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00:00Today, one of these contestants could win a fantastic vacation because they're about to play
00:12The Great Getaway Game. And now here's the star of The Great Getaway Game, Wink Martindale.
00:20Thank you, Rick. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. And welcome to The Great Getaway Game. This is
00:25where our players are always testing their knowledge of travel trivia, while at the same
00:29time, hoping to win a fabulous vacation. Our current champions won two of those. Let's
00:34meet him again and find out who his challenger is going to be. Rick, who do we have? Well,
00:37Wink, as you hinted at, Eric Merlis is already on his way to Las Vegas and Bermuda. He will
00:41be challenged today by Rich Johnson, who professes to be a park ranger and also loves fishing.
00:47Well, welcome to you both. Thank you.
00:53Eric's not really that smart. I asked him yesterday what African dominoes were. He didn't know they
00:57were diced. Well, he did. He finally got it. Eric, it's kind of exciting to be a big winner
01:02around here. Yeah, it feels good. Yeah. And the Bermuda trip, the Las Vegas trip. Where
01:06would you like to, if you had your pick of any place in the world, this won't be one of
01:09the places that you'll win, of course, but no, where would you like to go in the world?
01:13Australia. Australia? Oh, it'd be a nice trip. Maybe we have one coming up. If not today,
01:17Eric, maybe tomorrow. Rich, you are a park ranger for whom? Rockville Center, Long Island.
01:22What's your job, Dan? You know, basically, it's check fishing licenses, enforce the rules
01:26and regulations of the wildlife environment, lectures, Boy Scout, nature walks, you know,
01:30things like that. I didn't ask for a commercial, Rich. I just said, what do you do? You want
01:34to see my fishing license, brother? Rich, welcome to the show. Eric, you too. A couple of reminders
01:38before we get underway. There's a word hidden on this big board over here, spelled in any
01:42direction, up or down, backwards or forward, in any direction. You might see that word any way
01:47except diagonally. You'll never see it that way. Find the word in this round, and you'll earn yourself
01:52100 points as well as a nice prize. What is it, Rick? Rich and Eric, Kenwood Appliances
01:56bring good health to your kitchen with their state-of-the-art juice extractor that handles
02:00all types of fruit, from berries to pippin' apples, and comes with a special half-liter jug
02:05for quick storage. It's from Kenwood Appliances and the Great Getaway Game.
02:10All right, Rick, thank you very much. Our puzzle is in place. It is on the board, and your clue
02:15that you want to bear in mind at all times is historic city. Historic city. And there is an O
02:21appearing somewhere in the word. As I always point out, there may be another O, but there's
02:25at least one O in the word. All right, to get us started, Eric, pick two numbers.
02:28Number 10.
02:29Number 10 shows you a V, as in victor, or victory.
02:33And number 21.
02:3421 is a T. Let's go to you now, Rich. What looks good to you up here?
02:39Six and 14.
02:42Number 6, first of all, shows us an N. And down on the third row, the 14 reveals an I.
02:48All right, good luck, players. Here's your first question. Remember, the clue is historic
02:51city. Which state is furthest west? The Keystone State, the Show Me State, or the Golden State?
03:00Rich.
03:01The Golden State.
03:02Right. California, further west than Pennsylvania and Missouri.
03:06Missouri is the Show Me State, isn't it? All right, Rich, let's go to the board and pick
03:09one.
03:10Oh, 23.
03:12All right, the clue is historic city. 23 shows you an O. It's early, but any thoughts?
03:16Yes. Historic city?
03:17No, sir.
03:18Alaska is the only state that has no official what? Travel department, state department,
03:24or state government, or nickname?
03:27How about it, Rich?
03:28Nickname.
03:29Has no nickname. You're exactly right.
03:32That's kind of sad, isn't it? I don't know why.
03:35What do you like?
03:36Oh, 18.
03:38Number 18.
03:40As they continue to try to come up with a word. See anything, Rich?
