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The fourth and final episode between reigning champion Hank Bloomgarden and challenger James Snodgrass, who would provide concrete evidence of the scripted nature of this game show.
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00:00Good evening. I'm Jack Barry. In a moment, Hank Blumgarten and Jim Snodgrass will resume their
00:17match. To date, they have tied six times. Tonight, they'll be playing at $3,500 a point. Let's meet
00:24them, as Geritol, the high-potency tonic that helps you feel stronger fast, presents 21.
00:31Back for the fifth week, Mr. James Snodgrass, and returning with $52,500, Mr. Hank Blumgarten.
00:48Well, gentlemen, here we are again. You both know what happened. It's no mystery to you,
00:54and you know exactly what's going to happen here in just a few moments. But before we explain to our
01:00home and studio audience exactly the results of the mix-up that occurred two weeks ago,
01:05Hank, how are you tonight? I'm fine. Thank you, Jack. You've had a hectic week, I know.
01:08Yes. Two weeks. It's over now. Yes, it is. Or virtually over. Now it starts and all again.
01:13All right. And Jim, I know you've been very busy with your art exhibit down in Greenwich Village.
01:17How's it coming along? Oh, we're doing great guns down there. Is that right? Yes. I know you're
01:20successful because, from all indications, you were really one of our fine young artists,
01:24and you're going to have a great career. Well, gentlemen, let's review what happened two weeks
01:28ago. As you may recall, you each chose an 11-point question which asked for the five groups of bones
01:34in our spine. Now, Jim, your first answer was sacrum. Now, all I have here in front of me are these
01:40question cards, and there are answers on there which are approved in advance of the program.
01:45Well, sacrum was not on the answer card, so I had to rule you wrong. Then, Hank, you proceeded
01:52to name the five groups, and you named as one of them coccyx. Well, my answer card did call for coccyx or
01:58coccygual, so I had to rule you right, and you won an awful lot of money. Well, immediately after the
02:05program, there were thousands of phone calls, hundreds from doctors, and we found out that there
02:09was an inconsistency in the answers. Well, the Encyclopedia Britannica checked with Dr. Fishbein,
02:15who has for 25 years been the editor of the journal of the American Medical Association,
02:20and he gave us his opinion, and we took it as a final and official ruling. He said to us that if
02:25I called you wrong with sacrum, Jim, then I automatically had to call you wrong with coccyx,
02:33Hank, and that's the way it worked out. Well, we went through a great deal trying to find out how we
02:38should square this out with both of you in an effort to be fair in our decision, and here's
02:41what we decided to do. We decided that you're both going to play the game over again at $3,500 a
02:46point, right back where we were. But, Hank, NBC and our sponsor, Geritol, are going to guarantee
02:53the $52,500 that you had in the event that you should lose to Jim Snodgrass. That's going to be
02:59yours regardless of what happens. Now, do you consider this fair enough, Hank? Yes, I certainly do. I think
03:03it's very fair and equitable. And, Jim, how about you? Yes, I think it's very fair. Good enough. Well,
03:07gentlemen, you're both good sports about it. We're sorry to cause you this inconvenience. A lot of
03:11money is at stake, a great deal of tension. And one more thing, Hank, just for the record,
03:15what is your exact work? I do public relations work in an educational sense for some medical
03:20research organizations. You yourself are a medical researcher or are you not? No, no, I'm not a
03:25medical researcher. I've never studied medicine, nor do I have a degree in science. I don't do any
03:29medical research at all. Good. That should answer the question that's been in the minds of thousands
03:33of people around the country. Gentlemen, here we go. $3,500 a point once again. We're back at
03:38$52,500. Take your place in the studios. Put on your earphones. Sincerely, good luck to both of you.
03:43Thank you. Neither player inside can hear anything until I turn their studios on. They can't see
04:01anybody in the studio audience, nor can they hear the applause. I'm going to turn both studios on
04:05right now. Can you hear me all right, Jim? Very well, thank you. And Hank? Fine, thanks. All right,
04:09gentlemen. This is going to be the game of all games, so I'll give you a second to get relaxed in
04:13there, all right? And then we'll get right on with it. Now, while our players are settling down for
04:17the big game, I'd like to step away from this set for just a moment to show you something. And here it
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04:29you about Geritol time and time again, but you'll never know what Geritol can do for you until you try
04:36it. Well, pardon the interruption, Jack, but may I add something to that? You certainly may, Bob.
