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100 Mexicanos Dijeron by Jason Hernandez, GSNN

Air time: 7p ET/6p CT on Telefutura
Host: Marco Antonio Regil

STAY TUNED...

Family Feud by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time: Check listings or familyfeud.com
Host: Richard Karn

Bobo (Casey, Kimette, Cher'ron, Inous, Margie); $20,880, two days

Senerchia (Desiree, Vinny, Gidget, Mark, Jayme) from Queens, NY

You're not reading double. For the second time in two weeks, a technical fault forces a family back into a rematch. Round 1: a questino single women hate to be asked (6). "How old are you?" is number 2, but Desiree gets #1, "Don't you want to get married?" Nothing from that control, which gives the Bobos the option with "about my weight." It's good for 77. Other answers: Are you dating?, Zodiac sign?, Are you gay?

Remember, the non-scientific opinion of 100 average Americans. Round 2: a specific place at the office where people sneak off for romantic encounters (7). Supply closet is good for #2, giving the Bobos control. Cher'ron gets #1, the closet. Also on the board: bathroom, copy room, break room. The Senerchias try and steal with the conference room. Good for 81 and the lead. Other answer: stairwell.

Double Round: something that's big and yellow (full board). Gidget gets #3, the sun, but elects to pass. Inous gets #2, Big Bird. Kimette gets #4, a banana. The Senerchias steal with a school bus, giving them #1 and 181. Other answers: squash, taxicab.

Triple Round: a holiday or an occasion that's fun for kids but work for parents (4). Inous gets #1, Christmas. Birthdays, Easter, and Halloween sweep it for the champs, 341-181

Casey & Kimette try to duplicate yesterday's Fast Money feat, but they only manage $525 for a three day take of $21,405.

Jeopardy! by Chico Alexander, GSNN

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

Maria Wenglinski (teacher orig. from Salt Lake City); $6000

Jeremy Evans (tech advisor from Inglewood, OH)

Philip Huang (attorney from Irvine, CA)

A visit to Avenue Q is in the offing today. If you've seen it, you know that it's definitely NOT for the kids, despite the use of puppetry. Maria starts this match with $200 in Dr. Phil, Shakespearean Counselor, but Jeremy takes over and finds the Daily Double under $1000 Name the Year. With $1400 and the lead, he goes all-in. The clue: the United Nations officially came into existence on October 24 of this year. "What is 1948?" Nope, it was 1945. Luckily it's still early.

It's break time, and Maria leads it, $7299 to Philip's $3200. Meanwhile, Jeremy, at $1600 and never fully recovering from that early Daily Double sting, needs to find a rhythm as he starts Double Jeopardy!...

... with $400 Puppetry on Broadway. First Daily Double goes to Maria at $1600 Even Stephen. With a big lead, she fronts $5000 on the senator who advocated annexing Cuba in 1847. "Who is Stephen Douglas?" Correct for $20,600. Maria also gets the second, $1200 Alliterative Responses. With $24,600, she goes $5000 again. The clue: this term's original meaning was cash that a woman carries on a date in case she has to ditch her escort. "What is mad money?" Right for $29,600. And it's hers to lose at $31,600 to Philip's $7600 and Jeremy's $4400. She is scary good. Time for a shootout.

Final Jeopardy! in "The Old West": this outlaw's father, a minister, gave him his first & middle names after an 18th Century English clergyman. Correct query: Who was John Wesley Hardin?

You remember what I said about Maria being scary good? I meant it. She adds another $15,000 to today's total, giving her $46,600 for today, and $52,600 for two days.

The Price is Right by Travis Schario, GSNN

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

All Saint's Day is upon the crew at 7800. Behold the happenings and the goings-on!

Contestant Chris Barbera (no relation), after capturing a Honda CRF 150 motorcycle ($3064), he had his chance at 10 Large in 1/2 Off. Barbera swept thru his 6 small prizes (toaster oven, 20Q game, laser measurer, desk clock/radio/calculator, coin sorter, retro phone) and took the boxes to 10 and 15. His pick, 10, turned up empty. Stash was in lucky 15.

