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Cash Cab by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time: 5p ET/4p & 5:30p/4:30 CT on Discovery
Host: Ben Bailey

First up... a trip to FAO Schwarz with Betty. Rocky start for $25. During the height of the Vietnam War, Congress made it a crime to destroy what government-issued document? "Money?" Nope, a draft card. Strike one. Due to public fears about food dye, what color went missing from packs of M&Ms for 11 years? They go with blue... No, it's red! Time to brake for a Red Light Challenge: six of the eight vegetables in V8. Carrots, lettuce, spinach, beets, tomatoes, and parsley will do it! Betty makes it safely to her destination with $600. And she leaves with that.

Next, we're heading to Russ & Daughters (best smoked salmon and caviar in town) with Elisa & Ed. They sweep the $25ers, but need help in this for $50: Neil Armstrong's famous 1969 moon landing occurred on which Apollo moon mission? Buff says "Apollo 11"... Buff knows his stuff! Made of over 2000 rubber filaments what toy is named after the sound it makes as it lands? They go with foosh ball... It's a Koosh ball. Red Light Challenge coming: seven nations sent 600,000 or more tourists to the US in 2005. Name six. Japan, England, France, Germany, Mexico, and Canada does it. They need a street shout-out on this: founded by a Princeton senior, what nonprofit sends thousands of recent grads into urban classrooms nationally? They are stumped. They go with "Teaching Corps." It was Teach for America. Strike two. They make it to their destination, but miss out on this. Since 1930, what series of detective novels has been penned by numerous authors under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. "Mike Hammer"... No, the Nancy Drew mysteries. Well, at least you're here, right?

Nick & Justin are familiar with Ben's legendary taxi, so they just head to Church & Chambers. They sweep the $25 questions, and get $200 going into the Red Light Challenge: the five sitcoms with the highest-rated finales in history. We have Seinfeld, Friends, Cheers, M*A*S*H... and The Cosby Show for $450 en route to a sweep of the $50 questions. Mobile shoutout on this: used in many Chrysler cars, what powerful V8 engine was reintroduced in 1993? Steven Hastings goes with the Hemi. They don't. They strike, but it doesn't matter. They win $850! Let's take a look at the Video... Situated atop a ship's mast, a platform like this is pretty much the only acceptable place to yell "Land ho!" What is the name of this avian-inspired lookout tower? They go with the crow's next... That's $1700!

Final thoughts? "We're like the Ken Jennings of Cash Cab!"

In the nightcap, Zohar & Delores get two strikes and use a Mobile Shoutout, but end up at Vesey & West End with $900.

Next, Cash Cab is hailed by Mikaly & Han to St. Marks & 2nd. They make it with $1125 and two strikes. Video Bonus time! When NYC's 1776-foot Freedom Tower is complete, this will look like a brownstone. Until then, the 1483 Petronas Tower in Kuala Lumpur stand along as the world's tallest tower. Name this building's home country. Malaysia... is RIGHT for $2250!

Finally, Noel, Mary Jane, and Jayne... with a "Y"... head to FAO Schwarz. With a block left, they strike out.

Chain Reaction by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time: 10p ET/9p CT on GSN
Host: Dylan Lane

Ayesha, Stephanie & Keena
fashion school friends

Jerry, Andy & Matt
up-and-coming wrestlers

Chain 1: connect ICY with OTHER. Jerry gets Icy HOT. Stephanie passes the hot POTATO. Ayesha likes potato SALAD. Stephanie heads to the salad BAR. Andy feels NONE to complete the chain. Speed Chain: WICKED - W - D - QUINN. Correct: WITCH DOCTOR. Guys: "WITCH DOCTOR" for the tie and $300!

Chain 2: connect LIVE with DO. Ladies sweep LIVE - STRONG - STOMACH - PUMP - IRON - WILL - DO for $1300. Speed Chain: FLYING - L - F - LEGS. The ladies blank on LEAP FROG.

Chain 3: connect FIRST with LIFT. Jerry gets the first DOWN. Andy goes down UNDER OBSERVATION DECK, but Keena spoils the sweep with deck CHAIR lift for $1600 to the guys' $1500. Final Speed Chain: LIGHTNING - S - W - PAPERS. They go with STRIKES WHITE... it's SPEED WALKING.

Gambling Chain: connect PERSONAL with PERSON. The chain: PERSONAL - COMPUTER - ENGINEERING - BACKGROUND - CHECK - POINT - PERSON. The guys run out of money, as the ladies win $900.

Endgame: Ayesha will fire. The girls get jail, forest, and goggles for $300, giving them $1200.

