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May 30, 2008

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Round 1 (6): something an investigator might discover as a clue to a crime. Heidi fires with a fingerprint for #1. Next up, CSI: Wellers find weapons, blood, and footprints. The Goldsons find DNA, but is it on the board? Got it for 67. Other answer: hair.

Round 2 (5): something a woman finds out about her fiancee that causes her to call off the wedding. Gigi finds out about the cheating for #1. He can also be broke and/or already married. The Wellers try to steal with being lied to. Not there. Goldsons have 144. Other answers: he's gay, he was a she.

"Things I forgot to tell you."

Double (5): a famous comedian who earns the most for being funny. Suzette gets #5, Eddie Murphy. The Goldsons strike out as the Wellers try to steal 12 with Jerry Seinfeld... An old friend of John's... Number one for 12! Other answers: Robin Williams, Jay Leno, Jeff Foxworthy.

Triple (4): something people do in their car if they think no one is watching. Angela picks her nose for #1... Gross. Sing is also up there. The Goldsons can steal the game away with making the relations...Got it for the win, 345-12. Other answer: kiss.

Fast Money: Suzette & Thomas get 115 for another $575, giving them a three-day total of $21,465. They'll have a break until September 8 to contemplate their game plan for game #4...

... not to be confused with the VH1 presenter of the same name. She starts it for $200 3-Letter Abbrev. Susan finds the Daily Double under $1000 How Touching!. She fronts $1000 on this: it's good luck to touch a bronze statue of a turtle named Testudo at this east coast school. "What is Maryland?" That... would've been right. Instead, Harvard drops to into a tie for first with $1800 at the TV timeout.

At the half, Alison has $6000 to Susan's $3800. Winter with $2400 begins Double Jeopardy!...

... with $400 Name That Actor. Alison finds the first Daily Double under $1600 "P" Country. She bets $2000 on this: its national unit of currency is the balboa. "What is Paraguay?" (C-Note: at this point, I said something that I obviously can't repeat here). It's Panama, leaving her with $8400. Winter finds the second under $2000 Capture the Flag. He bets $2500 on this: this word for the upper left part of a flag is a place name on maps of China & Ohio. "What is a canton?" Correct for $12,100! He leads with $13,300 to Alison's $11,600. Susan can play spoiler with $5800.

Final Jeopardy! in "WWII": FDR liked to rest near water, but because of fears after Pearl Harbor, this inland place was created for him. Correct response: what is Camp David (or Shangri-La, as it was first called)?

Susan gets it right and spoils for the win with $8000. Alison leaves with $18,000.

Record today: 1-5
Record this week: 9-20-1 (30%)
Record this season: 445-513-21 (45.5%)
Total today: $38,174
Total this week: $221,938
Total this season: $14,895,840
Perfect Shows/Skunks: 3/6
DSWs/DOBs: 8/10
$1,000,000 Winners: 3

Welcome to the Friday Price, as Sandra Small, Dale Hunsinger, Sharon Walton, and Jeannie Paone bid on a spa-in-a-box. The price: $1499, as Jeannie wins it and a shot at a pair of motorcycles. Freeze Frame is the game, and she freezes $6398... Got it!

Dale gets a dinette for $995. Can he get a Ford Explorer in Lucky Seven? First number: 2. First guess: 5.... It's 6. That's a dollar. Second guess is 4... 7. That's three. Third guess is 4... 8. That's the rest. The price: $26,785.

Sharon gets to Make Her Move after winning a $960 karaoke. The prizes she could win include a shower dock, flatware, and a waverunner. The board: 9 2 9 8 3 0 7 5 0. She went $50 for the dock, $929 for the flatware, and $8307 for the waverunner... Not it. The dock was $30, the flatware $750, and the waverunner $9298.

Dale and Jeannie move into a spinoff. Dale spins out 95. Jeannie... only a dime. Dale moves on.

Meanwhile, Andrew Pitkula wins an $869 tiller. Now to play for a bedroom with sleep set in the Grocery Game. He buys a pair of Gold Bond creams... $4.56 each gives him $9.12. Three Hidden Valley Ranch dressings, with each one worth $2.99. We're up to $18.09. A bag of Jelly Bellys is worth $1.49, giving him $19.58. One Mrs. Dash seasoning... is $2.79. He's $1.37 over. If only he picked that seasoning first.

Margaret Wisdom is plenty wise about a $1457 computer. Is she equally wise about the Ford Focus she can win? The good news: she doesn't have to be, because she's playing Bonus Game. She wins a $50 beverage buggy and a $150 air sanitizer, but the Bonus was behind the $150 MP3 turntable.

Sandra needs to get on it with a wine cabinet. Price: $1365. Winner... Jason Ortiz. He gets the Check Game for a trip to Carmel, CA (C-Note: via my hometown of Monterey, CA). He makes his check out for $2450. Actual price... $3969. Total of... $6419. Ouch. BUT he gets $1000 on the Big Wheel, so it's not a total loss.

First in the Showcase, Amber runs a shoe cobbler with a treadmill, a trip to Spain, an ATV... and a dream. Top winner Jason passes, and Dale bids $14,000. Jason gets twists and turns regarding suspense novels, a Pilates machine, and a Pontiac Solstice. Jason bids $28,500. Actual price... $27,297. So close, but he's over. Dale's Showcase... $22,436, giving him the win and $23,421.

Meanwhile, the password for today is enjoy... We hope you enjoy the weekend, but even more than that, we hope you enjoy "Million Dollar Password" on Sunday.

It's a battle of the bands all this week... and if you hear girls screaming, it's because it's...

It's the final game of the week, and it ought to be a hot one.

MDO leads, 133-88. Double (4): a reason you'd break out in acne. Daniel gets #2, oily skin. Chocolate gets #1.... chocolate. Hormones follow. Can MDO possibly win with stress? Nope. H-Bahia get 234. Other answer: bad hygiene.

Triple (3): to even consider buying it, soemthing a mansion must have. Baby gets #3, a pool Madelis gets the big one, space. H-Bahia tries to take the game with a lot of light... Got it to win 417-133.

Dinero Rápido: we finally switch it up with Bruno & Chuchuca taking on the big board. Same result, though. Only 167 means that both teams will get $1000.

In the second half-hour...

Gutierrez lead, 227-69.

Triple (3): even if a person has had surgeries, how would you tell how old he is? Rey gets the topper, hands. They strike out. The Duques try to steal with their voice.. NO! Gutierrez win, 350-69! Other answers: birth certificate, asking them.

Dinero Rápido: Liu pulls... "puntos extra." She & Yoe don't even break 100 for $500.