[music playing] WENDY: The Pennsylvania Game is made possible in part by-- ANNOUNCER: By a grant from the Pennsylvania Public Television Network.

The network receives funding from the Commonwealth to provide public television for all Pennsylvanians.

WENDY: Now let's get the game started.

Here's the host of The Pennsylvania Game, Scott Bruce.

Yes!

Studio audience!

[cheers, applause] You love them.

You love them.

The best studio audiences in the world.

Thank you for joining us.

Thank you for joining us at home.

We've got another exciting edition of The Pennsylvania Game.

I can't wait to get started.

I'm so excited.

Let's meet the panel.

Let's start off right here.

In the first seat, it's Russell Bloom.

He enjoys being at the center of attention.

He was once heard saying, it's all about me.

He sings, directs three church choirs in state college, and his favorite color is periwinkle, which I believe he has on, if I'm not mistaken.

He's also the manager for music at Penn's woods, Penn State's summer orchestra, and chamber music festival.

Say hello to Russell Bloom.

[cheers, applause] Slide down to number two.

Pat Wright is a registered nurse at Center Community Hospital and spends most of her time in the endoscopy suite.

I don't dare ask what she does there.

I just know I don't want one.

In addition to welcoming her to the show, we want to say hello to her mother, Nancy Bonner.

This is one of her favorite shows.

Thank you, Nancy, for watching.

And please welcome Pat Wright.

[cheers, applause] Love these people.

All the way down to the end, that brings us Franklin Shearer.

He is a senior vice president of Hershey Park Group and general manager of Hershey Park.

And he's told he's the sweetest guy on Earth.

And I know he is because he brought us chocolates.

Franklin Shearer!

Thank you.

Whoo!

I'm having so much fun, I don't know which way to turn.

Let's start the game.

WENDY: Who opened a five-and-dime store in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in 1879, owning more than 1,000 such stores within 21 years?

Is it, A, JJ Newberry, B, Frank W Woolworth, C, Sebastian Spering Kresge, or D, George C Murphy?

SCOTT BRUCE: OK, which five-and-dime store are we talking about-- JJ Newberry, the Woolworth's, the Kresge's, or the Murphy's?

We're going to find out from Russell what he thinks right now.

I'm going to check the obvious here, B. SCOTT BRUCE: B. Went with the Woolworth's.

That seems like the right answer.

I like your thinking on that one.

Pat, what do you think?

Well, I almost went with the obvious one.

And then I changed it to Murphy.

SCOTT BRUCE: Oh, gosh, I feel so bad.

If it's going to be the other one, now I'm going to feel terrible.

But we'll find out as we go along.

Franklin?

I'm going to go along with Russ on this one.

I think it's Woolworth too, B. SCOTT BRUCE: Ooh, too bad.

It would have been lottery tickets if you'd had all done B's.

But let's find out if they at least got some points.

WENDY: The answer is B. Frank W. Woolworth suffered a string of failed retail ventures before opening the world's first 5 cent store-- 10 cent items came later-- in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in 1879.

The concept gave consumers amazing purchasing power and forever changed merchandising in this country.

The store's odd mix of penny candy, notions, school supplies, and even live turtles, as well as its fabled lunch counter, became an American institution.

When Frank Woolworth died in 1919, there were more than 1,000 stores nationally.

At its peak in 1954, Woolworth operated more than 2,800 stores around the world.

In 1913, he built the Woolworth Building in New York City, the country's first skyscraper.

At the time, it was the world's tallest building.

792ft high at a cost of $13.5 million.

Woolworth died six years later of septic poisoning when he refused to see a dentist.

In 1997, FW Woolworth company closed its last 400 stores.

Yeah.

[applause] Very important piece of information here.

In 1960, four Black students in Greensboro, North Carolina, Woolworth's sat down at a whites only lunch counter, sparking civil rights protests across the South.

That counter is now on display at the Smithsonian Institute.

An important reminder for all of us.

You learn here.

Let's learn some more.

WENDY: In 1977, 17-year-old Gia Marie Carangi worked the counter at her father's Philadelphia hoagie shop.

