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Family Feud by Chico Alexander, GSNN

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

Melvin (Jessica, Rachel, Eve, Bob, Joyce); $790

Mechammil (Rafik, Melissa, Sabrina, Gina, Helen)

Round 1: when a little kid uses a dirty word, a place where he'll say he heard it (5). Jessica fires with the daddy... #2. Rafik gets #1, school. Friends, TV, and sibling complete the sweep for 93.

Round 2: something a man with a big belly looks like he just swallowed (6). Melissa gets #5, a pig. Helen gets #2, a big ball. Rafik gets #6, a child. The Melvins try to steal with "whale"... #3 for 26! Number one: watermelon. Other answer: keg of beer.

Double: a sign that your boyfriend isn't good marriage material (full board). Sabrina has no job for #1. Rest of the family cheats. The Melvins try to steal with "drinking too much" for 110, giving them 136. Other answers: has a temper, fears commitment, he's selfish.

Triple: a bad place to burst out laughing (4). Bob gets church for #1. Rest of the fam have funeral and a movie. Mechammils have one more shot with a library... Win, 345-136.

Gina takes Fast Money for 142, while Rafik gets the rest for $20,000.

Jeopardy! by Chico Alexander, GSNN

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

Dave Singleton
Henderson, NV
academic advisor
$8600

John Bowen
Dearborn, MI
archivist

Rick Walsh
Bedford, NH
attorney

Dave had to knock out a heck of a champ to inherit the first podium. How long can he keep it?

Dave starts with $200 Rock 'n' Roll History. John finds the Daily Double just prior to the break under $1000 Maiden Names. He doubles the level on Marie Sklodowska. "What is Curie?" Correct for $7000 to Rick's $1000 and Dave's $400.

Halfway into the game, and John is owning it, $10,400 to Dave's $2600. Rick, in the back with $1800, starts Double Jeopardy!...

… with $400 Historical Men & Women. John finds the first Daily Double under $2000 Food-O. He bets $1600 on the tuna that's Spanish for pretty. "What is bonito?" Narrowly accepting it for $13,200. John tries to complete the trifecta with $1600 National Scenic Byways. After Dave rallies, John bets $2000 on this: once a 900-mile route extending to Missouri, it's now a 565-mile scenic byway mostly in New Mexico. "What is Route 66?" Nope, it's the Santa Fe trail. He drops to $14,400. He gets back up to a pre-Daily Double $16,400 to Dave's $10,600. Rick has $6600.

Final Jeopardy! in "Religious History": the 1549 Act of Uniformity imposed upon England this single liturgical volume to be used by everyone. Correct question: what is the Book of Common Prayer?

Everyone had the King James Bible. But John only bets much to win with $11,500. Dave leaves with $10,600.

The Price is Right by Chico Alexander, GSNN

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

It's a brand new week at the Price, and Katherine Lockwood, Matthew Sebastian, Brendan Klassen, and Christopher Menzies look to capitalize. First, they'll look to a home gym. It's worth $2595. Winner... Christopher. He's got that, now he's got Range Game for a pair of offroad motorcycles. He stops the range at $6576. Actual price... $6748. He's a mite premature.

Brendan wins a $1470 chest. Now he has a shot at a humidifier, a blower/trimmer, and a Chevrolet Malibu. First, though, he has to win Ten Chances. Brendan has 503 to work with. After three, he gets the $30 humidifier. Next, the blower and trimmer with 7905. After four, he gets the $970 blower trimmer. Finally, the car, with 86170 and three chances left. He... can't convert. Correct price: $17,680.

Katherine scores tennis equipment worth $607. Time to go to a Clearance Sale for an electric guitar, a popcorn cart, and a dinette. The clearance prices... $900, $1150, and $2100. She goes $900 for the guitar, $1150 for the popcorn cart, and $2100 for the dinette. The guitar is $1389. The popcorn cart is $999... D'oh! The dinette is $2725. So she gets one right, but in the words of Jeff Probst, "Almost gets ya nothing."

Well... almost. She gets a spot in the Showcase.

Christine will pick up $500 from a $500 sound system. Now can she win a trip to Anchorage and a trip to Aspen? The game is Switch?, and the prices marked respectively are $3364 and $5379. She elects to switch, and ... she shouldn't have.

