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00:00Good evening. This is the television program called 21 and my name is Jack Barry. Our current
00:08winner, Charles Van Doren, has so far won $46,500. In just a moment, he'll be playing
00:16against Miss Ruth Miller at $2,000 a point, which means that Mr. Van Doren can conceivably
00:23bring his total winnings up to $88,500, or he can lose practically all he has won so
00:31far. All this can happen in just a matter of moments. To learn the outcome, Geritol,
00:37America's number one tonic, with a special greeting to all of you watching this program
00:41for the first time tonight, presents 21.
00:48From New York City, Miss Ruth Miller, and returning with $46,500, Mr. Charles Van Doren.
00:58Miller, Charles Van Doren, welcome back once again to 21. How are you tonight, Miss Miller?
01:10Fine.
01:11And Charles, how are you feeling?
01:12All right.
01:13Well, for the benefit of our new viewers, let me recapitulate a little bit of what's
01:17happened in the past few weeks. Two weeks ago, you defeated Clarence Holloway, and you
01:22ran your winnings up to $46,500. You then met our next contestant, Miss Ruth Miller,
01:28and you decided that you would risk your money playing against her, knowing full well that
01:32if she beat you, whatever she wins will be deducted from the $46,500 that you've already
01:38won. You played one game at $500 a point, which is the way we always start out, and
01:42ended in a tie. Then you played two more games with the money going up $500, the stakes
01:48going up each time, and they ended in ties. And so you're back here tonight to play the
01:52fourth game, but this time at $2,000 a point for the difference in your final scores. It
02:01should be a lulu of a game. You feel all right, Charlie? Ready to go ahead with it? And Miss
02:05Miller, you are set to go. Just one word of caution to lay out the picture for you completely.
02:11It is possible that either one of you could win up to $42,000 in this very first game.
02:18And in your case, Charles, if you should be unfortunate enough to lose, you would be almost
02:21completely wiped out of the $46,500. On the other hand, you could go way over the top.
02:25You're all set to go? Miss Miller, Miss Van Doren, take your places in the studios. Don't
02:30forget to put on your earphones, and the very, very best of luck to both of you.
02:41Now, ladies and gentlemen, neither player inside the studios can hear anything until I turn their
02:53studios on the air with switches which I control. They'll never know each other's scores until I
02:58mention it here on the air. They cannot see anybody in the studio audience, nor can they
03:02hear the applause. I'm going to turn their studios on the air. And you're gonna be all right,
03:07Miss Miller? Fine. How about you, Charles Van Doren? I hear you. Very good. Well,
03:11this could be the biggest single game ever played on television. I'm gonna give you a couple of
03:15seconds to get yourselves in position and comfortable to play, and then we'll get right
03:18on with the game. Now, before we get on with the game, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to show
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04:15All right, Charles Van Doren, with your $46,500 at stake, we're gonna start playing. I'm gonna
04:27turn your studio off the air. I'll be back in a moment. Miss Miller, I'm sure you know how to play
04:31by this time, but let me briefly, for the new viewers, say that the object is for you to get
04:35to 21, both of you, to get to 21 as fast as you possibly can. You do it by answering questions,
04:40which have a point value from 1 to 11, and you'll ask for as many points as you want,
04:45depending upon how much you know about the subject. The more difficult questions are the
04:49high points, 11, 10, and 9. The easier questions are 1, 2, and 3, and you'll grade yourself. Remember,
04:54we're playing now for $2,000 a point, so be very careful. The first category is the theater. How
05:01much do you think you know about the theater? You tell me by telling me how many, how much a point
05:05question you want from 1 to 11. I'll try 10. 10 points, which is almost the most difficult question
05:17we have. Here it is for 10 points. In 1939, Cholula Bankhead created one of the leading roles in a
05:24play which later was made into a musical drama. Name the play, its author, and the name of the
05:31character played by Miss Bankhead. Miss Bankhead played in several plays around that time, as I
05:42recall. It was The Little Foxes and The Circle. But you said this play was made into a musical.
05:52Yes, in 1939, she created one of the leading roles. It was later made into a musical drama.
05:58Well, that must be The Little Foxes. Is that your answer? Yes. Well, you're right. The play is The
06:03Little Foxes. The author? Lillian Hellman. Right again. And the name of the character played by
06:11Miss Bankhead for 10 points. She played the part of the wife, a very unsympathetic character. The
06:23name was Regina. You're right for 10 points. You're off to a good start, Miss Miller, and I'll
06:36get back to you in just a moment. All right, Charles Van Doren, we're going up the ladder now.
