The Pennsylvania Game
NASCAR, big band jazz & Audubon’s lie
Season 9 Episode 7 | 28m 44sVideo has Closed Captions
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The Pennsylvania Game
NASCAR, big band jazz & Audubon’s lie
Season 9 Episode 7 | 28m 44sVideo has Closed Captions
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GARY: Gary, Philadelphia.
[theme music] Gary.
From Philadelphia?
Once our nation's capital.
GARY: Yeah.
Philadelphia was our nation's capital at one point in time.
And then, of course, they had that whole crack in the Liberty Bell and they took the capital away.
[chuckles] Yeah, And now the capital is Washington DC and, you know, that mayor has a crack problem too.
[laughter] [theme music continues] ANNOUNCER: The Pennsylvania Game is made possible in part by.
[music playing] ANNOUNCER 2: Uni-Mart convenience stores, making your life easier every day of the year.
[theme music] ANNOUNCER: Now, let's get the game started.
Here's the host of The Pennsylvania Game, Scott Bruce.
[applause] Yes.
Yes!
Oh, I forgot my-- How are you?
Lovely to have you.
What a great studio audience.
Thanks for joining us at home on The Pennsylvania Game.
We are going to have fun, fun, fun till daddy takes the T-Bird away.
[chuckles] We have so much-- if you could just be here, you people at home, you'd have a great time.
First of all, let's meet the panelists that are going to be playing the game today.
What do green bananas and our first panelist have in common?
[chuckles] More than you think.
Jay Strawmire is the marketing manager of the Altoona Blair County Development Corporation and creator of the Green Banana Marketing campaign.
We'll find out more about that.
Welcome.
If you would, please.
[applause] Jay Strawmire.
Millie Bubash, the lovable state college hat lady is back.
We're always happy to have her.
The happy hatter, as we sometimes call her, has been presenting, entertaining, informative talks to area civic groups on, well, hats, antique fashions, women and old age.
Please welcome Millie Bubash.
[applause] Last, but certainly not least, Dan Armstrong is a professor of music at Penn state, where he teaches all percussion related courses.
He's the timpanist with the Altoona and Pennsylvania Center Chamber Orchestras and drummer with the Tarnished Six Traditional Dixieland Jazz Band.
[applause] Dan Armstrong.
And with this many fun panelists, I can't think of anything I'd rather do than hear the first question.
[music playing] ANNOUNCER: What Butler County invention in 1940 has made military history worldwide, is still in use and gave the allies an upper hand in the II World War?
Was it A, the Mae West life preserver?
B, the Jeep?
C, the Norden bombsight?
Or D, armor-piercing tank shells?
SCOTT BRUCE: OK, we have the Mae west, the Jeep, the Norden bombsight or armor-piercing.
You guys got to punch in.
We need some answers.
[chime] All right, Jay, you've checked in.
What do you think?
Is this the hardest question?
SCOTT BRUCE: Is this the hardest question?
No, it just gets more fun from here.
Well, Mae West died long before that.
And I don't know Norden, but they're still making Jeeps, so let's go with B. SCOTT BRUCE: Going with B, the Jeep.
I like it.
Millie?
Hmm, gone.
SCOTT BRUCE: Nothing about hats in there.
Mae West, long gone.
I had to stick with her anyhow.
[chuckles] I chose A. I like your thinking.
I love Mae West.
How about you, Dan?
Well, I went with the Norden bombsight.
SCOTT BRUCE: Norden bombsight.
And that's it.
That's it.
SCOTT BRUCE: We have a nice wide variety.
One of each choice.
Let's find out which one of these guys knows what they're talking about.
ANNOUNCER: The answer is B, the Jeep.
[applause] In 1940, the US army sent out a prospectus to all us auto companies to build a vehicle that had the quickness of a rodeo pony, would take to snow like a polar bear, be happy in the mud, and be at home in the water.
However, the prototype had to be delivered in just 49 days.
While large companies could not custom build a vehicle in that time, the smaller Bantam Car Company of Butler could, and was awarded the bid.
A few Jeeps were produced at the Butler plant, but it went bankrupt shortly after the war.
Although the Jeep eventually became a product of Chrysler, the Bantam Car Company of Butler is its official birthplace.
So next time you see a Jeep on the road, you can be proud to know it all started in Pennsylvania.
You know, I wanted The Pennsylvania Game to actually purchase me a Jeep to use for a prop here.