03:43No, sir.
03:43The historic city, the clue. This is a video scramble question, Eric and Rich. Watch the
03:47monitor, please. This U.S. landmark began its formation a little over one million years
03:53ago. It is... All right, how about it, Eric?
03:56The Grand Canyon.
03:56You got it. The Grand Canyon, divided by the Colorado River, which flows through its center,
04:02located in Arizona. Eric, pick a number and we'll give you a letter.
04:06Uh, I'll take number 22.
04:0822.
04:10Remember, the clue is historic city.
04:12He thinks he knows. Eric?
04:14Is it Boston?
04:15Boston is right!
04:18Now, you got to know, Rich, that when that happens, you're dealing with a tough hombre here.
04:27As soon as that came up, I knew what it was.
04:28Well, did you know it, too?
04:30Yeah.
04:30At that point, and he hit you. Of course, you got to answer a question, and then you
04:33get a chance to answer. But of course, this was backwards. Let's go take a look at number
04:3824. That should be a B. Let's go over to number 20, following the O-S-T-O, and of course,
04:44N behind 19. Listen, I don't put them up there. I just ask the questions. Sometimes they'll
04:50be backwards on you, but Eric, you had no trouble with that whatsoever. Checking the
04:53score, you have 120 points. Rich is 20 points, but never fear, Rich, because in our game,
04:58in the second round, all of the correct answers will be worth double. 20 points, and a correct
05:02solution would give you 200 points. So in our game, everybody's always in it to the Bear
05:07Inn. Did I say the Bear Inn? We'll be right back with a new beginning right after this.
05:22Welcome back to The Great Getaway Game, everybody, where the values in our game double now. Eric
05:27and Rich. Each correct answer gives you 20 points, and of course, the solution to the
05:31puzzle this time will be worth 200 points. You have 120, Eric, to this point. You won
05:36the first round. Rich, you have 20 points. Let's see what prize you'll be playing for
05:41before we go any further. Rich, what do you have?
05:42Wink from Artisan House. Old-fashioned red tricycle wall sculpture reflecting Americana through
05:48the artist's personality, done in very colored antique metal. It's from Artisan House and The Great
05:53Getaway Game. All right, our puzzle is all set and ready to go for round two. Let's take a look
05:58at the clue at the bottom of that board. The clue is leading lady. We're looking for a leading lady
06:03somewhere on the board, and there is an E, maybe more, but at least one E in the word. Eric, select
06:09two numbers for two letters, please. Number 10. 10 gives us an E. There's one of those E's.
06:15And number 20. Number 20. Maybe that E up there could very well be in the word. Rich, pick
06:22two. 28. 28. That's good for another E. And 18. 18. So maybe that word is down there on
06:31the bottom. Who knows? We're going to find out now as we begin round two. Alexander Gustave
06:36Eiffel designed both the French monument bearing his name and the frame for what? The Mona Lisa,
06:42the Statue of Liberty, and the Archie Trail. All right, Rich. Statue of Liberty. Right,
06:46the Statue of Liberty. Rich, back to the board. Ooh, five. Looking for a leading lady. I'm
06:53sorry? Five. Five. Gives us an S. Any thoughts? No, sir. Try this one, players. The Tokyo Imperial
07:01Hotel, built between 1915 and 1922, was said to be the world's first what? Earthquake-proof
07:07building, airport hotel, or mobile five-star hotel. Rich? Earthquake-proof building? Yep.
07:13It was designed by the renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright. A selection. Pick, Rich.
07:19Seven. Number seven. Gives you a double pick, so we get to see what's behind number seven.
07:26And that letter is a T. Where else would you like to go, Rich? Ooh, let's take 11.
07:31Number 11. Remember, the word you're looking for may be found vertically, horizontally, or even
07:37backwards. Nothing yet. Let's go to the next question. This is a video snapshot question,
07:42players. Watch your monitors carefully. While touring the west coast of the United States,
07:46you snap this shot of the Queen Mary. What state were you in? How about it, Eric?
