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Cash Cab by Chico Alexander, GSNN

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

First up, we're going to Central Park South & Sixth with new parents Kendall & Tim. They sweep the first tier and the second, so we're going right to the $100 questions... where they use a mobile shout out on this: in 2005, Dennis Rader admitted he was what Kansas City killer? "The DK Killer." First strike, it was BTK. Good news, they have $1100 upon arrival! But will they risk it all for double? They're walking with the cash.

Night falls early, as Maureen goes to Christopher & Waverly. She gets her first strike when she can't name the river baby Moses was set adrift in (Nile). She gets her second strike when she can't name the upper male voice sung beyond its range (falsetto). Last question... gotten for $375. Will she go for the Video? "Alright, I'll try." The question: not as famous as the Golden Gate Bridge, this is the Bay Bridge, which connects San Francisco with what city across the bay? "Oakland?" Correct for $750!

Finally, Rony and his girlfriend go to 44th & Broadway. They use the mobile shout out at $25: from what animal's paw did Androcles pull a thorn? "A lion!" Right for $75. They get their first X at $50: who called Rush Limbaugh "a big fat idiot" in the title of his 1996 book? (Al Franken). They get their second on this: a fletcher is a manufacturer of what pointy weapon? (arrow). They get their third on this: what name is given to the spiced chick pea fritters common in Middle East cuisine? (falafel). That's three strikes... and better put your rain gear on, because you're walking to Times Square.

Second trip in the Cash Cab begins with Erin Munoz going to Union Square. Erin sweeps the $25 tier. He doesn't know who called Ebbets Field home (Brooklyn Dodgers), and has to use a street shout out to remember the coffee shop on "Friends" (Central Perk). It's time for a Red Light Challenge: what all-American last names are the five most common in the US? He gets Smith, Jones, Johnson... but misses Brown and another name. "Who was put on trial in 1925 for teaching the theory of evolution?" "John Scopes!" The mobile shoutout works for $550. But will he risk it for $1100? Nope!

Laura & Melanie are heading to Soho, Prince & Mercer to be exact. They sweep the $25 tier. Red Light Challenge time again: name the five most populous US cities based on a US Government cities. They get New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston... but miss Philadelphia. They arrive in Soho with $250, but will they risk? After a lengthy discussion process... they're walking as well.

Aaron heads to Chelsea Piers, 23rd & the West Side Highway. When it comes to basketball, he's "not bad for a short white guy." Too bad we can't say the same for trivia, as he can't name the building which housed the Liberty Bell (Independence Hall). He needs a mobile shout out to determine where Petrified Forest National Park. Quoth Zalman: "Arizona." Correct! He needs a street shout out in Chelsea: James Kelley's novel, "Lost Horizon" is set in which utopian community in Tibet? She... doesn't know. We don't know either. It's Shangri-La. Final question: what former Playboy writer switched gears to write "A Light in the Attic" for children. Correct: Shel Silverstein. Aaron's answer: Peter Boynovich. $1275... GONE.

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

Lopez (Miguel, Jose, Iliana, Ana, Gabriel)

McMackin (Casey, Reed, Nicole, Rex, Royal); $790

Round 1: a type of business that flourishes in a gambling town (7). Casey fires with a casino. Good for #1. We also get a bar, hotel, strip joint, and restaurant. The Lopezes go with a pawn shop for the steal... Up there for 73! Other answer: brothel

Round 2: a famous Diane or Diana (5). Reed fires with Diana for #1, but they pass. The Lopezes come up with Diana Ross, Diane Sawyer, Diahann Carroll, and Diane Keaton for the sweep and 173 points.

Double Round: a word/phrase beginning with "chicken" (5). Nicole gets #4, chicken nugget. Rex's chicken soup is #2. Dumb answer alert: Casey says "don't be a chicken". Reed gets "Chicken Little", #1! The Lopezes try to steal with chicken wings... Not there! The McMackins get 92. Other answer: chicken pot pie, chicken fingers. Hmm.. I need chicken.

