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Pat Sajak, left, and Vanna White, from "Wheel of Fortune," attend a ceremony honoring Harry Friedman with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Nov. 1, 2019, in Los Angeles.Sajak is taking one last spin on "Wheel of Fortune," announcing Monday, June 12, 2023, that its upcoming season will be his last as host.

When producers were casting Season 25 of "Worst Cooks in America," they weren't just looking for culinary failures.They were looking for social media success."They didn't know anything about my cooking skills," said Tina Kim of Koreantown in Los Angeles."They just contacted me and, lo and behold, they were lucky.

From milestone events in French feminism to presidential greetings, cutting putdowns and the Miss France test, our weekly newsletter Inside France looks at what we have been talking about in France this week.Published: 12 November 2022 08:42 CET Inside France is our weekly look at some of the news, talking points and gossip in France that you might not have heard about.

Between network, cable and streaming, the modern television landscape is a vast one.Here are some of the shows, specials and movies coming to TV this week, June 12-18.Details and times are subject to change.From left, Adam Devine, Aubrey Plaza, Anna Kendrick and Zac Efron in Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates.Credit...Gemma LaMana/Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation MIKE AND DAVE NEED WEDDING DATES (2016) 7 p.m. on E!.

Padma Lakshmi announced Friday that she will be leaving " Top Chef " after hosting the Bravo reality competition show for the last 19 seasons.During her 17-year run on the cooking series, the former fashion model and cookbook author offered her own blend of warmth and steely expertise for contestants and judges, earning her more than a dozen Primetime Emmy nominations for hosting and executive producing.

After 14 rounds of words like probouleutic and zwitterion and schistorrhachis, Dev Shah, an eighth grader from Florida, reached the apotheosis of his craft, correctly spelling psammophile to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday night.He denied the spelling community another thrilling spell-off, outlasted the dominant Texans and didn't let the schwa make him schweat.

There are few chefs who know more about cooking in front of a television audience than Masaharu Morimoto.Since the 90s, the chef has been a fixture of food competition TV in both the United States and Japan, appearing in Iron Chef for more than 13 seasons in the States alone.Now, he's officially on the other side of the judge's table with his new show, Morimoto's Sushi Master, the first cooking competition series totally focused on sushi.

Southern California chef Amar Santana will return to compete in Bravo's "Top Chef" World All-Stars series premiering Thursday, March 9 on Bravo.The Emmy- and James Beard Award-winning show will enter its 20th season this year going entirely abroad for the first time and pitting 16 chefs from "Top Chef" iterations around the globe.

Government minister Paul Scully has failed to make it on to the Conservative shortlist to be the party candidate to take on Sadiq Khan in next year's London mayoral race.The minister for London announced his candidacy last month and was seen as a frontrunner for the Tory nomination.Mr Scully said he was disappointed by the decision but praised the incredible support his short-lived campaign had received.

Bafta TV award winners have shared their delight after securing victory, with Olympian Sir Mo Farah hoping that his victory will offer solace to victims of human trafficking.The Bafta TV awards took place on Sunday at the Royal Festival Hall, with trophies up for grabs across different categories, including single documentary and single drama.

MasterChef Australia judge Jock Zonfrillo has died aged 46, according to a statement from his family.The statement, posted on his Facebook page, said: With completely shattered hearts and without knowing how we can possibly move through life without him, we are devastated to share that Jock passed away yesterday.

Entries for the World Porridge Making Championships have now opened, it has been announced.The competition to make the ancient oaty dish seems simple at first, with contestants being given only three ingredients to work with oatmeal, water and salt.But, as Goldilocks would have it, with a little too much of this or that, it can be a culinary challenge to get it just right.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Outgoing Deputy First Minister John Swinney has backed Humza Yousaf to be Scotland's next first minister.Mr Swinney said the current Scottish Health Secretary was the candidate who could strengthen the SNP as a force for progressive change in Scottish politics.

