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Mexicanos Dijeron by
Jason Hernandez, GSNN
Air time: 8p ET/7p CT on Telefutura
Host: Marco Antonio Regil |
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Family
Feud by Chico and Quisla Alexander, GSNN
Air time: Check listings or
familyfeud.com
Host: Richard Karn |
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Johnson
(Scott, Amy, Eric, Kelli, Kati) |
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Wiley
(Donald, Brenda, Kesha, Marvin, Rosemary); $20,000 |
Our good friend
Chris informs us that the "schedule on crack" will jump
again on Monday, so don't get too used to seeing the
Wileys or the Johnsons. (C-Note: Although judging from
the stunt pulled by the challengers today, do we really
want'em back? See, they all had fake redneck teeth on.
Scary, really. Have some respect, you're on syndicated
TV for bloody Christ... Heh...)
Round
1: some place a teenager complains about having to go (6).
School is tops for Donald. Church, a family function,
and the store come from the champs, while the
challengers get a chance to steal with the doctor's.
It's good for 93. Other answer: work.
Round 2: a word
or phrase that has the word "sponge" in it (6).
Spongebob Squarepants is your hero, and he's number one
for Brenda. Other sponges: sponge cake and sponge bath.
The Johnsons try again with kitchen sponge... Good for
87 more, 180 total. Other answer: sponge off people,
sponge mop.
I guess I should
get off them for the teeth then.... I guess.
Double Round:
besides the United States, a country you most admire
(full board). Eric gets #3, Italy, and plays it. Kelli
gets France, #5. England is good for #1. Canada is good
for #2. We heart Canada. Australia gives the bank enough
points for the Johnsons to put it away. All they have to
do now is get #6 or avoid a steal. It's up to Kati.
"They produce a lot of the cars we use, Japan." Not
there. Going to the Wileys. They say Europe... (C-Note:
If I may go on my soapbox for a moment... *pulls out
bullhorn*.. EUROPE IS NOT A COUNTRY!!!!)... Not
there, the Johnsons win it, 300-0. Other answer:
Ireland.
Scott & Amy get
the unabridged Fast Money round this time. First half:
Amy gets 55. Doesn't get any better for this crazy
episode as they take only 72, total of $360. |
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Jeopardy! by
Chico Alexander, GSNN
Air time: Check listings or
jeopardy.com
Host: Alex Trebek |
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Vik Vaz
(medical student from Austin, TX); $72,002, three
days |
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Jenn Carlson
(proposal writer from Foxborough, MA) |
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Adam Weinstein (graduate student from Ft.
Lauderdale, FL) |
Seems like we
forgot to credit Vik with $1000 yesterday. Our bad. On
today's special World AIDS Day show, ambassador Ashley
Judd will be giving us some clues on the epidemic. Vik
starts with $200 The Bill of Rights, finding the Daily
Double under $1000 Travel & Tourism. With $800 more than
both Jenn and Adam, he bets everything. The clue: this
cruise line's flagship is its sixth to bear the name
Rotterdam. "What is Holland America?" That... would've
gotten him $2400. Instead, he's zapped to nothingness on
"Royal Dutch." I'll give you a royal Dutch, Vik... *fist
shakey at the screen*
Ashley wraps up
this Jeopardy! round, as Jenn gets the last clue on the
board to go to -$600. Adam in the lead with $3200, while
Vik is in the middle with $1800... Royal Dutch indeed.
Jenn gets first pickings in Double Jeopardy!...
... with $400
Name That Poem, as Vik finds the first Daily Double
under $1200. Still at $1800 to Adam's 32, he risks the
max of $2000 on this: TS Eliot: "Let us go then, you and
I, when the evening is spread out against the sky."
"What is 'The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock'?" Better
than Royal Dutch, at least, it's right for $3800 and the
lead. He shoots into the lead when he hits Daily Double
#2, $2000 in And Now from the Briefing Room. Ahead by
$2200, Vik bets $3500 on the law invoked by Carter in
1978 to force coal miners back to work after a 3-month
strike. "What is Taft-Hartley?" Got it for $15,700. He
ends with that much, while Adam ends with $10,000. Jenn,
still in the red by $600, shirks off the stage
(literally) with $1000.
