| Card Sharks | |
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 Logo of the 1986-1989 version |
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| Format | Game Show |
| Created by | Chester Feldman for Mark Goodson and Bill Todman |
| Starring | Jim Perry Bob Eubanks Bill Rafferty Pat Bullard, Ricki Lake (Gameshow Marathon) 2006 [1] |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. Chester Feldman ( January 8, 1926 - May 25, 1997) was an American television producer of game shows most frequently for Mark Goodson Jim Perry (born James Edward Dooley on November 11, 1934 in Camden New Jersey) is a former Canadian - American Robert Leland "Bob" Eubanks (born January 8, 1938) is a well-known American Radio, Game show host and Television Bill Rafferty (born June 17, 1944) is a Comedian and Impressionist who hosted the Game shows Every Second Counts Patrick ("Pat" Bullard is a Canadian Writer and Comedian. Ricki Pamela Lake (born September 21, 1968) is an American Actress and Tabloid talk show host perhaps best known for her long-running The United States of America —commonly referred to as the of episodes | 1709 |
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| Running time | 30 Minutes |
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| Original channel | NBC (1978-1981), CBS (1986-1989), Syndicated (1986-1987, 2001-2002) |
| Original run | April 24, 1978 – January 11, 2002 |
Card Sharks was an American television game show created by Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. In Broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast Radio shows and Television shows to multiple individual stations without going through Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Mark Goodson ( January 14, 1915 &ndash December 18, 1992) was a successful American Television producer who specialized William (Wilbur S "Bill" Todman ( July 31, 1916 &ndash July 29, 1979) was an American Although various changes were made to the game's format throughout its run, the core format remained the same. Two contestants competed against each other, guessing to the answer to various questions (generally survey questions) to gain control of a row of cards, and then determine whether the next card in the line was higher or lower in value. (The concept of determining the cards' value is similar to the card game acey-deucey. Acey-deucey is a variant of Backgammon. Since World War I, it has been a favorite game of the United States Navy, Marine Corps, and )
Jim Perry hosted the show's first incarnation, which was aired on the television network NBC from 1978 to 1981. Jim Perry (born James Edward Dooley on November 11, 1934 in Camden New Jersey) is a former Canadian - American The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's A 1986 revival was aired by CBS until 1989 and hosted by Bob Eubanks; for the 1986-87 season this version overlapped with a syndicated version hosted by Bill Rafferty. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Robert Leland "Bob" Eubanks (born January 8, 1938) is a well-known American Radio, Game show host and Television Bill Rafferty (born June 17, 1944) is a Comedian and Impressionist who hosted the Game shows Every Second Counts The third and most recent version of Card Sharks aired in syndication as well; hosted by Pat Bullard, it lasted from 2001 to 2002. Patrick ("Pat" Bullard is a Canadian Writer and Comedian.
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Broadcast history
Card Sharks debuted on NBC on April 24, 1978 at 10:00 a. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) m. ET. The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America Jim Perry hosted this version, which ran until October 23, 1981 (864 episodes). Jim Perry (born James Edward Dooley on November 11, 1934 in Camden New Jersey) is a former Canadian - American Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 This version is the best-known of the three incarnations.
CBS and Mark Goodson Productions revived the show with Bob Eubanks, of The Newlywed Game fame, as its host. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Robert Leland "Bob" Eubanks (born January 8, 1938) is a well-known American Radio, Game show host and Television The Newlywed Game was an American television Game show where newly-married couples answered questions to find out how well the husband and wife knew This version revamped on January 6, 1986 at 10:30 a. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) m. ET, and ran until March 31, 1989 (845 episodes). The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) A weeknight syndicated version began on September 8, 1986, hosted by Bill Rafferty. In Broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast Radio shows and Television shows to multiple individual stations without going through Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Bill Rafferty (born June 17, 1944) is a Comedian and Impressionist who hosted the Game shows Every Second Counts It lasted one season.
Another revival, with different rules than the previous versions, was hosted by Pat Bullard; this version premiered on September 17, 2001 but was canceled after 13 weeks. Patrick ("Pat" Bullard is a Canadian Writer and Comedian. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar.
In 2006, the series was among the seven game shows used in the CBS series "Gameshow Marathon. Gameshow Marathon is an " The set was modeled after the Perry version, also borrowing its theme music and logo; the use of 'audience poll' questions and the car game after the Money Cards was based on the Eubanks and Rafferty versions.