Matthew wins a $1344 set of stemware, and he hopes to line it with cash in the Grand Game. The target is $5.25. The products: Glad trash bags, Marie Callender's fettuccine alfredo, Carapelli olive oil, Dole pineapple slices, Nature Valley granola bars, and LumaTweeze lighted tweezers. The pineapple... $1.79. The granola bars... $3.29. The olive oil... $5.49. He's got $100...

Susan Davis is up... and then down... and then up again with a $899 gas range. Now she gets to play for a Ford Focus. The game is Cover Up, and the board is...

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

First try, $16,482. ... And having been shopping for a Ford Focus yesterday, she's right on the first shot. "Merci beaucoup." No, thank you, Susan. She's also on the way to the Showcase.

First up, Gaby plays lifeguard with sunglasses, inflatable cabanas, and a ski boat. Susan passes to Katherine, who bids $35,000. Susan gets a trip to the depot with a tub, a day bed with mattress, and a Gemcar. She bids $29,000. Actual price: $17,169. Over she goes. Actual price of Katherine's Showcase... $29,099. If she took Susan's bid, she would've won both Showcases. Instead, we have... a double overbid.

Stats: 1-5, $24,097, double overbid.

¿Qué Dice La Gente? by Chico Alexander, GSNN

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

Tillero (Carmelita, Fabio, Lourdes, Mendy, Caro)

Kobayashi (Shiro, Luvia, Maria de Los Angeles, Bassette, Luis)

We've had an Italian on this show. Now we have a Japanese-Mexican (Shiro's grandfather is Japanese-American, and married a Mexican). Both are excellent Spanish speakers.

The Tilleros lead, 173-0 after three. Double: a drink that makes you gain weight (3). Bassette gets beer for #2. Soda is #1 for Mendy. And #3? Milk. Tilleros win, 369-0.

First up in Dinero Rápido is Caro, who gets 45 after three goose-eggs. Fabio gets up to 100 for $500.

Gomez (Araceli, Sandra, Juan, Martin, Wilder); $1000, two games

Tillero (Carmelita, Fabio, Lourdes, Mendy, Caro); $500

The Gomezes lead, 176-92 after three. Double: an order you give to your kids (3). Mendy gets the big one with go to the store. They blank out after that. The Gomezes can win with taking out the trash... Got it for 292. Not enough to win, though. Other answer: pick up your things.

Triple: a domestic activity that your grandparents do but your mothers don't do (3). Wilder gets the big one with cook. Weave and wash by hand are the sweepers to win, 538-92.

Sandra and Martin take on Dinero Rápido this time, as Sandra draws... extra points.They get 151. They need 50 extra points. They get... 10. They return tomorrow with $1500.

That's the Question by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time: 6p ET/5p CT on GSN
Host: Bob Goen

Tara Hunchak
British Columbia
bank researcher who is learning to sail and enjoys concerts

Tom Carroll
Seattle
human resources manager who likes biking and hiking

Control question's answer is "Royal flush". That's Tara with "What is the highest ranking hand in a game of five-card poker?" She starts the question with the answer of "Gale". Tom thinks he has it... "What was Dorothy's last name in 'The Wizard of Oz'?" Right for 9 to Tara's 6.

Next answer... "Trigonometry". We fill in the question "In what branch of math must you take sides and work all the angles?" Tom still leads, 21-16.

Next answer... "Missy Elliott". Tara's got this question. "What hip-hop star's nickname is 'Misdemeanor'?" Right for 27... one below Tom's 28 at the half..

Round 2 starts with three words; five, two, and four letters. Tara doesn't run out, but she does control the board for the majority of the question. Tara ALMOST gets the question, but is beaten by the flashing lights. The question is "Which Spanish explorer was the first European to set foot in Florida? Ponce de Leon."

Next answer has ten letters. Running out of time, as Tara gets "What thin, transparent protective film is used in many types of packaging? Cellophane?" That's the question for the game, 131-52.

After 131 seconds of answering questions and placing letters, Tara's Bonus Question is...

