Card Sharks

Episode Guide: 1981

1978 1979 1980 1981
In June 1980, Card Sharks survived NBC's daytime game show purge...but barely. It was pushed to 12 noon, where network shows usually go to die because most stations prefer to air local news. That fall, knowing that they need to keep giving away money to keep the viewers in place, the show introduced new rules. Any time a player hits the exact number on a hi-lo toss-up question, he/she wins a $500 bonus, and in the Money Cards, a double no longer loses money; the bet now carries over. In the summer of 1981, to possibly speed up the game, a $500 bonus was offered for any player who runs the board in one try in game 1 or 2.
Show # Air Red
(champion) 		Blue
(challenger) 		Results, Money Cards, and Notes
698 1/5/81 Jeanne Eileen Regular play resumes and Melinda returns; after two weeks
off, the contestants recut their decks before the show
Show starts with G1 Q3
Jeanne d. Eileen 2-0; wins $9,000 despite a double
ace at the beginning and a seven at the Big Bet
Director Marc Breslow adds a couple new camera angles
699 1/6/81 Jeanne Chris (male) Show starts with G1 Q3
Chris d. Jeanne ($15,950) 2-1; wins $3,400
700 1/7/81 Chris Nancy Show starts with G1 Q3
G1 Q3: 4 out of 100 women drivers have dented a police car
Nancy runs the board to win G2
While setting up for the tiebreaker, the sliding bar falls off the board
Nancy d. Chris ($3,700) 2-1; wins $1,750
701 1/8/81 Nancy Joe Show starts with G1 Q3
After being kept off the cards the first two questions,
Joe runs the board on his first attempt to win G1
Given a free chance off a double ace, Joe d. Nancy 2-1; wins $2,300
702 1/9/81 Joe Ruth Show starts with G1 Q3
G1 Q3: 87 out of 100 people expect their
standard of living to go up in 1981
G3 Q1: 28 out of 100 Sunday school teaches think the country
would be better off if it brought back Prohibition
Joe d. Ruth 2-1; wins $6,400
New challenger Roberta runs the board on the first question to win G1
703 1/12/81 Joe Roberta Roberta leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q3
Roberta d. Joe ($9,100) 2-0; wins $800
G1 Q2: 87 out of 100 senior citizens think young people expect
too much from the government
New challenger Vivian (age 76) won that question
704 1/13/81 Roberta Vivian Vivian leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q1
Vivian d. Roberta ($1,000) 2-0; wins $1,650 after two doubles
G1 Q2: 59 out of 100 San Quentin inmates say they
would hire a different defense lawyer if they could
705 1/14/81 Vivian Dan Vivian leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2
Vivian d. Dan 2-0; wins $800
G2 Q1: 48 out of 100 marriage counselors say marriages
are more likely to break up during a recession
706 1/15/81 Vivian Lorraine Elaine Joyce and Greg Morris, on their way to the set
of Password Plus, make a surprise visit at the top of the show
Match tied 1-1; show starts with G3 Q1
The tiebreaker comes down to sudden death, and Lorraine passes,
but Vivian finishes her line to win 2-1; wins $1,300
G1 Q3: 12 out of 100 fourth-graders knew what
an old-fashioned water pump looked like
Other answers included lamp and meat grinder
G2 Q2: 94 out of 100 gift return desk clerks had a
customer that swore he/she never wore clothes they
tried to return when it was obvious they had
Vivian d. Mike 2-0
707 1/16/81 Vivian - Show starts with Money Cards; Vivian changes a four to a queen,
and with more high cards showing, wins $3,200
G1 Q3: 30 out of 100 first-graders thought
their fathers fought in the Civil War