The dealers on Card Sharks were Janice Baker, Lois Areno, Ann Pennington (sister of former The Price Is Right model Janice Pennington) and Markie Post on the NBC version. Ann Victoria Pennington (born June 3, 1950 in Seattle Washington) is an American model and actress. The Price Is Right is an five time Emmy Award-winning American Game show centering on contestants guessing the retail prices of featured prizes Janice Pennington (born July 8, 1942 in Seattle Washington) was one of the original " Barker's Beauties " models on Marjorie Armstrong "Markie" Post (born on November 4, 1950, in Palo Alto, California) is an actress best known for her 1985–1992 Lacey Pemberton (who later became a casting coordinator for The Bachelor and Temptation Island) and Suzanna Williams were the dealers on the CBS and syndicated versions. For the 1999 movie The Bachelor starring Chris O'Donnell, see The Bachelor (film. Temptation Island was a US Reality television program broadcast on Fox in which several couples agreed to live with a group of singles Tami Roman (aka Tami Anderson, cast member of The Real World: Los Angeles) was the dealer on the 2001 syndicated version. The Real World Los Angeles is the second season of MTV 's popular Reality television series The Real World, which focuses on a group
The dealers on the 2006 Gameshow Marathon version, which aired June 15, were Phire Dawson and Rebecca Pribonic. Gameshow Marathon is an Phire Dawson (born January 22, 1986 in Hamden Connecticut) is an American model
The music to the 1978 version was composed by Edd Kalehoff for Score Productions; it had originally been used for Double Dare, an earlier Goodson-Todman game that also aired on CBS; Kalehoff also composed a different theme for the 1986 revival of Card Sharks. Edward Woodley "Edd" Kalehoff (born 1946 is a music composer who specializes in compositions for television Score Productions is an American musical production company specializing in background Music and themes for television programs. Double Dare was an American Television Game show, produced by Mark Goodson - Bill Todman Productions that ran from The 2001 version's theme was composed by the Alan Ett Music Group.
Opening poems
For the 1978-81 version with Perry, announcer Gene Wood read a poem during the opening sequence:
- Ace is high, deuce is low
- Call it right and win the dough!
- On. . . Card Sharks!
This poem was inspired by a similar poem that Johnny Olsen read while on Double Dare:
- Take a risk!
- Take a chance!
- Take a dare!
- Play the game of Double Dare!
The custom was soon changed to having Wood read a different poem each time. John Leonard "Johnny" Olson ( May 22, 1910 &ndash October 12, 1985) was an American Radio personality and Double Dare was an American Television Game show, produced by Mark Goodson - Bill Todman Productions that ran from Initially, poems written by the staff were used, though later episodes featured viewer-submitted poems. At the beginning of the show, Perry would acknowledge the viewer whose poem was recited, followed by his/her hometown and its local NBC-affiliated station.
Announcers
Gene Wood was the regular announcer of the NBC, CBS and first syndicated versions. Gene Wood (born Eugene Edward Wood, October 20, 1925 in Quincy Massachusetts; died May 21, 2004 in Boston Massachusetts Bob Hilton, Charlie O'Donnell, Jack Narz, Jay Stewart, Johnny Gilbert and Johnny Olson all substituted for Wood on occasion; Olson also announced on the show's pilot episodes. Bob Hilton is an American television game show personality Although known mainly for his role as announcer he has hosted other shows as well including The Guinness Game Charlie O'Donnell (born August 12, 1932 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania) is an American television Announcer best known for his work on Jack Narz (born November 13, 1922, in Louisville Kentucky) is an American Television announcer and Game show host Jay Stewart (real name Jay Fix September 6, 1918 - September 17, 1989) was an American Television and Radio Johnny Gilbert (born July 13, 1924 in Newport News Virginia) is an American Television Game show personality John Leonard "Johnny" Olson ( May 22, 1910 &ndash October 12, 1985) was an American Radio personality and Gary Kroeger announced the 2001 version. Gary Kroeger (born April 13, 1957) is an American actor best known for his work on Saturday Night Live from 1982 to 1985 When the show was featured on Gameshow Marathon, the announcer was Rich Fields. Gameshow Marathon is an Richard Wayne "Rich" Fields (born November 30, 1960, in Bay Village, Ohio) and is an American broadcaster and
The main game
Two contestants competed against each other on all versions of Card Sharks. In the original and 1986 revivals, each contestant was assigned a row of five oversized playing cards. A playing card is a piece of specially prepared heavy paper thin card or thin plastic figured with distinguishing motifs and used as one of a set for playing Card games Each contestant had a standard 52-card deck; the ace ranked highest and the deuce (two) ranked lowest. While the syndicated version began with the same format, eventually special "Prize Cards" were shuffled into the deck -- usually small prizes or cash amounts. The champion played the red cards on top, and the challenger played the blue cards on the bottom.
