| 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 |
| Show # | Air | Red (champion) | Blue (challenger) | Results, Money Cards, and Notes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 794 | ?/?/81 | Shirley | Shari | Show starts with G1 Q2 Shirley runs the board in game 2 for $500 Shirley d. Shari 2-0; wins $300 G1 Q3: 99 out of 100 doctors believe a person can become physically ill just by the strain of a divorce The chase lights on the set begin flashing again | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 795 | ?/?/81 | Shirley | Robert | Shari leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 796 | ?/?/81 | Robert | Lauren | Starts with sudden death in game 1 Robert nails G3 Q1 on the head for $500 G3 Q2: 43 out of 100 people recognized George Bush Lauren d. Robert ($8,300); wins $700 Lauren runs the board in game 1 for $500 Lauren d. Bill 2-0; wins $1,800 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 797 | ?/?/81 | Lauren | David | New match begins David nails G2 Q4 on the nose for $500 Lauren d. David 2-0; wins $2,600 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 798 | ?/?/81 | Lauren | Denyse | Gene Wood returns Lauren leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q1 Lauren d. Denyse 2-1; wins $1,850 Dani runs the board in game 2 for $500 Dani d. Lauren ($8,350) 2-0; busts at Big Bust (3-2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 799 | ?/?/81 | Dani | Kris | New match begins Dani d. Kris 2-0 on 2 questions--Kris wins both questions, but busts and Dani runs the board both times Dani changes a four to a king at Big Bet and wins $4,000 Patti d. Dani ($5,900) 2-0; wins $1,800 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 800 | ?/?/81 | Patti | Ray | New match begins During the contestant plug, Gene Wood knocks Jim's socks; Jim makes him show his (one white, one green) Patti d. Ray 2-1; wins $900 Cal runs the board in game 1 to end the show | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 801 | ?/?/81 | Patti | Cal | Cal leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q1 Cal a. Patti ($3100) 2-0; wins $4,425 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 802 | ?/?/81 | Cal | Laura | Laura leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q3 Laura d. Cal ($5,225) 2-1 Lots of cards are turned over in the next match--and Jim turns over a card before Laura can call it! 803
| ?/?/81
| Laura
| Asif
| Jay Stewart subs for Gene Wood, Chris subs for Lois | Laura leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2 Laura d. Asif 2-0; wins $100 Laura d. Jim 2-1 804
| ?/?/81
| Laura
| -
| Show starts at Money Cards; Laura wins $4,000 | Lynda d. Laura ($5,100); wins $7,000 805
| ?/?/81
| Lynda
| Lisa
| New match begins | Lisa's freeze bar runs over a card Lynda runs the board in game 1; Lisa runs in game 2 Lynda d. Lisa 2-1; wins $650 Frank runs the board in game 1 for $500 806
| ?/?/81
| Lynda
| Frank
| Frank leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2 | Frank d. Lynda ($8,550) 2-0; wins $2,200 Vickie d. Frank ($2,900) 2-0, wins $4,400 807
| ?/?/81
| Vickie
| Carol
| New match begins | Carol runs the board in game 1 for $500 Vickie d. Carol 2-1; wins $800 Vickie runs the board in game 1 for $500 808
| ?/?/81
| Vickie
| Frank
| Match tied 1-1; show starts with G3 Q1 | Vickie d. Frank 2-0; wins $500 Vickie d. Frank 2-1; wins $1,000 809
| ?/?/81
| Vickie
| Steve
| New match begins | Steve d. Vickie ($8,100); wins $450 810
| ?/?/81
