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Thanks to Tammy Warner for helping to fill in the last month.
| 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 |
| Show # | NBC Air | Red (champion) | Blue (challenger) | Results, Money Cards, and Notes |
| 180 | 1/1/79 | Gary | Phyl | G2T2 comes out with an ice pack Gary leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q1 Phyl d. Gary ($500) 2-1; busts at Big Bet (8-2) Phyl d. Jeff 2-0 |
| 181 | 1/2/79 | Phyl | - | Show starts at Money Cards; Phyl wins $2,100 Peggy d. Phyl ($2,500) 2-0; gets three straight queens, changes a four (to a king) at the Big Bet, and wins $400 |
| 182 | 1/3/79 | Peggy | Thomas | Markie subs; show starts with sudden death in G1 Peggy d. Thomas 2-0; wins $4,200 G1 Q3: 58 out of 100 Congressmen believe the national government should get rid of the 55 mph speed limit |
| 183 | 1/4/79 | Peggy | Barney | Barney leads 1-0; show starts with sudden death in G2 Barney d. Peggy ($5,100) 2-1; wins $1,200 Teresa d. Barney ($1,400) 2-0 |
| 184 | 1/5/79 | Teresa | - | Bob Eubanks stops by at the beginning to plug his new show, "All-Star Secrets", debuting Monday (Jan. 8) after CS Jim also mentions "Password Plus", also debuting Monday Show starts at Money Cards; Teresa wins $600 Dilanjan d. Teresa ($900) 2-1; wins $2,400 New player Cynde is brought out at the end of the show |
| 185 | 1/8/79 | Dilanjan | Cynde | New match begins Dilanjan d. Cynde 2-0; wins $6,400 |
| 186 | 1/9/79 | Dilanjan | Edith | Edith leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2 G3 Q1: 31 out of 100 eighth-grade boys in Phoenix, AZ admit they have smoked a cigar Dilanjan d. Edith 2-1; $1,400 G2 Q2: 29 out of 100 lawyers would prefer a jury consisting of all men to one of all women Dilanjan d. Laura 2-1; wins $800 to end the show |
| 187 | 1/10/79 | Dilanjan | Carolyn | New match begins Dilanjan d. Carolyn 2-1; wins $1,200 |
| 188 | 1/11/79 | Dilanjan | Linda | New match begins Dilanjan d. Linda 2-1; wins $3,225 |
| 189 | 1/12/79 | Dilanjan | Vicki | Match tied 1-1; show starts with G3 Q1-- Dilanjan's seventh 3-card tiebreaker game Vicki d. Dilanjan ($16,725) 2-1; wins $700 Les d. Vicki ($1,000) 2-1; wins $3,800 to end the show |
| 190 | 1/15/79 | Les | Rita | New match begins Rita d. Les ($4,100) 2-1; wins $1,250 |
| 191 | 1/16/79 | Rita | Tom | Rita leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q1 Rita d. Tom 2-0; wins $500 Rita d. Bob 2-1 to end the show |
| 192 | 1/17/79 | Rita | - | Bettina returns; show starts at Money Cards Rita wins $200; the lowest card in MC was an eight New player Jan returns due to an error Jan d. Rita ($2,550) 2-0; wins $6,600 |
| 193 | 1/18/79 | Jan | Tony | Show starts with G1 Q2 Tony d. Jan ($6,900) 2-1; busts at Big Bet (2-2) Copyright byline on long credit roll redundantly reads "© MCMLXXVIII/MG PRODUCTIONS, INC. 1978" |
| 194 | 1/19/79 | Tony | Barbara | Match tied 1-1; show starts with G3 Q1 Barbara d. Tony ($300) 2-1; wins $2,600 Barbara d. Steve 2-1; wins $1,050 |
| 195 | 1/22/79 | Barbara | Patty | New match begins Patty d. Barbara ($4,150) 2-1; busts on level 2 (2-2) |
| 196 | 1/23/79 | Patty | Rudy | Rudy leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q1 Rudy runs the board on the first question to defeat Patty ($200) 2-0; wins $5,600 in Money Cards Donna d. Rudy ($5,900) 2-1; busts on level 2 (A-A) |
| 197 | 1/24/79 | Donna | Herman | Show starts with G1 Q3 Donna d. Herman 2-0; wins $3,300 G1 Q2: 1 out of 100 prison inmates would squeal on a cellmate to shorten his sentence |
| 198 | 1/25/79 | Donna | Dorothy | Match tied 1-1; show starts with G3 Q1 Donna d. Dorothy 2-1; wins $4,800 G1 Q1: 48 out of 100 people say landlords should have the right to refuse to rent to people with children G2 Q3: 37 out of the first 100 people at the Capitol in Washington pulled on a door clearly marked "push" Donna d. Leonard 2-0; wins $4,800 |
| 199 | 1/26/79 | Donna | Ernest | New match begins G1 Q2: 91 out of 100 department store clerks have had a customer try to return clothing, claiming they've never worn it when they clearly have Donna d. Ernest 2-1; wins $400 |
| 200 | 1/29/79 | Donna | Elyse | Donna leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q1 Elyse d. Donna ($14,400) 2-1; busts at Big Bet (3-3) |
| 201 | 1/30/79 | Elyse | Erlene | Erlene leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q3 Erlene d. Elyse ($200) 2-0; wins $1,500 Erlene d. Joanne 2-0; wins $900 |
| 202 | 1/31/79 | Erlene | Laura | Jeannie subs for Janice; show starts with G1 Q2 Laura--who has a pet shark named Card (Card Shark, get it?)--d. Erlene ($2,900) 2-1; wins $600 Copyright byline on short roll now says "© MCMLXXIX/MG PRODUCTIONS, INC." |
| 203 | 2/1/79 | Laura | Alan | Alan leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q1 G2 Q2: 62 out of 100 ariline pilots have had an airline lose their luggage Alan d. Laura ($800) 2-0; changes a jack to a queen at the Big Bet and wins $8,600 |
| 204 | 2/2/79 | Alan | Beulah | Match tied 1-1; show starts with G3 Q1 Alan d. Beulah 2-1; wins $600 Stacey d. Alan ($9,700) 2-1; wins $1,000 Copyright byline on long credit roll is now one line reading "© MG PRODUCTIONS, INC. 1979" |
| 205 | 2/5/79 | Stacey | Kip | New match begins Stacey d. Kip 2-0; wins $3,200 G2 Q1: 40 out of 100 married men feel it is a wife's duty to say yes to a man when he feels romantic |
| 206 | 2/6/79 | Stacey | Sam | Stan leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2 Sam d. Stacey ($4,600) 2-0; wins $1,300 Pamela d. Sam ($1,500) 2-0; wins $2,600 |
| 207 | 2/7/79 | Pamela | Johnny | Janice returns; show starts with G1 Q3 Pamela d. Johnny 2-0; wins $5,200 Pamela d. Bradford 2-0--both on runs |
| 208 | 2/8/79 | Pamela | - | Show starts with Money Cards; Pamela wins $5,400 Joyce d. Pamela ($13,800) 2-0; changes a four at the Big Bet to a five and wins $4,600 |
| 209 | 2/9/79 | Joyce | Debra | Joyce leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q1 Joyce d. Debra 2-0; wins $7,400 G2 Q3: 0 out of 100 mothers of 10 or more children have their children all of the same gender Terry d. Joyce ($12,400); wins $4,000 |
| 210 | 2/12/79 | Terry | Skip | Show starts with G1 Q2 Terry d. Skip 2-1; wins $1,400 G1 Q3: 74 out of 100 California residents would stay in CA even if a major earthquake was predicted to hit in 1980 |
| 211 | 2/13/79 | Terry | Judy | Judy leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q1 Judy d. Terry ($5,800) 2-0; busts on the first card (K-K) but runs the table the rest of the way for $3,200 Judy d. Tish 2-1 in a match played fully in one segment; again rebounds from a first-card bust (2-2) to win $2,600 |
| 212 | 2/14/79 | Judy | Dave | New match begins G2 Q2: 68 out of 100 people agree with President Carter's decision to free Patty Hearst from prison Judy d. Dave 2-0; wins $6,800 |
| 213 | 2/15/79 | Judy | Linda | Judy leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2 Judy d. Linda 2-0; wins $600 G1 Q1: 0 out of 100 married women in a small city in Japan have kissed their husband in public G2 Q3: 89 out of 100 high school teachers say their students cannot read or write as well as they could in HS Pat d. Judy ($14,000) 2-0 |
| 214 | 2/16/79 | Pat | - | Show starts at Money Cards; Pat wins $5,200 Pat d. Kathi 2-0; wins $6,500 G2 Q2: 47 out of 100 genius have cheated on a test Pat d. Theri 2-0 to end the show |
| 215 | 2/19/79 | Pat | - | Show starts at Money Cards; Pat busts at Big Bet (J-K) Jim d. Pat ($12,300) 2-0; wins $3,200 |
| 216 | 2/20/79 | Jim | Janet | Show starts with G1 Q3 Janet d. Jim ($3,500) 2-1; wins $7,500 by betting heavily on jacks three times Janet hits both Q1 and Q3 in game 1 on the button |
| 217 | 2/21/79 | Janet | Leon | Match tied 1-1; show starts with G3 Q1 G3 Q1:7 out of 100 people have claimed their dog as a dependant on their income tax return Leon d. Janet ($7,800) 2-1; wins $1,600 G2 Q1: 1 out of 100 people who have had a nose job admit they wish they had their old nose back Leon d. La Bau 2-0; busts at Big Bet (Q-A) |