[engine running] Do you think they'd do it?
No.
[explosion] Anyway, I think we ought to continue on and find out our next question.
[music playing] ANNOUNCER: On July 4th, 1876, what famous feminist leader read her Declaration of Independence for women in front of Independence Hall in Philadelphia?
Was it A, Susan B. Anthony?
B, Lucretia Mott?
C, Louisa May Alcott?
Or D, Clara Barton?
SCOTT BRUCE: OK, we're looking at Susan B. Anthony, Lucretia Mott, Louisa May Alcott.
Clara Barton.
[chime] Panelists, punch in and answer up, please.
We're going to start with you on this one, Millie.
I had to go with Susan B. Anthony.
SCOTT BRUCE: Susan B. Anthony?
Yeah, her picture was in our school room for years.
It would have had to have been her.
SCOTT BRUCE: Oh, good.
I think it's a given then.
It was.
I don't think there's any doubt at all.
MILLIE BUBASH: Not at all.
Dan, what do you think?
Well, I agree with Millie.
I went with Susan B. Anthony.
[chime] Not for any particular reason, except that she's the one I knew the best.
SCOTT BRUCE: All right.
Yeah, that's a nice following.
And she's on the dollar, so there's that too going for her.
Well, I went with Lucretia Mott.
My finger was stuck on B, and I didn't know what she did.
[chuckles] It pays to put a little Krazy Glue on the keyboard from time to time.
Let's find out which one of these guys got the right one.
ANNOUNCER: The answer is A, Susan B. Anthony.
[applause] On July 4th, 1876, special Centennial 4th of July celebrations were underway in Philadelphia.
As part of the occasion, Philadelphia mayor William Stokely handed the original manuscript of the Declaration of Independence to Richard Henry Lee of Virginia, who had been chosen to read it.
As Lee finished, Susan B. Anthony and four other suffragettes walked to the front of the musicians platform, and with a few carefully chosen words, Ms. Anthony introduced to the stunned crowd the suffragettes special Declaration of Independence for women.
Most of those present failed to see any connection between Thomas Jefferson's Declaration and that of the women who had marred the Centennial 4th of July celebration.
Well, all right.
We got a couple of winners out of that one.
Let's find out a little bit more about our panelists.
Let's come on over and meet them up close and personal.
Jay Strawmire.
Now, Jay, I understand about this big banana thing.
I'm sorry, Green Banana thing.
Green Banana.
How did green bananas ever come to do with anything to do with Central Pennsylvania?
Well, green bananas, in this case, are 90 miles long and they go from Bedford and the Turnpike through Altoona and State College to Route 80.
And they're the shape of the I99 Interstate Corridor.
And we think all the pieces are in place to make this Pennsylvania's next biggest growth corridor.
SCOTT BRUCE: I think it's an excellent idea.
So it's green and it's banana shaped, and I have one for you.
And you have a Green Banana for me?
Will you wear a Green Banana?
SCOTT BRUCE: I will wear a Green Banana.
In fact, I see yours now.
Oh, most definitely.
That's beautiful.
Well, thank you very much.
JAY STRAWMIRE: Our pleasure.
All right, well, we got bananas.
I know we've got something else.
We have hats.
MILLIE BUBASH: Yeah, right.
Going over to Millie, and I got mine right here.
JAY STRAWMIRE: Mine's on.
And everybody else has got theirs.
Get the panel in.
Get a wide shot.
Get our panelists.
Mine's on.
We are hatted.
[applause] That's right.
Millie, you are the hat lady.
Now, is there-- in your house, I understand you have so many hats, there's no room left for people.
MILLIE BUBASH: There's not too much for people.
No.
No.
George and I barely, barely are able to get to the bed because there's too many hats.
SCOTT BRUCE: Oh, he's going to want to get rid of some hats, then, I think.
Oh, yeah, I'm sure.
[chuckles] I think that would become important.
MILLIE BUBASH: He's kind of gotten used to them.
[chuckles] Well, I think they're lovely.
And thank you for this, outfitting our group here.
MILLIE BUBASH: And, you know, you're wearing a pork pie.
You know.
I'm wearing a pork pie?
So I have something to eat later.
It's a snack too.
Yes, right.
It's hat and a snack.
Right.
SCOTT BRUCE: Well, thank you very much, Millie Bubash.
[applause] And finally, Dan.