Triple Round: something women do a lot of when they're pregnant (4). Rex's eating is number one. Sleep, complain, and.. going to the Lopezes for the steal. "They read books." Not there! The McMackins win, 359-173. Other answer: go to bathroom.

Casey & Reed try again for the Fast Money. Casey only manages 61. Together, they get another $695, $1485 total for two days.

Jeopardy! by Chico Alexander, GSNN

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

Rich Way (manager from Aromas, CA); $34,800, two days

Bill Crowley (hotel employee from Goderich, ON)

Erin McGurgan (English teacher from Saugerties, NY)

Rich survived a stunner yesterday. Let's hope the competition for him is more forgiving. And let's hope for me the competition is less forgiving, because I like a stunner now and then. He starts with $200 Holiday. So far, Rich isn't making this easy for either of his opponents with $3200 at the TV time out to Bill's $1800 and Erin's $1000.

Bill finds the Daily Double under $800 The Philadelphia Story (The Philadelphia Story and Holiday... I'm detecting a theme). Only trailing by $600, he doubles that on this: the city's motto, "Philadelphia maneto" means "let" this "continue". "What is liberty?" Not right, as "brotherly love" sends Bill back to $1400. He comes back to tie with Erin's $2800, but Rich has the lead all by his lonesome with $3400. The rules state that the closest to Alex's right has the first pick, meaning that Erin will start Double Jeopardy!...

... with $400 Sporting Events, finding the first Daily Double under $1600. Tied for the lead at $4000. She only bets $1000 on the event held on the Circuit de la Sarthe in France. "What is the Grand Prix... Le Mans Grand Prix?" Right for $5000! Second Daily Double under The Vatican's Index of Forbidden Books for $1600, and Erin has $7000. She only bets $500 on the author of "Emile" and "The Social Contract". "Who is Voltaire?" Nope, it was Jean Jacques Rousseau for $6500. That's where she ends up with Bill at $7600 and Rich in the lead with $10,200.

Final Jeopardy! in "Surnames": it's the only surname ever shared by a US President and a British Prime Minister. Correct question: What is Wilson?

Bill gets it right for $14,600... and the game! Rich leaves with $36,800.

The Price is Right by Chico Alexander, GSNN

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

Erica Dufour, Mark Chan, Myia Rainey, Krystal Burggraff, and a home gym system come on down to start the show. Krystal comes away with it, as she gets a chance to Freeze the Frame for a trip to Germany. She stops it at $6722... and she's a winner!

Erica takes a triplet of lamps after a bit of confusion among her, Peter Llama, and Bob, but what she'd really like is $10,000! It's hers if she can win 1/2 Off. First up: Santa Bears figurine at $38, and breakfast maker at $25. She goes with the breakfast maker... and it's $50! Take away eight boxes... Next up, an MP3 player at $69 and a food chopper at $9. She goes with the food chopper... $18! Take away four more. Now to the Pipeline game at $25 and the sound machine at $20. She goes with the sound machine... $40! She's got a 50/50 chance at $10,000. She goes with box 15. If $10,000 is in 15, it'll cascade all over the studio 33 floor, and she will be dancing in money. One... TWO... THREE! Cue cascading! Cue dancing!

Round 3: luggage sets go to Myia, as she gets Ten Chances to win a radio, dinnerware, and a Pontiac G6. She'd only get to the first two, because apparently someone doesn't know the zero rule in Ten Chances. She only gets the radio after 74, 70, 47, and finally 40. She only gets the dinnerware after 960, 629, 690, 620, 209, and finally 920. Moral of the story: do your homework before coming to the Price is Right... or catch Travis in the line.

Showdown round sees Krystal become $1000 richer as she moves to the Showcase.

Michelle Rasmusson takes away a ladies' watch in round 4, as Nathan Kays goes "Yay...huh?" thinking he's won. He hasn't. Michelle gets a chance at a Gemcar playing Pick-a-Pair. The products: Francesco Rinaldi pasta sauce, CLR cleaner, Jif extra crunchy, Uncle Ben's instant brown rice, Jolly Time Healthy Pop, and Mrs. Dash. She takes the sauce at $1.99. She takes the rice... also at $1.99. That's a pair, and that's a win!