| 218 | 2/22/79 | Leon | Brenda | Show starts with sudden death in G1 Brenda d. Leon ($2,100) 2-1; wins $1,400 G1 Q3: 81 out of 100 8th graders knew that spades goes with clubs, diamonds, and hearts as the four suits Stonie d. Brenda ($1,700) 2-1 at the last second |
| 219 | 2/23/79 | Stonie | - | Show starts at Money Cards; Stonie wins $700 Marsha wins 2-0 partly due to Stonie's ($900) two double aces in game 2; wins $3,600 Marsha d. Lizzie 2-0 to end the show |
| 220 | 2/26/79 | Marsha | - | Show starts at Money Cards; Marsha wins $4,800 Marsha d. Mark 2-0; busts at Big Bet (Q-Q) G1 Q3: 10 out of 100 brides-to-be say they plan to keep their maiden name after their wedding Marsha d. Kristy 2-0 to end the show |
| 221 | 2/27/79 | Marsha | - | Show starts at Money Cards; Marsha wins $3,600 Marsha d. Bob 2-1; wins $2,000 Starting with this show, Jim bunches up all lost cards and puts down down the discard chute at once; until then, he dropped them down one at a time |
| 222 | 2/28/79 | Marsha | Shirley | Marsha leads 1-0; show start with sudden death in G2 Shirley d. Marsha ($15,100) 2-1; busts on two cards (J-A-A) Shirley d. Peggy 2-0; busts AGAIN on the first card in level 2--and AGAIN on a double ace Starting with this show, Jim asks the champion before each MC if he/she cut the cards; furthermore, the turntable now shows the MC board before the commercial rather than after, and both turntables rotate after the Money Cards |
| 223 | 3/1/79 | Shirley | Pooran | New match begins Shirley d. Pooran 2-0; wins $3,225 |
| 224 | 3/2/79 | Shirley | Marcia | Match tied 1-1; show starts with G3 Q1 Marcia d. Shirley ($3,925) 2-1; wins $6,700 Marcia d. Dana 2-1; busts on level 2 (J-Q) |
| 225 | 3/5/79 | Marcia | Vickie | Vickie leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2 G2 Q4: 41 out of 100 men would not tell the IRS if they received a high tax refund than they should Vickie d. Marcia ($7,100) 2-0; wins $600 G1 Q3: 58 out of 100 pig owners would sell their pet pig to the local butcher for $5,000 G1 Q4: 1 out of 100 doctors' wives were her husband's patient before she married him Vickie d. Anna 2-1 |
| 226 | 3/6/79 | Vickie | - | Show starts at Money Cards; Vickie wins $1,400 despite three eights; chase lights flash through entire first segment Vickie d. Rudy 2-0--with all seven questions played in the second segment--but busts on level 2 (Q-A) |
| 227 | 3/7/79 | Vickie | Bob | Show starts with sudden death in G1 G3 Q1:21 out of 100 bachelors have registered in a motel as "Mr. and Mrs. John Smith" Bob d. Vickie ($2,700) 2-1; wins $1,000 |
| 228 | 3/8/79 | Bob | Donna | Donna leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q3 Donna d. Bob ($1,200) 2-0; wins $2,100 after turning over three fives in the Money Cards Karen d. Donna ($2,400) 2-1; busts on level 2 (K-A) |
| 229 | 3/9/79 | Karen | Buck | New match begins Buck d. Karen ($200) 2-0; wins $1,600 Buck d. Camille 2-0; wins $3,000 to end the show |
| 230 | 3/12/79 | Buck | Anita | New match begins G2 Q2: 35 out of 100 dog owners have a dog-broken house rather than a housebroken dog Buck d. Anita 2-0; wins $800 |
| 231 | 3/13/79 | Buck | Andrea | Buck leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q1 G2 Q1: 63 out of 100 married men in Japan were not in love with their wife when they married her Andrea d. Buck ($6,100) 2-1; wins $5,600 Andrea d. Gordon 2-1 to end the show |
| 232 | 3/14/79 | Andrea | Gordon | Show starts at Money Cards; Andrea wins $6,000 G3 Q3: 1 out of 100 mailmen did not know their ZIP code Andrea d. Gail 2-1 in a match completely played in one segment, and wins $7,200 G1 Q1: 34 out of 100 congressman think Ted Kennedy will run for President in 1980 (which he won't) |
| 233 | 3/15/79 | Andrea | Ann | Ann leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q1 Andrea d. Ann 2-1--her fourth consecutive come- from-behind win--but busts at the Big Bet (10-K) Andrea ($19,700) again forces a tiebreaker after falling behind 1-0, but Hal wins 2-1 but also busts on a bad card at the Money Cards, this time on level 2 (6-2) |
| 234 | 3/16/79 | Hal | Mimi | New match begins Mimi d. Hal ($200) 2-0; wins $2,700 Tink (real name Linda) d. Mimi ($3,000) 2-1 |
| 235 | 3/19/79 | Tink | - | Show starts at Money Cards; Tink wins $10,050 Tink d. Ken 2-0 in 4 questions; wins $2,200 |
| 236 | 3/20/79 | Tink | Carolou | Carolou leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q1 G2 Q2: 28 out of 100 Beverly Hills teenagers say a million dollars is not a lot of money Tink d. Carolou 2-1; wins $3,600 G1 Q1: 19 out of 100 bachelors told two different girls "I love you" in the same night |
| 237 | 3/21/79 | Tink | Paula | Opening poem was used on a previous show Match tied 1-1; show starts with G3 Q1 Paula d. Tink ($16,550) 2-1; busts at Big Bet (4-2) in the first MC played w/o a commercial before it G1 Q2: 66 out of 100 people in England said they would approve of a woman Prime Minister Liza d. Paula ($200) 2-0; wins $2,000 New challenger Stephenne (pronounced like "Stephanie") runs the board to win G1 to end the show |
| 238 | 3/22/79 | Liza | Stephenne | Stephenne leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q1 Stephenne d. Liza ($2,200) 2-0; wins $200 G2 Q2: 55 out of 100 people think Jimmy Carter's chances for reelection would be hurt by his brother Billy's antics Stephenne d. Jim 2-0 |
| 239 | 3/23/79 | Stephenne | - | Show starts at Money Cards; Stephenne wins $800 Sydell d. Stephenne ($1,500) 2-1; wins $3,800 G1 Q2: 19 out of 100 women with glasses believe the expression "guys don't make passes..." is true |
| 240 | 3/26/79 | Sydell | Tom | Sydell leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q1 Sydell d. Tom 2-0; wins $2,500 G2 Q2: 83 out of 100 married women with a pet pig say their husband leaves a bigger mess than their pig (Peggy: "Men are more piggish than pigs.") Sydell d. Peggy 2-1 |
| 241 | 3/27/79 | Sydell | - | Show starts at Money Cards; Sydell wins $800 G1 Q3: 38 out of 100 women geniuses admitted they play dumb on a date so their date doesn't feel inferior G2 Q3: 53 out of 100 congressmen prefer ration cards as opposed to doubling prices to get people to save gas Sydell d. Janet 2-1; wins $800 after two doubles |
| 242 | 3/28/79 | Sydell | Paul | Show starts with G1 Q2 G2 Q3: 1 out of 100 priests own stock Paul d. Sydell ($8,800) 2-0; wins $3,200 |
| 243 | 3/29/79 | Paul | Linda | Paul leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2 Paul d. Linda 2-1; wins $900 Paul d. Barbara 2-0 in 3 questions; wins $2,800 New challenger Peggy runs the board in G1 to end the show |
| 244 | 3/30/79 | Paul | Peggy | Peggy leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q1 Peggy d. Paul ($7,500) 2-0; Jim gets her good-luck charm from offstage and she goes on to win $7,200 Paul d. John 2-0 |
| 245 | 4/2/79 | Peggy | - | Show starts at Money Cards; Peggy busts on level 2 (3-2) Peggy d. De Jaye 2-0; wins $2,000 |
| 246 | 4/3/79 | Peggy | Donna | Show starts with G1 Q2 Peggy d. Donna 2-0 in 3 questions; wins $9,600 G1 Q1: 0 out of 100 divorced women are paying their ex-husband alimony G2 Q2: 69 out of 100 physchiatrists believe advice-to- the-lovelorn columns really do help their readers Dick d. Peggy ($19,700) 2-1 to end the show |
| 247 | 4/4/79 | Dick | - | Show starts at Money Cards; Dick wins $19,200 with help from three aces, none next to each other Pat d. Dick ($19,400) 2-0; wins $1,400 |
| 248 | 4/5/79 | Pat | Debbie | Show starts with G1 Q2 Debbie d. Pat ($1,600) 2-0; wins $4,400 |
| 249 | 4/6/79 | Debbie | Alan | Debbie leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q1 G2 Q2: 75 out of 100 people do not believe there is an oil shortage despite all the news Debbie d. Alan 2-0; wins $1,600 |
