4, their occupation... but guess who gets #3, "They're cool"... The Craigs, and they're your new champs, 466-94. The Killingers leave with $21,960.

Emerald and Rachelle take on the Fast Money board for the first time. Emerald scores #1 for an animal that eats a lot of food (an elephant) and a gooseegg for a prestigious award for an actor (a Grammy?). She gets 111. Rachelle gets the number one from something people drink in the summertime (lemonade), a room in your home that is hard to keep clean (bathroom), and the actor's award (Oscar), giving them the $20,000 EASY.

Jeopardy! by Chico Alexander, GSNN

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

Mark Barrett (assistant teacher from San Francisco); $16,000

Will Hester (teacher from Houston)

Elizabeth Randisi (attorney from Webster, NY)

You can't see this, because this is a text, but Will has ears for days. Could that be an advantage? The bald Mark starts with $200 The Political Hair Apparent, finding the Daily Double way early under $600 World Literature. He bets the max of $1000 on the character who found buried treasure on the Tuscan archipelago. "Who is Jim Hawkins?" Nope, it was the Count of Monte Cristo, leaving Mark $400 in the red. At the end of the Jeopardy! round, Mark jumps in on the final clue to tie Will with $4800, leaving Elizabeth and her $1200 to start Double Jeopardy!...

... with $400 "Com". Dipping down a bit, Will finds the first Daily Double under $1200 Scientists. With $3200, he goes all in. The clue: it took a Russian, Lomonosov, to first record the freezing of this metallic element, at about -40. "What is Mercury?" He doubles up to $6400. With less than a minute in regulation, Elizabeth finds the second Daily Double under $2000 Flags. She tries to secure the lead by herself with a $2500 bet on a white flag enlisted by Emperor Kojong. "What is Korea?" Correct for $11,700. After a short trip to Ontario, she leads it at $12,900 to Mark's $11,600. Will is not too far behind with $9200.

Final Jeopardy! in "The Nobel Prizes": for the first time in it history, the Nobel Prize for literature was not awarded in this year. Correct response: What was 1914?

Looks like we'll have a new champ as Mark loses more than half of his stash on 1941, putting Will, who also lost, ahead. Elizabeth also gets it wrong, so wagering is important... She leaves enough to return Monday with $6900!

Lingo by Chico Alexander, GSNN

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

And we end on a competitive note with Kenny vs. Spenny Lingo... Yay.

Bridgetta Tomarchio (model) & Kenny Hotz (actually wishes he was Bridgetta)

Spencer "Spenny" Rice ("the idiot") & Sepideh Haftgoli (recent law school graduate)

Hopefully the two from Canada have been brushing up on their five-letter words. Bridgetta & Kenny get ADULT, but Spenny & Sepideh steal GEEKS. Karma comes back around as Sepideh draws red. Kenny gets the one-off on ZEBRA. Bridgetta follows with WEIGH and the Lingo, giving them 125-25. "Easier than I thought, this game." Bridgetta & Kenny steal ABOUT. And Kenny can join us any time... but not like that. He draws a stopper. Spenny & Sepideh steal BURST. Round ends with the Yellows up, 175-50.

I don't even know if Kenny vs. Spenny airs on GSN anymore. Round two is all about Bridgetta & Kenny score MAPLE (albeit attributed to Kenny's Canadian-ness), a Lingo, OLDER, and that's time. Bridgetta & Kenny win, 375-50. At least the donuts don't get served this episode.

With three letters in Bonus Lingo (so this doesn't count as a celeb game), Bridgetta & Kenny get RIVAL and JOKES for only two. That's worth $200 and two balls. A 19 will get them $10,000. Bridgetta wins the draw and got... 61. Can Kenny pull it off? He says... "19." Only the ball is 63. So the two end up with $200.

The Price is Right by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time: 11a ET/10a CT on CBS (markets may vary)
Host: Bob Barker

... Hey, is that Todd Newton in the house? Sweet! You think he's doing some studying from the master?

Seems like Gertrude Howard is studying Todd, but she takes time to study a chandelier to get up on stage. She's got a chance to win $16 large in It's In the Bag... She says "My daughters are in the audience. They're going to to help me win your money." No they aren't. Unfortunately, she skunks out at the $8000 level. If she only had a lifeline.... Okay, bad joke, moving on.

She faces Damien Lee in the Showcase. He won his way up on stage in round 6 thanks to a watch and bracelet combo. He's got a chance to win a Ford Escape. The game: That's Too Much! Titular objective, according to Damien: $20,155. That's.... one off. Should've gone on to $22,560, as the car was $21,290.