708 1/19/81 Vivian H.K. (male) Charlie O'Donnell fills in for Gene Wood
Match tied 1-1; show begins with G3 Q1
All three games go to sudden death, and in G3, H.K. elects to
play out his line himself and d. Vivian ($7,850) 2-1; wins $1,575
709 1/21/81 H.K. Stephanie H.K. (real name Hubert) leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q1
H.K. d. Stephanie 2-0, both in sudden death; busts at Big Bet (K-A)
G1 Q3: 41 out of 100 people who have lost $1 million in a
business venture said their relatives have stopped being
nice to them since they lost the money
710 1/23/81 H.K. Janet Show starts with sudden death in G1
Janet runs the board to win G2
G3 Q1: 97 out of 100 psychiatrists say some
people are just incapable of not loving another person
H.K. d. Janet 2-1; wins $7,000
711 1/26/81 H.K. Jane Jane leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2
G3 Q1: 29 out of 100 policemen have swiped a neighbor's newspaper
Jane hits this question on the head for $500, goes on
to d. H.K. ($9,275) 2-1, and wins $3,100
712 1/27/81 Jane Josh Jane leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q1
Jane d. Josh 2-0, both in sudden death; wins $3,600
G1 Q2: 88 out of 100 Russian immigrants
have bought something on the black market
New challenger Victor, originally from Yugoslavia said 15
Both players go against the odds and miss (Jane 6-6--and she
changed a six--Victor 10-4) on the ensuing play of the cards
Victor calls higher on a ten again and misses again (10-9)
713 1/28/81 Jane Victor Gene Wood returns; show starts with sudden death in G1
G2 Q1: 1 out of 100 congressmen say it is OK for
an American businessman to pay a bribe if it is the only
way to do business with a foreign country
Jane d. Victor 2-1 in a ten-question match;
wins $1,700 despite two doubles
Jim fills an entire segment after the commercials fell behind
714 1/29/81 Jane Kevin Gene Wood returns; new match begins
Kevin runs the board to win G1
G2 Q1: 2 out of 100 army women have made out in a tank
Jane comes from behind to d. Kevin 2-1; wins $900
715 1/30/81 Jane Ralph New match begins
Jane hits G1 Q3 on the nose for another $500 bonus
Ralph runs the board to win G2 and completes
the comeback to d. Jane ($11,200); wins $2,700
716 2/2/81 Ralph Milena New match begins
Milena hits G2 Q2 on the head for $500, runs the board on the ensuing
play of the cards to win G2, d. Ralph ($3,000) 2-1, and wins $2,625
717 2/3/81 Milena Dalton Sammy Davis, Jr. makes a surprise visit at the top of the show
Show starts with G1 Q2
Milena runs the board in G2 to d. Dalton 2-0 in three questions--with
Dalton never going to the cards at all--then wins $3,400
Milena hits the first question of the new match on the head for $500
718 2/4/81 Milena Pat (male) Milena leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2
Milena d. Pat 2-0; wins $3,600 after Jim accidentally
knocks a card in level 2 off the rack
New challenger Michael wins the first three questions and freezes
after one card each time, but Milena gets control in sudden death
and passes to Michael, who misses (10-Q) to give the game
to Milena without even turning over a card
719 2/5/81 Milena Michael Milena leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q1
G2 Q1: 15 out of 100 Italian drivers think a man who
always obeys the speed limit is a sissy
Milena, who was born in Italy, said 15
Milena again passes in sudden death and Michael
again misses on the last card (8-7) to give the
match to Milena 2-0; Milena wins $800
Milena runs the board in the match's first question to win G1 and d.
