223     February 13, 1957
Durward Kirby, Jayne, Henry, Faye

The show originates from Winter Haven, Florida at the outdoor Lake Silver Amphitheatre which seats 4,000 people.  Both Garry’s daytime program and I’ve Got a Secret are guests of the Florida Citrus Exposition and its president, W.F. Lawless, who is recognized in the audience.  Bill stayed in New York to attend to his other responsibilities (most notably The Price Is Right, which was just three months old at this point, as well as  a daily NYC radio program), so Durward Kirby from the morning show fills in on the panel.   

Mrs. Robert Eaton, a housewife: “My father is the Governor…of California” 
The former Miss Marilyn Knight is the daughter of Goodwin Knight, who served as governor of California from 1953 until 1959.  After the Secret, Florida Governor LeRoy Collins’ daughter Mary Call appears, and the two women exchange gifts.   

Mrs. Murray Jones from Deland, Florida: “I grew the biggest lemon in the world” 
Garry can barely hold it in his hand.  It is a big lemon.   

Special Guest Rocky Graziano: “I’m choosing the 1957 Florida Citrus Queen” 
A beauty pageant takes place right under the panelists’ blindfolded noses.  Graziano is one of six judges.  The winner, Frances Layton, is crowned by Garry on the live show.  Layton would relinquish her crown in June to marry Dick Pope Jr., the son of the founder of Cypress Gardens.  Cypress Gardens was once a Winter Haven tourist attraction.  The Legoland Florida Resort is now located where the former attraction once stood.   

At the end of the program, Garry leads the panelists, the beauty queens, the judges and the 100 members of the Winter Haven High School Marching Band on a march down to the shore of Lake Silver and off into the distance.

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