ORLANDO, Fla. — The history of Gatorland in Orlando and its connection with crocodiles took a bite out of one contestant’s chance for money but proved lucrative for another last week.
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The popular Orlando attraction was one of the clues Friday night in the Americana category.
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The $200 prompt: “A bit confusingly, the first big attraction in the history of Florida’s Gatorland was Bone Crusher [sic], a 1/2-ton one of these.”
The first contestant who rang in incorrectly guessed “alligator,” but the second contestant won the money when he said “crocodile.”
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Gatorland President and CEO Mark McHugh was watching the show and recorded his reaction and posted it on the theme park’s Facebook page. Watch it below:
Bonecrusher “ruled Gatorland in the 1950s and 1960s” after he was brought to the park, according to its website. His son, also named Bonecrusher, now calls Gatorland home.
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