07:50California. Our sunshine state of California. Yeah, down at Long Beach, as a matter of fact.
07:55Now a very popular restaurant out there. Eric?
07:57Eric? Uh, take number 27. 27. Leading lady. Any thoughts? No. Here's your question, players.
08:07The Hearst Castle at San Simeon was designed by a person with what distinction? Was a functional
08:12illiterate, was only 16 years old, or was a woman? Number three was a woman. Julie Morgan was also
08:23the first woman to graduate from California's College of Civil Engineering. San Simeon. All right,
08:29you get two freebies. At random, we see an R, and we also see an E. Any thoughts? Looking for a leading
08:37lady? No thoughts? In the future, people may travel throughout our galaxy, which, by the way, is named
08:45what? Alpha Centauri, the Goo Goo Cluster, or the Milky Way? Eric? Alpha Centauri. No. Is it the Goo Goo
08:53Cluster or the Milky Way, Rich? Milky Way. That's right. I like the Goo Goo Cluster answer, by the way. It's one of my favorite
08:59candy bars. Back to the board. Leading lady, huh? The Goo Goo Cluster. 22. Pardon? 22. 22 it is.
09:06Looking for a leading lady. A trip itinerary of the future to the star closest to Earth would have
09:15this name under destination. Would it be Omega, Andromeda, or the Sun? Didn't cost you any points.
09:26Nobody answered incorrectly. The Sun. We go back to the board for two random picks, and the random picks
09:31show you an L on the top. And where do we move from there? The number 17, an R. Looking for a leading
09:37lady. No guess. The checker car manufacturing company only made what type of vehicle?
09:45Eric? Taxis. Yeah. Taxi cabs. The maker of the famous checker cabs. We see a lot of those in New York.
09:52Select. Number nine. Nine it is. Looking for a leading lady.
09:57Question. John DeLorean built his ill-fated automobiles in what country? The U.S.,
10:06Columbia, or Ireland?
10:10Rich? Ireland. Ireland is right. Yes.
10:14DeLorean automobile built in Ireland. Rich, select. Looking for a leading lady somewhere up there.
10:1914. Can be up or down or backwards. 14 shows an R. Thoughts?
10:25No. Next question. The oldest public
10:27building in the United States is not even located within the original 13 colonies.
10:32What state is it in? Florida, Delaware, or New Mexico?
10:36Eric? New Mexico?
10:37Right. The Palace of Governors in Santa Fe, New Mexico, built in 1609.
10:42Select.
10:44Leading lady is our search.
10:48I'll take number
10:4916.
10:5216. Middle of the board.
10:53Double pick.
10:55Double pick. So we see behind number 16, this letter, a G. Where else would you like to move, Eric? Looking for a leading lady somewhere.
11:04Number 29.
11:0729.
11:08Shows a U.
11:10Guess?
11:12Eric?
11:12Queen?
11:13You got it!
11:18That's it.
11:19The leading lady across the bottom.
11:22Now, it seemed to me you were going in an obtuse direction. You weren't even going to the bottom.
11:26I didn't know where I was going, actually.
11:28Well, you went to a victory is where you ended up going.
11:30But then you went from up there down to the U down there behind number 29.
11:35Let's show number 30. It indeed was a Q.
11:38And then across backwards to number 26, an N.
11:41Q-U-E-E-N.
11:42The most famous of all leading ladies, I guess.
11:45Eric, congratulations to you.
11:47You picked up 360 points.
11:49You picked up the wall sculpture, which we described earlier.
11:52Our congratulations.
11:53And let's see, Rich, you still have 100 points.
11:56In our third round, all correct answers were 30 points.
11:59And a correct solution to the third puzzle will be worth 300 points.
12:02You can still win, Rich.
12:03We'll get round three underway when we come back, right after we take this commercial break.
12:07Don't go away.
12:19Okay, welcome to the great getaway game once again.
