Stempel later recalled that there was a moment in the booth when his conscience and sense of fair play warred with his sense of obligation and that he almost disrupted the scripted outcome by giving the correct answer. Stempel answered incorrectly as he was instructed, but redeemed himself by staying in the game and earning enough points to tie Van Doren's score, unlike the depiction of events in "Quiz Show". Stempel was finally defeated in the next game. The surviving kinescope of the broadcast shows Stempel failing to come up with the title of William Allen White's August 15, 1896 editorial in the "Emporia Gazette" titled "What's the Matter with Kansas?" After the missed question, Van Doren quit with 18 points, which was enough to win. Van Doren's victory began one of the longest and most storied runs of any champion in the history of television game shows. His popularity soared as a result of his success, earning him a place on the cover of "Time" magazine and even a regular feature spot on NBC's "Today" show; at one point, the program even surpassed CBS' "I Love Lucy" in the ratings. He was finally unseated as champion by Vivienne Wax Nearing (1926–2007) on March 11, 1957 after having won a total of $129,000 (the equivalent of $ today).