we just learned that he carry as 1965 world series ticket in his wallet, hoping that some day sandy koufaxnow, the host of "up against the clock" steve carnacki! [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you, thank you! thank you contestants, thank you to everybody tuning in at home for another exciting edition of "up against the clock." let me remind you how it works, it's a fast-paced political news and current events quiz, we'll play three rounds, each of them 100 seconds long. questions are worth 100 points in the first round, 200 points in the second, 300 in the third. get a little harder as we go. and contestants you may ring in at any time. i caution you you will be penalized for any incorrect answers. also, there are two special bonus questions scatter throughout the questions here. we will explain them when they come up. a hans for you to earn a little extra point value for yourselves. our contestants will be playing not just for victory, but also for a chance to play in our tournament of champions. to qualify, you will have to first win today. as always, i will implore our live studio aud