Penn and Teller perform a "random" card trick! (Fool Us S10 E15)

[@VadimCC]

For those who don't know, the 3 of clubs is "their" card that they love to go to.

[@itskelvinn]

What about for the people that do know? Does their card change?

[@VadimCC]

@@itskelvinn It means when they want to telegraph that they've forced the card, they do it with "3 of clubs". Penn also chose specifically "3 of cards" from the deck in Kostya Kimlat's trophy winning trick (1st appearance) and Kostya commented about that instantly.

[@NinoVincentArmecin]

Such an enjoyable watch. And the magic trick was cool too.

[@Interspirituality]

Sierra and her mom are amazing!

[@TheCyberadam26]

As always, P&T show that presentation is some important when performing magic. An excellent routine!

[@patrickhanft]

@@TheDogGoesWoof69 probably not only because she looks good, but also, because they know she will not be intimidated too much by the cameras as they needed her to talk and interact a little bit more than a usual average "randomly selected member of our audience" in other occasions.

[@Ezullof]

It's always been the most important part of magic tricks.

[@mdavisgunter]

3 of Clubs… naturally. 😄

[@GeorgeValkov]

That's when Teller wants you to know it’s a force.

[@Hypagon]

I wonder why the audience didn't laugh, as if they have never seen Penn&Teller or something

[@aaravarya4406]

When she stopped at 3 of club: My mind screaming its not a random card.

[@dd22qq]

Possible method: 3:13 After Teller knows the final card selection, his right hand makes a deck switch under the table (maybe somebody hiding under the table hands it to him, or it's taken from a library of 52 decks). Penn taking an undue amount of time to circle the selection with the pen serves as a distraction and allows enough time for the deck switch to occur. The cards in the new deck are all the six of spades, except for the top twelve cards (the bottom two cards of each eight-card pile that he deals) and the last four cards (which Teller discards face up when finished dealing). We briefly catch a glimpse of several of the six of spades being dealt onto the first pile at 3:28, 3:36 and 3:40. And likewise, a number of the cards he deals between 3:48 and 3:52. When he turns the chosen pile over, he exposes the bottom two cards as two other possibilities that she may have ended up with instead (in this case, the four of diamonds and the eight of hearts).

[@neilsklar3509]

Yeah, I guess that's the only time he could have made the switch. I hate when they edit out the important parts.

[@rhouser1280]

Thanks for posting these! 👍

[@BrokeTheSeal]

This was actually insanely good

[@Mike__B]

Bring that trophy down, they fooled me!

[@anttperez6773]

I agree

[@dmontes133]

I’m sure that’s easy to do.

[@pranshushukla7146]

Great trick.. they are the best in the business...

[@FreeHat_]

Damn that was impressive! She’s so talented.

[@MikeKobb]

"Three of clubs" Oh, I see how this is going to be.

[@FusionDeveloper]

So I guess the 33, 22, 11 in that order was just a random coincidence.

[@KK-sn7ct]

Brooke: "My daughter Sierra..." Damn! Impressive 🙂

[@magianwilliamreiss2942]

do you have instagram of her?

[@BladeRelic]

took the words right out of my mouth lol

[@tbone3972]

Brooke has a beautiful daughter, but hey…. like mother, like daughter. Nice job Sierra.

[@Demolishionist]

@@magianwilliamreiss2942 she's @sierraskyfisher

[@Thanks-bj1fo]

a 4/10 is impressive?

[@RobertBallMagician]

A great trick 😊😊

[@GeorgeValkov]

3♣ has zero entropy. It's the way Teller quotes Star Wars. ha hah

[@BigJackCreeper]

I’ve seen these guys in Vegas so many times. Every time a completely new performance. They are amazing.

[@thegoodthebadandtheugly579]

Nice pair😊 though.. nothing random about that..

[@EthaJeffaP_68]

I swear Penn and Teller always use the three of clubs somehow LOL

[@brofenix]

Wooooah cool :)

[@michaelbluejay]

2:37 "Maybe I infected you…"

[@1GrilledFoot]

Awesome trick, I can think of a fairly simple way it could have been done but still highly entertaining to watch!

[@DamonWakefield]

Uh-huh. And what, pray tell, would that be?

