Card Sharks - How do they Shuffle the Cards in 2019 | BUZZR

Remember when Jim Perry gave us a glimpse at how the Card Sharks cards are shuffled? We got a look at how the team is handling it in 2019. Basically the same! Catch Card Sharks on BUZZR daily and on ABC Wednesday Nights.
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[@Ultimate23Dragon]

Basically the same it's always been even going back to the Jim Perry version & the demonstration he showed (As noted by the description).

[@theodorehsu5023]

Just no BIG HANDS like before. The shuffler back then had them, here it's more normal handed.

[@1TexasTV]

You guessed it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/boOueKuAiJdkn9k

[@gameshowguy2000]

Except they didn't slide the cards into the center. I saw the original video, and the shuffler actually slid them on top of each other. Here, he just picked them up.

[@StrangerCoug]

The only major thing I noticed is what poker players call "cut cards" added in for extra security.

[@gameshowguy2000]

That's those white cards also used in blackjack, right?

[@purplefuku]

I love that we got to see this (and that it basically hasn’t changed since Jim Perry showed us all those years ago! 😀), so thanks for posting this!

[@theodorehsu5023]

Only thing that did, Kaylee, is that there is no Big Hands like when Jim showed how the shuffler did it back them. This time it's normal-handed folks doing it.

[@purplefuku]

Theodore Hsu: Hahahaha! You’re right! I can’t believe they overlooked that! Those poor, out of work, big-handed props folks! 🤣

[@anthskywalker]

I think the only major difference i could tell was no cut after the tabletop shuffle

[@theedspage]

Just like the 1970s, right down to the shuffling table! Very cool

[@opiumgoon666]

say what you will about abc’s game show reboots their attention to detail when it comes to preserving the feel of the original shows is unmatched in modern tv

[@TonyKanameKuran]

The late, great Jim Perry would be very proud of producer J.Mul for bringing back CS.

[@LeotheTiger1234]

The Game Show Network original Catch 21 also used oversized playing cards like these. I can imagine they shuffle them the same way. The shuffling has to be thorough when you're shuffling a regular deck of playing cards. Also interesting to see the Money Cards have their own golden deck. The classic versions just used the red deck all over again. Alexis Gaube also continues to dazzle us as a TPIR model. Not sure what Jerry's been doing, though; ABC cancelled this in 2021.

[@gameshowguy2000]

So did the classic game show Gambit. In fact, Joker and Hit Me both used the Gambit deck.

[@Tubewings]

The same way they did it forty years ago.

[@pinksheeptwopointzero]

I seen a Jack on the money card.

[@RealBop-itfan]

I want these playing cards for sale!!!!

[@rodney1279TheFlip]

It is done the same way as 1978.

[@bridgetgarrett330]

Card sharks needs to return to tv soon with a new host. It’s one of the greatest game shows ever in tv history. 3 other people have hosted the show before it was recently revived with Joel Mchale. #1 Jim Perry #2 Bob Eubanks #3 Bill Rafferty I always loved playing along with the show guessing higher or lower with the cards. I hope the show comes back soon. Bryce Garrett.

[@marcpower4167]

You're forgetting Pat Bullard...but you should forget it, his era was awful.

[@LeotheTiger1234]

@@marcpower4167 I have to second you on that. I didn't think Pat was a bad host, but the format changes killed it. They should have stuck with the survey methods.

[@xSmootx]

Any details on how much those cards weigh?

[@RaginRonic]

Just a reminder for those out there...no game show may be aired on television/online streaming without a Standards & Practices team to oversee total fairness and randomness. =P

[@theodorehsu5023]

This to avoid people making the accusation that the cards and the game were rigged and bring down an accusation of FIXING/CHEATING like they had in the 1950s Scandals.