W.. w.s ..e le.d singe. .f N'sync? ------ ----------

"Who was the lead singer of N'sync? Justin Timberlake." THAT'S $5000!

Wheel of Fortune by Jason Block, GSNN

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

We are in Week 7...we have a new game element...we have the Capital One All America Mascot Team! It's College Road Trip Week on WOF!

The $1,000 Tossup is THING. Jessica Smallen is a senior at the University of Arizona. She is a marketing major. She solved EDUCATED GUESS for $1,000. Tim Schoenfeld is a senior psychology major at Pepperdine. Elizabeth Hatfield is a junior at the University of Maryland.

The $2,000 Tossup is AROUND THE HOUSE. Tim misses and Jessica is up to $3,000 with BEDSIDE TABLE. She starts this round, but we add a VIP Trip to the 2007 Capital One Bowl in Orlando worth $6,500! And we see the brand new Wild Card. More on that later. The category is FOOD AND DRINK. She misses...over to Tim. She misses...over to Elizabeth who hits Bankrupt. Back to Jessica. Jessica hits the $1,000 AstraZeneca gift tag (and AZ will donate the Sisters Network). She solves CHOCOLATE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES for $4,800. It's been all Elizabeth. She has $8,800 in cash.

The jackpot round is sponsored by BrandSource. The category is COLLEGE LIFE...and a PRIZE PUZZLE. Tim starts. He hits Lose A Turn...over to Elizabeth who misses...over to Jessica. She hits the jackpot wedge and gets $1500 for 3 letters. She hits the Free Spin. She uses the Free Spin, but misses a vowel. Tim hits the Lose A Turn again for the 2nd time. Over to Elizabeth. She hits the jackpot wedge and misses...over to Jessica. She solves MAJORING IN SPANISH for $2,100. And she can use her Spanish in Spain...a lastminutetravel.com to Madrid (where yours truly is of to next week) worth $4,500. And if you have the SPIN ID SH10558, you are off to Madrid! And if you have the SONY CARD...you have $50,000! That round was worth $6,600 and Jessica still is shutting out everyone with $15,400 in cash and trip!

The mystery round prize is a $10,000 Capital One Credit Card. The category is BEFORE AND AFTER. She misses...over to Jessica. She hits Lose A Turn. Over to Tim who hits the Capital One trip and the next spin...Bankrupt. Over to Elizabeth...will she risk the $1,000 mystery wedge? No...but it's Bankrupt. She hits it again. Will she risk $2,300? No...but it was the card. She misses a vowel...over to Jessica. She misses...over to Tim. He solves GOOGLE SEARCH AND RESCUE for $800, which we bump to $1,000. Tim is on the board.

The $3,000 Tossup is OCCUPATION. Tim is up to $4,000 with SUSPENSE NOVELIST. The category is PERSON...and we go right into a $1,600 a letter FINAL SPIN. And Jessica seals her victory with THREE-SPORT ATHLETE for $3,200. She wins with $18,600 in cash and trip. Tim leaves with $4,000. And Elizabeth leaves with the gooseegg award of $1,000.

Jessica is one of the best players this year. She lands on the S in CASH. Her category is PLACE. With the RSTLNE her choices of C D M A we have:

_ _ M _ _ _ N
_ A T C _

It's almost Halloween...and of course she got PUMPKIN PATCH. She wins $25,000 and leaves with $43,600 in cash and trip!

Total for today: $48,600

Total for Week 7: $48,600

Total for the Season: $1,467,402
Bonus Win Percentage: 13/31

Gooseeggs: 8
Toss Up Sweeps: 3
Mystery Round Prizes won: 2
Car Wins: 3

$100,000 Losses: 1

$10,000 wedge wins: 3

Wild Cards Hit: 0/1

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? by Don Harpwood, GSNN

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

We start things off today with Melissa Keane (Seaford, NY). Apparently, her husband, James (in the audience) was nervous as she was preparing, as she was unsure of what to wear. So he ended up picking an outfit for her. Seems good enough to me. Also, Melissa is here to prove that stay-at-home moms can be smart. So, she starts doing so by knowing that L.A. is one of the U.S.'s smoggiest cities due to emissions from cars (though some may say that entertainment lawyers contribute to it as well). She sweeps the lower tier, then soon faces this...