When she decided to quit and try her luck in New York City, did Gia, A, established the Subway hoagie restaurant chain, B, create her own clothing line, C, become the youngest opera singer to headline at the Met, or D, become a supermodel?

SCOTT BRUCE: Ooh, they confused me completely on this one.

I thought she was the one that had that pet out, you know.

G-g-g-gia!

OK, it was really bad.

I'm sorry.

Did she establish the Subway hoagie restaurant chain, create her own clothing line, become the youngest opera singer at the Met, or become a supermodel?

Pat, see if you can nurse a good answer out of this one.

Oh, geez.

Well, I picked B. SCOTT BRUCE: B. You went with the clothing line.

Yeah, it would make sense.

She looked like she was very fashionable there.

We'll run all the way down to Franklin.

Well, Scott, she looks like she could become a supermodel.

But I chose B, creating her own clothing line.

Once again, getting an answer that you weren't really wanted the first one.

But we'll see if that's going to cost you big time in a minute.

We'll go over here and see.

How about the tickets?

I picked B also.

SCOTT BRUCE: Three B's!

[bell rings] Doesn't care what the right answer is.

He just wants Pennsylvania lottery tickets.

Let's find out if that's, in fact, the only thing that they have won.

WENDY: The answer is D, become a supermodel.

In 1977, 17-year-old Gia Carangi left her troubled home in Philadelphia and fled to New York City to become a model.

Armed with beauty and a rebellious attitude, she quickly became a one word international sensation.

In the late '70s and early '80s, she was gracing the covers of Cosmopolitan and Vogue, partying at New York Studio 54, and redefining the industry standard of beauty, which was no longer limited just to blondes.

But all was not glamorous.

The surface beauty hid an emotionally distraught young woman who became addicted to heroin to cope with the pressures of life.

The subject of a 1998 HBO original picture and a best selling book, Gia died in 1986 at the age of 26.

She became the first woman on record to die from AIDS in the United States.

First woman on record.

[applause] She is buried at Sunset Memorial Park in Feasterville, right outside of Willow Grove.

And on that note, let's go and meet more about our panel.

We'll run right over here to Russell.

Russell, I understand that the biggest thrill of your life was marching through the tunnel at Beaver Stadium as a member of the Penn State marching band.

I'm assuming now, of course, it's meeting me.

[laughter] OK, I guess not.

That must have been kind of fun.

RUSSELL: Second.

Second best.

I'm right up there.

As long as I'm there.

Right up there.

SCOTT BRUCE: And-- RUSSELL: Absolutely.

There's just no thrill of having those thousands of people scream at you when you're coming through the tunnel and when the drum major makes his flip.

Yeah, when he makes his flip.

And when he gets that hat all the way down, that's when I go nuts.

That's a great thrill.

It's just terrific to be a part of that.

I'd like to do that once myself.

Well, thanks for being here, Russell.

Let's hear it for Russ.

[applause] All right, Pat.

Endoscopy.

Did I get that right?

Endoscopy suite.

I said I really don't want to go there.

But we have a room waiting for you.

SCOTT BRUCE: Pardon?

PAT: We have a room waiting-- SCOTT BRUCE: You have a room waiting for me.

I think I can probably pass on that.

Let's talk about your mother, the fan.

[laughter] Where's mom right now?

She's in North Wales.

SCOTT BRUCE: North Wales?

North Wales, Pennsylvania.

Well, that's good.

So she'll be able to catch the shows.

Right outside of Philadelphia?

Yes, she does.

She watches it all the time.

SCOTT BRUCE: Very good.

PAT: They get it on Saturdays, I think.

We hope she continues to watch.

We like that in audiences.

Welcome, Pat Wright.

Let's hear it.

Thank you.

[applause] Now, Franklin, along with being the sweetest guy on earth, says here you're also a roller coaster enthusiast.

Now, what are you going to pick out in this country as our scariest, wildest, craziest ride?

Well, it's got to be at Hershey Park.

I mean, we have this wonderful thing called Great Bear, which for Halloween, we have it decorated and call it Great Scare.

And then Christmas-- we keep it closed for Christmas.

But we have eight roller coasters, Scott.

And I'll match you on any one of them.