After 19 seasons with Bravo's ever-enduring Top Chef, Padma Lakshmi announced last week that it's her turn to pack her knives and go.Her departure, following the show's 20th season, marked the end of an era in modern food television.Though she has been nominated for multiple Emmy awards for her work, Lakshmi wasn't always synonymous with Top Chef (its first season was hosted by Katie Lee Biegel).

After three seasons, 51 episodes, and a whole lot of viewer anguish, Great British Baking Show co-host Matt Lucas is leaving the tent for good.I personally could not be more thrilled, and it seems like just about everyone else on the internet feels exactly the same way.Lucas announced his departure from the series in a tweet on Tuesday, saying that he simply couldn't juggle his other commitments, including an appearance in the upcoming reboot of British TV show Fantasy Football League, and his Bake Off hosting duties at the same time.

The Australia Letter is a weekly newsletter from our Australia bureau.Sign up to get it by email.My media diet is admittedly pretty U.S.-centric.But as much as I love dissecting the ending of Succession or watching one juror participate in an off-the-walls trial while unaware that everyone around him is an actor, there's something unique about watching an Australian show or movie and getting a little jolt of recognition each time I see a recognizable location or hear a familiar slang word.

Realtor.comA beachfront home with three swimming pools but no real kitchen has hit the market for just under $6 million.Ron Rice, founder of sun-lotion company Hawaiian Tropic, built the Ormond Beach, FL, spread in 1987 as a party palace.Known as the "Suntan King," Rice died in May at the age of 81.

1. The Love Islander contestants have faced a backlash from fans for their appearance on the show Coco Lodge.
2. The criticism of the Love Islander's appearance has been largely directed towards their lack of diversity and cultural representation on the show.
3. Coco Lodge has responded to the criticism

Europe Contestants gather in England for the Coopers Hill Cheese Rolling to chase a big wheel of cheese down a steep hill.Canadian Delaney Irving regained conscious to find out she won the woman's race.LEILA FADEL, HOST: Good morning.I'm Leila Fadel.Every year in England, contestants gather for the Coopers Hill Cheese Rolling race.

Former Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon has said being able to raise awareness about his wife's Alzheimer's disease with his Eurovision bid song is already a win for him.The 66-year-old singer, who is vying to represent Ireland at the song contest with his band Public Image Ltd (PiL), has dedicated their entry, Hawaii, to his wife, Nora Forster.

Love Island contestants will have to suspend their social media accounts during the next series to protect them from the adverse effects of social media.ITV will ask the islanders to make their accounts dormant while they are in the villa so nothing can be published on their behalf, as part of an overhaul of measures to discharge the duty of care to contestants.

Premier Doug Ford trained his sights on potential provincial Liberal leadership candidate and Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie Wednesday, saying it would be a "slap in the face" to residents for her to continue in the city's top job while campaigning to lead the third-place party.A visibly irritated Ford said Crombie's provincial ambitions are about her own "political agenda" and that staying on as mayor while running for the Liberal leadership would mean neglecting her constituents.

Home Improvement 'It's very hard for us because we are design-minded and possible control freaks.'The season three premiere of the HGTV property-makeover series " Battle on the Beach " is Sunday, June 4, with six new episodes focused on raising the value of three vacation rental properties in Gulf Shores, Ala.

Jeopardy is a hugely popular TV quiz show in the US that turned the quiz format upside down, providing contestants with general knowledge clues in the form of answers rather than asking them direct questions.Participants must identify the person, thing, place or idea the clue describes, phrasing the response as a question.

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Playing the best Nintendo Switch family games are a great way to have fun with everyone you love.Nintendo have been making family-friendly games packed with fun for years, and they continue to release great titles on the Nintendo Switch perfect for all age groups.With so many unique games available, it can be hard to pinpoint exactly which is a best fit for you and the family.