Now again, a collector, a man who collects snare drums.
Now, I've got to say that if I collected-- [snare drum sounds] We have our own, as you can see.
Thank you.
SCOTT BRUCE: If I collected snare drums, especially if I played them, I think my wife would kill me.
How do you get away with that?
I promised her that I wouldn't collect tubas.
[laughter] [applause] Smart, smart, smart.
Well, that's lovely.
Now, do I also understand you had something to do with our chime system here at Old Main?
About two years ago, the chime system that they had in place had become unreliable.
And to make a long story short, they asked me if I would record for-- on our school of music chimes, the Westminster Quarters.
SCOTT BRUCE: Oh, that's excellent.
Wonderful.
Dan, thank you very much.
[applause] OK. Well, all of our panelists are winners.
Now let's go to a question that's a winner.
[music playing] ANNOUNCER: James E. Winner Jr, an automotive enthusiast and a native of Sharon, Pennsylvania, received the American Marketing Association's Best New Product award in 1993.
What product did he create?
Was it A, the beaded auto seat cover?
B, the dashboard sun shield?
C, the no-spill coffee-cup holder?
Or D, the Club anti-theft device?
SCOTT BRUCE: Auto seat cover, dashboard sun shield, No-spill coffee or the Club.
Dan, we're going to go to you first on this one plug in.
Well, I'm going to go with C, mainly because I think my wife would think that that's the most important item on a car.
[chuckles] She wouldn't want you to spill your coffee while you're playing the drums and driving down the highway would be my guess.
You got it.
All right.
Let's go to Jay.
Jay, what do you think?
I agree with him.
I think C has to be the right answer.
These are people who obviously saw the McDonald's coffee thing problem.
Let's go to Millie.
What do you think?
Well, I don't know, I like the word club.
SCOTT BRUCE: You like the word club?
Yeah, I like that word, and I think I went with that for that reason.
SCOTT BRUCE: You went with the Club for that reason?
Right.
SCOTT BRUCE: OK, so we have a Club and two coffees.
Let's check in with the coffee club and see what the right answer is.
ANNOUNCER: The answer is D. James Winner invented the Club anti-theft device after his new Cadillac, equipped with a factory installed alarm, was stolen.
With help from police, auto theft squads and even a professional thief, Winner created as many as 50 prototypes until the final design went on the market.
Today, the club has become a household name and is endorsed by the National Fraternal order of police.
It is the number one selling mechanical anti-theft device.
Today, the company also makes the Bike Club, the Boat Club, and even the 18 wheeler Club.
Oh, please, now, let's not forget the host Club.
[chuckles] You keep this attached, and at all times, you don't have to worry about losing your host to vandalist audience members like these guys right here are a bunch of ruffians.
[applause and laughter] All right, kids, it's time for our first clue of the Mystery Pennsylvanian.
Everybody get your pens and pencils ready.
[chime] Here's your first clue.
Born in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, in 1905, he is known as the Sentimental Gentleman of Swing.
Born in Shenandoah.
Or as we say up in the Northeast, "Schendel."
Shenandoah, Pennsylvania.
1905.
The Sentimental Gentleman of Swing.
I see lots of busy pens.
That's always a good sign.
I believe we can go ahead and play along now.
And pens are down.
All right, we're going to go from here into our next-- very next question.
And by golly, where's our big question, man?
Bring me a new one.
[music playing] ANNOUNCER: Thomas Francis Enright is famous to Pittsburgh and America as a hero.
What heroic deed was he immortalized for in Pittsburgh?
A, flying solo from Pittsburgh to London?
B, being the first American soldier killed in action in World War I?
C, saving lives on the fatal voyage of the Titanic?
Or D, capturing German spies headed for Pittsburgh?
[chuckles] SCOTT BRUCE: Whoa.
This is the easy question.
SCOTT BRUCE: This is the easy one now, is what we're going to.
Flying solo, being killed, A fatal voyage on the Titanic or rescuing the-- Yeah, the YMCA.
You got the pile up.
We're going to go to Jay first on this one.
Jay, what do you think?
These answers are so depressing that-- SCOTT BRUCE: Well, we wanted to perk you up.
I think I'll have to go with C, it sounds like he did something good.
SCOTT BRUCE: I think that's-- you know what?
I really-- you know what?
Just for having such a wonderful answer.
I Oh, I don't have-- we're going to get you a Pennsylvania lottery ticket just for that answer.
