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Card Sharks is a TV game show where contestants predict survey questions and play cards to win prizes. Learn about its four different versions, hosts, assistants, and variations since 1978.
Jim Perry was an American-Canadian TV host, singer, and performer who hosted several game shows in the 1970s and 1980s. He also sang the closing song of the Miss Canada pageant and was the announcer of Definition and Headline Hunters.
Bob Eubanks is an American disc jockey, television personality and game show host, who hosted The Newlywed Game and Card Sharks. He also promoted concerts by the Beatles, Rolling Stones and other artists, and managed Dolly Parton and Merle Haggard.
In the latest TV show ratings, the winter finale of ABC’s Card Sharks on this quiet Sunday night drew 3 million total viewers and a 0.5 demo rating, up sharply week-to-week to mark season highs.
Richard Turner is an American expert card mechanic who performs card tricks despite being blind since childhood. He has appeared on TV shows, films, and stage shows, and created a puzzle game called Batty.
Card-sharpers by Candlelight (1845) by Feliks Pęczarski, National Museum in Warsaw. According to the prevailing etymological theory, the term "shark", originally meaning "parasite" or "one who preys upon others" (cf. loan shark), derives from German Schorke or Schurke ('rogue' or 'rascal'), as did the English word "shirk[er]".
Press Your Luck is a game show where contestants spin a board with cash, prizes, and the Whammy, a cartoon creature that eliminates their winnings. Learn about the history, format, and adaptations of the show, as well as the famous Whammy incident in 1984.
Gene Wood was an American television personality and announcer who worked on many game shows, especially Mark Goodson-Bill Todman productions. He also had a comedy career with Bill Dana and wrote the narration for The World of Abbott and Costello.