Card Sharks: How do they shuffle those huge cards?

[sterlingholobyte]

Wow, there are some people here who must have ADD. I didn't mind your intro and I don't know why people have to be so rude about their dislike of it.

Thanks for uploading this, btw, I've always wondered how they worked with the cards behind the scenes as well.

[mightydyckerson]

Could have done without your shitty opening and closing graphic.

[blackroses84]

Cool video. Always wondered how they shuffled them. It's a shame GSN only has a select number of episodes of Card Sharks (Perry and Eubank's versions) to show. Would love to see the other episodes on tv besides seeing the same rotation over and over again.

[Aquatica4]

fascinating!!

[iambernig]

Too bad that show's no longer on. I'd kill to have the job of shuffling the deck. LOL

[bmhedgehog2]

wow what an awesome behind the scenes look!

[erikdraven1731]

I used to wonder how often they'd have to replace the decks or were they sturdy enough that they lasted the entire series?

[32rodrick]

Tell me those red & blue playing cards use on Card Sharks are real?

[bmasters1981]

It was very neat to see inside the workings of how the cards were shuffled prior to gameplay and airtime. That said, it was always a smart move on their part, I think, to have the NBC compliance cop nearby to make sure that everything was done fairly and in compliance with the rules.

[ngarcia103]

Nowadays, is this how they shuffle those huge cards on "Catch 21"?

[carchavtube]

That is amazing!

[StukInBuf]

Man... I watched this show all the years and never realized those cards were so big and heavy.

Thanks for showing us this clip. It puts the "how do they shuffle the cards" question to bed.

"Standards and Practices." They have to make sure everything's on the up and up... otherwise there'd be "Twenty-One" all over again(Jack Barry's version, not Maury's).

[tucsonia]

It was nice to see Prince Charles actually working for a living for awhile.

[bwitz72]

Wow.. 2' by 1' per card.. 25 pounds for the deck.. that means each card is nearly 1/2 pound each!!

[MTheChequeGuy]

I work with the public, and would love to use that HUGE hand he was waving with to slap some people that deserve it! lol This is a cool behind the sceenes look.

[cartoongameshowfan76]

That was pretty cool seeing how its done! I had always wondered as big as they are!

[jeopardyman]

What is the song at the very beginning?

[Nigby]

sounds like the music for news station, at least that's where I believe I heard it

[jeopardyman]

yeah, it sounds like an old news track from WJXT (Jacksonville, FL)

[sabster74]

It had been used before as the opening/closing music for the '76-'77 CBS game show "Double Dare", hosted by Alex Trebek.

[StukInBuf]

If it's the music with the "Game show page" name, it's been used mainly by Hearst -owned stations(WBAL, WCVB, WTAE, WISN, KMBC, and WGRZ---who went to Gannett later, just to name these) for their newscasts.

If you're asking about the game show's music, Alex Trebek and "Double Dare" used it first in 1976/77.

[beatclub911]

I've seen that part on GSN a couple of days ago.

[nextbarker]

Was that Bob Hilton?

[mrmatchgame]

yes

[johnissoevil]

I wonder if they used the same method on the Eubanks and Rafferty runs. Although for the 2001 run, Pearson probably screwed around with them the same way they screwed around with the format.

[parlet]

Interesting to have that question answered! Any idea what the opening poem was that seemed to help prompt this display?

[MikeTeaveeJr]

Hey, we got to see the glitter-spangled Jack of Clubs!

[nightfly776]

Truly fascinating! Thanks for that!

[HoustonRules]

Thanks for posting this.

[Wheeloffortunefan999]

that's neat.

[GoodsonTodman]

And why don't YOU show a little gratitude to the poster of the clip for the look at this behind-the-scenes stuff instead of letting your greed and selfishness spoil the moment for you?

[Wheeloffortunefan999]

oh stop

[mather798]

Why don't you post the whole episode?

[rfillingh]

"Always under the scrutinty of the MBC compliancy and measureminks pantecy!"

[VeRTiGo9191]

I never knew how heavy the deck was! Wow! And thanks for the great clip!

[peepantsfunny]

It would be neat to have a deck of Card Sharks cards

[pbatommy]

Me too--they would be an interesting part of my card collection.

[cevad67]

First of all I want to thank you for posting these wonderful clips from game shows from years past. The clips are great! However, the extremely LAME 14 second intro to all of your clips REALLY sucks! If you want to toot your own horn that's fine but any intro over 4 or 5 seconds is just annoying and is a deterrent from watching further clips. The intro is not even impressive. I suggest you drop it completely.

[mrmatchgame]

if you look at most of the recent clips, i have dropped the bumper

[WileyCoyote69]

Ah. These were the days (after the quiz show scandals) when they were VERY worried about keeping things kosher. They've slipped a bit since then a bit I think.

[SuperGamer7]

They've slipped? How? Where do you see any sign of Scandal? Come on!

There's no slippage. Everything is still fair and square.

[bluebear1985]

I'm still not quite sure in some cases. How would you explain Ken Jennings on "Jeopardy!"? Also, I've heard that they kind of hand pick which episodes they air of "Deal or No Deal".

[smashwhammy]

ken cracked the books

[SonicWhammy]

I have the episode, if you want a copy of the poem, Match. For the record, the poem went like this: "Winning the game isn't easy. In fact, it's downright hard. But the thing that really puzzles me, is how do they shuffle those cards?"

[tsskiller]

It sounds like either Bob Hilton doing the intro there. Could you post the opening poem to this? I'm interested to hear how he sounded.

[mrmatchgame]

The Opening Poem Video was damaged and I don't have a Generic opening to replace the video. BTW- it was Bob Hilton.

[MrLogoman007]

@mrmatchgame I found it on Jason Wuthrich's site.

Winning the game is difficult

In fact, it's downright hard

But the thing that really puzzles me

Is how they shuffle those cards

[NEPatriot]

25 pounds of cards? Imagine the interesting Poker game one could have. But in all reality I am glad I had a chance to see how it was all done--and did you see those envelopes--where the cards are sealed--WOW!

BTB, that technique is perhaps how those little card shuffling machines were created.

[Tubewings]

If the deck weighs 25 pounds, then each card weighs about 8 ounces each.

[mtiller2006]

That is an interesting way of shuffling cards on Card Sharks. I always wondered how they shuffled the cards

[wrestlegameshow]

Do You Have Classic Concentration?

[mrmatchgame]

Yes, But I haven't transfered it to DVD yet.