Eight roller coasters in Hershey Park?

Oh, my goodness.

I haven't been down in a while.

Eight now there are?

FRANKLIN: You're absolutely right.

I've got to get over to Hershey Park.

Well, thank you very much.

Let's hear it for Franklin Shearer.

Thank you.

All right, let's not waste time.

Let's jump back to the game.

WENDY: Admiral William Sims was commander of US forces operating in European waters during World War I. Raised in Rock Hill, Pennsylvania, he was recognized worldwide for his contributions to Naval warfare.

Did he, A, develop the first convoy system, B, developed the system for anchoring underwater mines, C, invent a periscope that calculated precise distance to target, or d, developed the first self-inflating rafts?

SCOTT BRUCE: What have we here?

First convoy system, the underwater mines, the periscope, or self-inflating rafts?

Franklin, we'll get down to first.

What do you think?

Well, I haven't picked it yet.

I'm still trying to figure it out.

SCOTT BRUCE: Now would be a good time.

I think we'll try C and then a periscope.

SCOTT BRUCE: Go C with the periscope.

I think that's-- they're all such good answers.

I think you could really go any way you want here, Mr.

Periwinkle, Russell.

I don't know.

I don't know.

You're right with the rest of the state of Pennsylvania.

B. SCOTT BRUCE: B, you went with B, develop the system for anchoring underwater mines.

Pat?

I like that answer too.

I picked B. SCOTT BRUCE: So we got two miners and one down on the end with a periscope.

Let's find out what the real answer is.

WENDY: The answer is A, develop the first convoy system.

Born in Canada, William Soden Sims grew up in Rock Hill, Pennsylvania.

He entered the US Naval Academy in 1876.

In March, 1917, he commanded US Naval forces operating in European waters.

Admiral Sims had already invented a system for more accurately firing ship's guns that had been adopted by navies around the world.

German submarines had sunk more than half a million tons of merchant shipping and millions more were threatened.

Sims needed a way to safeguard merchant and troop ships carrying forces to France.

Sims suggested a convoy system with an escort of cruisers and destroyers for protection.

The first trial convoy of merchant ships sailed from Gibraltar in May 1917.

Thereafter, the system, which is credited with saving thousands of lives in both world wars, was used for all ships crossing the Atlantic.

[applause] And thank you, thank you, thank you goes out to Paul C Stauffer of Altoona for sending us that question idea.

For that, he'll be receiving a year's subscription to Pennsylvania Magazine.

Now it's time to take a look at our big tote board.

And we've got the 101.

We've got 1 point for Franklin, none for Pat yet, but 1 for Russ.

It's still a close game!

[applause] That means it's time for our first clue in the Mystery Pennsylvanian.

Get your pens ready.

Here it comes.

Born in Philadelphia in 1953, he graduated from Point Park College in Pittsburgh with a degree in journalism.

Born in Philadelphia, 1953.

That would make him just about my age.

He graduated from Point Park College in Pittsburgh with a degree in journalism.

Write that down on the top line.

Get it right all three times.

You get three points.

Second line, two points.

Bottom line, one point.

We all know how it works.

So let's keep working.

New question.

WENDY: When he isn't touring, David Jones lives in an Amish village in beavertown, Pennsylvania.

Best known as Davey in the singing group, the Monkees, he was so popular in the 1960s that another performer named David Jones had to change his name.

Was it A, David Copperfield, B, David Cassidy, C, David Letterman, or D, David Bowie?

SCOTT BRUCE: Hey, which of these Daves had to change his name?

Was it Copperfield, Cassidy, Letterman, or Bowie?

Russell, lucky you.

Get to go first.

I'm going to go with Bowie.

SCOTT BRUCE: Bowie!

A little action.

I like that.

Yeah, Bowie is good, too.

Pat, what do you think?

Well, I like Russ's answer.

But I picked A. SCOTT BRUCE: You like Russ's answer.

So obviously, you couldn't go there.

And you went to David Copperfield.

Good choice I think too.

Franklin.

I'm going to go along with Russ again.

David Bowie.

SCOTT BRUCE: We got two Bowie's, we got one magician.

We got the right answer now.

