Monday,
September 16, 2002

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6:30p ET Weekdays:
Pax TV

Players: Crystal and Tracy Wilson (red), Melissa and Eric Brown (blue), Robin and Cary Treat  (gold).

The opener: Match colored bags with colored poles. The first player to get across the line with all six gets 10. It's Blue with the victory this time.

Melissa and Eric miss their pre-stunt question, meaning that they have 30 seconds to collect five gold balls from a sea of red ones using a helmet basket. They beat the clock for 16 points. Crystal and Tracy miss their question, meaning that they have 30 seconds to transfer potatoes via a wrestling suit to a front-stage bucket. The clock beats them. Robin and Cary get their question, giving them 40 seconds to transfer helum balloons to a mid-air basket without using their hands or mouths. The clock beats them. At the end of the round, Blue leads with 26 to Red's and Gold's 0.

Elimination stunt: Ring toss with butt-mounted dowels. Blue and Red advance.

Final challenge, as demonstrated by the BtC stunt team: Wring four footballs into a trough. Blue gets the pre-stunt question, and bids 50 seconds to beat the clock. The clock beats them to win the game for the red team.

In the Swirling Whirlwind, they grab how-to books, a vacuum, a Borders gift card, a waffle maker, a vacation in FT. Lauderdale, and $4100 to go home with $7208.

-Chico Alexander


5p ET Weekdays: Comedy Central

Special Guest Geek:

Challenging the Geeks today are Patrick, Dana, and Paul. Paul gets the TV, and horror questions; Geeks get the follow-up. Patrick gets the movie question; Movie Geek misses the follow-up. Dana gets the music question, but the Music Geek beats her. Dana leaves with five. Patrick leads Paul, 20 to 10.

Patrick challenges the TV Geek in the Challenge Round. TV Geek stops it in one. Paul challenges the Movie Geek, who stops it in two. He tries his hand against the Horror Geek, who loses his medal for 60.  Patrick challenges the Music Geek. Geekoff: Patrick names five bands without violinists. Music Geek names eight bands with violinists. Paul leads, 70-20.

In the Geekqualizer Round, Patrick  stops at six, giving him 80. Paul needs one to achieve a tie. Paul gets two to win with 90. Paul challenges the Horror Geek for Anchor Bay DVDs, an Anthony Gallo Surround Sound system, an Illuminati TV/PC Monitor, and a die-on role in the next Troma film. In the end, Horror Geek falls to Paul, 7-4.

-Chico Alexander


Weekdays, check listings: Syndication

The Ricos battle the Klopfensteins in the fourth season premiere and Richard Karn's premiere as host.

Round 1 (5): 100 married men: Name something your wife does to show that she's angry with you. Ruben Rico gets the number one answer, stops talking to you. Keri says "Slams Door" for a strike. Gary says "Sleep on the couch" for strike two. Anthony says "Won't Cook" for 16 points. Jason says "Yell at you" for 7 points. Ruben says "Won't Make Love" for strike three. The Klopfensteins steal the bank with "Dirty Looks" for 11. Klopfensteins lead,  69-0.

Round 2 (7): Name something you wouldn't want a visitor to find at your home. Keri Rico gets the higher answer with "dirty laundry".  Gary says "half-eaten food" for a strike. Anthony says "trash" for 15. Jason says "drugs" for strike two. Ruben says "money" for strike three. Klopfensteins fail to come up with the steal for "something you didn't return", but still lead, 69-44. Number one answer: Bugs.

Round 3 (5): Name a place where kids hear naughty words for the first time. Gary Rico gets the number one, on the playground. Anthony says "at home" for 29. Jason says "radio" for a strike. Ruben says "babysitter's" for strike two. Keri says "rap music" for strike three. Klopfensteins try "friend's house", failing to steal. Ricos lead, 128-69.

Triple Round (4): Name something you buy at ta baseball game. Anthony Rico gets the number one, hot dog. Jason says "Beer" for 39. Ruben says "soda for a strike. Klopfensteins steal to win with "popcorn", 333-128.

Angie and Katie are chosen for Fast Money. Angie manages 144 points after an initial zero (hint: no one spends $40 on a wedding gift). Katie repeats an answer and gets a zero, but rounds it out with the 56 points needed to win.

Champs: Klopfenstein family - $20,000.

-Chico Alexander


Weekdays, check listings: Syndication

This week: Ellen Degeneres, new announcer Jeffrey Tambor ("That Was Then"), Martin Mull, Wayne Brady ("The Wayne Brady Show"), Joan Rivers, John Ritter ("8 Simple Rules"), Stephen Collins ("7th Heaven"), Nicole Sullivan ("MadTV"), Cloris Leachman ("Malcolm in the Middle").

