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| Show # | NBC Air | Red (champion) | Blue (challenger) | Results, Money Cards, and Notes |
| 438 | 1/2/80 | Rayetta | J.T. (male) | G2T2 is again decorated with an ice pack J.T. leads 1-0; show begins with the start with G2 J.T. runs the board in G2 to d. Rayetta ($19,600) 2-0; wins $2,100 New challenger Barbara runs the board in G1 J.T. hits G2 Q4 on the head J.T. d. Barbara 2-0; wins $2,400 |
| 439 | 1/3/80 | J.T. | Esther | New match begins J.T. runs the board to win G1 G2 Q2: 1 out of 100 prison inmates would shorten their sentence by squealing on their cellmate J.T. d. Esther 2-1; goes double-or-nothing on higher on a jack at the Big Bet and busts (J-9) J.T. again runs the cards to win G1 G2 Q3: 29 out of 100 people think the federal government should take over the oil companies Diane d. J.T. ($5,200) 2-1 to end the show |
| 440 | 1/4/80 | Diane | - | Show starts at Money Cards; Diane wins $550 New challenger Chip runs the cards in G1 Diane d. Chip 2-1; busts on level 1 (A-A) but wins $1,500 |
| 441 | 1/7/80 | Diane | Ann | Ann leads 1-0; show starts with the start of G2 Ann d. Diane ($2,450) 2-0; busts on her first two cards (Q-K-K) Ann d. Ken 2-0; wins $2,325 New challenger Ron runs the cards in G1 to end the show |
| 442 | 1/8/80 | Ann | Ron | Ron leads 1-0; show begins with the start of G2 Ron d. Ann ($2,725) 2-0; changes a four to a seven on the first level and busts on consecutive cards (K-K-A) New challenger Dorothy runs the board in sudden death to win G1 |
| 443 | 1/9/80 | Ron | Dorothy | Dorothy leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q3 Dorothy d. Ron ($200) 2-0; goes lower on a six on the first card (6-2) and wins $100 after a $3,000 loss on level 2 (4-3) G1 Q2: 79 out of 100 feminists belonging to the National Organization for Women think the American public will elect a female vice president by the end of the century Fran d. Dorothy ($300) 2-0 |
| 444 | 1/10/80 | Fran | - | Show starts at Money Cards; Fran changes a queen to a king on the first level, but busts on level 2 (A-A) New challenger Candi runs the board to win G1, but Fran comes from behind to win 2-1; busts on level 1 (K-K), wins $500 Fran and Candi's entire match was played in one segment New challenger Artie runs the board to win G2 |
| 445 | 1/11/80 | Fran | Artie | Match tied 1-1; show begins with the start of G3 Fran d. Artie 2-1; wins $1,500 Fran d. Deborah 2-0; changes a four to a six on level 2 but goes on to win $3,000 |
| 446 | 1/14/80 | Fran | Colleen | Show starts with G1 Q2 Colleen (pronounced COE-leen) d. Fran 2-0 ($5,800) 2-0; changes a four to an ace at the Big Bet to win $3,200 |
| 447 | 1/15/80 | Colleen | Pat (male) | Pat leads 1-0; show starts with sudden death in G2 Pat d. Colleen ($3,400); wins $1,500 A unplanned commercial break was taken before MC because the podium got stuck G2 Q1: 4 out of 100 oil company executives think the United States could produce all the energy it needs (Jackie said 75) Jackie (female) d. Pat ($1,800) 2-1; wins $600 |
| 448 | 1/16/80 | Jackie | Rob | New match begins Rob is from Scotland and is wearing a real Scottish kilt Jackie d. Rob 2-0; wins $2,700 |
| 449 | 1/17/80 | Jackie | Chic | Show starts with sudden death in G1 Chic (pronounced Chick) d. Jackie ($3,700) 2-0; wins $3,300 Kristen runs the board in G2 to d. Chic ($3,500) 2-0; wins $4,850 to end the show |
| 450 | 1/18/80 | Kristen | Marty | New match begins Kristen is still wearing her blue nametag G1 Q1: 0 out of 100 married women used a ladder to get out of the bedroom when they eloped Marty d. Kristen ($5,150) 2-1; wins $3,000 G1 Q2: 99 out of 100 pediatricians think kids watch too much TV |
| 451 | 1/21/80 | Marty | Faye | Show starts with G1 Q3 Faye d. Marty ($3,300) 2-1; wins $1,300 |
| 452 | 1/22/80 | Faye | Mike | Mike leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2 G2 Q2: 49 out of 100 people say it is unfair to cancel a new show after only a few weeks on the air Mike d. Faye 2-0 ($1,500) on the show's first question; wins $2,000 New challenger Kerstin is wearing the same dress as Janice and Lois Kerstin d. Mike ($2,200) 2-0 on three questions, ending with a run in G2, then takes her shoes off for MC and wins $4,300 |
| 453 | 1/23/80 | Kerstin | Ed | Show starts with G1 Q2 G3 Q2: 99 out of 100 people on the South Pacific island of Rarotonga have had a Coca-Cola Ed d. Kerstin ($4,600) 2-1; goes double-or-nothing on a 7 at the Big Bet to win $1,900 (7-Q) |
| 454 | 1/24/80 | Ed | Jane | New match begins G1 Q1: 2 out of 100 people age 90 or older have cash stuffed in their mattress (Ed said 55) Ed d. Jane 2-0; wins $6,800 G1 Q2: 42 out of 100 households that have "Beware of Dog" signs do not even own a dog |
| 455 | 1/25/80 | Ed | May | May leads 1-0; show begins with the start of G2 May d. Ed ($9,100) 2-0; busts on level 1 (3-2) but wins $1,000 |
| 456 | 1/28/80 | May | Dennis | May leads 1-0; show begins with the start of G2 May runs the board in G2 to d. Dennis 2-0; busts on the first card again (K-K) and again on Big Bet (3-2) Bill d. May ($1,400) 2-0; sweeps the bottom level only to bust on the first card on level 2 (A-A), with three aces in five cards |
| 457 | 1/29/80 | Bill | Pam | Show starts with G1 Q3 Pam d. Bill ($300) 2-1; busts on level 1 (2-2) and wins $200 A dot-matrix dollar sign has been added to the MC display |
| 458 | 1/30/80 | Pam | Jane | Mark Goodson's mother Fannie is in attendance Jane leads 1-0; show begins with the start of G2 Jane d. Pam ($500) 2-1; wins $900 |
| 459 | 1/31/80 | Jane | David | David leads 1-0; show begins with the start of G2 David d. Jane ($1,100) 2-0, both in sudden death; wins $13,600 G1 Q3: 60 out of 100 people who do not own dogs bring home a doggy bag when they go out to eat anyway |
| 460 | 2/1/80 | David | Cindy | Match tied 1-1; show begin with the start of G3 Cindy d. David ($13,900) 2-1; wins $4,200 G2 Q2: 35 out of 100 people would believe it if they heard from Walter Cronkite that he rode in a flying saucer Bradley d. Cindy ($4,500) 2-1 |
| 461 | 2/4/80 | Bradley | - | Show starts at Money Cards; Bradley wins $11,200 Bradley comes from behind to d. Dianna 2-1 in a match played entirely in one segment; busts at Big Bet (4-3) |
| 462 | 2/5/80 | Bradley | Debbie | Bradley leads 1-0; show begins with the start of G2 Debbie d. Bradley ($11,700) 2-1; busts on level 1 (4-3) and wins $500 New challenger Dolly hits G1 Q2 on the nose |
| 463 | 2/6/80 | Debbie | Dolly | Dolly leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2 Debbie d. Dolly 2-1; wins $800 |
| 464 | 2/7/80 | Debbie | Jim | Jim leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2 Jim d. Debbie ($1,800) 2-1; busts at Big Bet (4-2) Jim d. Stephanie 2-1; wins $275 |
| 465 | 2/8/80 | Jim | Alice | New match begins G2 Q3: 6 out of 100 men at the supermarket squeezed the Charmin while they were there Alice d. Jim ($675) 2-0, both in sudden death; busts on level 1 (Q-A) and wins $450 |
| 466 | 2/11/80 | Alice | Jan | Show starts with G1 Q2 Jan runs the board in sudden death to win G1 Jan d. Alice ($750) 2-1; wins $7,100 Jan runs the board again in G2 of the new match and comes from behind to d. Morris 2-1 |
| 467 | 2/12/80 | Jan | - | Show starts at Money Cards; Jan wins $4,800 Jan d. Scotty 2-0 in the minimum two questions; busts on level 1 (3-3) but wins $900 G1 Q3: 86 out of 100 grown-ups recognized Bugs Bunny |
| 468 | 2/13/80 | Jan | Morris | Jan leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q3 Jan d. Morris 2-1; busts on level 1 (K-K), goes double-or-nothing on a ten at the Big Bet and busts (10-J) on a MC where the lowest card was an 8 New challenger Toni runs the board to win G1, but Jan wins two in a row to win the match 2-1 |
| 469 | 2/14/80 | Jan | - | Jim brings roses for the dealers for Valentine's Day Show starts at Money Cards; Jan busts at Big Bet (3-2) New challenger Sandra goes lower on a six in G2 and misses (6-J), but d. Jan ($13,900) 2-1 going higher on a nine in G3 (9-10); wins $2,100 |
| 470 | 2/15/80 | Sandra | Gerry | New match begins Gerry d. Sandra ($2,300) 2-0; wins $2,550 |
| 471 | 2/18/80 | Gerry | Margo | Show starts with G1 Q2 Gerry d. Margo 2-1; wins $1,300 after lousy cards cause him to make five straight $50 bets |
| 472 | 2/19/80 | Gerry | Alison | Show starts with G1 Q2 G1 Q2: 99 out of 100 people in a small Georgia town had an ancestor who fought in the Civil War Alison d. Gerry ($4,250) 2-0; busts at Big Bet (K-K) |
| 473 | 2/20/80 | Alison | Mildred | Mildred leads 1-0; show begins with the start of G2 Mildred d. Alison ($200) 2-0; wins $1,000 New challenger Ralph runs the board to win G1 G2 Q3: 64 out of 100 people bought something before they really needed it because they were afraid the price would go up Ralph d. Mildred ($1,200) 2-0 |