| Steve
| Sherry
| Show starts with G1 Q2 | Sherry runs the board in game 2 for $500 Steve d. Sherry 2-1; wins $100 Suzy runs the board in game 2 for $500 Suzy d. Steve ($950) 2-0 Kids' week repeats for the next week |
811
| 7/14/81
| Suzy
| -
| Show starts at Money Cards
| 812
| 7/15/81
| Ben
| Cathy
| Ben leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2 | Cathy d. Ben ($5,650) 2-1; wins $600 Phil hits G1 Q2 on the nose and runs the board for $1,000 813
| 7/16/81
| Cathy
| Phil
| Match tied 1-1; show starts with G3 Q1 | Phil d. Cathy ($900) 2-1; wins $600 Phil d. Michele, both on $500 runs, 2-0; wins $11,200 814
| 7/17/81
| Phil
| Lynn
| Show starts with G1 Q3 | Phil runs the board in game 1 for $500 Lynn d. Phil ($14,800) 2-1; wins $6,800 G2 Q1: 77 out of 100 people say television commericals are an insult to their intelligence Ironically, stage manager Cory Carson calls for a commercial break after that question Kids' week repeats for the next week |
815
| 7/27/81
| Lynn
| Russell
| Lynn leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2 | Lynn runs the board in game 2 for $500 Lynn d. Russell 2-0; wins $5,300 Steve runs the board in game 1 for $500 Steve d. Lynn ($13,000) 2-0; busts at Big Bet (6-2) where the highest card was a seven 816
| 7/28/81
| Steve
| Anita
| Anita leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q1 | Steve d. Anita 2-1; wins $500 817
| 7/29/81
| Steve
| Holly
| Show starts with sudden death in G1 | Holly d. Steve ($1,500) 2-1; wins $500; wins $1,700 Holly runs the board in game 2 for $500 Holly d. Norma 2-0 818
| 7/30/81
| Holly
| -
| Show starts at Money Cards; Holly wins $3,700 | Michelle runs the board in game 1 for $500 Michelle d. Holly ($6,300) 2-0; wins $2,500 G1 Q1: 78 out of 100 people recognized Johnny Carson Ed runs the board in game 1 for $500 819
| 7/31/81
| Michelle
| Ed
| Ed leads 1-0; shows starts with G2 Q3 | Michelle d. Ed 2-1; wins $1,750 Tom runs the board in game 1 for $500 Tom d. Michelle ($5,150); wins $4,000 Game show host tournament repeats for the next three weeks |
820
| 8/24/81
| Tom
| Helen
| New match begins | Helen runs the board in game 1 for $500 Helen d. Tom ($4,700) 2-0; wins $2,000 821
| 8/25/81
| Helen
| Aram
| Show starts with G1 Q3 | Helen d. Aram 2-1; wins $3,000 For the second time, Helen pushes on the Big Bet Helen runs the board in game 1 for $500 Helen d. Tony 2-1 to end the show 822
| 8/26/81
| Helen
| -
| Gene Wood returns | Show starts at Money Cards; Helen wins $5,200 New player Rick sings a couple lines of "Looking for Love" Rick d. Helen ($11,900) 2-1 823
| 8/27/81
| Rick
| -
| Opening poem could have passed for an 8-line poem | Show starts at Money Cards; Rick wins $7,200 Rick runs the board in game 2 for $500 Rick d. Rita 2-0; wins $2,300 despite 3 sevens in a row 824
| 8/28/81
| Rick
| Barbara
| Barbara leads 1-0; shows starts with G2 Q1 | Barbara d. Rick ($10,400) 2-0; wins $1,250 Joel runs the board in game 2 for $500 Barbara d. Joel 2-1 to end of the show 825
| 8/31/81
| Barbara
| -
| Show starts at Money Cards | If you can fill in this gap, e-mail me 826
| 9/1/81
| Steven
| Penny
| New match begins | Steven d. Penny 2-0, both on $500 runs, and wins $2,600 827
| 9/2/81
| Steven
| Tammy
| Jim announces that CS has passed $3,000,000 in winnings | Tammy leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q3 Tammy d. Steven ($4,750) 2-0; wins $2,700 Kenny runs the cards in G1; Tammy wins G2 by run Kenny d. Tammy ($3,500) 2-1; wins $7,800 828
