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Bingo America
by Chico Alexander

Air time: 6:30p/5:30c on GSN
Hosts: Richard Karn & Diane Mizota
On the Web
: www.gsn.com/bingo 
 
Heather Alan

Round 1's numbers: G-53, G-57, B-4, B-13, O-73, O-71, N-37, N-32, I-19, O-74, G-46, I-29, G-59, B-15. Heather wins game 1 in sudden death. So far in the bank: $1100.

Round 2's numbers: G-48, O-70, I-18, O-67, N-38, I-21, N-33, I-25, B-6. Alan still has a chance as he BINGOs for $1426 in the bank.

Bingo Shootout:

- What B is a type of date fixed up with two strangers? Alan gets "blind date" for B.
- What I is sweet and found on the outside of birthday cakes? Heather ties it with "icing" for -I.
- What N wrote and recorded "Smells Like Teen Spirit"? Heather gets "Nirvana" for -IN.
- What G borders a bowling lane? Heather for the win? "Gutter." Winner with -ING.

At the Bingo Bonus Board...

- B-13: $1500
- I-23: $750
- N-34: WRECKING BALL

Bummer... Bummer indeed. But she does have the $1426 from the front game.

 

Dame La Pista
by Chico Alexander

Air time: 7p/6c on Telefutura
Host: Alessandra Rosaldo
On the Web
: www.univision.com/content/content.jhtml?cid=1664842
 
Raymond
Miami
Leandro
Boston
clown
$500

If Raymond looks familiar, he was on "Que Dice La Gente" with his family not too long ago.

Juego de Palabras: wings, resorts, oranges, and music give Raymond the early lead, 20-10. They only manage to get three of those, though.

Adivina Adivinador: would you rather have a twin who's financially or romantically successful? Would your father lend Britney Spears or Lindsay Lohan his car? Which is worse, a third eye on your forehead or a third hand on your chest? The answers narrow the gap with Raymond still in front, 60-50.

Still anyone's game in Juego Rápido... but Raymond holds on to win, 135-75.

Juego Del Tiempo: Raymond gets enemy and pool for $500.

 

Deal Or No Deal
by Gordon Pepper

Air time: Check local listings
Host: Howie Mandel with Tameka Jacobs & Patricia Kara
On the Web
: www.dealornodealtv.com  

Wins / Losses: 31/ 15
Bonus Prize Winner: 8 ($53,000)
Biggest Win: $275,000
Smallest Win: $40
Earliest Exit: Round of 8
Biggest Profit: $100,000
Biggest Loss: -$428,000
Perfect Deals: 6
Good Deals: 23
Bad Deals: 12
Worst Deals: 5
Selected the $500,000: 2
Gave Away the $500,000: 0
Amount Awarded for the day: $90,000
Amount Awarded for the week: $145,500
Amount Awarded for the Season: $1,458,240
Net Profit / Loss on Case Selling for the day: -$11,005
Net Profit / Loss on Case Selling for the week: +$31,595
Net Profit / Loss on Case Selling for the season: -$379,071

 
We continue with Evian week - which is quite cruel right now to us Jews, who can't eat - or drink - anything from Wednesday sundown to Thursday at sundown. BAD EVIAN. But we spin the bottle and land on #18 - John Aniatz, who already won a supply of Evian for a year, and who needs a new car (since he just crashed his old one). John works in security, and he'd love to secure $500,000 more. He stays with #18 and opens some cases, starting with #6 (Roy) - $75,000. #17 (Kristi) - $100. #9 (Bacchi) - $10. #2 (Pammy) - $500. #13 (Rema) - EVIAN PACKAGE! Good for Rema, and not too bad for John. Offer: $20,000. NO DEAL! 5 cases to open.

And we'll open them thanks to Gary (#19 - $50), Jennica (#11 - $5,000), Ravi (#5 - $250,000), Big E (#22 - $7,500) and David (#15 - $500,000). Brutal round for John, who only has the $100,000 left in the lower right hand corner. And the Banker wishies to intimidate the security officer. Offer: $7. $7? Wha? NO DEAL! 4 to open.

#16 (Jennier) - $200. #1 (Mary) - $400. #20 (Traci) - $2,500. #3 (Kevin) - $300. John bounces back with a great round, and it's now a draw board.

PENNY, $1, $5, $25, $10,000, $25,000, $50,000, $100,000

OFFER: $12,500. NO DEAL! Two cases to open. He can't get rid of all the big ones. #21 (Lisa) - $10,000. #14 (Carra) - $25,000 Safety net is disappearing...