| 474 | 2/21/80 | Ralph | - | Jim reads a second poem which rhymed Gene Wood with "mood" Show starts at Money Cards; Ralph wins $1,950 Shannon d. Ralph ($2,250) 2-1; busts on level 1 (3-2) but wins $800 |
| 475 | 2/22/80 | Shannon | Mickie | New match begins G2 Q1: 0 out of 100 sixth-grade boys think schools should stay open on Saturdays Shannon d. Mickie 2-1; wins $575 New challenger Tom runs the board to win G1 |
| 476 | 2/25/80 | Shannon | Tom | Match tied 1-1; show begins with the start of G3 Shannon d. Tom 2-1; wins $1,200 G2 Q2: 78 out of 100 New Hampshire voters would let a presidential candidate use their bathroom they they asked This question comes the day before the NH primary Scott d. Shannon ($3,175) 2-0; wins $2,000 |
| 477 | 2/26/80 | Scott | Lois | Melinda returns; show starts with G1 Q2 G2 Q2: 54 out of 100 New Hampshire voters wish the politicians would leave them alone Scott d. Lois 2-0; wins $650 G1 Q1: 0 out of 100 single Japanese women would agree to live with their fiancee before marrying him New challenger Meg hits G2 Q2 on the nose |
| 478 | 2/27/80 | Scott | Meg | Meg leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q3 Scott runs the board in G2, d. Meg 2-1, and wins $4,600 Debbie d. Scott ($7,950) 2-1 |
| 479 | 2/28/80 | Debbie | - | Show starts at Money Cards; Debbie busts at Big Bet (A-A) New challenger Jesse (male, age 72) runs the board to win G1 G2 Q1: 2 out of 100 mothers of 10 or more children have taken a fertility pill Jesse d. Debbie ($200) 2-0; wins $4,600 |
| 480 | 2/29/80 | Jesse | Pauline | Show starts with G1 Q3 Pauline hits G1 Q4 on the nose Jesse d. Pauline 2-1; wins $1,600 |
| 481 | 3/3/80 | Jesse | Janna | Show starts with G1 Q3 Jesse runs the board in sudden death to win G2 and d. Janna 2-0; busts and level 1 (Q-A) and wins $1,200 New challenger Sasha runs the board in sudden death to win G1 |
| 482 | 3/4/80 | Jesse | Sasha | Sasha leads 1-0; show begins with the start of G2 Sasha d. Jesse ($8,000) 2-0; busts on level 2 (A-A) |
| 483 | 3/5/80 | Sasha | Henry | Henry leads 1-0; show starts of G2 Q2 Henry d. Sasha ($300) 2-1; wins $4,200 |
| 484 | 3/6/80 | Henry | Carol | Match tied 1-1; show begins with the start of G3 Carol d. Henry ($4,500) 2-1; wins $850 Bill d. Carol ($1,050) 2-0; wins $5,400 |
| 485 | 3/7/80 | Bill | Leila | New match begins Bill d. Leila 2-0, both in sudden death; wins $1,500 |
| 486 | 3/10/80 | Bill | Truedy | Show starts with G1 Q2 Bill gets G2 Q2 on the nose Truedy d. Bill ($7,300); busts on level 1 (Q-Q) and at Big Bet (J-K) Facing sudden death, new challenger Tom runs the board in his third attempt to win G1 |
| 487 | 3/11/80 | Truedy | Tom | The author of the opening poem didn't send her address Tom leads 1-0; show begins with the start of G2 G2 Q1: 73 out of 100 housewives think TV commercials are an insult to their intellegence Tom d. Truedy ($200) 2-0; wins $2,400 G1 Q1: 33 out of 100 bachelors would rather date a good girl (one who goes out, comes home, and goes to bed) than a bad girl (one who goes out, goes to bed, then comes home) |
| 488 | 3/12/80 | Tom | Teresa | Teresa leads 1-0; show begins with the start of G2 G3 Q1: 4 out of 100 Congressman believe there will be gas rationing in 1980 (Tom said 78) Teresa d. Tom ($2,700) 2-1; wins $5,000 |
| 489 | 3/13/80 | Teresa | Bill | Jim brings his 15-year-old son Sean on stage at the start of the show Teresa leads 1-0; show begins with the start of G2 Teresa freezes on a queen in G2, and she wins G2 when control is passed to her in sudden death to d. Bill 2-0; wins $1,000 after busting on the first card (3-2) |
| 490 | 3/14/80 | Teresa | Betty | Teresa leads 1-0; show begins with the start of G2 If you know what happened, e-mail me |
| 491 | 3/17/80 | Teresa | Dwight | Lois returns; Teresa leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2 G2 Q2: 84 out of 100 mothers once gazed at their child while they were asleep and wondered how they could be such an angel at night but such a devil during the day G2 Q3: 62 out of 100 third-grade boys once gazed at their mother while they were asleep and wondered how she could yell at them all day Teresa d. Dwight 2-0; doubles up on the first four cards and wins $10,900 G1 Q3: 85 out of 100 adults recognized Porky Pig |
| 492 | 3/18/80 | Teresa | Dan | Dan brings a rubber ducky as a good luck charm Teresa leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2 G2 Q2: 2 out of 100 women who have had a face lift were under 40 years old when they answered the questionnaire Dan comes from behind to d. Teresa ($18,200) 2-1; wins $4,500 |
| 493 | 3/19/80 | Dan | Pat (female) | Dan leads 1-0; show begins with the start of G2 Dan d. Pat 2-0; wins $2,200 G2 Q1: 27 out of 100 people on the South Pacific island of Rarotonga have had a Twinkie |
| 494 | 3/20/80 | Dan | Gloria | Dan leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q3 Dan d. Gloria 2-0--and for the second straight match, Jim thought it was just the first game--and busts on level 1 (3-2) and wins $450 Dan runs the board in G2 to d. Bonnie 2-0; busts on the first card (Q-A) but wins $2,200 to end the show |
| 495 | 3/21/80 | Dan | Lynn | New match begins After Dan ($10,150) changes a jack to a seven in G2, Lynn wins the match 2-0 on the ensuing free chance; wins $375 |
| 496 | 3/24/80 | Lynn | Rose | Show starts with G1 Q3 Lynn d. Rose 2-1; wins $150 G1 Q2: 6 out of 100 people think the goverment is doing enough to stop inflation |
| 497 | 3/25/80 | Lynn | Garo | Lynn leads 1-0; show begins with the start of G2 Garo runs the board in G2 and d. Lynn ($1,025) 2-1, both times on free chances; wins $4,500 G1 Q1-2: 89 out of 100 divorced men paying alimony to their ex-wives and 13 out of 100 divorced women receiving alimony from their ex-husbands think divorce laws are unfair to men G1 Q4: 97 out of 100 Congressman said marijuana should be made legal if used for legitimate medical purposes |
| 498 | 3/26/80 | Garo | Marty (female) | Match tied 1-1; show begins with the start of G3 Marty d. Garo ($4,800) 2-1; wins $1,200 G1 Q4: 11 out of 100 business executives think the USA is headed for another Great Depression G2 Q1: 34 out of 100 married men claim their wives could run Standard Oil into bankruptcy |
| 499 | 3/27/80 | Marty | Jack | Match tied 1-1; show starts with G3 Q2 Jack d. Marty ($1,500) 2-1; wins $2,600 Lorrie d. Jack ($2,900) 2-1 |
| 500 | 3/28/80 | Lorrie | - | The author of the opening poem didn't sign a name Show starts at Money Cards; Lorrie busts on the first card (3-2) but bounces back to win $2,200 G2 Q4: 73 out of 100 people think inflation is here to stay Lachlen (male) d. Lorrie ($2,500) 2-1; wins $14,500 |
| 501 | 3/31/80 | Lachlen | Nikki | Jim announces this is the 500th show New match begins Nikki runs the board on her third attempt in G1 and her first in G2 to d. Lachlen ($14,700) 2-0; wins $22,600 after doubling up on the first four cards Nikki again runs the board on the first try to win G1 G2 Q2: 99 out of 100 pediatricians say if a young child is afraid of the dark, his parents should let him sleep with the light on |
| 502 | 4/1/80 | Nikki | Lyndsay | Nikki leads 1-0; show starts in sudden death in G2 Nikki d. Lyndsay 2-1; wins $3,000 Tony d. Nikki ($26,000) 2-0 |
| 503 | 4/2/80 | Tony | - | Show starts with Money Cards; Tony busts on level 2 (3-3) Cindy d. Tony ($300) 2-1; wins $1,200 |
| 504 | 4/3/80 | Cindy | Tammy | Show start with G1 Q3 Cindy runs the board to win G2 G3 Q1: 1 out of 100 marriage counselors say getting married would strengthen the relationship of an unmarried couple who isn't getting along Cindy d. Tammy 2-1; wins $1,200 |
| 505 | 4/4/80 | Cindy | Sean | Cindy leads 1-0; show begins with the start of G2 If you know what happened, e-mail me |
| 506 | 4/7/80 | Bob Hilton fills in for Gene Wood If you know what happened, e-mail me | ||
| 507 | 4/8/80 | If you know what happened, e-mail me | ||
| 508 | 4/9/80 | If you know what happened, e-mail me | ||
| 509 | 4/10/80 | If you know what happened, e-mail me | ||
| 510 | 4/11/80 | Irene | Cynthia | At the request of the opening poem, Jim shows how the giant decks are shuffled: under the supervision of NBC C&P, prop master Michael Holt moves them using a specially-designed shuffling table The decks measure 24x18 inches and weigh 25 pounds Irene leads 1-0; show start of G2 G2 Q1: 0 out of 100 Japanese boys have been left with a babysitter Irene d. Cynthia 2-0; wins $1,500 G1 Q3: 2 out of 100 dog owners have a dog named Spot Jim explains that G2T2 has 14 spaces which are filled every show, and this question was sitting in the back for two years |
| 511 | 4/14/80 | Irene | Jackie (female) | Jackie leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q3 G3 Q1: 95 out of 100 Playboy bunnies would be suspicious if their doctor wanted them to get undressed if all that was wrong was a splinter in their finger (Irene said 3) Jackie d. Irene ($5,850) 2-1; wins $1,800 Jackie d. Bob 2-0; wins $6,300 to end the show |