If you're in the
808, "Jeopardy!"'s a-coming! Register at jeopardy.com,
and you could be saying Aloha to Alex in person.
Final Jeopardy!
in "Geography": 10 million people live in this country
that is almost bisected by the second-longest river in
Europe. Correct question: What is Hungary?
Theoretically,
Vik can make six figs today with a right answer and a
big bet. But one thing stops in his way, as Adam is
right with $20,000. Vik is... wrong with Romania, which
means he'll leave with $74,002, and Adam will return to
defend tomorrow!
Royal Dutch...
*grumble grumble* |
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The
Price is Right by Travis Schario, GSNN
Air time: 11a ET/10a CT on CBS
(markets may vary)
Host: Bob Barker |
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Ahh. It's a new
month, so let's kick off December in high style. Here's
what went down at 7800 today.
Contestant Misty Shepherd kicks things off by claiming a
Vision folding elliptical trainer, priced at $1199, and
took a shot at a Chrysler Sebring convertible in Lucky
$even. Given the first digit, a 2, she lost $4 on her
first guess; 3 for a 7. Then, after losing another $2 on
her second guess; 4 for a 2, she busted out on the third
guess; 5 for a 3. Not a good start to December.
Next, contestant Barbara Highley captured a Rhythm USA
music box wall clock, worth $1099. She was then handed
the four Race Game tags; $650, $1250, $1686, $2100; for
a lot of good stuff: an Ibanez acoustic electric guitar
(?!); home, james! lead crystal stemware, Dunlop his &
her tennis equipment, and a Replogle illuminated globe.
Her first tag placing - 2100 1686 650 1250 - netted her
2 prizes. The second, switching $1250 for $1686, lost
her one prize. The final placing, switching $1250 for
$650, netted her NOTHING. The ARP's: 1250 1686 650 2100
Sorry, Barbara.
OK, so we're starting off with two total wipeouts. Let's
change things up, with the help of Lisa Beckham (no
relation). She captured a JBL home theater system ("just
add the TV"), worth $999, following an overbid. She took
her place next to Bob next to Door #2 for her shot at
Half of $20,000. She swept up a blender, beard trimmer,
electric toothbrush, buffet grill, binoculars, and RC
car to whittle the boxes to 1 and 14. She took 14 and,
with a very long build-up from Bob, ripped open the box
and the 10 Large cascaded to the floor. As the show cut
to break, Beckham was picking up all the loose money.
Will the second half stay on this high streak? We'll
soon find out. 2nd of the First Four, Kaye Christian
captured a Hatteras Hammocks outdoor cyprus swing,
valued at $1078. She ascended the Turntable to figure
ouf whether she was Coming or Going with a pair of Honda
CRF 150's. $8216 or $6128? She's going with $6128, and
going away with both motorcycles!
We're on a break-even pace now. First of the First Four,
Travis Gerrish, won a Nourison patriotic area rug with
some Alka-Seltzer liqui-gels, worth $1078. He also made
his way to the Turntable to Cover Up a Chevy Cobalt. The
initial setup:
6
1 9
0 3 4
1 7 6 2
1 6 1 7 1
3 4 6 0 3
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$2 2 5 8 0
(*setup courtesy Golden-Road.net)
Travis's first cover, $16,739, netted the first FOUR
correct! He replaces the 9 with a 4...nuh uh. Shoulda
been the 2.
OK, 2 for 5. Need one more to bat .500 today. Mary Ruth
Parram (with her 2-line nametag) claimed a Sony digital
video camera worth $570, after the second of today's
overbids. Her game: Pick a Pair for a 6-night trip to
Bangkok. She took the pound of Jelly Belly and the box
of Airborne for a pair of $6.99 groceries and is off to
Thailand.
