Round 1 ($100 per word): connect CLINT with SHELTER. Danniel drops a BOMB... shelter. Nate gets Clint BLACK. Erica gets a black CAT. Kerri ties it with TIME bomb. Danniel completes it with NAP. Speed Chain: YULE - L - C - FEVER. "Log cabin" does it for the $400-$200 lead.

Round 2 ($200 per word): connect GOOD with EFFORT. Nate makes it a JOINT effort. Kerry's a good EGG. Danniel wants an egg CREAM. Erica gets cream CHEESE. Anngela ties it with PIZZA. Speed Chain: SWAN - L - S - COURT. They try "Lake Short". Close. It's Lake Superior. Game is tied at $800.

Round 3 ($300 per word): connect PARTING with UP. Nate LOADs up. Kent gets a parting GIFT. Nate gets gift BASKET. Danniel is a basket CASE. Nate finishes it with WORK. Final Speed Chain: UTAH - J - S - SONGWRITER. "Jazz singer" does it for the lead, $2600 to $800.

Round 4: connect ANOTHER with SHORTS. Chain: ANOTHER - WORLD - CLASS - RING - LEADER - BOARD - SHORTS. The guys win, $2500-$1200

Bonus Round: The guys get porpoise, Rocky, fortune cookie, and blush, but run out of time

Round 1: a TV personality adored by housewives (6). Chuck Norris can divide by zero, but he's not on the board. Dawan's Oprah is for #1. Also adored: Dr. Phil and Montel Williams. Is Martha Stewart there for the steal? Nope. The champs get 59. Other answers: Regis Philbin, Bob Barker, Emeril Lagasse.

Round 2: real or fictional, something with "Little" in their name (5). Ericka gets #3, Stuart Little. Number one courtesy of Rhonda: Little Richard. The Ayalas try again with the Three Little Pigs... Not there, the Browns lead with 102. Other answers: Rich Little, Little John, Little Boy Blue. 

Double: an article of men's clothing a woman looks sexy wearing (5). Gayle's T-shirt... #3. Rhonda gets #2, boxer. Misha's dress shirt is #1. The tie is at #4. The Ayalas try to steal with a jacket... Not there. The champs have 282. Other answer: tank top.

Triple: something most men can't resist stopping to take a look at  (4). Steven gets the big one, women. Cars are up there... But what about sports? The Browns hope so... Right for the win, 552-0. Other answer: accidents.

Rhonda and Ericka try again at Fast Money, ending up with another $915, giving them $1435 for two days.

Yesterday we said that the Gomezes were the first five-timers this season... they're actually the second. Our apologies. Anyway, in the nightcap, we've got two new families, the Truitts (Lyn, Andrea, Val, Cabrina, Bob) and the Gibsons (Christine, John, Dave, Cal, Juli) and two new scoreboards on the podium fronts (C-Note: I guess the new camera angles were just too hard to figure). Gibsons lead, 260-81. Triple: something you try to avoid when camping in the woods (4). Bears are #1 for Cabrina. Bugs are also on the list. The Gibsons try to win it with snakes... #3! Gibsons win, 485-81. Other answer: skunks.

Cal and Christine team up for $20,000 on their first time at the Fast Money.

The grownups get a break from the Jeopardy! this week, because it's time to go back to school.

Fictional Characters $200 is Regina's first choice, but it's Rowan who stands to gain with $800, the first Daily Double. He bets $300 on a title stuffed hare with the subtitle "How Toys Become Real". "What is the Velveteen Rabbit?" Right for $900!

He claims the bottom spot at the half by only $100, $5300 to Regina's $5400. Cary leads with $5600. Nice tight game as Rowan preps himself to start Double Jeopardy!...

… with $400 I Wanna Be... Rowan finds the first Daily Double way late under $1600 7-Letter Words. He goes $3000. The clue: a place of seclusion, or an army's forced withdrawal before an enemy. "What is a retreat?" Right for $11,100. Rowan could've made it a back-to-back with $2000 Presidential Families, but that clue goes to Regina. The bet is $1000 on the father of Martin Jr. "Who is Kennedy?" Nope, it was Martin van Buren, leaving her $10,400 to Rowan's $11,100 and Cary's $15,200.

Final Jeopardy! in “Children's Lit”: this Roald Dahl begins, "These two very old people are the father and mother of Mr. Bucket". Correct question: what is "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"?

Regina takes the lead, so it's up to Cary.... Cary's right to win it with $20,200.

First one to Contestant's Row... first-time Congress delegate Aaron Huertas! He, Heather Stunkel, Delia Doeschl, and Mark Weaver are the first to bid on a garden shed. The shed goes for $1269, as Delia plays Danger Price for bowling equipment, self-study language courses, a dinette, and luggage. The Danger Price today: $930. She picks the bowling equipment... $235. Then, the luggage... $580. Then the language courses... $1121! Our first winner!

Next up, a set of dumbbells. If you listen very carefully, you'll hear the third row (our row) scream $1063 when Aaron is called to big. He listens... Joe nods his head in approval...  and Aaron picks up $500 for it. He can pick up more money for that, because it's time for Plinko! With chips from Bob, a paper shredder worth $35, a $50 breakfast maker, a $57 cordless toothbrush, and a $49 blender, Aaron racks up $1500.