| 512 | 4/15/80 | Jackie | Greg | Melinda returns; new match begins Jackie d. Greg 2-1; busts at Big Bet (3-2) G1 Q1: 74 out of 100 former IRS agents say the rich are more likely to get away with cheating on their taxes than the poor |
| 513 | 4/16/80 | Jackie | Marcy | Show starts with G1 Q2 Marcy d. Jackie ($8,700) 2-0; wins $6,350 |
| 514 | 4/17/80 | Marcy | Donna | Show starts with G1 Q3 G2 Q1: 1 out of 100 people would vote for a politican endorsed by their favorite movie star Marcy d. Donna 2-1; wins $4,200 |
| 515 | 4/18/80 | Marcy | Denise | Show starts with G1 Q2 G1 Q2: 3 out of 100 women divorced three or more times are under 25 years of age Marcy d. Denise 2-1; wins $2,600 G1 Q4: 2 out of 100 people collected insurance money on an accident that never happened |
| 516 | 4/21/80 | Marcy | Vrenda | Vrenda leads 1-0; show begins with the start of G2 Vrenda d. Marcy ($13,750) 2-0; wins $4,300 Mike d. Vrenda ($4,500) 2-1; busts at Big Bet (10-A) to end the show |
| 517 | 4/22/80 | Mike | Mary | New match begins Mary runs the board to win G2, but Mike wins the match 2-1 off a free chance; wins $1,100 New challenger Terrisa runs the board to win G1 |
| 518 | 4/23/80 | Mike | Terrisa | Terrisa leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2 After the first two games totalled three questions, the tiebreaker comes down to sudden death, and Mike wins 2-1; wins $5,700 |
| 519 | 4/24/80 | Mike | Marna | Marna leads 1-0; show begins with the start of G2 Mike runs the board to win G2 and goes to on win 2-1; wins $2,000 |
| 520 | 4/25/80 | Mike | Debi | Mike leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2 Mike d. Debi 2-0 on the first question of the show; wins $3,750 |
| 521 | 4/28/80 | Mike | Dan | Match tied 1-1; show begins with the start of G3 Dan d. Mike ($13,650) 2-1 on the first question of the day; wins $4,800 |
| 522 | 4/29/80 | Dan | Sally | Lois returns; Jim announces that the show is starting its third year Match tied 1-1; show starts with G3 Q2 Sally d. Dan ($5,100) 2-1; wins $2,200 G1 Q4: 0 out of 100 Japanese man bachelors would be willing to marry a woman just for her money Maritza runs the board to G2 to d. Sally ($2,400) 2-0 |
| 523 | 4/30/80 | Maritza | - | Show starts at Money Cards; Maritza busts on level 1 (K-A) but comeas back to win $2,300 G1 Q2: 70 out of 100 French bachelors have dated a married woman G1 Q3: 37 out of 100 Japanese bachelors have dated a married woman Dave d. Maritza ($2,500) 2-0; busts on level 1 (3-2) and wins $800 G1 Q1: Of 100 husbands of feminists, 25 said their wives insisted on seeing their answers to the Card Sharks questionnaire before they mailed it back |
| 524 | 5/1/80 | Dave | Marian | Show starts with G1 Q2 Marian d. Dave ($1,000) 2-0--both times completing her line facing sudden death--and wins $3,400 |
| 525 | 5/2/80 | Marian | Eddie | Show starts with G1 Q2 If you know what happened, e-mail me |
| 530 | 5/12/80 | Trish | Carolyn | Show starts with sudden death in G1 Carolyn d. Trish ($1,400) 2-0--both times completing her line facing sudden death--then, with mostly bad cards, makes $50 bets on the first six cards until the Big Bet (and her third four) and wins $700 |
| 531 | 5/13/80 | Carolyn | Diane | Diane leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2 Diane runs the board on the day's first question to win G2 and d. Carolyn ($900) 2-0; busts on level 1 (K-K) and wins $600 Diane hits G1 Q3 on the head, than runs the cards again in G2 to d. Christy 2-0; wins $1,800 Robert runs the board to win G1 on the first question of the match |
| 532 | 5/14/80 | Diane | Robert | According to AP Dennis Gagnon, the poll questions have received a total of over 3 million responses Robert leads 1-0; show begins with the start of G2 Robert d. Diane ($2,800) 2-0; busts on level 2 (2-2) |
| 533 | 5/15/80 | Robert | Karen | Karen leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2 Karen d. Robert ($200) 2-0--both times completing her line facing sudden death--and wins $4,425 New challenger Bonnie runs the board in G1; Karen does the same in G2 Bonnie d. Karen ($4,725) 2-1; wins $600 |
| 534 | 5/16/80 | Bonnie | Roz | New match begins Roz gets G1 Q2 on the nose, then d. Bonnie ($800) 2-0 and wins $4,000 G1 Q2: 16 out of 100 first-grade kids thought their dad fought in the Civil War |
| 535 | 5/19/80 | Roz | Debi | Debi leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2 G2 Q3: 2 out of 100 wives of millionaires said if their husband lost her fortune, they'd lose them too Debi d. Roz ($4,300) 2-1; wins $800 |
| 536 | 5/20/80 | Debi | Shula | Debi leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2 Shula d. Debi ($1,100) 2-1; wins $1,200 |
| 537 | 5/21/80 | Shula | Dina | Shula leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q3 Shula d. Dina 2-1; wins $800 |
| 538 | 5/22/80 | Shula | Les | Shula leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2 G2 Q2: 3 out of 100 men realized their fly was opened while answering the questionnaire (Les got right on the nose) Jim had to start G3 Q2 over when Les misheard it, but Les got it on the nose on his second attempt Shula d. Les 2-1 on a free chance; wins $2,800 Shula runs the board to win G1; Marjorie returns the favor in G2 |
| 539 | 5/23/80 | Shula | Marjorie | Match tied 1-1; show begins with the start of G3 Marjorie d. Shula ($5,500) 2-1 on the show's first question; wins $850 G2 Q2: 99 out of 100 oil executives think the government is being unfair to the oil companies Faye d. Marjorie ($1,050) 2-0; wins $1,350 |
| 540 | 5/26/80 | Faye | Alice | Show starts with G1 Q2 Faye runs the board to win G1, d. Alice 2-0 in four questions, and wins $1,200 G3 Q1: 2 out of 100 married teenage boys have been married before Rick d. Faye ($3,050) 2-1; wins $3,450 to end the show |
| 541 | 5/27/80 | Rick | Susan | New match begins Rick runs the board to win G1 on a free chance on the day's first question, then hits G2 Q2 on the nose, but Susan d. Rick ($3,750) 2-1; wins $800 |
| 542 | 5/28/80 | Susan | Evey | Show starts with G1 Q3 Although Evey wins control in sudden death in both games, Susan wins the match 2-0; busts at Big Bet (5-4) |
| 543 | 5/29/80 | Susan | Randy | Show starts with G1 Q3 Randy d. Susan ($1,200) 2-0; wins $5,250 Linda runs the board in G2 to win the match 2-0 on three questions without letting Randy ($5,450) to play his cards at all |
| 544 | 5/30/80 | Linda | - | Show starts at Money Cards; Linda busts on level 2 (K-K) G2 Q3: 1 out of 100 househusbands wears rubber gloves while doing the dishes to protect his hands Alice d. Linda ($200) 2-0; wins $3,300 |
| 545 | 6/2/80 | Alice | Merry | Show starts with G1 Q2 If you know what happened, e-mail me |
| 546 | 6/3/80 | Melinda fills in while Janice is on vacation If you know what happened, e-mail me | ||
| 547 | 6/4/80 | Dave | Kathi | New match begins Kathi d. Dave ($4,950) 2-1; turns over 3 threes and wins $225 New challenger Sandra hits G1 Q2 on the nose |
| 548 | 6/5/80 | Kathi | Sandra | Show starts with G1 Q3 Jim starts G2 without much slack on his mic cord G2 Q2: 60 out of 100 married men would have time to shave, shower, and change clothes if their wife told them, "I'll be ready in a minute" Sandra hits this question right on the head Sandra d. Kathy ($425) 2-0; busts on level 1 (3-2) on wins $400 Jim is on a short cord again during MC |
| 549 | 6/6/80 | Sandra | Beth | Show starts with G1 Q3 Beth d. Sandra ($700) 2-1; wins $9,100 |
| 550 | 6/9/80 | Beth | Allan | Jim mentions the show's time slot change taking effect in 2 weeks Allan leads 1-0; show begins with the start of G2 Allan d. Beth ($9,300) 2-0; wins $1,950 |
| 551 | 6/10/80 | Allan | Mary | Allen leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2 Mary d. Allen ($2,250) 2-1; wins $9,000 G1 Q2: 3 out of 100 women age 90 or over still have a stuffed animal from their childhood |
| 552 | 6/11/80 | Mary | Joseph | Mary leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2 Mary d. Joseph 2-0 on the show's first question; wins $1,400 Peggy d. Mary ($10,800) 2-0, both in sudden death |
| 553 | 6/12/80 | Peggy | - | Show starts at Money Cards; Peggy wins $475 New challenger Randy (male) runs the board to win G1 on the first question, and goes on to d. Peggy ($675) 2-0; busts on level 1 (4-3) and wins $600 |
| 554 | 6/13/80 | Randy | Chris (female) | Show starts with G1 Q2 Randy d. Chris 2-1; busts on level 2 (K-A) G1 Q2: 4 out of 100 Marines have pajamas with feet |