04:41Shoot. Well, thank you very much. You know, friends, millions of people have tried Geritol, and they
04:46have discovered that this high-potency tonic is everything that Jack says it is. Thank you, Bob.
04:52So, friends, remember, if you feel tired and run down, the trouble may be due to iron deficiency
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05:23tonic for growing children. Now, on we go with our game. Hank, remember, 3,500 a point. I'll
05:34get back to you in just a moment. Right. All right, Jim, you know how the game works. Try
05:38to get to 21 as fast as you can. 3,500 a point. The first category is Shakespeare. How many
05:45points do you want to try for from 1 to 11? I'll take 11, please. 11 points, the most difficult
05:56question we have on Shakespeare. The following are five kings whom we meet in Shakespeare's
06:02plays. First, Claudius. Second, Duncan. Third, Oberon, O-B-E-R-O-N. Fourth, Alonzo. Tell us,
06:12first, the names of the plays in which each appears. I'm sorry, there are four kings here,
06:18if I'm not mistaken, rather than five. Four. Tell us, first, the names of the plays in which
06:23each appear, and second, the names of the countries or the peoples over which each ruled. Shall
06:30we go back and take them one at a time? Yes, please. All right. First on my list is Claudius.
06:36Claudius. The name of the play. Claudius is Hamlet's uncle in Hamlet. Hamlet was all that required,
06:45that is right. The name of the country or people over which he ruled. That would be Denmark. That
06:52is correct. Second, Duncan. Duncan is murdered by Macbeth or, yes, by Macbeth and Mrs. Macbeth.
07:08Macbeth is my answer. I will accept that. Yes, Macbeth is the play. And the country ruled over?
07:13Scotland. Correct. Third, Oberon. Oberon. That is the Midsummer Night's Dream. Correct. And the country
07:27or groups of people over which he ruled? He's the king of the fairies. That is correct. Fourth and
07:39finally for a full 11 points. Alonso. That's the Tempest. Correct. The king of Naples. That is also correct.
08:05And you've got a full 11 points. All right, Jim, I'm going to turn your studio off. I'll get back
08:13to you in just a moment. You're off to a very good start. Hank Blumgarten at $3,500 a point. The
08:21first category, Shakespeare. How many points from one to 11? I'll take 10 points, please. One of our
08:30more difficult questions. 10 points. All of the following Shakespearean characters met untimely,
08:36violent deaths. In each case, tell us at whose hands each of these characters met his death.
08:42First, Hamlet. Second, Laertes. Third, Tybalt. Fourth, Richard III. And fifth, Othello.
08:51Shall we go back over them one at a time? Please. First, Hamlet. Hamlet was killed in duel with Laertes. He
09:00was killed by Laertes. Correct. Second, Laertes. Well, Laertes was killed in that same duel. He was killed
09:07and turned by Hamlet. They had a fine time, these fellows. You've got two of them. Third, Tybalt.
09:14Tybalt. Tybalt killed Macercio. Macercio is right. Romeo killed Tybalt. Correct. You've got three of
09:26them. Fourth, Richard III. Richard III was killed by the Earl of Richmond, who later became Henry VII.
09:37All I required, actually, is Earl of Richmond. That is right for the fourth part. Finally, for a full
09:43ten points, Othello. Othello killed Desdemona's wife who killed Othello. Oh, um, Othello killed
09:56himself. Othello killed Othello. You're right for a full ten points. I'll be back to you just a
10:04moment, Hank. Jim Snodgrass, you have eleven points. The category, American Revolution.
10:13How many points do you want, from one to eleven?
10:19I'll try for twenty-one. That means ten. Ten points, which, if answered correctly, would give
10:24you twenty-one. Because you're trying for twenty-one, you're entitled extra time if you need it.
10:28Here is your question. On October 17th, 1777, a British general surrendered his entire army
10:35to an American general. After the battle, which is often referred to as the turning point of the
10:40Revolutionary War, tell us, first, the name of this famous battle, second, the name of the defeated
10:46British general, and third, the name of the victorious American to whom he surrendered.
