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This episode of the infamous game show marks the final match between reigning champion Hank Bloomgarden and challenger Harold Craig.
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00:00Good evening. I'm Jack Barry.
00:10Tonight, Hang Bloom Garten, who has so far won $116,000, will play a fourth tie game against Harold Craig at $2,000 a point.
00:21Much could be won or lost in just a matter of moments.
00:25To learn the outcome, let's meet our first two players, as Geritol, the high-potency tonic that helps you feel stronger fast, presents 21.
00:34Back for the third week, Mr. Harold Craig, and returning with $116,000, Mr. Hank Bloom Garten.
00:43Gentlemen, welcome back to 21.
00:53The thunderous reception from our studio audience indicates that both of you are well-liked by all audiences,
00:58and they're having a hard job deciding who they want to win or lose on this program.
01:02How do you feel tonight, Hank, with $116,000 at stake?
01:05Same way I felt when I was engaged in all those ties with Jim Snodgrass.
01:09Did this tell the story?
01:10Yeah, I can see what you mean. I understand exactly.
01:12And how about you, Harold?
01:13Your first fling here at television, and you come from that small town up in the state of New York, Granville.
01:17Much excitement up there?
01:18Oh, yes. We've had quite a hum up there.
01:20A hum?
01:21More excitement, I believe, since last year's carnival, perhaps.
01:25I must hear about the carnival sometime, Harold. That must be a humdinger if this created a hum.
01:32Well, gentlemen, we'll get right to business here on the program.
01:35Everybody's out there waiting to see what's going to happen at $2,000 a point,
01:38because one of you could win $42,000 here in a few moments if you end up a score of 21 to nothing,
01:44so let's get right to it.
01:46Fellas, take your place in the studios, put on your earphones, and I mean this sincerely.
01:49Good luck to both of you.
01:55Neither player inside the studios can hear anything until I turn the studios on with these switches,
02:11nor can they see anybody in the studio audience or hear the applause.
02:14I'll turn the studios on right now.
02:16Can you hear me all right, Hank?
02:17Very well, thanks.
02:18And how about you, Harold?
02:19Yes, I can.
02:20All right, fellas.
02:21A big one's coming up, so give yourself a moment or so to calm down,
02:24right on with the game.
02:25And now, while they're settling down, let's take a break for just about one minute while the boys get set to play.
02:31You know, many people around this time of year begin to feel all in and weary,
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02:39Just no pep at all.
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02:47The fact is, your fatigue may be due to what doctors call iron deficiency anemia, or as we call it more simply, tired blood.
02:56Check with your doctor.
02:57And if you've been feeling tired more often than usual, start taking fast-acting Geritol.
03:04And I do mean fast-acting.
03:06In just one day, Geritol iron is in your bloodstream, carrying strength and energy to every part of your body,
03:13to your tired arms, to your legs, and to your tired back.
03:16So, don't let tired blood drag you down this summer.
03:19Take Geritol in either the liquid form or in the tablet form, and take it every day.
03:25You'll feel stronger and fast, too, within seven days, or you get your money back.
03:36All right, Hank and Harold.
03:38Hank, I'm going to turn your studio off the air once again.
03:40It's at $2,000 a point.
03:42Your $116,000 is at stake, and I'll get back to you in a moment.
03:46Harold, I think you know the object.
03:47You have to get to 21 as fast as you possibly can by answering questions graded from 1 to 11.
03:51The 11s and 10s and 9s are the more seriously hard.
03:54The ones, twos, and threes are a little easier.
03:56And here is the first category.
03:59Novels.
04:00Novels.
04:01How many points do you want from 1 to 11?
04:02You grade yourself.
04:07I'll shoot the works on this one.
04:08I'll try 11.
04:09You'll go all the way.
04:10The most difficult question, 11 points.
04:12All right, Harold.
04:13We know you read a lot and have taken a chance on this one.
04:15Here you are for 11 points.
04:17Tell us the names of the characters referred to in the following novels.
04:21First, The Last of the Mohegans by James Fenimore Cooper.
04:25Second, The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo.
04:28Third, The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas.
04:32Fourth, The Pathfinder by James Fenimore Cooper.
04:35That is a question for 11 points.
04:37Shall we start at the beginning, Harold?