(C-Note: What happens next is pretty interesting. Called down to Contestant's Row: Suzanne Steban. That's what you saw. What you didn't see was that in an outtake, a lady by the name of Shanna Gepner came on down, thinking that she was next on Rich's list. Right after the first Showdown, it turns out that she was premature by one. But more on that later.)

Mark, who switched places during round 2, gets a $1449 area rug in earnest as he gets a shot at a Ford Focus in the Money Game. The board...

Middle number is... 2. Mark goes with 17 first... Front! Next, 35... dollars. Then 60... The back! Car's worth $17,260!

Will our Aaron make like Carrie Bailey one year prior and head to the Showcase? ... Nope. Mark beats him out. Oh well.

Back to Shanna and Suzanne for a bit. Shanna gets out with a $2895 day sailer. Time for a trip to Montreal in Check-Out. Last year, a technical difficulty had us rolling in the aisles. This year... No such luck. Instead, we play the game straight with Pillsbury crescent rolls (her guess: $2.39... exacta), Chips Ahoy cookies (55c... exactly), Francesco Rinaldi pasta sauce ($2... one penny off with $1.99), Pringles' chips ($1.25... 79c there), and Jif extra crunchy peanut butter. Her guess... $3.50. Actual price: $2.99! That's enough for a win.

Carol Hodge inherits the hot spot, and gets a $2396 bar set. Can she win a Chevy Malibu Maxx in One Away? The price is NOT $31,826. She tries $22,735. One... two... two honks. She tries $20,945. That's right.

Last chance for Heather to win with a team dual trike. Price: $1299. Winner... Heather! She gets to try for a bed with sleep set in Double Prices. Is it $6011 or $4112? She goes with $4112.. and that's another win!

Shanna and Carol are in spinoff mode, as Shanna gets 50. Carol... only 15. And your Showcase is set. Top winner: Shanna. Runner up: Mark.

First up, prizes that come alive with a flick of a switch, like a home theatre system, a barrel sauna, and a travel trailer. Shanna bids $21,500. Mark gets a visit from Gertie the Gardener, who grows a gas range, a trip to Paris, and a Chrysler Sebring. He bids $33,000. Actual price: $38,854, a difference of $5854. Actual price of Shanna's Showcase: $27,692, for a difference of... $6692. Not good enough as Mark wins this one with $57,598.

STATS: 5-1, $100,836.

I'm hoping the sons can at least take one game, but their mothers-in-law are not making this easy. The guys lead, 134-79. Double Round: an Olympic sporting event (3). Nelson fires with athletics... #1. Swimming is #2. Can the mothers steal with gymnastics? Yep. They lead with 225.

Triple: something made only for two people (4). A car is good for #2 for Mercedes. The sons try with a motorcycle for the steal... Got it for the lead, 260-225. But after we reveal bed (number one), and marriage, we're going to...

Muerte Súbita: besides a doctor, who can be next to the mother when she's giving birth? That's Carlos. "La enfermera." Nurse... not there. Magnolia? "El esposo." Husband is the right answer for the win, 489-260.

Dinero Rápido: Balida is in isolation again. Margarita is first with the lucky table, where she pulls "extra points". Together, they come up with 118.... Extra points are a moot point for $500 more, giving the moms-in-law $17,500.

Another five-of-a-kind coming...

The firefighters lead it after four, leading 241-35. Triple: a part of your car that your life depends on (3). Frank's belt is #2. Po-po steals it with the brakes for 224. Other answer: steering wheel. Again, we go to...

Muerte Súbita: a baby's first word. That's Luis. "Mama." That's game for the firefighters, 505-224.

The Luises are at Dinero Rápido again, where Capt. Luis draws... "extra points!" The two get 184. Extra points are... 10. D'oh! Oh well, they get another $500.

Control question, answer is "walrus". Matt tries "What water animal has large tusks?" Close. It's "water-Y". Sonja gets the first crack at the first question in round 1. The answer is "saxophone". "What instrument does Lisa Simpson play?" That puts Sonja into the lead with 12 to Matt's 8.

Next answer... "Tom Petty". "Who's back up band is the Heartbreakers?" Sonja solves another one, giving her the 25-11 lead.

Next answer... "Venice". The question: "What city is famous for its Piazza San Marco?" Sonja is running away with it, 42-16.

Round 2. First answer has two words with three and seven letters. Sonja with the runaway here. Matt gets two big point questions, but can't capitalize. He gets 10 for one later, and another 10 as he solves "What divides the earth's Northern and Southern Hemispheres? The Equator" for 36 to Sonja's 76.

Next, an eight-letter answer. Question goes the distance with "What popular treat was invented by an eleven-year-old boy?" Answer... Popsicle. If Matt got a few of those answers, he would've won it, but it's Sonja's game, 88-50.

Bonus Question with 88 seconds. This is what Sonja has to work with...

.hat color..ul t.io had th. hit CD "A...ica. Idiot"? ----- ---.

"What colorful trio had the hit CD 'American Idiot'?" She's got the question, but what about the answer? ... No. It was Green Day. But she still has the $500 she won earlier.