John 2-0 on three questions without letting John play his cards at all
720 2/6/81 Milena - Show starts at Money Cards; Milena wins $5,800
G1 Q1: 99 out of 100 psychiatrists believe happy people live longer
New challenger Nizar freezes with one card to go, but Milena
gets control on the next question and runs the board to win G1
Milena d. Nizar 2-1 in sudden death in G3
721 2/9/81 Milena - Show starts at Money Cards; Milena wins $1,000
G2 Q3: 15 out of 100 wives of millionaires have combed
their husbands' pockets for loose change
(preferably with the men not wearing them)
722 2/10/81 Milena Les Match tied 1-1; show starts with G3 Q2
Milena d. Les 2-1; wins $1,750
and retires as a 7-time champ with $21,375
Jane wins the toss and plays red
Jane d. Charles 2-0
723 2/11/81 Jane - Show starts with Money Cards; Jane busts on the
first card (4-2) but recovers to win $1,600
G1 Q4: 35 out of 100 senior citizen men claim they looked
through National Geographic for pictures of naked women
Jean d. Arlette 2-0; wins $3,800
G1 Q1: 75 out of 100 married women with a pet pig
say their husband leaves bigger messes than their pig
724 2/12/81 Jane Wayne Show starts with G1 Q2
Wayne d. Jane ($5,900) 2-1; wins $4,000
725 2/13/81 Wayne Dawn Show starts with G1 Q2
G1 Q2: 27 out of 100 men age 80 or older have ridden in covered wagons
Dawn d. Wayne ($4,200) 2-0; wins $9,000
726 2/16/81 Dawn Tina Dawn leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2
Tina d. Dawn ($9,300) 2-1; wins $3,600
Jim brings his daughter Erin on stage and announces she
just made the Dean's list at Cal State Northridge
727 2/17/81 Tina Lana Lana leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q1
Tina goes against the odds twice in G2 and misses both times (10-3, 9-6)
Lana d. Tina ($3,800) 2-0; wins $1,700
728 2/18/81 Lana Pat (male) Lana leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q1
Lana d. Pat 2-0; busts on level 1 (K-A) and wins $800
New challenger Linda is visually-impaired and is accompanied
by her guide dog Campy, who has his own name tag
G1 Q4: 57 out of 100 millionaires return their soda
bottles to get their deposit back
729 2/19/81 Lana Linda Linda leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q3
Linda d. Lana ($2,900) 2-0; wins $1,150
730 2/20/81 Linda Barrie (male) Match tied 1-1; show starts with G3 Q1
Barrie d. Linda ($1,450) 2-1; wins $2,900
At the start of the next match, Jim mentions that
dealer Janice Baker's sister just had a baby girl
731 2/23/81 Barrie Karyl Match tied 1-1; show starts with G3 Q1
Karyl d. Barrie ($3,200) 2-1 on the show's first question; wins $1,800
G1 Q2: 27 out of 100 fourth-graders knew what a phonograph looked like
Other answers included electric pot and refrigerator
At the end of the show, Jim thanks for the home audience for
the feedback after the recent visually-impaired contestant
732 2/24/81 Karyl Noni Noni leads 1-0; show starts with sudden death in G2
Karyl comes from behind to d. Noni 2-1; wins $1,750
Giesela runs the board twice, including G1 in sudden death, to
d. Karyl ($3,950) 2-0; busts on level 1 (3-2) but wins $700
733 2/25/81 Giesela Brett New match begins
G1 Q2: 24 out of 100 bachelors say their love life
is like lunch at McDonald's--quick and easy
G1 Q3: 0 out of 100 people in Poland believe workers in
Communist countries should be prevented from forming
labor unions and going on strike
Brett hits G2 Q1 on the head for $500, and goes on
to d. Giesela ($900) 2-0 and win $1,250
734 2/26/81 Brett Carrie Show starts with G1 Q3
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735 2/27/81 Brett Betsy Brett leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2