The Quaker Bakers team is made up of students from the Sandy Spring Friends School.They participated in the "Sheep to Shawl" competition at the Maryland Sheep & Wool festival as part of their fiber arts class.From left, Ayla Keynes, Caitlyn Holland, Travis Hurley, Zoe Burgess, teacher Heidi First, and (front) shearer Emily Chamelin.

Ralph Fiennes and Anya Taylor-Joy in the film The Menu.Eric Zachanowich/Searchlight Pictures This week, we looked back on the lives of two greats, a soccer star and a punk princess, we learned how to keep our house clean (enough) and we made a list of resolutions for the new year.Here's what the NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour crew was paying attention to  and what you should check out this weekend.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sir Keir Starmer has said the SNP leadership contest shows the party has lost its way with voters.The Labour leader is hoping his party can capitalise on the moment and win over voters lost to the SNP in previous elections.

Last week, we completed our largest Pwn2Own contest ever.We saw 66 entries over four days and witnessed some amazing research resulting in $989,750 USD for 63 unique 0-days.However, leading up to the event was anything but smooth sailing on calm seas.Here's the wrap video summarizing the event:


When we published the rules, we anticipated quite a bit of interest in both the routers and the SOHO Smashup targets.

Omni Atlanta Hotel at CNN Center launched its first-ever, Peach Bowl Signature Cocktail Exhibition at the Vues Lobby Bar, and crowned Ty Nicole Tucker as their official Peach Bowl-inspired cocktail winner.Tucker created the "Peach Spice & Everything Nice" cocktail, a mixture of:


     Uncle Nearest
     St. George's pear liqueur
     Peach nectar
     Lemon juice
     Peach pear maple syrup
     Garnish: dehydrated peach slice + thyme infused ice ball


As the crowned bartender, Tucker's "Peach Spice and Everything Nice" will be recognized as Omni's official Peach Bowl- inspired cocktail and will be featured in the Hospitality Suite during the Peach Bowl game on Saturday, December 31.

Compared to the couple of years preceding it, food TV got a lot of mainstream attention in 2022.That's thanks in large part to The Bear, the FX series starring Jeremy Allen White as a hot chef trying to save his family's Chicago restaurant, which inspired countless thirsty memes while earning critical acclaim after its release in June.

Now that we've seen how I did, let's see how the Hogs Haven readers did at predicting the NFL draft.At stake was a bevy of prizes.Did I say prizes?Yes, I did.There were several winners to this year's Bold Draft Prediction Challenge, whose pseudonyms I will reveal in just a minute.This years contest drew qualifying entries from 20 contestants and one ChatBot-enabled troll, covering topics ranging from the number of quarterbacks selected in the top 12 to Keion White's draft day attire (Unfortunately no points were awarded for the latter, since the entrant incorrectly attributed White's alma mater as UGA instead of Georgia Tech which - if he had got it right, would have resulted in the edge rusher arriving in a Green Hornet outfit, rather than a Christmas tree suit).

The UK is about to witness its first-ever gay dating show, I Kissed a Boy, set to launch on BBC Three and BBC iPlayer soon.Hosted by Dannii Minogue (yes, Kylie's sister), this new series matches 10 single gay guys who are introduced to each other for the first time and share a kiss to test their chemistry.

Marisol Malaret, who in 1970 overcame a difficult childhood to become the first woman from Puerto Rico, and from the Caribbean, to win the Miss Universe pageant and who then brokered her fame into a career as a television host, editor and entrepreneur died on Sunday in a hospital in San Juan, P.R.

Entertainment "This Boston tower built by a financial company has been officially renamed 200 Clarendon - much less patriotic."Boston trivia was put to the test for the second time this week during Wednesday night's game of "Jeopardy!," and the clue stumped all three contestants once again.

TV "It opened in 1864 in the South End to educate its city's 'predominantly Irish, Catholic immigrant community.'""Jeopardy!"went back to the Boston well for a clue on Wednesday night's program - but this time it failed to stump the contestants like two other recent local topics did.