[@1GrilledFoot]

@@DamonWakefield At 3:09, Teller lifts the deck he's holding and the bottom card appears to be the 6 of spades. I'm guessing they had 52 prepared piles of the same card under the table and Teller switched out the original deck with one loaded with 36 6 of spades to deal out into the piles. It didn't matter which pile and which card she chose, they were all the 6 of spades.

[@Flamelord1302]

@@1GrilledFoot But how do you then explain 5:26, where it is implied that the pile contained different cards? Teller would have to be palming at least two random cards in his left hand and move the pile behind it. Is that the method you have in mind?

[@callard760]

⁠@@Flamelord1302the 6 piles have more than 6 cards each, but she must pick between one and six. The bottom 2 or 3 cards in each pile are random and originated at the top of the deck, but are not accessible for her to select. The rest are all 6 of spades. When teller shows how she could have picked other cards, he’s careful to only show 2 cards from that pile, not revealing the other many 6 of spades.

[@1GrilledFoot]

Teller deals eight cards into each pile. Since only one of the top six cards can be chosen, the bottom two cards are random ones. Teller is very careful to show us only the bottom two cards in each pile and we never see the others because they're all the 6 of spades.

[@bapt_andthebasses]

I dreamt of having a daughter and calling her Sierra. I think that's a wonderful name

[@Clothahump1]

When Teller is involved, NOTHING is random!!!

[@Marcus_Berger1701]

When i know one thing for sure, when those do are doing magic there is no "random" 😂

[@Max_Jacoby]

Sierra has a good genes.

[@stillrockinleshiy2.25]

and I’ll bet Sierra looks good in jeans.

[@cazz8017]

miss direction.. Its called Bookes daughter,,,😍

[@user-sb2iu2qp3t]

Fun ❤

[@filipepereira2688]

Sierra is gorgeous. Just wow

[@alekseigerasimov9073]

Sierra is really cute :)

[@ElTestok]

33rd , followed by 22nd , followed by 11th... I see nothing suspicious there ;)

[@minxythemerciless]

The old Spartacus pack swap

[@jasondrennan4491]

It's called multiple outcomes. 😊

[@SoloPerICommenti]

There are 7 cards in the pile, di Peller sneak the 6 in at some point?

[@twiztid_steve]

they always force the 3 of clubs

[@jerrycaddie838]

Its missing an ending. Trick stopped an inch from the finish line

[@TheCrosshare]

7 cards in the pile, but i for the life of me can't figure out how they got the 6 in there after the last dice throw on 5...which could be a fake die so still possible, lands on what they want...buuut...giving the choice to change their mind after the roll. Yeah, no clue, and even then i think i'm way off :p

[@Rajatkamble39]

the dice was a paid actor, bet.

[@rhouser1280]

3 of clubs…absolutely random 🙄

[@SK-ii9qw]

she is pretty

[@Mr.dnicholson]

All I see is 2 pair 😅

[@shiroyt4185]

You mean one pair? Because two pairs of tits would be 4 tits.

[@Mr.dnicholson]

@@shiroyt4185 exactly.

[@itskittyme]

if you don't believe in real magic in this universe after this one, i don't know what will

[@torohoro]

"random" 3 of clubs 🤣

[@pskarnaq73]

Was it also part of the trick that the odds of each card she picked were reductive multiples of 11? 33, 22, 11.

[@jayroo999]

Also the numbers she had 6 of spades 5th card and 4th group. 4, 5, 6 and 11, 22, 33. So random

[@matthewshapiro8047]

I was wondering the 33, 22, 11 as well.

[@PhilBagels]

Also that the four cards she chose from were one from each suit.

[@Plag-Dmon98]

It does appear to be a bit of manipulation in her choices, I think they knew what she was going to say before she said it because they swayed her to picking what they wanted, frequent trick in magic but I believe there's also a lot of card forcing which they give a sneak peak at the beginning

[@neilsklar3509]

@@Plag-Dmon98 She had free choice all the way.

[@paulhan3314]

Sierra 😘

[@CherrySeeds2118]

What episode is this from?