Brett d. Betsy 2-0; wins $850 and, even though it wasn't a bust,
gets the losing horns after a miss at the Big Bet (7-6)
Brett runs the board on the first question to win G1
Brett d. Kathy 2-0; wins $1,500 after a push at the Big Bet (J-J)
736 3/2/81 Brett Sandi Show starts with G1 Q3
Brett d. Sandi 2-1; wins $1,450
G2 Q2: 51 out of 100 men age 80 and over said the
job they wanted when they were young no longer exists
737 3/3/81 Brett Philip Brett leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2
G2 Q4: 66 out of 100 drivers say their car is so dirty that
if they lived in Moscow, where driving a dirty car
is a crime, they'd be in trouble with the law
Brett d. Philip 2-0; wins $1,800
G2 Q3: 36 out of 100 people who lost at least a million dollars in
a business venture claim they were cheated out of their money
G2 Q4: 0 out of 100 French men with a mistress asked their
wives' permission before they took their mistress
738 3/4/81 Brett Sandie Match tied 1-1; show starts with G3 Q2
Sandie d. Brett ($10,400) 2-1; wins $6,300
G2 Q4: 64 out of 100 men said even if they took a 13% pay cut,
like Chrysler workers had to, they could still make ends meet
Sandie d. Ernie 2-1; wins $400, but Jim teases
"some exciting news for Sandie" on the next show
739 3/5/81 Sandie - At the top of the show, Jim explains that each player cuts a deck for
the MC before each match and that Sandie's previous MC was played
with the wrong deck, so Sandie agreed to give back the $400
and play MC again, this time with the deck she cut, and wins $4,050
G1 Q2: 1 out of 100 people who wear dentures
were able to hear the radio in their mouth
Bob comes from behind to d. Sandie ($10,850) 2-1 in a
nine-question match; busts on level 2 (Q-A)
741 3/6/81 Bob Dada (female) New match begins
Bob d. Dada 2-0; busts at Big Bet (K-A)
G1 Q2: 2 out of 100 congressmen favor a tax break for once-
in-a-lifetime jackpot winners (new challenger Janine said 64)
Bob sweeps all four questions in G1 and wins in sudden death
Celebrity tournament repeats for the next three weeks
742 3/30/81 Bob Janine Bob leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q1
Bob d. Janine 2-0, both in sudden death; wins $2,200
G1 Q2: 50 out of 100 bachelors have left something in their
refrigerator so long they could no longer tell what it was
743 3/31/81 Bob Cindi Cindi leads 1-0; show begins with G2 Q3
G2 Q4: 33 out of 100 divorced men would turn down a
$200/week raise--half of which would go toward alimony
payments--just to spite their ex-wife
Cindi d. Bob ($2,800) 2-0; busts on level 2 (3-2)
New challenger Susan runs the board on the first question to win G1
and goes on to d. Cindi ($200) 2-0; wins $2,250
744 4/1/81 Susan Frank Show starts with G1 Q3
G2 Q4: 98 out of 100 priests think it's OK for an
unmarried mother to raise a baby without a father
Frank d. Susan ($2,450) 2-0; busts at Big Bet (Q-K)
Jim: Took too big a chance with the lady that time, Frank.
Frank: And I believe in the ERA.
745 4/2/81 Frank Melody Frank leads 1-0; show starts with sudden death in G2
Frank d. Melody 2-1; plays a five at the Big Bet and misses (5-2) to
end with $500; the next card on the deck would have been an ace
Frank runs the board to win G1, while Cindy--who gave up a chance
at a run by freezing one question earlier--runs the board to win G2
Frank d. Cindy 2-1; wins $3,800
G1 Q2: 46 out of 100 oil executives drive a car that
gets less than 15 miles to the gallon
746 4/3/81 Frank Marie Show starts with G1 Q3
Marie d. Frank ($4,900) 2-0; wins $2,800
G2 Q2: 22 out of 100 fathers of 10 or more children said if