Showcase time. First up: "Price Confidential". Our detective solves the case of the loved one... or at least tries to, anyway... with a new computer, a CD jukebox, $2000, and a sailboat... named "A Loved One." Damien passes it on, as Gertrude bids $20,000. Damien gets kitchen appliances, a new dining room with dinnerware, and a hot tub. He bids $15,350. ARP: $17,624, a difference of $2274. Gertrude's difference... $8814. Damien wins the day with $19,934.

Other winners:
Jo-Ellen Harrison: elliptical crosstrainer; trips to Atlanta, Anchorage & Aspen winning Most Expensive
Beau Barney: three bikes and a trike; TV/entertainment center winning Double Prices
Robert Tullock: train set; clock radio/calculator, cleaning products, beard/moustache trimmer playing Spelling Bee
Marco Wells: snowboard equipment

Final stats: 2/6, $44,068

Trato Hecho by Gordon Pepper, GSNN

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

Rosa looks like she needs to go back to bed, as Guillermo picks this woman who is wearing a bathrobe and curlers. Rosa is given a jar of rice...with something attached to it. She can keep the rice, or go for the curtain, which has something Imported. Whatever she doesn't want (which in this case, is the rice) goes to Hernando. Rosa gets a TV and gaming/stereo system (imported from Japan) worth $1,280. Rosa can go back to bed, but now it's Hernando's the bullfighter's turn. He can keep the rice or go for Curtain #3, and whatever's behind there is American. Whatever he doesn't want, Yolanda the gypsy woman gets. Hermando goes for the curtain, and gets a beautiful living room set worth $2,481! Nice. Now it's Yolanda's turn, and this time, whatever's behind curtain #2 moves. She sticks with the rice and she gives up...a Chasco Wheelchair, complete with dummy sitting in it and attendee running after it. So that's a good choice - but Guillermo offers her $500 to not keep the rice. She takes the $500. Inside the race today was...a Chasco sign. All three people did very well in this opening deal.

Guillermo has a pair of Derman's for our next contestant, Indalesia, who is dressed up in a toothpaste bottle. She selects Derman #1, but in Derman #2 was $600. Now she can keep Derman #1, or she can bail out for the small box. She keeps the Derman and turns down a Piggy Bank that looks like a chicken that's wearing googly-eyed glasses for a Chasco. In Derman #1 for her - $600 anyways! She couldn't lose, as long as she kept the Derman - which she did. A perfect show so far...

The farmer Marcelo and his wife Dina are next up, and they have a small box. Marcelo can keep it or trade for the big box. He wants the small one and gives up a washer/dryer worth $818. Now Dina has the small box - which she can keep - or she can trade it for Curtain #2. She also keeps the small box and she turns down a refrigerator worth $1,199. For the final decision, they will make it as a couple - keep the box or trade it for Curtain #3. They decide to keep the box for the whole way. Behind Curtain #3...that same piggy bank, this time modeled by the dummy in the wheel chair from earlier for a Chasco! The couple end with a pair of watches worth $800, which is a nice way to finish the segment.

But who wants over $5,000 to finish the show? Hermando will not, as he does not gives up over $2,400 worth of goodies. Rosa decides to go for it, as does Marcelo and Dina. Rosa wants Door #3, while the couple want Door #2. We start with...Door #3, where Rosa awaits $750. Will the couple win the Gran Trato? No they won't , but they will win a trip to Santiago, a $600 certificate for gas and a set of luggage for a total of $2,060. The big goodies were behind door #1, and today's goodies were carpeting and a new kitchen (featuring a stove, dining room table and china and an armoire) worth $5,053. That was nice, but no one gets it. We'll see if anyone gets it on Monday.

Wheel of Fortune by Jason Block, GSNN

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

In the words of Green Day, don't wake me up when September Ends... because "Wheel Watcher's Week" is still on! The $1,000 Tossup is THING. Natasha Draper, a massage therapist from Las Vegas originally from Indiana, solved MANUFACTURER'S REBATE for $1,000. Mark Curry is from Arroyo Grande. He is a married pastor. Sherri is from Iowa. She is a homemaker and a mushroom hunter..

The $2,000 Tossup is next. It's RHYME TIME. Sherri misses and Natasha is up to $3,000 with FOUR ON THE FLOOR. And we add this trip to Rome to the Excedra Hotel of the Boscolo Hotels. American Airlines is providing the
airfare. It's worth $9,148. Sherri starts this round which is BEFORE AND AFTER. She misses...over to Mark. He hits and picks up the $1,000 Gift Tag from Omaha Steaks. He misses...over to Sherri. She hits the $10,000 wedge and picks it up with an M. She misses a vowel...over to Natasha. She solves COMIC RELIEF PITCHER for $1,250. It's been all Natasha as she has $4,250.