04:38Yes, please.
04:39Yes, please.
04:40All right.
04:41First, The Last of the Mohegans by James Fenimore Cooper.
04:46The hero in The Last of the Mohegans was the Indian, and his name was Uncas.
04:52Then your answer is?
04:54Uncas.
04:55Uncas is right.
04:56You've got the first part.
04:57Incidentally, I would have accepted Shingachuk, his father, who also might have been considered
05:02by some to be The Last of the Mohegans.
05:04Second, The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo.
05:13The hunchback was the bell ringer in the book, and his name was, it sounds more Japanese
05:22than it does French, but I believe it's Quasimodo.
05:25You're right.
05:26You've got two of them, two to go.
05:28Third, The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas.
05:32The Count, he's a fellow who had all the trials and tribulations, and he's quite a swashbuckler
05:47after a while, and his name was Edmund Dante.
05:53Dante is right.
05:55You've got three.
05:56You have one to go for a full eleven points.
05:58The Pathfinder by James Fenimore Cooper.
06:00He was the hero in most of the series there, the leather stocking tails, and sometimes called Hawkeye, but his real name was Natty Bumpo.
06:15You're right for a full eleven points.
06:30We'll be back to you in just a moment, Alan.
06:34Hank Bloomgarden, $116,000 at stake at $2,000 a point.
06:42The category is novels.
06:44How many points do you want from one to eleven?
06:46Grade yourself.
06:51I'll try for ten points.
06:53Ten points, one of our more difficult questions.
06:55Name the authors of the following novels of prophecy and pseudo-scientific fantasy.
07:01First, The Time Machine, published in 1895.
07:04Second, From Earth to the Moon, published in 1865.
07:08Third, Looking Backward, published in 1888.
07:12First, The Time Machine.
07:15The Time Machine was written by H.G. Wells.
07:20Correct.
07:21Second, From Earth to the Moon.
07:27Did you say the year in which that was written?
07:291865.
07:34It must have been Jules Verne.
07:35Jules Verne.
07:36Jules Verne is correct.
07:37You've got two of them, one to go for ten points.
07:39Looking Backward, published in 1888.
07:42Looking Backward, it was about the man who was mesmerized for over a hundred years.
07:53Edward Bellamy.
07:54You're right, for a full ten points.
07:59I'll get back to you in a moment, huh?
08:03Harold Craig, you have eleven points.
08:05The category is kings.
08:07Kings.
08:08How many points do you want?
08:12I'll try for twenty-one.
08:14I'll take ten.
08:15You're going all the way.
08:16Ten points, which would give you twenty-one.
08:18I must point out to you that even if you answer correctly,
08:21Mr. Blumgarten still has his turn to go,
08:23so we'll have to wait and see what happens.
08:25Incidentally, since you're trying for twenty-one,
08:27this is the critical point of the game.
08:28You can have some extra time if you need it.
08:31Here is your question.
08:32When the Republicans won the 1931 elections,
08:36and the dictatorship of this country, the Republicans of this particular country,
08:40and the dictatorship of this country crumbled,
08:43its king refused to abdicate.
08:45He was outlawed and fled, never to return to his native land during his lifetime.
08:49Tell us, first, the name and number of this king,
08:53second, the name of the ruling family to which he belonged,
08:57and third, the name of his grandson,
08:59who is currently being groomed as the future king of this country.
09:03Do you understand the question?
09:05Yes, yes.
09:06You want some extra time to think it over?
09:08Yes, of course, please.
09:10I'll tell you when your time is up, and good luck, Harold.
09:12Your time is up, Harold, for ten points, which would give you twenty-one.
09:28But please remember, Hank Blumgarten has one turn to go.
09:31Let's take it right from the beginning.
09:32First, tell us the name and number of the king I have described.
09:36Well, that would have to...
09:39I mean, this isn't the answer, of course.
09:41It would have to be Spain, and the dictator, Rivera, and the king were both expelled,
09:50and the king was Alfonso XIII.
09:54That's right.
09:55You've given me an awful lot, but that only answers one part of the question.
09:58Alfonso XIII of Spain is right.
10:00Second, the name of the ruling family to which he belonged.
10:06Well, this...
10:07I don't know whether the family or the firewater came first, but it is bourbon.
