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Mega Millions Jackpot Up to $363 Million

by on March 27, 2012

My friends will all tell you that I’m not a gambling man. but $363 million? That’s the third largest sum of money to be raffled off in the Mega Millions game since its start. while everyone else may be going crazy with the lottery tickets, I’m still holding back, keeping my cool, making good money the good ole fashioned way. but I thought in light of the recent “Mega Millions Fever” that’s sweeping the country, I’d scope out some advice for picking a lucky ticket. Yunji de Nies and Suzan Clarke of ABC share some tips to buying a lucky lottery ticket:

“Mega Millions fever is gripping the nation.

The jackpot for the lottery game that’s played in 42 states as well as the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Island is an estimated $363 million. Lives will change if a winning number is drawn Tuesday night — or excitement will be stoked to fever-pitch if no winner is drawn and the jackpot increases.

The prize is the third-largest in the game’s history. The largest Mega Millions jackpot ever won was $390 million in March 2007, according to Mega Millions.

So do you have a strategy for purchasing the golden ticket?”

To read on to learn the tips to buying a lucky lottery ticket click here.

ABC’s article lays it out, the odds of winning are one in literally 176 million. but hey, someone has to win it! Out of curiosity, what would you do with an extra $259.8 mil (the lump-sum walk-away number)? Front your kids’ college tuition, buy a boat, travel the world, purchase some sweet real estate? I’d love to get some feedback on this one. Be sure to include if you’re playing the Mega Millions today and if so, how many tickets you bought.

Mega Millions Jackpot Up to $363 Million

Gavin DeGraw plans to tour while on ‘Dancing with the Stars’

by on March 26, 2012

Singer Gavin DeGraw plans on continuing his tour schedule during the spring, even though he will be on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars.

Sources from the production of the show told TMZ that the “I Don’t want To Be” singer would be on the show before the full cast was officially announced on ABC’s Good Morning America Tuesday morning. DeGraw’s current tour continues until April, even though DWTS will premiere on March 19.

The new York Daily News reports that DeGraw’s professional dance partner, Karina Smirnoff, will actually accompany him while traveling to his shows, TMZ was told by sources.

Thankfully, none of his tour dates will conflict with the show’s air dates. according to his website, DeGraw will be in Austin, TX for a show on March 20, the day after the first episode. his final tour stop in the US is on April 13 is St. Peter, MN.

DeGraw, who is known for “I Don’t want To Be” (the theme song to One Tree Hill) and “Chariot,” is not the only singer cast on the fourteenth season of DWTS. Billboard reports that the legendary Gladys Knight and opera singer Katherine Jenkins will also compete in the show. Other stars in the new season include Family Matters star Jaleel White, Extra co-anchor Maria Menounos and Green Bay Packers wide receiver Donald Driver.

The Daily News also notes that DeGraw has taken part in competitions before, although the last he was a judge. he worked as a judge on the web-series called The Ourstage Panel, which sought talented singer/songwriters.

Gavin DeGraw plans to tour while on ‘Dancing with the Stars’

Are Bachelor’s Ben Flajnik and Courtney Robertson Still Together Now?!

by on March 13, 2012

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All this time, you’ve been watching Ben Flajnik and Courtney Robertson do their thing on the Bachelor.

Well, guess what? So have they.

Sure enough, her negative vibes on the show “led to Courtney and I not talking for a period of time…We were essentially broken up,” Ben admitted tonight on the Bachelor: After the Final Rose special.

So, does that explain why he was seemingly photographed kissing another girl recently? why was Courtney trying on wedding dresses? But, most importantly, are Ben and Courtney a couple now?!

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First of all, Ben swears he hasn’t “kissed or hooked up” with another woman or otherwise cheated on Courtney.

“On my father’s grave,” he promised as he insisted that he was not seen kissing other girls and that the tabloid photos were of him with “friends from San Francisco” or “past photos.”