Toss-up questions
Control of the board was determined by playing a toss-up survey question, based on the surveys done on Family Feud. Family Feud is a popular Television Game show that pits two families against each other in a contest to name the most popular responses to a survey-type Questions were posed to 100 people of the same occupation, marital status or demographic (example: "We asked 100 teachers, 'Has a student ever given you an apple?' How many said yes?"). The contestant who received the question (with the red-card player, usually the champion, going first to begin the game) then gave an educated guess as to how many people gave the answer that the host gave. After hearing the guess, the opponent had to guess whether the correct number was higher or lower than that guess. Whoever was right earned control of the board. Starting in the fall of 1980, and continuing through until the CBS version ended in 1989, an exact guess won a $500 bonus for the contestant, theirs to keep regardless of the game's outcome. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar)
Up to four toss-up questions were played; and three on the syndicated version (later changed back to the original configuration of four).
In addition to the regular 100-person survey questions, some questions on the CBS and syndicated versions used one of the following formats, as opposed to the straight 100-person survey.
- 10 studio audience members: Beginning on July 7, 1986, questions were asked about a panel of 10 audience members, each sharing a common profession or characteristic (e. g. , mothers-to-be, nurses, students). Pregnancy ( Latin graviditas) is the carrying of one or more offspring known as a Fetus or Embryo, inside the Uterus of a Female An exact guess by the contestant won $100, and the panel members each received $10. Originally, a different group of people were in the row on every show; later on, the panel stayed on the show for an entire week. Eventually, nearly every show began with an audience-poll question.
- Educated guess questions: Introduced on October 6, 1986, "Educated Guess" questions were not surveys, but general-knowledge questions with numerical answers (e. g. , "In m. p. h. , how fast is the world's fastest snake?"). An exact guess by the contestant earned a $500 bonus. Originally, educated-guess questions were limited to two-figure answers, as the displays on the contestants' desks could only display two digits. This was changed in 1987 -- initially by having contestants write their guess on an index card, and later by having the guess superimposed over the counter, with the correct answer also superimposed on the TV screen after it was revealed. Sometimes, answers to certain questions can be triple figures and other questions can be related to the show. In one question, it was to estimate the total weight between Lacey Pemberton and Suzanna Williams (Card Sharks models). Another question had to estimate the combined weight of Lacey Pemberton and Suzanna Williams with an answer in terms of pounds. Also, a question had to estimate the age of Bill Rafferty.
Playing the cards
The first card in the row of five, termed the "base card," was revealed. The winner of the question could choose to either play that card or have it replaced with the next card on the top of the deck. The contestant then guessed whether the next card was "higher" or "lower"; if correct, he or she could continue to guess the next card after that, and so on (if both cards were the same, it counted as an incorrect guess). An incorrect guess returned the contestant to the base card (the overturned cards were removed), and the opponent received a free chance to play their own row of cards (though their base card could not be changed). Contestants could also choose to "freeze," thus making the last revealed card the new base card and preventing the opponent from receiving a free chance. If neither contestant guessed all the cards on his or her row correctly, another toss-up question was asked and the same procedures were followed until someone cleared the row or the fourth question in the round was asked. (In the final months of the NBC run, a $500 bonus was awarded for anyone who guessed correctly on all the cards without freezing. )
The 1986-1987 syndicated version included "Prize Cards" (such as trips [up to $6000+], furniture, electronics and cash [$250, $500, $1000, and $5000]) that were shuffled into the main decks (and replaced with another card from the deck if one came up, with no penalty to the player who originally guessed higher or lower on the Prize Card). Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The phrase "Prize Card jinx" was used by Rafferty when a contestant guessed incorrectly on the card that replaced the Prize Card. The contestant only won the prizes if he or she won the match (2 out of 3 games). Three questions were originally played in each round (with 2 in sudden death); this was later expanded to 4 and 3 questions, respectively.
Sudden death
The fourth question (third in the tiebreaker round) in each round was always a "sudden death" question, in which someone had to win the game on the next turn of the cards. Whoever won control of the board had the opportunity to play the cards (and could change the base card if desired) or pass them to the opponent (who had to successfully clear the remainder of their row). An incorrect guess at any time caused the contestant to lose the game. Each game won was worth $100.