PENNY, $1, $5, $25, $50,000, $100,000

OFFER: $9,000. NO DEAL! Two cases to open. If John survives the round, he'll be in good shape. If he doesn't, then he may see that $7 offer again. #12 (Michelle) - $5. He'll avert disaster... #10 (Stephanie) - $1. Back to a draw board.

PENNY, $25, $50,000, $100,000

OFFER: $18,000. NO DEAL! One case to open. #4 (Hollie) - $25.

PENNY, $50,000, $100,000

OFFER: $31,000. The book of Chico says to go for it. The book of Gordon says to go for it. John...agrees. NO DEAL! #7 (Quan) - PENNY! Yay, book of Chico and Gordon!

$50,000, $100,000

FINAL OFFER: $71,000. John will get his car. The question is what make and model. John...DEALS for $71,000. Chico and Gordon would have gone on. And they both...would have walked off with $100,000. It's still a nice haul for John, but he gave the Banker a $29,000 rebate. We'll see if tomorrow's contestant can leave with more than a discount.

Nightcap! Jenny Sissern, who is a stay-at-home mom and has left the house for the first time since giving birth to her kid, wants to get a new house - or at least enough money for a new garden. She gets the highest offer in the game at $18,000, and with only $75,000 left, she takes it. her next pick...would have knocked out the $75,000. Perfect deal for Jenny...who only had $10 in her case. We'll see if anyone else can make a perfect deal tomorrow.

 

Family Feud
by Chico Alexander

Air time: Check local listings
Host: John O'Hurley
On the Web
: www.familyfeud.tv  
 
Weston (Herb, Tanya, Orson, Herbie, Quentin) Black (Renee, Allen, Brittany, Terry, Debra)
$555

Round 1 (6): something a woman might say she misses about her ex-husband. Herb gets the big one, a paycheck. The Westons follow up with cuddling. The Blacks try and take it with companionship. Not there, 59 to the Westons. Other answers: the sex, help around house, his face/smile, his jokes/humor.

Round 2 (7) a specific part of the body that shrinks as a person get older. Tanya fires prematurely with the chest for #2. Quentin gets the big one, the height. Other parts include privates and legs. The Blacks try to steal again with brains... Got it for a one-point Feud and 58. Other answers: arms/biceps, "patootie".

Double (5): something people associate with caveman. Brittany gets #3, fire. Orson goes with a bat... or a club... either way, it's number one. Cavewoman is also there. The Blacks have the steal once again with a cave, right? Wrong. 203 to the Westons. Other answers: fur/skin clothes, grunting/speech. Sadly, car insurance is not on the board.

Triple (4): something people put in their backyards to give them shades. Herbie gets #2, umbrella. Terry gets #4, canopies. Quentin gets the big one, trees. Gazebos win the game, 500-58.

Fast Money: Herbie & Herb get four of the five number ones for 200 and $20,000.

 

Inside the Box
by Gordon Pepper

Air time: check local listings
Host: Sam Kalileh
On the Web
: www.daytimeplus.tv   

$10,000 wins: 0
Bonus Round Record: 10-13
Winner's Game Bonus Record: 2-3
Winner's Game Bonus Take: $11,000
Biggest Amount Won: $8,000
Won today: $500
Won This Week: $4,000
Won this series: $56,000
Say hi to Dave, Phil and Jill, who all give us 2 thumbs up. Jill has 2 minutes to give us the name of a female actor: 1980's star / adult / comedy / starred in a series in the past 5 years / blonde / star is a classy blonde...Judith Light? No...plays Carrie Bradshaw's editor / model / hosted Saturday Night Live / played a lawyer / co-starred with William Shatner / played a TV Reporter / played a recovering alcoholic / massired to Louis Malle / character criticized by U.S. Vice-President...TIME. It was Candice Bergen, and no seconds for Jill.

Let's see if Phil can get any seconds with a male actor: 1960's star / movie star / adult / alive / starred in a western / starred in a series of beer commercials / acted on Broadway / starred in Gunsmoke / guest-starred in X-Files / starred with James Arness / played a blacksmith / divorced Loni Anderson...Burt Reynolds? Yes for 28 seconds.