[@gameshowguy2000]

Yeah, the Standards and Practices thing will keep conspiracy theorists away. Just like those who think James Holzhauer was fed the Jeopardy! clues (he wasn't), or Michael Larson cheated by studying the patterns on the original PYL, or that Norma Brown's Money Cards deck was rigged (no, it eventually came down to HOW she cut the deck... yes, the players also cut the decks themselves, and HOW the cards come out all depends on that FINAL cut).

[@martyklestadt6766]

@@gameshowguy2000 I believe it's well known that Larson DID study the patterns on PYL, but technically it wasn't cheating because there was nothing specifically prohibiting it. After that episode, they switched from patterns to an actual randomizing system which they didn't use before because they thought it would be too expensive.

[@martyklestadt6766]

@@gameshowguy2000 Kind of like how card counting in Blackjack (before they started using those machines that shuffle the cards after every hand) isn't technically cheating either, because the player is simply using all of the knowledge available to them. But if a casino caught someone card counting back in the day, they would be asked to leave and no longer welcome.

[@RaginRonic]

@@gameshowguy2000 What Michael did, John, he did on his own. CBS and The Carruthers Company had no way of knowing someone out there could be as inquisitive as Michael was. o.o

[@adamsteinhart1504]

Now the people who work on the show they've already counted the deck, they had the ABC watchdogs have to check every day to make sure it's complete and contains 52 different cards. And then they work this specially design shuffling table that enables them to mix the deck at random. They do this for about a minute. And it's always under the scrutiny of the ABC compliance and practices people. Then they cut each of the decks when they're all done after shuffling for about a minute. Each of the decks weights 25 pounds they measure 2 feet by 1 foot. Then each of the decks are strapped, sealed and it is signed by the CMP person. It's dated and locked up until they go on the air. And when they're ready to play, the seal is broken and the cards are given to the dealers.

[@chuckers40]

It's the exact same way in Perry's version, the only minor difference is the Money Cards look slightly larger and taller.

[@marcpower4167]

That and the contestants used to give the deck a final cut before they went on the air.

[@chris.twentyeightt]

In the Jim Perry version of Card Sharks, after the huge cards were shuffled, the top half of the stacked cards gets placed on the bottom and then it gets sealed.

[@ajk]

I wonder why they don't cut them now. I thought that was odd.

[@ajk]

@@retched Interesting, didn't know that. Actually seems a fairer way to do it in a way, allowing them to dictate their fate via the cut. That explains it, thank you. :)

[@ajk]

@@retched Good to know :)

[@drummingdanny84]

So Password, Let's Make a Deal, Family Feud, Card Sharks, Match Game, and To Tell The Truth are just some of the Fremantle-owned game shows that appeared on three major networks.

[@viddykiddy18]

And don't forget, Price is Right!

[@johnnyballenatl]

@Brandon Bennetzen We're referring to ABC, NBC, and CBS (the original '60s Supermarket Sweep was only on ABC and Password was never in syndication).

[@MontyEggman]

Always wondered how they shuffled those cards.

[@DBR00]

I like Alexis and Jerry!

[@zhuzhuahja5381]

diy

[@jingerjar1365]

That is terrible you'd be run out of Las Vegas

[@ChavoMysterio]

So the new host replaced Susanna and Lacey with those people?

[@scott6428]

Can I buy one of those decks of cards?

[@spacemanmonster23]

Look for giant cards on anazon Those are the size of 8" * 11" in size.

[@theodorehsu5023]

@@spacemanmonster23 Little card trivia: They reuse the Queen of Spades design for ALL the Queens in the CS Deck, the Jack of Spades design for ALL Jacks (Jacks of Diamonds and Clubs are both supposed to have two eyes, not one), and the King of Spades Design for ALL Kings (King of Diamonds has no ax but two eyes). Not unlike the deck designs for "Gambit" (uniform designs for Jacks, Kings and Queens) or "TPIR" for their "Hit Me/Joker" decks (Hearts and Diamonds of the J/Q/Ks in red ink, Spades and Clubs have them in black).

[@jameslandreth7819]

Theodore, I thought it was just me that thought all the face cards looked alike. They almost resemble the face cards if the Streamline brand to me.