| 555 | 6/16/80 | Randy | Marty (female) | Show starts with sudden death in G1 G2 Q1: 97 out of 100 people say what a married couple does in their bedroom in none of the government's business Randy hits that question on the head Randy d. Marty 2-0; busts on level 1 (K-A) but wins $1,000 G3 Q1: 99 out of 100 Congressman say students should be deferred from the draft if it is brought back so they can finish their studies Randy d. Kathy 2-1 |
| 556 | 6/17/80 | Randy | - | Show starts at Money Cards; Randy wins $2,600 Kathy d. Randy ($5,100) 2-1; wins $250 after three aces |
| 557 | 6/18/80 | Kathy | Jackie (female) | Kathy leads 1-0; show begins with the start of G2 Jackie hits G3 Q2 on the nose, but Kathy wins the match 2-1 in sudden death in the tiebreaker; wins $300 with three threes G1 Q2: 35 out of 100 people would buy coffee illegally if it were banned by the federal government |
| 558 | 6/19/80 | Kathy | Candy | Show starts with G1 Q3 Kathy wins G2 with a run of the cards, but Candy d. Kathy ($1,050); wins $5,300 |
| 559 | 6/20/80 | Candy | Lincoln | Lincoln leads 1-0; show begins with the starts of G2 Lincoln d. Candy ($5,500) 2-0; busts at Big Bet (2-2) |
| 560 | 6/23/80 | Lincoln | Pat (female) | New time: noon ET, 11am CT/PT Show starts with sudden death in G1 Lincoln d. Pat 2-1; busts on level 1 (4-2) and wins $1,300 |
| 561 | 6/24/80 | Lincoln | Joy | Janice returns from vacation; Melinda is still filling in Show starts with G1 Q3 G2 Q2: 99 out of 100 Congressmen say the U.S. should send troops to guard the mideast oil fields if the USSR invades Iran Joy d. Lincoln ($1,700) 2-0; busts on level 1 (3-2) but wins $1,400 |
| 562 | 6/25/80 | Joy | Eldon | Joy leads 1-0; show begins with the start of G2 Joy d. Eldon 2-0, winning both games in sudden death; busts on the first card (K-K) and again at Big Bet (Q-Q) G1 Q3: 99 out of 100 Sunday School teachers think a call girl and her customer are equally guilty on the eyes of God |
| 563 | 6/26/80 | Joy | Edythe | Edythe leads 1-0; show begins with the start of G2 G2 Q1: 0 out of 100 Japanese teenagers knew what a bagel was Edythe d. Joy ($1,800) 2-0; busts on level 2 (A-A) |
| 564 | 6/27/80 | Edythe | Weda | Edythe leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q3 If you know what happened, e-mail me |
| 565 | 6/30/80 | Bill | Nancy | New match begins G1 Q1: 3 out of 100 doctors believe eating oysters will improve a person's sex drive (Bill said 70) Bill d. Nancy 2-1; wins $5,600 |
| 566 | 7/1/80 | Bill | Elaine | Show starts with G1 Q3 G2 Q2: 0 out of 100 married women in a small city in Japan said if their husband was unfaithful, they'd want him to confess Elaine runs the board to win G2, then goes on to d. Bill ($7,600) 2-1; wins $2,400 New challenger Debbie runs the board in G2 to d. Elaine ($2,600) 2-0 in just four questions |
| 567 | 7/2/80 | Debbie | - | Gene Wood brings out a case of wine in celebration of the 3,000th episode of Jim's TV career and passes it around to the dealers and staff, leaving Jim with an empty wooden box Show starts at Money Cards; Debbie wins $4,300 Debbie (G1) and Rich (G2) trade runs, but Debbie wins the match 2-1; wins $3,450 to end the show |
| 568 | 7/3/80 | Debbie | La Vonne | New match begins La Vonne d. Debbie ($8,150) 2-0; wins $4,800 New challenger Ed runs the board to win G1 |
| 569 | 7/4/80 | La Vonne | Ed | Ed leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2 Ed d. La Vonne ($5,000) 2-0; wins $1,600 |
| 570 | 7/7/80 | Ed | Karen | Ed leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2 Karen d. Ed ($1,900) 2-1; wins $2,400 After being challenged to run the board in sudden death, Karen does just that to win G1 |
| 571 | 7/8/80 | Karen | Anita | Kristin Bjorklund joins the show as a dealer; Jim's stick mic is replaced with a more convententional one Karen leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2 G2 Q4: 99 out of 100 Congressmen think the government is wasting too much of the taxpayers' money Karen d. Anita 2-0; wins $13,000 G1 Q3: 7 out of 100 business executives would replace all of their humans employees with gorillas |
| 572 | 7/9/80 | Karen | Larry | Larry leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2 G2 Q4: 98 out of 100 feminists would be pleased if their daughter became a doctor than married a doctor Larry d. Karen ($15,800) 2-0; wins $5,500 G2 Q2: 54 out of 100 people would let NBC film their family for a week |
| 573 | 7/10/80 | Larry | Cathie | Show tied 1-1; show begins with start of G3 Cathie d. Larry ($5,800) 2-1; wins $1,350 G2 Q1: 38 out of 100 geniuses would rather watch Mork & Mindy than Meet the Press G2 Q3: 90 out of 100 Congressmen would attend their daughters' high school graduation even if they were rather dinner at the White House with President Carter that same night Father Lou d. Cathie ($1,550) 2-0 in four questions, both times by running the board; wins $3,000 |
| 574 | 7/11/80 | Lou | Sara | Show starts with G1 Q2 G1 Q3: 59 out of 100 third-grade boys would give up their little sister rather than the TV if they were given the choice Sara d. Lou ($3,200) 2-0; changes a four to a ten at Big Bet, despite playing a five earlier, and wins $4,275 Robin wins G1 despite turning over three nines |
| 575 | 7/14/80 | Sara | Robin | Robin leads 1-0; show begins with the start with G2 Robin d. Sara ($4,575) 2-1; wins $1,500 |
| 576 | 7/15/80 | Robin | Tony | Robin leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2 Robin d. Tony 2-0; wins $1,700 |
| 577 | 7/16/80 | Robin | Toby | Toby leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q3 Toby d. Robin ($3,700) 2-1; wins $1,900 Before the new match begins, Jim shows Toby's good luck heebie G1 Q2: 3 out of 100 millionaires would sell their soul to the devil |
| 578 | 7/17/80 | Toby | Lori | Lori leads 1-0; show starts with sudden death in G2 The tiebreaker comes down to sudden death, where Lori plays but gets a double king to give Toby a 2-1 win; Toby wins $600 at MC Toby runs the board to win G1 |
| 579 | 7/21/80 | Toby | Beulah | Tony leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2 G3 Q3: 2 out of 100 woman wrestlers have used a scissor lock to get her way at home The tiebreaker comes down to sudden death again, and Toby goes against the odds on a nine (9-Q) for the 2-1 win, but then starts MC by calling lower on a six (6-K), going bust on the next card (K-K), getting another double on level 2, and busting again at the Big Bet (3-2) |
| 580 | 7/22/80 | Toby | Julie | Julie leads 1-0; show begins with the start of G2 Toby d. Julie 2-1; uncovers all four threes in a row and wins $200 New challenger Maury would later appear on Bill Rafferty's version of Card Sharks in 1987--against another former CS contestant |
| 581 | 7/23/80 | Toby | Maury | Lois and Melinda return Maury leads 1-0; show begins with the start of G2 Maury d. Toby ($3,500) 2-0 by running the board after the first question of the day; wins $2,150 Maury again runs the cards to win G1, then d. Gloria 2-0 |
| 582 | 7/24/80 | Maury | - | Jim again reveals how the cards are shuffled Show starts at Money Cards; Maury wins $1,600 G1 Q1: 2 out of 100 psychiatrists think true love only comes around once in a lifetime G3 Q1: 1 out of 100 male business executives would change their bank if it was owned and operated by women Maury d. Ann 2-1 |
| 583 | 7/25/80 | Maury | - | Show starts at Money Cards; Maury wins $1,500 Maury runs the board of the first question of the match to win G1 Maury d. Mary Sue 2-0; wins $1,400 |
| Young People's Week | ||||
| 584 | 7/28/80 | Alma | Sam | Like the previous Young People's Week, each pair of contestants plays two matches against each other Sam, who is in a wheelchair, wins all five questions in the first match, which he wins 2-0; his mother Dorothy helps him win $3,150 M2 G1 Q2: 99 out of 100 people age 90 or older were born at home |
| 585 | 7/29/80 | Alma | Sam | Show starts with M2 G1 Q3 M2 G2 Q4: 87 out of 100 passersby on Hollywood and Vine will willing to show their tongue to the CS staffer Alma comes from behind to d. Sam ($3,450) 2-1 Alma and her mother Catherine win $1,500 to finish with $1,700 Next contestants: Steve vs. Lora |
| 586 | 7/30/80 | Steve | Lora | Show starts with M1 G1 Q2 Lora wins the first match 2-1; Lora and her father Neil bust on level 1 (K-K) and win $400 |
| 587 | 7/31/80 | Steve | Lora | Steve leads the second match 1-0; show starts with M2 G2 Q1 Lora runs the board on the first question to win G2 M2 G3 Q1: 88 out of 100 fifth-graders recognized Shirly Temple Lora comes from behind again to defeat Steve ($200) 2-1 Lora and Neil bust on level 2 (2-2), but Lora finishes with $800 Next contestants: Kathy vs. Vince M1 G1 Q4: 74 out of 100 business executives would take their wife's call first if their wife and their boss were calling at the same time |