10:52That's the question. Do you understand it all, Jim? Uh, yes, sir. Do you need some extra time?
10:57Yes, please. I'll tell you when your time is up, and good luck.
10:59For ten points, which, if answered correctly, would give you twenty-one. Please remember,
11:15if you answer correctly, you must still wait for Hank, who has one more turn to go.
11:19I want you to tell me first the name of the famous battle I have described.
11:22Well, the turning point of the American Revolution was the Battle of Saratoga.
11:29That's correct. Second, the name of the defeated British general.
11:35Uh, that is, or was, Lord Burgoyne or General Burgoyne.
11:42Also correct. One more part answered correctly will give you the required twenty-one.
11:49The name of the victorious American to whom he surrendered.
11:56General Gates.
11:58You're right, and that's twenty-one points.
12:04You've done it again, Jim Snodgrass. You have twenty-one points, but Hank still has a turn to go.
12:09I'm going to allow you to listen, but please do not speak. Let's see what happens.
12:12Hank Blumgarten, you have ten points. The category, American Revolution. How many do you want from one to eleven?
12:25I'll try the eleven. I'll try for twenty-one.
12:27You're going all the way. I can tell you now, the usual that I must tell you, for your own sake, for caution.
12:32Jim Snodgrass has already scored twenty-one points. If you answer correctly, there will be another tie, and we will have to play another game at four thousand dollars a point.
12:41If you miss, I'm not going to bother you with the figures.
12:45Here is your question for eleven points. If you need some extra time, you can have it.
12:48Give us the full names of the following outstanding figures of the American Revolution.
12:53First, this patriot, member of the First Continental Congress and signer of the Declaration of Independence, was the leader of the famous Boston Tea Party.
13:01Second, this patriot financier nominated George Washington for president of the Constitutional Convention of 1787.
13:10Third, this diplomat and jurist resigned the presidency of the Continental Congress in 1779 to become minister to Spain.
13:18And fourth and finally, in June 1776, this man introduced into Congress a resolution which declared that these united colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states.
13:34I want the full names of those outstanding figures. Understand the question?
13:38Yes. Could you just repeat the third part, please?
13:41The third part. This diplomat and jurist resigned the presidency of the Continental Congress in 1779 to become minister to Spain.
13:48Want some extra time?
13:50Please.
13:50All right, Hank. I'll tell you when your time is up, and good luck.
13:53Your time is up for 11 points, which, if answered correctly, would give you 21 and a tie again for another game which we'd have to play, or if you miss, would put you back down to zero and lose you a great deal here.
14:15Here. The question, once again, let's take it one at a time. This patriot, member of the First Continental Congress, and signer of the Declaration of Independence, was a leader of the famous Boston Tea Party. I need his full name.
14:26That was Samuel Adams.
14:28Correct. Second, this patriot financier nominated George Washington for president of the Constitutional Convention of 1787.
14:38It was Robert Morris.
14:40Robert Morris.
14:41I beg your pardon?
14:42Robert Morris.
14:43That is correct. You've got half of them. Third, this diplomat and jurist resigned the presidency of the Continental Congress in 1779 to become minister to Spain.
14:55He was the first chief justice of the Supreme Court.
14:59John Jay.
15:01Correct. Fourth, and finally, if this is answered correctly, we'll have another tie.
15:06In June 1776, this man introduced into Congress a resolution which declared that these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states.
15:20That was the number of the families of Virginia.
15:25Richard Henry Lay.
15:27That's absolutely right for 21 points.
15:30Gentlemen, you two fellows are absolutely phenomenal. We have another tie. I think by now you both know what happens. We go up the ladder again.
15:44Instead of playing at $3,500 a point, we always play another game at $4,000 a point, which means that in the next game over $80,000 will be at stake.
15:53I think that calls for these fellows to get a little bit of a break. Gentlemen, relax for a second if you can.
15:58Thanks.
15:59And you too, Jim. And we'll get back to you in just a moment. On with the game in just a moment.
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17:12Essentially, all questions used on 21 have been authenticated for accuracy and order of difficulty by the editorial board of the Encyclopedia Britannica.
17:19Gentlemen, on we go. I have been informed there is $84,000 at stake in this next game.
17:24All ready, Hank?
17:25Yes, I am. Thanks.
