Gambit Part 3

Gambit was a television game show, created by Wayne Cruseturner[1] and produced by Heatter-Quigley Productions, that aired on CBS from September 4, 1972 to December 10, 1976.

A slightly retooled version, Las Vegas Gambit, aired on NBC from October 27, 1980 to November 27, 1981, originating from the Tropicana Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Both versions of the show were hosted by Wink Martindale, and announced by Kenny Williams. Elaine Stewart was the card dealer for the CBS version. On the Las Vegas Gambit version, the card dealer was Beverly Malden; she left half-way through the series' run and was replaced by Lee Menning.

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[nextbarker]

Is that bust buzzer the same from Card Sharks in 1986?

[MadManMaloney]

Does ne1 notice that this show it a lot like Catch 21 on GSN? I like this better tho

[Noveltooner]

@lakebay972 "Catch 21" is mostly similar to the failed 1990 pilot of "Gambit," which (like the syndicated "High Rollers") was produced by Merrill Heatter in association with Orion. Through its acquisition of the Orion properties, Sony now owns Heatter-Quigley formats "The Hollywood Squares," "P.D.Q." (and its remake, "Baffle"), "Funny You Should Ask," "The Magnificent Marble Machine," "High Rollers," and "Gambit."

[Noveltooner]

@lakebay972 No, that's not the reason. The game show "Gambit" was owned by Filmways when Heatter-Quiigley was sold to them. It then became the property of Orion when Filmways was taken over and now, like "Hollywood Squares," it it the property of the evil empire, Sony. "Catch 21" is not a remake of "Gambit," according to Merrill Heatter. Although there are similarities, if "Catch 21" actually were seen to be a remake, Sony could demand huge royalties or shut it down.

[HomeoftheGoodGuys]

Never seen that show before, but that was before my time. There is a stereo system at 2:22 where they just won a crappy stereo system by Juliette including an AM/FM stereo, 8-track player and a BSR record changer which was all in one along with the speakers. Juliette made crappy stereo systems, thanks to "CassetteMaster" for his cassette recorder. Juliette was made by Topp Electronics. This stereo system can play Disney records.

[Dannymac82]

@nextbarker I beleive it was

[gladfan1989]

@gameshowfreak2007 Yes, Wink washed his mouth out and he can't do a thing with it.

[quarqill]

I love the theme music when they are describing the prizes.

[TonyKanameKuran]

The bell sound effect was used in High Rollers, Family Feud, Tic Tac Dough (1978-1980), Card Sharks (winning bell alarm clock-style), and Bullseye and Celebrity Bullseye (1981-82).

[9409312]

Now that's one of the classic game show bouns round i have ever see on tv. and not only that is the easiest bonus ronuds of all time

[lakebay972]

The GSN show "Catch 21" is a revival of "Gambit." It isn't called "Gambit" because it is assumed people would confuse the game show with a show/movie about the Marvel Comics X-Men character. Therefore, "Catch 21" is a better alternative name for the game show.