10:19Well, I don't know which came first either, but you've got the correct answer.
10:22That's the important thing.
10:24That's two.
10:25Finally, and if you answer this correctly, Harold Craig, you will have twenty-one points.
10:30The name of the grandson who is currently being groomed as the future king of this country.
10:39His picture was on Life magazine two or three weeks ago.
10:51It's Prince Juan Carlos or Carlo.
10:59I don't care how you say it, you've just scored twenty-one points.
11:02Now, Harold, I'm going to ask you to please be very quiet.
11:11Do not divulge your score.
11:12You have twenty-one.
11:13Hank has to have his turn to go.
11:15I'm going to let you listen, but don't speak.
11:20Hank Blumgarten, you have ten points.
11:22The category is kings.
11:24How many points do you want from one to eleven?
11:31I'll try for twenty-one.
11:34Eleven points.
11:35That's the most difficult question, trying for twenty-one.
11:37Hank, I can tell you now, as I always do, I think it is fair to tell you,
11:41that Harold Craig has scored twenty-one points.
11:45If you answer correctly, we'll have another tie,
11:47and we'll have to play an additional game at twenty-five hundred dollars a point.
11:50If you miss, well, I'm not going to bother to figure it out.
11:53For eleven points, and if you need some extra time, you can have it.
11:56Give us the names of the kings who met their deaths in the following manner.
12:00First, beheaded in 1649 due to the efforts of Oliver Cromwell.
12:05Second, court-martialed, convicted, and shot on June 19, 1867.
12:11Third, shot during the month of July in 1918.
12:15And fourth, killed by a Croatian assassin at Marseille in 1934.
12:21You understand the question?
12:22Yes. Could you please repeat the second part?
12:25Court-martialed, convicted, and shot on June 19, 1867.
12:30You want some extra time to think about this, Hank?
12:32Please.
12:33Your time is up, and good luck.
12:48All right, Hank, your time is up for eleven points, which would give you twenty-one and a tie,
12:51or if you miss, would dethrone you, and our new champion would be Harold Craig.
12:54Here is your question.
12:56First of all, give us the names of the kings who met their deaths in the following manner.
12:59First, beheaded in 1649 due to the efforts of Oliver Cromwell.
13:03Who was that?
13:05It was Charles I of England.
13:08Correct.
13:09You've got one part.
13:10Court-martialed, convicted, and shot on June 19, 1867.
13:14It was just after the Civil War.
13:17I can't think of any king in England.
13:27Oh, in Mexico, the emperor, Emperor Maximilian, he was shot that time.
13:33You're right.
13:34You've got the second part.
13:36Third, shot during the month of July in 1918.
13:40Just before the end of the war.
13:48Could I come back to that, please?
13:53Yes.
13:54Fourth, killed by a Croatian assassin at Marseille in 1934.
13:59It was King Alexander of Yugoslavia.
14:03Correct.
14:04One more part to go, which will give you twenty-one points, and another tie.
14:07Shot during the month of July in 1918.
14:11No, it wasn't the Kaiser.
14:16What are the kings of Europe?
14:22Gee, I don't...
14:38Oh, uh, the royal family of Russia was wiped out by the Bolsheviks.
14:43They were all shot.
14:44Um, Tsar Nicholas II.
14:45You're right.
14:46For twenty-one points.
14:55I'm too worried what happened, Harold.
14:56He's got twenty-one.
14:57You've got twenty-one.
14:58We have to play another game.
14:59This time, we'll be playing at twenty-five hundred dollars a point.
15:01But if I ever saw two fellows who needed a rest, you do right now.
15:04So relax for a second, and we'll get right back to you.
15:07While the boys are relaxing and resting in there, for just about one minute.
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16:32Incidentally, all questions used here on 21 have been authenticated for accuracy and order of difficulty by the editorial research board of the Encyclopedia Britannica.
16:40Harold and Hank, you with me?
16:42Yes.
16:43I'll address this to both of you.
16:45This next game is going to be played at $2,500 a point, which means there is a possible, well, it's over $52,500 will be at stake in this game.
16:53Please, both of you, play carefully, because so much is at stake.
16:57And now, Hank, I'm going to turn your studio off the air and get back to you in a moment.