| 9/3/81
| Kenny
| Lynn
| New match begins | Lynn d. Kenny ($8,500) 2-0; wins $7,000 829
| 9/4/81
| Lynn
| Andy
| Andy leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q1 | Lynn d. Andy 2-1; wins $1,400 830
| 9/7/81
| Lynn
| Charlotte
| Lynn leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q3 | Lynn d. Charlotte 2-0; wins $2,250 Hawaii runs the board in game 1 for $500 Lynn d. Hawaii 2-1; wins $500 Lynn nails G1 Q1 on the head for $500 831
| 9/8/81
| Lynn
| Charlotte
| Lynn leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q3 | Lynn d. Charlotte 2-0; wins $2,250 Hawaii runs the board in game 1 for $500 Lynn d. Hawaii 2-1; wins $500 Lynn nails G1 Q1 on the head for $500 832
| 9/9/81
| Lynn
| Diane
| Show starts with G1 Q2 | Diane d. Lynn ($12,450) 2-0; wins $4,000 833
| 9/10/81
| Diane
| Gylian
| Gylian leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q1 | Gylian d. Diane ($4,300) 2-1; wins $4,300 Gylian runs in G1; Bob matches in G2 Gylian d. Bob 2-1 834
| 9/11/81
| Gylian
| -
| Starts at Money Cards; Gylian wins $600 despite 2 doubles | 835
| 9/14/81
| Gylian
| Vicki
| Match tied 1-1; show starts G3 Q2 | Vicki d. Gylian ($5,900) 2-1; busts at Big Bet (6-3) 836
| 9/15/81
| Vicki
| Rekha
| Match tied 1-1; show starts G3 Q1 | Rekha d. Vicki ($300) 2-1; wins $750 Rekha d. Laura 2-0; wins $2,400 837
| 9/16/81
| Rekha
| Steve
| Show starts G1 Q2 | Rekha runs the board in game 2 for $500 Rekha d. Steve 2-0; wins $400 838
| 9/17/81
| Rekha
| Clay
| Chris subs for Lois | Match tied 1-1; show starts G3 Q1 Rekha d. Clay 2-1; wins $800 Microphone problems during Money Cards Joseph runs the board in game 2 for $500 Joseph d. Rekha ($5,750) 2-1; wins $2,100 839
| 9/18/81
| Joseph
| Lydia
| Show starts with G1 Q3 | Joseph runs the board in game 2 for $500 Joseph d. Lydia 2-0; wins $5,000 Pepper runs the board in game 1 for $500 840
| 9/21/81
| Joseph
| Pepper
| Match tied 1-1; show starts with G3 Q1 | Pepper d. Joseph ($8,600) 2-1; wins $3,150 Pepper runs the board in game 2 for $500 Pepper d. Howard 2-1; wins $1,350 Producer Dennis Gagnon appears at the end of the show 841
| 9/22/81
| Pepper
| ?
| New match begins | If you can fill in this gap, e-mail me 842
| 9/23/81
| Pepper
| Stephanie
| Pepper leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2 | Stephanie runs the board in game 2 for $500 Stephanie d. Pepper ($9,700) 2-1; wins $2,800 Sherry runs in G1; Stephanie answers with a run in G2 843
| 9/24/81
| Stephanie
| Sherry
| Janice wears her scarf around her head; Jim | calls her "Pocahontas" more than once Match tied 1-1; show starts with G3 Q2 Sherry d. Stephanie ($4,100) 2-1; wins $800 Mike d. Sherry ($1,500) 2-0; busts at Big Bet (5-2) Patte runs the board in game 1 for $500 844
| 9/25/81
| Mike
| Patte
| Patte leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2 | Patte d. Mike ($200) 2-0; wins $250 Patte d. Dean 2-1; wins $2,550 845
| 9/28/81
| Patte
| Bob
| Show starts with G1 Q3 | Bob runs the board in game 2 for $500 Patte d. Bob 2-1; wins $1,900 Patte d. Bob 2-0 846
| 9/29/81
| Patte
| -
| Show starts at Money Cards; Patte wins $5,200 | Joisanne runs the board in game 2 for $500 Joisanne d. Patte ($11,300) 2-1; wins $350 847
| 9/30/81
| Joisanne
| Michelle
| Show starts with G1 Q3 | Michelle d. Joisanne ($1,150) 2-1; wins $1,000 848
| 10/1/81
| Michelle
| Sam
| Lois returns | Sam leads 1-0; shows starts with G2 Q1 Sam runs the board in game 2 for $500 Sam d. Michelle ($1,200) 2-0; wins $200 Bonnie runs the board in game 2 for $500 Sam d. Bonnie 2-1; wins $11,600 849