That was great.
Millie, how about you?
I went for C too.
Well, that another Pennsylvania lottery ticket.
I thought that was-- SCOTT BRUCE: They know the secret now.
--a good thing to do.
[chuckles] We got a box of Pennsylvania lottery tickets and we're going to give away as much as we can.
How about you, Dan?
What do you think?
I like C, but I went with B. SCOTT BRUCE: You know what?
I'm going to give you the lottery ticket anyway.
[chuckles] [chime] They're all getting them.
We'll find out-- let's find out if any of them knew what the right answer was, though.
ANNOUNCER: The answer is B.
The first American soldier killed in action in World War I.
[music playing] Private Thomas Francis Enright was killed at Lorraine, France, on November 3rd, 1917, in the first German raid on the American army trenches.
A Pittsburgh boy, he was actually one of the first three American soldiers to pay the Supreme sacrifice in that war.
When his body was brought home, it lay in State for two days in memorial hall in Pittsburgh before being buried in Saint Mary's Cemetery.
Later in 1928, the Enright Theater in East Liberty was named in his honor, and for 30 years, gave pleasure to thousands of theater patrons before being sold and redeveloped in 1958.
You know, my job as host is to find a nice little joke for every little thing.
How do you make a joke about the first guy killed in World War I?
It can't be done.
So let's go right to the next question.
[music playing] ANNOUNCER: John James Audubon, the famed artist and ornithologist, was born in what is now Haiti.
In 1803, he moved to Mill Grove, Pennsylvania, 28 miles Northwest of Philadelphia.
For personal reasons, Audubon was known to have obscured the facts surrounding certain aspects of his life.
Did Audubon A, lie about the date of his birth?
B, deny his religious upbringing?
C, conceal his sexual orientation?
Or D, falsify his marriage record?
SCOTT BRUCE: Hmm.
Hmm.
This Audubon guy doesn't have a whole lot of good choices to choose from.
Did he lie about his date of birth, deny his religious upbringing, conceal his sexual orientation, or falsify his marriage?
[chime] Let's plug in.
Millie, you're going to get the chance to give us the first answer.
OK.
I took C because it's only recently that everybody's come out of the closet.
SCOTT BRUCE: That's true.
Nobody was coming out of the closet in the 80s?
No.
No.
Yeah.
Well.
Well, you put logic behind it.
MILLIE BUBASH: Yeah, right?
Yeah.
MILLIE BUBASH: Right?
And he probably looked good in hats too.
Very.
[chuckles] Dan, what do you think?
Well, Millie, you and I seem to be on the same track.
I went with C?
SCOTT BRUCE: OK, a couple believe on that.
For the same reason.
Same reasons.
I think the religious issue was kind of important in the '80s, and I went with B. SCOTT BRUCE: You went with B, religious.
So we have religion and sexual orientation, and I think they're all way, way off.
ANNOUNCER: The answer is A, lie about his date of birth.
[music playing] John James Audubon conducted his bird banding experiments, the first ever done in America, while in Pennsylvania.
The renowned artist and naturalist whose lifelike paintings of birds were published in the now famous book, The Birds Of America, was the illegitimate son of a French sea captain and a Creole servant girl.
His mother died shortly after giving birth and Audubon was taken to France to be raised by a stepmother.
He enjoyed obscuring the facts surrounding his illegitimate birth by going on record that he was born may 4th, 1780, in New Orleans.
In truth, he was born in Haiti on April 26th, 1785.
All right.
This brings us back for a chance to do a quick recap on the score.
I see we've got a barn burner going here.
Millie and Dan with two points apiece.
Jay, only one point behind.
Jay, easy to make up.
[applause] So-- [music playing] --let's go to the second clue of the Mystery Pennsylvanian.
He played both the trombone and the saxophone, getting his start with Paul Whiteman in 1927.
[chime] Both the trombone and saxophone, getting his start with Paul Whiteman in 1927.
Born in Shenandoah in 1905, he is known as the Sentimental Gentleman of Swing.
OK, these guys are doing good over here.
I like the looks of it.
We can continue on.
These guys are fast.
[snaps fingers] You wouldn't believe how quick these contestants are.
We got a great thing going.
[music playing] ANNOUNCER: Pocono International Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, has been home to NASCAR Winston Cup Auto Racing since 1974.