[@neilsklar3509]

March 14, 2024

[@CherrySeeds2118]

Can you please tell me the name of this episode

[@GavinWongMagic]

"Dan Quayle Gets Shot by a T-Shirt Cannon" . It is Season 10, episode 15

[@jackkalver4644]

🤯

[@cerotidinon]

So, I suppose it's multiple outs? They just build the trick around her choices? Would explain why the frequency of cards was never relevant in the end.

[@GavinWongMagic]

Probably as misdirection so Teller could do his thing

[@e.t926]

Where is Allyson??

[@tropicana2k]

That was the longest card trick ever

[@MaziAkinola]

Lol I’m not fooled. This trick would continue until she picks the number they wanted her to pick

[@ltcolumbo9708]

Saw the video twice and I keep missing the magic. My eyes wants to see something else

[@zaubersalz]

when Teller puts the cards down, you can see that all 6 of spades. e.g. in 3:01 or 3:28. the fact that he already had the stack in his hand before she chose is probably because the probability that she would take this card was the highest. Otherwise he would have had to take another pile from under the table.

[@empathogen75]

There’s actually a few camera edits where he had time to do a deck switch.

[@modiceinsanus]

For all we know theres a guy under the table who has 52 decks of individual cards and all Teller needs to do is drop his hands for a few seconds for the switch... you can tell they are all 6 spades as he is slightly flashing when he deals the first pile

[@gifgoldblum7940]

What? No, all Teller had to do was put the cards on the bottom of the deck as they were selected. He then waited for Sierra to choose one of the four, and dealt that card from the bottom to the required position. From here it's a guess, but I'd say they have multiple ways of landing on the card in that position depending on the two numbers given. Also Penn making a point to keep an eye on Teller as he slid the pile over was sus.

[@shanytopper2422]

So I can see how Teller would switch the deck to a loaded one while Penn distracts everyone with the numbers. Sure. But how did they force the 6 of clubs to begin with? She seemed to have free choice with that, and having 52 loaded decks seems kinda unlikely.

[@G.Aaron.Fisher]

They 100% had 52 decks. On the spectrum of prep work magicians will do for an effect, it's not all that crazy. It wouldn't even be the first trick on the show that required 52 decks.

[@cazz8017]

Brookes daughter OOOH HEEEL YEEEAH

[@tripptank]

Uploader picks a "Random" thumbnail. 😉

[@user-wn6uh6tr6s]

The dice was paid actor

[@Icanjizzya]

Gahdamn she’s fine

[@timmack2415]

I miss Allyson

[@Zolbat]

I miss Jonathan Ross

[@shayraecok578]

Damn she is gorgeous..... But I am not a fan of the bear, glasses and the 6f7 height

[@vek679]

I have never heard a dice be called a die before but I looked it up and it the singular and dice the plural. Must be an American thing like math instead of maths.

[@johnmiller0000]

Same in the UK.

[@freemagicfun]

Singular is die, plural is dice. Even OED says it, so not an American thing. 😎

[@vek679]

@@freemagicfun I did look it up and agree with with you but I have never heard it called a die till now. I’m not saying it’s wrong but funny how these things change in the English language in different parts of the world and is totally accepted.

[@sirkaztick5637]

@@vek679 Yep, I understand your confusion. You should check out some of our "women" here. English is changing by the minute! haha

[@neilsklar3509]

@@vek679 Where is your English from?

[@Plag-Dmon98]

How did the follow up cards end up being perfectly lined up to be every 11th counting down in probability? Is this a sleight of hand or manipulation trick? Hmmmm After rummaging through the comments, I believe it's both: they manipulated all of her choices and had worked decks to get the result, as well as sprinkling some believable cards to show it's "real"

[@farvision]

Insider trading ....

[@rikudou-sennin]

Just happens to have a dice that “magically” is in her number range 🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️

[@niklasfisarn1653]

What´s Sierras @`Asking for a friend.

[@mikeazdaar4842]

If the video would show in 1 angle I could tell you.

[@olek0629]

Very simple math trick from childhood with "random" number leading to the same result for the any given number. Just encapsulated in tons of words, moves and fun stuff. Good job! But "I don't think you fooled me" (C) Penn and Teller

[@olek0629]

@@pepwaverley2185 Same to you. You believe that your baseless assumptions, without any common sense, powered by arrogance allow you insult people for their thoughts? So who is real fool here?