Family Feud by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time: Check local listings or familyfeud.tv
Host: John O'Hurley

Horn (Carol, Tyrone, Uncle Rick, Stephanie, Ty)
$20,990, two days

Kissell (Casey, Destri, Garrett, Troy, Jody)

Round 1: a place where you wouldn't want to wake up after a wild night of partying (76). Carol goes to jail for #3. Tyrone gets #6, car. Uncle Rick gets in bed with an unattractive stranger... for #2. Stephanie gets top answer with outside ("in the park"). Bathroom floor is also up there. Kissells go with the parents' bed for the steal... Not there. Horns get 81. Other answer: strange hotel room.

Round 2: something people have trouble controlling (6). Destri gets the big one, temper. Rest of the challengers control their kids, bladders, appetites, and mouths. One answer left. Is it finances for the steal? Got it for 151.

Double Round: if a man is called a "dude", what's a woman called (5)? Uncle Rick: ... nothing. Garrett gets #2, dudette, electing to pass. Stephanie gets #5, gal. Carol gets #3, chick. Uncle Rick gets the big one with babe. And broad is there to sweep for 299-0. Strategy backfires.

Triple Round: something you think some people let grow way too long (4). Troy's moustache is #1. Grass, nails, ... and one more shot for the champs. They try weeds... Not there! Kissells get 291! Other answer: ivy/vines.

Sudden Death: a way people shop without leaving home. That's Tyrone. "Internet." Got it for the win, 529-291!

$5000 Fast Cash: an athlete who's become a sex symbol
a) Michael Jordan
b) Tiger Woods
c) Serena Williams

Text A, B, or C to 97979 (standard rates apply) or enter for free at familyfeud.tv

Another shot at it for Carol and Stephanie ends in another $20,000 at Fast Money, giving them a three-day take of $40,990.

In the nightcap, the Gibsons (Christine, John, Dave, Cal, Juli; $41,670 for four days) try to go five-and-out against the Eckstroms (Joe, Connie, Eric, Amy, Beth). Champs lead, 202-86. Still anyone's game. Triple Round: something that happened to King Kong (4). Cal climbs the Empire State Building for #3, but Amy falls in love for #2. Beth kills for #1. Joe finishes the champs off with captivity for the win, 374-202.

Amy & Joe take Fast Money for $750.

Feud's looking for families. Call 323.762.8467.

Lingo by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time: 7:30p ET/6:30p CT on GSN
Hosts: Chuck Woolery & Shandi Finnessey

Friends Michael (DJ) & Matt (shoe salesman)	Siblings Leri (substitute teacher) & Dave (carpenter)
BONUS LINGO JACKPOT: $	1	5	0	0	0

Michael & Matt start the game with a D. Matt gets the DEVIL horns. And speaking of... Michael gets the red ball... Leri & Dave capitalize with WATER. This time, Dave pulls red. Leri & Dave get the draw back with PANTS, followed by CRAVE, GREED (memories....), and Lingo for 150 to the Yellows' 25.

Michael & Matt get an R. Leri & Dave steal with ROUTE, followed by HAIRY, and a stopper. Dave KICKS back with 225-25 at the half for the Reds.

Michael & Matt get an M to start round 2. But here come Leri & Dave with MOVIE and the Lingo for 375-25.

Michael & Matt need this B here... Leri & Dave get the BLUES, then TRUNK, and another Lingo for 575!

Come on, Yellow! This A is yours! Wait, no... Leri & Dave get APRON to win, 625-25, one of the most lopsided defeats if not THE most.

With four Bonus Lingo letters, Leri & Dave get ELBOW, PUPPY, and OASIS, giving them three draws and $300. Money ball today... same as yesterday, 44. Leri gets... 48. Dave gets Lingo for $5000.

Will we have another lopsided victory? $16,000 says we might...

The Price is Right by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time: 11a ET/10a CT on CBS
Host: Bob Barker

It's Wendesday, and Vincent Noe, Kristianne, Scheier, Felice Anthony, and Caleb Womack take on a pair of bikes. They're worth $1200 as Kristianne takes on a day bed with sleep set marked $1603 and a barbecue grill marked at $2539. Will she keep those as they are, or will she Switch? She stays... and she should've switched.

Vincent gets a $1100 metal detector and a chance at $10,000 on the Punch-a-Bunch board. With a $15 crockpot, a $22 pitcher, and a $110 shaver, he gets $1000... gives it up for $50... then ends up with $1000.

Caleb, a loyal friend and true, wins a $1079 laptop computer. Can he win a $30 travel mug. Takes him one of his Ten Chances. It takes him seven more for a $760 weather station. But the Ford Fusion eludes him. It was $18,590.

Kristianne wins $1000 on the Big Wheel. Meanwhile, Felice takes a $1349 fridge/freezer. Next up for her, a riding lawnmower, a pair of surfboards, and a bar set in Most Expensive. She picks the bar set. The lawnmower... $1450. The surfboards... $1000. The bar set... $2499!