It's the melodramatic Dave's turn, and he gets a female actor: starred in an 1980's series / dark hair / adult / starred in more than 1 series / comedy / was on Kids Incorporated... Mary Tyler Moore??!!?!? Wha?...appeared on Family Guy / co-starred with Camryn Manheim / Lacey Chabert / star of The Ghost Whisperer...Is It That Girl? Wha??!!?.... connected to Enrique Iglesias...TIME. It was Jennifer Love Hewitt. We had a very sad round 1. How sad?

AFTER ROUND 1:
Jill: -0:30 Phil: 0:03 Dave: -0:20

That sad.

Jill gets a second shot with a series: Comedy-Drama / 1980's debut / Name in title / about work or job / characters have been in other shows / lead character has 5 passports / a main character was a former IRS agent / shows based on movie plots / Humphrey Bogart fan / character named Laura Holt / stars Doris Roberts / Thief becomes a PI... Magnum PI? No...TIME. It was Remington Steele and Jill is all done and toasty.

Phil can get into the positive with a female actor: starred in a 2000 series / starred in more than 1 series / adult / starred in a fantasy series / reporter on Battlestar Galactica / was on Celebrity Duets / guest starred in The X-Files / was on a series with Renee O'Connor...Lucy Lawless? Yes! for 47 seconds.

Dave has to get a male character in under 1:15 in order to win...drama / adult / dark hair / revolves around work or job / married / has commitment issues...Lance Armstrong? Ha...unethical / loses his fortune / father named Jacque / wife is an alcoholic / son is kidnapped / who shot him?...JR Dallas? NO...JR Ewing? Yes...for a meager 6 seconds.

FINAL
Jill: -0:50 Phil: 0:25 Dave: -0:37

The -0:50 right now is a record for futility. Maybe Phil can get out of futility and win $10,000 if he gets a male actor: 1980's star / adult / blonde hair / born in New York / was in a show for the past 5 years / starred in the short lived show Grand Slam / bounty hunter / guest starred in Dr/. Quinn. medicine woman / about Supernatural Shows / guest starred in Diagnosis Murder / Just a good ol' boy / Politician...Dave Schneider? WHO? No... Was in Smallville / co-starred with Annette O'Toole / was in Hee Haw / was a director / starred as Bo Duke...TIME. It's JOHN Schneider. Phil does win $500 and plays the Winner's Game tomorrow. Join us then to see who wins it.
 

Jeopardy!
by Chico Alexander

Air time: check local listings
Host: Alex Trebek
On the Web
: www.jeopardy.com  
  Can Erik come up with the knowledge, the killer instinct, and the stick-to-itiveness to win an unprecedented $100,000 tonight?
 
Erik Nelson
Boston
grad student
$94,404, four days
Kate Cell
Shutesbury, MA
communications consultant
Jim Davis
Freeport, IL
college music & humanities instructor

Erik starts with $200 The New York Times Election Coverage. Jim finds the Daily Double under $800 in that category. Tied with Kate, he bets $1000 on this: "Forecasts Upset", read the front page in this year; at least the Times knew who defeats whom. "What is 1948?" Correct for $3000! Erik's charge to $100,000 gets that much harder at the half as he only has $3600 to Kate's $5800 and Jim's $5600. The champ will have a chance to control the flow of Double Jeopardy!, which he starts...

... with $400 Small State Capitals, with Jim finding the first Daily Double under $1600. He bets $3000 on this: this city became a state capital in 1826, the same year the president for which it was named died. "What is... " Jefferson City, leaving him with $5000. Kate finds the other under $2000 Flowers. She fronts $2500, please, on this: you might "remember" that this flower, also called a scorpion plant, is a symbol of friendship & true love. "What is a forget-me-not?" That would've gotten her the money, but she drops to $6900 on "rosemary". It's a close match between Erik's $15,200 and Jim's $15,400, as the two were going head-to-head all round lone. Kate has $8500 and could very well pull the upset.

Final Jeopardy! in "Epic Movies": an actress named Martha Scott played Charlton Heston's mother in both of these epics. Correct response: what are "Ben-Hur" & "The Ten Commandments"?

Erik... is right. Jim... is also right. Did Jim wager enough? By a dollar. He wins $30,401, while Erik leaves to get ready for Vegas with $96,404.

 

Poker After Dark
by Chico Alexander

Air time: 2:05a/1:05C on NBC
Hosts: Leeann Tweeden & Oliver "Ali" Nejad
On the Web
: www.nbcsports.com/poker  
  The tightness of the table took its toll as the table took out it's first victim, Dan Harrington. Play continues with five.
 
