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September 10, 2007

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Round 1: a cowardly way to end a relationship (7). David swats the buzzer with over the phone... #5. Andy tries ignoring them... Not there. Brian goes with e-mail. That's cowardly enough for #1. Texting, Dear Johns, not calling, having a friend do it, and just plain leaving is enough for the sweep and 93.

Round 2: something that's harder to do in the morning if you've got a hangover (7). Joey fires with waking up for #1. Rest of the fam tries eating, going to work, and thinking. Going to the champs with a shower... Not there. Vanderveers get 87. Other answers: exercise, talk, brush teeth.

Double: a reality show you love to watch, but you don't want to be on (full board). Dave doesn't want to be "The Bachelor" for #5. Kyle would not step foot in the "Big Brother" house... Neither would a whopping 3 people. Sam gets the big one, "Survivor". "American Idol" and "Dancing with the Stars" are also there. The Vanderveers steal the points with the since-cancelled "Fear Factor" for 219.

Triple: something Mick Jagger has done with his life that you wish you could do (4). Sam gets women for #4. Kristin makes money for #2. Adam rocks out on stage for #1. Traveling does it for the win, 498-93.

Fast Money: Kyle & Kristin take the first $20,000 of the new season in nine questions.

In the nightcap, the returning Alvarez (Lourdes, Becky, Giselle, David, Alex; $20,000) take on the Sims (Rosalyn, Wallington, Leslie, Anita, Linda). Sims lead 211-0 going into the tripler: something that wanders (4). David tries children... counts under peole for #3. Anita gets the big one with the mind. Animals and eyes finish the champs off, 520-0.

Fast Money: Wallington & Rosalyn take the second $20,000 of the new year in eight.

Remember, contestant applications are available at either 323.762.8467 or by visiting familyfeud.tv.

Ben had a heck of a break to decide what he's going to do with $25,000... but first, he must defend it again two femmes fatales.

He starts it off with $200 the 20th Century. At the first TV time out of the new season, Dorothy is in the lead with $3400 to Ben's $2600 and Keli's $2400.

Dorothy finds the first Daily Double of the new season under $1000 in the Bookstore. She bets half of her stash - or $2000 - on this: appropriately, part 3 of this 1953 novel is "Burning Bright". "What is 'Tiger Tiger'?" Nope, it's "Fahrenheit 451", leaving her with $2000. She makes it back and then some with $4200 at the half to Ben's $3600. Keli, with $3400, will go first in Double Jeopardy!...

... with Cable Channels for $400. Ben finds the first Daily Double under $1200 Moon "R"s. He bets $3400 to tie Keli on this: Saturn's second-largest moon, it's named for the mother of the gods. "Who is Rhea?" Right for the tie and $10,200! The last clue belongs to Keli under $2000 Flowers. With Ben at $11,000 and Dorothy at $8000, Keli bets just $1000 on the perennial whose bloom forms include spoon, quill & pompon. "What is a mum? Chrysanthemum?" Correct for $16,400. Not a runaway, but pretty good.

Final Jeopardy! in "Authors": in 1949 he wrote, "If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face--forever." Correct response: who was George Orwell (from "1984")?

Ben's right, doubling up. Keli's right... surpassing Ben by a dollar. She wins with $22,001. Ben leaves with $27,599.

The object is to complete a game-long crossword. Short-length clues are worth $100. Longer clues are worth $150 in round 1. First buzz-in gets first play, but answer incorrectly or run out of time, and we take away the value of the clue. Oh, and spelling counts. There are some surprises hidden on the board as well.

Neville solves the first of said surprises: "What's-for me" filler words for $100; - - I -. He guesses "INIT" on the "Crossword Getaway" and he's in it to win a trip to Las Vegas. He leads, $200-$0.

But Pam finds this round's "Crossword Extra". She can bet up to $500 (since she has only $200). Pam goes for $500 on this: Screened correspondence? - - A - -. She gets EMAIL for $700. At the end of the round, Pam has $950. Neville has $600 and the Vegas trip... But the game is about to change, because here comes trouble. It's SPOILER TIME!

If you miss a clue, a spoiler (provided they buzz in first) can steal your cash, your prizes, AND your place in the game. Spoilers can also steal if they beat either of the solvers to the punch. Dollar values are doubled in the spoiler round.

Ramit becomes the first to spoil as she beats both solvers, choosing to inherit Pam's $1250. Neville gets a second Crossword Getaway with this clue for $200: Be sure to get more People? - - - - W. RENEW is good for the money and a trip to Palm Springs. He's up $1400. Pam spoils Neville with a $300 clue, giving her the two trips and $1800. Neville spoils right back... or as he says, "You're GONE, Pam!" He finds the Crossword Extra. He can bet up to $2000... He only goes $800 on this: In a Nielsen report; - - T - -. "Rates?" Nope, it was RATED. He's down to $1200, but he still has the trips. At the end of the round, Pam spoils Neville AGAIN, giving her $1400 and the trips to Ramit's $1150.