[@olek0629]

@@pepwaverley2185 You're correct with this one. Thank you for confirming that I'm smarter 🤣.

[@K.O240]

This isn't a math trick, this is a sleight of hand trick with some forces by one of the best in the business.

[@olek0629]

@@K.O240 No doubts. Does anybody dare to say different? Or every joke must be provided with a signaling word "joke"?

[@K.O240]

@@olek0629 If you were joking then yeah you should probably signal that you're joking because it wasn't the least bit comical. You obviously were not joking though, thought you knew how the trick worked, were made fun of because of your incorrect simplistic observation and now are pathetically trying to save face with some nonsensical "it was just a joke bro" as well as some equally shoehorned digs at other commentors to protect your ego. Just give it a rest, you made a dumb comment and got called out, end of story.

[@inspectorgadget346]

Sierra has nice mountians this time of year

[@darkspd31]

they picked a "random"...smoking hott 23 year old model for this

[@GavinWongMagic]

It's the host's daughter lol

[@supercoolguyization]

this was a big mess

[@nvirgilio26]

Sierra smoke

[@guntertorfs6486]

Jillette LOVES to talk...

[@DanielDemers]

Let’s do it from this way. ??

[@treewisps4085]

id only believe this trick if it was done to me not some daughter of the host...

[@josonic]

Why does she look so distressed

[@user-ek1ie4yj8o]

For the love of god, people in the comments need to stop simping for Brooke's Daughter.

[@Pbadome1]

Such a cute young lady. Sometimes people just give their newborns beautiful names, and they grow right into it. That trick was just too complicated which means it's a simple one but padded like mad. Of course, that doesn't mean that I have a clue how it works, but hey, that's Penn & Teller!

[@rickysmyth]

Since Penn talks so much and so fast that Teller could be doing anything and you wouldnt notice. As an audience member, when you're up on stage you are listening carefully incase you make a mistake on national TV and look like an idiot

[@tchevrier]

card trick???

[@defaultgreen]

Pen speaks way too much during a performance and also it’s not like he is performing. No feeling

[@1GrilledFoot]

I've learned from watching P&T acts over the years that the louder Penn is talking, the more he's trying to distract you from paying attention to what Teller is doing.

[@defaultgreen]

@@1GrilledFoot that is basically the act

[@ZipplyZane]

That is a fairly normal magician's patter. Many talk even faster than Penn.

[@defaultgreen]

@@ZipplyZane nope. He is soeaks A LOT. And it’s clear he is doing it to restact. Have you heard cooperfield speak? Its has timing, it has Rythm it has dynamics. PEN just fires information at you. And I’m not comparing him to others as they are supposed to be at copperfield level

[@roachtoasties]

There's too much going on in that trick. Much of the audience will lose track of what the magicians are explaining.

[@wowZhenek]

There was, like, zero reaction from the girl when she revealed the 6 of spades at 05:45. Wtf

[@Syndur]

Maybe it wasn't the first time she saw a card trick...

[@wowZhenek]

@@Syndur I dunno, this almost feels like a rehearsed setup. She did indeed see a card trick, this exact one, done by Penn & Teller probably dozens of times for her, behind the scenes. There is no way you show such bland reaction to the reveal ... first time ever in my experience of watching all kinds of shows

[@Icex7]

@@wowZhenek Why would there be a reaction to the obvious?

[@wowZhenek]

@@Icex7 Because it is not obvious, otherwise nobody would be watching this kind of stuff, would they?

[@ZipplyZane]

@@wowZhenek We watch to see it happen, but they wouldn't have gone to all that trouble if they didn't have some way to make her pick whatever card she chose.

[@bibendubal]

The dice is clearly rigged... Meh

[@ACE1JONB]

Gavin will not like this comment 😅

[@GavinWongMagic]

Oops

[@chialor1945]

She made a nice baby girl... what's her @? LOL

[@mathiasaccountant7137]

Is she single 🚺

[@loupasternak]

even if she is, Im betting theres a long line

[@mathiasaccountant7137]

@@loupasternak you can't determine the desired fate by just looking at things. We live in a rotating world. I have seen the sun and moon on the same day and time.

[@karimb1724]

Randomly all the cards are 3 of clubs 😂