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Ep. # Original
Airdate
Red Player
(Champ)
Blue Player
(Challenger)
Notes
001 9/8/1986 Mel Tina
  • Premiere episode.
  • No audience poll or educated guess questions prevalent this week.
  • Unlike Bob Eubanks and like Jim Perry, Bill refers to the top row as the "Big Bet".
002 9/9/1986 Tina Clay
003 9/10/1986 Tina Jan
004 9/11/1986 Jan Christina
005 9/12/1986 Jan Wendy

Audience poll questions begin as of this week.

Audience Polling Group June 8 to 12, 1987: College Co-eds
Ep. # Original
Airdate
Red Player
(Champ)
Blue Player
(Challenger)
Notes
006 9/15/1986 Jan Robert
  • Robert is the same one that went on to become pastor at the Dallas Baptist Church in Texas.
  • Robert defeats Jan.
  • Robert wins a mere $150 on the Money Cards. (total: $350)
  • Before time runs out, new match between Robert and Emma begins.
007 9/16/1986 Robert Emma
  • Robert defeats Emma.
  • Before time runs out, Robert wins $2,200 on the Money Cards. (total: $2,750)
008 9/17/1986 Robert Michele Robert defeats Michele.
009 9/18/1986 Robert Eva
  • Eva also played on the Jim Perry version on June 6, 1978.
  • Eva defeats Robert.
010 9/19/1986 Eva Arthur
  • Arthur defeats Eva, and wins $3,300 on the Money Cards.
  • New match between Arthur and Julie begins.
  • During Round 1, Arthur freezes on a jack.
Audience Polling Group June 15 to 19, 1987: Junior High Boys
Ep. # Original
Airdate
Red Player
(Champ)
Blue Player
(Challenger)
Notes
011 9/22/1986 Arthur Julie
012 9/23/1986 Julie Kevin
  • Match between Julie and Kevin takes up the entire show.
  • No Money Cards played this episode.
  • Kevin becomes champion as time ran out, and will play the Money Cards at the start of the next show.
013 9/24/1986 Kevin Show starts with Kevin playing the Money Cards.
014 9/25/1986 Kim Terri
015 9/26/1986 Terri Clay

NOTE: The following four weeks of taped episodes never aired until June 1987, after the first three weeks were rebroadcast in May 1987. In the initial run, they skipped these four weeks in order to get right to the prize card and car game era.

Audience Polling Group June 1-5, 1987: Girls 14-16
Ep. # Original
Airdate
Red Player
(Champ)
Blue Player
(Challenger)
Notes
016 6/1/1987 Clay Katrina
  • Katrina defeats Clay and plays the Money Cards.
  • New challenger is Gene Snyder, who was previously a contestant on Press Your Luck in July 1984.
  • At the end of the show, Katrina defeats Gene, and will play her second Money Cards at the start of the next show.
017 6/2/1987 Katrina
  • Show starts with Katrina playing her second Money Cards.
  • Ken is Katrina's new challenger.
  • Ken defeats Katrina.
  • During Ken's Money Cards playing, three pairs in a row were turned over (2's, 5's and 8's). Ken ends up winning $1,050.
018 6/3/1987 Ken Margie
019 6/4/1987 Ken Cecilia
020 6/5/1987 Ken Risha
  • Risha defeats Ken, and plays the Money Cards.
  • Risha's new challenger is Maury.
  • In the fourth segment, both questions involve exact guesses - Risha won $500 in a 100 people question, and Maury won $100 in an audience poll question.
  • When Maury was receiving his exact guess bonus money for an audience poll question, Bill started to award $500, but was corrected and awarded $100.
Audience Polling Group June 8-12, 1987: Models from the Wilhelmenia Agency
Ep. # Original
Airdate
Red Player
(Champ)
Blue Player
(Challenger)
Notes
021 6/8/1987 Risha Maury The infamous "Madonna is a guy" blooper episode.
022 6/9/1987 Maury Debbie
023 6/10/1987 Debbie
024 6/11/1987 Debbie Rick
  • Rick appears to have injured his leg or knee.
  • Debbie defeats Rick.
025 6/12/1987 Debbie Holly Holly defeats Debbie.
Audience Polling Group June 15-19, 1987: XXX
Ep. # Original
Airdate
Red Player
(Champ)
Blue Player
(Challenger)
Notes
026 6/15/1987 Holly Bob Bob defeats Holly, and busts on the Money Cards.
027 6/16/1987 Bob Pamela Pamela defeats Bob.
028 6/17/1987 Pamela Gilbert
029 6/18/1987 Gilbert Natay
030 6/19/1987 Gilbert Jane
Audience Polling Group June 22-26, 1987: Pregnant Women and their Husbands
Ep. # Original
Airdate
Red Player
(Champ)
Blue Player
(Challenger)
Notes
031 6/22/1987 Jane Dave Dave defeats Jane, and wins $18,400 on the Money Cards.
032 6/23/1987 Dave Cindy Dave defeats Cindy, and wins another $10,400 on the Money Cards.
033 6/24/1987 Dave Kim
034 6/25/1987 Kim Steve
035 6/26/1987 Kim Rekha Rekha would later be invited back on the October 14, 1986 episode.

