from chicago, illinois, please welcome mitch perkal. hey, mitch. >> how you doing? think being an analyst gives you an edge when it comes to playing this game? >> yeah, you know, whenever i'm watching at home, i always pause the show before, you know, the contestant responds, always make sure i lock in my answer, always looking at how much money i got left, weighing the odds there. so, you know, you can try to pick your spots--when to get risky, when to, you know, back off a little bit. >> so when it comes to round 1, how risky do you plan to be? >> i'd like to walk away with no less than $20,000, so i think i'll probably be pretty aggressive. if, you know, some big money comes off the board, i think i'm gonna go for it. >> okay, good. i like that. let's see the money in round 1. we'll see if that holds true. okay, computer, please randomize the dollar amounts. now here are the categories to your questions. computer, please randomize those categories for us. and now that everything is all shuffled, mitch, are you ready? >> yes, i am. >> audience, are you ready? [che