| 250 | 4/9/79 | Debbie | Temi | Debbie leads 1-0; show starts with sudden death in G2 Debbie d. Temi 2-1; wins $3,600 Ron d. Debbie ($10,200) 2-0; wins $6,000 to end the show |
| 251 | 4/10/79 | Ron | Alice | New match begins Alice calls higher than a jack and loses (J-9) in G1 Q1 G2 Q1-2: 54 out of 100 high-school sex education teachers would advise their teenage daughter to remain a virgin until they are married, but only 38 would advise their son Ron d. Alice 2-0 before first commercial; wins $1,000 Holly d. Ron ($7,400) 2-0 in another one-segment match (five questions total) and wins $2,800 Jim acknowledges the departure of Karen Hacker at show's end |
| 252 | 4/11/79 | Holly | Dereck | At the request of the opening poem, Jim introduces Janice and Lois Areno, who is making her debut In addition, Jim reads another poem which asks for a new wardrobe (the red and blue gowns have been present since December), so Jim says starting with the next show, the ladies will sport a new outift every show New match begins G1 Q4: 38 out of 100 men said they called in sick because they were actually sick of work Holly d. Dereck 2-0; wins $1,600 G1 Q1: 46 out of 100 people believe President Carter's peace treaty will make them more likely to vote for him in 1980 |
| 253 | 4/12/79 | Holly | Willie (female) | Show starts with sudden death in G1 Willie d. Holly ($4,800) 2-0; wins $3,000 Carol d. Willie ($3,200) 2-0 Starting with this show, Georgio Beverly Hills receives a credit on the 317 for the dealers' wardrobes |
| 254 | 4/13/79 | Carol | - | Show starts at Money Cards; wins $12,000 G1 Q4: 4 out of 100 female truck drivers usually wear a dress wear driving their truck G2 Q3: 12 out of 100 people Japanese diners used forks Sandy d. Carol ($12,200)--who nailed two questions on the head in that match--2-0 and wins $13,400 Total winnings this show: $25,600 |
| 255 | 4/16/79 | Sandy | Debra | New match begins G1 Q2: 49 out of 100 people believe the peace treaty between Israel and Egypt will bring peace to the Middle East G2 Q1: 32 out of 100 sex education teachers would allow their 13-year-old daughter to go on a date without a chaperone G2 Q2: 66 (!) 13-year-old girls say they are old enough to go on a date without a chaperone Debra d. Sandy ($13,700) 2-1; wins $1,700 |
| 256 | 4/17/79 | Debra | George | Show starts with G1 Q3 G1 Q3-4: 26 out of 100 American men--and 82(!) Japanese men--would never forgive their wives if they had an affair G2 Q2: 49 out of 100 Las Vegas gamblers have bet $100 or more on the turn of a single card (the premise of CS!) Debra d. George 2-0; wins $1,800 |
| 257 | 4/18/79 | Debra | Cathy | Cathy leads 1-0; show starts with sudden death in G2 Debra d. Cathy 2-1; wins $5,400 Debra d. Joe 2-1; wins $3,000 Two bars are added to start of the closing theme |
| 258 | 4/19/79 | Debra | Norma | New match begins G2 Q3: 1 out of 100 airline stewardesses have had a woman give birth during one of their flights Norma d. Debra ($12,800) 2-1; wins $2,100 with three jacks |
| 259 | 4/20/79 | Norma | Susie | Show starts with sudden death in G1 Norma d. Susie 2-1; wins $3,400 Norma d. Mike 2-1 to end the show |
| 260 | 4/23/79 | Norma | - | Show starts at Money Cards; Norma wins $3,075, going against the odds twice successfully (10-Q, 9-10) G1 Q1: 42 out of 100 single women admit they are bad girls (go out, go to bed, and come home) rather than good girls (go out, come home, and go to bed) Colleen d. Norma ($9,175) 2-0; took $8,800 to the Big Bet but fell to $4,400 on a double (6-6) At the end of the show, Jim celebrates CS's first anniversary by bringing new player Oran, departing champ Norma, Janice, Lois, and his daughter Erin (who works on the show as a production assistant) on stage for some cake |
| 261 | 4/24/79 | Colleen | Oran | New match begins G2 Q4: 38 out of 100 single women went out with a man wearing who was more jewelry than they were Colleen d. Oran 2-1; wins $1,200 |
| 262 | 4/25/79 | Colleen | Bettsy | Markie returns; Bettsy leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2 Bettsy d. Colleen ($6,100) 2-1; wins $3,400 G1 Q1: 34 out of 100 women who have pet pigs say their husband eat more than their pigs Bettsy, a pig owner herself, wins that question Irene d. Bettsy ($3,600) 2-0 |
| 263 | 4/26/79 | Irene | - | Show starts at Money Cards; Irene wins $2,475 George d. Irene ($2,775) 2-1; wins $250 |
| 264 | 4/27/79 | George | Barbara | Show starts with G1 Q2 G2 Q2: 38 out of 100 married men say their dog is more willing to fetch their slippers than their wife Jim tries to joke about that question, but blows the delivery ("When I get home, my wife lays out my robe and slippers because I hate to do dishes in cold water" ???) George d. Barbara 2-1; busts on both levels (J-J, K-K) G1 Q1: 18 out of 100 would buy a house a mile from a nuclear power plant This question was used on a earlier show before the Three-Mile Island accident; 31 said yes last time At the end of the show, Jim tells the writers' version of that joke: "When I go home, my wife is going to lay out my slippers because she knows I hate to do the dishes in my shoes." |
| 265 | 4/30/79 | George | Lorraine | George leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q3 George d. Lorraine 2-1; wins $250 George d. Becky 2-0 in four questions; wins $1,900 |
| 266 | 5/1/79 | George | Arlene | Opening poem was used previously New match begins G2 Q2-3: 44 out of 100 marriage counselors think when a wife is unfaithful--only 5 say when a husband is unfaithful--it usually ends in divorce Arlene d. George ($3,200) 2-0; wins $11,100 |
| 267 | 5/2/79 | Arlene | Dennis | Dennis leads 1-0; show starts with sudden death in G2 Arlene d. Dennis 2-1; wins $200 |
| 268 | 5/3/79 | Arlene | Warren | Warren leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q3 Arlene d. Warren 2-1; wins $1,050, although the scoreboard flashed $1,100 Debbie d. Arlene ($12,950) 2-0; wins $2,650 |
| 269 | 5/4/79 | Debbie | Opal | New match begins G1 Q1: 4 out of 100 Protestant ministers are women Debbie d. Opal 2-1; wins $600 |
| 270 | 5/7/79 | Debbie | Casey | Debbie leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q1 Casey d. Debbie ($3,750) 2-1; busts on level 2 (K-A) G2Q1: 44 out of 100 bachelors would marry a mail-order bride Cyndi d. Casey ($300) 2-1 |
| 271 | 5/8/79 | Cyndi | - | Show starts at Money Cards; Cyndi wins $4,400 Dennis d. Cyndi ($4,600) 2-1; wins $1,800 |
| 272 | 5/9/79 | Dennis | Debbie | Lois returns; Dennis leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q1 Dennis d. Debbie 2-1; wins $5,000 G1 Q1: 92 out of 100 Middletown, PA residents suspect the power company tried to cover up the facts in the Three-Mile Island accident G1 Q3: 33 out of 100 Englishmen think the world would be a better place if the USA was still an English colony |
| 273 | 5/10/79 | Dennis | Murphy (female) | Murphy leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q3 Dennis d. Murphy 2-1; busts on level 2 (K-A) G1 Q4: 0 out of 100 corporate executives have male secretaries Sharon d. Dennis ($7,500) 2-1 |
| 274 | 5/11/79 | Sharon | - | As Janice hands Jim his microphone, he points out that it is her birthday; he also plugs NBC's "Year of the Child" week Show starts at Money Cards; Sharon wins $400 G1 Q2: 99 out of 100 feminists believe the next Supreme Court justice should be a woman G1 Q3: 1 out of 100 teenage mothers are still wearing braces Larry d. Sharon ($600) 2-0; busts at Big Bet (3-2) |
| 275 | 5/14/79 | Larry | Goldie | Show starts with G1 Q3 Goldie d. Larry ($200) 2-0; wins $4,800 Goldie looks to her husband so often that Jim brings him on stage for the Big Bet |
| 276 | 5/15/79 | Goldie | Jim | Show starts with G1 Q3 Jim d. Goldie ($5,000) 2-0; wins $8,800 |