Before we get to the Showcases, Barker showcased the
hidden talents of stuck-in-the-row-contestant Paul
Cassidy and Associate Producer "Fingers" Greco. Before
anyone spun in the 2nd Showdown, Paul and Fingers did
"The Gator" to the classic swing music of the jukebox
prize cue. Go Fingers!
NOW, on to the Showcases. Your Top Winner: LISA! Your
Runner-Up: KAYE! The first Showcase gave us the trials
and tribulations of Annie the Ant (played by Brandi
Sherwood). The prizes she encountered were a Heartland
"Flaming" refrigerator, a Golden West billiards table,
and a Ford Explorer XLS 4x2. After a short fit on the
reveal of the Explorer, Lisa bid $26,000.
The second Showcase gave us three prizes coming in to
Port o' Price. Aboard the prize barge, we have a Runco
42" plasma TV, a Pulaski china cabinet, and a
Beachcomber hot tub. Kaye bid $21,500 and garnered a
moan from the crowd. Were they right?
Lisa's bid of $26,000 was a far piece off (ARP: $36,300
Diff: $10,300). The audience may be wrong about Kaye's
bid. $10,300 is a far distance to shoot within. However,
Kaye did indeed go over (ARP: $18,520). Lisa walked away
with a total of $47,616.
STATS: 3/6; $66,419
REPORTER'S NOTE: OK, Rich is obviously getting less and
less audio airtime. Not only did Bob throw to break
after the 4th game, he also skipped a ticket plug! What
gives? |
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Trato
Hecho by Gordon Pepper, GSNN
Air time: Noon ET/11a CT on Univision
Host: Guillermo Huesca |
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Wheel
of Fortune by Chico Alexander, GSNN
Air time: Check listings or
wheeloffortune.com
Hosts: Pat Sajak & Vanna White |
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Where has the year
gone? Holiday Shopping Week continues into December as
BUTTERMILK BISCUITS are served with $1000 to mother
Lee'or Meyerson of Houston formerly. Janessa Fink of
Weaverly, IA is a senior at Iowa State studying
marketing in management. Santa Barbara engineer Jeff
Blau rounds out our motley crew tonight.
$2000 TV Title
Tossup GREY'S ANATOMY goes to Lee'or, as we put a trip
to San Francisco (not that far from where I grew up) to
shop at the Sharper Image. It's all worth $7500. First
spin round: Same Name. Lee'or makes a nice clip, but
Loses a Turn. Janessa picks it up with $2500 for each L,
two of them. But she learns of the used-letter board the
hard way. Jeff tries to solve PERSONAL REALITY CHECK for
$900... but forgets the ampersand. Lee'or gets the
ampersand and the $2650, $5650 so far.
Eggland's Best
Jackpot Round is a Phrase.... and a Prize Puzzle! You
know what that means. Lee'or spins Bankrupt, and $2100
goes bye-bye. Janessa gets back the Wheel... and for
$1950 solves THIS IS YOUR CAPTAIN SPEAKING... a phrase
you'll hear a LOT on your plane to Curacao! And you'll
be on the same plane with her if your Wheel Watcher ID
is AG03461. So far, she has $6620 and the lead.
Mystery Round:
It's all (a $10,000 Pricegrabber.com shopping spree) or
nothing. And it's Rhyme Time with crazy letters on the
board. Jeff alone gets seven T's for $2100 and six E's
for -$250. Lee'or gets her hands on the Wheel and spins
out Lose a Turn. Janessa gets a break... Break's over,
Lose a Turn. Jeff gets his hands back on the Wheel, and
picks up $1000 from Linens-N-Things... only to give it
all back. Lee'or picks up $1000 from homeclick.com...
only to Lose another blasted Turn. Janessa wipes
out all the consonants before solving GOOD NIGHT SLEEP
TIGHT DON'T LET THE BEDBUGS BITE for $2500, $9120 total.
$3000 Around The
House Tossup... That's a lot of GLASS CLEANER, as Lee'or
is three-for-three. On the Map is next, and we're into
the Final Spin with $1300 for each letter that isn't a
vowel. And like nothing, Janessa solves HOT SPRINGS
ARKANSAS for $1300 and the win with $10,420. Lee'or
leaves with $5650, while Jeff is out with a grand.