Interestingly, Ben admitted that Courtney went out to try on wedding dresses in public right when the negative stories about him started making the rounds. “Just to screw with people?” inquired host Chris Harrison. “You guys clearly are very weird.”

But charmingly weird enough to work out?

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“Yes, we’re together…I think,” Courtney sniffled when she was in the hot seat, before the tears started to flow and she admitted that she didn’t know what was happening.

“I don’t really know,” she continued. “I know how I feel about him, and that I love him. I’m not ready to just turn my back on him. So…I’m willing to try.”

Then again, Courtney said that Ben was supportive of her when the show first premiered—”and then he abandoned me.”

“He didn’t send flowers, a card or anything” on Valentine’s Day, she recalled, adding jokingly, “He didn’t even send carnations!” (Another Sex and the City joke to go with her vows, FYI.)

There were times “I didn’t leave the house, I just laid there and I cried,” Courtney said sadly, noting how important trust is to her.

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Judging by what she said on her own, we imagine that she was confused when Ben came back out, sat down beside her, and told Harrison, “We’re engaged, we’re in a good place. Now that the main part of the show and the negativity is gone, it can only get better.”

“It hasn’t been an easy ride,” Ben said in the understatement of the night. “I want to apologize to her, in front of everyone, for not standing by you throughout this entire journey…I messed up in that regard, as an engaged couple and as the man, I feel I should have stayed with you the entire way instead of taking steps back and taking time apart.

“That was my coping mechanism,” he said to Courtney, “but you know that’s not how I operate in real life. We’re about to start ‘real life.’”

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But before “real life” could begin, Ben and Courtney got to relive their televised proposal in all its romantic Swiss glory.

Those feelings “never left,” Ben said. “There was never anything wrong with us. It was everything that surrounded us…that beautiful moment has just been soiled by all of this. That’s where there have been uncertainties. It means as much to us, but nobody gets that.”

He said that he “absolutely” feels the same way about Courtney as he did on the day he proposed. and when Chris pulled what was Courtney’s ring out of his pocket to test whether they were really engaged or not, Ben slipped it back on her finger.

“Yeah, I do,” Ben said when Chris asked if this relationship will end in a wedding.

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Are Bachelor’s Ben Flajnik and Courtney Robertson Still Together Now?!

Lindzi Cox: “If I Skinny Dipped” I Might Have Won The Bachelor

by on March 13, 2012

Despite being sent home on The Bachelor season finale, 27-year-old business development manager Lindzi Cox feels no animosity towards California winemaker Ben Flajnik, 29.

“At the end of the day, yeah maybe it was tough for a little bit, but he made a decision, it was what’s best for him, and I respect that,” Cox said on good Morning America Tuesday. “I wish him nothing but the best.”

VIDEO: Courtney apologizes to Ben’s bachelorettes for her bad behavior

“When I watch it on TV, I could see why he’s with [Courtney Robertson, 28],” she added. “They really did have a solid connection.”

Cox did, however, take a small jab at Robertson, who often took her clothes off on the ABC dating show. “She was nude a lot,” Cox told co-host Lara Spencer. “Maybe if I skinny-dipped I wouldn’t be here with you.”

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The jilted Bachelor contestant didn’t appear on the After the Rose special Monday, as she felt Flajnik and Robetson had too many issues that needed to be addressed.

“Ben and Courtney came out and it was a pretty emotional go they had. I think it was tough for them. I’m in a good place. I don’t really need my closure,” Cox said. “I think Ben has bigger things to worry about, so we just decided that I’d play another day.”

VIDEO: Ben and Courtney go skinny-dipping

Cox added that she’s “in a really good place now” and doesn’t regret appearing on The Bachelor. “I learned a lot about the experience. It’s awesome. I would totally go do it again,” she said. “I wish them nothing but the best.”