| 588 | 8/1/80 | Kathy | Vince | Vince leads the first match 1-0; show starts with M1 G2 Q2 Even with three 6s in G2, Vince wins the first match 2-0 Vince's mother Karen helps him win $175 Vince d. Kathy ($100) 2-1, with MC to be played on the next show Jim brings all ten kids on stage at the end of the show, and the four not selected to play receive a camera as a consolation prize |
| 589 | 8/4/80 | Maury | Cindy | Janice returns; Jim announces that by popular demand, there will be another kids' week in three weeks Show starts with Vince's second MC; Vince and Karen bust on level 1 (3-2) and win $50 to finish with $625 Regular play resumes with G1 Q2 G2 Q2: 45 out of 100 economists believe the average American will be worse off in 1990 than in 1980 Maury d. Cindy 2-0; wins $1,700 |
| 590 | 8/5/80 | Maury | Dana | New match begins G1 Q3: 46 out of 100 Americans say NBC is wrong to show clips of the Olympics, which the USA was boycotting that year, on Nightly News Maury d. Dana 2-1; wins $6,300 |
| 591 | 8/6/80 | Maury | K.C. (female) | Show starts with G1 Q2 K.C. gets G2 Q1 on the nose, but Maury wins 2-0 Maury wins $2,700 in his seventh and last MC despite losing $5,000 to a double four at Big Bet and retires with $18,750 |
| 592 | 8/7/80 | Bob | Donna | Show starts with G1 Q2 Bob runs the cards on the first try to win G2 and passes to Donna in sudden death in the tiebreaker, but Donna wins 2-1; wins $6,150 G1 Q2: 14 out of 100 registered Republican women say they plan to vote Democrat because of the GOP's opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment Donna runs the board on the ensuing play of the cards to win G1 |
| 593 | 8/8/80 | Donna | Moss | Donna leads 1-0; show begins with G2 Q2 Donna runs the board again on the show's first question to d. Moss 2-0; busts on both levels, both times on doubles (A-A, 3-3) G1 Q2: 2 out of 100 feminists would vow to obey their husband if they were to marry right now G2 Q3: 13 out of 100 millionaires have once lost $1M in a business venture Donna's freeze bar runs over a card Donna d. Linda 2-1 in a ten-question match |
| 594 | 8/11/80 | Donna | - | Show starts at Money Cards; Donna busts on level 1 (J-Q) and wins $100 G2 Q1: 2 out of 100 Congressmen once fell asleep before they knew they won their election Donna comes from behind to d. Corinne 2-1; busts again on level 1 (5-5--even after Jim warned her about fives) but bounces back wins $2,150 New challenger Vicki runs the board in one try to win G1 |
| 595 | 8/12/80 | Donna | Vicki | Vicki leads 1-0; show begins with the start of G2 G3 Q1: 49 out of 100 people believe some people can communicate with the afterlife Donna d. Vicki 2-1; wins $6,850 G1 Q1: 8 out of 100 single women who wanted to get pregnant tricked a man into getting them pregnant |
| 596 | 8/13/80 | Donna | Ronnie (female) | Ronnie leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q3 Donna gets G3 Q1 on the head and comes from behind for the fourth straight time to d. Ronnie 2-1, and for the second straight time, she sweeps level 1 for $1,600 and wins $4,100 |
| 597 | 8/14/80 | Donna | Jim | While the cards were being taken down aftert the last show, a card was inadvertently shown, so both contestants recut their cards Donna leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2 Jim comes from behind top d. Donna ($20,650) 2-1; wins $500 New challenger Bonny runs the board in G2 to d. Jim ($700) 2-0 in just four questions; busts at Big Bet (K-K) to end the show |
| 598 | 8/15/80 | Bonny | Nancy | New match begins G3 Q1: 2 out of 100 men turned down a raise because they felt they did not deserve it Nancy d. Bonny ($300) 2-1; busts on a 4-3-2 combo on level 1 but bounces back to win $1,250 New challenger Dama runs the board to win G1 |
| 599 | 8/18/80 | Nancy | Dama | Dama leads 1-0; show begins with the start of G2 Dama d. Nancy ($1,450) 2-0; wins $4,100 G1 Q1: 17 out of 100 bachelors have actually called a phone number they found written on a bathroom wall |
| 600 | 8/19/80 | Dama | Mildred | Mildred leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2 Mildred d. Dama ($4,400) 2-1; wins $1,425 Mildred d. Pam 2-0 |
| 601 | 8/20/80 | Mildred | - | Show starts at Money Cards; Mildred goes higher on a jack on level 1 (J-3) and busts on level 2 (3-3) G2 Q4: 25 out of 100 new fathers broke a traffic law while driving their wife to the hospital Mary Lou d. Mildred ($1,825) 2-0; wins $100 although the readout read "BUST" after the Big Bet G1 Q2: 5 out of 100 think congressmen's salaries, then $60,700 a year, are too low |
| 602 | 8/21/80 | Mary Lou | Eugene | Show starts with G1 Q3 G2 Q2: 49 out of 100 people would be insulted if someone told them they would be a great politician Each player freeze in the tiebreaker, forcing sudden death, and Mary Lou ($400) misses (6-3) to give the match to Eugene, 2-1; Eugene wins $7,200 New challenger Tojo (male) runs the board on the first question to win G1 |
| 603 | 8/22/80 | Eugene | Tojo | Tojo leads 1-0; show begins with the start of G2 Needing a run in sudden death to stay alive, Eugene pulls it off in G2 G3 Q1: 1 out of 100 congressmen say parents should have the right to home-school their children if it means a better education Tojo d. Eugene ($7,500) 2-1; wins $400 G1 Q2: 16 out of 100 women have returned a dress even though they have already worn it Tojo runs the board twice in a row d. Johanna 2-0 |
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| 604 | 8/25/80 | Mike | Dawn | M1 G1 Q2: 31 out of 100 audience members would bet anything they own on an ace in the Money Cards M1 G1 Q4: 91 out of 100 third-grade students knew what an old-fashioned wahing machine looks like Mike wins the first of two matches 2-0; Mike's mother Michael Ann joins him on stage for MC where he wins $400 M2 G1 Q1: 1 out of 100 congressmen admits he has seen a flying saucer, just as President Carter had recently |
| 605 | 8/26/80 | Mike | Dawn | Dawn leads the second match 1-0; show begins with the start of G2 Dawn d. Mike ($600) in the second match 2-0; her father Tony helps her win $5,000 to finish with $5,200 Next contestants Steven vs. CeCe |
| 606 | 8/27/80 | Steven | CeCe | Steven leads the first match 1-0; show starts with G2 Q3 G3 Q2: 80 out of 100 people think American taxpayers are giving too much money to the government CeCe wins the first match 2-1; CeCe and her mother Betty win $550 Steven hits G1 Q3 on the head G1 Q4: 96 out of 100 policemen have gotten a speeding ticket since they've joined the police force CeCe d. Steven ($100) on the second match 2-0 |
| 607 | 8/28/80 | - | CeCe | Show starts with Money Cards; CeCe and Betty Lee win $200 after four straight errors, starting with a double 8, to finish with $1,150 Next contestants: David vs. Susan Susan wins the first match 2-1 |
| 608 | 8/29/80 | David | Susan | Show starts with Money Cards; Susan and her father Joe win $2,250 Susan d. David ($200) 2-1; Susan and Joe win $1,300 to finish with $3,950 Jim brings all twelve kids on stage at the end of the show and mentioned that Dawn was a stand-by contestant during the last kids' week The six kids not selected to play receive a cassette radio as a consolation prize, and all twelve contestants receive a set of encyclopedia, passes to Disneyland, and a 12" TV |
| 609 | 9/1/80 | Tojo | Melinda returns; show starts at Money Cards If you know what happened, e-mail me | |
| 610 | 9/2/80 | Tojo | Debbie | Tojo leads 1-0; show begins with the start of G2 Tojo d. Debbie 2-0; wins $4,050 Jan d. Tojo ($9,950) 2-1 |
| 611 | 9/3/80 | Jan | - | Show starts at Money Cards; Jan wins $2,100 with three sixes G2 Q1: 25 out of 100 feminists would be willing to replace Shelley Hack on Charlie's Angels if they were offered the part that would go to Tanya Roberts Jan d. Dig (male, changed from Doug) 2-1; wins $2,800 |
| 612 | 9/4/80 | Jan | Roy | New match begins Jan d. Roy 2-0 on three questions, running the board in G1 and never letting Roy go to the cards in either game; wins $3,050 New challenger Mike passes up a chance to change a ten and misses (10-K); Jan wins G1 on the ensuing free chance G2 Q2: 36 out of 100 garbagemen have furniture that they rescued from other people's trash G2 Q3: 1 out of 100 Protestant ministers is a woman Mike d. Jan ($8,650) 2-1 |
| 613 | 9/5/80 | Mike | - | Show starts at Money Cards; Mike busts on the first card (Q-K) but wins $1,400 G2 Q3: 80 out of 100 married men believe a wealthy woman should pay ex-husband alimony Earlier in the show, Jim did a poll plug for divorced men paying alimony Mike d. Jan 2-0; busts on consecutive cards (J-Q-K) |
In answer to NBC's request to do something special to kick off the 1980 fall TV season, Card Sharks held a special three-week turnabout featuring eight famous game show hosts playing for charity. Four hosts played round-robin style for an entire week, and the two biggest winners advance to the final week, with the overall winner earning a grand prize of $25,000 for his charity.