12:21And, of course, this time, the values of the questions and the puzzle change.
12:26We go to 30 points for each correct answer and 300 points for the correct solution to the puzzle.
12:32So, Rich, believe me, you are still very much in the game.
12:36Eric is saying, there's nobody that can beat me.
12:38But, Rich, you know better, don't you, Rich?
12:40I sure do.
12:40Of course.
12:41Let's see what prize we're going to give away this time.
12:43Wink.
12:44Eric, it's the Slage Keepsaver Home Security System.
12:47Inexpensive, state-of-the-art electronics.
12:49You can install it yourself with only a screwdriver.
12:52Peace of mind at home or away from Slage.
12:55And back to you, Wink.
12:56All right, whoever wins this one goes on to play for a great getaway trip to somewhere in our great world.
13:02Let's go over here now and take a look at our clue.
13:05It's in the bag.
13:06In the bag.
13:08You're looking for a word that relates to in the bag.
13:10And there's one E in the word you're looking for.
13:13Maybe more than one E.
13:14Eric, go up here and pick two numbers.
13:15We'll get you started.
13:16Number nine.
13:17Number nine is an E.
13:20And what else?
13:21Number 23.
13:2223.
13:23Shows a T.
13:25Rich, select two, please.
13:2619.
13:27His first freebie is an I.
13:29And 12.
13:31Number 12 is a C.
13:33Remember the clue in the bag.
13:34First question.
13:36We assume he wasn't lying down on the job when he designed the uniforms worn by the Swiss guards of the Vatican.
13:41Who designed them?
13:43Pope John Paul II, Michelangelo, or Julius Caesar?
13:46Eric?
13:47Michelangelo.
13:47You got it.
13:48That man knows his history.
13:50Literary history.
13:51All right, Eric.
13:52Number 11.
13:5311.
13:55In the bag.
13:56Double pick.
13:57So let's see what's behind number 11.
14:00Eric, where do you move?
14:02Number eight.
14:03Eight.
14:04That letter is an R.
14:06In the bag.
14:07Any thoughts?
14:09No.
14:10Question.
14:10The most famous Chippendales don't strip themselves.
14:13You must help them.
14:14That's because they are furniture, usually of this type.
14:18Chairs, kitchen tables, or cocktail tables.
14:24Chairs.
14:25Chairs.
14:25Oh, and that bell means that we're going to go into a speed round.
14:28That means that I will start calling off numbers, showing you letters from one up until the time that you, Eric or Rich, comes up with the correct answer to the puzzle.
14:37Are you set?
14:38Whoever wins this gets the chance to go for the great getaway vacation.
14:42Number one.
14:44A T.
14:44Number two.
14:45Is an E.
14:47Number three.
14:48An A.
14:49Looking for something in the bag.
14:50Four.
14:51M.
14:52Five.
14:54A.
14:55Six.
14:56A G.
14:57Seven.
14:58An A.
14:59Ten.
15:00An M.
15:02Thirteen.
15:03And Eric thinks he has it.
15:04Camera.
15:04That's it.
15:11Looking backwards once again.
15:13See, here's a guy who was born upside down, so he just naturally sees these easier than anybody else.
15:19I talked to his mother earlier out there.
15:21Eric, congratulations to you.
15:22You got it.
15:23C-A-M-E-R-A.
15:25Always comes in a bag.
15:26You take it out to take a picture.
15:27But Eric, you ended up with 690 points.
15:30You had the chance to go for your three, count them, three great getaway vacations.
15:35Again, he played a good game, didn't he?
15:36Eric, congratulations to you.
15:38You also won the prize.
15:39Rich, you played well.
15:40Sorry you came in on the short end of the stick, but our thanks for being with us.
15:44Can he pull off three getaway vacations?
15:46Who knows?
15:48He hasn't done badly.
15:49Let's find out right after this.
15:53Well, this is our big champ here on my left on our first two shows.
