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Balderdash by Chico Alexander, GSNN
Air time: 5pm ET/4pm CT on PAX
Host: Elayne Boosler |
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Players: Russ Sprinkle vs. Lisa Thompson |
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Panel:
Carlos Alazraqui ("Reno 911!") and comics Cory Kahaney & Andy
Kindler |
"Christmas vs. the Grasshopper
People" (Carlos), "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians" (Cory), or
"When the Toys Come to Life" (Andy). One of these is a marvelous
movie in round 4. Correct: Cory. Lisa with 2415 loses out on Andy.
Russ wins it betting on Cory, 6187-915.
Russ goes with Carlos to Barrage
for a Bloomingdale's shopping spree (under nine letters) or a
week's vacation in Mexico (under one)... or maybe b both! They get
six to leave D E R D. Russ goes with the R for... Bloomingdale's.
Mexico was right next door under the E, but hey... shopping's fun. |
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Family
Feud by Chico Alexander, GSNN
Air time: Check local listings or
familyfeud.com
Host: Richard Karn |
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Team 1:
Avery (Lori, Stephanie, Brandy, Shannon & Jay) |
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Team 2: Bayack (Carol, Denise, Diana, Cindy &
Paul) |
We crowned five-timers on Friday's
show, so we're starting fresh. And we're starting with this: a
public place where you've witnessed couples fighting and making a
scene (6). Carol fires with park, number 4. The rest of the
Bayacks come up with a restaurant (it's number one), in the mall,
at a bar, on the street... but Cindy blanks for the third strike.
Can the Averys steal with movie theatre? No. Subway would've done
it, as the Bayacks lead, 84-0.
Round 2: a name that rhymes with
"Ray" (7). Denise gets Jay for number one (you can call me Ray, or
you can call me Jay). Other names that rhyme with Ray: Faye, Kay,
May... but that's it for them. Who knew that this would be so
tough? Averys try Gay. It's right for the 72. Other answers: Bay
and Clay. No Trey?
Double round: something that
expires (full board). Diana gets number one, milk, which doesn't
really expire, so much as it turns into cheese. By the way, that
cancels out all food. Driver's licenses expire, but that's all the
Bayacks can come up with. Averys try to steal with medicines. Good
answer... it's number six! Other answer: credit cards,
person/life, and a car registration. Averys lead it, 214-84.
Triple round: a US city known for
its great restaurants (4). Shannon goes for top of the board with
New York. LA comes in at number three. New Orleans is at number
four (thanks to Cafe du Monde)... and Chicago... is number two for
the win, 493-84.
Lori and Shannon take their turn
at the Fast Money board.
1) How many diapers the average
baby goes through every day.
2) A kind of market.
3) Something people keep in their glove compartment.
4) Something teenagers do to rebel.
5) Besides fish, something in a fish tank.
Shannon only gets 82. Lori blanks
out on two, so she'll have to get 118 from three. Doesn't happen.
117 points means $585. |
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Jeopardy!
by Chico & Quisla Alexander, GSNN
Check local listings or
jeopardy.com
Host: Alex Trebek |
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Champion:
Bud Humphrey (editor from Park Ridge, IL); $23,700 |
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Challengers:
Barrett Hildreth (software analyst from Portland, OR) and Tom
Stenson (law student from Media, PA) |
Bud is setting out to prove that his win on Friday was no fluke. He starts
with $200 Historic Women. It's pretty much a low-scoring game amongst
challengers, as Barrett finds the Daily Double under $600 It Happened in the
'70s. With only $200, he bets $1000 on the Pope that ruled for 34 days in 1978.
"Who is John XXIII?" Nope. It was John Paul I, leaving him $800 in the red, but
he makes it back up on a clue about the Happy Meal. The last clue remains
hidden, as Bud still holds the lead, $5200 to Tom's $4200. Barrett has $1400 and
will start Double Jeopardy!...
... with $400 Authors. Barrett strikes again with the Daily Double under
$1200 Antonyms. With $3000 to Tom's $6600 and Bud's $5200, he bets the level.
The clue: hairdressing process that's an antonym of ephemeral. "What is
angelic?" Not it. Ephemeral is temporary, so we were looking for "permanent", as
Barrett is down to $1800. Tom regains the lead with $10,600 as he finds the
second Daily Double under $2000 Bulgaria. He fronts $5000 on the empire referred
to in Ivan Vazov's "Under the Yoke". "What is the Ottoman Empire?" Right for
$15,600! Everyone avoids the dreaded spelling category as Tom ends regulation in
the lead, $15,600 to Bud's $11,600. Barrett is still in it with $3800.