Pocono holds a distinction among NASCAR tracks.
What is that distinction?
A, it's the oldest track on the circuit?
B, it has the longest straightaway?
C, it's the only track in the nation with a female pit crew?
Or D, it has the largest seating capacity?
SCOTT BRUCE: Hmm.
I'm seeing some real quizzical looks on these faces.
Is it the oldest track?
Is it the longest straightaway?
Is it the only track with a female pit crew?
Or is it the largest seating capacity?
Let's run them down.
We'll start with you, Dan, on this one.
I guess I'll go with D. [chime] No particular reason.
SCOTT BRUCE: Out of sheer boredom?
Well, these questions just don't seem to get any easier.
[chuckles] SCOTT BRUCE: We pulled out the toughies.
We knew you guys were great contestants.
I'm going with B because I think that it is not the oldest, I'm sure it's not the biggest, and they moved a lot of mountains to make the straightaway.
[chuckles] So I think it has the longest straightaway.
All right.
This guy sounded like he thought it out.
B for you.
How about you, Millie?
Well, I thought of B also because I remember the old speedway in Altoona, and I think it was the biggest and all, you know, whatever.
So I took the longest.
SCOTT BRUCE: OK, so we have two B's and a D. Let's find out if any of these guys know the racetracks.
ANNOUNCER: The answer is B, the longest straightaway.
[applause] The front stretch at Pocono International Raceway stretches for 3740 feet.
About 7/10 of a mile, making it the longest NASCAR racetrack straightaway.
Drivers routinely reach speeds of over 200 miles per hour on the straightaway.
And most car's transmissions have a special overdrive gear that helps prevent the engine from exploding at these high speeds.
NASCAR drivers can circle the entire 2.5 mile track in under a minute.
Well, I can tell you right now from experience, I've spent a lot of time driving around Pennsylvania, and that's not the longest straightaway.
The longest straightaway is I-80.
[chuckles] MILLIE BUBASH: Oh, yeah.
When you're planning on the track going down I-80 all the way down to I-79, shoot down 79 to Pittsburgh, back up the Turnpike to 81 and around.
That's the biggest racetrack, and the longest straightaway is 80.
And I'm telling you, that's true.
You know it.
[applause] Well, enough of my diatribe, let's have another question right now.
[jazz music] ANNOUNCER: The multi-talented Bill Cosby has enjoyed a remarkable career.
A native of Philadelphia, he's made a name for himself as an actor, a comedian, and as a producer.
But which of the following cannot be included among his many credits?
A, he was the first Black actor to star in a television drama adventure series?
B, he holds a doctorate in education?
C, he is a former track star?
Or D, he was one of the creators of American bandstand?
SCOTT BRUCE: OK, guys, we got to lock in.
Was he the first Black actor to star in television?
Oh, this is not-- now, remember this, which one did he not do?
Oh, did not do.
SCOTT BRUCE: Black actor to star, hold a doctorate in education, former track star, one of the creators of American bandstand?
[chime] Which one did he not do?
Are we all punched in?
Mm-hmm.
SCOTT BRUCE: OK, we're going to go to Jay first on this one.
Jay, what do you think?
Uh, he was a track star.
SCOTT BRUCE: Yes, he was.
Well, maybe.
[chuckles] He lived in Philadelphia during American Bandstand years.
SCOTT BRUCE: I believe that is also accurate.
He acts like a doctor.
SCOTT BRUCE: Yeah.
So I don't think he was A. SCOTT BRUCE: So you're going to go that he wasn't A?
Right.
OK, the first Black actor to star in a television series.
Millie, how about you?
Uh, He's one of my favorites.
And I don't remember him in the-- what did I-- what did I vote for, D?
SCOTT BRUCE: Yes, D. [chuckles] [chime] Yeah.
Yeah, that.
[chuckles] SCOTT BRUCE: You know, now I don't remember him.
You don't remember your vote.
[chuckles] See, I don't remember him in Bandstand.
SCOTT BRUCE: You don't remember him with bandstand.
OK, very good.
That's good thinking.
Dan, how about you?
I'm pretty certain it's D. [chime] I know he was a track star at Temple University.
He was in the old I Spy television series back in the '60s, and I know he has an interest in education.
I believe he does have a doctorate, so I'll go with D. SCOTT BRUCE: I think you're using a lot of your being on this one because I think I know the answer for sure.
Here it is.