WENDY: The answer is D, David Bowie.

Born in Manchester, England, the 5 foot 3 Davy Jones left home at 14 to become a jockey.

His outgoing personality and natural exuberance caught the attention of a theatrical agent who encouraged him to get into acting.

With starring roles in Peter Pan and Oliver, Jones was wowing critics on Broadway and in the West End long before the Monkeys made him an international idol.

The tambourine playing teen heartthrob became so big in the '60s that another singer named David Jones changed his name to David Bowie.

Jones made 58 TV episodes of the Monkeys and 10 albums before calling it quits in the mid '70s, returning to his first loves-- the theater and horses.

When he isn't touring, he lives in the quiet Amish village of Beavertown where he raises horses.

[applause] Jones holds an amateur jockey license and has serious ambitions to win the Grand National and open a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Beavertown, Pennsylvania.

I think that would be pretty cool, too.

Excellent stuff.

We learn, we learn, we learn!

Let's learn some more.

WENDY: Longwood Gardens, located in Kennett Square just outside of Philadelphia, is the world's premier horticultural display garden.

It is sometimes referred to as, A, DuPont Gardens, B, Frick Gardens, C, Pinchot Gardens, or D, Annenberg Gardens.

SCOTT BRUCE: Longwood Gardens.

Are we going to find any gardeners here on our panel today?

We're going to find out shortly.

Was it DuPont Gardens, Frick Gardens, Pinchot gardens, or Annenberg gardens?

We'll go to Pat first.

Well, it's on the DuPont estate.

So I picked A. SCOTT BRUCE: It's on the DuPont estate, so you picked A?

This is a woman who knows what she's talking about.

Look at that.

Look at that smile.

This is the Cheshire Cat right here, ladies and gentlemen.

She knows something.

Do you know something, Franklin?

I think so because I've been there, too.

And it's owned by the EI DuPont Corporation.

So I'd go with A as well.

Seems like we got a couple of A's.

Are we going to go with the clean sweep?

Give us the tickets.

SCOTT BRUCE: They just want tickets!

They don't care about the game.

They just want tickets.

One of these tickets is going to win.

I just know it.

$1,000 a week for life.

Wouldn't that be great?

Let's find out if tickets is the only thing they won.

WENDY: The answer is A, DuPont Gardens.

Created by industrialist Pierre S DuPont, Longwood Gardens is sometimes referred to as the DuPont Gardens.

Pierre was the great grandson of EI Dupont, founder of the DuPont chemical company.

Pierre turned the family business into a corporate empire and used his fortune to develop the Longwood property.

He built the gardens piece by piece from 1907 until the mid 1930 according to what inspired him.

A Mecca for garden lovers worldwide, Longwood Gardens is more than thousand acres of gardens, woodlands and meadows, as well as 20 indoor gardens and a heated conservatory.

Exquisite flowers, exotic trees, opulent architecture, and spectacular fountains all describe the magic of Longwood gardens which offers extensive educational programs and hosts hundreds of performing arts events each year.

Open year round, Longwood Gardens attracts about a million visitors a year.

[applause] Pierre DuPont died in 1954.

And I've said it before on this show and I'm going to say it many more times again-- do we or do we not have the most beautiful state in the United States of America?

Those gardens certainly show it.

Time to go back and check our score.

Pat has moved up from her goose egg.

She's got a point.

But Russell and Franklin are maintaining their 3 point lead.

There we go-- 2 point lead with 3's.

3 to 1 to 3.

That means it's time for clue number two in the Mystery Pennsylvanian.

Here it comes.

He got his start in the late 1970s, honing his comedy skills in Pittsburgh area clubs, eventually landing his own Emmy award winning comedy show on HBO in 1993.

He got his start in the late '70s, honing his comedy skills in Pittsburgh area clubs, eventually landing his own Emmy award winning comedy show on HBO in 1993.

He was born in Philadelphia in 1953.

He graduated from Point Park College in Pittsburgh with a degree in journalism.

We're getting a very confused look from Franklin, and we're out of time.

So we'll move to a new question.

In 1982, Pittsburgh native Richard Balkey told jokes for 30 consecutive hours, trying to earn a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for the longest continuous comedy routine.