Dominick Morra, last season's champ with $26,000, and Rachelle Holden kick off the Squares' fifth season. But Rachelle would strike first in a long first round, capturing Jeffrey, Ellen, and Nicole after a failed block to win $1000.

Added to the Secret Square from last season is a car stereo equipment package with DVD player. Dominick starts with Cloris Leachman. Dominick captures Wayne, Cloris, and John to tie the game. However, the Secret Square, Jeffrey, remains unclaimed.

Dominick starts with Stephen Collins. Rachelle only captures two squares to ewalk away with $2000 total. Dominick wins $2500 total to defend his championship.

The new bonus round is a throwback to the 80's version of sorts, as Dominick must pick a car key to start a new car. In this case, it's a T-Bird. The player must agree or disagree with a statement about a star. If successful, one bad key is removed. Dominick gets one right for $500, but he chooses the wrong key.

Champ: Dominick Morra - $29,000.

Quote of the day:
Tom: What is Mr. Rogers' first name?
Jeffrey: Unfortunately, Ginger.

-Ryan Taylor


Weekdays, check listings: Syndication

Champion: Tom Kelso - $28,801.
Challengers: CPA Richard Hannasch, and attorney Kandace Kerwin.

Tom starts with Rodent, Marsupial, or Primate for $200. At the break, Tom leads with $3800 to Kandace at $2800 and Richard at $1600. Tom picks the Daily Double out of The "Blue"s for $600.  He bets $800 to move to $6400.  He holds the lead into the half with $10,000. Meanwhile, it's elsewhere close as Kandace has $3600 to Richard's $3400.

Richard selects Literary Translations for $400. Kandace finds the first Daily Double under $1600, Literary Translations. She'll wager $1400 to move to  $5800. Tom strikes hard to rally, finding the other Daily Double under $2000, First Things First, the last clue of the game. He bets $3000l to move to $30,600 going into Final Jeopardy!. Kandace has second with $12,200. Richard is in third with $3000.

The clue in the category of Presidential Elections: The last winning Presidential ticket of 2 sitting US Senators was the ticket of these 2 men. Correct question: "Who are Kennedy and Johnson?" Kandace gets it right, but Tom wagers conservatively to win it.

Champion: Tom Kelso - $53,401 (two days). He'll defend next Monday. Next week: Back to School Week.

-Chico Alexander


Weekdays, check listings: Syndication

Players/Partners:  /Kathy Najimy ("King of the Hill") and Ed Begley, Jr ("Six Feet Under").

Nightcap: players: Jodie Dale and Bradley Rowan/Estelle Harris ("Seinfeld") and Peter Paige ("Queer as Folk").

 

-Mike Graczyk


Weekdays, check listings: Syndication

Players:

-Chico Alexander


Weekdays, check listings: Syndication

This week: Southern Hospitality Week.

Players:

Round 1: Kristen gets the first Toss-Up: "And Much Much More" for $1000. Kristen gets the second: "Fun-Filled Nights" for $2000. The first puzzle is a place. Kristen spins $10,000 on the first spin for a T. She caps a run by solving "Banquet Room" for $10,800, $13,800 total.

Jackpot Round 2: The puzzle is Who Is It? with a Vegas Vacation added to the Wheel. Wendy runs the table with a Brand Source gift tag, capping it by solving "He's David Letterman's Orchestra Leader" for $13,600. She earns a bonus $3000 on the clues for "Paul Shaffer", for $17,600 total.

Mystery Round 3 for a Ford Ranger. Before & After is the category. Kristen goes Bankrupt early on. Wendy solves "Moisturizing Cream Cheese," winning $2250, $19,850 total.

Round 4 begins with a toss-up: David wins $3000 from "The Name of the Game." The puzzle: Same Name. Time runs short in the middle of David's spins. Pat spins the Wheel, making consonants worth $1500. David solves "Martial & Culinary Arts" for $3750, $6750 total. But the winning total belongs to Wendy with $19,850. Kristen wins $13,800.

Wendy spins the Bonus Wheel and awaits her puzzle, a person. Given the following: A S___ESMAN

She can't come up with "A Spokesman," losing out on $25,000.

-Chico Alexander


Weekdays, check listings: Syndication

 

-Gordon Pepper

In reruns: Friend or Foe, Lingo, The Price is Right, Russian Roulette, Street Smarts, Weakest Link, and Whammy! The All New Press Your Luck. Yet to premiere: Spend it Fast. Title caps from Mike Klauss, Jay Lewis, and Brad Francini. Thanks :)