| Show # | NBC Air | Red | Blue | Results, Money Cards, and Notes |
| Week 1: Bill Cullen, Allen Ludden, Wink Martindale, and Gene Rayburn | ||||
| 614 | 9/8/80 | Wink | Bill | Wink Martindale is playing for the West Tennessee Cerebal Palsy Center; Bill Cullen is playing for the Salvation Army Bill runs the board in G2 to win 2-0 in three questions; gets three 3s in four cards and busts at Big Bet (3-2) Next match: Gene Rayburn, playing for Planned Parenthood, vs. Allen Ludden, who is attempting to buy a new bus for the Los Angeles Zoo |
| 615 | 9/9/80 | Gene | Allen | Show starts with G1 Q2 Allen runs the board to win G1 G2 Q1: If human beings could lay eggs, 61 out of 100 married men would be willing to take turns sitting on the nest Gene wins 2-0; busts on level 1 (Q-K) and again at Big Bet (4-4) Next match: Gene Rayburn vs. Bill Cullen G1 Q1: 14 out of 100 fourth-graders knew the First Lady's husband is the president 16 said Adam, and one said Sammy Davis, Jr. Bill hits G1 Q2 on the head |
| 616 | 9/10/80 | Gene | Bill | Bill leads 1-0; show begins with the start of G2 Gene runs the board in G2 to tie the match, but Bill wins the match 2-1; wins $5,700 ending with two straight bets on 2s Next match: Wink Martindale vs. Gene Rayburn Wink hits the first question of the match on the head |
| 617 | 9/11/80 | Wink | Gene | Wink leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q3 Wink wins 2-0; busts at Big Bet (K-K) Next match: Allen Ludden vs. Bill Cullen Allen runs the cards in G2 to win the match 2-0 on just three questions; wins $4,150 after winning a $2,000 bet on a eight at the Big Bet (8-6) |
| 618 | 9/12/80 | Wink | Allen | New match begins G1 Q1: 3 out of 100 senior citizen men have swallowed a goldfish G2 Q2: 20 out of 100 men are in favor of men on cheerleading squads Allen goes against the odds on a ten in G2 and misses (10-2) Allen leads 2-0 on the next play of the cards; wins $4,200 Allen was the week's top scorer, but he's unable to return for the final week because of his commitment to Password Plus, so he and fourth-place finisher Wink play one last MC and split $100 Bill ($6,100) and Gene ($300) advance to the finals; Allen wins $8,900 for the LA Zoo, and Wink's total ($250) for the Cerebral Palsy Center is augmented to $5,000 |
| Week 2: Jack Clark, Tom Kennedy, Jim Lange, Alex Trebek | ||||
| 619 | 9/15/80 | Tom | Jack | Tom Kennedy is playing for the Cerebral Palsy School in Louisville, KY; Jack Clark is playing for the National Committee for the Prevention of Child Abuse Jack wins the match 2-0; wins $2,500 Next match: Jim Lange vs. Alex Trebek Jim is playing for the National Association for the Visually Handicapped; Alex is playing for ICCAN Associates (Interagency Council on Child Abuse and Neglect) |
| 620 | 9/16/80 | Jim | Alex | Show starts with G1 Q2 Jim runs the board to win G1 and wins the match 2-0; wins $500 Next match: Jack Clark vs. Jim Lange |
| 621 | 9/17/80 | Jack | Jim | Jack leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q3 Jack wins 2-0 on a free chance; wins $2,175 after going against the odds on a nine (9-A) Next match: Tom Kennedy vs. Alex Trebek G1 Q2: 22 out of 100 men, all named John Smith, were refused a hotel reservation until they showed their ID (Alex hits this question on the nose) Tom clears one eight in sudden death in G2 but misses on a second (A-8-A-8-J), handing the match to Alex 2-0 |
| 622 | 9/18/80 | Alex | - | Show starts at Money Cards; Alex wins $2,650 Next match: Jack Clark vs. Jim Lange Jim d. Jack 2-1; wins $700 |
| 623 | 9/19/80 | Alex | Jim | New match begins Alex wins 2-0; wins $7,000 Next match: Jim Lange vs. Tom Kennedy Tom d. Jim 2-1 in sudden death in the tiebreaker; busts at Big Bet (J-J) Alex ($10,050) and Jack ($5,175) advance to the finals; Jim ($1,700) and Tom ($200) end the tournament with the $5,000 guarantee |
| Final week: Jack Clark, Bill Cullen, Gene Rayburn, Alex Trebek | ||||
| 624 | 9/22/80 | Gene | Alex | Gene's name falls off his freeze bar in G1 G2 Q1: 56 out of 100 people said their favorite show was cancelled this year Alex just had a show, High Rollers, cancelled himself, but Gene won the question Alex twice goes higher than a nine in the tiebreaker and misses both times (9-8, 9-2) to force sudden death Alex gets control and passes, but Gene wins to take the match 2-1 Gene goes against the odds on a seven (7-4) and wins $5,175 |
| 625 | 9/23/80 | Jack | Bill | New match begins G1 Q1: 2 out of 100 plumbers own a Rolls Royce Jack goes higher on a ten in G2 and misses (10-2) Bill runs the board on the ensuing free chance to win the match 2-0; wins $400 Next match: Alex Trebek vs. Bill Cullen |
| 626 | 9/24/80 | Alex | Bill | Bill leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2 Bill runs the board on the first question of the show to win 2-0; wins $12,675 Next match: Jack Clark vs. Gene Rayburn Gene runs the board twice to win 2-0 on two questions; wins $2,500 Bill ($19,575) and Alex ($10,150) advance to the finals, but the round-robin finished so fast that Gene ($8,375) and Jack ($5,175) have time to play one more match |
| 627 | 9/25/80 | Gene | Jack | Consolation match starts The first two games go to sudden death, and Jack runs the board to win G2 Jack wins 2-1 in a nine-question match |
| 628 | 9/26/80 | - | Jack | Show starts at Money Cards; Jack wins $550 to finish the tournament with $5,925 Alex Trebek and Bill Cullen return for the finals Facing sudden death in G2 and one card to go, Alex plays it himself and finishes his line (4-6) to win the tournament 2-0 Bill is given one last chance to play MC and wins another $1,500 |
For the tournament, Alex Trebek raised $35,350 for ICCAN Associates, while Bill Cullen won $21,075 for the Salvation Army. All told, the eight charities shared in a total of $94,725. During the tournament, Mike and Joanne's decks were sealed, and regular play resumes right here.