| 10/2/81
| Sam
| Jane
| New match begins | Sam runs the board in G1; Jane answers with a run in G2 Janice prematurely sets up for tiebreaker in game 2 Jane d. Sam ($13,300) 2-1; wins $1,200 G1 Q1: 0 out of 100 French women would let their husband bring his mistress to a dinner party 850
| 10/5/81
| Jane
| Frank
| Jane leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q1 | Jane d. Frank 2-0; wins $1,300 Larry d. Jane ($3,500) 2-1 851
| 10/6/81
| Larry
| -
| Show starts at Money Cards; Larry wins $2,000 | Larry runs the board in game 2 for $500 G3 Q1: 66 out of 100 people say it is unfair for a network to cancel a new show after only a few weeks on the air (Jim is reluctant to say "cancel") Jennifer d. Larry ($2,800) 2-1; wins $1,550 852
| 10/7/81
| Jennifer
| John
| Show starts with G1 Q3 | John runs the board in game 1 for $500 John d. Jennifer ($1,850) 2-1; wins $450 Debbie runs the board in game 2 for $500 Debbie d. John ($1,150) 2-0 853
| 10/8/81
| Debbie
| -
| Show starts at Money Cards; Debbie wins $2,600 | Bill runs the board in game 1 for $500 Debbie d. Bill 2-1; wins $1,350 854
| 10/9/81
| Debbie
| John
| Show starts with G1 Q3 | John d. Debbie ($4,950) 2-1; wins $1,000 On the Big Bet, John changes a four, goes lower on a six and loses $1,000 (6-J) Eileen runs the board in game 1 for $500 855
| 10/12/81
| John
| Eileen
| Eileen leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2 | Eileen d. John ($1,300) 2-1; wins $6,900 Mimi d. Eileen ($7,600) 2-0 856
| 10/13/81
| Mimi
| -
| Show starts at Money Cards; Mimi wins $2,850 | Axel d. Mimi ($3,150) 2-1; wins $1,700 Axel runs the board in game 1 for $500 to end the show 857
| 10/14/81
| Axel
| Kathy
| Axel leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q1 | Axel runs the board in game 2; d. Kathy 2-0; wins $2,150 Axel runs the board in game 1 for the 3rd straight time Axel d. Jeri 2-0; wins $6,400 858
| 10/15/81
| Axel
| Libby
| Show starts with G1 Q3 | Libby nails G1 Q4 on the head for $500 Libby runs the board in game 2 for $500 Libby d. Axel ($12,450) 2-1; wins $800 Mike runs the board in game 1 for $500 Mike d. Libby ($2,000) 2-0; wins $4,400 859
| 10/16/81
| Mark
| Mary
| New match begins | Mary runs the board in game 1 for $500; Mark answers with a $500 run in game 2 Mary d. Mark ($5,700) 2-1; wins $300 860
| 10/19/81
| Mary
| Kamal
| Kamal leads 1-0; show starts with G2 Q2 | Kamal d. Mary ($1,100) 2-1; wins $6,750 Jim announces that this is the final week Kamal d. Laurie 2-0 (running the board in both games for $1,000); wins $5,600 in Money Cards 861
| 10/20/81
| Kamal
| Leslie
| New match begins | Kamal runs the board in game 1 for $500 G2 Q1: 7 out of 100 $1M+ lottery winners would bet all their winnings on the turn of one card Leslie d. Kamal ($14,350) 2-1; wins $450 862
| 10/21/81
| Leslie
| Carl
| Show starts with G1 Q4 (sudden death) | Jim exposes a hole in Janice's pump Carl d. Leslie ($750) 2-1; wins $6,700 863
| 10/22/81
| Carl
| Tammy
| Show starts with G1 Q4 (sudden death) | Tammy d. Carl ($7,000) 2-1; wins $3,000 Michelle runs the board in game 1 for $500 Michelle d. Tammy ($3,200) 2-0; wins $2,850 864
| 10/23/81
| Michelle
| Denise
| Show starts with G1 Q2 | Jim brings wife June onstage to throw to 1st commercial Denise d. Michelle ($3,650) 2-1; wins $1,000 Victoria ($5,200) d. Denise ($1,200) 2-0 in a speed-up match to win $5,000 as the show's last champion | ||||||||||||