[@theodorehsu5023]

@@jameslandreth7819 I had to look closely at the footage to be sure, but they used the Spades face card designs over and over. Same way with Gambit and TPIR as I said earlier..

[@UrsusTheodorusdoesGameShows]

​@@jameslandreth7819 ​ The Jack and King come from USPCC, and the Queen comes from Arrco (Streamline).

[@kanhyeurmila5872]

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[@JCEurovisionFan1996]

Sir, can you give us the basic specifications like the length and width of the cards, the height and weight if all 52 stacked up together, and how does it change over the years?

[@JasonWiley]

A single card is basically 2 feet in height by 1 foot in length so it hasn't changed in 40+ years

[@poppopw5305]

I'm going back to the original CS here, but what happened to the cards after the show went away? Destroyed? Given away as keepsakes, or does the network retain ownership of the props?

[@theedspage]

They may have been kept and probably have been used in the CBS version.

[@nextbarker2702]

And what did they do with the cards after these dropped then in that slot in the front game, were they recycled? Gone forever?

[@marcpower4167]

Could be wrong, but I think it was a new deck every match/money cards. I remember reading a story from a fan asking if he could buy a deck of those giant cards, they wrote him back saying they cost hundreds of dollars and sent him a pack of standard sized playing cards with the card sharks logo that they were never made commercially available. I think Bob Boden had one in his game show collection, so to answer your question, I think they were thrown out but if you had connections, you could probably get your hands on one.

[@rhd1974]

Would this practice of shuffling the cards be done the same way with the "Card Game" on TPIR?

[@theodorehsu5023]

Might. The Card Game cards are bigger than your standard deck.

[@gameshowguy2000]

And maybe the old Gambit cards that would later be used in Hit Me.

[@gameshowguy2000]

@@theodorehsu5023 Than a Card Sharks deck? I think they're about the same size. But yes, both ARE bigger than a regular deck.

[@theodorehsu5023]

@@gameshowguy2000 The Gambit/Hit Me cards might be the same size as the Card Sharks Deck, but the Card Game cards are larger than a regular deck BUT smaller than the other three decks. They're played with what we might normally call a "Jumbo" deck which is also used in card tricks when a camera needs to broadcast it to the audience.

[@wturner777]

@@gameshowguy2000I wonder if Catch 21 uses the same shuffling technique.

[@ericsamuelson5656]

Those are big ass cards to shuffle. Now we know how it's done back stage at Gambit 1972-77 & 1981

[@erikdraven1731]

Anyone know how many times they use a deck before replacing it entirely?

[@marcpower4167]

I think only once.

[@JennieLovedoll]

When I saw the video of how they do the giant cards on Card Sharks, I think of an intern that I worked with who went to UNLV.😀 He advised me that when I play my games in Las Vegas, just play the cards.🌚

[@MattTheSpratt]

you don't cut the deck?

[@wturner777]

I think this version lets the contestants cut the cards. It’s been a while since I saw this.

[@BIGSCREENQUIZ]

Are the playing card decks available to buy ?

[@gameshowguy2000]

I remember they were sold on eBay a few years back. Whether they're the genuine ones, we don't know.

[@marcpower4167]

I hear it'll easily cost you a few hundred bucks, closest I've seen in any store, I bought a pack of 8" x 11" cards at a stokes about 3 years ago for $20.

[@JMFabiano]

Confirmed that the Money Cards are bigger.

[@NEPatriot]

I guess the more things change, the more they stay the same. I bet those cards still weigh 25 pounds or so.

[@joeybaseball7352]

They are heavy for sure. He guy had to use his leg to support the cards from falling all over the place at 2:22.

[@joeybaseball7352]

I dont know if they're quite 25lbs. That seems like a lot for one stack. But I don't think the weight of paper has changed since the 1970s. So if that's what it weighed then, it's probably the same now.

[@rodney1279TheFlip]

It is done the same way as 1978.