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Cash Cab by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time: 6p ET/5p CT on Discovery
Host: Ben Bailey

First in the Cash Cab tonight are Renee & Artesia, going to Union Square East. They sweep the $25 questions. They have to use the street shout here: What line from "Gone with the Wind" was chosen by the AFI as the best movie line of all time? No idea all around for a strike. Correct: "Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn." They get $200 at the Red Light Challenge: according to a survey, name five of the seven most lucrative fast-food chains in America. They get McDonalds, Burger King... and that's it. Also acceptable: Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Subway. They end up at Union Square at $750! But will they risk it for a Video Bonus? They're going for it! The question: This rambling estate and tourist attraction in San Simeon, CA, was once home to what famed newspaper mogul? They go with Rupert Murdoch... It was William Randolph Hearst. Sorry, girls. No money today.

Next passenger: Dave O'Gara, going to Bleecker & MacDougal. Short ride begins with a $25-tier sweep. Time to pull out the phone to figure out Prince Charles' last name. Calling dad... He doesn't know. He goes with Lancaster.. but it was Windsor. First strike. But that's it, as Dave wins $200... unless he wants to go for one more ride on the video. "I'll take the $200." And sure enough, he does. "Take care, Bailey." The Cab rolls on to...

Chambers & Hudson to drop off Aussie John, British John, and American Mike. They sweep the lower tier and get $250 pulling into the Red Light Challenge: the five best hands you can have in a game of poker with no wild cards. They get the royal flush, the straight flush, the four of a kind, the flush, and the full house for $250, doubling the bank to $500. They sweep the $50 tier. They get their first strike on $100: prove you love Earth by naming one of the three layers that make up the planet. They go with ozone layer. Wrong. "Son of a (^_^)." Core, crust, or mantle. After his "final answer, baby cheeks", the guys get $950 and go crazy like this is a pub quiz or something. But will they risk it? "$950, done."

Taking the Toyota for another go with Carin, going to the PATH. She gets the $25 tier, all four of it. She gets a Red Light Challenge triggered at $200. The question: five of the six most recent First Ladies of the United States. Laura Bush, Barbara Bush, Hillary Clinton, Nancy Reagan... Missed Roslyn Carter and Betty Ford. She sweeps the $50 tier, but has to use the mobile shout to ask her boyfriend who produced the 727, since discontinued. Boeing is right for $700. We go to the street midtown as she needs to figure out who Scott McClellan replaced in 2003. No one knows, as Ari Fleischer gets her her first strike. She gets another strike, but no time for a third, as she wins $700. Will Carin take the video? No way.

We're going to 58th between CPW & Columbus with Susan & George. They get their first strike when they can't place Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer on "24" (they say "Monk"). They have to shout out at midtown to remember William Frederick Cody's nickname. And it isn't "Wild Bill"... It was Buffalo Bill. One more and it's out in the rain. Literally. Susan has to use the mobile shout out to call her friend Steve on this: in 1996, Sarah McLachlan started what concert tour for fellow female musicians? "Woman's World Tour for Peace?" Nope. The Lillith Fair. Three strikes... out of Ben's cab.

As night falls upon the city, Ben picks up Hal & Jason to take to 23rd & Madison. Long ride means big money. They get the first $25ers. Going to Park Ave. for the street shoutout: what type of jacket known for its stand up collar is named for a prime minister of India? The street shout out doesn't know. Correct: the Nehru jacket. The good news: it's time for a Red Light Challenge: name four of the six US presidents named James. Madison... Carter... Only two. Buchanan, Monroe, Garfield, and Polk were the others. All in all, they pick up $250. But will they keep it? Or is it Video time? Let's... not and say we did. That's $250.

100 Mexicanos Dijeron by Jason Hernandez, GSNN

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

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Family Feud by Chico Alexander, GSNN

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

Kempton (Rick, Elisa, Lee, Alana, Mike)

Broadous (Lillian, Deborah, Angelica, Michelle, Shyann); two days, $1480

The Messengers take a break as Family Feud rolls out its special AstraZeneca breast-cancer awareness episode (which really should've aired last month, but oh well). We're all wearing our pink ribbons as we set up the board for... Round 1: a talk show where at least one of the guests always ends up crying (5). Oprah is number one (isn't she always) for the champs. Montel, Dr. Phil, Maury, and Jerry Springer do it for 95.