16:05He picked up a trip to Bermuda, one to Las Vegas, and now he has a chance to go somewhere else
16:09if he beats us in this great getaway bonus game.
16:13Where will he go, Rick, if he does that?
16:15Eric, this time if you can find all five words in the telestrator within 30 seconds,
16:19you're off to the fun and son of Florida.
16:21That's right, Eric, you and the guests will have a three-night, four-day stay
16:26at Florida's Pinellas Suncoast from Clearwater to St. Petersburg.
16:29Enjoy one of their finest hotels, white beaches, and azure waters of the Gulf of Mexico
16:34from Florida's Pinellas Suncoast.
16:36And Eric, travel arrangements furnished by Travel Savers,
16:39the nation's leading chain of independent travel agencies.
16:42Consult your yellow pages for the Travel Savers agencies nearest you.
16:46Call 1-800-726-SAVE for Travel Savers and good luck.
16:50Eric, you know how it works.
16:52I'll give you five words within a specified theme.
16:55You find all five words in that jumble of words and non-words in our puzzle within 30 seconds,
17:01and you'll be going to another vacation, this time in Florida.
17:05The theme is Rivers of the World.
17:08Rivers of the World.
17:09The words you want to remain in mind are Amazon, Congo, Yukon, Danube, and Tigris.
17:17It's 30 seconds, go.
17:20Tigris.
17:21That's one.
17:22Danube.
17:23That's two.
17:26Congo.
17:2625 seconds.
17:28Amazon, and Yukon.
17:29You got them all in record time.
17:3210 seconds.
17:37I find that hard to believe, but you did it so very, so very, very fast.
17:42Take this in hand once again, and very slowly, do that for us once again.
17:46Okay, here's Tigris.
17:48There's Tigris.
17:49And Danube is upside down.
17:50Yeah.
17:51And Yukon.
17:52You read well upside down.
17:54Amazon.
17:55Amazon.
17:55And Congo is backwards.
17:57And the Congo River.
17:58Wow.
17:58Are Rivers of the World something that you've studied in school over the years?
18:02No.
18:03You seem to be knowledgeable in most every subject we throw at you.
18:06It really doesn't matter where in this world we go.
18:09One thing we know for sure, you're going back to Florida.
18:12What's your mom's name?
18:13Carol.
18:14Carol, would you please go out here?
18:15Carol, where are you, darling?
18:17Come on up here and shake hands with your very literate son here.
18:22Carol, congratulations once again.
18:24He's done extremely well on this show.
18:27And has he always, when he was like yay big, did you know that he was, I take it you're
18:31an A student in school.
18:32Did you know he was always going to do well in school?
18:34Yes.
18:34Yeah?
18:34Are you an A student, Eric?
18:35You can tell us.
18:37I'd rather not.
18:38All right.
18:39Well, maybe a B plus.
18:40What the hey?
18:41Who's to quibble among friends?
18:42Eric, congratulations.
18:44That gives you three great trips, three great getaways.
18:46And you're invited to come back on our next show because you can come back for five successive
18:50shows as long as you keep winning.
18:52And again, from all of us to all of you, congratulations to you.
18:55Okay.
18:56And to Mama.
18:57He did.
18:58He was upside down.
18:59Yeah.
18:59Well, we won't get into that later.
19:01Wink Martindale for everybody on the great getaway game.
19:03We'll see you next time.
19:04Thank you very much for being with us.
19:05Bye, everybody.
19:08He was upside down, wasn't he?
19:10Some parting contestants will receive Pasta Mama.
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19:31And travel arrangements furnished by Travel Savers, the nation's leading chain of independent
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19:38Consult your yellow pages for the Travel Savers agencies nearest you.
19:41Call 1-800-726-SAVE for Travel Savers.
19:44Call 1-800-726-SAVE for Travel Savers.
20:14Call 1-800-726-SAVE for Travel Savers.
20:44The Great Getaway Game is a Broadway television production in association with Wink Martindale
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