"The Mutant" wants to be called a two-time winner.The 2023 Arnold Classic is set to take place throughout the weekend of Mar.2-5, 2023 in Columbus, OH.One of the 10 confirmed bodybuilders competing in the Men's Open contest is 2021 winner Nick Walker.Many fans are looking at him as the favorite to win the contest, and both four-time Mr. Olympia Jay Cutler and seven-time 212 Olympia champion Flex Lewis agree with Walker's chances.

The Lion of Lebanon thinks the Olympia needs to showcase only the best of the best.To close the 2022 calendar year, the International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (IFBB) revealed the standards for the 2023 Olympia qualification process.The contest's next iteration will occur sometime in November 2023 in Orlando, FL.

How to apply for Love Is Blind UK as spinoff announced (PA/Canva) (Image: PA) Netflix announced the arrival of a UK version of the popular dating show Love Is Blind.The reality programme, which is featured on the major streaming platform, follows a batch of contestants as they try and hit it off with one another after they've proposed.

Here's the assignment: Recreate a painting that doesn't exist, based only on a description jotted down centuries ago.And also: Make it look like a Vermeer.That's the starting bell for a Dutch reality TV show, in which two professional painters and dozens of amateur artists compete to reinvent the lost works of the 17th-century master.

How on earth do you whisk the Great British Bake Off into a musical?"That was the million dollar question," said West End star John Owen-Jones, who is tackling his hardest role yet based on Paul Hollywood.The stage production, which has been in the works for six years, is based on the TV series and shows the trials and tribulations of fictional contestants.

These contestants on The Apprentice have links to south London (Image: BBC/Fremantle Media Ltd/PA) The Apprentice returned to our screens on January 5 - with more contestants than ever for the show's 17th season.The line-up had 18 people vying for Lord Sugar's 250,000 investment at 9pm every Thursday night on BBC One.

Who are the London recruits in Channel 4s SAS: Who Dares Wins series starting in 2023?(Image: (Pete Dadds/Channel 4/PA)) Channel 4's SAS: Who Dares Wins is set to return this month, seeing eager recruits undergo the gruelling training of the Special Air Service, including plenty of Londo The show sees some unlikely people take on near-impossible challenges to see if they can win the quasi-military training programme.

Image A scene from Pinecone & Pony.Credit...Apple TV+ Pinecone & Pony' When to watch: Now, on Apple TV+.This happy cartoon for young children, based on the book The Princess and the Pony, by Kate Beaton, has an appealing bounce and warm humor; as a bonus, it is also not screechy, nor is it packed with earworm-forever songs.

Image One of the many rad pinatas from Pinata Masters!Credit...Netflix Pinata Masters!' When to watch: Arrives Friday, on Netflix.If you need something low-commitment but festive and enjoyable across family demographics, try this Mexican competition series (in Spanish, with subtitles or dubbed) in which contestants create elaborate pinatas.

Stephen Boss, a charismatic hip-hop dancer and television personality known as tWitch who rose to fame on the reality show So You Think You Can Dance before becoming a regular on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, died on Tuesday in a motel room in Los Angeles.He was 40.The death was ruled a suicide by the Los Angeles County medical examiner's office.

The Apprentice candidate Reece Donnelly has addressed claims he was kicked off the show.On Thursday (9 February), the latest episode of the BBC competition continued, showing contestants participating in a task in Dubai.At the beginning of the episode, Donnelly could be seen at Heathrow.However, he later vanished from the episode, leaving viewers to wonder where he was.

A request for a low-key birthday dinner should be simple enough to pull off amongst friends.But if your friends are Lara Ortiz-Luis and Garrett Schlichte, it could also turn into an event.Ortiz-Luis and Schlichte are the minds behind Virgo Supperclub, an occasional dinner party-style event the duo throws for friends and strangers.