Round 2: a song with the color "yellow" in the title (6). Deborah gets #1, "Yellow Submarine". "Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Old Oak Tree", and "Yellow Brick Road" make the survey. The Kemptons call "Mellow Yellow". Got it for 79. Other answers: "The Yellow Rose of Texas" (said by Richard), "Yellow Bird".

For more information on AstraZeneca's ongoing fight against breast cancer, please call 1.888.477.1677 or visit getbcfacts.com. Double Round: 100 married women, something your husband does every weekend (full board). Watching sports is #1 for Angelica. Yard work and playing sports make the list. The Kemptons hope for working in the kitchen (after being asked to specify what on the house they would work on). "If it's there, I would like to talk to those women." Start asking Fremantle for addresses, Richard; it's number six! Other answer: Sleep/lounge, drink. Kemptons lead, 175-95 going into...

Triple Round: something people have to squeeze into (4). Blue jeans (and all clothes for that matter) give the bank 81 times 3 as Michelle wins the faceoff. Car follows, but the Kemptons get one last chance... "Seat." More specific... "Like a chair." A chair? "In the kitchen." Okay. Not there! Broadouses win, 377-175. Other answers: restaurant booth, parking space. The Parking Spaces strike again!!!

The Parking Spaces can't help Shyann and Michelle take Fast Money, but they don't need the help, they got the $20,000 for a three-day total of $21,480. Not only that, but the Feud and AstraZeneca are donating $5000 to Sisters Network for breast cancer research. How nice of them.

Jeopardy! by Chico Alexander, GSNN

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

Leeaundra (Lee) Temescu (communications coach orig. from Troy, MI); $20,001

Beth Klein (mom/assistant editor from Boynton Beach, FL)

Elaine Henderson (children's encyclopedia editor from New Milford, CT)

Three beautiful, intelligent women... And one of them on coin. That one, Leeaundra starts with $200 Seeing "Red". So far, it's Beth coming out as the aggressor, with $4200 to Leeaundra's $2000. Elaine, still waiting to make her move.

Beth picks up the Daily Double under $1000 National Currencies. So far, she's blowing up in the lead at $6800. She only bets $800 on this: countries that use the rupee include India, Pakistan, Bhutan & this other Himalayan kingdom. "What is Nepal?" Right for $7600! Elaine finally gets on the board, but with $1400 to Leeaundra's $1800 and Beth's $6800 at the half, it is her that will start Double Jeopardy!...

... with $400 Presidents Who Died In Office. Leeaundra finds the Daily Double under $1600 Legalese. In third by quite a margin, she says what we like to hear... "Go big or stay home." All or nothing on this: a word meaning mournful has the same origin as this word for the person who initiates the lawsuit. "What is plaintiff?" Right for the lead at $9200! She also picks up the second, $1200 Chicago. After a scoring change affecting Beth, Leeaundra wagers $1800 on this: remove 1 letter from thie name of a plaza in Dallas & you get this plaza in Chicago's Loop. "It's hopeless." No, it's Daley. She has $9000. That's where she ends with Beth still at $8400. Elaine with $6200, very much in it as well.

Final Jeopardy! in "20th Century Innovations": after watching smoke emitted by WWI airplanes, Major JC Savage developed the technique for this. Correct question: What is skywriting?

Elaine is right... in fact, she's the only one right, ending up with $8700 to Leeaundra's $9000. Anything less than three bills... And she goes home with $22,001. Elaine returns to defend Monday!

The Price is Right by Travis Scahrio, GSNN

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

Ah, the end of the week and a wonderful, snowy weekend forecasted for the northeast. So, let's see how things out in Sunny Southern California went to day. Here, for your enjoyment, are the goings-on in 7800 today.