Meredith does some soul searching on ‘Grey’s’

by on January 30, 2012

Monday January 30, 2012 1:50 PM By Verne Gay

This week’s big episode of "Grey’s Anatomy" (but then, aren’t they ALL big?) is the much anticipated (but then, aren’t they ALL much-anticipated?) "if Then" episode. Meredith starts to wonder what if her life had been different. She re-imagines her alternative universe, where everyone is happy, and her mom is nice to her, and Izzy Stevens never existed. The first 10 minutes were released online over the weekend.

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Know Your Return Policy Before Heading to the Store

by on December 31, 2011

(ABC 6 NEWS) — the day after Christmas is one of the biggest shopping days of the year. It's a popular day for something else too, returns. Finding that perfect holiday gift for someone can be tough, and every year, shoppers are striking out.

"I have 5 children so it's kind of hard to get everything right,” said one shopper.

So if you don't want to hold on to that unwanted gift, or you just bought the wrong one, why not take it back? That's what a lot of people did the Monday after Christmas.

"We do get a lot of returns, a lot of exchanges,” said Store Manager Randy Forster at the Younkers in Austin.

Before you take it back, make sure it can be returned and that you understand the store's return policy. At most stores you'll find the return policy on the back of the receipt.

"There's no time line on the gift receipt and there's no time line with a normal receipt as well. As long as you have that receipt,” said Forster about Younkers.

however, every store is different and a lot of them have time limits. Like at Target, receipts say 90 days, but it can be different for certain items. Like for returning electronics, at Target you have 45 days, and just 15 at Walmart. At best Buy, you have until January 24th.

Plus at some stores, you'll need more than a receipt. "to prevent return fraud, many of these retailers are tracking returns and want to tie your ID to your returns,” said GMA Technology Contributor, Becky Worley.

an estimated $46 billion in gifts will be taken back to the store. That's 4% up from last year.

Know Your Return Policy Before Heading to the Store

Kelly Ripa re-ups as host on ‘Live!’

by on November 17, 2011

As Live! prepares for Regis Philbin’s last days as host, the syndicated show has lined up its ducks when it comes to Kelly Ripa. Disney-ABC Domestic TV has signed the popular host to a new deal that will keep her in daytime through 2017. She’s already been on the daytime talker for 10 years.

Once Philbin departs on Nov. 18, the show will go by the temporary name of Live! With Kelly until a replacement for the Reeg can be found. it has already been announced that Jerry Seinfeld will guest host on Nov. 21-23.

In the meantime, Live! has announced the line-up for Philbin’s final week. Funnymen Jimmy Fallon and Don Rickles will kick off the week of “musical tributes and more” and theme packages will air throughout the week to cover the past 28 seasons of Live!, including Philbin’s top moments and favorite memories.

Kelly Ripa re-ups as host on ‘Live!’