| Show # | NBC Air | Red (champion) | Blue (challenger) | Results, Money Cards, and Notes |
| 629 | 9/29/80 | Mike | Joanne | Janice returns; Mike leads 1-0; show begins with the start of G2 G3 Q1: 8 out of 100 economists believe the US is headed for another Great Depression Joanne d. Mike ($1,900) 2-1; wins $1,900 G2 Q1: 48 out of 100 people think stealing $100 at gunpoint is a worse crime than embezzling $10,000 from a large corporation Xavier (pronounced HAH-vee-ahr), a business executive, won that question Joanne is still wearing a blue nametag even as champion |
| 630 | 9/30/80 | Joanne | Xavier | Xavier leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q3 Xavier d. Joanne ($2,200) 2-1; wins $2,775 G1 Q1: 60 out of 100 men would like to see the miniskirt come back into style After losing G1 in sudden death, Xavier runs the board to win G2 |
| 631 | 10/1/80 | Xavier | Gloria | Match tied 1-1; show begins with the start of the tiebreaker G3 Q1: 2 out of 100 pregnant women plan to have their baby at home Xavier d. Gloria 2-1; wins $1,575 New challenger Nina gets Jim's autograph on the air G1 Q2: Out of 100 plumbers, 1 is a millionaire |
| 632 | 10/2/80 | Xavier | Nina | Xavier is originally from Barcelona; Nina is visiting from London Nina leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2 G2 Q2: 0 out of 100 oil executives go to work in a car pool Winning control in sudden death, Nina plays in both G1 (win) and G2 (loss, A-A) Nina d. Xavier ($4,850) 2-1 in a 10-question match; busts on level 2 (2-2) |
| 633 | 10/3/80 | Nina | Diana | Show starts with G1 Q3 Diana d. Nina ($200) 2-0, both in sudden death (Nina again elected to play in G1 but missed); wins $3,600 G1 Q2: 99 out of 100 priests believe miracles still happen |
| 634 | 10/6/80 | Diana | Herb | Lois returns; Herb leads 1-0; show begins with the start of G2 Herb d. Diana ($3,900) 2-1; wins $1,875 G1 Q1: 0 out of 100 marriage counselors think it's a good idea for a bride to bring her mother on her honeymoon |
| 635 | 10/7/80 | Herb | Sally | Show starts with G1 Q3 Sally runs the board to win G2 and d. Herb ($2,075); wins $200 |
| 636 | 10/8/80 | Sally | Marcia | Marcia (pronunced Mar-see-uh) is from England and mentions Bruce Forsythe's British version of CS, Play Your Cards Right Marcia leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2 Sally d. Marcia 2-1; busts on the first card (3-2) and again on level 2 (2-2) with three twos showing out of six cards G2 Q2: 6 out of 100 people were fired by someone they hired Sally d. Rod 2-1, winning G3 on a free chance |
| 637 | 10/9/80 | Sally | - | Show starts at Money Cards; Sally wins $12,650 Sally runs the board in G2 to d. Bill 2-0; wins $800 |
| 638 | 10/10/80 | Sally | Bonnie | Show starts with G1 Q3 G2 Q3: 19 out of 100 congressmen said the country would be better off if the government covered up more of its mistakes Facing sudden death, Sally elects to play and runs the board to win G2 Bonnie d. Sally ($14,550) 2-1; wins $800 after two doubles, inlcuding a bust on level 1 (2-2) |
| 639 | 10/13/80 | Bonnie | Barbara | Show starts with G1 Q3 G1 Q4: 1 out of 100 female wrestlers have made a man say, "Please stop, you're hurting me" during a romantic moment G2 Q1: 89 out of 100 congressmen warn that Americans will have to lower their standard of living in the 1980s Barbara runs the board in G2 to d. Bonnie ($1,000) 2-0; busts on the first card (K-A) but recovers to win $1,600 Barbara hits G1 Q1 on the nose |
| 640 | 10/14/80 | Barbara | Thurston | Barbara leads 1-0; show starts with sudden death in G2 Thurston d. Barbara ($1,900) 2-1; wins $4,200 |
| 641 | 10/15/80 | Thurston | Rose | Thurston leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2 G3 Q1: 64 out of 100 people bought something before they needed it because the price would go up Thurston d. Rose 2-1; wins $7,600 |
| 642 | 10/16/80 | Thurston | David | Thurston leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2 With one card to go, Thurston goes for it in sudden death and wins G2 on a great change (2-9) to d. David 2-0; busts on level 2 (Q-K) |
| 643 | 10/17/80 | Thurston | Bev | Bev leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q3 Bev d. Thurston ($12,500) 2-1; wins $1,100 New challenger Stan runs the board to win G1 Bev hits G2 Q2 on the head |
At this point, the show introduced two new rule changes to put more money into the game. First, if at any time a player gets the exact number on a question, that player earns a $500 bonus in addition to control of the board. And in the Money Cards, players no longer lose if they turn over a double; the bet simply carries over.
| Show # | NBC Air | Red (champion) | Blue (challenger) | Results, Money Cards, and Notes |
| 644 | 10/20/80 | Bev | Stan | Johnny Olsen fills in for Gene Wood Match tied 1-1; show starts with G3 Q2 Bev d. Stan 2-1; busts at Big Bet (K-A) New challenger Virginia runs the board to win G1 G2 Q1: 98 out of 100 congressmen said their campaign budget was larger than their yearly salary Virginia d. Bev ($1,500) 2-0; wins $1,125 |
| 645 | 10/21/80 | Virginia | Patricia | New match begins Virginia d. Patricia 2-0, winning both games in sudden death; wins $2,900 New challenger Jeff is brought out, but there isn't time to start G1 |
| 646 | 10/22/80 | Virginia | Jeff | New match begins G1 Q3: 65 out of 100 campaign workers think a lot of money is being wasted on their candidate's campaign Virginia hit this question right on the head for the first $500 bonus Virginia d. Jeff 2-0; wins $800 |
| 647 | 10/23/80 | Virginia | Shirley | Shirley leads 1-0; show begins with the start of G2 Shirley d. Virginia ($,5925) 2-0; wins $1,800 New challenger Clay runs the board to win G1; Clay d. Shirley ($2,000) 2-0 |
| 648 | 10/24/80 | Clay | - | Show starts at Money Cards; Clay gets the first-ever push on the first card (A-A) and wins $3,650 G2 Q3: 20 out of 100 people say a poltician commercial on TV has convinced them to change their mind Sandy (female) d. Clay ($3,850) 2-0 |
| 649 | 10/27/80 | Sandy | - | Gene Wood returns; show starts with MC; wins $1,300 Sandy runs the board off a free chance to win G1 G2 Q2: 23 out of 100 people who lost $1M in a business venture would spend a year in jail if it was the only way to get their money back Sandy d. Peggy 2-0; wins $3,150 Sandy again runs the board off a free chance to win G1; challenger Norm makes it for it and runs the board in G2 |
| 650 | 10/28/80 | Sandy | Norm | Match tied 1-1; show begins with the start of G3 Sandy d. Norm 2-1 in a four-question match; wins $2,250 New challenger Staci runs the board in G1 and d. Sandy ($7,300) 2-0; gets three 4s in her first four cards and wins $200 |
| 651 | 10/29/80 | Staci | Greg | Show starts with G1 Q2 G1 Q4: 76 out of 100 congressmen have made a campaign promise that was not possible to keep Staci d. Greg 2-1; goes higher on a 10 on level 2 (10-K) and wins $1,400 |
| 652 | 10/30/80 | Staci | Ace | Staci leads 1-0; show begins with the start of G2 Ace (female; real name Rosine) comes from behind to d. Staci ($2,100), winning both by finishing her line in sudden death; wins $1,525 |
| 653 | 10/31/80 | Ace | Annie | Show starts with G1 Q2 Ace d. Annie 2-0; wins $1,000 G1 Q2: 24 out of 100 people would like it if the government assigned jobs to curb unemployment Ace runs the board to win G1 |
| 654 | 11/3/80 | Ace | Janice | Johnny Olson returns; Ace leads 1-0; show begins with the start of G2 Janice runs the board to win G2 Janice d. Ace ($3,025) 2-1 in a five-question match; wins $700 Michael d. Janice ($900) 2-0; wins $2,000 |
| 655 | 11/4/80 | Michael | Didi | New match begins G2 Q2: 0 out of 100 women who eloped used a ladder to get out of the bedroom window Michael d. Didi 2-0; wins $3,600 |
| 656 | 11/5/80 | Michael | Adele | Adele leads 1-0; show begins with the start of G2 Adele d. Michael ($6,100) 2-1; wins $2,800 G2 Q2: 11 out of 100 fifth-graders knew the then-current Pope is Cathloic (two though he was Muslim) Robert changes a four to a seven in G2, then misses; Adele runs the board on the ensuing free chance to d. Robert 2-0 |
| 657 | 11/6/80 | Adele | - | Show starts with MC; Adele wins $1,800 G1 Q1: 21 out of 100 people age 90 or older thought the automobile would never last G1 Q3: 29 out of 100 people who lost $1 million in a business venture said it was one of the best things that ever happened to them Adele d. Christy 2-1; wins $3,075 |
| 658 | 11/7/80 | Adele | Marge | Show starts with G1 Q2 Marge runs the board to win G2 Marge d. Adele ($8,375) 2-1; changes a seven to a seven at the Big Bet and gets a third seven to hold at $2,400 G2 Q1: 56 out of 100 people say a modern-day Robin Hood that robs from the rich and gives to the poor should be sent to jail |
After the fan reaction to the game show hosts' tournament back in September, NBC held another three-week turnabout during November sweeps, this time featuring eight celebrities. The format was the same as the September tournament, with four celebrities playing round-robin style each week and the top two winners advancing to the final week for the grand prize of $25,000.