Laura Pittman is down and up thanks to a microwave oven. Now can she win a Chevy Equinox playing One Away? The car is not $32,457. She goes $23,548. She (and husband David) get one... two... three... four honks. She changes the 8 to $23,546. Actual price... $23,568. Darn.

Finally, back to Peter, who earns his way up on stage in earnest with a fireplace. He's looking for a place to stay. How about a trailer? The Double Prices are $12,980 and $11,255. He goes with the former.... and he should've gone with the latter.

Another Showcase Showdown, another big winner as Michelle pockets a grand. So we have an all-hottie Showcase. First up: How Do We Know? We have dueling guitars, a lion taking pictures at an African photo safari, and a serpent attacking a sailboat. Top winner Michelle bids $28,642, an actual difference of $2823. Next up, Krystal gets a living room group, carpeting, a DVD/VCR recorder, and a plasma TV. Krystal bids $13,462. Actual price: $13,625. Actual outcome: DOUBLE SHOWCASE WINNER! All in all, $54,480 in cash and prizes. Result!

Unfortunately I can't get video for this, because I need to reinstall software that actually works.

Stats: 3-3, $81,702, and three DSWs this season.

Wheel of Fortune by Jason Block, GSNN

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

Are you a Sony Tech Head? Well, you can win $25,000 in SONY gear in the third day of "Sony Winner Wonderland" week on WOF! The $1,000 Tossup is PHRASE. Transplanted Canadian William Vero from Pismo Beach, CA he solved BETTER THAN EVER for $1,000. Randa Russell is a nurse from Houston, Texas. Kevin Kirkland is a sales director.

The $2,000 Tossup is THING. Kevin solves MIDNIGHT SNACK for $2,000. And we add to the wheel a DVD Recorder, Video Camera, Sony Vaio Latop and Digital Camera worth $7,522. The category is ON THE MENU...and it's a PRIZE PUZZLE. He lost $3,750 on Bankrupt...over to William. He misses...over to Randa. She misses...back to Kevin. He solves PAN-SEARED YELLOWFIN TUNA for $400. And you can eat that fish on your trip to Maui! It's a trip to the Royal Lahaina Resort with airfare provided by Hawaiian Airlines. It's worth $6,300...and if you have the ID is KD03088...you are off to Maui! That round was worth $6,700... and he has $8,700!

The Jackpot round is sponsored by Eggland's Best. The category is WHO IS IT? William starts. He hits Bankrupt...over to Randa. She hits the Sony Entertainment Package...and picks it up. Next Spin..Bankrupt and losing $3,100 in cash and the Sony gear. That hurt. Kevin solves HE SAID BAH HUMBUG TO HOLIDAY CHEER for $1,300. And he adds $3,000 more with EBENEZER SCROOGE. That round was worth $4,300. That gives him an even $13,000 in cash and trip.

The mystery round prize is $10,000. The category is SONG TITLE. Randa starts. She hits and picks up the blissworld.com $1,000 GC. She
misses...over to Kevin. He solves I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THE RAILROAD.for $4,200. He has $17,200!

The $3,000 Tossup is FUN AND GAMES. Randa misses...and William gets ICE FISHING. He has $4,000...and starts this round which is SHOW BIZ. He hits the $5,000 wedge and one S....FINAL SPIN TIME... and we hit $6,000 a letter! Randa solves ROMANTIC COMEDIES for $6,000.(William had $23,050 on the board). That is what Randa leaves with and William leaves with $4,000. But Kevin is going to Maui with a nice total of $17,200!

Kevin has a 9 month old daughter who got him hooked on WOF...it paid off so far. Let's see if it pays off some more. He lands on the *** wedge.
His category tonight is AROUND THE HOUSE. With the RSTLNE we have:

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And with CDGA we have:

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And he missed another puzzle...which I have as well...OAK BUREAU!!! And he lost the 2006 Jaguar X-Type...and he leaves with $17,200!

