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October 12, 2007

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Round 1: something that's torture for a man to sit through (full board). Lucas goes with a wedding, #3. Chrissy's opera... only good for #4. Ballet is good for #5. Ramzi gets the biggun with a chick flick. Church is also there, but the Roussells would rather go shopping. They steal the 58. Other answers: Oprah, visit w/in-laws.

Round 2: another word for underwear (5). Boxers are #3. Panties... #1. Monique gets the question. Drawers are there as well. The McCoys get the shot with "tighty-whiteys". Nope! Roussells get the 123. Other answers: undergarments, underpants.

Double: an activity you do when your feet are not on the ground (5). Swimming beats skydiving, 1 to 3. Lori gets it. The champs blank, but can the McCoys steal with riding a bike? Yep. They get 84. Other answers: sleeping, swinging.

Triple: the biggest state in America (4). Ramzi goes with the correct answer, Alaska... #2. Laura gets #1 with Texas. California actually matches fact at #3. All together now.. "Atlanta is not a state." The McCoys can win this if Montana is up there... It's #4... and it's not there. Roussells win, 399-84. Other answer: New York. Before we get letters, remember that this is the documented and amalgamated opinion of 100 average Americans.

Fun fact: New York is actually the 27th largest state. It also ranks third in population to California and Texas.

Fast Money: Laura & Monique score 167 for $835, two days to $20,835!

In the nightcap, the Couchois family (CC, Josh, Patrick, Dayna, John) hope to kick some major Boutte (Martina, Michael, Candace, Yamisse, Brandon; $620). Couchois lead, 203-96. The tripler: something that's made for walking (4). These boots were made for #1, as Dayna wins the faceoff. A cane and a dog follow. Will the Bouttes steal with a treadmill? No! Couchois win, 482-96. Other answer: feet.

Fast Money: CC and Dayna get 210 for $20,000!

Remember, contestant applications are available at either 323.762.8467 or by visiting familyfeud.tv.

Michelle starts action with $600 Musical Theatre, playing the David Madden gambit. It works, as she jumps out to the early lead at the break with $5200 against Shay's $1200 and Elijah's $1400.

Elijah finds the Daily Double early under $1000 Mythology. He bets $1200 on this: the subject of a huge statue, this monster on the road to Thebes ate people who could not answer its riddle. "Who is the Sphinx?" Correct for $3600. He closes the gap with $7000 against Michelle's $7400. Shay with $3400 will start Double Jeopardy!...

... with $400 "B"s. Elijah finds the first Daily Double under $1600 Thomas Jefferson. He bets $3000 on this: in 1815, Thomas sold his collection of about 6700 of these to the government for $23,950. "What are books?" Correct for $10,000! Elijah hopes to complete the hat trick with $1200 Body Basics. He goes with $2400 on this: the dura mater is the outermost protective layer that covers the spinal cord & this organ. "What is the liver?" D'oh! It was the brain. He still leads with $8000, and bumps it to $12,000 going into the final. Shay plays with $9400, while Michelle still has $7000.

All of this week's players, in addition to what they make in the game, will get a copy of the Jeopardy! DVD home game. With buzzers. Yay, buzzers.

Final Jeopardy! in "The Movies": this 2003 film spawned a craze for clownfish in home aquariums. Correct response: what is "Finding Nemo"?

They're all right. Elijah's got the win with $18,300.

Rae is a "keen, as a collector" (AVID) fan of going to Vegas, and thanks to a Crossword Getaway, her wish comes true. Mike finds the Crossword Extra. He wagers $500 on this: take up again, as in acquaintance (- - N - -). RENEW is right for $600. He leads at the end of the round, $700 to $100.

Thinking about getting on the show? Practice with these "Merv Griffin's Crosswords" books.

You won't even have to deal with these guys... maybe.

Mike gets some "biscuits for tea time" (SCONEs) in Sonoma Valley, the second Getaway. The Extra goes to Rae, as she tries for $800 on this: Caramel like (- - - - Y). It wasn't "gooey", it was "CHEWY", leaving her with $800. Mike leads at the break, $2800 to $800.

Mike finds round 3's Crossword Extra. He fronts $600 on this: attorney's favorite name? (- - -) SUE gives him $4000. And the spoilers? Well, they get to watch this one, because Mike beats Rae for the win, $4300-$1300.

He's going to Sonoma, but is he taking another $2000 to Tortola? He will if he completes the puzzle. It all comes down to "it's sold by the yard (M A T E R - A L) with 35 on the clock. "MATERIAL." DONE! He wins $6300 and two trips!

If you think you can be a solver on "Crosswords", then call 323-762-8282.

Three way action into this flop: 7-3-9. Eli's got top two pair. Gut-shot straight draw for Barry. Turn: Q♣. Eli fires $19,000. Phil is all-in. Eli... calls. He needs to dodge a 7, Jack or Queen. River: 9♠. Eli wins $86,000 on 9s full of 3s.

With nothing left to lose, Phil goes all-in with 10-5 against Barry's Q-7. Flop: 6-2-4. Gut-shot for Phil. Turn: 2♣. Phil needs a 3, a 5, or a 10 to stay alive. River: 3♥. Whew! Phil doubles up to $37,200.