Final Jeopardy! in "World Monarchs": on the throne since 1946, the king of
this Asian country is the world's longest-serving living monarch. Correct
response: "What is Thailand?"
Barrett misses it, but loses nothing. Bud gets it right to move into
contention with $14,100. Tom comes up with... Cambodia. Any wager above $1500
and it's over for him... $7700. Tom'll finish in second while Bud wins it with a
two-day total of $37,800.
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The
Price is Right by Chico Alexander, GSNN
Air time: 11am ET/10am CT on CBS (times vary by
market)
Host: Bob Barker |
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In case you missed the first playing
of Pocket Change last week, we have another round to show you
today courtesy of Morgan Giles. After she won a Bombay chest in
round two, she has a chance to play the newest TPIR game for a
Ford Focus. Slight variation from gameplay with the giveaway of
the first number, but when you're talking of pricing games in
their infancy, that's to be expected. Numbers in play:
4-0-1-5-8-3. Car price: $18,540. With the two mistakes that Morgan
made, she can buy the car for 75 cents. We start her off with 25
cents... then she gets a zero... then the 50 she needs. In total,
she got 90 cents in pocket change.
Her opponent in the Showcase would be
Jerome love. After three rounds of tacking on an extra dollar for
posterity, he opts not to tack it onto his bid on a luggage set.
Good move, as the $1500 bid gives him $500 in bonus cash as well
as a chance to win a gas stove and a bar set. The game is Barker's
Bargain Bar. He goes for the bar set, marked at $1399... $1000 off
of the actual retail price. The stove was $500 off, so he wins.
First Showcase features Shaine
(who celebrates her 34th birthday today!) trying to move all of
her stuff - a gas range, a TV, a floor clock, and a Chevrolet
Colorado. Morgan, perfectly content with the car she already won,
passes it to Jerome, who tags the pack at $17,900. Morgan is left
with... furniture! She bids on a bedroom with dressing & mattress,
four ski parkas, and a snowmobile. Her bid: $18,000. Actual price:
$16,435. Actual price of Jerome's package: $25,314! He's your big
winner with $31,686 today.
Other winners:
Brittney Smith: spa; Ford Taurus winning Any Number
Margaret Hauser: treadmill; trip to Cancun winning Flip Flop
John DeBoer: diamond ring and $500 bonus; muffin maker,
humidifier, percolator, juicer, and $100 playing Punch-a-Bunch
John Mahon: washer/dryer |
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Shop
'til You Drop by Chico Alexander, GSNN
Air time: 6:30pm ET/5:30pm CT on PAX
Host: JD Roberto |
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Players:
Kristin (housewife/new mom) & Carla (receptionist) vs. Lee
(loan officer) & Steve (writer) |
Lee & Steve grab a shopping spree at SportJunk.com and a six-month membership
at 24Hour Fitness from the front end. Kristin & Carla get a Hatteras Hammock and
a supply of Shari's Berries. Shopper's Special was in the appliances department.
The game goes to Kristin & Carla after a fiercely fought Shopper's Challenge
round. Final score, ladies 550, fellas 400.
Shop 'til You Drop round for a trip to New Orleans: Kristin & Carla get an
Ashley entertainment center, a gift certificate from Marshalls, an HSN.com
online shopping spree, a Laser Solutions skincare gift certificate, Timebandits
sweatband watches, and an Armani peacock sculpture. Total take: $1895.
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Wheel
of Fortune by Jason Block, GSNN
Check local listings or
wheeloffortune.com
Hosts: Pat Sajak & Vanna White |
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On this holiday Monday, we start a
new week on WOF..."5-Star Getaways"
to be exact.
The $1,000 Tossup is up first. Valerie solved A MILLION-DOLLAR
SMILE for
$1,000. She is a junior at San Jose State majoring in nursing. Kim
Saba is from Washington. Sean Gallagher missed the solve earlier.
He is from Philadelphia. He is married for 30 years.
The $2,000 Tossup is next...it's OCCUPATION. Sean solves TRAVEL
AGENT
for $2,000. He starts this round which is ON THE MENU....and it's
a PRIZE PUZZLE. He misses...over to Valerie. She misses...over to
Kim who hits Lose A Turn. Back to Sean who misses...over to
Valerie. She solves FRESH FOUR CHEESE RAVIOLI for $1,850. She is
very excited..and she will be more excited when she finds she is
going to Rome, Italy. It's a trip to Aleph Hotel in Rome, Italy
with airfare provided by Lufthansa and $1,000. It's worth $8,664.
And if you have MM11997 you are off to Italy as well. Her total
for this round is $11,514.