Bonus land time,
as we try and decipher a Thing. With the usual six and
her choices of HCG A, we get...
_ L _ _ _ _ _
No help. She
misses PLYWOOD, missing out on the Chrysler 300. But
still, a trip to Curacao and $10,420 in other stuff as
well ain't bad. |
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Who
Wants to Be a Millionaire by Don Harpwood, GSNN
Air time: Check listings or
millionairetv.com
Host: Meredith Vieira |
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From the end of
November, we go to the end of December. And I would like
to see someone at least get to the half-million dollar
question before the year is over...
Today's first player is Matt Blitzblau (Capron, IL).
Some of the advice given to Matt to help him relax in
the hot seat was to talk with Meredith a bit, and maybe
flirt. What about the advice of pretending that the
audience is in their underwear? "Wouldn't help." Okay,
then. Matt starts by knowing that a staircase outside a
building to be used in emergencies is known as a fire
escape (though it could also be useful as a blind date
escape hatch). He eventually completes the lower tier,
and soon enough, he sees this $4,000 question...
Sculling and sweeping are the two basic forms of what
athletic activity?
A: Horseback riding
B: Mountain climbing
C: Archery
D: Rowing
Matt asks the audience. 89% of the studio audience and
66% of the AIM users pick D, so that's what he goes
with... and they're right! Now, for $8,000...
After being fired, Serena Southerlyn asked the
surprising question "Is it because I'm a lesbian?" on a
2005 episode of what show?
A: CSI
B: Law & Order
C: ER
D: The West Wing
The 50:50 leaves B and D. Matt then decides to go with
D... but it's B! Darn. Well, he does have $1,000 to take
home.
Joely Cato (Columbus, OH) is next up. She once lived in
Alaska, and yet, she and her mom, who was in Ohio, sort
of watched this show together. How? Over the phone, of
course. But due to time differences, Joely's mom let her
know the answers before she saw the show herself, so she
could make it look like she knew everything while
watching! Interesting trick, but she doesn't have her
mom with her now (though she could come up as a
Phone-a-Friend). Joely begins by knowing that in the
classic nursery rhyme, Georgie Porgie made the girls cry
by kissing them (though I bet when they grow up, they'd
likely find leaving the seat up to be a bigger problem).
Soon, she secures $1,000, then has this for $2,000...
Once believed to be the time when witches appear, what
time of day is known as the "witching hour"?
A: Dusk
B: Dawn
C: Noon
D: Midnight
Joely turns to the audience for help. 85% of the studio
audience says D, and so does 65% of the AIM users. She
agrees... and is right! Another couple of questions
later, and this $16,000 question pops up...
In the U.S., what is the earliest calendar date on which
Memorial Day can fall?
A: May 22nd
B: May 23rd
C: May 24th
D: May 25th
She thinks it's C, so she picks it... but she's wrong!
It's D! Ouch. Another one bites the dust, and Joely is
going home with $1,000.
Next is Kendra Pierre-Louis (Bayside, NY), and she
happens to be heading to France as an English language
assistant a couple of days after this taping, so she
could use some money. So, she starts by knowing that
since 1995, celebrities wearing white mustaches have
appeared in a high-profile campaign for milk (good thing
it ain't lard; that would have been disgusting). Kendra
breezes through the lower tier, and a couple of
questions after that, she gets this, worth $8,000...
In French, "voilą" literally means what?
A: See there
B: Come to me
C: Here I am
D: Take that
Kendra has obviously brushed up on her French, since she
is going to France. She says A... and reaches $8,000!
And there's the horn. Kendra is on a roll, and she'll
try to keep it going tomorrow.
[Oh, and in case you didn't already know, Millionaire
will be taping at Walt Disney World on January 12-15,
with Walk In and Win tapings on the 14th.] |
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In Reruns Now:
Lingo
On The Cover
Pyramid
Shop 'til You Drop
Some game logo captures appear courtesy of Mike Klauss and Jay
Lewis
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