Next act, contestant Jocylene Boes snagged a Whirlpool fridge/freezer valued at $999. Put on your running shoes, Miss Boes, it's Race Game time. Here are your prices: $670, $960, $1399, $1687. Your prizes: a Dell computer, Rosenthal crystal stemware, SportsArt C51R recumbent bike, Snow King snow blower. Her first two tries at the tags yielded no correct answers. After her third placing (1687 670 960 1399), the display read (1) but she actually got (2) right. She made one final change with 3 seconds remaining and had (1) right. However, and these were Bob's paraphrased words, since the display error may have confused her, she gets all four prizes. Our first TECHNICAL WIN of the season, IINM.

How are we to follow up the Race Game debacle? How about with another 1-bid and pricing game? Sounds good to contestant Scott Gutman. He took away from the Row a set of DK gardening books, valued at $640. Swing the Turntable 'round for Any Number for an Ashley Casa Mollino Claret sofa or a Ford Focus ZXWSE. After only 7 selections, he won the car ($18,625). Here's how the board looked to reveal all prices:

Car 1 8 6 2 5
Sofa    9 1 0
Bank    7.3 4

Gutman was so elated about his win, he BOUNDED off the Turntable, ran across the stage, shook hands with Rich (who proceeded to laugh like a madman), ran back to the Turntable, then (directed by Bob) shook hands with Jeff and Barney. Fade to break with Bob laughing as hard as Rich.

Let's change things up for Act IV, shall we? Let's have a set of SportStuff pool and beach lounges valued at $630. Let's have contestant James Laban, and have him play Double Prices behind the Giant Price Tag (!) for a Ridgeway Lexington grandfather clock. Let's also have Laban pick $3150 over $2475. Did he win? Of course. Moving on...

From grandfather clocks to electric fireplaces. Contestant Ashley Sherman claimed a Dimplex Symphony Ovation fireplace ($1199) and played Dice Game for a Ford F150. Here's how the game went:

   [5] 5 [4][ ]
[1] 1 4 4 2 $15,541 LOSS
      [ ][4] 1

Sorry, Ashley.

Let's wrap things up in the Game Gauntlet with 19-year-old birthday girl Eunice Chun. She captured a $999 Pfaff sewing machine and played Hi Lo for a trip to Mexico City and a set of Dan Deutsch sun specs, $4183. Of the products; David sunflower seeds, Carapelli olive oil, Flexitol heel balm, Jolly Time Healthy Pop, Hershey's Syrup, and Citrucel fiber; she selected the fiber ($12.25), the balm ($6.99), and the oil ($5.49) and won a birthday vacation.

Let's head to the Showcases. The birthday girl is the Top Winner and the 1/2 Off heartbreak is the Runner-Up (after $1000 on the Wheel spun his way). Showcase #1 presented Daisy Dullard and her dreams of a better life. A Motorola cell phone, a Corsican Coventry brass bed with dormia.com mattress set, and a 10 night cruise to Tahiti were the prizes that Eunice passed (wait...PASSED?!?) to Chris. His bid: $12,995.

Showcase #2 contained a year's supply of FTD floral arrangements (1 per month), a Broyhill King's Crossing dining room with Noritake china, and a DH Baldwin upright piano. Eunice's bid: $10,873 (?!).

Both bids weren't too bad today. Eunice was only $4252 off (ARP: $15,125). However, Chris was a might bit closer, only $1998 off (ARP: $14,993). Chris's total take: $19,361 (coulda been $29,361 had he taken 15).

STATS: 3/5 + 1 Technical; $54,502

REPORTER'S QUESTION: Is it me, or have the Showcases been kinda chintzy this week thus far? Are they leading up to something big?

Score by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time: 4:30p ET/3:30p CT on MTV
Host: Ryan Cabrera

Olivia (20; Brooklyn, NY; singer); eats frogurt for breakfast, lunch, and dinner

Summer (19; Sedona, AZ; songwriter); likes Tom Petty, wrote songs as early as 5th grade

Siaka Maskor (22; Evanston, IL; former college runningback); name means "chief" in Liberian culture, loves to dance, played at Iowa, is a ninja

Ryan promises a former running back who can literally kill you before you knew you were dead. How is this? Because he knows ninjitsu. That's right, for the first time in recent history, a ninja is on a game show. Siaka's words: Siaka, runningback, dance, ninjitsu. On the line: a trip to Cabo San Lucas.