Things kickoff quickly with Alexander Navarro picking up a Backyard Adventures outdoor playhouse ($3230). Fellow First Four selection, Darla Barrow, bid $5000 on the playhouse, and drew a groan from the audience. After ascending the stairs and complementing Bob, out rolled a Dodge Caravan SE for Lucky $even. Alexander ran the numbers well, not losing more than $2 on any one guess. He picked up the $19,834 van after paying back the only dollar he had left. Well played.

Next contestant: Mark Tuberholtz. His IUFB: a $850 set of Fitz & Floyd serving pieces, following an overbid (with Darla bidding $6000). His game: Punch-A-Bunch for $10K. He managed to sweep up four punches with a humidifier, wireless headphones, an RC car, and "Pipeline" from University Games. His first two punches were both $100. Pulling the slip out of hole 38, Bob asks how much it will take Mark to stop. Without hesitation, he claims, "$10,000!!" Bob reveals the $5000, and Mark says, "I'LL STOP! I LIED! I'LL STOP!!" He takes the $5000 and leaves the fourth punch unrevealed.

Let's give First Four pick Paulette Pace a shot at the stage. She captured a set of Halex family games, including Foosball, Marble Soccer, and Air Hockey; valued at $900, following an overbid (Darla's bid first was $2000). Her game: the quick and trusty Double Prices for a screen gazebo. $7500 or $6800? She goes with $6800 and wins. Wonderful! Following a 90¢ Spinoff, Paulette won her way to the Showcases - 45 to 30.

Before going to break, they did the CBS.com ticket plug again. Awesome!

To start the second half, let's give Adam Clove a shot. He picked up a Pulaski curio cabinet ($1500; Darla bid $3000), and made his way to the Turntable for a trip back in time to March 1997 with Now....or Then. Picking Miracle Whip ($3.19 THEN) and Poligrip ($3.55 NOW) at the top and bottom and being wrong on both accounts blocked him from 3-in-a-row and the trip to Puerto Vallarta.

Now, we have a Honda CRF 80 offroad bike, valued at $2014. Who picks it up? None other than our BIG SPENDER, DARLA with a bid of $1795. Her game: Credit Card (oh, no) for a TV/DVD/VCR Combo, a Howard Miller floor clock, a set of 6 Igloo coolers, a Corsican rabbit daybed, and a 5 horsepower snowblower. Her Credit Limit: $2000 (double oh, no). Her first pick: the daybed (triple oh, no): $1230. Her next pick: the TV for $499. New limit: $271 and Bob asks Roger if she can buy just one cooler. He says no, but Darla asks for just one anyway. Instead, she buys all 6 for $605 and goes broke. The rest of the prices are unrevealed.

OK, we've hit a dry spell. Two losers after two winners and a bailout. Nadine Brown, turn things around. She picked up a Peavey electric guitar and amp ($770), and played Dice Game for a Ford Focus ZX3SE. Her rolls: 3,5,4,4. Her calls: H,L,H,H. ARP: $16,215. All but one call was right. So the day ends 2-3-1. However, Nadine did make it to the Showcases after a 75¢ spinoff - 65 to 25.

With a resounding "Ooooooooooooooh" from the audience, here cometh Showcase #1. Filled with "Tops", we have a collection of spinning tops, a trip to Malaysia, and a Chrysler Sebring Convertible. Paulette's bid: $23,000.

Showcase #2 was the simple Showcase of Hawaiian Flowers from Big Island Farms, a Broyhill living room with HWM carpeting, and a Sonoma Symphony spa. Nadine's bid: $14,000.

Paulette was off the scent of her Showcase (ARP: $35,269; Diff: $12,269). Nadine, on the other hand, was almost on the NOSE (ARP: $16,000; Diff: $2000). Had she only bid $16,000; she would have been EXACTLY RIGHT!! Her take on the day: $16,770.

STATS: 2-3-1; $63,320

Trato Hecho by Gordon Pepper, GSNN

Air time: Noon ET/11a CT on Univision
Host: Guillermo Huesca

I type this up with a very heavy heart. According to many sources, this will be the last episode of Trato Hecho to air on Univision. No more Gran Trato. No more Super Pollo. No more Franken-Chasco. Sigh.