| 277 | 5/16/79 | Jim | Rusti | Jim leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2 Jim d. Rusti 2-1; holds back $50 on a two on level 2--and turns over a double (2-2), but recovers to wins $350 Irene d. Jim ($9,550) 2-0 |
| 278 | 5/17/79 | Irene | - | Show starts at Money Cards; Irene wins $2,000 G1 Q2: 80 out of 100 California residents think Governor Jerry Brown will run for President in 1980 Irene d. John 2-0; wins $900 At the end of the show, Jim announces that the show has given away over $1 million in its first year |
| 279 | 5/18/79 | Irene | Kelley | Show starts with G1 Q2 G2 Q2: 99 out of 100 feminists would prefer their daughter become a doctor than marry oneIrene d. Kelley 2-0; wins $450 after three straight sixes on level 2 and a $3,000 Big Bet loss (4-3) |
| 280 | 5/21/79 | Irene | Chuck | Chuck leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2 Chuck d. Irene ($3,950) 2-0; has $6,050 with 2 cards to go, but loses $5,000 on a jack (J-A), but still wins $2,100 G2 Q1: 1 out of 100 women drivers have dented a police car G2 Q2: 12 out of 100 Englishmen would be upset if Prince Charles married a commoner Carol d. Chuck ($2,400); wins $15,400 |
| 281 | 5/22/79 | Carol | Brian | New match begins Carol d. Brian 2-0; wins $300 after three doubles in MC Menett d. Carol ($16,100) 2-0 in three questions; wins $1,100 |
| 282 | 5/23/79 | Menett | Maureen | Markie returns; new match begins Menett d. Maureen 2-1; wins $400 |
| 283 | 5/24/79 | Menett | Nancy | Show starts with G1 Q3 Menett d. Nancy 2-1; wins $400 |
| 284 | 5/25/79 | Manett | Kathleen | Menett leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q3 Kathleen d. Menett ($2,600) 2-1; wins $1,100 G2 Q1: 52 out of 100 people believe President Carter should freeze all wages and prices to curb inflation Kathleen d. Bill 2-1 |
| 285 | 5/28/79 | Kathleen | - | Show starts at Money Cards; Kathleen wins $3,300 Bill d. Kathleen ($4,800) 2-0 on 3 questions; wins $2,050 in a MC played without a commercial |
| 286 | 5/29/79 | Bill | Pam | Pam leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2 Pam d. Bill ($2,350) 2-1; wins $3,600 Kim d. Pam ($3,900) 2-1 |
| 287 | 5/30/79 | Kim | - | Show starts at Money Cards; Kim busts at Big Bet (4-2) Kim d. Gene 2-0; wins $2,600 Bob d. Kim ($3,000) 2-0 to end the show |
| 288 | 5/31/79 | Bob | - | Show starts at Money Cards; Bob wins $1,300 Connie d. Bob ($1,500) 2-0; wins $1,300 MC round played w/o commercial before it; Markie brings in the deck while Jim operates the MC podium |
| 289 | 6/1/79 | Connie | Valarie | Show starts with G1 Q3 Connie d. Valarie 2-0; wins $4,600 |
| 290 | 6/4/79 | Connie | Barbara | Markie, rather than Janice, hands Jim his microphone Barbara leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q1 Connie d. Barbara 2-1; wins $600 G1 Q1-2: 71 out of 100 bodybuilders think their muscles make them look sexy, but only 19 out of 100 women find big muscles on bodybuilders attractive Chelle d. Connie ($7,100) 2-0 |
| 291 | 6/5/79 | Chelle | - | Show starts at Money Cards; Chelle busts on level 2 (A-A) Chelle d. Anne (future actress Anne-Marie Johnson) 2-0, but busts AGAIN, this time at Big Bet (9-10) |
| 292 | 6/6/79 | Chelle | Bill | Bill leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2 Bill d. Chelle ($400) 2-0; wins $5,000 Before the first commercial, Jim yanks his microphone cord, and during MC, there is electrical buzzing. Tape is stopped and Jim is given a new mic different from the "Rayburn-style" mic G2 Q1-2: 28 out of 100 married men--but 75 Japanese married men--believe birth control is a man's responsibility Peggy d. Bill ($5,300) 2-1 |
| 293 | 6/7/79 | Peggy | - | First show without the long-stick microphone Show starts at MC; Peggy wins $2,900 Chris d. Peggy ($3,100) 2-0; wins $2,200 MC starts w/o commercial; Jim goes over the rules in 7 seconds |
| 294 | 6/8/79 | Chris | Alice | Show starts with sudden death in G1 G2 Q2: 97 out of 100 women drivers knew the gas tank is empty when the needle points to E, not F Chris d. Alice 2-1; busts twice with a ten (10-A on level 1, 10-Q at Big Bet); MC starts w/o commercial New challenger Max's real name is Linnea; Max is short for her maiden name, Maxwell |
| 295 | 6/11/79 | Chris | Max | Jim brings producer Jonathon Goodson and his 18-month-old daughter Caroline on stage; wife Carol also shown on camera Chris leads 1-0; show starts with suddent death in G2 Chris d. Max 2-1; wins $7,500 G1 Q2: 84 out of 100 housewives would bring their own grocery bags to save 10% on their food bill Micheline d. Chris ($10,400) 2-1 |
| 296 | 6/12/79 | Micheline | - | Jim enters from stage right for the first time, and now he plugs the NBC affiliate of the opening poem's author Show starts at Money Cards; Micheline wins $2,200 G1 Q2: 96 out of 100 people believe teachers should have the right to strike John d. Micheline ($2,400) 2-0; wins $400 after losing $2,000 on a jack in level 2 (J-Q) |
| 297 | 6/13/79 | John | Carol | Lois returns; Carol leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q1 Carol d. John ($700) 2-1; wins $1,225 G2 Q2: 61 out of 100 policemen removed a tag that says "do not remove under penalty of law" |
| 298 | 6/14/79 | Carol | Steve | Steve leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q3 Carol d. Steve 2-1; wins $8,600 G2 Q3: 1 out of 100 women who lost over 100 pounds had her jaws wired shut to help lose the weight |
| 299 | 6/15/79 | Carol | Moreau | Moreau (pronounced ma-ROO) leads 1-0; show starts with sudden death in game 2 Carol d. Moreau 2-1; wins $500 G2 Q2: 35 out of 100 men would upset if they lost their job to a machine than another person |
| 300 | 6/18/79 | Carol | Margie | Carol leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q3 Margie d. Carol ($11,025) 2-1; busts on both levels (J-K-K) Producer Jonathan thought Margie went higher on a king on level 2, but she said lower--she would have busted either way |
| 301 | 6/19/79 | Margie | Nancy | Jim acknowledges that this is the 300th show Match tied 1-1; show starts with G3 Q1 Nancy d. Margie ($300) 2-1; wins $1,250 Nancy tries to bet three-quarters of her $3,750 at the Big Bet, but bets $2,500 and loses (3-2) G1 Q3: 90 out of 100 people age 90 or older attribute their longevity to clean living G2 Q1: 52 out of 100 Tonight Show fans would quit watching if Johnny Carson leaves Nancy d. Danny 2-0 |
| 302 | 6/20/79 | Nancy | - | Show starts with Money Cards; Nancy wins $1,050 after a first-card bust (4-2), when the display blanked out instead of reading "BUST" G2 Q1: 23 out of 100 mothers would attend their son's wedding--if he was marrying another man Pammy d. Nancy ($2,800); wins $2,600 |
| 303 | 6/21/79 | Pammy | John | New match begins John d. Pammy ($2,900) 2-1; wins $500 with two doubles (A-A on level 1, 7-7 at Big Bet) |
| 304 | 6/22/79 | John | Julie | Show starts with G1 Q3 John d. Julie 1-0; wins $2,700 |
| 305 | 6/25/79 | John | Terry | Terry leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q3 Terry d. John ($3,600) 2-0; busts on level 2 (2-2) Dennis d. Terry ($200) 2-0 on three questions; wins $3,000 |
| 306 | 6/26/79 | Dennis | Carolyn | Dennis leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q1 Carolyn d. Dennis ($3,400) 2-1; wins $1,950 Carolyn d. Art 2-0 |
| 307 | 6/27/79 | Carolyn | - | Show starts at Money Cards; Carolyn wins $5,000 Craig d. Carolyn ($7,450) 2-1; wins $1,400 |
| 308 | 6/28/79 | Craig | Alma | Alma leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q1 Alma d. Craig ($1,600) 2-0; wins $6,300 Alma d. Sally 2-0 |
| 309 | 6/29/79 | Alma | - | Show start at Money Cards; Alma wins $6,000 Alma d. Alan 2-1; wins $275 |
| 310 | 7/2/79 | Alma | Patrice | Patrice leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q1 Patrice d. Alma ($13,175) 2-0; wins $1,100 Patrice d. Melissa 2-0; wins $4,000 New challenger Dororthy runs the board to end the show |