17:01All right, Harold.
17:03Here we go again at $2,500 a point.
17:06The category is boxing.
17:08Boxing.
17:09How many points do you want from one to eleven?
17:16I'd better cut down a little on this.
17:18I'll take seven.
17:20Seven points.
17:21Tell us the name of the man who won the first World Heavyweight Championship
17:26under the Marquis of Queensbury rules for seven points.
17:36That would be when John L. Sullivan was beaten and lost the championship, and he was beaten by Gentleman Jim.
17:47And your answer is?
17:48Gentleman Jim Corbett.
17:51Corbett.
17:52You're right.
17:53For seven points.
17:57I'll get back to you in a moment.
18:01Hank Bloomgarden, at $2,500 a point, the category is boxing.
18:04How many points do you want to try for from one to eleven?
18:06I'll try for ten.
18:11For ten points.
18:13One of the memorable events in boxing history occurred on June 21, 1932, when the manager of the loser in a heavyweight title bout proclaimed from coast to coast,
18:23we was robbed.
18:24Tell us, first, the name of this famous boxing manager,
18:28second, the name of the two contenders,
18:30and third, the name of the man who became heavyweight champion of the world that night.
18:35First, the name of the famous boxing manager.
18:38We was robbed.
18:40That was Joe Jacobs.
18:48Correct.
18:49Second, the name of the two contenders.
18:55Wasn't Jack Sharkey a heavyweight champion then?
18:57Didn't he fight in that fight?
19:01As usual, Hank, I'm afraid that I can't answer questions.
19:04You have to do that.
19:05You'll have to give your answer.
19:07Well, 1932.
19:13He was in that fight.
19:14Jack Sharkey was one of the contenders.
19:15That's correct.
19:16And the other?
19:18The other.
19:20You see the Primo Camero.
19:29I'd like to come back to that, please.
19:31All right, we'll leave one part of that question open.
19:33Third, the name of the man who became heavyweight champion of the world that night.
19:38Well, that was Jack Sharkey.
19:41That'd be correct.
19:42That was Sharkey.
19:43You've got everything but half of a question.
19:45For ten points.
19:46The name of the other man he was fighting.
19:48I think it was Carnera.
19:49I'll say Carnera.
19:50I'm sorry.
19:51It was Max Schmeling.
19:52You lose your ten points.
19:53You don't go below zero.
19:54You don't score anything.
19:55Because nobody ever goes below zero.
19:56Better luck on the next round, Hank.
19:57Calm down.
19:58Harold Craig, you have seven points.
19:59The category is World Cities.
20:00World Cities.
20:01World Cities.
20:02How many points do you want to try for?
20:04How many points do you want to try for?
20:05What are two points?!
20:06How many points do you want to try for?
20:07I think it was...
20:08I think it was...
20:09...Cornera.
20:10I'll say...
20:11I'm sorry.
20:12It was Max Schmeling.
20:13You lose your ten points.
20:14You don't go below zero.
20:15You don't score anything.
20:16Because nobody ever goes below zero.
20:18Better luck on the next round, Hank. Calm down.
20:22Harold Craig, you have seven points.
20:24The category is World Cities.
20:27World Cities. How many points do you want to try for?
20:35I'll take ten on this one, Jack.
20:38Ten points. One of the tough questions.
20:40Tell us the names of capital cities of the following countries.
20:44First, Libya.
20:46Second, Bulgaria.
20:48Third, Ghana.
20:50And fourth, Lebanon.
20:52Should we take them one at a time, Harold?
20:54Yes, please.
20:55The capital cities of the following countries.
20:56First, Libya.
21:03I guess I'll have to skip by that one for a little while.
21:06All right.
21:07Bulgaria.
21:08The capital of Bulgaria is Sofia.
21:11Correct.
21:13Ghana. G-H-A-N-A. Ghana.
21:15The capital of Ghana would be the same as it was at the Gulf Coast, which is Accra.
21:22Accra is correct.
21:24Two to go.
21:25Lebanon.
21:25It's not Damascus.
21:33That's Syria.
21:36Come on.
21:38That's Jordan.
21:39Be-Berut.
21:45Be-Berut.
21:46Are you telling me that?
21:47Yes, Beirut.
21:48Beirut is right.