We start this very sad occasion with Santana and Francisco, as they get to play for a new car!!!! This is $18,430 automobile can be theirs if they get $7 by pricing items correctly. First up - Vanish Drop-ins and the margin is $2. Guess - $2.99. Price - $1.97, and that's close enough. Next - Guess Rust-Oleum within $1.50. Guess - $3.99. Price - $3.54 and that's good for another $2. They don't need to get the Glade within $1, but it would be fun if they did. Guess - $1.59. Price - $1.37 and they have $6. The last item is for the car, which they will win should they get the Plant Spray within 50 cents. They are offered a Bailout under Curtain #2, which they don't want. Today, the bailout was a trip to Seaworld and a $600 certificate for a total of $2,400. Guess - $5.50 Price - $8.97. The couple is nowhere near the item and don't win the car. They go back to their chair with only $6. Awww.

Gloria goes punk for the next deal, which is this - weigh her purse and get paid $200 per pound, or take the big box. Gloria goes for the box - and turns down $800. Inside the box is the Big Bad Chasco Wolf, who has a pair of Chopsticks for Gloria. Well, for a sendoff show, this is not turning out too good for anyone.

Abner hopes to change that, while Guillermo gives him either Curtain #1 or the Big Box. Abner takes the Curtain, but he could have had a guitar and a keyboard worth a total of $910. What's behind the Curtain? The Big Bad Chasco Wolf taking a sauna in a giant tea cup. So there's another Chasco.

The Gran Trato is worth over $5,000, and the people with the highest amount to go for it is...the couple with only $6? They take it, and so does Gloria, who trades in a Big Bad Wolf Chopstick Chasco. Are you kidding me?

Well, at least this is appropriate for the last airing of this show, as we see the 3 big doors one last time. The couple take door #2 while Gloria takes door #3. No one takes #1, and no one takes $850. Gloria makes a nice trade, exchanging a Chasco for a new refrigerator, stove and dishwasher for a total of $2,097. The couple does even better, trading in $6 for the final Gran Trato, which is a trip to Cabo San Lucas and a new bedroom set for a total of $5,131.

So we say goodbye to Trato Hecho - but at least we leave it knowing that it send the last people home very, very happy. This is Gordon Pepper, hoping that your day is not filled with Super Pollo Chascoes.

Wheel of Fortune by Jason Block, GSNN

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

Well our trip is almost over and we have to check out of the "5 Star Resorts" week on WOF! Let's see what happens on the Friday edition of the show! The $1,000 Tossup is THING. Kindergarten teacher Brooke Power solves BELGIAN CHOCOLATE for $1,000. Diane Cucco from New Jersey is a retail sales analyst. Marcus Fair is an independent contractor from Los Angeles.

The $2,000 Tossup is FUN AND GAMES. Brooke solves RED ROVER RED ROVER for $2,000. She has $3,000...and a trip to South Carolina and the Woodlands Resort and Spa worth $4,775 is added to the wheel. Charlie deeply says the new category ROCK ON!...and it's a PRIZE PUZZLE. Brooke starts. She hits and picks up the South Carolina trip. She misses...over to Diane. She solves TAKE IT EASY BY THE EAGLES for $650. And you can take it easy on your trip to Costa Rica! It's a trip to the Occidental Papa Gallo Resorts and Spa. Airfare provided by American Airlines. It's worth $6,800! And if you have the SPIN ID is JM 19928...you are off to Costa Rica! That round was worth $7,450!

The jackpot round is sponsored by BrandSource. The category is SAME NAME. Diane starts. She controls the wheel for the entire round and solves BILLIARD & MULTIPLICATION TABLES for $5,850. She has $13,300 in cash and trip!

The mystery round prize is $10,000. The category is ON THE MENU. Marcus starts. He hits the $3,500 wedge and one N. He does it again and hits 2 D's...thats $10,000! He misses...over to Brooke. She loses $1,700 on Bankrupt...over to Diane. She solves BAKED POTATO WITH SOUR CREAM AND CHIVES for $1,250. She now has $14,550!