[$8,000]
In Google's standard logo, both g's are what color?
A: Green
B: Red
C: Blue
D: Yellow

The 50:50 leaves C and D. Melissa says C... and she's right! Another question later, and she sees this...

[$25,000]
What number follows 8 in the famous Fibonacci sequence, which begins 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8?
A: 10
B: 12
C: 13
D: 20

Melissa takes a moment to recognize the pattern; 1+1=2, 1+2=3, 2+3=5, 3+5=8. She then says C... and she has $25,000! She is in great shape heading into the upper tier...

[$50,000]
In 1995, the body of what Wild West icon was exhumed so DNA tests could confirm his identity?
A: Wyatt Earp
B: Jesse James
C: Billy the Kid
D: "Buffalo" Bill Cody

She thinks she knows this, but Melissa asks the audience just to be sure. 65% are thinking B. But it turns out that she was thinking C (23%). So, she calls her brother-in-law, Joe, and he's 50% sure that it's B. With that, Melissa decides to trust him and the audience, saying B... and they're right! Moving on...

[$100,000]
What martial art's name literally means "the gentle way"?
A: Karate
B: Tae kwon do
C: Kung fu
D: Judo

Melissa decides to switch it out. After the answer is revealed to be D, this pops up...

[$100,000] (Q)
Built in 1925, the first Goodyear blimp was named what?
A: The Constitution
B: The Eagle
C: The Patriot
D: The Pilgrim

Melissa doesn't know, so she walks. After seeing that it was D, she leaves with $50,000!

Next up is Tom Mitchell (Romeoville, IL). He prefers to be called Mitch, though. He took the audition test 3 times before getting here, and he hopes to make the best of this opportunity. So, Mitch starts by knowing that a "name-dropper", in an attempt to impress others, frequently mentions the names of famous people. He reaches $1,000, then has this to ponder...

[$2,000]
A movie genre characterized by dark lighting and bleak settings, "film noir" literally translates to what?
A: Dead film
B: War film
C: Empty film
D: Black film

It helps to know some French, but Mitch decides to use the 50:50. A and D remain. He says D... and he's right!

And there's the horn. Mitch wants to stay, though; either way, he'll be here tomorrow.

Yo Momma by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time: 6p ET/5p CT on MTV
Host: Wilmer Valderrama

Last season, we found the best trash talkers in LA. This season, we're hitting the Big Apple for the second installment of trash for cash. This is your show... "Yo Momma!" Today, the best jokers from Bed-Stuy take on the trash talkers in Brooklyn Heights. At stake: $1000 cash money and the right to compete on Thursday night's Best of the Best show.

As always we're judging on originality, delivery, quickness, and sting. Up for Bed-Stuy first: Reckless X, Naquan, Stephania, Wilson, and Chef. Moving onto the semis are X and Chef.

But first, we're going to Brooklyn Heights with Carlos, Nate, Sketch, Keet, and Defcase. Jason calls out Carlos and Keet for one more battle.

In the finals today, X (easily) and Carlos (again, easily). Now it's time to dig up some dirt. X hits up Carlos' crib (where they find his friend Shirley, a picture of "Superboy", a big medicine ball, and several bootleg DVDs). Carlos hits up X's crib as well (where he and Wilmer find wrestling mats, baby oil, a sex wheel... don't ask, and a fur... and the neighbors).

Doing things differently for season 2. First round is still strictly "Yo Momma" jokes. Second round, still topics. We have a new third round, the Souvenir Round, where each contender takes something person to bag on with. Carlos has the fur coat, while X has "Superboy". Final round is the knockout jokes. The final battle ends with these two KO's...

X: "Yo momma is so scary, she went toe Bronx Zoo and drove all the animals wild. Matter of fact, I got a picture of the right here. (takes off shirt to reveal tattoo of animal)"
Carlos: This dude's momma is so loose, and he's so ugly, the doctor had to slap the milkman, the plumber, the mailman, Wilmer, him, him, him, AND her! AND HER!"

Pretty even battle, but it goes to... CARLOS! We'll see him on the best of the best battle on Thursday night.