John's page

Contestant: John Burke

John, J.T. to his family, was 11 and in the 6th grade when he appeared on Starcade! Show #18.  John's opponent was Amy Esken, a cute little girl, who John beat by just over 1,700 points. 

Winning the competition, John played BurgerTime for the Grand Prize, a Wacko video arcade game - and won!

Games on John's show: Pooyan, Pengo, Popeye, Q*Bert, and BurgerTime.

 John's was a 'Tenderfoot' Boy Scout, was into stamp collecting and liked to play Dungeons & Dragons.

His ambition: 'Doctor (M.D.) or a Phychiatrist (maybe).'

 John tells us, he 'graduated from the University of California Davis, tried to make a living racing my bicycle (road racing) and now work for some money managers.'

'I've never actually seen my show ... I remember my winnings seemed huge. A real video game, cordless phone and 7 or 8 Atari cartridges. A friend and I were laughing about it and he said, "I bet there's a website about Starcade" ... It's amazing that I was only two clicks away.'
John's Prizes
Grand Prize: Wacko Video Arcade Game
Name the Game - 3 right: Cobra Phone
Mystery Game Prize:  Parker Bros Game Cartridges

John's Game Scores - Show #18

Game: Pengo

Time Limit: 60 seconds
John: 890
Amy Esken: 890

Game: Popeye

Time Limit: 50 seconds
John: 7,330
Amy Esken: 5,600

Game: Q*Bert

Time Limit: 40 second
John: 1.175
Amy Esken: 1,200

John during the taping of STARCADE! - March 1983
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