Tiebreakers
The first player to win two games won the match and proceeded to the Money Cards bonus round. If the match was tied after two games, a tiebreaker game was played to determine the winner. Contestants played rows of three cards instead of five, and three questions were asked instead of four (two during one point in the '80s syndicated version), with the third being sudden death (starting on January 4, 1988, the tiebreaker was changed to only one sudden-death question; this also determined the winner of the match on the finale of the Rafferty version, as well as the final match of that show's Young People's Week).
Also, when the Eubanks and Rafferty versions went to the one-question tiebreaker game, both base cards were turned over so the player had an idea of what they were up against when they decided to play their cards and change their base or pass to their opponent, who would have to play from their base card no matter what.
The Money Cards
The winner of the main game played the Money Cards bonus game for a chance to win additional money. The Money Cards board consisted of seven cards on three rows; three cards were dealt on the bottom two rows, and one card was dealt on the top row. On the NBC version, the winner's first base card to begin the bonus game was dealt from the deck after the seven cards were placed. On the CBS version, however, the first four cards were dealt on the bottom row, with the first card as the base card, followed by three on the middle row, and one on the top row (so in reality, this version dealt 8 cards out at the start instead of 7 -- 11 if the three reserve change cards are included).
In addition to guessing whether a card was higher or lower, the contestant had to wager money on that prediction. The contestant was given $200 to bet with and had to wager at least $50 (and in multiples of $50, there was an occasional $25 increment on the Big Bet) on each card on the first two rows. The contestant won money for each correct guess and lost money on each incorrect guess.
After completing the first row, or if the contestant "busted," i. e. , lost everything on that wager, the last card was moved onto the second row and the contestant was given an additional $200 (raised to $400 in 1986). Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) The contestant had to play three more cards before reaching the last card on the top row, known as the "Big Bet. " (If a contestant "busted" after this point, the game ended with an abbreviated version of the losing horns from The Price Is Right; the full version was used on September 4, 1979 through the end of the 1978-1981 run and all of the 1986-1989 run. ) The contestant was required to wager at least half of his/her earnings at the Big Bet.
The most a contestant could win on the NBC version was $28,800, which was done once in the entire show's run by contestant Norma Brown (it was also done on the 1978 version's pilot). Contestants could win up to $32,000 on the CBS and first syndicated versions, but the top prize was never won. The highest win on that version (and on ANY version) was $29,000. The maximum payoff was increased to $144,000 for a contestant at home during Game Show Marathon.
Jim Perry carried the phrase Money Cards with him on his next game, $ale of the Century.
Rule changes
Originally, only the first card on the bottom row could be changed. In mid-1978 the rule was changed so that the first card on every row could be changed. In the CBS and first syndicated versions, the contestant was given three opportunities to change a card by choosing one of three pre-dealt cards (thus, a player could change more than one card on a row, but could only change once on each card). This was later modified to allow the contestant to change only one card on each row. The second syndicated run used the NBC change rules.
Duplicate cards (e. g. , two 8s in a row) originally counted as losses against the contestant. In the fall of 1980, this rule was changed so that the contestant neither won nor lost money if a duplicate was revealed (referred to as a "push" by Eubanks/Rafferty, and a "double" by Perry). From that point on, hosts encouraged the contestant to wager everything on an ace or deuce since there was no chance that the contestant could lose on either card.
On the Game Show Marathon version, the best-known rules to the Money Cards were brought back. A player started with $1000 in betting money for the first two rows, and had to wager at least half the money on the big bet. Minimum bets were still $50, and players could change one card per line by using one of the three pre-dealt cards in the numbered slots. The "push" rule was also brought back but was not needed.
Car games
Starting in the fall of 1986 on the syndicated Card Sharks and eventually becoming a part of the daytime show, a secondary bonus round following the Money Cards was added, giving players a chance to win a new car. Originally, the round was played using jokers; the contestant earned one for winning the main game and could win more if any of three additional jokers that were in the deck for the Money Cards came up. The Joker is a special card found in most modern decks of Playing cards or a Mahjong tile in some Mahjong game sets The contestant then placed the joker(s) in a rack of seven cards; if any of the chosen cards revealed "CAR" after it was turned over (the other cards read "NO"), the contestant won the car. During the special weeks when children played, the top prize was usually a trip to Hawaii (with either "WIN" or "HAWAII" displayed on one of the cards). The children received two jokers to start.