| 311 | 7/3/79 | Patrice | Dorothy | Dorothy leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q1 Patrice d. Dorothy 2-1; wins $2,700 Patrice d. John 2-0 |
| 312 | 7/4/79 | Patrice | - | Show start with Money Cards; Patrice wins $2,400 Patrice d. Mike 2-0; wins $4,000 G1 Q2: 18 out of 100 engaged men have already fought with their future mother-in-law |
| 313 | 7/5/79 | Patrice | Patti | Opening poem requests more face time for the dealers Show starts with G1 Q3 G1 Q4: 32 out of 100 married women say their husband is a more finicky eaters than their cat Patti d. Patrice ($15,100) 2-1; busts at Big Bet (Q-A) |
| 314 | 7/6/79 | Patti | Mike | Show starts with sudden death in G1 Patti d. Mike 2-1; wins $1,000 Bob d. Patti ($1,400) 2-0 |
| 315 | 7/10/79 | Bob | - | Show starts with Money Cards; Bob wins $5,200 MC podium swings in late during preparation Bob d. Beth 2-0 in three questions; wins $550 |
| 316 | 7/11/79 | Bob | Joanna | Joanna leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q3 Joanna d. Bob ($6,150) 2-0; busts on level 2 (A-A) G2 Q1: 76 out of 100 people waiting in line to buy gas think the gas shortage is a scheme by the oil companies Bobby d. Joanna ($200) 2-0; wins $1,700 after going double-or-nothing on a nine at the Big Bet (9-3) |
| 317 | 7/12/79 | Bobby | Sandy | Show starts with G1 Q2 G1 Q4: 1 out of 100 doctors say football players should be allowed to take "pep pills" before a game Bobby d. Sandy 2-0; wins $400 after busting on level 1 (A-A) and betting $250 of his $450 higher than a ten on level 2 (10-3) |
| 318 | 7/13/79 | Bobby | Cheri | Cheri leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2 Cheri d. Bobby ($2,500); wins $1,600 |
| 319 | 7/16/79 | Cheri | Bob | Match tied 1-1; show starts with G3 Q1 Bob d. Cheri ($1,900) 2-1; wins $4,200 G2 Q2: 53 out of 100 people have fallen asleep during one of President Carter's speeches Bob d. Karine 2-1; wins $1,600 |
| 320 | 7/17/79 | Bob | Bill | Show starts with G1 Q2 G2 Q1: 80 out of 100 mothers of 10 or more children completed their 18-question CS survey without interruption Bob d. Bill 2-1 in a 10-question match; wins $1,950 |
| 321 | 7/18/79 | Bob | Risha | Show starts with G1 Q3 Risha d. Bob ($8,350?) 2-?; busts at Big Bet (K-A) |
| 322 | 7/19/79 | Risha | Chuck | Markie returns to hand Jim the mic; Jim mentions that Mickey Rooney is a big fan of the show Match tied 1-1; show starts with G3 Q2 Risha d. Chuck 2-1; busts on level 2 (K-A) Risha d. Halvy 2-1; wins $1,500 |
| 323 | 7/20/79 | Risha | George | New match begins Risha d. George 2-0 (tape edit occurred after Risha won G2 because Jim thought George won G1); wins $150 G1 Q1: 81 out of 100 people think politicians should drive compact cars instead of limousines New challenger Estina says there is a special station in Washington where politicians can buy gas for 60¢ a gallon |
| 324 | 7/23/79 | Risha | Estina | Show starts with G1 Q3 Risha d. Estina 2-0; wins $275 after starting with a Q-Q bust on level 1 for the second straight time |
| 325 | 7/24/79 | Risha | John | Risha leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2 Risha d. John 2-1; wins $3,000 Risha d. Amy 2-0 |
| 326 | 7/25/79 | Risha | - | Show starts with Risha's seventh Money Cards round Risha wins $850 and retires with $7,175 Tenny wins the coin toss and plays red Tenny d. Barbara 2-0; wins $2,150 |
| 327 | 7/26/79 | Tenny | Woody | Show starts with G1 Q3 Tenny d. Woody 2-0; wins $225 |
| 328 | 7/27/79 | Tenny | Laura | Tenny leads 1-0; show starts with sudden death in G2 Tenny d. Laura 2-0; wins $800 G2 Q4: 14 out of 100 fifith-graders knew NBC stands for the National Broadcasting Company Tenny d. Mary 2-0; wins $3,000 |
| 329 | 7/30/79 | Tenny | Sandra | Show starts with G1 Q2 G1 Q2: 1 out of 100 engaged women is pregnant Tenny d. Sandra 2-1; wins $100 In G1 of the new match, Jim knocks off a card G1 Q2: 48 out of 100 Republicans would vote for Ronald Reagan for president in 1980 (wonder if he won :-p) |
| 330 | 7/31/79 | Tenny | Rich | Show starts with G1 Q3 Rich d. Tenny ($7,375) 2-1; wins $5,000 |
| 331 | 8/1/79 | Rich | Roxanne | Match tied 1-1; show starts with G3 Q1 G3 Q1: 35 out of 100 first-grade boys thought they were female Rich d. Roxanne 2-1; wins $2,200 Ellie d. Rich ($7,600) 2-0; wins $425 |
| 332 | 8/2/79 | Ellie | Eileen | Lois returns; show starts with G1 Q2 Eileen d. Ellie ($625) 2-0; wins $5,600 |
| 333 | 8/3/79 | Eileen | Pat | Pat leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q1 Pat d. Eileen ($5,800) 2-0; busts on level 2 (3-3) Mark d. Pat ($200) 2-0 to end the show |
| 334 | 8/6/79 | Mark | - | Show starts at Money Cards; Mark wins $2,800 G2 Q2: 17 out of 100 people would be willing to pay $10 a month to watch commercial-free TV Mark d. Susen 2-1; busts on level 2 (K-A) |
| 335 | 8/7/79 | Mark | Louis | New match begins Louis d. Mark ($3,300) 2-1; busts at Big Bet (K-A) |
| 336 | 8/8/79 | Mark | Jaime | Louis leads 1-0; show starts with sudden death in G2 Louis d. Jaime (ja-MAY) 2-1; wins $900 On level 2, Louis goes lower on a six and loses $50 (6-Q) Louis d. Connie 2-0; wins $1,050 to end the show |
| 337 | 8/9/79 | Louis | Jo Jami | New match begins G1 Q2: 80 out of 100 people say winners of a once-in-a- lifetime jackpot should not have to pay taxes on their winnings Louis d. Jo Jami 2-0; wins $3,600 |
| 338 | 8/10/79 | Louis | Marjorie | Match tied 1-1; show starts with G3 Q1 Louis d. Marjorie 2-1; wins $4,000 Phyllis d. Louis ($10,550) 2-0 |
| 339 | 8/13/79 | Phyllis | - | Show starts at Money Cards; Phyllis wins $100 Greg d. Phyllis ($400); wins $1,275 Jim knocks off a card in G1 |
| 340 | 8/14/79 | Greg | Marijane | Marijane leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q3 In G3, Marijane reserves her decision to freeze, and her freeze bar mutilates the card she nearly froze on as it moved back Marijane d. Greg ($1,575) 2-1; wins $200 G2 Q3: 3 out of 100 Las Vegas showgirls would date a man who used to be a woman Marijane d. George 2-1; wins $3,000 |
| 341 | 8/15/79 | Marijane | Lynn | Show starts with G1 Q2 Lynn d. Marijane ($3,600) 2-1; wins $1,950 At MC, Lynn changes a four on level 1--to another four G1 Q4: 0 out of 100 fireman said a policeman's job is more dangerous than a fireman's |
| 342 | 8/16/79 | Lynn | Diane | Diane leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2 Diane d. Lynn ($2,150) 2-0; wins $500 |
| 343 | 8/17/79 | Diane | Jeannette | Diane leads 1-0; show starts with sudden death in G2 Diane d. Jeannette 2-1; wins $1,100 G2 Q1: 38 out of 100 people think a man who steals $100 at gunpoint is a worse criminal than an executive who embezzles $10,000 from a big corporation Marietta d. Diane ($2,000) 2-0 |
| 344 | 8/20/79 | Marietta | - | Opening poem was a limerick; show was taped the birthday of both producer Jonathan Goodson and assistant to the producer, Merrillee Waterstone Show starts at Money Cards, where all four jacks are turned over and Marietta wins $350 Marietta d. Jackie 2-0; wins $10,400 |
| 345 | 8/21/79 | Marietta | Rick | Show starts with G1 Q2 Marietta d. Rick 2-1; busts on level 2 (2-2) |
| 346 | 8/22/79 | Marietta | Cherie | Cherie leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q3 Marietta d. Cherie 2-1; wins $2,800 G2 Q2: 2 out of 100 corporate executives' bosses are women Deanna d. Marietta ($14,350) 2-0; wins $2,000 |
| 347 | 8/23/79 | Deanna | Susi | Autumn subs for Lois; new match begins G2 Q2: 37 out of 100 people would rather vote for Nixon if he ran against Carter Deanna d. Susi 2-1; wins $1,700 |
| 348 | 8/24/79 | Deanna | Sam | Sam leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q1 G3 Q2: 1 out of 100 men wear a shower cap in the shower Sam d. Deanna ($4,200) 2-1; wins $200 New challenger Jill hits G1 Q4 on the nose |
| 349 | 8/27/79 | Sam | Jill | Jill leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q1 Jill d. Sam ($400) 2-0; wins $1,125 G2 Q1-2: 67 women and 92 (!) men liked their first kiss Jill nails G1 Q1 and G2 Q3 in the same match on the head |