The Programming Insider: Tuesday 8/16/11

by on August 16, 2011

In Today's Issue Prime-Time Metered Market Monday Ratings: Fox Wins; Bachelor Pad Keeps Monday Alive for ABC Ratings Box: What’s Hot/What’s not On the Air Tonight: Prime-Time Programming Options TV Tidbits: Notes of interest TV Trivia Time: not Spun Off __________________________________________________________________ PRIME-TIME METERED MARKET MONDAY RATINGS: Fox Wins; Bachelor Pad Keeps Monday Alive for ABC Monday 8/15/11 Household Rating/Share Fox: 4.4/ 7, ABC: 4.1/ 7, CBS: 3.2/ 5, NBC: 2.8/ 5, CW: 0.4/ 1 Note: Comparisons to the year-ago period are not available today. -Yesterday’s Winners: Bachelor Pad (ABC), Hell’s Kitchen (Fox), Masterchef (Fox) -Percent of Line-Up in Repeats: 69 Ratings Breakdown: two hours of chef Gordon Ramsay led Fox to overnight Monday victory, with Hell’s Kitchen tied for No. 1 (with the first hour of Bachelor Pad on ABC) with a 4.6 rating/8 share at 8 p.m., and part one of the season-finale of Masterchef at a second-place 4.3/ 7 from 9-10 p.m. Comparably, Fox bested second-place ABC by three-tenths of a rating point in the overnights, and is expected to win the evening among adults 18-49. third overall was a night of repeats on CBS, followed by all encore telecasts as well on NBC and The CW. Over at ABC, two-hours of sophomore Bachelor Pad resonated, with a comfortable 4.6/ 7 in the overnights from 8-10 p.m. and the half-hour breakdown as follows: Bachelor Pad (ABC) 8:00 p.m.: 4.7/ 8 (#1) 8:30 p.m.: 4.4/ 7 (#2) 9:00 p.m.: 4.6/ 7 (#1) 9:30 p.m.: 4.7/ 7 (#1) Comparably, Bachelor Pad is right on par with recent occupant The Bachelorette. a repeat of Castle, which airs out of returning Dancing With the Stars this fall, closed the night for the alphabet network with a second-place 3.0/ 5 in the overnights at 10 p.m. elsewhere, CBS filled the evening with encore telecasts of two episodes of how I Met Your Mother (#4: avg. 2.8/ 5 from 8-9 p.m.), two and a Half Men (#3: 3.8/ 6), Mike & Molly (#3: 3.5/ 5) and Hawaii Five-O (#1: 3.2/ 5). NBC aired repeats of America’s Got Talent (3.0/ 5 from 8-10 p.m. – #3 from 8-9 p.m.; #4 from 9-10 p.m.) and Harry's Law (#3: 2.4/ 4 at 10 p.m.), which moves into the Wednesday 9 p.m. hour (out of new comedy Free Agents) this fall. and The CW capped it off with repeats of Gossip Girl (#5: 0.4/ 1) and one Tree Hill (#5: 0.3/ 0), which returns in midseason for its ninth, and final season. as a reminder, here is what is coming up on Monday this fall (with new shows in caps): ABC 8:00 p.m.: Dancing With the Stars (two hours) 10:00 p.m.: Castle CBS 8:00 p.m.: how I Met Your Mother 8:30 p.m.: 2 BROKE GIRLS 9:00 p.m.: two and a Half Men 9:30 p.m.: Mike & Molly 10:00 p.m.: Hawaii Five-O NBC 8:00 p.m.: The Sing-Off (two hours, new time) 10:00 p.m.: The PLAYBOY CLUB Fox 8:00 p.m.: TERRA NOVA 9:00 p.m.: House (new time) CW 8:00 p.m.: Gossip Girl (new time) 9:00 p.m.: HART OF DIXIE Source: Nielsen Media Research data ________________________________________________________________ RATINGS BOX: What’s Hot/What’s not Lackluster Start for In the Flow with Affion Crockett on Fox: New Fox sketch comedy In the Flow with Affion Crockett was off, but not necessarily running on Sunday. The two-episode debut finished fourth in the 9 p.m. hour in total viewers (2.45 million), with a third-place 1.2 rating/3 share among adults 18-49, according to the fast affiliate results. Erosion out of a repeat of lead-in Family Guy (Viewers: 3.52 million; A18-49: 1.7/ 5 at 8:30 p.m.) was 70 percent in total viewers and 29 percent in the demo. Effective this Sunday, Aug. 21, In tThe Flow with Affion Crockett airs at 9:30 p.m. out of an encore telecast of Family Guy. Speaking of Sunday: here are the fast affiliate results by network in total viewers and adults 18-49 for Aug. 14: Total Viewers: CBS: 7.30 million, ABC: 5.77, NBC: 3.82, Fox: 2.57 Adults 18-49: CBS: 1.9 rating/5 share, ABC: 1.4/ 4, Fox: 1.2/ 4, NBC: 1.0/ 3 Cable Scorecard – Friday, Aug. 12: Disney Channel led the Friday troops in total viewers care of A.N.T. Farm and PrankStars, while WWE Smackdown! on Syfy was top-rated among adults 18-49, with a 0.8 rating in the demo. here are the results, ranked in order of total viewers, for Friday, Aug. 12: a.N.T. Farm (Disney Channel) – Viewers: 3.72 million (#1), A18-49: 0.4 (#6t) PrankStars (Disney Channel) – Viewers: 3.40 million (#2), A18-49: 0.4 (#6t) WWE Smackdown (Syfy) – Viewers: 2.64 million (#3), A18-49: 0.8 (#1) Haven (Syfy) – Viewers: 1.89 million (#4), A18-49: 0.5 (#4t) Thundercats (Cartoon Network) – Viewers: 1.84 million (#5), A18-49: 