Beginning on July 4, 1988, a new car game was instituted that used the audience-poll group. The question was played the same way it normally would during regular gameplay, with the contestant predicting how many of the poll group gave a certain answer. For this bonus round, a prop with a dial was used, and the contestant moved the dial to lock in their guess. A correct guess won the car. Missing by one in either direction won the contestant an additional $500, except on the final episode when it also meant a car win. All other incorrect guesses won nothing more.
Returning champions
On the NBC version, contestants could return until they either were defeated or won seven consecutive matches. There were no winnings limit on this version since NBC shows, with few exceptions, did not have cash limits like CBS or ABC. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network.
On the CBS version, five matches was the limit, but if a contestant topped the CBS winnings limit at any point during their run (originally $50,000, increased to $75,000 in the fall of 1986), they would be automatically retired. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar)
The same rules applied for the Rafferty syndicated version, including a winnings limit that was never specified. Only one contestant, Brian Hunt, actually passed the limit, winning $63,105 in cash and prizes, including two cars, in 1986, thus making him the biggest winner in the history of Card Sharks.
Another rule that applied specifically for the syndicated version involved how many cars a person could win. In the first few weeks of this version's car game one car win meant retirement, with high end GM luxury and sports cars offered. General Motors Corporation ( GM) ( is a multinational automobile manufacturer founded in 1908 and headquartered in the United States. Several weeks into the run the limit was expanded to three car wins, with lower-priced GM sports cars used. At the turn of the year, to coincide with a switch from GM to cheaper AMC and Renault models, the limit was reduced to two cars. American Motors Corporation (AMC was an American automobile company formed on January 14 1954 by the merger of the Nash-Kelvinator Corporation This is about the company for other uses see Renault (disambiguation.
2001-2002 version
In 2001, Card Sharks was brought back for a 13-week run in syndication, with Pat Bullard as host. The 2001 version of Card Sharks was a daily syndicated game show that ran from September 17, 2001 until January 11, 2002. Patrick ("Pat" Bullard is a Canadian Writer and Comedian. The gameplay was different than the '70s and '80s versions.
Tournaments
Card Sharks held many special tournament weeks over the years, including a three-week tournament which pitted eight game show hosts against each other. The participants of this tournament were Allen Ludden, Gene Rayburn, Bill Cullen, Wink Martindale, Tom Kennedy, Alex Trebek, Jack Clark and Jim Lange. Allen Ludden ( October 5, 1917 - June 9, 1981) was an American Television presenter and Game show host Gene Rayburn ( December 22, 1917 &ndash November 29, 1999) was an American Radio and Television personality William Lawrence Francis "Bill" Cullen ( February 18, 1920 – July 7, 1990) was an American Radio and Television Winston Conrad "Wink" Martindale (born December 4, 1934, Jackson, Tennessee) is a Disc jockey and Television Tom Kennedy (born James Narz on February 26, 1927, in Louisville Kentucky) is a Television Game show host who had his George Alexander "Alex" Trebek (born July 22 1940 is an Emmy Award -winning Canadian - American Jack Clark ( November 25, 1925 - July 21, 1988) was an American Game show emcee and Announcer. Jim Lange (b August 15 1933, Saint Paul Minnesota) is a former American Game show host and Disc jockey. In the final week, the top four winners faced each other with a $25,000 bonus (won by Trebek) going to the winner's chosen charity.
Other tournaments held included "Kids' Week", "College Week" and "Celebrity Card Sharks" specials, in which celebrities would play against each other for their favorite charities. During the "Kids' Week" specials, parents played the bonus game with their children. Future actress Kelly Packard was a contestant during one such week, as was future actress Kellie Martin. Kelly Chemane Packard (born January 29 1975 in Glendale, California) is an American Actress who starred in the TV shows Baywatch Kellie Noelle Martin (born October 16, 1975) is an Emmy Award -nominated American Television actress who is probably best Children on Kids' Week were only given cash up to $2500 outright; the rest of their cash winnings was put in savings bonds.