Round 3... Whoever has the most money at the end of this round wins. Scott spoils first as Neville moves to the spoiler row. Scott has $2000 and the trips. Richard, on the other hand, spoils Scott, gets $2200, and bets $1500 on this Crossword Extra: Flasher on New York streets; - - - -. Nothing. It was NEON, leaving Richard with $700. Neville gets Ramit's podium and $1250 to go with it. And *ascending synth hits* ... that means Neville wins, $1450 to $1000.

But can he complete the puzzle? He has 90 seconds to do so. If he does, he'll win today's grand prize of $2000 more and a trip to Antigua! At the last second, he gets "The third one is shocking (- A I L)" "Rail, R-A-I-L?" That'll do it for the win! He's going to Antigua with $3450!

There are only 12 players in the world that have five or more WSOP bracelets. Six of them are at the table this week. Five minutes into the game, Layne raises on A-5♣ against Phil's 9-6♠. Flop comes up 6-2-A. Both flop a pair. Turn: 7♣. River: 2♠. Layne picks up $4800.

A $1700+ pot can go to one of four players, with 6-A-9 on the board. Layne has 9s; Phil with an open-ended straight-draw. Erick has bullets and bets out. Layne's out. Jesus is out. Turn: K♠. Spade flush draw for Phil. River... K♣. Erick wins with two pair, cowboys and bullets. That's worth $7700.

Layne bets in with Q♥4♦ against Phil's 9-2♣. Flop: 2-A-4. Both pair up. Turn: 6♥. River: J♥. Layne wins $1800 more.

Texas Dolly has 6-4♥ against Phil's 3s. Flop: 2-2-5, two hearts. Turn: 9♠. Phil bets... River: 7♦. Phil gets $5900.

Three way action gets us a flop of 8-4-Q. Phil has ladies. Turn: 7♥. Doyle and Layne turn 7s. Doyle bows out. River: K♠.Phil wins $4300.

Four-way action next with 8-8-9 on the board. Erick and TJ have 9s. Turn: 7♣. Chris would've had the straight. River: K♣. Both players with 9s and 8s. TJ has the kicker for $2450.

TJ has J-9 to Chris' K-8. Flop: 10-2-8. Chris has 8s. Phil has... "Numb/Encore" by Jay-Z featuring Linkin Park. Turn: 5♥. River: 9♣. TJ back into a pair for $2900.

The Cowboy has cowboys (K♥K♦) against Chris' paired 9s. Flop: 5-2-4. Chris calls all-in. Turn: J♣. The only thing that'll save Chris now is another 9. River... 8♠. One off, and Chris Ferguson is the first player out this week.

More poker next time.

Gonzalez are one away from a W, 299-18.

Triple: a bird of prey (3). Mauricio gets a vulture. That's number one. Eagle is also there. Going to the Rochas for hawk... #3! They get 243, and we get...

Muerte Súbita: a popular city in Italy for tourists (2). Alex gets #2, Venice. Rochas play. Roberto... "Roma." Arrivederci, Gonzalez. Rochas win, 459-243.

Dinero Rápido: Lura & Scarlette score 199... whoa... So close, but so far. They have to settle for $500.

Lugos lead, 208-140.

Triple: something a first lady of a country should do (3). Scarlette gets the big one, help society. Rest of the family gets traveling with the president. Can the Lugos steal with representing the country? No! Rochas win, 323-208. Other answer: maintain her image.

Dinero Rápido: Lura pulls... "buena suerte". She and Scarlette get 119 for another $1000, giving them $1000.

18 years after $ale of the Century left the air in the US, Temptation is here to take its place.  This new game of small cash and big prizes comes via Australia, but still contains everything we remember, and more.  Rossi Morreale is the host, and here are the contestants.

We start with 20 Temptation dollars for all and a 30-second speed round.  Each question is worth T$5 up or down.  Linda and Nicole both go up 10 each for a total of 30, followed by Nicole with 25.  It’s the former two that get the shot at the 1^st Instant Bargain.  Who wants chocolate?  It’s chocolate cashmere wear, an LG white Chocolate cell, and a $500 supply of Godiva goodies totaling $997 but will go for only T$7.  Nancy pulls the trigger right off the bat, going down to T$23, but she gets nearly $1,000 in loot.  Rossi has some samples which get shared with the class.  Awwwww.

Now it’s the Fame Game for $15.  The puzzle fills in and the clues are read off, and Nancy gets KELSEY GRAMMER after 4 clues to go back into the sole lead with 38.