| 350 | 8/28/79 | Jill | Natalie | Jill leads 1-0; show starts with sudden death in G2 Jill d. Natalie 2-0; wins $5,800 Jim knocks a card off the blue rack in G1 Jill d. John 2-1; wins $1,800 New player Bermia runs the board in G1 to end the show |
| 351 | 8/29/79 | Jill | Bermia | Bermia leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q1 G2 Q1: 25 out of 100 married men with pet pigs say their wife weighs more than their pig Jill d. Bermia 2-1; busts at Big Bet (K-K) G1 Q1: 85 out of 100 recognized Johnny Carson Doug d. Jill ($9,525); busts on both levels (2-2, J-A) (Doug: "It's your money, not mine.") New player K.J. (short for KarenJo) would later appear on Super Password in 1984 |
| 352 | 8/30/79 | Doug | K.J. | Show starts with G1 Q2 G1 Q3: 50 out of 100 people would rather vote for Walter Kronkite than Jimmy Carter for president G2 Q2: 84 out of 100 senior citizens say they cannot afford to live on Social Security alone K.J. d. Doug ($200) 2-0; wins $4,275 |
| 353 | 8/31/79 | K.J. | Brian | Brian leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q3 K.J. d. Brian 2-1; wins $1,300 Alan d. K.J. ($5,975) 2-0; wins $900 |
| 354 | 9/3/79 | Alan | Dorothy | New match begins Dororthy d. Alan ($1,100) 2-0; wins $1,800 |
| 355 | 9/4/79 | Dorothy | Tonie | Tonie leads 1-0; show starts with sudden death in G2 Tonie d. Dorothy ($2,000) 2-0; busts at Big Bet (2-2) Walter d. Tonie ($300) 2-1; busts at Big Bet (3-2) Full losing horn now plays on busts |
| 356 | 9/5/79 | Walter | Les (female) | Show starts with G1 Q2 Les d. Walter ($200) 2-0; wins $400 Les d. Dianne 2-0 |
| 357 | 9/6/79 | Les | - | Show starts at Money Cards; Les busts on level 2 (K-K) Charles d. Les ($800) 2-0; wins $2,700 New challenger Phyllis Harris is appearing on her first of six game shows--Card Sharks, Wheel of Fortune, Trivia Trap, Scrabble, Greed (where she would win $400,000), and Who Wants to be a Millionaire |
| 358 | 9/7/79 | Charles | Phyllis | Phyllis leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2 Phyllis d. Charles ($3,000) 2-1; wins $5,250 |
| 359 | 9/10/79 | Phyllis | Susan | Phyllis leads 1-0; show starts with sudden death in G2 Phyllis d. Susan 2-0; wins $2,800 Phyllis d. Mark 2-0; wins $400 |
| 360 | 9/11/79 | Phyllis | Mickey (female) | Show starts with G1 Q2 G2 Q4: 78 out of 100 men would work all day Saturdays for a 50% raise Phyllis d. Mickey 2-0; busts on level 2 (3-3) G1 Q3: 48 out of 100 single women have a man tell them "we could make beautiful music together" |
| 361 | 9/12/79 | Phyllis | Ramona | Phyllis leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q1 Ramona d. Phyllis ($9,350) 2-1; wins $300 |
| 362 | 9/13/79 | Ramona | Karen | Lois returns; Ramona leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q3 Ramona d. Karen 2-0; wins $500 G1 Q2: 34 out of 100 people would watch different programs just to control the television ratings Linda d. Ramona ($1,200); wins $525 |
| 363 | 9/14/79 | Linda | Don | New match begins Don d. Linda ($725) 2-0; wins $800 G1 Q1: 4 out of 100 men found their flies were open while answering the questionnaire Nancy d. Don ($1,100) 2-1 in a four-question match |
| 364 | 9/17/79 | Nancy | - | Show starts at Money Cards; Nancy wins $1,000 Amy d. Nancy ($1,200) 2-0; busts on level 2 (2-2) |
| 365 | 9/18/79 | Amy | Rick | Show starts with sudden death in G1
If you know what happened, e-mail me |
| 366 | 9/19/79 | Jwan | - | Show starts at Money Cards; Jwan wins $1,100 G2 Q1: 62 out of 100 congressmen drive a car that gets less than 10 miles per gallon Jorgeun d. Jwan ($1,300) 2-0; wins $4,100 |
| 367 | 9/20/79 | Jorgeun | Carolyn | Show starts with sudden death in G1 Jorgeun d. Carolyn 2-0; wins $9,600 New challenger Beverly is the triplet sister of former contestant Becky, who was on episodes 135-137 Beverly d. Jorgeun ($14,100) 2-0 |
| 368 | 9/23/79 | Beverly | - | Show starts at Money Cards; Beverly wins $3,800 G1 Q2: 19 out of 100 people in a telephone poll say they have been asking for their political opinion by a polling service G1 Q3: 2 out of 100 mothers have had ten or more children, all the same gender Beverly d. Joanna 2-0; wins $1,000 |
| 369 | 9/24/79 | Beverly | Zack | Jim announces the home viewer sweepstakes where one viewer could win a chance at the Money Cards Show starts with G1 Q3 Beverly d. Zack 2-1; wins $600 |
| 370 | 9/25/79 | Beverly | Cindy | Beverly leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q1 Beverly d. Cindy 2-0; busts on level 2 on a double ace--the second and third aces out of five cards Lenore d. Beverly ($6,300) 2-1 |
| 371 | 9/26/79 | Lenore | - | Show starts with Money Cards; Lenore wins $3,800 G2 Q2: 0 out of 100 millionaires would sell their soul to the devil to double their wealth Bob d. Lenore ($4,000) 2-0; wins $825 |
| 372 | 9/27/79 | Bob | Donna | Bob leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q1 Tape edit during G2 Q3 Bob d. Donna 2-1; wins $1,275 G1 Q1: 0 out of 100 child psychiatrists have spanked a patient Debbie d. Bob ($2,500) 2-0; wins $600 Jim misheard a bet on level 1 that would have resulted in a bust, but they let it slide |
| 373 | 9/28/79 | Debbie | Grady | New match begins G2 Q4: 1 out of 100 teenage boys says their girlfriend is a rotten kisser Grady d. Debbie ($900) 2-1; wins $4,000 When Jim signs off, he is the only one on stage; when Gene finishes the fee plugs, Jim walks off and the stage dims |
| 374 | 10/1/79 | Grady | Irish | Home viewer sweepstakes begins Match tied 1-1; show starts with G3 Q2 Grady d. Irish 2-1; wins $3,600 G2 Q1-2: 9 out of 100 child psychiatrists think it is harmful for a child to see his parents cry, but 45 out of 100 say it's harmful for a child to see them fight Katy d. Grady ($8,000) 2-0; changes a four to a queen on level 2 and wins $1,875 |
| 375 | 10/2/79 | Katy | Bill | New match begins Katy d. Bill 2-0; wins $2,800 |
| 376 | 10/3/79 | Katy | Mary Ann | Katy leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q3 Katy d. Mary Ann 2-0; changes a four to a seven at the Big Bet and wins $2,850 Katy d. Elma 2-1; wins $2,400 |
| 377 | 10/4/79 | Katy | John | G2T2 has been remodeled with white lights to indicate remaining questions; Jim says the change allows viewers to keep better track of the questions Markie returns; new match begins G2 Q3: 9 out of 100 ten-year-olds knew two bits is 25¢ Katy d. John 2-0; wins $1,000 |
| 378 | 10/5/79 | Katy | Kristine | Final day of the home viewer sweepstakes Show starts with sudden death in G1 Katy d. Kristine 2-1 in a match where all three games went to sudden death; busts at Big Bet (Q-Q) Katy hits two questions on the head on this show |
| 379 | 10/8/79 | Katy | Larry | Show starts with G1 Q2 Katy d. Larry 2-0; busts on level 2 (2-2) but retires as a seven-time champion with $12,525 Walt wins the coin toss and plays red G1 Q2: 11 out of 100 millionaires look at the prices before they look at the food on a menu |
| 380 | 10/9/79 | Walt | Debbie | Walt leads 1-0; show starts with sudden death in G2 Walt d. Debbie 2-0; goes into the Big Bet with $4,100 only to go bust on a double ace G1 Q2: 68 out of 100 men approve of womens' boxing G2 Q2: 46 out of 100 people would go to a movie theater that charges half-price but shows commercials during films Alfreta d. Walt ($200) 2-0; wins $400 |
| 381 | 10/10/79 | Alfreta | Betty | Janice and Markie both bring Jim the mic (Jim: "Is the mic getting heavy or are you two padding your part?") Show starts with G1 Q3 Betty d. Alfreta ($700) 2-1; wins $1,500 Mike d. Betty 2-0; wins $200 to end the show |
| 382 | 10/11/79 | Mike | Barbara | New match begins G2 Q2: 1 out of 100 divorced women are getting more alimony than they deserve Mike d. Barbara 2-0; wins $4,600 Gene: Because a card was inadvertantly revealed while Mike's Money Cards were dealt, a new deck was substituted and the program edited. |
