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HTML

<table>
<tr id='game_1'>
  <td class='bowl'>Fiesta Bowl</td>
  <td id='radiocell'>
    <input type='radio' name=1 value='Arizona'></input>
  </td>
  <td class='team1'>Arizona</td>
  <td id='radiocell'>
    <input type='radio' name=1 value='Boise State'></input>
  </td>
  <td class='team2'>Boise State</td>
  <td class='gameDay'>January 1</td>
</tr>
</table>

CSS

.highlight {
  background-color: green;
}

JavaScript

$('input:radio').change(function( event ) {
    $( "td" ).each(function() {
  $( this ).removeClass( "highlight" );
});
  $( event.target ).closest( "td" ).next("td").addClass("highlight");
});