ANNOUNCER: The answer is D. Bill Cosby was not one of the creators of American Bandstand.
The Philadelphia born actor, comedian enrolled at Temple University in 1960 under a track scholarship.
He entered the comedy scene in 1962 and was an instant success.
In 1965, he began his groundbreaking role opposite Robert Culp in I Spy, making him the first Black actor to star in a television drama adventure series.
Cosby's career continued to skyrocket with a variety of shows, including The Bill Cosby Show, The Electric Company and Fat Albert and The Cosby Kids, a children's cartoon show based on his own Philadelphia childhood.
After receiving a doctorate in education in 1976, Cosby created and starred in the hit series, The Cosby Show, playing America's favorite dad, Dr. Heathcliff Huxtable.
SCOTT BRUCE: Oh, that music means time for Mystery Pennsylvanian clue number three, get ready, kids.
He was a master of breath control.
He helped launch the musical careers of Frank Sinatra, Buddy Rich and Glenn Miller.
[chime] Master of breath control, launched the careers of Frank Sinatra, Buddy Rich and Glenn Miller.
Born in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, in 1905, known as the Sentimental Gentleman of Swing.
Played trombone and saxophone, getting his start with Paul Whiteman in 1927.
I see that my contestants are just about done, and I think we ought to start looking.
We'll start off right over here with Jay Strawmire.
Jay, what do you have?
You started off with-- An old timer, Sammy Kaye.
SCOTT BRUCE: Mm-hmm.
But I think I ended up with TD.
Tommy Dorsey.
SCOTT BRUCE: TD.
Good old TD.
OK, and we'll go over and look at Millie.
Millie, what do you have?
Uh, not too much.
SCOTT BRUCE: Glenn Miller, Glenn Miller, and Sammy Kaye.
Well, you ended where he started.
That might mean something.
You never know about that.
How about you, Dan?
What's your thought?
[chuckles] OK. Fred Waring, Kay Kaiser and Roger-- Munnell.
SCOTT BRUCE: I can't read.
He's the trombone player with The Tarnished Six.
He's my favorite trombone player.
[chuckles] I knew we'd get The Tarnished Six in there at some point.
Well, this is a question I should know the answer to, but I don't.
So I thought I'd just give Roger a play.
Well, that was very nicely done.
And who knows, it's possible that is the right answer.
We're not ever really sure.
Let's go to the videotape and find out what it is.
[jazz music] ANNOUNCER: Tommy Dorsey.
[applause] Tommy Dorsey was born in 1905, in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, where brother Jimmy was born a year earlier.
By 1927, the two were working with Paul Whiteman and some of the most successful bands of the 1920s.
By late 1927, Tommy and Jimmy began recording with their first of the Dorsey Brothers Orchestras.
But by 1935, the brothers went their separate ways.
A master of breath control, Tommy signed a recording contract with RCA in New York, and he went on to have such hits as, I'm Getting Sentimental Over You.
The Music Goes Round and Round, Boogie Woogie and Sunny Side of the Street.
By the mid 1940s, there was no more versatile and successful band than Tommy Dorsey's.
Tommy Dorsey is also credited with helping to launch the careers of Frank Sinatra, who started his Dorsey singer.
Glenn Miller, trombonist, and Buddy Rich, drummer, with the Dorsey Brothers Orchestra.
Tommy Dorsey died unexpectedly in 1956 at his home in Greenwich, Connecticut.
Tommy Dorsey, a famous Pennsylvanian.
Good.
[applause] Wonderful job on the show today.
All right, let's go check our big tote board.
See where our panelists came in.
It looks like Jay and Millie are the champions with four points each.
Dan with three.
Give them a big round of applause.
All of them.
[applause] Congratulations.
Absolutely wonderful.
You guys are so important to us as champions of the show that we've given you each a Club to protect you, just like the host is protected.
[chuckles] JAY STRAWMIRE: Wow.
So each, Millie and Jay will get a Club.
Dan gets a big smile and what the heck, give Dan another lottery ticket down there.
Coming over.
Coming over.
That's OK.
I've got lots of Clubs at home.
SCOTT BRUCE: That's right.
[chuckles] Thank you.
All right.
We certainly enjoyed having you folks with us.
Please come back again to The Pennsylvania Game.
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Meals and lodging for contestants of The Pennsylvania Game provided by the Nittany Lion Inn, located on Penn State's University Park campus.
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