men gave birth, they'd still have that many children
747 4/6/81 Marie Craig Match tied 1-1; show starts with G3 Q1
Marie d. Craig 2-1; wins $350
Marie d. Gladys 2-0 on three questions, running the board in
G2 and never letting Gladys go to the board; wins $350
Marie pulls off the exact same feat in the next match against
Paul, winning 2-0 in three questions and finishing off with a run in G2
748 4/7/81 Marie - Show starts at Money Cards; Marie wins $2,600
G1 Q2-3: 60 out of 100 Americans--and 83 out of 100
people in Poland--say their respective country's
government interferes too much in their personal lives
Earlene d. Marie ($6,900) 2-0; wins $1,425
G1 Q2: 95 out of 100 senior citizen men thought in their childhood
that it was impossible for man to walk on the moon
749 4/8/81 Earlene Debbie Show starts with G1 Q3
G2 Q3: 84 out of 100 people feel the IRS is
taxing them more than their fair share
Debbie d. Earlene ($1,625) 2-0, both in sudden death; wins $1,800
G2 Q1: 60 out of 100 people would let NBC film
their families' private lives for one week
Debbie runs the board in G2 to d. Cindy 2-0
750 4/9/81 Debbie - Show starts at Money Cards; Debbie wins $3,800
Debbie d. Jewell 2-0, both in sudden death after Jewell calls lower
than a six in sudden death in G2 (6-9) after getting lower cards twice
(6-3, 6-4) earlier in the game; Debbie wins $2,500
751 4/10/81 Debbie George Debbie leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q1
Debbie d. George 2-0; wins $2,850
G1 Q1: 54 out of 100 married women seeing a marriage
counselor admitted they although they were told by their
counselor to be honest, they held something back
Debbie d. Julie 2-1; wins $2,000
Last show on GSN for now
794 ?/?/81 Shirley Shari Show starts with G1 Q2
Shirley runs the board in game 2 for $500
Shirley d. Shari 2-0; wins $300
G1 Q3: 99 out of 100 doctors believe a person can
become physically ill just by the strain of a divorce
The chase lights on the set begin flashing again
795 ?/?/81 Shirley Robert Shari leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2
796 ?/?/81 Robert Lauren Starts with sudden death in game 1
Robert nails G3 Q1 on the head for $500
G3 Q2: 43 out of 100 people recognized George Bush
Lauren d. Robert ($8,300); wins $700
Lauren runs the board in game 1 for $500
Lauren d. Bill 2-0; wins $1,800
797 ?/?/81 Lauren David New match begins
David nails G2 Q4 on the nose for $500
Lauren d. David 2-0; wins $2,600
798 ?/?/81 Lauren Denyse Gene Wood returns
Lauren leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q1
Lauren d. Denyse 2-1; wins $1,850
Dani runs the board in game 2 for $500
Dani d. Lauren ($8,350) 2-0; busts at Big Bust (3-2)
799 ?/?/81 Dani Kris New match begins
Dani d. Kris 2-0 on 2 questions--Kris wins both
questions, but busts and Dani runs the board both times
Dani changes a four to a king at Big Bet and wins $4,000
Patti d. Dani ($5,900) 2-0; wins $1,800
800 ?/?/81 Patti Ray New match begins
During the contestant plug, Gene Wood knocks Jim's
socks; Jim makes him show his (one white, one green)
Patti d. Ray 2-1; wins $900
Cal runs the board in game 1 to end the show
801 ?/?/81 Patti Cal Cal leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q1
Cal a. Patti ($3100) 2-0; wins $4,425
802 ?/?/81 Cal Laura Laura leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q3
Laura d. Cal ($5,225) 2-1
Lots of cards are turned over in the next match--and
Jim turns over a card before Laura can call it!
803 ?/?/81 Laura Asif Jay Stewart subs for Gene Wood, Chris subs for Lois
Laura leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2
Laura d. Asif 2-0; wins $100
