Gambit (1972)

Country

United States

How it feels

Couples play blackjack against each other to win prizes and cash. The host asks trivia questions that let players earn extra cards or avoid busting.

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What happens

Gambit is an American television game show based on the card game blackjack, created by Heatter-Quigley Productions. The show originally ran on CBS from September 4, 1972, to December 10, 1976, and was recorded at CBS Television City in Studios 31, 33, 41, and 43. On October 27, 1980, NBC revived the show as Las Vegas Gambit, as a replacement for The David Letterman Show, and kept it on its schedule until November 27, 1981. As the title implied, this edition of Gambit was recorded in Las Vegas at the Tropicana Las Vegas. Both versions were hosted by Wink Martindale and announced by Kenny Williams. Elaine Stewart (co-creator Merrill Heatter's wife) was the card dealer/co-hostess for the CBS version, while Beverly Malden filled this role for the first half of Las Vegas Gambit, and was later replaced by Lee Menning. Another Merrill Heatter-produced, blackjack-based quiz show, Catch 21, began airing on GSN in 2008. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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