17:26I'm going to turn your studio off, and I'll get back in a moment. Good luck.
17:28And good luck to you, Jim Snodgrass. On we go with the game at $4,000 a point.
17:33The first category, political leaders. How many points do you want from 1 to 11?
17:38I'll try 11.
17:48Once again, our most difficult question for 11 points.
17:51The following men were rallying forces behind various political movements during the last 10 years.
17:57First, a Frenchman born in, I'm not sure of this, San, S-A-I-N-T, San-C-E-R-E.
18:04The owner of a small stationery and bookstore who wanted to reform the tax system.
18:08Second, a pro-Greek archbishop who wants his island home freed from British rule.
18:13Third, an Egyptian army officer who first headed his country's government after the exile of King Farouk.
18:19And fourth, an African who, while serving a prison sentence, was elected prime minister of what has since become the new nation, Ghana.
18:26Shall we go right back to the beginning again for 11 points?
18:29A Frenchman born in San-Ciri, C-E-R-E.
18:31The owner of a small stationery and bookstore who wanted to reform the tax system. Who is he?
18:35That is Pierre Poujade, P-O-U-J-A-D-E.
18:44That's correct.
18:45Second, a pro-Greek archbishop who wants his island home freed from British rule.
18:55Archbishop Makarios.
18:58Correct. You've got half of them.
19:00Third, an Egyptian army officer who first headed his country's government after the exile of King Farouk.
19:13That, I don't know his full name. His last name is Nagib. N-A-G-U-I-B, I believe.
19:19That's all right. You've got it fine. Nagib is all right. You've got three of them.
19:22One more for a full 11 points.
19:24An African who, while serving a prison sentence, was elected prime minister of what has since become the new nation, Ghana.
19:31I must confess, I don't know.
19:46I'll give you a couple extra seconds, Jim. It's a lot at stake here. If you want to guess, by all means do so.
19:52I've seen it in the newspaper thousands of times.
20:01It does no good.
20:02No good?
20:03No good.
20:04Well, like you, I have seen it thousands of times, too. I'm not sure I can pronounce it, but I think it's N-K-R-U-M-A-H.
20:11I'm terribly sorry, Jim. You don't score anything. You don't lose anything either. You stay at zero.
20:16Better luck on the next round.
20:20Hank Blumgarten at $4,000 a point. The category is political leaders.
20:23How many points do you want from one to 11?
20:28I'll take ten points, please.
20:30Ten points. One of our difficult questions.
20:32This year, a special Senate committee headed by Senator Kennedy of Massachusetts submitted to the Senate the names of five outstanding former senators as candidates to have their portraits hung in the Senate reception room. Name these five senators.
20:48Understand the question all right?
20:49Yes.
20:50Well, you just knock them off if you can. You have to give five of them for a full ten points.
20:54Robert Taft, pardon me, was one.
20:56That is one.
20:59Henry Clay.
21:00That's two.
21:03John Calhoun.
21:04You've got three of them. Two to go.
21:07Daniel Webster.
21:09You've got four. You need one more for a full ten points.
21:14Taft, Calhoun, Clay, Webster.
21:22Robert LaFollette of Wisconsin.
21:23You're right. You've got ten points.
21:25All right.
21:28I'll be back to you in a moment, eh?
21:33Jim, you have no points.
21:34Yet, the category is quotations.
21:37How many points do you want from one to eleven?
21:39I'll try eleven again.
21:43The most difficult question on quotations.
21:46We repeat the following quotations so often that it is sometimes difficult to remember who originated them.
21:52Tell us who wrote the following lines first.
21:55Number one, tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.
22:01Second, there never was a good war or a bad peace.
22:05Third, a woman is only a woman, but a good cigar is a smoke.
22:10Fourth, if winter comes, can spring be far behind?
22:14Can we go back to the first one?
22:16Uh, yes.
22:17First, tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.
22:20Who wrote that first?
22:24That's from In Memoriam.
22:26In Memoriam by Tennyson.
22:28That is correct.
22:30Second, there never was a good war or a bad peace.
22:33Um...
22:43Benjamin Franklin.
22:44That is correct.
22:45You've got two of them.
22:46Two to go.
22:48A woman is only a woman, but a good cigar is a smoke.
22:57A woman is...
