| #9043, aired 2024-02-21 | FUN & GAMES $600: In 2023 Post Malone paid big bucks for a card from this enduring card game that featured the One Ring from "The Lord of the Rings" Magic: The Gathering |
| #8932, aired 2023-09-19 | FUN & GAMES $2000: Cutthroat is one type of this card game that has a name derived from French for "two-eyed" pinochle |
| #8480, aired 2021-10-01 | SOME FUN & GAMES $200: In blackjack this alliterative phrase means betting your original amount again & getting just one more card doubling (double) down |
| #8345, aired 2021-02-26 | TOYS & GAMES $600: Richard Garfield "Gather"ed his wits to create this 1993 fantasy card game Magic: The Gathering |
| #8247, aired 2020-09-29 | GAMES $200: Each player is dealt 26 cards in this game; if both players turn up a card of the same rank, it's this, the name of the game War |
| #8247, aired 2020-09-29 | GAMES $1,800 (Daily Double): In the game of Hearts, this card is known as "The Black Lady" the queen of spades |
| #8241, aired 2020-09-21 | THE ROOM WHERE IT HAPPENS $400: Indoor games like 20 Questions are named for it the parlor |
| #7991, aired 2019-05-13 | 3 OF A KIND $600: Oh Hell!,
slapjack,
war card games |
| #7634, aired 2017-11-16 | CARD GAMES $200: You have to bid and take all 13 tricks to make a grand slam in this game bridge |
| #7634, aired 2017-11-16 | CARD GAMES $400: You don't have to be in Nebraska to play this Texas Hold 'Em variant in which you're dealt 4 cards down instead of 2 Omaha |
| #7634, aired 2017-11-16 | CARD GAMES $600: This game similar to Go Fish was originally played with special cards featuring pictures of famous writers Authors |
| #7634, aired 2017-11-16 | CARD GAMES $1,000 (Daily Double): Chapter 9 of Ian Fleming's "Casino Royale" is called "The Game is" this baccarat |
| #7634, aired 2017-11-16 | CARD GAMES $1000: Recently celebrating its 50th anniversary, Skip-Bo is a variation of the card game known as Spite & this Malice |
| #7593, aired 2017-09-20 | GO FOR THE THROAT $600: This term for a ruthless killer is also used for 3-player variations of some 4-player card games cutthroat |
| #7213, aired 2016-01-13 | THAT'S THE THEORY $1600: A branch of math, this 11-letter theory uses dice & card games but may be best known for examining coin flip outcomes probability |
| #7157, aired 2015-10-27 | TOYS & GAMES $400: This card game named for a suit is also called Black Maria hearts |
| #7042, aired 2015-04-07 | TIME TO "GO" $200: Authors, quartet & happy families are card games similar to this one go fish |
| #6251, aired 2011-11-21 | PICK A CARD $800: In Spanish & Italian card games, this international trumper is merely a one an ace |
| #6043, aired 2010-12-15 | LET THE GAMES BEGIN $400: The first world mind sports games, Beijing 2008, included chess, checkers & this card game bridge |
| #5958, aired 2010-07-07 | TOYS & GAMES $1000: Scrabble this is a card game in which players throw down their cards to change existing 4-letter words Scrabble Slam! |
| #5696, aired 2009-05-18 | FICTIONAL GAMES $400: On this show Chandler invents the card game cups so he can give money to Joey without Joey losing his pride Friends |
| #5165, aired 2007-02-09 | CARD GAMES $200: Get your aces up top 7 try to unlock the deck in the Klondike version of this single-player game Solitaire |
| #5165, aired 2007-02-09 | CARD GAMES $400: In this card game named after a suit, if you get stuck with the queen of spades, it's 13 penalty points hearts |
| #5165, aired 2007-02-09 | CARD GAMES $600: This game has the same name as a Spanish number, which you must yell once you get down to one card left Uno |
| #5165, aired 2007-02-09 | CARD GAMES $800: A dramatic piece of reportage on this card game said, "South could cash his last trump, pitching a club from dummy..." bridge |
| #5165, aired 2007-02-09 | CARD GAMES $1000: Also a nickname for our ex-Secretary of Defense, this card game comes in tonk & gin varieties rummy |
| #5144, aired 2007-01-11 | 4 PLAY $800: In card games, the 4 of this suit is called the devil's bedposts clubs |
| #4991, aired 2006-05-01 | YOU'RE PLAYING GAMES WITH ME, ALEX $400: Whist, bridge & Euchre are in the family of card games in which you win by capturing rounds called these tricks |
| #4968, aired 2006-03-29 | LET THE GAMES BEGIN $200: A total of 22 means you've gone "bust" in this card game blackjack |
| #4605, aired 2004-09-17 | CLASSIC GAMES $400: Uno is a version of this wacky-sounding card game called huit americain in France crazy eights |
| #4547, aired 2004-05-18 | TOYS & GAMES $600: It's the card game the British call patience solitaire |
