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Contestant: John Santo Jr. and John Santo

John Santo Jr. and his Dad, John Santo played as a team ... and what a team ... they won it all ... a White's Metal Detector, a Mattel computer, a Scisys Electronic Chess game AND the Grand Prize - Atari's Black Widow video arcade game.

Games on Show #84
Zoar, Bump N Jump, Joust, Time Pilot and Pac Man.  Grand Prize: Black Widow video arcade game.
John Santo Jr was 11 years old and in the 6th grade when we taped show #84 in July 1983. His ambition was to grow up and be a stuntman.   John Jr. said he played video games in an arcade named the Funny Farm. His favorite game was Q*Bert.

His hobby was collecting Star Wars figures, playing video games and chess.

He said his job was: 'being me.'

John Santo was a Production Manager for KUSK TV in Prescott (not a station showing STARCADE!). The most interesting thing about Dad on the day of the taping, according to him was, "I made it to San Francisco without getting a ticket!" They drove from Prescott, Arizona.

The Santo team was a 'dynamic' one ... winning big on Show #84.

Games on Show #84

Game Time Limit Santo Felicity & Zephir O'Meara
Zoar 60 2,580 80
Bump N Jump 50 1,840 2,664
Joust 40 4,000 3,000
Grand Prize Play - Santo Score to Beat Scored
Time Pilot 30 5,910 5,910+

John with his dad during the taping of STARCADE! - July 1983 John and John after they won the Grand Prize!
Santo Prizes

Mattel Aquarius Computer
Santo Prizes

White's Metal Detector
Santo Prizes

Black Widow Arcade Game
Santo Prizes

Scisys Chess