06:42$46,500 at stake, playing for at $2,000 a point. The category is the theater. How much do you think
06:50you know about it? Grade yourself, taking questions from 1 to 11. I'll try for an 11.
07:04No, I'll try for an 11. That's the most difficult question we have, 11 points. That's right. Here is
07:08your question for 11 points. Helen Hayes, often referred to as the First Lady of the theater,
07:14starred in a play which was based on The Cherry Orchard. Tell us first, who wrote The Cherry
07:19Orchard? Second, what was the name of the American version? Third, who wrote this version? And fourth,
07:27who directed it? Chekhov wrote The Cherry Orchard, Anton Chekhov. That's right,
07:36that's the first part. And you want the American version. What was it called?
07:41I think Helen Hayes was in that play four or five years ago. The Wisteria Trees. You're right,
07:53for the second part. Third, who wrote it? The director. The director was Joshua Logan. You're
08:01right. Now all you need for 11 points is the writer. Well, that's Logan too. He wrote it,
08:11didn't he? Joshua Logan wrote it also, as well as directing it. You're right for 11 points.
08:22All right, Charles, I'll get back to you in just a moment.
08:26Miss Miller, you have 10 points. The category is Lincoln. Lincoln, how many points do you want from 1 to 11?
08:39I'll try for 21. I'll take 11. You're going all the way. Because you are reaching for 21 points,
08:45you may have some extra time to think about this. If you do answer it correctly, you will still have
08:50to wait for Mr. Van Doren to have his second turn to answer. Here is your question for 11 points,
08:55which, if answered correctly, would give you 21. Lincoln was elected to the presidency in 1860,
09:01partly because of a split in the Democratic Party. Two men ran against him as Democrats,
09:06and a third man opposed him under the banner of the Union Party. Name these three men who ran
09:14against Lincoln, and tell us on which ticket each of these candidates ran. Would you like some extra
09:21time to think about it? Yes, please. I'll tell you when your time is up.
09:36Your time is up, Miss Miller, for 11 points, which would give you 21. But please remember,
09:39Mr. Van Doren still gets a chance to answer. Name the three men who ran against Lincoln
09:44in this 1860 election, and tell us which ticket each of these candidates ran on.
09:51Well, the three men who ran against Lincoln in 1860 were Stephen Douglas,
10:02and John Breckinridge, and John Bell. You're right, you've got the three men.
10:08Now you need the parties. Well, Douglas was the regular Democrat candidate.
10:14That is right, but the parties split.
10:20I'm not sure whether it was Breckinridge or Bell that was the Southern Democrat candidate.
10:31I'll say Breckinridge. For which? For the Southern Democrats.
10:39And Bell for the other party.
10:42I'll have to go over to get you to repeat this again. Stephen Douglas, you say, was Democrat.
10:49The Northern Democrats. Well, my answer does not list them as Northern or Southern. They just
10:54listed in one category, and I'll have to ask you to go down the list, Miss Miller. Stephen Douglas,
10:59you say, was what? The Democrat. Democrat. John Breckinridge? The Southern Democrat.
11:05Southern Democrat. I accept that as correct. John Bell? The Constitutional Union Party.
11:13Constitutional Union Party? Yes. Do I accept plain Union Party? I do, and you've scored 21 points.
11:25Now, Miss Miller, you have scored 21 points, and I'm going to let you listen in on this,
11:32because your opponent still has his turn to answer, but please do not give out your answer,
11:38all right? Very good. I'm going to leave this on now, so listen very carefully.
11:44Charles Van Doren, you have 11 points. The category
11:48is Lincoln. Lincoln, how many points do you want to try for from 1 to 11?
12:02I'll go for 21. 10 point question. You want to take 10 points. All right, Charles,
12:09I can tell you now, your opponent has already scored 21 points. You must answer this to tie
12:16her. If you miss, you will be back down to 1. At $2,000 a point, there'll be a $20,000 difference
12:22in your score. You will lose back $40,000. I'm going to give you some extra time to think about
12:29this if you need it. For 10 points, here is your question. During Lincoln's administration,
12:36he had two vice presidents and two secretaries of war. Name them. You want some time to think
12:43about it? Two vice presidents and two secretaries of war. Two vice presidents and two secretaries
12:48of war. Name them. You want time to think about it? I'll tell you when your time is up.
13:05Your time is up, Charles Van Doren. For your 10 points, which if answered correctly,
13:10will give us a tie and we'll win to another game at $2,500 a point. If you miss and lose,
13:14you'll be back down to one and you will lose $40,000. Here is the question again.
13:19During Lincoln's administration, he had two vice presidents and two secretaries of war. Name them.