0.6 (#2t) four Weddings (TLC) – Viewers: 1.15 million (#6), A18-49: 0.4 (#6t) Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta (TLC, 9 p.m.) – Viewers: 1.14 million (#7), A18-49: 0.3 (#9t) The Soup (E!) – Viewers: 1.03 million (#8), A18-49: 0.6 (#2t) Whale Wars (Animal Planet) – Viewers: 964,000 (#9), A18-49: 0.5 (#4t) Man vs. Wild (Discovery) – Viewers: 944,000 (#10), A18-49: 0.3 (#9t) Fashion Police (E!) – Viewers: 772,000 (#11), A18-49: 0.3 (#9t) Surviving the cut (Discovery) – Viewers: 612,000 (#12), A18-49: 0.3 (#9t) Whale Wars: War Stories (Animal Planet) – Viewers: 598,000 (#13), A18-49: 0.3 (#9t) Whale Wars: The Battle Unfolds (Animal Planet) – Viewers: 503,000 (#14), A18-49: 0.2 (#14) ArenaBowl XXIV (ESPN) – Viewers: 280,000 (#15), A18-49: 0.1 (#15) Source: Nielsen Media Research data _________________________________________________________________ ON THE AIR TONIGHT: Prime-Time Programming Options Tuesday 8/16/11 ABC: 8:00 p.m. Wipeout (R) 8:30 p.m. take the Money and Run 9:00 p.m. Combat Hospital CBS: 8:00 p.m. NCIS (R) 9:00 p.m. NCIS: Los Angeles (R) 10:30 p.m. Hawaii Five-O (R) NBC: 8:00 p.m. It’s Worth what? 9:00 p.m. America’s Got Talent (two hours) Fox: 8:00 p.m. Masterchef (season finale, two hours) CW: 8:00 p.m. 90210 (R) 9:00 p.m. Shedding for the Wedding (R) _______________________________________________________________ TV TIDBITS: Notes of interest TLC Cancels Kate plus 8: for the first time in four years, TLC will be without a Gosselin. The cable network has canceled docudrama Kate plus 8, which started as Jon & Kate in 2007 as they raised a pair of twins and their young sextuplets. after Jon and Kate called it quits, TLC pared the show down to Kate and her brood only, but the novelty quickly wore off. TLC is hoping to feature periodic specials on the family in the future. The Talk on CBS Axes two: CBS daytime chatfest The Talk, which returns for season two Sept. 6, is not expected to be inviting back co-hosts Leah Remini and Holly Robinson Peete. Originally hosted by a crowded panel of six, The Talk fired outside correspondent Marissa Jaret Winokur just three months into its run in January, paring it down to five. only Julie Chen, creator Sara Gilbert and Sharon Osbourne, who will be taking a temporary family leave, are expected to be back, with no word at present who will fill the empty chairs. More Awkward on MTV: MTV has picked-up scripted comedy Awkward for a second season, with an unconfirmed number of new episodes in 2012. Last week’s Tuesday installment rose to a series-high 2.0 rating among persons 12-34, which built by 21 percent from one week earlier. Upcoming at Travel Channel this Fall: Travel Channel will air three original series on Tuesdays, beginning Oct. 4. The night will open with made in America, a 13-episode series at 8 p.m. ET/PT hosted by George Motz as he explores 39 different factories that produce some of the most unusual products in the country. next at 9 p.m. ET/PT is Mysteries at the Museum, a 12-episode series that follows explorer Don Wildman as he unearths treasures from the past that helped shape our history. and 10 p.m. ET/PT will feature returning Off Limits, also hosted by Don Wildman, as he travels to hidden and unseen places across America. Seven new episodes have been ordered. __________________________________________________________________ TV TRIVIA TIME: not Spun Off Note: to respond to the trivia, please click HERE. do not click Reply four of the following five TV movies segued into TV series. which one did not? a) Foul Play b) Freebie and the Bean c) Goodfellas d) Paper Moon e) Serpico The answer to yesterday’s question… which one of the following sitcoms was created by Mel Brooks? a) Car 54, Where Are You? b) Hogan’s Heroes c) Holmes and Yoyo d) Soap e) when things Were Rotten Is: e) When things Were Rotten, which was a satire on Robin Hood that briefly aired on ABC in the fall of 1975. Current kudos goes to: mark Binda, Gerry Bixenspan, Barbara Bloomfield, John Brooker, Paul Certo, Steve Clements, Bruce Cohen, Larry Collins, Larry Corsa, Audrey Davis (2x), Robert Eisenstaedt, Jan Frazier, Julie Friedlander, George Gardner, Gerry Gibbons, Maureen Goldman, Ed Griffis, Michael Holland, Bob Ingersoll, David Jackino, Ken Jobe, Marie Lefevre Karp, Todd Koerner, Synda Kollman, Steve Kurtzer, Paul Neace, Aaron Paquette, Greg Phelan, Francine Purcell, Gordon Purcell, Cynthia Qualich, Michael Ratliffe, Colleen Roth, David Ruckman, Mindy Staley, Michelle Stanton, Ronnie Tallant, Carol Teichman, Larry Weinstock, Rob Wilson, Abbott Wool, Jim Wright, Ted Zavales