Laura d. Jim 2-1
804 ?/?/81 Laura - Show starts at Money Cards; Laura wins $4,000
Lynda d. Laura ($5,100); wins $7,000
805 ?/?/81 Lynda Lisa New match begins
Lisa's freeze bar runs over a card
Lynda runs the board in game 1; Lisa runs in game 2
Lynda d. Lisa 2-1; wins $650
Frank runs the board in game 1 for $500
806 ?/?/81 Lynda Frank Frank leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2
Frank d. Lynda ($8,550) 2-0; wins $2,200
Vickie d. Frank ($2,900) 2-0, wins $4,400
807 ?/?/81 Vickie Carol New match begins
Carol runs the board in game 1 for $500
Vickie d. Carol 2-1; wins $800
Vickie runs the board in game 1 for $500
808 ?/?/81 Vickie Frank Match tied 1-1; show starts with G3 Q1
Vickie d. Frank 2-0; wins $500
Vickie d. Frank 2-1; wins $1,000
809 ?/?/81 Vickie Steve New match begins
Steve d. Vickie ($8,100); wins $450
810 ?/?/81 Steve Sherry Show starts with G1 Q2
Sherry runs the board in game 2 for $500
Steve d. Sherry 2-1; wins $100
Suzy runs the board in game 2 for $500
Suzy d. Steve ($950) 2-0
Kids' week repeats for the next week
811 7/14/81 Suzy - Show starts at Money Cards
812 7/15/81 Ben Cathy Ben leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2
Cathy d. Ben ($5,650) 2-1; wins $600
Phil hits G1 Q2 on the nose and runs the board for $1,000
813 7/16/81 Cathy Phil Match tied 1-1; show starts with G3 Q1
Phil d. Cathy ($900) 2-1; wins $600
Phil d. Michele, both on $500 runs, 2-0; wins $11,200
814 7/17/81 Phil Lynn Show starts with G1 Q3
Phil runs the board in game 1 for $500
Lynn d. Phil ($14,800) 2-1; wins $6,800
G2 Q1: 77 out of 100 people say television
commericals are an insult to their intelligence
Ironically, stage manager Cory Carson calls
for a commercial break after that question
Kids' week repeats for the next week
815 7/27/81 Lynn Russell Lynn leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2
Lynn runs the board in game 2 for $500
Lynn d. Russell 2-0; wins $5,300
Steve runs the board in game 1 for $500
Steve d. Lynn ($13,000) 2-0; busts at Big Bet
(6-2) where the highest card was a seven
816 7/28/81 Steve Anita Anita leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q1
Steve d. Anita 2-1; wins $500
817 7/29/81 Steve Holly Show starts with sudden death in G1
Holly d. Steve ($1,500) 2-1; wins $500; wins $1,700
Holly runs the board in game 2 for $500
Holly d. Norma 2-0
818 7/30/81 Holly - Show starts at Money Cards; Holly wins $3,700
Michelle runs the board in game 1 for $500
Michelle d. Holly ($6,300) 2-0; wins $2,500
G1 Q1: 78 out of 100 people recognized Johnny Carson
Ed runs the board in game 1 for $500
819 7/31/81 Michelle Ed Ed leads 1-0; shows starts with G2 Q3
Michelle d. Ed 2-1; wins $1,750
Tom runs the board in game 1 for $500
Tom d. Michelle ($5,150); wins $4,000
Game show host tournament repeats for the next three weeks
820 8/24/81 Tom Helen New match begins
Helen runs the board in game 1 for $500
Helen d. Tom ($4,700) 2-0; wins $2,000
821 8/25/81 Helen Aram Show starts with G1 Q3
Helen d. Aram 2-1; wins $3,000
For the second time, Helen pushes on the Big Bet
Helen runs the board in game 1 for $500
Helen d. Tony 2-1 to end the show
822 8/26/81 Helen - Gene Wood returns
Show starts at Money Cards; Helen wins $5,200
New player Rick sings a couple lines of "Looking for Love"
Rick d. Helen ($11,900) 2-1
823 8/27/81 Rick - Opening poem could have passed for an 8-line poem
Show starts at Money Cards; Rick wins $7,200
Rick runs the board in game 2 for $500
Rick d. Rita 2-0; wins $2,300 despite 3 sevens in a row
824 8/28/81 Rick Barbara Barbara leads 1-0; shows starts with G2 Q1
Barbara d. Rick ($10,400) 2-0; wins $1,250