Pilots
A pilot was produced for a possible revival in 1996, but never made it to air; hosted by sportscaster Tom Green (not to be confused with the late 1990s MTV comedy show host of the same name), it completely scrapped both the traditional main game and Money Cards formats. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. Michael Thomas "Tom" Green (born July 30, 1971) is a Canadian Actor, Rapper, Writer, Comedian Instead, the maingame had both players answer a 10-person poll question for the right to try and make it to the end of a single 10-card pyramid (similar to the 2001 revival). Doing so won $250 (doubled to $500 for guessing all ten cards in a single turn) and a chance for $5,000 in a bonus round similar to the Shell Game from The Price Is Right. Shell Game is a pricing game on the American Television Game show The Price Is Right. The Price Is Right is an five time Emmy Award-winning American Game show centering on contestants guessing the retail prices of featured prizes The player was shown four cards (three numbered cards and an ace). A video was run, featuring a celebrity answering a question (similar to the "dilemmas" used in the 2001 version). A correct prediction as to whether the celebrity correctly answered the question earned the right to pick one card out of the four. After three questions were asked, the player won $100 times each number card, but if they kept the ace, they won $5000.
Recording locations
Jim Perry's version of Card Sharks was taped at Art Fleming Studio of NBC Studios in Burbank, California, the same studio which would house Perry's next game show, Sale of the Century. NBC Studios was also a previous name for NBC's production division which is now Universal Media Studios, formerly NBC Universal Television Studio Burbank is a city in Los Angeles County California, United States.
Bob Eubanks' and Bill Rafferty's versions were taped at Studio 33, now the Bob Barker Studio, of CBS Television City in Hollywood, California. The most recent version was taped at Tribune Studios. KTLA, channel 5 is a television station in Los Angeles California. The Gameshow Marathon version was taped at Studio 46 of CBS Television City in Hollywood, California. Gameshow Marathon is an
Home games
A board game based on Card Sharks was made by Endless Games in 2004. A board game is a Game in which counters or pieces that are placed on removed from or moved across a "board" (a premarked surface usually specific to that game Endless Games is a games manufacturer founded in 1996 They make board and card games focusing on family games "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Although it used the logo of the 2001 revival, the rules were the same as those of the 1980s version. The Eubanks version was planned for the Nintendo Entertainment System, but a game was never released. The Nintendo Entertainment System (often abbreviated as NES or simply Nintendo) is an 8-bit Video game console that was released by However, a version for the Apple II series, Commodore 64 and IBM compatible computers was released (although it was based on the Eubanks version, the host character resembled Perry).
Versions outside the USA
The British version of the show was known as Play Your Cards Right for ITV and hosted by Bruce Forsyth. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Play Your Cards Right (or Bruce Forsyth 's Play Your Cards Right) is a British Television Game show based on Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent Bruce Forsyth, CBE (born Bruce Joseph Forsyth Johnson on 22 February 1928) is a British BAFTA award-winning This version aired several times; the first time from 1980-1987, and later revivals from 1994-1999 and 2002-2003. The German version (1996-1999) hosted by Elmar Horig was known as Bube Dame Hörig for Sat.1, and the Swedish version was known as Lagt kort ligger for TV4. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Sat1 is a privately owned German television broadcasting station "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. TV4 is the largest commercial Television channel in Sweden. It started broadcasting by Satellite in 1990 and since 1992, on oth the German and British versions altered the gameplay in that two pairs of players competed, although this was not the case when the British version began. These versions, like many international versions of American-based game shows, were produced by Reg Grundy. Reg Grundy AC OBE ( 4 August[[ 923]] is one of the most successful Australian entrepreneurs and media and television moguls of his generation
There was also a Dutch-language version in Belgium called Hoger, Lager ("Higher, Lower") with Walter Capiau (known as the host of the Belgian version of Wheel of Fortune) as host. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Created by Merv Griffin, the daytime version of the American Game show Wheel of Fortune aired on NBC from January 6 It was broadcast on the national television BRT (now called VRT). A version in Australia, which used the same title as the British version, briefly aired on the Seven Network in 1984 with "Ugly" Dave Gray as host. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Seven Network is an Australian television network, owned by the Seven Media Group. The Turkey version of the show was known as Aşağı Yukarı for aTV and hosted by Meltem Cumbul. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches ATV is a nationwide TV channel in Turkey, founded in 1993 Avrupa Yakası, a popular sitcom in Turkey is one of the channel's most popular programs Meltem Cumbul (born November 11 1970 in İzmir) is a Turkish actress and TV personality
Interestingly, most, if not, all, versions of Card Sharks outside of the United States use couples instead of solo players.
Episode status
All episodes of Card Sharks still exist. The Jim Perry, Bill Rafferty, and Bob Eubanks versions currently air on Game Show Network. Perry's Card Sharks airs at 1:00 p. m. (Eastern) on weekdays. The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America Both 1980s versions air on weekend mornings, with the Eubanks version airing at 9 a. m. and Rafferty's show following it at 9:30 a. m.
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