Summary. We consider the problem of optimal quadratures for integrands f: [-1,1]--,~ which have an analytic extension f to an open disk D, of radius r about the origin such that Ill_-< 1 on D,. If r= 1, we show that the penalty for sampling the integrand at zeros of the Legendre polynomial of degree n rather than at optimal points, tends to infinity with n. In particular there is an "infinite" penalty for using Gauss quadrature. On the other hand, if r>l, Gauss quadrature is almost optimal. These results hold for both the worst-case and asymptotic settings.