Joel runs the board in game 2 for $500
Barbara d. Joel 2-1 to end of the show
825 8/31/81 Barbara - Show starts at Money Cards
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826 9/1/81 Steven Penny New match begins
Steven d. Penny 2-0, both on $500 runs, and wins $2,600
827 9/2/81 Steven Tammy Jim announces that CS has passed $3,000,000 in winnings
Tammy leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q3
Tammy d. Steven ($4,750) 2-0; wins $2,700
Kenny runs the cards in G1; Tammy wins G2 by run
Kenny d. Tammy ($3,500) 2-1; wins $7,800
828 9/3/81 Kenny Lynn New match begins
Lynn d. Kenny ($8,500) 2-0; wins $7,000
829 9/4/81 Lynn Andy Andy leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q1
Lynn d. Andy 2-1; wins $1,400
830 9/7/81 Lynn Charlotte Lynn leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q3
Lynn d. Charlotte 2-0; wins $2,250
Hawaii runs the board in game 1 for $500
Lynn d. Hawaii 2-1; wins $500
Lynn nails G1 Q1 on the head for $500
831 9/8/81 Lynn Charlotte Lynn leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q3
Lynn d. Charlotte 2-0; wins $2,250
Hawaii runs the board in game 1 for $500
Lynn d. Hawaii 2-1; wins $500
Lynn nails G1 Q1 on the head for $500
832 9/9/81 Lynn Diane Show starts with G1 Q2
Diane d. Lynn ($12,450) 2-0; wins $4,000
833 9/10/81 Diane Gylian Gylian leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q1
Gylian d. Diane ($4,300) 2-1; wins $4,300
Gylian runs in G1; Bob matches in G2
Gylian d. Bob 2-1
834 9/11/81 Gylian - Starts at Money Cards; Gylian wins $600 despite 2 doubles
835 9/14/81 Gylian Vicki Match tied 1-1; show starts G3 Q2
Vicki d. Gylian ($5,900) 2-1; busts at Big Bet (6-3)
836 9/15/81 Vicki Rekha Match tied 1-1; show starts G3 Q1
Rekha d. Vicki ($300) 2-1; wins $750
Rekha d. Laura 2-0; wins $2,400
837 9/16/81 Rekha Steve Show starts G1 Q2
Rekha runs the board in game 2 for $500
Rekha d. Steve 2-0; wins $400
838 9/17/81 Rekha Clay Chris subs for Lois
Match tied 1-1; show starts G3 Q1
Rekha d. Clay 2-1; wins $800
Microphone problems during Money Cards
Joseph runs the board in game 2 for $500
Joseph d. Rekha ($5,750) 2-1; wins $2,100
839 9/18/81 Joseph Lydia Show starts with G1 Q3
Joseph runs the board in game 2 for $500
Joseph d. Lydia 2-0; wins $5,000
Pepper runs the board in game 1 for $500
840 9/21/81 Joseph Pepper Match tied 1-1; show starts with G3 Q1
Pepper d. Joseph ($8,600) 2-1; wins $3,150
Pepper runs the board in game 2 for $500
Pepper d. Howard 2-1; wins $1,350
Producer Dennis Gagnon appears at the end of the show
841 9/22/81 Pepper ? New match begins
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842 9/23/81 Pepper Stephanie Pepper leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2
Stephanie runs the board in game 2 for $500
Stephanie d. Pepper ($9,700) 2-1; wins $2,800
Sherry runs in G1; Stephanie answers with a run in G2
843 9/24/81 Stephanie Sherry Janice wears her scarf around her head; Jim
calls her "Pocahontas" more than once
Match tied 1-1; show starts with G3 Q2
Sherry d. Stephanie ($4,100) 2-1; wins $800
Mike d. Sherry ($1,500) 2-0; busts at Big Bet (5-2)
Patte runs the board in game 1 for $500
844 9/25/81 Mike Patte Patte leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2
Patte d. Mike ($200) 2-0; wins $250
Patte d. Dean 2-1; wins $2,550
845 9/28/81 Patte Bob Show starts with G1 Q3
Bob runs the board in game 2 for $500
Patte d. Bob 2-1; wins $1,900
Patte d. Bob 2-0
846 9/29/81 Patte - Show starts at Money Cards; Patte wins $5,200
Joisanne runs the board in game 2 for $500
Joisanne d. Patte ($11,300) 2-1; wins $350
847 9/30/81 Joisanne Michelle Show starts with G1 Q3