First in the writing room, Summer, who wants something "kinda swingy, kinda bluesy." Meanwhile, Olivia wants to get jazzy. Meanwhile, she's a full a cappella chorus within one person. That's... wow. Ryan's notes on Summer: a little concerned with how to explain the song to the band when you're not a musician.

Switch! Once again, Olivia has no words, content in singing in "da da da". She wants to get away from elevator music. She knows exactly what she wants. Meanwhile, Summer needs to decide between 4/4 and 6/8 time... and she needs to do it quickly. Olivia, meanwhile, wants to find a pair of, say it with me now... maracas. Ryan's notes: two words... NOT FINISHED!

Who wants to win their very own ninja? Siaka is tucked away in isolation. Olivia is first with "Back To You." Sounds like what Norah Jones would sound like if she had a beat backing her. "Wow. The fact that she actually got 'ninjitsu' in there and made it work is very impressive."

Summer thinks she has this one in her belt. "Explore" is her song. "That was amazing. Just the soul behind it."

Two interesting choices. I'd be happy with either one of them. Five or ten seconds later, Siaka makes his choice... He picked Summer.

Wheel of Fortune by Jason Block, GSNN

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

We are in a new month and a new day...the 2nd day of NBA week on WOF! We have Emeka Okafor of the Charlotte Bobcats playing for the American Red Cross and the YMCA of Greater Charlotte. Richard Hamilton of the Detroit Pistons is playing for the American Red Cross and the Rip City Foundation. Ben Gordon of the Chicago Bulls is playing for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Mount Vernon! And here we go! The $1,000 Tossup is THING. Devin Van Ryper is a banker from Charlotte, NC. He solved AUTOGRAPHED JERSEY for $1,000. He is playing with Emeka Okafor of the Charlotte Bobcats. Aniela Bosca is from Port Huron, Michigan. She is playing with Richard Hamilton of the Detroit Pistons. Sola Belogan is a student at the University of Illinois. She is playing with Ben Gordon of the Chicago Bulls.

The $2,000 Tossup is next. It's Living Thing. Sola rings in accidentally. Aniela and Richard solve BLOODHOUND. They have $2,000. And to add our prize to the wheel, we have 6 time WNBA All- Star Lisa Leslie of the Los Angeles Sparks to describe our prize. It's a VIP trip to the WNBA 2006 All-Star Weekend worth $5,500! The category is PLACE...and it's a PRIZE PUZZLE. They start and hit Bankrupt...over to Sola and Ben. They hit the $2,500 wedge and 2 H's. They hit Lose A Turn...over to Devin and Emeka...they hit Bankrupt...back to Aniela and Richard. They hit the $1,000 nbastore.com shopping spree. She misses a vowel...over to Sola and Ben...they hit Lose A Turn...over to Devin and Emeka. They hit and pick up the VIP WNBA trip. They hit and pick up the Free Spin. They solve THE LAND OF LEPRECHAUNS for $500. That of course is Ireland! It's an Insight Vacations tour of Ireland worth $4,950! And if you have the ID of JK02481...you are off to the Emerald Isle. That round was worth $10,950 and he has $11,950!

The jackpot round is sponsored by Eggland's Best Eggs. The category for this round is SLOGAN. Sola and Ben start. They miss...over to Devin and Emeka. They miss...over to Aniela and Richard. They miss...back to Sola and Ben. They hit the jackpot wedge, but cant solve. They solve ADVANCED MEDICINE FOR PAIN for $4,700. They say Tylenol, but it is ADVIL. They have $4,700.

The mystery round prize is $10,000. The category is BEFORE AND AFTER. Emeka and Devin start. They miss on the mystery wedge and use the free spin...next spin lose a turn...over to Aniela and Richard. They hit the mystery wedge and risk $1,000...and hit Bankrupt. Over to Sola and Ben. They hit Bankrupt...over to Emeka and Devin. They solve THREE-POINT SHOT IN THE ARM for $2,600. They have $14,550 in cash and prizes!

