Monday

May 3


This week in ShortShots:

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All times eastern

Reruns:
Friend or Foe?
I've Got a Secret
Lingo
Russian Roulette
Shop 'Til You Drop
The Weakest Link
Whammy!

Some game logo captures appear courtesy of Mike Klauss, Jay Lewis, and David Livingston.


Host: Richard Karn
Weekdays, check familyfeud.com: Syndication

SPEEDROUND: First day of Armed Forces Week pits the few, the proud, the Marines (Matt, Joshua, Christopher, John, and Derreck) against the Air Force (Terry, Holly, Robert, Daphne, and Jim). We go to triple score and a specific household chore a bachelor neglects. Daphne gets #3, dusting. Rest of the Air Force aims high with laundry, dishes (the number one), and toilets to sweep the board. But no one's at 300 yet, so we go to sudden death: Name the coldest month of the year. Derreck hits it with January, winning the game for the Marines, 433-246.

Christopher and Matt take on Fast Money. Team captain Matt takes two big number ones for 167. Christopher gets the other three for $20,000. 

-Chico Alexander


Host: Tom Bergeron
Weekdays, check hollywoodsquares.com: Syndication

Michael Badalucco
"The Practice"
O
Warren Sapp
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Melissa Peterman
"Reba"
Kaley Cuoco
"8 Simple Rules" and 10.5
Martin Mull
Center Square
O
Charlene Tilton
"Dallas"
Doris Roberts
"Everybody Loves Raymond"
Gary "Baba Booey" Dell'abate
"The Howard Stern Radio Show"
Gilbert Gottfried
"Cyberchase"

Contestants for It Just Ain't Right Week: X: Tonoccus McClain. O: Colleen Sanchez ($4000).

Mistakes for today's show included an out of place "2" on the floor, mistaken identity in the opening, the contestants playing on opposite podia, a TPIR license plate on a car, blue H2 keychains, and a rimshot to end the game. Log on to

Tonoccus blocked in the opening minute of this continuation, leading up to a... loss. Colleen takes game one and $1000 from Michael, Kaley, and Doris.

Secret Square is sending someone to the Seattle International Film Festival. It says that Martin's the Secret Square, but giving that this is... wait, Martin IS the secret square. Tonoccus finds him, and they have to identify a western with Alan Ladd as "Shane" for the trip. He also gets the three-in-a-row with Warren, Martin, and Baba Booey.

Rubber game goes to T-Mac, winning $1000 from Melissa, Martin, and Doris. Colleen leaves with $5000.

Blushing steamer trunk may take Tonoccus to Amsterdam if he wins the bonus round. He captures Warren, Kaley, Doris, Charlene, and Baba Booey for five keys sacked. He goes for the northeast key... Locked. So far, Tonoccus las $4500 and one blue keychain. The kicker... he knew it was the northwest key.

And prepared to try and kick Tonoccus out of his champ spot is our new Ms. Circle, Andrea Clark. We have a game of block and counterblock until we run out of time. We'll see who wins this game next time on "American Idol."

-Chico Alexander


Host: Alex Trebek
Weekdays, check
jeopardy.com: Syndication

SPEEDROUND: Kids Week from DC: Crystal Durham was the only player with the correct response, but only made a conservative wager of $700.  Final Jeopardy! Category: The Western U.S. Answer: 2 popular places for swimming in this national park are in Firehole Canyon & at Boiling River. Correct response: What is Yellowstone?

Even with the wager, though, Crystal won with $15,700 thanks to Alex Silady risking too much of his $22,200, and thinking it was at Yosemite. He ended up finishing in second place.

-Jason Huhn


Host: Bob Barker
11a Weekdays: CBS

The voting is over, but the contestants continue - just ask Quentin Abenti, Lindy Hudson, Ernest Macess, and Suzanne Mayette as they get to bid on a digital keyboard. Suzanne wins the $2,195 piano - and she can play happy tunes on it if she wins A NEW CHEVROLET CAMEO!!!! She can also win a wok, an alarm clock, a knife sharpener and an ice bucket as she plays Switcheroo. ON her first try - she gets 3 right - and she wants to switch a few things. She winds up not changing anything so she still has 3 right. She wins the wok, the knife sharpener... and the $14,420 car!!!

Donald E. Hall would love to continue the winning streak - and to do that, he needs to win a luggage set. Someone will have a chance to continue it - but it will be Ernest, who wins the $1,240 luggage. He can add a soccer table, a refrigerator and a bar set to his winnings as he goes to a Clearance Sale. He sets up the prizes as the fridge, dinette set and soccer table - but the right order is fridge, soccer table and bar set and the win streak ends at one.

Monte Barrett is here to turn on the win streak - or at least turn on a portable hot tub. The $699 tub goes to Lindy, and so can a dinette set, day bed and $1,000 in cash as she plays the Clock Game. She's seen this game before, and she works it like a pro, getting everything in only 16 seconds. None of them spin the wheels like pros - but Ernest does win with 85 cents.

Emmy Wheaton starts the second half of the show - and so does a collection of skateboards. Quint wins the $927 keyboard, and he'll be playing PushOver for an entertainment center and color TV. The numbers in the game are 274841740. He thinks the price is $4,841, and he's...wrong. The price is $4,174, and he'll have to go back to watching TV at his friends house.

Karen Fazzio is the first person to bid on some crystal stemware, but the $504 stemware goes to the third bidder - Monte. What else can go to Monty? A trip to Hong Kong - if he can Pick a Pair of products. He starts with CLR ($3.99) and continues with hair conditioner ($3.99) and he wins!