23:04Um...
23:08Rudyard Kipling.
23:09Correct.
23:11Fourth and finally for eleven points.
23:13If winter comes, can spring be far behind?
23:25Um...
23:29Uh...
23:30The O to the West Wind.
23:31By...
23:34Uh...
23:35Uh...
23:36Shelley.
23:37That is right for a full eleven points.
23:41Be back in a moment, Jim.
23:46Hank Blumgarten, you have ten points.
23:47The category is quotations.
23:48How many points do you want from one to eleven?
23:55I'll try for twenty-one again.
23:56I'll take the eleven-point question, please.
23:58You'll try eleven for twenty-one.
23:59If you need some extra time because you are trying for twenty-one, of course you can have it.
24:03Here it is.
24:05We repeat the following quotations so often that it is sometimes difficult to remember who originated them.
24:12Tell us who wrote the following lines first.
24:15First.
24:16Number one.
24:17Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.
24:20Second.
24:21There never was a good war or a bad peace.
24:24Third.
24:25A woman is only a woman, but a good cigar is a smoke.
24:29Fourth.
24:30If winter comes, can spring be far behind?
24:33Got them all okay?
24:34Want some extra time to think over your answer?
24:36Please, yes.
24:37I'll tell you when your time is up and good luck.
24:38For eleven points, which would give you twenty-one and a victory.
24:54Tell me first.
24:55Who first originated this quotation?
24:57Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.
25:02That was Alfred Lord Tennyson.
25:04Correct.
25:05Second.
25:06There never was a good war or a bad peace.
25:10That was written by Benjamin Franklin.
25:13Also correct.
25:14You have half of them.
25:16Third.
25:17A woman is only a woman, but a good cigar is a smoke.
25:20That was Rudyard Kipling.
25:31Also correct.
25:33Fourth and finally.
25:34If this is answered correctly, you will have scored twenty-one points and another victory.
25:39If winter comes, can spring be far behind?
25:45It's either Shelley or Keats.
25:47I always get the two of them confused.
25:53If I were to take a guess, I'd probably say Shelley.
25:58I can't accept a guess, though.
26:00I'll have to give a definitive answer from you, Hank.
26:05I'm not sure it could also be Keats.
26:10Winter comes, can spring be far behind.
26:12I'm going to have to call in a few moments for your answer, Hank.
26:17I don't want to rush you in any way, but...
26:22I'll say Shelley.
26:24Then you're right for twenty-one points!
26:29Congratulations, Hank Bloomgarden.
26:31Ladies and gentlemen, you've scored, Hank, twenty-one points.
26:33Your opponent has eleven.
26:34There's a difference of ten points in your score.
26:37At $4,000 a point, you've just won an additional $40,000.
26:41Added to the $52,500, you are still champion and winner of $92,500.
26:47Congratulations!
26:48Well, boy, it was some battle all the way down the line.
26:58It sure was.
26:59Fellas, stay here with me one second, both of you, will you?
27:01Because we want to get on with a few remarks to both of you.
27:03But right now, I see Bob Shepard over there, and he just seems to have his ups and downs.
27:07Bob?
27:09Well, thank you very much, Jack.
27:10You know, friends, when the thermometer goes up, your energy often goes down.
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27:18And now that we're entering the summer season, here's a suggestion.
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27:51Thank you, Bob, for converting what I've said.
27:53Jim, as you know the rules of the game, you get $4,000.
27:56We're playing at $4,000 a point.
27:57I want to come down to your art exhibit.
27:58Exactly where is it?
27:59I'm on the east side of Fifth Avenue between 8th Street and 9th Street.
28:02I want to buy one of your paintings.
28:04Indeed I do.
28:05Please do.
28:06If Hank's going to buy one, too, or I'm going to wring his arm and make him do it.
28:09Jack, if you can afford to buy one, I'm going to buy two,
28:11because I think Jim has exhibited such wonderful knowledge here.
28:14I'm sure that it turns up in his creative work as well.
28:16Gentlemen, you're both wonderful sports. Congratulations.
28:18Hank, see you next week.
28:19Congratulations.
28:20Jim Carleton with a lot more money.
28:22Good night.
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28:27Be with us next week to see if Hank Blugen-Martin takes his $92,500 and quits,
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