21:49Beirut.
21:49You've got three of them.
21:50For a full ten points, which would give you seventeen points, you have to tell me the capital city of Libya.
21:55Oh, that's where the pirates were holed up, Tripoli.
22:11You're right.
22:11For ten points, giving you seventeen.
22:15I'll get back to you in a moment, Alan.
22:20Hank, you have no points at the moment.
22:21The category is World Cities.
22:23How many points do you want to try for?
22:24I'll take a ten.
22:32A ten-point question.
22:34For ten points, tell us the names of the capital cities of the following countries.
22:38First, Libya.
22:39Second, Bulgaria.
22:41Third, Ghana.
22:42And fourth, Lebanon.
22:44First, Libya.
22:48Libya.
22:51Boy, this is just not my night.
22:53Libya.
22:54I think it's Tripoli.
22:57Tripoli.
22:58Tripoli is correct.
23:00You've got one.
23:01Bulgaria.
23:03That's Sofia.
23:04Correct.
23:05You've got two.
23:06Ghana.
23:08That's Accra.
23:10You've got three.
23:10One more will give you ten full points.
23:12Lebanon.
23:14Lebanon.
23:14Lebanon.
23:14Lebanon.
23:15Lebanon.
23:16Lebanon.
23:16Lebanon.
23:16Lebanon.
23:16Lebanon.
23:16Lebanon.
23:16Lebanon.
23:20You know, I was just going to say shmelling.
23:26It's probably be a curse upon me.
23:33Lebanon.
23:34Oh, it's Beirut.
23:36You're right for a full ten points.
23:44If either player, if either player stops the game right now, Harold Craig, with a seven-point lead at $2,500 a point, will win $17,500 and will become the new champion.
23:58But he doesn't know it, because they do not know each other's scores.
24:02Let's see what happens.
24:03Well, what a shock ending.
24:20They'll have to carry me out this time.
24:21I think it's three of us.
24:22There are two of us.
24:23Well, you just won yourself $17,500.
24:26I have to look and figure this up, Hank.
24:29Our regrets, of course, but I can't feel too badly.
24:31Well, you had $116,000 when you started.
24:33We subtract the $17,500.
24:35You're left with $98,500.
24:38That's the amount.
24:38Go, fellas, stay here.
24:40Stay here for something, will you, both of you?
24:42We'll be back in a few minutes, a few moments, but right now, just take a look at this.
24:46Will you?
24:46Here's Bob Shepard.
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25:28Well, the most warm, charming thing happened right here.
25:32Harold Craig, our new champion, turned to Hank Blumgarten and said,
25:35I really am awfully sorry to beat you. I've been a fan of yours for a long time.
25:38And I still am.
25:39I think that's very nice.
25:40Hank, you have $98,500, a check from Geritol, and that amount will be waiting for you.
25:45That's the second-highest winner in our program and one of the biggest winners in the history of television.
25:49Do you have any specific plans for the money?
25:50Well, I guess I'll head for the bank with it first.
25:54That's a good place for it.
25:56And then I'll give some thought to what I'll do with it.
25:58I know you're going to give it good thought.
25:59You've displayed such wonderful information.
26:01Millions of people around the country, I know, are very happy in the knowledge that you go home with close to $100,000 tonight.
26:07And I know I personally have enjoyed immensely being with you here on the program these many, many weeks,
26:11and wish you success and happiness in anything you do.
26:13A nice big ovation.
26:14Yes, ma'am.
26:15I just wanted to say, subject to the limitations of time, that, of course, the experience that I've had happens once in a lifetime.
26:31And I feel very, very gratified and pleased.
26:33It's just remarkable.
26:35I wish it could happen to everybody, and I can think of nobody I'd rather have it happen to in the future than Harold.
26:41Thank you, Craig.
26:42Good luck to you, Harold.
26:43Thank you, and good night, Hank Blumgarten.
26:47You stay right here with me.
26:52I'm going to close with this fellow, because he'll be on next week with your $17,500.
26:55Hope you remember what I told you earlier about Geritol, the high-potent teatonic that helps you feel stronger fast.
27:00Next week, Harold Craig will be defending his $17,500.
27:03Until then, Jack Berry saying, thank you.
27:04Good night, Hank Blumgarten.
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