Michelle d. Joisanne ($1,150) 2-1; wins $1,000
848 10/1/81 Michelle Sam Lois returns
Sam leads 1-0; shows starts with G2 Q1
Sam runs the board in game 2 for $500
Sam d. Michelle ($1,200) 2-0; wins $200
Bonnie runs the board in game 2 for $500
Sam d. Bonnie 2-1; wins $11,600
849 10/2/81 Sam Jane New match begins
Sam runs the board in G1; Jane answers with a run in G2
Janice prematurely sets up for tiebreaker in game 2
Jane d. Sam ($13,300) 2-1; wins $1,200
G1 Q1: 0 out of 100 French women would let their
husband bring his mistress to a dinner party
850 10/5/81 Jane Frank Jane leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q1
Jane d. Frank 2-0; wins $1,300
Larry d. Jane ($3,500) 2-1
851 10/6/81 Larry - Show starts at Money Cards; Larry wins $2,000
Larry runs the board in game 2 for $500
G3 Q1: 66 out of 100 people say it is unfair for a
network to cancel a new show after only a few weeks
on the air (Jim is reluctant to say "cancel")
Jennifer d. Larry ($2,800) 2-1; wins $1,550
852 10/7/81 Jennifer John Show starts with G1 Q3
John runs the board in game 1 for $500
John d. Jennifer ($1,850) 2-1; wins $450
Debbie runs the board in game 2 for $500
Debbie d. John ($1,150) 2-0
853 10/8/81 Debbie - Show starts at Money Cards; Debbie wins $2,600
Bill runs the board in game 1 for $500
Debbie d. Bill 2-1; wins $1,350
854 10/9/81 Debbie John Show starts with G1 Q3
John d. Debbie ($4,950) 2-1; wins $1,000
On the Big Bet, John changes a four, goes
lower on a six and loses $1,000 (6-J)
Eileen runs the board in game 1 for $500
855 10/12/81 John Eileen Eileen leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2
Eileen d. John ($1,300) 2-1; wins $6,900
Mimi d. Eileen ($7,600) 2-0
856 10/13/81 Mimi - Show starts at Money Cards; Mimi wins $2,850
Axel d. Mimi ($3,150) 2-1; wins $1,700
Axel runs the board in game 1 for $500 to end the show
857 10/14/81 Axel Kathy Axel leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q1
Axel runs the board in game 2; d. Kathy 2-0; wins $2,150
Axel runs the board in game 1 for the 3rd straight time
Axel d. Jeri 2-0; wins $6,400
858 10/15/81 Axel Libby Show starts with G1 Q3
Libby nails G1 Q4 on the head for $500
Libby runs the board in game 2 for $500
Libby d. Axel ($12,450) 2-1; wins $800
Mike runs the board in game 1 for $500
Mike d. Libby ($2,000) 2-0; wins $4,400
859 10/16/81 Mark Mary New match begins
Mary runs the board in game 1 for $500;
Mark answers with a $500 run in game 2
Mary d. Mark ($5,700) 2-1; wins $300
860 10/19/81 Mary Kamal Kamal leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2
Kamal d. Mary ($1,100) 2-1; wins $6,750
Jim announces that this is the final week
Kamal d. Laurie 2-0 (running the board in both games
for $1,000); wins $5,600 in Money Cards
861 10/20/81 Kamal Leslie New match begins
Kamal runs the board in game 1 for $500
G2 Q1: 7 out of 100 $1M+ lottery winners would
bet all their winnings on the turn of one card
Leslie d. Kamal ($14,350) 2-1; wins $450
862 10/21/81 Leslie Carl Show starts with G1 Q4 (sudden death)
Jim exposes a hole in Janice's pump
Carl d. Leslie ($750) 2-1; wins $6,700
863 10/22/81 Carl Tammy Show starts with G1 Q4 (sudden death)
Tammy d. Carl ($7,000) 2-1; wins $3,000
Michelle runs the board in game 1 for $500
Michelle d. Tammy ($3,200) 2-0; wins $2,850
864 10/23/81 Michelle Denise Show starts with G1 Q2
Jim brings wife June onstage to throw to 1st commercial
Denise d. Michelle ($3,650) 2-1; wins $1,000
Victoria ($5,200) d. Denise ($1,200) 2-0 in a speed-up
match to win $5,000 as the show's last champion
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