13:26Secretaries of war. The famous one was Edwin Stanton. Right. And the one he replaced was the
13:35notorious machine politician from Philadelphia. A real scandal. Simon Cameron. You're right,
13:44for the secretaries of war. Now the vice president. The famous one again is Johnson, Andrew Johnson.
13:53He was the vice president when Lincoln died. He became president when he was
13:56assassinated. That is right. You need one more to give you 10 points, which would tie the game
14:00all up again. The first-time vice president. He's a man from Maine. I always have trouble
14:09remembering his name. Hannibal Hamlin. I beg your pardon? Hannibal Hamlin. You're right. You have
14:2821 points. You have another tie. Boy, I'm going to ask both of you to come out here. You deserve
14:43it. Will you come out, Ms. Miller? And you come out, Charles Van Doren. We've got another tie
14:46game going here. Another next game will be at $2,500 a point. And I think that these people
14:52are really doing a fantastic job here, aren't they?
15:01I don't know about you two, but I feel like I've been rung through a ringer.
15:04Your $46,500 is still at stake, Charles Van Doren. You're both going to play another game now,
15:10but this time the stakes go up again from $2,000 a point to $2,500 a point. So I think you really
15:16need a breather, both of you. And while you're simmering down, I'm going to put you in those
15:20studios in just a second or so while the commercial is on. But I do want to hear a message
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16:33Thank you, Bob. Ladies and gentlemen, all questions used on 21 have been authenticated for accuracy and order of difficulty by the Editorial Board of the Encyclopedia Britannica. Now, I'm going to turn the studios back on the air. Hear me all right, Charles? Miller?
16:53You can hear me, Charles?
16:54Yeah.
16:55All right, we're going to go on now again. We're playing at $2,500 a point,
16:58which means that one of you could win, in this game, $52,500. So be very careful. All right,
17:07Charles, I'll get back to you in just a moment. Miss Miller, here we go. Try to get to 21 as fast as you can.
17:12The first category, my encyclopedia card, the first category, the United Nations. How many points do you want from 1 to 11?
17:22I'll try 10.
17:2410 points. Difficult question again at 10 points. The first case brought before the U.N. Security
17:30Council was a complaint in January 1946 demanding an end to Russian interference in a particular
17:37country. Tell us, first, what country brought the complaint to the U.N.? Second, who was the
17:42chief Russian delegate and who was the chief American delegate to the U.N. Security Council at that time?
17:53Well, the country was Iran or Persia. That's right. I need now the chief Russian delegate
18:00and the chief American delegate. The chief Russian delegate was Vyshinsky. You're right,
18:06and the chief American delegate for 10 points.
18:151946. Yes, 1946.
18:24Um, I'm not sure, but I say Mrs. Roosevelt. I beg your pardon? Mrs. Roosevelt. I'm sorry, it was Edward
18:30Stettinius. You don't score points, but you don't lose any either. We never put our contestants below
18:35zero, so you stay at zero and bet a luck on the next round.
18:41Charles Van Dorn, $46,500 still at stake, playing at $2,500 a point. The category,
18:48the United Nations. How many points do you want to try for?
18:53I'll try for 10. For 10 points. The first case brought before the U.N. Security Council was a
19:01complaint in January 1946, demanding an end to Russian interference in a particular country.
19:07Tell us first, what country brought the complaint to the U.N.? Second, who was the chief Russian
19:12delegate and who was the chief American delegate to the U.N. Security Council at that time?
19:17January 1946. A complaint against the Russians. That's got to be Iran.
19:32Iran is right. I need the chief Russian delegate and the chief American delegate.
19:38The Russian delegate was Vyshinsky.
19:40Right. For 10 points now, the chief American delegate.
19:43Let me figure it out.
20:06What was the date exactly that you...
20:08January 1946.
20:13Uh, the chief American delegate at that time was Edward Stettinius.
20:17You're right, for 10 points.
20:26Miss Milley, you have no points at the moment. The category is World War II.
20:30How many points do you want from 1 to 11?
20:34I'll try 10.
20:3610 points. One of the difficult questions again. At the same time as the Japanese attack on Pearl
20:41Harbor, the American secretary of state was conferring with the Japanese ambassador and also
20:46the special envoy of Japan regarding a peaceful settlement of the outstanding issues between the
20:50two nations. Name first, the Japanese ambassador. Second, the Japanese special envoy. And third,
20:59our secretary of state at the time.
21:05Our secretary of state was Cordell Hull.
21:07That's right.
21:09And the Japanese ambassador was Nomura.