Howard "The Professor" Lederer
$40,000
Mickey Appleman
$18,000
Dan Harrington
OUT - 6th Place
Steve Zolotow
$23,000
Jay Heimowitz
$31,000
BLINDS: $400/$800 Mike Shichtman
$8000

Mike goes all-in with A-Kc. Howard has 10s and Jay has Q-9d, but unlikely to call. Howard calls, though. Flop: 5-6-2. Mike's looking for Leeann. Turn: 4h. Mike needs a King or Ace to win the pot and a 3 to chop it. River: 9c doesn't do it. Mike Shichtman is out in fifth.

Howard's way in front with Q-10d against Mickey's Q-9. The flop: 5-7-9. Mickey gets a pair. Mickey's all-in, Howard mucks, and Mickey takes $20,400. He tries again with 5s against Jay's J-10. Flop: 6-5-2. Mickey flops the set. Turn: As. Mickey tries to get Jay to bet here.. He bets $4200. Mickey goes all-in... and this could be an easy muck for Jay... and it is. Mickey's patience pays off.

Mickey has emerged as a challenger to Howard's chip lead, but tomorrow is another day.

 

The Price Is Right
by Chico Alexander

Air time: 11a/10C on CBS & CBS HD
Host: Drew Carey with Lanisha Cole, Tamiko Nash & Gabrielle Tuite
On the Web
: www.cbs.com/daytime/price  

Record today: 2-4
Record this week: 6-11-1
Record this season: 26-49-3
Total today: $42,260
Total this week: $162,618
Total this season: $831,775
Perfect Shows/Skunks: 0/0
DSWs/DOBs: 0/0
 
Who wants an offroader? Lindsey Grooters, Jacqueline Hatcher, Lawrence Brinneman, and Fern Zaken play for the $2184 prize, as Lindsey gets a shot at a wine cabinet, a treadmill, and a Big Green Egg. Which is the Most Expensive? She goes with the wine cabinet... The treadmill was $1800. The smoker: $1175. The wine cabinet... $3385!

Popcorn cart goes to Jeffrey Bradley for $1419. Now he gets a pop or four at the new and improved Punchboard. There used to be two $10,000 slips. Now there's one... but in the place of the other one is a $25,000 slip! He gets four pops from a $17 toiletry bag, a $50 laptop tool set, a $40 karaoke, and a $30 cooler. He starts out at $50, then goes to $250, then to $50 (plus a second chance with $500 for $550 total). And the final slip is what he walks away with... $1000!

Lawrence gets a $1050 pair of lamps. Can he win a Chrysler PT Cruiser? He will if he knows when That's Too Much! He thinks $18,012 is Too Much, and That's... a little bit short. Should've stopped at $19,578; the price was $18,465.

Lawrence and Lindsey are tied at 90 in the Showcase Showdown. Lawrence gets a 35. Lindsey.... 80! She moves on.

Next, Jacqueline wins a $1500 MiniDV camcorder. Next up for her, a sofa and a trip to Carmel (C-Note: close to my hometown of Monterey). It's 2 for the Price of 1. The 1... the sofa.

4 4 3
$ $ $
8 6 7

Her freebie is the 7. She goes with $467... Totally wrong. It was $847.

Pair of train sets are worth $1232. Michael Petersen wins it and a shot at a Ford Mustang in Bullseye! First up, two Cat Chows... $3.99 each for a total of $7.98. Two Jelly Belly bags... Each one is $2.99, two are $5.98. Four Grands! rolls are $3.49 each. He's over with $13.96. Where's the hidden bullseye? Behind the Zatarain's, not picked.

Fern needs to make a move and make a move quickly with a dishwasher on tap. Actual price: $1399. Winner... Fern! Her prize, perhaps... a PC with computer desk & hutch in Pushover. The lineup: 6 5 4 3 0 3 8 7 9. She pushes to $4203... and that's a win!

Michael's your second winner at the Wheel, but Lindsey has the honor. First up, we're off to see the Wizard with garden tools, a trip to Spain, and a Ford Explorer. Lindsey bids $23,200. Michael gets a bedroom with sleep set, golf equipment, and a golf cart. His go: $16,103. Actual price: $21,766, a difference of $5663. Actual price of Lindsey's Showcase... $37,480, a difference of $14,280. Michael gets the W today with $22,998!