Matt Hancock has so far donated just 3 per cent of the fee he was paid for appearing on I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! to charity, it has been revealed.The former health secretary received 320,000 for his three-week stint on the reality show, of which 10,000 was donated to charity, according to the register of MPs' financial interests.

Dreamcast Audio is excited to announce the launch of the Dreamcast Podcast Pitch Contest, a unique opportunity for talented creators and aspiring brands to turn their podcast ideas into reality.The contest is designed to provide participants with the tools, resources, and guidance they need to launch a successful podcast and achieve their goals.

On a Brooklyn street dotted with auto repair garages, a line of young women wearing black ruffled dresses, black chokers, little black backpacks and Doc Martens waited in the cold outside a club called Quantum on Friday night.They were united in their fandom for the Netflix series Wednesday and their adoration for the show's macabre protagonist, Wednesday Addams.

Up a steep flight of stairs in Manhattan's Chinatown neighborhood, a hazy cloud hung over the crowd that had gathered over the weekend, at an event space accented by a cartoon mural of Fat Albert holding a gallon bag of fake weed.It was the awards party for the New York Growers Cup, a new grass-roots competition highlighting local craft growers who have been working for years  in the shadows and now in a legal gray area  to perfect their particular strains of marijuana.

Impersonators of the King of Rock n' Roll have described the competition at the 12th annual European Elvis Championships as fantastic to watch, but fierce.The competition forms part of the UK's longest-running Elvis festival, which includes live music from a wide range of tribute artists who don bejewelled jumpsuits to take to the stage at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole from January 5-8.

The movie night episode of the latest Love Island series was the most complained-about TV event of the year, Ofcom has revealed.The episode on July 17 received 2,630 complaints relating to alleged misogynistic and bullying behaviour by some contestants in the villa.However, the broadcasting watchdog concluded no formal investigation was needed because of how the behaviour was put into context.

The new BBC game show The Traitors reached its shocking conclusion on Thursday (22 December).The programme, hosted by Claudia Winkleman, saw 22 strangers play the ultimate game of detection, backstabbing and trust at a Scottish Highlands castle in the hope of winning up to 120,000.Among the contestants was Amanda Lovett, a 54-year-old estate agent mother of five who told PA news agency that the TV show gave her the chance to have my own identity.

In Netflix's new culinary competition show, Snack vs. Chef, contestants must try to replicate a variety of well-known snack foods as closely as possible, before creating a new treat loosely inspired by the original.In one episode, a group of three contestants were challenged to make a new take on a shelf-stable sandwich snack.

Matt Hancock has said that he will not stand as an MP at the next election.In a letter to prime minister Rishi Sunak, Mr Hancock said that he wanted to do things differently and find new ways for me to communicate with people.Mr Hancock, who was recently one of the final three contestants on reality show I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here, said that he has realised there are different ways to reach people - other than representing them in parliament.

Spring runs of a large minnow numbering in the millions have nourished Pomo Indians since they first made their home alongside Northern California's Clear Lake more than 400 generations ago.The Clear Lake hitch glinted like silver dollars as they headed up the lake's tributaries to spawn, a reliable squirming crop of plenty, steeped in history and tasty when salted and dried like jerky.

Welcome to Pwn2Own Toronto 2022! his year marks the 10th anniversary of our consumer-focused version of the contest, and we plan on celebrating by putting some amazing research on display.For this year's event, we have 26 contestants and teams attempting to exploit 66 targets across multiple categories.

Children In Need 2022 has raised more than 35 million following its annual fundraising show.Hosts Mel Giedroyc and Jason Manford revealed that 35,273,167 had been pledged when the BBC appeal show, which is in its 42nd year, ended on Friday.Last year, it was announced the show had raised over 39 million when it closed.

Matt Hancock's partner and former aide Gina Coladangelo has reportedly arrived in Australia, as tensions in the I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! camp continue to rise.It comes as broadcasting watchdog Ofcom said it had received almost 2,000 complaints about the ITV show  the majority objecting to the former health secretary's participation.