Faye steps in as a "guest panelist," filling in for the absent Laraine Day.
Unidentified contestant: “I
won $140,000.00 in the Irish Sweepstakes last week.”
When 33-1 longshot Never Say Die won the 175th running of the English Derby at Epson Downs, with Queen Elizabeth and Winston Churchill in attendance, the horse made big winners out of a handful of North American ticket holders. A couple of winners were reported in Canada, and in the US there were winning tickets in California, Ohio and Pennsylvania, as well as at least three in the New York area. Mrs Norma Stein from Brooklyn, Armand Anylan from North Bergen, New Jersey and Alonzo Smith from Cedar Grove, New Jersey all won the top prize, which would be notably smaller than $140K after taxes. One of those three was probably our guest here. Though technically illegal outside of Ireland itself, the Sweepstakes routinely made its biggest profit off of US sales. (Also see
E9
and
E520
)
Sybil Geeslin from Decatur, Georgia: “I invented the pinless diaper”
Because even safety pins weren't entirely safe (babies swallowing them was a real concern), several 20th century efforts were made to come up with a pinless diaper option. In 1940, Joseph LaKritz designed a one-piece diaper with a ring buckle that could be adjusted as baby grew. Despite press attention breathlessly calling him a "Benefactor of Mankind," his design never really caught on and was mostly forgotten. In 1950, Geeslin created a pre-formed model that fastened with snaps. She sold her patent to a diaper company, which sold her design under the adorable name "Safe-T Di-Dee." That product was on the market for several years, but was ultimately done in by the rise of cheap, easy-to-use disposable diapers. While today there are still cloth diaper services to be found, all making the case that their system is better for the environment, around 95% of US baby bottoms are being protected by disposable diapers.
Special guest Janet Leigh: "I am going to eat my hat"
Leigh was a versatile actress who proved adept at a wide variety of genres over a five-decade career. She made thrillers (1962's The Manchurian Candidate), musicals (1963's Bye Bye Birdie), film noir (Orson Welles' Touch Of Evil from 1958) even the broad Martin & Lewis comedy Living It Up (1954). She is probably best remembered today as the doomed Marion Crane in the Hitchcock classic
Psycho
(1960). She is the mother of Academy Award winning actress Jamie Lee Curtis.
This episode has not been reviewed. Information comes from alternate sources, including Gil Fates' handwritten notes. Quoted secrets are based on those notes and are believed to be accurate.
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