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Contestant: Gianna & Cayo Carini

Show #77 was cute AND a good competition as well .. featuring contestants hat were both equally cute and both equal on the games.

Gianna (9) and Cayo (13) were a sister/brother team. We remember them for their great personalities and their team spirit. They wanted to win and did.

Cayo checked in to tell us, "It's definitely been a while; I can't wait to see our video!  In the last (close to) twenty years, I managed to get certified as a paralegal (not practicing just yet) and have had two children (a boy and a girl)."

"I currently live with my fiance in a beautiful little town and today we got our first cat together (black cat named Dillon). My life is content and my sister and I remained very close over the years (our family as well)..."

Games on Show #77

Pro Bowling, Q*Bert, Guzzler, Crystal Castles and Galaga. Grand Prize: RB5X Robot.

Gianna checked in to tell us, "I was nine-years-old when my brother and I were on Starcade! Today (2009) I am a writer (working on novels currently and seeking representation). I also run my own little business as a copy-editor and book layout designer."

Note: You can check out Gianna's work at http://www.brighteyes.org.

"Bright Eyes is doing well - it's been alive for the last eight years now. I am living in beautiful Sonoma county (my favorite place on earth) and am in excellent health and shape."

"I seem to remember Geoff Edwards naming our show (with Dusty and Boot Hughston) as one of his very favorites."

Producer's Note: It's one of our favorites as well, Gianna, one that we remember well.

Games on Show #83

Bubbles, Guzzler, Sinistar, Zoo Keeper and Congo Bongo. Grand Prize: Trip to Hawaii.

Gianna & Cayo won the Grand Prize - an RB5X Robot ... "The Robot lived in the corner of our kitchen near the water heater ... we never got all the parts so we could not use it to fetch the newspaper or do my dishes for me (which Geoff promised it would do), but one day OUT OF NOWHERE the thing went berzerk and started rolling all over the kitchen!!! hahaha, I swear it's true! When it was done being possessed, it rolled back to its place in the corner with the water heater ... I believe the Robot is sitting in my parent's garage to this day. Hasn't been possessed since."

We wanted to add this possessed RB5X to STARCADE! Central and asked Gianna if we could buy it from her and Cayo ... but ..."I checked with my parents and they no longer have it stored. It was taken to the dump on a spring cleaning day years ago."

Poor RB... there's lots of Starcaders out there who would like to know the location of that dump.

Gianna & Cayo's Game Scores  - Show #77

STARCADE! SHOW #77
Game Time Limit Gianna & Cayo Boot & Dusty Hughston
Q*Bert 50 2,650 1,150
Crystal Castles 50 10,942 13,700
Galaga 40 7,670 2,880

Grand Prize Play

Game Played Time Limit Score To Beat Scored
Guzzler 30 3,247 4,260
STARCADE! INVITATIONAL SHOW #83
Game Time Limit Gianna & Cayo Marc & Mike Olenczuk
Zoo Keeper 30 2,320 2,720
Bubbles 30 6,500 13,380
GIANNA & CAYO'S PRIZES
Mattel Aquarius Computer

Mr. Disc


Gianna & Cayo during the taping of STARCADE! - July 1983

GIANNA & CAYO'S PRIZES
RB5X Robot
K-Tel Record Collection
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