The $3,000 Tossup is next. It's a PERSON. Marcus is on the board with CASUAL ACQUAINTANCE. He has $3,000 and starts this round which is PHRASE. He misses...over to Brooke. She misses a vowel...and we go right into the final spin...$1,300 a letter tonight. And Diane seals her win
with PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT and $3,900. She wins with $18,450 in cash and trips. Brooke and Marcus both leave with $3,000 in tossup money.

Diane is a loud boisterous person. Let's hope we can hear her scream with joy with an end of the week bonus round win. She lands on the first 0 in $100,000. Her category is SHOW BIZ. The RSTLNE leaves us with:

_ _ _ _ L E R

She chooses CDGU and we have:

_ U G G L E R

And she picked the right letters...no suspense here...it's JUGGLER.... and she can juggle her checkbook with $25,000! Her total is $43,450 in cash and trip to Costa Rica!

Next week, we team with Circuit City to celebrate Sony's Winner Wonderland! Be one of 10 people to win $25,000 worth of SONY gear! Find out next week!

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire by Don Harpwood, GSNN

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

It's the last day of Teacher Week, and we still have yet to see anyone reach the upper tier this week. Can Wanda Jennings (Boise, ID), who is currently at $1,000 with all lifelines intact, make it happen?

This 1st-grade teacher happens to make "house calls", so to speak. Yeah, she likes to visit the parents of her students, so that they can get to know each other better. That's a nice idea. Anyway, it's time to resume the game, and Wanda soon makes it to this $4,000 question...

On the TV series "Gilligan's Island," the Professor is a teacher of what subject?
A: Science
B: English
C: Government
D: History

Wanda turns to the audience on this one. 86% of the studio audience and 73% of the AIM users go with A, so she trusts them... and is right! Another question later, and she has this for $16,000...

In 2005, what city elected Antonio Villaraigosa as its first Hispanic mayor since 1872?
A: Houston
B: Las Vegas
C: San Francisco
D: Los Angeles

Wanda decides to call fellow teacher George, who says he is 90-94% sure that it's D. So, she goes with D... and it's D! Now, for $25,000...

In 1935, Erwin Schrödinger devised a famous physics problem involving radioactivity, cyanide and what unlucky animal?
A: Cat
B: Turtle
C: Dog
D: Gerbil

The 50:50 leaves A and B. She thinks it's A, but she's not sure enough, so she walks. And she could have had $25,000, as it was indeed A, but she does go home with $16,000!

Looks like it'll be up to Paul Picconi (Boonton, NJ) to do what no one else has done this week; which is reach that upper tier! This elementary school teacher has been teaching for 32 years, and he is now teaching kids and even grandkids of some former students! Sounds like someone who deserves a million dollars. So, Paul starts by knowing that in 1958, Cliff Hillegass launched a famous series of study guides named CliffsNotes. Paul sweeps the lower tier, and as he moves through the middle tier, he faces this for $8,000...

Which of these is not a directional abbreviation that appears on a standard compass?
A: SSW
B: EES
C: WNW
D: ENE

Paul thinks it's B, but he asks the audience, just to be safe. 95% of the studio audience and 56% of the AIM users also think it's B, so he goes with it... and they're right! On to $16,000...

While the city of St. Louis is in Missouri, the neighboring East St. Louis is in what state?
A: Arkansas
B: Kentucky
C: Tennessee
D: Illinois

Paul thinks it's D, but he also says he's not good with geography. So, he uses the 50:50, which leaves C and D. He decides to go ahead and say D... and he's right! Now, to see if he can make it to $25,000...

The classic TV series "Welcome Back, Kotter" is set in a New York high school named after what U.S. president?
A: Millard Fillmore
B: James Buchanan
C: Calvin Coolidge
D: Zachary Taylor

Paul calls his friend Eileen, but she doesn't know, though she thinks "Fillmore" sounds funny. With that, Paul ponders the choice of either walking with $16,000 or going with the funny name of A. After some thought, he decides to walk. Good thing, too; it was B. So, he goes home with $16,000.

That'll do it for Teacher Week. It was nice to see Millionaire pay tribute to America's teachers, though I wish we could have seen some of them do better than they did this week. See ya next time.