Where can i find general hospital video clips?

by on June 8, 2011

Does anyone know of a good website [other then youtube] that i can watch general hospital episode's i am looking for the full bj's heart story line but have had no luck youtube doesn't have it.

I love general hospital. can you give me a synapsis of the show? I haven't been watching it that long. Oh but if you can't find it on youtube try abc.com they have the show. Otherwise try googling it and see what you come up with. Good luck =)

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Where can i find general hospital video clips?

This is Tom Jones

by on May 25, 2011

The Tom Jones Show was a variety show that aired from 1969 to 1971 on ABC in the United States, and the BBC in Great Britain . the show featured many Music Greats of the era, Janis Joplin, the moody Blues, and Aretha Franklin to name a few .Time Life Entertainment has released several DVD sets drawing from the show, These are Highlights of the show and not complete episodes, though usually half the complete show is given. as I have stated on some of my other pages, I am an avid Vinyl Record collector, and I have discovered so many artists through that old but still surviving format,artists like Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass , Enoch light and the light brigade, and Tom Jones, Considering Tom’s biggest hit, and one of his best known signature songs She’s a Lady was released a few months before I was born in 1971, I hardly had much exposure to this British Import. certainly not in his Prime. and Being able to find a dozen major albums on vinyl for less than ten dollars is mind Blowing, especially considering How great this guy was and is, this dude can sing, and he does it all, He could work a crowd like no one else, and listening to his live recordings from the 70′s was a real treat. the way he would joke around with the woman in the audience in between songs, in a very politically incorrect way , " I really got a kick out of that " they Don’t make entertainers like this anymore, they are a dying bread. But Tom Jones has kept on fitting in ,and retooling his choice of material. and has managed to keep him self relevant all these years. wow ! can you believe Tom Jones is 70 years old ! please scroll down and check out some of the videos and plenty more about this great entertainer .

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