Can Leile Lavabini win a robotic lawn mower? No - Emmy does - and she can mow the lawn to create extra parking room for a NEW FORD FOCUS SE!!! The car isn't 27,434 - but each number is One Away from the correct price. Emmy sets her price to $16,525 - and she has 4 of the numbers right. She changes the price to $16,545 - but it should be $16,325 and she doesn't win the car - or the wheel. Monte does.

The first showcase has a digital camera, a trip to San Diego, a trip to South Carolina, and A NEW VAN!!!! Monte takes it himself and bids $24,600, leaving Ernest with a sofa, a trip to Florida, and TWO FORD FOCUS ZX3'S!!!!!! Ernest bids $33,000 - and he's only off by $1,233. Monte is off by $7,426, so Ernest wins a pair of wheels - and $35,503 total.

-Gordon Pepper


Host: Donny Osmond
Weekdays, check
pyramidgameshow.com: Syndication

Players: Desmond Gaylord (customer service rep, Minneapolis City Sweep contestant) and Diana Roman (legal advocate)
Partners for Battle of the TV Judges: Judge Glenda Hatchett ("Judge Hatchett") and Judge Marilyn Milian ("The People's Court")

Judge Milian and Diana sweep "Nice Ego... Do You Have It in a "Small"?" (things people wish were smaller). Super Six is under "Save a Cow. Eat a Vegetarian". Trip to St. Lucia is on the line as Diana describes to Judge Milian four things people save. But the do win it in five, 10-8.

Diana is an advocate for special needs children. She'll receive Judge Milian's clues in the Winner's Circle. They pass "brands of coffeemakers", getting it with three ticks on the clock left for $10,000!

Judge Hatchett and Diana sweep "Look at My Chest When I'm Speaking To You!" (things bodybuilders want noticed). Judge Milian and Desmond run "For Boxers, the Tooth Fairy Works Overtime" (activities where you lose teeth). "I Took Him as My Husband for Richer, Not Poorer!" is the Super Six for a Sony Clie wireless package. Jule Micke of Hancock, WI, plays along as Judge Hatchett communicates to Diana five ways a man might go broke. Judge Milian and Desmond need three in "Who Needs a Napkin When You've Got Sleeves?" (things that indicate bad manners) to win, 14-13.

Desmond has lived in Minnesota for 12 years. Donny hopes he doesn't get too excited as he receives Judge Milian's clues in the Winner's Circle. At the top for $10,000, "things that have sections". An orange's wedges and a football stadium's seating will do it.

-Chico Alexander


Host: Frank Nicotero
Weekdays, check streetsmartstv.com: Syndication

SPEEDROUND: Riding on the bus today are Kim and Rogers, as they watch dancer Cristin, singer/dancer Bryan, and Boston chick Nichole. Rogers rallies back to lead, $1300 to $1200, going into the Wager of Death: Palm fronds come from what kind of trees?

Kim goes with Nichole while Rogers takes Bryan. Nichole gets it wrong with "oaks", leaving Kim with $1100. Bryan also gets it wrong with "oaks"... but Rogers takes the game anyway with $2599.

-Chico Alexander


Hosts: Pat Sajak and Vanna White
Weekdays, check
wheeloffortune.com: Syndication

SPEEDROUND: With Mother's Day coming up, we've got our special Mom & Me week all this week from San Francisco, CA.

Kenneth "Skipp" Jr. and her mom Roberta Christensen solved puzzles when they knew them and bought vowels when they didn't. They won the front game winning $25,515 in cash and prizes. The M also helped for Roberta and she correctly solved the phrase JOG MY MEMORY. Skipp and his mom share another $25,000 to almost double their winnings to a final total of $50,515 in cash and prizes.

WHEEL WATCHERS ID: JW03266 has 24 hours from the air date to log on to their web site and claim their trip to Malibu, California. Special guest Willie Mayes appears in today's show.

-Jason Huhn


Host: Meredith Vieira
Weekdays, check millionaireTV.com: Syndication

Suzanne Jonker returns to the hot seat and is at the $8,000 level with all of her lifelines still there for her.

She had to ask the audience on her $32,000 question, to fully know that rap superstar Andre Young is better known by Dr. Dre.

On the $64,000 question, Suzanne calls up her Phone-a-Friend Michelle Anderson, to ask on the first jigsaw puzzles were developed in 18th century England as a tool for teaching what subject. Michelle says geography, and Suzanne thinks so too. However, she narrows it down by two and geography is still there with astronomy. Suzanne might be saying in her mind to Michelle "I'm sorry I doubted you" and went for geography and it was correct.

Suzanne got to $125,000 confidently knowing that the final scene of the movie "Dr. Strangelove" features nuclear explosions set to the tune "We'll Meet Again". That was it for Suzanne after looking at the $250,000 question and takes her $125,000, as she didn't fully know that as of 2003, there have been a total of 2,200 celebrity stars have been awarded on Hollywood's Walk of Fame. Where she could've been right, but to her it's not worth risking $93K on a total guess to her.

Next is Adam Cooper, who was an "extra" in the Anger Management" movie. On the $2,000 question, he asked the audience to know that the "Lonely Planet" book series focuses on travel.

On the $8,000 question, we go to the Phone-a-Friend David Soven to ask on the registration for the Selective Service system ranges from 18 to what age. David had no idea, so that was wasted, so he narrows it down by two and the choices left were 25 and 27 years old. Adam goes for 25 and gets it right.

Adam made it to $16,000 knowing confidently that in his song "My Ex's Live in Texas", George Strait explains, "that's why I hang my hat in Tennessee". He goes for the guaranteed $32,000 on Tuesday.

-Jason Huhn