The Jackpot round is sponsored by Centrum Silver Vitamins. The
prize added to the wheel--a trip to the Ritz Carlton in Naples,
Florida worth $5,500. The category is EVENT. Valerie starts. She
misses...over to Kim who hits Bankrupt. Over to Sean. He misses a
vowel....and it's over to Valerie who hits Lose A Turn...back to
Kim. She misses...back to Sean. He solves NIGHTLY TURNDOWN SERVICE
for $4,050. He has $6,050.
The mystery round prize is a 2005 Kia Rio worth $12,800. The
category is PHRASE. Kim starts. She hits and picks up the Naples,
Florida trip. Kim hits Bankrupt for the 2nd time tonight. She has
had some really rough luck on the wheel. Over to Sean. Sean hits
Bankrupt...back to Valerie. She hits the mystery wedge...will she
risk $6,650? She does...and hits the car! And she solves MARCHING
TO THE BEAT OF A DIFFERENT DRUMMER for $4,650! That round was
worth $17,450! And she has a total of $28,964 in cash and prizes!
What a round and what guts!
The $3,000 tossup is next...PROPER NAME. Kim finally is on the
board with TOMMY BAHAMA. She starts this round which is BEST
SELLER...but it's FINAL SPIN TIME. $1,300 a letter tonight. Kim
starts and she solves UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN for $5,200. She leaves
with $8,200--not bad for all the luck she had on the wheel. Sean
leaves with $6,050. But Valerie is our huge winner--with a Kia
Rio, a trip to Rome and cash worth $28,964!
Can Valerie add a 2nd car to her stash? Could it be a Mercedes
C240 or an Infiniti FX35? Or that $100,000 bonus? Let's find
out... Her category tonight is...PHRASE. With the normal 6 we have
and her choices of HCPI:
C _ _ _ I N _
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She wasn't COOKING WITH GAS...and she couldn't look. And she lost
the big one...$100,000! This is the 2nd time that the $100,000 was
lost this season! But don't feel too sorry for her. She leaves
with $28,964 in cash and prizes---and a car! Great job, Valerie! |
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Who
Wants to Be a Millionaire by Chico Alexander, GSNN
Check local listings or
millionaireTV.com
Host: Meredith Vieira |
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Eric Porter is a fun-loving law student, but he's still, at 22, afraid of
monsters under the bed. "I'm going to law school to see if I had a case." Last
time, he made it up to $8000, but he only has the 50/50 remaining. He'll use it
at $16,000 to answer this: in 2003, the first cow in the US to test positive for
"mad cow" disease was found in what state? the lifeline leaves Washington (his
initial inkling) and Wyoming. He goes with Washington... and his instinct was
right!
Now to the $25,000 milestone. What is the literary term for a novel that
follows the development of a youthful main character? a) Fabliau b) Roman a clef
c) Bildungsroman d) Mock-heroic. Eric eliminates A and B, thinking it's D. But
he walks with the $16,000. But was he right? Nope. C.
Next in the hot seat is Kathleen Padulchick of the City, who was a ski bunny
right out of college (as well as a janitor at said ski lodge). Now a working
stiff, she cleans up the $1000 easy. Then $2000. Then a stall at $4000, when she
asks the audience what "scratch" is slang for. Eighty-five percent of the studio
go with money. Sixty-nine of AOL say the same. So does Kathleen. So flows the
scratch.
She needs the 50/50 on $8000: Commonly used to state the time, the term
"o'clock" is short for what phrase? The lifeline leaves "of the clock" and "over
the clock". Kathleen goes with "of the clock"... and she gets to see the
$16,000: In the Broadway musical "Sweeney Todd", the vengeful title character
works as a what? Quoth Phone-a-Friend Derek: "I'm not a big Broadway fan.
Blacksmith sounds possible." She was thinking chimney sweep. Too many answers
going around at once. Time to walk, I think. Kathleen indeed takes the $8000.
Meredith knew the answer: barber.
Brooklyn sends Jackie Penn to the hot seat (and her 11-year-old son to the
audience). Both get the $1000 milestone. but Jackie will need little Raymond and
the rest of the audience to identify a nickname for the reticent Calvin
Coolidge. Both audiences agree on Silent Cal. So does Jackie for $2000. She
needs the 50/50 at $4000 to determine where one would find a whammy bar, having
to choose between electric guitar and accordion. Jackie goes for electric
guitar... and she's going to Disney World with $4000. We'll see if she can't
make some spending money to spend there next time.
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In Reruns Now:
Fake Out
Food Fight
Friend or Foe?
I've Got a Secret
On the Cover
Pyramid
Street Smarts
Trivia Unwrapped
Whammy!
Some game logo captures appear courtesy of Mike Klauss and Jay
Lewis
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