Now this week, the bonus round puzzles take on extra significance. If you have a Circuit City or Online game piece and it matches the bonus round puzzle. Send it in, or register it...and you can win one of 10 $25,000 Grand Prize packages of Sony Electronics gear. So far the puzzles were ZOOM IN and HANG BACK. And tonight's was OAK BUREAU. (I have 2 for 3 so far)!

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire by Don Harpwood, GSNN

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

Last time, Victor King (Glendale, CA) got to $2,000, though he used the 50:50 along the way. How will he do today?

It turns out that in the hot seat, Victor feels like a nervous wreck. So, Meredith tries to get him to calm down and relax by telling him not to worry about what's at stake, or the lights and music and stuff. But I don't know how exactly a reminder that millions are watching would help any. Well, anyway, the game resumes with this $4,000 question...

What dog breed's name means "dwarf dog" in Welsh?
A: Weimaraner
B: Mastiff
C: Beagle
D: Corgi

Victor is more of a cat person, so he turns to the audience for help. 73% of the studio audience says D, and so does 43% of the AIM users. Victor trusts them... and they're right! On to $8,000...

Consisting of a series of injections, sclerotherapy is designed to eliminate which of these cosmetic nuisances?
A: Crow's feet
B: Varicose veins
C: Liver spots
D: Frown lines

Victor calls his friend Daniel, but unfortunately, he is unable to give an answer in time. Victor then decides to go for it and says D... but it's B! That'll send him home with $1,000.

Next up is Gregory Mangione (Dayton, OH). He is a captain in the air force, working as a physician assistant. He became comfortable in the hospital setting after having been through some sports injuries. Hey, it helps to have some good-looking nurses in the hospital at the time. Anyway, Gregory starts by knowing that in a famous 1775 speech, Patrick Henry patriotically declared, "give me liberty or give me death". As he goes through the lower tier, he comes up to this $500 question...

Opera singer Luciano Pavarotti was born in 1935 in Modena, a small city in what country?
A: Italy
B: France
C: Germany
D: Greece

Gregory is sure that Pavarotti is Italian, but he's apparently not 100% sure about this question, so he asks the audience. 96% of the studio audience and 70% of the AIM users say A. He goes with that... and it is, of course, right. A couple of questions later, and he faces this for $4,000...

In 2004, what TV personality replaced Casey Kasem as host of the weekly radio show "American Top 40"?
A: Ryan Seacrest
B: Jimmy Kimmel
C: Jeff Probst
D: Carson Daly

The captain calls his neighbour Liz, and she believes it's A, but she's not sure. Gregory goes with A anyway... and it's A! Another question later, and he sees this, worth $16,000...

Heard during the opening of TV's "Laverne & Shirley," "schlimazel" is a Yiddish word meaning which of the following?
A: Young single woman
B: Unlucky person
C: Dependable friend
D: Untrustworthy suitor

The 50:50 leaves A and B. After some thought, Gregory then goes with A... but it's B! Talk about unlucky... Well, at least he has $1,000.

In the hot seat now is Kelley Griffin (Wasilla, AK), a professional dog musher. Yep, she participates in dog sled races. And she says that when she does so, she doesn't say a word; she just lets the dogs race. Sounds interesting. Then, when Meredith shows the million dollar check for some extra motivation, Kelley says she didn't want to see that, as she thinks that would "put the hoodoo on it" (not voodoo, hoodoo; the closed captioning confirmed this). Um, I'm not sure what "hoodoo" means, but hopefully, that won't come into play later. Kelley starts by knowing that due to its regal appearance, the lion is commonly referred to by the nickname "king of the beasts" (maybe another animal could claim "mother of bad housepets"). She soon locks in the $1,000.

And there's the horn. Kelley will be back tomorrow, and I hope I don't hear the word "hoodoo" again. That word just sounds scary for some reason...