Next up, it’s Knock-Off.  One question, 12 choices, 9 right answers, lots of T-bucks.  The players will rotate, starting with Nicole picking answers until they’re wrong in which case they’re out.  The category: Schoolhouse Rock songs.  We get through one full circuit before Nicole screws up with “One of These Things” (Sesame Street).  Linda and Nancy go back and forth until Linda goes sour with “Believe in Yourself”, leaving the 10 and 15 for Nancy.  Can she pull them out?  Yes!  That extra T$25 takes her to 73, leaving Nancy behind with 43 and Nicole with 27.

Instant Bargain #2: A Dooney and Burke handbag worth $245, but will go for only T$15.  (Hmmm.  Something smells fishy.)  One handbag becomes two…then three…will Nancy deal in 5 seconds?  Yup.  She’s now up to $1700+ in stuff and her lead is halved, going down to 58.

Speed Round 2 has only two answers: meat or cheese.  Linda and Nicole close in with T$53 and 47 respectively, but Nancy broke even to have a T$5 lead for Instant Cash.  Two wallets have a C-Note and the other has a grand.  It’ll cost the lead, but she’ll go for it.  She picks the brown one and………she should’ve picked the white.  Tomorrow’s Instant Cash goes up to $1500.

With Linda and Nancy with 53 and Nicole with 47, we move to the final Speed Round.  Dollar values are doubled, which means anyone has a chance.  Linda takes the first three questions, which is good enough for the win with T$83.  Nancy leaves with her $1,832 in cash and prizes.  As for Nicole, well, she had a piece of chocolate, which is more than I had.

It’s off to Shopper’s Paradise with Linda where she could win these:

T$83 isn’t going to buy much, but Super Knock-Off could change all that.  This time, it’s 6 wrong, 6 right.  You can quit at any time or try to run off with the full T$250, but one misstep and you lose the bonus bucks.  Our SKO category: Married a Country Music Star.  Nancy gets Tim McGraw, Renee Zellweger, Lisa Hartman, and Julia Roberts for T$125 and 208, total, but Nancy really wants that trip to NYC.  She tries Nicole Kidman……right for 25, and that’s where she stops.  Amy Grant was the big hundo.

So Nancy has T$233.  Will she take the Trip to Broadway or come back tomorrow?  She’s off to the Big Apple for 4 nights via Orbitz, which means 3 new players tomorrow.

But first, a night cap.

After the opening Speed Round, Mark and Trhea tie with T$25 and Desiry is in the back with 15.  The 1^st Instant Bargain is Canon Camera and digital picture frame via PriceGrabber and a package from All Pop Art worth $857 but will go for T$10.  No?  How about 8?  5 seconds…no sale.

Fame Game.  Trhea is able to get in during Clue 4 and correctly guess GOOD MORNING AMERICA for another T$15, and that’s her lead heading into Knock-Off: Happened in the 70’s.  3 answers are peeled off before Desiry goofs with Carl Lewis Wins Olympic Gold (’84).  Mark follows that up with another wrong answer, the Cats premiere.  Trhea’s left with 7 choices, and is able to get it down to 2.  Did the 1^st U.S. Woman get into space?  1983!  The 1^st car air bag was right and worth the 15, but Trhea has a massive 68-30-17 lead, so she gets the next Instant Bargain: a 1-year membership to Bally’s and a nylon gym bag worth $1385, but is only T$15 here.  HOWEVAH, Trhea balks, keeping a T$38 lead.

Speed Round #2.  The choices are bigger or smaller (than Texas’ land area).  Mark goes on an epic tear, answering ALL ELEVEN QUESTIONS CORRECTLY.  He goes up to T$85, which means he gets the chance at Instant Cash.  Will he give up T$17 for a nice paycheck?  Yep.  He picks the red one and……it was the brown.  Next time, it’s $4,000!

Mark and Trhea have 68, and Desiry has 17 heading into the Final Speed Round, but Mark seems to have all the momentum, and keeps it up, buzzing in on all 6 questions, answering 4 for 108 and a massive win.  The girls gots ta go, but Mark is off to Shopper’s Paradise where he could win this:

The HDTV is in reach, but to go further today, we need Super Knock-Off.  The category: Cartoon Characters With Children.  Mark is able to get Fred Flintstone, Jane Jetson, Hank Hill, and Sylvester for 125 and that’s where we stop.  Simba was the big hundo and Princess Fiona was the other.

So Mark has T$223, which is good for the Netflix-for-purses membership and a couple of TV’s.  Will he smash the buzzer tomorrow or buy something?  He’s returning, so he’ll have to outlast two more competitors.  Will he get to the bedroom?  (HA!)  Tune in tomorrow to find out.