 

¿Qué Dice La Gente?
by Chico Alexander

Air time: 7:30p/6:30c on Telefutura
Host: Omar Chaparro with Jackie Villarino & Dayanira Varela
On the Web
: www.univision.com/content/channel.jhtml?chid=6&schid=1611&secid=11347   
 
Hernandez (Ivon, Ileana, Yari, Mirelys, Loly)
$2000, three days
Sanchez (Osmany, Estrella, Pilar, Yamilys, Dago)

Sanchez lead, 135-100. Double (3): why do you think Superman has that cape? Mirelys goes with flying for #1.  The Sanchez try to take it with protecting his face... not there! Hernandez go to 254. Other answer: to see, to protect from the cold.

Triple (3): a type of party organized by women. Dago gets #2, birthday. Estrella's the "star" of this team getting the #1, baby shower. Wedding shower wins it for them, 414-254.

Dinero Rápido: Yamilys pulls... "$500". She & Osmany get 102 for another $500, giving them $1000.

 

Trivial Pursuit: America Plays
by Chico Alexander

Air time: check local listings
Host: Christopher Knight
On the Web
: www.tpamericaplays.com    

Studio wins/America wins: 6/7
Total winnings this week: $43,950
Total winnings this season: $181,750
Studio winnings this week: $13,400
Studio winnings this season: $80,700
America winnings this week: $30,450
America winnings this season: $101,050
Karen Lune
Diamond Bar, CA
attorney
Pat Mellon
Tampa
pizza-delivery driver
Susan Langer
Northridge, CA
salesperson
AMERICA'S TEAM CAPTAIN
Brandy Alexis
New Orleans
elementary substitute teacher

Round 1's categories are Places (blue), Movies (pink), People (yellow), Music (purple), Whatever (green), and Sports (orange). Stumps manage to juice the pot a LOT. Pat gets his three first in Movies, People, and Music. Karen gets three from Whatever, Places, and Movies. So far, the two have to work off of a $1900 bank to America's $1450.

Time for Hot Pursuit, where America makes bank seriously. Karen has quite a task ahead of her as she beats Pat, 6-4. America has a $50 lead going into the Head-to-Head, $3950 to $3900.

And now... Karen versus America!

- Authors for $500
- WWI for $1000
- Painters for $2000
- "Star Trek" for $3000
- Olympics for $4000
- Heavy Metal for $5000

Karen gets Authors... and Olympics, meaning, much to Karen's dismay, it's Heavy Metal for the game. Here's Gus from Rhode Island. "What popular metal rock band had the songs 'Enter Sandman' and 'Until It Sleeps'?" Now you and I know it's Metallica, but does Karen know? Yep. She wins $13,400!

 

Wheel of Fortune
by Jason Block

Air time: check local listings
Hosts: Pat Sajak & Vanna White
On the Web
: www.wheeloffortune.com  

Total for today: $101,665
Total for Week 4: $205,010
Total for the Season: $1,098,773
Bonus Win Percentage: 11/23
Gooseeggs: 6
Toss Up Sweeps/Group Misses: 5/1
Mystery Round Prizes won: 3
Car Wins: 0
$100,000 Losses/Wins: 1/0
$1,000,000 Losses/Wins:0/0
$1,000,000 Wedge Hit/Offered/Used 3/23/2
Wild Cards Hit/Offered/Used: 14/23/3
Prizes added to the wheel hit/won: 12/6
Gift Tags won: 5
Free Spins Hit/Used: 16/16
Jackpot wins: 0
$6,000 FINAL SPINS: 1/22
Best Week: Week 1 $253,796
Week 3 to Week 4: -$19,620
$1,000,000 Level Broken: 10/08/08
We are in the middle of some Extreme Adventures here on the Wheel!

The $1,000 Tossup is EVENT. Jouya Raskagar from Oakton, VA solved AMERICA'S CUP for $1,000. He is a public health researcher who speaks 4 languages and is engaged. Mary Fox is from Cape Coral, FL and is in insurance. She has 2 Kids, and loves the ocean. Cassandra Raskin and is a rocket scientist! Really. She graduated from USC and her fiancee is a rocket scientist as well.

The $2,000 Tossup is PLACE. Jouya quickly has $3,000 with AIRPORT LOUNGE. We add this to the wheel...a 3 day Scuba diving adventure with accomodations at the Buccaneer hotel in St.Croix worth $9,215. The category is SHOW BIZ. Jouya starts and misses. Mary misses. Cassandra hits and picks up the Million Dollar Wedge. She misses. Jouya misses. Mary misses. Cassandra solves IMAX MOVIE THEATER for $1,550 and the MDW.