| 383 | 10/12/79 | Mike | Becca | Match tied 1-1; show starts with G3 Q1 Becca d. Mike ($5,300) 2-1; wins $9,600 New player Lenore returns due to a small decrepancy G1 Q1: 32 out of 100 men would like to clone themselves G1 Q2: 64 out of 100 people would trust a used car salesman more than a politician Becca d. Lenore 2-0; wins $12,000 |
| 384 | 10/15/79 | Becca | Susan | New match begins G3 Q2: 20 out of 100 women over six feet tall were wearing high heels while they were answering the questionnaire Becca d. Susan 2-1; wins $1,800 G1 Q3: 56 out of 100 married women with pet pigs say their husband is sloppier than their pig |
| 385 | 10/16/79 | Becca | Lisa | Lisa leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q1 Lisa d. Becca ($24,100) 2-1; wins $2,600 G2 Q1: 95 out of 100 mailmen have refused to deliver the mail to a house with a ferocious dog Lisa d. Richard 2-1 |
| 386 | 10/17/79 | Lisa | - | Show starts at Money Cards; Lisa wins $4,600 G1 Q4: 85 out of 100 high school teachers say their students cannot read or write as well as they could in HS This same question was asked in Feb., with near identical results Todd d. Lisa ($7,700) 2-1; wins $2,200 |
| 387 | 10/18/79 | Todd | Leslie | Lois returns; the new lights on G2T2 are now blue Show starts with G1 Q2 Todd d. Leslie 2-1; wins $2,950 |
| 388 | 10/19/79 | Todd | Penny | Show starts with sudden death in G1 Penny d. Todd ($5,650) 2-1; wins $2,400 |
| 389 | 10/22/79 | Penny | Mike | Mike leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2 Mike d. Penny ($2,700) 2-1; wins $1,500 Mike d. Edith 2-1; wins $7,000 |
| 390 | 10/23/79 | Mike | Debbie | Show starts with G1 Q2 G2 Q1: 0 out of 100 marriage counselors think the husband is more willing to seek professional help in a troubled marriage As Janice deals the cards for the tiebreaker, one of Mike's cards gets caught by the freeze bar and had to be replaced Debbie d. Mike ($9,000) 2-1; wins $500 |
| 391 | 10/24/79 | Debbie | Cherie | Debbie leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q3 Debbie d. Cherie 2-0; wins $1,200 Show ends with Debbie and Rich tied at 1-1 with G3 Q1 |
| 392 | 10/25/79 | Debbie | - | Challenger Rich took ill and is unable to continue, so the match defaults to Debbie and the show starts at Money Cards, where Debbie wins $4,800 Debbie d. Michael 2-0; changes a four on level 1 to an eight on level 1, but goes on to win $6,400 |
| 393 | 10/26/79 | Debbie | Peggy | Show starts with sudden death in G1 Peggy d. Debbie ($13,700) 2-0; busts at Big Bet (K-A) |
| 394 | 10/29/79 | Peggy | David | Match tied 1-1; show starts with G3 Q1 Dave d. Peggy ($300) 2-1; changes a jack and a four at Money Cards and wins $1,150 G2 Q2: 50 out of 100 passersby at Hollywood and Vine recognized then-Vice President Walter Mondale Dave d. Jalene 2-1 Show ends with the results of the Home Viewer Sweepstakes (Q: 438 out of 1000 people have written a check that bounced; the winner was Mona Moore from Aurora, IN) |
| 395 | 10/30/79 | Dave | - | Show starts at Money Cards; Dave changes a four to a ten on level 2 but goes on to win $4,700 G2 Q2: 98 out of 100 pediatricians recommend breast- feeding to bottle-feeding to new mothers Mary d. Dave ($6,250) 2-0; wins $6,800 |
| 396 | 10/31/79 | Mary | Ellen | Jim announces that Janice is going to Tahiti for a two-week modeling assignment and Lois will be appearing on "CHiPs" Show starts with G1 Q3 Mary d. Ellen 2-1; wins $3,800 Mary d. Jan 2-0 |
| 397 | 11/1/79 | Mary | - | Markie fills in for the vacationing Janice Show starts at Money Cards; Mary wins $5,700 Rich (see ep. 392) returns from sick leave to start the new match Rich d. Mary ($16,100) 2-1; wins $500 |
| 398 | 11/2/79 | Rich | Chris (female) | Chris leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2 Chris d. Rich ($700) 2-0; wins $300 Jean d. Chris ($600) 2-1; gets three doubles (9-9 on level 1, 5-5 on level 2, K-K at Big Bet) in MC and goes bust |
| 399 | 11/5/79 | Jean | Harry | New match begins Jean d. Harry 2-0 in four questions; wins $4,450 G2 Q1: 73 out of 100 housewives believe they should get the same benefits their husbands get at the office Jean, a housewife herself, hits the number right on the head Jean d. Karla 2-1; wins $3,450 to end the show |
| 400 | 11/6/79 | Jean | Roger | New match begins Roger d. Jean ($8,500) 2-0; wins $1,100 |
| 401 | 11/7/79 | Roger | Gina | Roger leads 1-0; show starts with sudden death in G2 Gina d. Roger ($1,400) 2-1; wins $1,500 G1 Q1: 47 out of 100 people say a network cancelled their favorite show this year Don d. Gina ($1,800) 2-1; changes a nine to a nine at the Big Bet and STILL gets a double (9-9) but still wins $1,100 |
| 402 | 11/8/79 | Don | Karen | Show starts at G1 Q2 Karen d. Don ($1,400) 2-1 in first segment; wins $1,100 New challenger Sharon gets four doubles in losing to Karen 2-0 Karen wins $4,000 at the Money Cards Gene: Because the wrong question was asked during the first match, the correct question was substituted and the program edited. |
| 403 | 11/9/79 | Karen | - | New match begins
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| 404 | 11/12/79 | Sue | Ed | Sue leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q3 Ed d. Sue ($3,900) 2-1; wins $800 Laure d. Ed ($1,000) 2-0 |
| 405 | 11/13/79 | Laure | - | Show starts at Money Cards; Laure wins $1,800 G2 Q4: 2 out of 100 women who divorced and remarried the same man wore the same gown at their second wedding Laure d. Debbi 2-1; wins $900 |
| 406 | 11/14/79 | Laure | Theresa | New match begins G1 Q1: 2 out of 100 divorced women say they receive alimony only to punish their ex-husband G2 Q3: 0 out of 100 male corporate executives would change their bank if it were owned and operated by women Theresa d. Laure ($3,200) 2-1; wins $800 after a first-card bust (3-3) Jim mentions Markie Post's last name on-air for the first time Theresa d. Alice 2-0 on four questions |
| 407 | 11/15/79 | Theresa | - | Melinda Hunter makes her CS debut Show starts at Money Cards; Theresa wins $6,600 G1 Q3: 99 out of 100 residents of a small Georgia city think the wrong side won the Civil War G2 Q1: 0 out of 100 people would take a pill that would prevent them from feeling sad or happy G3 Q1: 0 out of 100 Japanese kids know what a bagel is Antonio d. Theresa ($7,900) 2-1; wins $400 |
| 408 | 11/16/79 | Antonio | Cheryl | Show starts with Mona Moore, the Home Viewer Sweepstakes winner, winning $800 at the Money Cards In addition to the cash, Mona also wins a 1980 Plymouth Volari Regular play resumes with the start of a new match Cheryl d. Antonio ($600) 2-0; busts on level 2 (K-A) |
| 409 | 11/19/79 | Cheryl | Robert | Show starts with G1 Q3 Cheryl ($200) wins control in sudden death in G1 and G2 and passes both times, but Robert clears 3 cards both times to win 2-0 Robert wins $1,250 in Money Cards A stagehand is seen walking across the stage during the 317 |
| 410 | 11/20/79 | Robert | Bobbi | Match tied 1-1; show starts with G3 Q1 Robert d. Bobbi 2-1; wins $400 On the first card with a king, Robert calls higher but changes his mind, and turns over an ace Robert d. Winnie 2-1 in a one-segment match; wins $2,250 |
| 411 | 11/21/79 | Robert | Heather | Show starts with G1 Q3 Robert d. Heather 2-1; wins $4,300 |
| 412 | 11/23/79 | Robert | Jenny | Jenny leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2 Robert d. Jenny 2-1; wins $2,300 |
| 413 | 11/26/79 | Robert | C.J. | C.J. (real name Cindy) leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q3 C.J. d. Robert ($11,500) 2-0; gets knocked down to $50 four times and ends up with $100 G1 Q1: 4 out of 100 Russian immigrants think the American moon landing was a hoax |
| 414 | 11/27/79 | C.J. | Mark | G2T2, which remained on stage since the last match on the previous show ended, is already in place to start the show Match tied 1-1; show starts with G3 Q1 Mark d. C.J. ($400) 2-1; wins $900 Lila d. Mark ($1,100) 2-0; wins $800 |
