Thursday

April 29


This week in ShortShots:

Wednesday
Tuesday
Monday
Weekend
Friday

All times eastern

Reruns:
Cram
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: The Navy (Erik, Jay, Jim, Christina, and Cory) takes on the Air Force (Teddy, Holly, Robert, Daphne, and Jim) in day four of the Armed Forces Week. Going to triple score and something on your body that moves when you jump around. Daphne's breasts beat Christina's hair, 1-3. Rest of the team comes up with belly and arms for the win, 378-141.

Teddy and Robert go for the Fast Money this time. Robert hits top dollar two times for 130. Teddy finishes off the job for $20,000.

-Chico Alexander


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

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

Contestants for It Just Ain't Right Week: X: Ted Wells ($12,745, one game). O: Francie Cartalano.

John messes up his opening copy, Peter Marshall's video comes on screen, pound signs are used instead of dollar signs, Baba Booey has a phone booth, Martin's video becomes black and white, a different key panel is used, and Tom wears shorts as Francie ties the game up with Warren, Martin, and Baba Booey for $1000.

Rubber game goes to Ted, as he becomes the first two-time champ in quite a while. Michael, Warren, and Melissa give him another $1000. Francie leaves with $1000.

The steamer gets a break when we bring out the safe full of $10,000 for the bonus round. He captures Melissa, Kaley, Martin, and Charlene for four keys spotted. He goes southwest... and wins L... err, $10,000! That puts him at $28,522.

Standing between Ted and a chance at a car is Melina Elle. She doesn't stand that much in the way as Ted rolls to victory with Melissa, Charlene, and Gilbert for $1000.

Secret Square game is for a Locman diamond aluminum watch. We stuff them in Baba Booey's square. No one finds him... yet. We round out the week on "Celebrity Squares" next time.

-Chico Alexander


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

SPEEDROUND: Final Jeopardy! Category: Inventions. Answer: 11-year-old Frank Epperson invented this by accident when his fruit drink froze after being left outside overnight. Correct response: What is a popsicle?

Guy Tabachnick had not much to lose as his lead by more than twice as much money going into Final Jeopardy! made him risk the logical wager to earn him $25,599 with the correct response.

-Jason Huhn


Host: Bob Barker
11a Weekdays: CBS

It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad TPIR today, as Bethany Saxman almost got mad losing out on a trip to New York playing Coming or Going. She did win a child's computer desk, though.

But would it be child's play against top winner Shannon Mancz? The teacher won a home gym, and then won a dinnerware set and a motorcycle at Barker's Bargain Bar and $1000 at the Big Wheel.

Showcase 1 was mad, with an "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World" DVD, a portable DVD player, a trip to Madrid, and a Chrysler Sebring convertible. Shannon tags it at $27,000, a difference of $8006. Bethany prices her package - a bedroom with bedding and mattress, an HDTV, and a Gemcar - at $14,750. Her price: $21,906. She wins with $23,094.

Other winners:
Vanessa Bronte: Binoculars, a Pontiac Sunfire, travel mug, dishwasher, and phone
Robert A. Wright: Day-sailor and a living room
Brian Timpani: Camping equipment, chest, dinette set, computer, and $1500
Matthew Glaeser: Washer/dryer

-Chico Alexander


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

SPEEDROUND: Josh picks up a Super Six under "If Time is Money, Can I Borrow 20 Minutes". He and talk-show host Ricki Lake get all six things that might take 20 minutes to do for a trip to Hawaii en route to a 15-14 win. In the Winner's Circle, they pass "things on a skating rink" and burble "things on a birth certificate" for $1200.

In the second half, Josh couldn't get the job done with Carl Lumbly ("Alias"), giving his opponent Cindy the win, 16-15. She and Ricki get the $10,000 from "charming people".

-Chico Alexander


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

SPEEDROUND: By the time you read this, the lights will have gone out on "Friends". But not before two friends of the "Friends" stop by, as Jane Sibbett (Ross' ex-wife, playing for Westside Waldorf School) and James Michael Tyler (Gunther at Central Perk, playing for Lily Claire Foundation) play "Friends of Friends Smarts" for charity. They face Frank's new friends Shep, Angi, and Lindsey. James leads it, $2000 to $1600, going into the Friendly Wager: Name the husband of America's current First Lady.

Jane pairs up with Shep while James goes with Angi. Angi gets it wrong with "Bell". James loses $500 on his green bet, giving him $1500. Shep gets it right with "President Bush". Jane gets it right to win with $3200.

James' charity also gets $500.

-Chico Alexander


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

SPEEDROUND: Amanda Fowler and her mother Diana were an unbeatable combination as they are going to Jamaica to make up for going for the wrong Mystery Wedge and it added up nicely, giving them a total of $28,950 in cash and prizes. But they couldn't come up with the bonus round's around the house object CHAFING DISH. They each won't drive out of San Francisco in a pair of 4Runners.

WHEEL WATCHERS ID: TD00226 has 24 hours from the air date to log on to their web site and claim their trip to Jamaica.

-Jason Huhn


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

We start with a new contestant in the hotseat, Kathleen Daly. On the $2,000 question, she asks the audience to know that "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" is set in Las Vegas.

On the $4,000 question, she uses the 50:50 to know that the rest is the symbol for a silent beat in sheet music.

On the $16,000 question, Kathleen calls up Rob to ask what 1990s movie won Oscars for Best Picture, Actor, Actress and Director. Rob said "The English Patient". Kathleen goes for her gut instinct and says the "Silence of the Lambs" and she's right!

Kathleen kept feeling confident and won $32,000 as she knew that Turkey's capital, which used to be called Angora, was once famous for its fine wool. Kathleen didn't get her $64,000 saying that the name of the Arab television network Al-Jazeera literally means the eye. But it means the island. So she leaves with $32,000.

Next up is Erin Hill. On the $2,000 question, she asked the audience to know that Geraldo Rivera was the reporter who left Iraq after he revealed troop positions while on air during Iraqi Freedom.

On the $4,000 question, Erin uses the 50:50 and then calls up her father Brian, to know that the four major air currents that circle the globe at an altitude of 6 to 10 miles care called the jet stream. Erin hopes now she'll study meteorology more closely. She goes for $8,000 on Friday.

-Jason Huhn