say hello to frank deford. a former jeopardy contestant who actually had the lead until he was tripped up by a question about pop singers. please welcome mike pesca. he climbed a stuffed moose in vancouver and take he's looking to reach the heights of game show excellence. it's bob costas. and now your host of up against the clock, steve kornacki. >> thank you, jim cutler. in for vacationing bill wolf, thank you contestants, thank you everyone tuning in at home for a special fourth of july americana edition of up against the clock. you know this is a fast paced current events quiz of the biggest news of the week, but today for the special holiday edition, we will expand to cover all 238 glorious years of american history. we have political questions in here, we very sports questions, we have random questions. if it's happened in america, it could be in these questions. the rules as always, they are the same. we have three rounds. 100 points in the first round, 2200 in t 2 200, in the second, 300 in the third. y

then we're going to reunite, old nfl fans here remember the old nfl live, bob costas and frank deford're reuniting them on our show. we'll have the ultimate sports roundtable. it's the fourth of july. it's americana. great american tradition. we'll play our hit game show, an americana edition and costas will be on that as well. >> i'd put my money on costas. who is the third contestant? >> mike pesca. >> frequent "up" guest. >> we have to get you on one of these weekends. >> last time i was on it didn't go well, although -- >> it's gone worse for others. >> i've seen it. i did feel better about myself. >> up with steve kornacki" every weekend, 8:00 eastern. that's a beautiful head shot, sir. >> you are a very nice man. >>> this is a day of huge celebrations across the country. a chance to mark the birth of this republic. many of them are planning to go on as scheduled. should the weather cooperate. last night's massive thunderstorms, though, ahead of hurricane arthur, did keep spectators from being able to watch rehearsals for the capitol fourth event in our nation's capital. but when