Deborah Lewis gets an area rug worth $899. Next up, a Pontiac Vibe in Cover Up. The board...

        7
      7 8
    0 6 4
9 4 5 9
2 0 2 8 1
3 7 1 2 6

Price is not $16,840. First try: $20,159. The 20 is right. Next, $20,487. The 4's right. Next, $20,461... The 1's right. Last chance: $20,471. Wrong. It was $20,421.

Nicholas Ochoa is down and up thanks to a $698 chandelier. Can he win a dining room with dinnerware in Pick-a-Pair? His first two picks are the Hidden Valley Ranch dressing and the Jelly Belly jelly beans. Both are $2.99 for the win.

Deborah gets runnerup kudos in the Showcase. Your first Showcase: what really happened in the American Gothic painting, as the wife was thinking about a portable DVD player, a trip to Fiji, and a Ford F150. Top winner Kristianne bids $26,000. Deborah gets away with an iPod, a Mediterranean cruise, and a sailboat. She bids $39,455. Actual price: $42,525, a difference of $3070. Actual price of Kristianne's Showcase is... $29,802, a difference of $3802... Deborah wins $43,464.

Stats: 2-4, $62,856.

¿Qué Dice La Gente? by Chico Alexander, GSNN

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

This week, it's the battle of the hosts!

Men (Pablo Ramirez, Jesus "El Profe" Bracamonte, Rafael Mercadante, Fernando Arau, Tony Dandrades)
playing for IMOCALI

Women (Viviana Gibelli, Gaby Tessio, Argelia Atilano, Judith Grace, Karen Ibarra)
playing for Hands of the South

The ladies lead after four, 267-65.

Triple: an opera singer (3). Luciano Pavarotti is up there for #2. Karen probably could've gotten Andrea Bocelli had she not gotten it from her teammates. No matter. Pablo gets #1, Placido Domingo. Fernando tries Andrea Bocelli... got it for 266.

Muerte Subita: something you see when a cartoon character gets hit upside the head (2). That's Pablo. "Estrellitas." Stars are #1. They'll play this one. El Profe? "Pajaritos." Birdies will do it for the win, 503-267.

Dinero Rápido for $10,000: El Profe and Tony team up for 174.

Gonzalez (Javier, Yuleivy, Odalys, Amalia, Sergio)

Villarreal (Adan, Jose, Gabriel, Juan, Alfredo)
Dallas
$5000

The Villarreal family lead by 80 at the break, 166-86. Double: on what holiday is there more mail than usual (3)? Amalia fires with #1, Christmas. The Villareals steal the game with Valentine's Day, 324-86. Other answer: Fourth of July.

Dinero Rápido: Jose draws "extra points". He and Adan get 155. Extra points...10. Only good for $500 more, giving them $5500.

Wheel of Fortune by Jason Block, GSNN

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

We are in San Diego...celebrating our Mom's this week. We are in the middle of "Mom and Me" week on the Wheel!

The $1,000 EVENT tossup was solved by Joy & Kristen Buthold. It was BABY'S FIRST STEPS. Joy is an office manager. Kristen is the oldest daughter and a sales manager. Mildred & Pam Parker. Mildred is a mother of 4 and grandmother of 4. Her oldest grandson is serving proudly in Iraq. Pam is a project administrator. Debbie Thompson and her son Matt Klemewicz play together. Debbie has 6 kids and 3 grandkids. Matt was in the Navy for 8 years and is now in the Army Reserve. And what would a week like this be without cute baby pictures of our daughters and son!

The $2,000 Tossup is OCCUPATION. Joy & Kristen move up to $3,000 with MARINE BIOLOGIST. We add a trip to Aruba at the Divi Village Resorts worth $7,590 to the wheel. The category is FOOD & DRINK...and a PRIZE PUZZLE. They start and pick up the $1,000 Shari's Berries Gift Card. They hit Lose A Turn. Mildred and Pam miss. Matt and Debbie pick up the Free Spin and solve MOZZARELLA, TOMATO & BASIL SALAD FOR $1,350 and a trip to Rome from FunJet Vacations with American Airlines Airfare worth $8,600. If you have DC0024124, you are off to Rome! And of course, remember the SONY CARD $50K Bonus! They have $8,950 in cash and trip!

Transitions Lenses Jackpot round time! AROUND THE HOUSE. Mildred and Pam miss. Debbit and Matt get $1,000 on the Jackpot Space. They miss on the $3,500 Space. They use the Free Spin, pick up the Wild Card, but buy a vowel on the board. Joy & Kristen miss, Pam & Mildred also miss on the $3,500 Space. Debbie & Matt lose $2,950 on the Bankrupt and the Wild Card as well. Kristen and Joy Bankrupt. Pam and Mildred miss on the Aruba trip, Matt and Debbie missa and Joy & Kristen finally solve FRAMELESS GLASS SHOWER DOOR for $250, which we bump to $2,000. They have $5,000.