The IHOP Jackpot Round is PHRASE...and a PRIZE PUZZLE. Mary starts, she picks up the Garman GPS Gift Tag. She picks up the Free Spin and $300 for the L. She hits Lose A Turn, uses the Free Spin, and solves MY LUCK IS ABOUT TO CHANGE for $2,800, the gift tag ...and a trip to Las Vegas! It's a trip to MGM Grand Hotel with Show Tickets and more from Vegas.com worth $5,200! If you have MD1632194, you are off to Vegas! Remember the SONY CARD BONUS! She has $9,000 in cash and prizes!

Campbells Mystery Round is QUOTATION. Cassandra starts. Will she risk the $1,950 for a shot at $10K and a loss of the MDW...no way! (Good Move). She picks up the Caribbean. She hits 2 $3,500 B's. She solves TO BOLDLY GO WHERE NO MAN HAS GONE BEFORE for $13,200 in cash and the trip! She has a total of $23,965 in cash, trip and MDW!

The $3,000 Tossup is FUN AND GAMES. Jouya sweeps the tossups with STEALING SECOND BASE for $6,000. It's LANDMARK. Jouya starts and hits Lose A Turn. Mary misses a vowel. Cassandra misses. Jouya hits 2 $5,000 F's and goes into a FINAL SPIN worth $1,600 a letter. Jouya solves THE PETRIFIED FOREST for $12,700. He leaves with $18,700--what a nice 2nd place total. Mary is in third place with $9,000...and a trip to Vegas...but Cassandra is going to the bonus round for the 2nd shot at the Million Dollars with $23,965 in cash and trips!

The pre bonus round total is $51,665--a great total by any standard. Everyone did well! But can Cassandra be the first to win the Million? Let's find out.

Just to remind you. The $1,000,000 wedge replaces the $100,000 wedge. She lands on the A in GAME. Her category is THING. With the RSTLNE and her choices of H D C A we have:

C H A R _ S _ A

To be a great player...you have to have CHARISMA. No Millionaire here...but we add $50,000 to her total for a huge total of $73,965 in cash and trip! Just to make it official...it was in the & today!
 

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
by Don Harpwood

Air time: check local listings
Host: Meredith Vieira
On the Web
: www.millionairetv.com   
  Jim Quay (Sandy Springs, GA) - Father and grandfather
Menu:
Lower - Entertaining Tips, Mickey D's, The Who, Familiar Phrases, Composting
Middle - Miami, Will Ferrell, Foreign Foods, Pokémon, Island Names
Upper - Novel Endings, Sloppy Seconds, George W. Bush, Heavy Medals, Big Bucks

Jim sweeps the lower tier (despite almost screwing up at $300), then moments later, this pops up...

[$8,000] (Foreign Foods)
Which of these dishes is traditionally prepared in a molcajete, a heavy bowl made of volcanic rock?
A: Kimchi
B: Tzatziki
C: Baba ganoush
D: Guacamole

Jim decides to ask the audience, and 55% are thinking D. He trusts them... and they're right!

[$16,000] (Pokémon)
As any Pokémon-loving kid could tell you, Pikachu is primarily what color?
A: Red
B: Yellow
C: Green
D: Blue

Unsure of this, Jim wants to know what the expert thinks. Jay Thomas says that he has a kid who is a huge fan of Japanese Anime, and he then says that it's B. Jim locks that in... and it's B!

[$25,000] (Island Names)
Because it was once a seabird habitat, which of these islands derives its name from a word meaning "pelicans"?
A: Manhattan
B: Nantucket
C: Oahu
D: Alcatraz

Jim uses the Double Dip. His first answer is D... and he has $25,000!

[$50,000] (Novel Endings)
In which of these novels is the last word of the novel the same as the title of the novel itself?
A: Lolita
B: Ulysses
C: Atonement
D: Deliverance

After giving it enough thought, Jim says A with 7 seconds left... and he's right!

[$100,000] (Sloppy Seconds)
Although he doesn't get as much credit, Alfred Russel Wallace proposed roughly the same major theory as what better-known scientist?
A: Niels Bohr
B: Isaac Newton
C: Charles Darwin
D: Albert Einstein

Jim calls his son-in-law, Charles, but unfortunately, he doesn't give his answer in time. So, Jim decides to walk. He was thinking B, but it's C, so it's a good thing he took the $50,000! And that is all for today!