| Show # | NBC Air | Red | Blue | Results, Money Cards, and Notes |
| Week 1: Meredith MacRae, Ross Martin, Mary Ann Mobley, Greg Mullavey | ||||
| 659 | 11/10/80 | Mary Ann | Greg | Gene Wood returns for the tournament Mary Ann Mobley is playing for SHARE; Greg Mullavey is playing for Sierra Club Foundation Greg comes from behind to win the match 2-1 |
| 660 | 11/11/80 | Greg | - | Show starts with Money Cards; Greg busts on level 1 (5-4) but wins $800 Next match: Ross Martin, playing for the Cancer Immunization Center at UCLA, vs. Meredith MacRae, playing for United Celebral Palsy Ross wins the match 2-0 |
| 661 | 11/12/80 | Ross | - | Show starts with Money Cards; Ross wins $3,200 Next match: Mary Ann Mobley vs. Ross Martin G2 Q2: 7 out of 100 engaged women plan to keep their maiden name after they are married Ross wins the match 2-1 |
| 662 | 11/13/80 | Ross | - | Show starts with Money Cards; Ross wins $7,800 Next match: Greg Mullavey vs. Meredith MacRae in a husband-wife matchup G2 Q1: 61 out of 100 bachelors had a romantic interlude in a compact car G2 Q3: 26 out of 100 married men would understand if he came home early and found his wife together with the mailman Greg sweeps the match 2-0, winning both games in sudden death |
| 663 | 11/14/80 | Greg | - | Show starts at Money Cards; Greg busts on level 1 (3-2) and again at Big Bet (6-5) Ross ($11,400) and Greg ($1,200) advance to the final week, and Meredith and Mary Ann play a consolation match With time running out after one question in G2, the game switches to a sudden-death speed-up mode, with Meredith winning on the next play to win the match 2-0 Meredith wins $600 at MC, but she, Mary Ann,and Greg all have their totals bumped up to $5,000 each |
| Week 2: Bill Daily, Vicki Lawrence, Avery Schreiber, Marcia Wallace | ||||
| 664 | 11/17/80 | Marcia | Avery | Marcia Wallace is playing for United Celebral Palsy; Avery Schreiber is playing for the Illinois Chapter of ALS With neither player able to advance after three questions in G1, Avery elects to play but misses (9-Q) Marcia wins the match 2-0 |
| 665 | 11/18/80 | Marcia | - | Show starts at Money Cards; Marcia wins $1,000 Next match: Bill Daily, playing for the American Cancer Society, vs. Vicki Lawrence, playing for Jonas Salk Institute for Cancer Research Bill runs the board on the first question of the match to win G1 Vicki wins the match 2-1 |
| 666 | 11/19/80 | Vicki | - | Show starts with Money Cards; Vicki wins $3,400 Next match: Avery Schreiber vs. Vicki Lawrence Vicki wins the match 2-0; wins $3,200 Next match: Marcia Wallace vs. Bill Daily Bill changes a queen to an eight but still runs the board to win G1 |
| 667 | 11/20/80 | Marcia | Bill | Bill leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2 Bill wins the match 2-0; wins $4,200 Next match: Vicki Lawrence vs. Marcia Wallace Marcia runs the board in G2 to win the match 2-0 |
| 668 | 11/21/80 | - | Marcia | Show starts at Money Cards; Marcia wins $3,600 Next match: Avery Schreiber vs. Bill Daily Bill wins the match 2-0; wins $1,200 to clinch a spot in the final week with $5,900 along with Vicki ($7,000) Having been shut out, Avery is given a consolation round of MC off the top of the same deck Bill played Avery wins $4,800, but this total is increased to $5,000 |
| Final week: Bill Daily, Vicki Lawrence, Meredith MacRae (filling in for Greg Mullavey, who was not able to return for this week), Ross Martin | ||||
| 669 | 11/24/80 | Ross | Vicki | Only the totals from this week determine who goes to the finals Ross runs the board on the show's first question to win G1 Vicki comes from behind to win the match 2-1; busts at Big Bet (K-A) |
| 670 | 11/25/80 | Meredith | Bill | G1 Q2: 63 out of 100 contestants in the Miss Nude beauty contestants would stand on a float at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in the buff Bill runs the board off a free chance to win G1 Meredith wins two in a row to win the match 2-1; wins $800 |
| 671 | 11/26/80 | Vicki | Bill | G1 Q4: 27 out of 100 third-graders actually believe the stork brings babies Vicki sweeps Bill ($100 this week) 2-0, both in sudden death; wins $1,200 to clinch a spot in the finals with $1,600 Next match: Ross Martin vs. Meredith MacRae |
| 672 | 11/27/80 | Ross | Meredith | Show starts with G1 Q2 Meredith d. Ross ($200) 2-1; wins $1,600 to qualify for the finals with $2,800 this week G1 Q2: 40 out of 100 feminists carve the turkey at their Thanksgiving dinner |
| 673 | 11/28/80 | Meredith | Vicki | Meredith leads 1-0; show begins with the start of G2 G2 Q4: 48 out of 100 women who married a divorced man have realized why their husband divorced his first wife Vicki comes from behind, winning the tiebreaker on a free chance resulting from Meredith's double four to win the tournament 2-1 Bill and Ross play a one-game consolation match for $200, but with time for only two questions, the second becomes sudden death Ross wins the game; busts on level 1 (Q-K) but wins $900 |
| Show # | NBC Air | Red (champion) | Blue (challenger) | Results, Money Cards, and Notes |
| 674 | 12/1/80 | Marge | Frank | Johnny Olson returns; Jim announces corrected totals for Vicki Lawrence's charity and the overall grand total Marge leads 1-0; show begins with G2 Q2 G2 Q3: 2 out of 100 expectant fathers are jealous of their wives' ability to give birth Frank d. Marge ($2,700) 2-1; turns over three twos, changes a queen to a jack at the Big Bet and (J-K) ends with $300 and gets the full losing horns |
| 675 | 12/2/80 | Frank | Carol | Frank leads 1-0; show begins with the start of G2 Frank d. Carol 2-1; wins $300 G2 Q1: 31 out of 100 passersby recognized Richard Dawson |
| 676 | 12/3/80 | Frank | Leslie | Frank leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2 Frank d. Leslie 2-1; wins $2,100 G1 Q4: 1 out of 100 people age 90 or older would try marijuana if offered |
| 677 | 12/4/80 | Frank | Marcia | Marcia leads 1-0; show begins with the start of G2 Marcia d. Frank ($3,300) 2-0; wins $7,050 G1 Q3: 63 out of 100 people feel president-elect Reagan should appoint a woman as Supreme Court justice |
| 678 | 12/5/80 | Marcia | Gail | Marcia leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2 Marcia d. Gail 2-0; gets three jacks and wins $1,800 G1 Q3: 78 out of 100 people thinks there should be a law stating that election results should not be disclosed until the polls have closed across the country |
| 679 | 12/8/80 | Marcia | Michael | Gene returns; match tied 1-1; show begins with the start of the tiebreaker Marcia d. Michael 2-1; wins $8,000 Marcia runs the board in G2 to d. Kevin 2-0 in five questions; wins $2,200 |
| 680 | 12/9/80 | Marcia | Mary | Show starts with G1 Q2 Mary runs the board on the show's first question to win G1 G2 Q4: 83 out of 100 business economists say Jimmy Carter's presidency has caused more harm than good Mary nails this question on the nose for $500, d. Marcia ($19,850) 2-0, and wins $5,400 Mary runs the board on the first question of the new match to win G1 |
| 681 | 12/10/80 | Mary | David | Match tied 1-1; show begins with the start of the tiebreaker David d. Mary ($6,200) 2-1; busts on level 2 (Q-A) G2 Q2: 91 out of 100 senior citizens wish slow romantic dances like the foxtrot would come back into style Games 1 and 2 both go to sudden death |
| 682 | 12/11/80 | David | Jayne | Match tied 1-1; show begins with the start of the tiebreaker Jayne d. David ($300) 2-1; busts at Big Bet (3-2) New challenger Bev goes higher on a ten in G2 (10-5) Bev d. Jayne ($200) 2-0 |
| 683 | 12/12/80 | Bev | - | Show starts at Money Cards; Bev wins $1,350 after two doubles G1 Q3: 95 out of 100 waitresses say men are bigger tippers than women Debbie d. Bev ($1,550) 2-0; wins $1,650 |
| 684 | 12/15/80 | Debbie | Steve | New match begins G2 Q2: 42 out of 100 bachelors say they'd marry the woman of their dreams even if he ballooned to 200 pounds during the engagement Given a free chance after a double ace, Debbie goes higher on a ten (10-K) to d. Steve 2-0; wins $1,350 |
| 685 | 12/16/80 | Debbie | Matt | Show starts with sudden death in G1 Matt wins the question and passes, but Debbie runs the board, going against the odds on a nine on the last card (9-A) Debbie d. Matt 2-0; wins $1,500 with the lowest card being a seven at the end and two doubles--both times the display read "BUST" before Jim reminded the operator Debbie doesn't lose on doubles New challenge Jeanne hits G1 Q4 on the head for $500 |
| 686 | 12/17/80 | Debbie | Jeanne | Jeanne leads 1-0; show begins with the start of G2 G2 Q1: 42 out of 100 16-year-olds think their parents do understand their generation Jeanne d. Debbie ($5,200) 2-1; busts on level 1 (4-2) but wins $1,800 After joking about the way Gene Wood dresses, Jim brings Gene on stage to show his socks that he's wearing mismatched tube socks |
| 687 | 12/18/80 | Jeanne | Tim | Jeanne leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2 Jeanne d. Tim 2-1; wins $250 |
| 688 | 12/19/80 | Jeanne | David | Show starts with sudden death in G1 If you know what happened, e-mail me |
| Young People's Weeks | ||||
| 689 | 12/22/80 | Lois returns; Christmas decorations adorn the set If you know what happened, e-mail me | ||
| 690 | 12/23/80 | If you know what happened, e-mail me | ||
| 691 | 12/24/80 | If you know what happened, e-mail me | ||
| 692 | 12/25/80 | If you know what happened, e-mail me | ||
| 693 | 12/26/80 | If you know what happened, e-mail me | ||
| 694 | 12/29/80 | Toni | - | Show starts at Money Cards; Toni and her father Phil win $4,800 to finish with $5,100 Next contestants: Robert vs. Beth After a commercial break, Jim brings contestant coordinator Donna Jean Steines on stage and acknowledges that the tape date is her birthday Robert wins the first match 2-0, both times completing his line in sudden death |
| 695 | 12/30/80 | Robert | Beth | Show starts at Money Cards; Robert and his mother Florence win $4,600 M2 G2 Q3: 44 out of 100 fourth-graders recognized Ronald Reagan Other answers given in that poll included Jimmy Carter, Abraham Lincoln, then-Los Angeles mayor Tom Bradley, and Bonzo Beth comes from behind to d. Robert ($4,900) 2-1; her father Larry helps her win $3,300 to finish with $3,500 |
| 696 | 12/31/80 | Kristin | Wayne | First match begins M1 G1 Q2: 9 out of 100 high-school boys would agree to go to school one day a week, even if it means they can't graduate until age 30 Kristin comes from behind to win the first match 2-1; her mother Judy helps her win $2,900 |
| 697 | 1/2/81 | Kristin | Wayne | Second match begins Wayne d. Kristin ($3,200) 2-1 to make every match a split Wayne and his father Anthony win $1,300 to end with $1,600 Jim brings all 20 kids on stage at the end of the show and mentions that Mitch and Della were stand-by contestants back in August The ten kids who got on the show shared in $52,550 in cash, while the ten not selected receive a cassette radio as a consolation prize, and all 20 contestants receive a set of encyclopedia, weekend passes to Disneyland, a 10-speed bicycle, a set of classic literature and a 13" TV |
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