Mystery round time. BEFORE AND AFTER it is. Matt and Debbie start. First spin they hit the mystery wedge and risk $2,000...for nothing. OUCH. Kristen and Joy hit a $3,500 Sm but hit Lose A Turn. Pam and Mildred Bankrupt and Matt & Debbie solve DID YOU EVER KNOW THAT YOU WERE MY HERO SANDWICH for $2,750. They are up to $11,700 in cash and trip.

Make that $14,700 with the $3,000 Tossup solve of ROMANCE NOVEL for THING. We go right into a $1,300 a letter FINAL SPIN. Matt and Debbie finally solve KISS IT AND MAKE IT BETTER for $2,600. They win with $17,300 in cash and a trip to Rome. Joy and Kristen leave with $5,000. And we give Pam and Melinda $2,000 for the gooseegg award.

Matt and Debbie land on the S in CASH. With the normal 6 and their choices of H M P O we have:

_ _ T O _ R _ P H

An AUTOGRAPH can be worth a lot...for them it was worth $30,000 and a nice total of $47,300 in cash and trip!

Total for today: $59,450
Total for Week 33: $177.200
Charity Donations: $382,980
Total for the Season: $7,728,831
Bonus Win Percentage: 58/163
Gooseeggs: 34 (1 adjusted)
Toss Up Sweeps/Group Misses: 22/4
Mystery Round Prizes won: 10 (1 car)
Car Wins: 17
$100,000 Losses/Wins:3/2
$10,000 wedge wins: 12
Wild Cards Hit/Offered/Used: 80133/28

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire by Don Harpwood, GSNN

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

Heading into today's show, Mallory Furia (Staten Island, NY) has $4,000, and 1 lifeline left. Her grandmother and great-grandmother are in the audience, and they're being very supportive of her. That's always good to see. With that, the game resumes, and after a bit...

[$16,000]
In a presidential debate, who famously asked viewers, "Are you better off than you were four years ago"?
A: Jimmy Carter
B: Bill Clinton
C: Ross Perot
D: Ronald Reagan

The 50:50 leaves B and D. Mallory is thinking B, but she isn't feeling certain enough, so she walks with $8,000. Oh, and it's D.

Next up is Jeff LeCates (Dallas, TX). He calls himself a "naturalized Texan", saying he wasn't born in Texas. He wanted his first son to be born a Texan, but they were in North Carolina. So, a buddy of his sent some Texan soil to them to put under the delivery bed. That way, he can say that his son was born over Texas soil. Interesting. Anyway, Jeff starts by knowing that "the unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America" is better known as the "Declaration of Independence" (though these days, "Declaration of Colonial Awesomeness" would sound cool). Soon after...

[$500]
Which of these words has a common spelling variation in which the "g" is replaced with "gh"?
A: Asparagus
B: Garlic
C: Yogurt
D: Bagel

Jeff asks the audience, and 67% are thinking C. He trusts them... and yes, it's C! He then reaches $1,000, and soon after that...

[$4,000]
In 2006, what state's Supreme Court ruled that its lawmakers must provide the rights and benefits of marriage to same-sex couples?
A: Delaware
B: Oregon
C: Minnesota
D: New Jersey

The 50:50 is used, leaving B and D. Jeff then calls Simon, and he's confident about it being D. Jeff goes with that... and he got it! He then makes it to $25,000 without any lifelines available, giving him the StQ lifeline! He uses that at the $50,000 level, though, leading to this...

[$50,000] (Q)
What U.S. state's lottery, introduced in 1964, is the oldest state-run lottery still in existence?
A: New Hampshire
B: Virginia
C: Illinois
D: Louisiana

Jeff is inclined to say D, though C wouldn't surprise him. He ends up going with C... but it's A! Well, he had nothing to lose with that, so he leaves with $25,000!

Taking the next shot at the big money is Anita Neubauer (Wilmington, DE). When heading to the hot seat, she was worried about falling. Well, she didn't so that's good. Now, she just has to focus on the questions, the first of which asks about a stage of development for babies in which, according to Freud, chewing and biting are important activities. Anita correctly says that that's the oral stage. Then, a couple more questions later...

[$500]
What Stephen Foster song features the lyric "Doo-dah! Doo-dah!"?
A: Oh, Susanna
B: Beautiful Dreamer
C: Old Folks at Home
D: Camptown Races

Anita decides to ask the audience, and an overwhelming 95% say D. She goes with that... and Meredith leads the audience in a brief rendition of the song, proving that it is D! Anita then gets to $1,000 before time runs out for today.