| 415 | 11/28/79 | Lila | Vince | Vince's wife was a previous contestant Vince leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q1 Lila d. Vince 2-1 in first segment; wins $1,875 Show ends at G2 Q1 with Howard leading Lila 1-0 |
| 416 | 11/29/79 | Lila | Howard | Howard leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2 Howard d. Lila ($3,075) 2-0; wins $1,600 Howard d. Ruthie 2-0 without allowing Ruthie to play her cards Howard busts on the first card (3-2) in MC, but recovers to win $3,200 to end the show |
| 417 | 11/30/79 | Howard | Eva | Janice returns, and the producers welcome her back by selecting an opening poem about her New match begins Eva d. Howard ($5,300) 2-1; wins $2,600 G1 Q2: 34 out of 100 engaged women are more excited about their wedding night than their wedding day |
| 418 | 12/3/79 | Eva | Martin | Martin leads 1-0; shows begins with the start of G2 Martin d. Eva ($2,800) 2-0; changes a four to a king at the Big Bet only to bust (K-K) G1 Q1: 38 out of 100 CS audience members would bet everything they own that a card in the MC is lower than an ace G2 Q1: 1 out of 100 oil executives admit their companies deserve the blame that they're getting Gilda runs the board in G2, but Martin wins the match 2-1; wins $1,650 to end the show |
| 419 | 12/4/79 | Martin | Bonney | New match begins G1 Q2/G2 Q1: 79 out of 100 fifth-grade boys think boys are smarter than girls, but 98 out of 100 fifth-grade girls think girls are smarter than boys Martin comes from behind to d. Bonney 2-1; wins $5,850 G1 Q2: 55 out of 100 people believe the Amityville Horror story |
| 420 | 12/5/79 | Martin | Lisa | Martin leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q3 G2 Q3: 9 out of 100 oil executives were embarrassed by their last quarterly profits Martin d. Lisa 2-1; busts on level 2 (3-2) Martin d. Jeanne 2-0, with both games won in sudden death |
| 421 | 12/6/79 | Martin | - | Show starts at Money Cards; Martin wins $2,325 Michael d. Martin ($10,625) 2-0, with both games won in sudden death; wins $1,800 Sue d. Michael ($2,000) 2-0, with the entire match played in the final segment of the show |
| 422 | 12/7/79 | Sue | - | Show starts at Money Cards; Sue wins $2,800 with the help of a card telling her how much to bet G3 Q1: 57 out of 100 regular viewers of The Tonight Show would continue watching if Johnny Carson left Richard d. Sue ($3,000); wins $2,600 after turning over three sevens on the top level |
| 423 | 12/10/79 | Richard | Ann | Gene Wood is shown on camera at the request of the opening poem Richard leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2 G2 Q4: 78 out of 100 oil executives think gas stations should charge whatever they can get Richard d. Ann 2-1; wins $4,700 |
| 424 | 12/11/79 | Richard | Erica | Jim pokes fun at Janice and Melinda's headbands throughout the show Richard leads 1-0; show starts with sudden death in G2 Richard d. Erica 2-1; bets an odd multiple of 25 on level 2 on the way to winning $6,100 Richard d. Debbie 2-0; wins $2,100 to end the show |
| 425 | 12/12/79 | Richard | Brian | New match begins Brian, playing on crutches, d. Richard ($16,400) 2-1; starts MC with four straight face cards and wins $1,600 G1 Q1: 21 out of 100 child psychiatrists say it's wrong to teach small children to believe in Santa Claus |
| 426 | 12/13/79 | Brian | Gay | Gay leads 1-0; show begins with the start of G2 Gay d. Brian ($1,800) 2-0; wins $300 G1 Q1: 27 out of 100 second-graders believe they saw Santa Claus delivering their gifts Duff d. Gay ($600) 2-1; wins $2,600 |
| 427 | 12/14/79 | Duff | Mac | Lois returns; set is decorated for Christmas New match begins Duff d. Mac 2-1; busts on level 1 (K-A) and again at the Big Bet with the third three in the deck (4-3) |
| 428 | 12/17/79 | Duff | Sandy | Show starts with sudden death in G1 Sandy comes from behind to d. Duff ($3,100) 2-1; wins $100 G2 Q2: 89 out of 100 Franch teenagers in Paris can count to 10 in English |
| 429 | 12/18/79 | Sandy | David | David leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q3 David d. Sandy ($300) 2-0 on the show's first question; wins $2,450 after some conversative betting on good cards David comes from behind to d. Alexis 2-1; wins $5,000 Both MC rounds are played with no breaks before them |
| 430 | 12/19/79 | David | Don | New match begins Don hits G1 Q4 on the nose G2 Q2: 76 out of 100 Congressmen would go to their daughters' high school graduation instead of a White House dinner if they took place on the same night Don d. David ($7,850) 2-0; wins $3,075 |
| 431 | 12/20/79 | Don | Rayetta | Show starts with sudden death in G1 Don hits G2 Q3 on the nose Rayetta d. Don ($3,275) 2-0; wins $300 Show leaves off after G2 Q1 with challenger Steve leading 1-0 |
To celebrate the Christmas season, a week's worth of special shows featured young people, between the ages of 11 and 14, playing the game. Each pair of contestants plays two matches against each other, like on the syndicated version of Match Game. And since there is a lot of money involved in the Money Cards, each winner gets to bring a parent on stage to help him/her decide how much to bet on each card. With regular play interrupted in the middle of a match, the decks from Rayetta and Steve's match were sealed by NBC Compliance & Practices.
| Show # | NBC Air | Red | Blue | Results, Money Cards, and Notes |
| 432 | 12/21/79 | Robert | Terry | M1 G2 Q2: 65 out of 100 grownups recognized Daffy Duck Terry wins the first match 2-0; her father Leo joins her for MC, where they win $3,600 |
| 433 | 12/24/79 | Robert | Terry | Terry leads the second match 1-0; show begins with G2 Q1 Terry runs the board in G2 to win 2-0 Terry and father Leo bust in level 1 (A-A) and win $100 to finish with $4,100 Next contestants: Gayle vs. April Gayle runs the board in G2, but April wins the first match 2-1 |
| 434 | 12/26/79 | Gayle | April | Show starts at Money Cards April on her mother Ima bust on level 2 (3-2) April starts the second match by running the board in G1 April d. Gayle ($100) 2-0; wins $1,800 to finish with $2,200 Next contestants: Randee vs. Kelly (boy) |
| 435 | 12/27/79 | Randee | Kelly | Show starts with sudden death in G1 in the first match Randee runs the board in G2 to win the first match 2-0 Randee's father Joel helps her win $9,600 M2 G2 Q2: 56 out of 100 third-graders recognized an old-fashioned can opener Kelly calls lower than a four, changes the call to higher, and turns over a two |
| 436 | 12/28/79 | Randee | Kelly | Randee's mother was a previous contestant Show starts with sudden death in G2 in the second match Randee finishes a 2-0 win on the show's first question Randee and father Joel bust on the first card (2-2), but win $1,400 for a grand total of $11,400 |
A total of twelve kids were brought to the show, but time permitted for just six to play. After Randee's second Money Cards round, Jim brought all the young players on to the stage and allowed the other six contestants to introduce themselves. Each of these "stand-by" contestants received an AM/FM casette radio as a consolation prize, and Janice and Lois presented all 12 contestants with 12" portable TV sets. With this episode only half over, regular play picked up where it left off.
| Show # | NBC Air | Red (champion) | Blue (challenger) | Results, Money Cards, and Notes |
| 436 | 12/28/79 | Rayetta | Steve | Steve leads 1-0; play resumes with G2 Q2 Rayetta comes from behind to d. Steve 2-1; wins $14,200 |
| 437 | 12/31/79 | Rayetta | Tom | New match begins G2 Q1: 11 out of 100 people age 90 or older thought the invention of the automobile was foolish Rayetta d. Tom 2-0; wins $4,500 |
| 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 |
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