| #4466, aired 2004-01-26 | OLYMPIC GAMES WAITING LIST $400: The WBF isn't full of dummies, it wants this card game in the Olympics bridge |
| #4413, aired 2003-11-12 | IDIOMS $1000: To "follow" this comes from card games such as bridge suit |
| #4230, aired 2003-01-10 | TOYS & GAMES $400: The name of this card game means "one" in Spanish Uno |
| #4074, aired 2002-04-25 | GAMES PEOPLE PLAY $2000: This auto race card game with a French name has driven up sales for Parker Brothers since 1962 Mille Bornes |
| #4019, aired 2002-02-07 | LET THE GAMES BEGIN $800: Auction & contract are 2 types of this game, one of the most popular card games in the U.S. bridge |
| #3874, aired 2001-06-07 | BURLAP TO CHARM $100: Collier's entry on these includes descriptions of fan tan, klaberjass & slap jack card games |
| #3595, aired 2000-03-31 | 9-LETTER WORDS $400: A gem that is set alone, or one of several card games played by one person Solitaire |
| #3109, aired 1998-02-19 | CARD GAMES $200: In Black Lady Hearts, taking this card in a trick is worth 13 points the Queen of Spades |
| #3109, aired 1998-02-19 | CARD GAMES $300: This card game is known for its pegboard that's used to keep score Cribbage |
| #3109, aired 1998-02-19 | CARD GAMES $400: Similar to fish, this game is played with special cards featuring pictures of writers Authors |
| #3109, aired 1998-02-19 | CARD GAMES $500: The bidding period of a card game; types of bridge & pinochle are named for it Auction |
| #2871, aired 1997-02-10 | VIDEO GAMES $500: "Battlemage" is a multi-player video game based on this collectible card game Magic: The Gathering |
| #2841, aired 1996-12-30 | GAMES OF CHANCE $200: Play Honeymoon In Vegas or anywhere & you're playing a variation of this card game Bridge |
| #2841, aired 1996-12-30 | GAMES OF CHANCE $300: In blackjack you can only make an insurance bet if the dealer's up card is one of these Ace |
| #2712, aired 1996-05-21 | GAMES $200: Five-card draw & five-card stud are variations of this card game poker |
| #2632, aired 1996-01-30 | CARD GAMES $100: It's the numerical alternate name for blackjack 21 |
| #2632, aired 1996-01-30 | CARD GAMES $200: At the end of this classic children's game, whoever holds the odd queen loses Old Maid |
| #2632, aired 1996-01-30 | CARD GAMES $300: Played by 2 sets of partners, it's the most popular form of bridge Contract Bridge |
| #2632, aired 1996-01-30 | CARD GAMES $400: This gambling game popular in Europe is called "chemmy" for short Chemin-de-fer |
| #2632, aired 1996-01-30 | CARD GAMES $500: Bolivia & samba are variations of this game that originated in South America Canasta |
| #2477, aired 1995-05-16 | GAMES $500: Canasta is played with 2 52-card decks & 4 of these cards a joker |
| #2291, aired 1994-07-18 | GAMES $500: In this card game a hand that has no card higher than a 9 is called a yarborough bridge |
| #2184, aired 1994-02-17 | COMMON BONDS $300: Gin,
Michigan rummy,
hearts card games |
| #2107, aired 1993-11-02 | CARD GAMES $100: In blackjack, it's the point value held by the most cards 10 |
| #2107, aired 1993-11-02 | CARD GAMES $200: When wild cards are used in straight poker, this replaces the royal flush as the highest type of hand five of a kind |
| #2107, aired 1993-11-02 | CARD GAMES $300: In 2-player War each person begins with this many cards 26 |
| #2107, aired 1993-11-02 | CARD GAMES $400: In contract bridge, bidding & making one of these can get you 1500 points grand slam |
| #1973, aired 1993-03-17 | VOCABULARY $300: In dice & card games, the word cinque refers to this number five |
| #1942, aired 1993-02-02 | THE 1980s $600: Originally a playing card manufacturer, this Japanese company debuted its video games in the U.S. in 1986 Nintendo |
| #1905, aired 1992-12-11 | CARD GAMES $100: In other words, this game could be called "blood-pumping organs" hearts |
| #1905, aired 1992-12-11 | CARD GAMES $200: In blackjack, if you want the dealer to give you another card, you ask him to do this to you -- ouch! hit me |
| #1905, aired 1992-12-11 | CARD GAMES $300: You don't need an accordion or a partner to play the accordion form of this game solitaire |
| #1905, aired 1992-12-11 | CARD GAMES $400: A popular "Jeopardy!" category, or a children's game with pictures of writers on the cards Authors |
| #1905, aired 1992-12-11 | CARD GAMES $500: You could get a bird in the hand when you play this card game with a black bird on the box Rook |
| #1870, aired 1992-10-23 | CARD GAMES $100: Whist was the forerunner of the auction & contract types of this game bridge |
| #1870, aired 1992-10-23 | CARD GAMES $200: Russian Bank is a 2-person game that resembles this game for 1 player solitaire |