The Jackpot round is sponsored by Centrum Silver. The category for this round is PHRASE. Mark starts. He hits and picks up the Free Spin. He loses $800 on Bankrupt and uses the Free Spin. He hits the $1,000/10,000 Wheel Watchers Points gift tag and picks it up. He solves WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ALL MY LIFE for $700...and he has $1,700 total.

The mystery round prize is a 2006 Chevrolet Aveo worth $13,710. The category is OCCUPATION...and it's a PRIZE PUZZLE too. Sherri starts. She hits and picks up the $1,000 Linens N Things Gift Tag. She misses...over to Natasha. She solves OPEN WATER SCUBA INSTRUCTOR for $450. And she can use one on her trip to the Caribbean! It's a trip to the Turks and Caicos Islands worth $7,500...and if you have the SPIN ID is PP00164...you are off to the Caribbean! That round was worth $7,950...and a total of $12,200 in cash and prizes!

The $3,000 Tossup is next...it's a PLACE. Mark is up to $4,700 with BROADCAST BOOTH. He starts this round which is AROUND THE HOUSE. He quickly solves ELECTRIC TEAKETTLE for $3,900. He has $8,600 and we have time for another round...

...which is ON THE MENU. But we have to go into the FINAL SPIN...$1,300 a letter tonight. Sherri is on the board with TURKEY MEAT LOAF for $2,600, which is what she leaves with. Mark leaves with $8,600. Natasha is going to the Turks and Caicos with a total of $12,200!

Can Natasha win a car or cash to help end "Wheel Watcher's Club" week with a bang? She lands on the U in BONUS. Her category tonight is PHRASE. With the normal 6 and her choices of DMPA we have:

_ _ N _ _ -
D _ R _

This was tough. But she wasn't HUNKY-DORY, and didn't solve the puzzle. She lost another $25,000. But she leaves with $12,200 in cash and trip. Next week, "Safari So Good" Week!

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire by Don Harpwood, GSNN

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

It's Friday. There's a new contestant in the hot seat. Let's get going.

That contestant is Margaret Harrison (San Diego, CA), and her nervousness has nothing to do with the game; it's her first time away from her 5-month-old daughter, who is back at home with her dad. In the hopes of eventually winning a million dollars for her family, she starts by saying that boxing is a sport where male athletes usually compete without wearing a shirt. Other questions during the run ask what organ an echocardiograph is used to produce an image of using sound waves (heart), and what "slash and burn", a destructive method of clearing land, is most often used to prepare land for (farming). She then reaches this $16,000 question...

In 2005, what actress became the first celebrity to win a tournament at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas?
A: Allison Janney
B: Mimi Rogers
C: Jennifer Tilly
D: Mena Suvari

Margaret decides to call her friend Charles, who says that he's 99% sure it's B, and saying that Mimi is the only one he's aware of that plays poker. Margaret does trust him, but as a safety precaution, she uses the 50:50. Guess what? B is gone, and so is D. Only A and C remain. So much for Charles' help. Well, she's still not sure, so she asks the audience. The studio audience shows a 70%-30% split, and the AIM poll shows a 62%-38% split, both favouring C. So, after having to use all 3 lifelines, Margaret goes with C... and is right! She won't go any farther, though, because she doesn't know that in the night sky, the constellation Orion appears to be fighting the constellation Taurus. So Margaret walks at that point, and takes home $16,000.

Up next is Marna Anderson (Minneapolis, MN). She is a flight attendant, but sometimes, she loses track of where she is. Can she keep track here and win a lot of money? She begins by knowing that in the kids' game "tag", the one trying to tag others is called "It" (seems rather harsh to call a kid a loser). Marna gets on a roll after that, correctly answering, among other things, that the character "Mallard Fillmore" from its self-titled comic strip is a duck. Soon enough, this shows up for $4,000...

In January 2005, what country announced that its population had officially hit 1.3 billion people?
A: Russia
B: Brazil
C: China
D: India

Marna uses the 50:50, and it leaves A and C (again). It seems to be enough help, as she says C... and it's C! On to $8,000...

What 2005 comedy features the cheesy pick-up line "I think we only use 10% of our hearts"?
A: Wedding Crashers
B: Fever Pitch
C: Hitch
D: The 40-Year-Old Virgin

Marna isn't sure enough, so she asks the audience. 77% of the studio audience and 60% of the AIM users say A. Good thing, since she was leaning towards C. But she goes with the audience and says A... and the audience is right!

And that caps off another week of Millionaire. Marna will return on Monday with $8,000 and the Phone-A-Friend lifeline still available.