Phil's all-in with 10-9♦. Barry calls with A-8♠. Flop: 8-6-J. Barry pairs 8s. Turn: 9♠. Phil pairs 9. Barry needs an 8 or an Ace.. River: 5♥, and Barry is out in fourth.

Blinds are up to $3000 and $6000, a new record for PAD. Phil goes all-in with A-8 against Allan's A-3♣. Flop: 2-5-Q. Phil still has the lead. Turn: K♦. River: 2♥. This pot's going both ways, with both Allan and Phil getting about $72,000 a piece.

Phil's all-in again with A-J♠. Allan has K-Q. Flop: 9-5-K, two spades. Allen pairs Kings, while Phil comes up with the draw. Turn: 3♣. River: 6♥. Which means that Allan Cunningham and Eli Elezra are heads up.

It all comes down to this hand. Eli has Q-8♣ to Allan's A-10♠. Eli's all in with this flop: 3-7-10. Allan pairs 10. Turn: 5♣. Eli needs a club or a Queen to stay alive. River: K♥. And this match is over, with Allan Cunningham picking up $300,000 and this week's title.

We're rerunning the season opener next week. Enjoy the director's cut tomorrow.

The men lead, 184-112.

Triple: a place you would see a torch (3). Robert gets #2, on the Statue of Liberty. Eleisa gets #1, at the Olympics. The guys have one more shot at it with a cave. Got it for the win, 364-112.

Dinero Rápido: Robert pulls "buena suerte". He and Luis get 133 for $500 more, giving them $1500.

Now back to the families...

Ortiz lead, 172-161.

Triple: a friend or relative of Donald Duck (4). Alex fires with Mickey Mouse for #1. Goofy is good for #4. The Ortiz sew up the game by stealing the bank with Daisy, 367-161. Other answer: Pluto.

Dinero Rápido: Mayra pulls... "buena suerte". She and Enrique get 184 for $500. That gives them $6000.

Char thought she of the swan dress was Bjorn (it was Bjork), dropping to 15 at the end of the first Speed Round. Tanisha stays at 20, but Shelly completely owns it with T$30. Shelly gets a shot at an opal-diamond ring, a gold watch, and soaps & creams from Crabtree & Evelyn. Total: $1753. "With this ring (and T$12), I thee tempt." Rossi drops it to 10. SOLD!

Fame Game: After five clues, Shelly fires with THE EASTER BUNNY for T$35.

Wild ride in the Knock-Off Round: Movies that Inspired Theme Park Rides. Tanisha gets the big 10 with "Men in Black." Can Shelly find the $15 answer? "Gladiator"? Knock-off. "The Matrix"? Knock-off. Break for Tanisha. She goes with "Toy Story"... $15! She leads with 52. Char has 21. Shelly has 45. Tanisha gets to RSVP to "Tony & Tina's Wedding". Two tickets to Vegas and the show, all worth $2300. It's Tanisha's for T$10. How about T$8? How about $100 gambling money? SOLD! That's $2400 to Tanisha.

Speed Round 2: Home Decorator or Country Singer? Shelly was on fire there with T$80 against Tanisha's T$49 and Char's T$26. Now Shelly's got a shot at some Instant Cash. Will she give up T$31 for $2500? She's in! Going with the brown... and giving up the lead was worth it! She's got $2500!

All of a sudden, it's anyone's game. Final Speed Round, and Shelly slaps the buzzer crazy to win with T$89. Tanisha has 59 and the trip to Vegas. Char has 26 and some of Rossi's love-and-hugs.

So far, Shelly's got T$287. She's two away from the HDTV. Today in Super Knock-Off: Airlines Still in Business. Northwest... T$25. Alaska... T$25. Shelly stops it there. Song was a knock-off. Knows when to hold'em, she does. The other correct answers: AirTran, Frontier, Ted, and Midwest. Ted was worth $100.

T$337 is quite enough for Shelly to go shopping. She's leaving with an HDTV and a lot of popcorn. She leaves with $10,368 in cash and prizes.

Another happy fun game of TTQ begins with the tossup... WHAT COUNTRY MAKES CORONA BEER? David gets control with Mexico. The answer to our first question: collie. The question to that first question: WHAT BREED OF DOG IS LASSIE? David has a 10-point lead, 13-3.

Next answer is Nicole Kidman. The correct answer... true story: WHAT STAR OF "THE INVASION" WAS BORN IN HAWAII? David takes another one holding onto the lead, 25-21.

Next answer... Piccolo. David has the question again with THE NAME OF WHAT SMALL FLUTE MEANS "SMALL" IN ITALIAN? He leads at the half, 47-24.

First answer of round 2 has seven letters. Susie fills in WHAT STATE HAS THE SMALLEST POPULATION? "Wyoming." That's the question for 44 to David's 71.

Next question. Answer: another two words, 3 and 5. Running out of time, so we fill in WHAT STAR IS A RELATED TO LINCOLN'S MOTHER? "Tom Hanks" is right, but "A related"? Oh well. David wins, 95-60.

After 95 seconds of questions, David tries his hand at this...

Wh. w.. k..w. .. the quee. .. the .ile? ---------

"WHO WAS KNOWN AS THE QUEEN OF THE NILE? Cleopatra." THAT's the question for $5000!