| #1870, aired 1992-10-23 | CARD GAMES $300: It's the value of a jack in blackjack 10 |
| #1870, aired 1992-10-23 | CARD GAMES $400: From the Italian for "house", it's the name of a card game or the gambling room where you might play it a casino |
| #1870, aired 1992-10-23 | CARD GAMES $500: Bolivia is a variation of this card game that originated in Uruguay canasta |
| #1724, aired 1992-02-13 | CARD GAMES $100: Contrary to its name, this form of bridge can be played by any couple, not just newlyweds honeymoon bridge |
| #1724, aired 1992-02-13 | CARD GAMES $200: Dating back to the turn of the century, it's the most popular 2-person card game of all time gin |
| #1724, aired 1992-02-13 | CARD GAMES $300 (Daily Double): Klondike, also called canfield, is perhaps the best-known form of this game solitaire |
| #1724, aired 1992-02-13 | CARD GAMES $300: This game played with 48 cards is almost identical to the French game bezique pinochle |
| #1724, aired 1992-02-13 | CARD GAMES $500: In the early '50s, this game from Uruguay was the most popular partnership card game in America canasta |
| #1634, aired 1991-10-10 | GAMES $500: In bridge, an attempt to take a trick with a low card while holding on to a higher one is called this a finesse |
| #1619, aired 1991-09-19 | CARD GAMES $100: This game is also known as patience; you may need a lot of it to play by yourself solitaire |
| #1619, aired 1991-09-19 | CARD GAMES $200: In France, this gambling game is known as vingt-et-un 21 (or blackjack) |
| #1619, aired 1991-09-19 | CARD GAMES $300: Five hundred is a combination of euchre & this ever-popular bidding game bridge |
| #1619, aired 1991-09-19 | CARD GAMES $400: This casino game, often played in Europe is nicknamed "chemmy" chemin de fer |
| #1619, aired 1991-09-19 | CARD GAMES $500: These cards are high in pinochle aces |
| #1571, aired 1991-06-03 | GAMES $100: It occupies the center of a Bingo card Free |
| #1571, aired 1991-06-03 | GAMES $500: Expectorate in the sea, or a wild card form of poker spit in the ocean |
| #1423, aired 1990-11-07 | FAMOUS NAMES $200: An authority on card & board games, his last name completes the expression, "According to..." Hoyle |
| #1414, aired 1990-10-25 | TOYS & GAMES $400: Card game that uses a 48-card deck with 2 of each card from 9s to aces pinochle |
| #1389, aired 1990-09-20 | TOYS & GAMES $500: In this card game a red 3 is worth 100 points, whether or not you meld Canasta |
| #1266, aired 1990-02-19 | GAMES $1000: A chess piece, or the "ever popular bidding game" featuring a card with a black bird on it Rook |
| #1098, aired 1989-05-17 | GAMES $300: Card suit whose shape is based on the French trefoil symbol clubs |
| #1098, aired 1989-05-17 | GAMES $400: With a standard card, you can get a bingo with as few as this many numbers called four |
| #982, aired 1988-12-06 | GAMES $400: "Skeptical" card game in which players place cards of one denomination face down in order I Doubt It |
| #982, aired 1988-12-06 | GAMES $500: Sidewalk con game where you have to identify one of a trio of unexposed cards Three-card Monte |
| #939, aired 1988-10-06 | GAMES $400: While on a cruise in 1925, Harold S. Vanderbilt developed the contract form of this card game bridge |
| #905, aired 1988-07-08 | GAMES $100: Yakov Smirnoff said his dad invented a Soviet version of this game in which every card says "Go to Jail" Monopoly |
| #865, aired 1988-05-13 | GAMBLING $400: In card games, they are sometimes referred to as the court cards the jack, queen & king |
| #717, aired 1987-10-20 | CHILDREN'S GAMES $300: In the card game Crazy Eights, eights can be used to do this change the suit or the number |
| #577, aired 1987-02-24 | TOYS & GAMES $100: In "The Odd Couple", Murray, Speed & Vinnie often joined Oscar in this card game poker |
| #417, aired 1986-04-15 | GAMES $400: Most popular type of card game in the U.S. so shut up & deal poker |
| #417, aired 1986-04-15 | GAMES $800: In pinochle, this card ranks next to the ace the 10 |
| #347, aired 1986-01-07 | GAMES $400: Common card game named for 2 common kinds of alcoholic beverages gin rummy |
| #144, aired 1985-03-28 | GAMES $100: "Appropriate" countenance for playing 5-card stud a poker face |
| #144, aired 1985-03-28 | GAMES $500: Card game where your opponent may shout "Muggins" if you've failed to count "his knobs" cribbage |
| #82, aired 1985-01-01 | GAMES $500 (Daily Double): Card game played in this Carpenters hit:
There was a man, a lonely man... "Solitaire" |
| #2, aired 1984-01-01 | TOYS & GAMES $400: "Spit in the ocean" is a variety of this card game poker |
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