Funnyman Richard Balkey is best known today as, A, the groom on Fox TV's Who Wants to Marry a Millionaire, B, the comedy writer for comedian Rodney Dangerfield, C, the voice of the frog in Bud Light commercials, or D, creator of the controversial Jenny Craig ad campaign featuring Monica Lewinsky.

SCOTT BRUCE: There you go.

Richard Balkey, who was he?

Is he the groom on Fox TV's Who Wants to Marry a Millionaire, the comedy writer for comedian Rodney Dangerfield, the voice of the frog in the Bud Light commercials, or the creator of the controversial Jenny Craig campaign featuring Monica Lewinsky.

Franklin, you first.

I still haven't picked it yet.

I guess we'll try B because I don't know.

The comedy writer.

SCOTT BRUCE: B, comedy writer for Dangerfield.

As the House MC at Dangerfield's for nine years, I think you're wrong.

But you might be right.

You never know.

We'll go over to Mr.

Periwinkle.

Well, I went with B also because I figured some guy like that has to have some respect somewhere-- Should be somewhere, somewhere in there.

Two comedian writers.

What do you think, Pat?

Well, I don't know.

A popped out to me.

So I picked A. SCOTT BRUCE: A popped out?

So you went with the groom on Fox TV's.

Was it a groom, was it a comedy writer?

Let's find out right now.

WENDY: The answer is A, the groom on Fox TV's Who Wants to Marry a Millionaire.

Richard Balkey grew up in the Pittsburgh suburb of Aspinwall, graduated from Fox Chapel Area High School in 1975, and Penn State four years later.

He started his comedy career at the Funny Bone in Pittsburgh and adopted the stage name Rick Rockwell in the 1980s before heading to California.

He took his comedy routines on the road, landing gigs as a motivational speaker for corporate America.

He also became a successful real estate investor.

In February 2000, he became the most talked about bridegroom in the world.

He tied the knot with Darva Conger, a complete stranger, before 23 million viewers on Fox TV's Who Wants to Marry a Millionaire.

The show captured the public's attention.

But in real life, the insta bride made a quick getaway, asking that the marriage be annulled.

[applause] There's a pretty weird way to get married, huh?

I don't know if I would go for that one myself.

I think I'll stick with the traditional method.

Let's go to a new question right now.

WENDY: Maya Lin, designer of the famous Vietnam War Memorial in Washington DC, created what inspirational work in Pennsylvania-- A, the Miners Memorial in Pittsburgh, B, the Amish Heritage Monument in Lancaster, C, the Elizabeth Evans Baker Peace Chapel at Juniata College, or D, the Johnstown Flood Memorial?

SCOTT BRUCE: Maya Lin created what inspirational work in Pennsylvania?

Was it the Miners Memorial in Pittsburgh, the Amish Heritage Monument in Lancaster, the Baker Peace Chapel in Juniata College, or the Johnstown Flood Memorial?

Russell, we'll go to you first.

C. SCOTT BRUCE: C. Boy, said it with conviction.

I like that, Russell.

Let's see.

No, I think you felt good about that.

Pat?

Well, if it's wrong, we're going down together.

SCOTT BRUCE: They're going down in style if it is.

Two C's we've got.

Franklin?

We got three.

SCOTT BRUCE: There it is.

[applause] They're not playing the game, ladies and gentlemen.

They're playing for the lottery tickets.

They want to see the $1,000 a week for life.

So here they are.

Take them.

Pass them down.

Is it, in fact, the Baker Peace Chapel at Juniata College?

We'll find out now.

WENDY: The answer is C, the Elizabeth Evans baker Peace Chapel at Juniata College in Huntingdon.

In 1988, Elizabeth Evans Baker, naturalist and wife of a member of the College Board of Trustees, commissioned Maya Lin to design a peace chapel atop a hill near Juliana's campus.

Lin, whose parents were long time friends of Baker, completed the chapel in 1989.

Best known for her design of the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington DC, Lin's creations are remarkable in their simplicity, yet very powerful and moving.

The peace chapel consists of 24 stone steps leading up to a knoll where a series of 53 vermont granite stones are formed in a circle.