The big winner of this week gets a trip to the 2006 All-Star Game in Houston, Texas. This package includes airfare, hotel and VIP Access to all NBA All-Star Events. We also are including apparel from Reebok...and a Spalding Basketball package including hoops and balls, as well as autographed NBA Memorabilia with a DirecTV System with NBA League Pass!

The $3,000 Tossup is next. PROPER NAME. Aniela and Richard have $3,000 with MARIAH CAREY. They are up to $5,000. Final Spin Time with $1,300 a letter tonight...PERSON is the category. Sola and Ben solve FORMER EMPLOYER for $1,300. They leave with $6,000. Ben is getting $10,000 for his charity. Aniela and Richard leave with $5,000 in tossup money...but Richard gets $10,000 for his charity. But Emeka and Devin are our winners with $14,550 for himself and his charity!

Can Devin win more? They land on the **** wedge. Their category is PHRASE. With the RSTLNE we have:

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T R _ _ _ L E

They choose DMCI (no help). Emeka was the one who got this one! Of course he would have known FOUL TROUBLE. No trouble here, as we add $45,000 to Devin's total. They win $59,550 in cash and prizes for Devin. And Emeka gets that for the charities he is playing for! Great job!

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire by Don Harpwood, GSNN

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

Yesterday, Mark O'Byrne (New York, NY) got to the $16,000 level, with 1 lifeline left. How much farther will he go?

During the audition, when they announced the numbers of those who passed the test, Mark thought that he didn't hear his number, so he was on his way out. But then, he asked the producers about one of the numbers, whether it was 50 or 60. They said 50, which was his number. Talk about a close call, eh? Anyway, the game resumes with this question, worth $25,000...

The famous Woodstock music festival was staged in 1969 in what small New York town?
A: Rhinebeck
B: Bethel
C: Newburgh
D: Saugerties

Mark decides to call his twin brother, Mike, and he's sure that it's D. Mark trusts him and goes with D... but he's wrong! It's B! Ouch. And Just like that, Mark is going home with $1,000, though I bet he's going to want to talk to his brother about this.

Next up is Jose Torres (Perth Amboy, NJ). He apparently has the type of smile that will let him sell just about anything. And he says he's an honest salesman, though "almost to a fault". Anyway, Jose starts by knowing that by banning the sale of "intoxicated liquors," the Constitution's 18th Amendment began a period in U.S. history known as Prohibition (though I bet some alcoholics from then would rather have referred to it as a Huge Drag). After a few more questions, he attempts to lock in $1,000 with this...

Which of these classic games comes equipped with a timer?
A: Trivial Pursuit
B: Pictionary
C: Scrabble
D: Twister

Jose asks the audience. 77% of the studio audience and 75% of the AIM users pick B. Jose goes with that... and he has $1,000! Soon enough, he then gets to this $4,000 question...

What television show is said to have been inspired by a two-word memo that simply read "MTV Cops"?
A: Hill Street Blues
B: NYPD Blue
C: Miami Vice
D: Law & Order

The 50:50 leaves B and C. It's not enough help, though, so Jose calls a co-worker, Matt. Matt is absolutely sure that it's C, so Jose goes with that... and he's right! He then gets to $8,000, but he has to stop at the $16,000 level due to not knowing how many times greater in magnitude a 7.0 earthquake is than a 5.0 earthquake (100). But hey, $8,000 is not bad. It could have been worse.

The next player is Pam Fitzsimmons (New York, NY), and she tends to have trouble with directions. Good thing the people backstage were kind enough to direct her to where she needs to be. Pam starts by knowing that it's a magician that is often referred to as an "illusionist" (though some may say that a White House Press Secretary could be considered a different type of "illusionist"). She has no problems along the way, knowing things such as what the W in the police abbreviation SWAT stands for (Weapons), and what state's ballots were available in English, Spanish, Navajo, Apache, and Pueblo during the 2004 election (New Mexico), as she gets to $2,000.

And that's where they stop for today. Pam will be back in the hot seat tomorrow.