21:13That is right. Finally, for 10 points, the Japanese special envoy.
21:22I beg your pardon?
21:23Ishaki was... Would you spell it for me if you think you know how to spell it?
21:27I-S-H-C-H-A-K-I.
21:32I'm sorry, I asked you to pronounce it because it may have been difficult.
21:36It was K-U-R-U-S-U. I'm sorry, you don't score. You stay at zero, never below that.
21:43Better luck on the next round, Miss Miller.
21:47Charles Van Dorn, you have 10 points. The category is World War II.
21:51How many points do you want from 1 to 11?
21:55World War II.
22:02I go for 21.
22:0411 points, please.
22:06You're going to try to go all the way.
22:08All right, because you're at the critical point trying for 21,
22:10you may have some extra time if you need it.
22:12For 11 points, which would give you 21.
22:16Some of the most important airplanes used in World War II were the following.
22:20Listen closely.
22:21The P-40s, the P-47s, the P-51s, the B-24s, the B-25s, and the B-26s.
22:32For 11 points, I want you to give me the popular nicknames
22:36that the Air Force gave to each of these planes.
22:40You want some time to think it over.
22:43You want the nicknames of all of those planes?
22:45Yes, that is right.
22:46Could you just give me the names of the planes again?
22:48Yes.
22:49P-40, P-47, P-51, B-24, B-25, and the B-26.
22:59You want some time to think it over?
23:01Yeah.
23:01I'll tell you when your time is up.
23:16Your time is up, Charles Van Doren.
23:18For 11 points, which would give you 21, or put you back down to zero.
23:23Some of the most important airplanes used in World War II were the following.
23:26As you know, I want you to give me the popular nicknames.
23:28Let's take them one at a time.
23:29The P-40.
23:31It's the Warhawk, Chennault's plane, and the Flying Tigers.
23:34Right.
23:35P-47.
23:37P-47 is the Thunderbolt.
23:40Thunderbolt is right.
23:42P-51.
23:44It's the Mustang.
23:46Right again.
23:47You've got half of them.
23:49The B-24.
23:51The B-24, that's the big bomber that the Ford company made out at River Rouge.
24:00The Liberator.
24:02That is right.
24:03Liberator.
24:04The B-25.
24:12Skip that one.
24:13Go to the last one in a minute.
24:14All right.
24:15B-26.
24:17The B-26.
24:18Now, that was a light bomber.
24:24The Marauder.
24:26That is right.
24:28You need one more to score 21 points.
24:31The B-25.
24:34B-25.
24:36That was named after...
24:48Would that be the Mitchell named after General Billy Mitchell?
24:53I'll have to ask if that is your answer or not.
25:02Yes, that's my answer.
25:04The Billy Mitchell?
25:05The Mitchell bomber.
25:06Then you've just scored 21 points.
25:08Congratulations.
25:09Ladies and gentlemen, Charles.
25:23Mr. Miller, your opponent, as you've heard, has just won.
25:25Now, let me total this up because I think it's the largest sum of money ever won in
25:28a single game.
25:29You've won by a score of 21 to nothing, the maximum to nothing.
25:3221 points at $2,500 a point.
25:36You win.
25:37You can figure it out for me over here.
25:38$52,500 added to the $46,500 you already won.
25:44You are now winning $99,000.
25:47Congratulations.
25:57Oh, I don't know what you say after something like this.
26:05$99,000 is yours right at this moment, Charles Van Doren.
26:09Simmer down because in a moment you have to decide whether you want to continue playing
26:12or quit.
26:12You're tingling and your hands are all wet.
26:15And our sympathies are all with you.
26:17I'm sorry, Ms. Miller.
26:18We were playing for $2,500 a point.
26:20The rules of the game is that's what you go home with.
26:22A check for $2,500 from Jarrett Doyle will be waiting for you.
26:25Our sympathies that it couldn't be more, but you put up a magnificent struggle.
26:29A big hand for Ms. Miller.
26:36That's the signal that time is up.
26:38You don't have to make a decision now.
26:39When you come back next week and tell us whether you want to take your $99,000 and quit or
26:42continue.
26:42Congratulations.
26:43A tremendous hand for this fellow.
26:45Thank you very much, Charles.
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27:30Well, I don't know what you say after a show like this.
27:33The fellow's got $99,000.
27:34Next week, if he decides to go on, he could go over $100,000, the first time it's been
27:38done.
27:39Let's see what happens next week.
27:40See you next week on 21.
27:42Good night, everybody.
28:0021, this is Jack Berriott, then Enright Productions.
28:13This is Bill McCord speaking.