This is where the initial run continues from Ep. 015 in September 1986, and as of this week, the prize cards and car game are launched. Educated Guess questions are also launched as of this week. To compensate for these new additions, champions no longer earn $100 for winning a game, and in addition to winning five-matches, winning a car also retires a champion.

Audience Polling Group September 29-October 3, 1986: XXX
Bonus prize: XXX
Ep. # Original
Airdate
Red Player
(Champ)
Blue Player
(Challenger)
Notes
036 9/29/1986 Sarah Menett
  • First show with the prize cards and car game.
  • No prize cards revealed this episode.
037 9/30/1986 Sarah Randy
038 10/1/1986 Sarah Alan
039 10/2/1986 Sarah Frank
040 10/3/1986 Sarah Rick Sarah retires as the first five-time champion in the syndicated run.
Audience Polling Group October 6-10, 1987: XXX
Bonus prize: XXX
Ep. # Original
Airdate
Red Player
(Champ)
Blue Player
(Challenger)
Notes
041 10/6/1986 Larry Toni
042 10/7/1986 Toni Willie
043 10/8/1986 Willie Marge
044 10/9/1986 Marge Sully
045 10/10/1986 Marge Mike
Audience Polling Group October 13 to 17, 1986: XXX
Bonus prize: XXX
Ep. # Original
Airdate
Red Player
(Champ)
Blue Player
(Challenger)
Notes
046 10/13/1986 Marge Howard
  • A car is won.
  • The champion faces new challenger Gill.
047 10/14/1986 Gill
  • Show starts with Gill playing the Money Cards.
  • Rekha from Ep. 35 (aired on June 26, 1987) makes her return appearance.
048 10/15/1986 Rekha Jimmy
049 10/16/1986 Rekha Pierce
050 10/17/1986 Pierce Rian
Audience Polling Group October 20-24, 1987: XXX
Bonus prize: XXX
Ep. # Original
Airdate
Red Player
(Champ)
Blue Player
(Challenger)
Notes
051 10/20/1986
052 10/21/1986
053 10/22/1986
054 10/23/1986
055 10/24/1987
Audience Polling Group October 27-31, 1986: XXX
Bonus prize: XXX
Ep. # Original
Airdate
Red Player
(Champ)
Blue Player
(Challenger)
Notes
056 10/27/1986
057 10/28/1986
058 10/29/1986
059 10/30/1986
060 10/31/1986
Audience Polling Group November 3-7, 1986: XXX
Bonus prize: XXX
Ep. # Original
Airdate
Red Player
(Champ)
Blue Player
(Challenger)
Notes
061 11/3/1986
062 11/4/1986
063 11/5/1986
064 11/6/1986
065 11/7/1986

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