This site with its panoramic view is intended for group meditation.

Several hundred yards from the site nestled in the seclusion of a small grove of trees lies a single round stone.

The second site was designed for individual meditation and prayer.

Today, the peace chapel provides a place of serene beauty where students and the public may go to refresh mind and spirit.

[applause] SCOTT BRUCE: Peaceful.

Very peaceful.

Let's take us now to Mystery Pennsylvanian clue number three.

Everybody's got their pens out.

That means we can hear it.

He concludes his famous rants with the same disclaimer, "Of course, that's just my opinion.

I could be wrong."

He concludes his famous rants with the same disclaimer, "Of course, that's just my opinion.

I could be wrong."

Clue one was born in Philadelphia, 1953.

He graduated from Point Park College in Pittsburgh with a degree in journalism.

He got his start in the late 1970s, honing his comedy skills in Pittsburgh area clubs, eventually landing his own Emmy award winning comedy show on HBO in 1993.

I see all my pens are down.

That means we can move over to Pat.

Pat, if you could just stick that right up in your little slot in front of the stand there.

I have to explain.

SCOTT BRUCE: Yeah, set it up so we can see it.

And then explain it.

That's what we like.

Back in the green room, I decided my mystery guest, if I didn't know who it was going to be, Ben Franklin, no matter what.

SCOTT BRUCE: It was going to be Ben no matter what.

Born in 1953, Ben Franklin.

But Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

That's the way it goes.

So-- SCOTT BRUCE: I like it.

But Seinfeld is what-- SCOTT BRUCE: And then you went to Seinfeld.

Seinfeld and Seinfeld.

OK, so we've got Franklin, Seinfeld, Seinfeld.

We move down to Franklin.

What do you have?

Well, journalism, I thought of David Brinkley.

But more I thought about that, he's older than I. SCOTT BRUCE: Yeah.

So I scratched him.

Bill Cullen, I remember him as a comedian, did a game show.

SCOTT BRUCE: Yeah, that's true.

And then I went to the guy who visited Hershey not too long ago, Seinfeld.

SCOTT BRUCE: Oh, good.

So we got to Seinfeld believers.

Let's see if Russell can make it three.

No believer here in Seinfeld.

Dennis Miller all the way.

SCOTT BRUCE: Dennis Miller all the way.

Didn't get it on the first line, but he has two Dennis Millers to follow it up.

Let's see if that's right.

WENDY: Dennis Miller was born in Philadelphia in 1953.

Although he graduated from Point Park College in Pittsburgh with a degree in journalism, Miller decided to pursue a career in comedy.

He honed his skills in Pittsburgh area comedy clubs in the late '70s before moving on to New York and LA.

In 1982, he performed on Saturday Night Live as the scathing anchorman on the Weekend Update sketch.

In 1991, Miller launched his own late night talk show as a sharp witted social and political satirist.

The show was canceled after only six months due to low ratings.

In 1993, Miller signed on with HBO to host the Dennis Miller Live Show which earned him two Emmy His most controversial new role is analyst for Monday Night Football's 2000 season.

Dennis Miller, a famous Pennsylvanian.

SCOTT BRUCE: Yeah, buddy.

Dennis!

Nice job, Russell.

What did that do to our scores?

Pat with 3, Franklin with 4, Russell has jumped up to 6 points!

He's our champion!

[cheers, applause] Wendy, tell him what he's won!

WENDY: Well, Scott, let's make it a clean sweep with the all around, the lightweight, portable vacuum with a power of an upright made by shop-vac of Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

Shop-vac, the only thing more powerful is our name.

Plus 50 chances to win $1,000 a week for life from the Pennsylvania lottery.

Look at that, lottery tickets and Shop-vac.

It doesn't get any better than this.

We've had a great time.

Thanks a lot.

Bye-bye.

[applause] The Pennsylvania Game is made possible in part by-- ANNOUNCER: By a grant from the Pennsylvania Public Television Network.

The network receives funding from the Commonwealth to provide public television for all Pennsylvanians.

Guest accommodations provided by the Nittany Lion Inn on the University Park campus of Penn State.

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