THE CBS JOKER'S WILD DATASHEET

"THE JOKER'S WILD"

BROADCAST HISTORY:

CBS DAYTIME, SEPTEMBER 4, 1972 - JUNE 13, 1975

686 EPISODES IN COLOR ON VIDEOTAPE; 30 MINUTES

MONDAYS-FRIDAYS 10:00-10:30 AM (EASTERN)

PACKAGER:

JACK BARRY PRODUCTIONS

HOST:

JACK BARRY

ANNOUNCERS:

JOHNNY JACOBS, JOHNNY GILBERT, ROY ROWAN

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS:

JOHN R. TOBYANSEN, DAN ENRIGHT (1975)

PRODUCER:

JUSTIN EDGERTON

DIRECTOR:

RICHARD S. KLINE

ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS (1975):

RICHARD CHAPLAN, EILEEN EDGERTON

ASSISTANT TO EXECUTIVE PRODUCER/PRODUCERS:

BARBARA S. OLSAN

ART DIRECTOR:

DON ROBERTS

CONTESTANT COORDINATORS:

ESTHER FURTH, BEVERLY MORRISON, LILA MICHAELS (1975)

ASSISTANT CONTESTANT COORDINATORS (1975):

TERRI SWAIN, SHEILA PALMER, NANCY SHERMAN

PRODUCTION ASSISTANT (1975):

MELINDA CASEY

RESEARCHERS:

RICHARD CHAPIN, MIMI GREENBERG, TERRY McDONNELL, DOUGLAS J. NIGH

PRODUCTION STAFF:

MERI OLIVER, SANDI FULLERTON, EILEEN EDGERTON, DARLEN MARKS (1975), INA WEISS (1975)

ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS:

STAN GREEN, SAMN SHERMAN, SANDI F. FULLERTON (1975)

PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR:

ALLAN BAUMRUCKER, TOM RICHMOND (1975)

LIGHTING DIRECTORS:

DICK HOLBROOK, HANK RENEK, JOHN BEAM, ED S. HILL (1975)

TECHNICAL DIRECTORS:

BOB SCHULZ, LESLIE VAUGHT, GEORGE THOMPSON (1975)

AUDIO:

DON HELVEY, TERRY HENSEY, BOB MARENCOVICH (1975)

STAGE MANAGERS:

HARRY ROGUE, GARY SHIMOKAWA, ELLIS TONEY, BARBARA SEARLES, J.D. LOBUE (1975), RUSS SEGEL (1975)

EXECUTIVE IN CHARGE OF PRODUCTION:

JACK BARRY

ORIGINATION:

STUDIO 41, CBS TELEVISION CITY, LOS ANGELES

MR. BARRY’S WARDROBE FURNISHED BY (1975):

RUBIN BROTHERS INTERNATIONAL

Opening Spiels:

#1 (September-November 1972):

"From Television City In Hollywood, CBS Presents America's Most Exciting New Show, THE JOKER'S WILD!!!"

#2 (November 1972-June 1975):

"From Television City In Hollywood, Here's The Game Where Knowledge Is King And Lady Luck Is Queen: It's THE JOKER'S WILD!!!"

Closing Spiels:

#1a (September 1972):

"All Contestants Are Selected In Advance, And Are Advised On The Rules Of The Game! The Joker's Wild Is A Jack Barry Production!"

#1b (September 1972-March 1973):

"All Contestants Are Selected In Advance, And Are Advised On The Rules Of The Game! Stay Tuned For The New Price Is Right Next On Most Of These Stations!"

#2 (March 1973-March 1974):

"All Contestants Are Selected In Advance, And Are Advised On The Rules Of The Game! Stay Tuned For The $10,000 Pyramid On Most Of These Stations!"

#3 (March 1974-June 1975):

"The Joker's Wild Is A Jack Barry Production! All Contestants Are Selected In Advance, And Are Advised On The Rules Of The Game! (Please) Stay Tuned For Gambit On Most Of These Stations!"

Main Title Themes/Background Cues:

"The Savers"

1972-1974 CBS Theme

aka "Peanuts, Hot Dogs and Beer"

Written by Jean-Jacques Perrey (ASCAP) and Gershon Kingsley (ASCAP)

Published by Valentine Music Company (ASCAP)

"The Joker's Jive" ("Version B")

1974-1975 CBS Theme

Written by Alan Thicke

"Bell Hop"

CBS Ticket Plug

Composed by John Shakespeare

"Shopping Centre"

CBS Prize Cue #1

Composed by Manfred Minnich

"Pop Promotion"

CBS Prize Cue #2

Composed by Gerhard Narholz & Jurgen Jaenner

"Thank you. Thank you very much, and a most cordially welcome to a

brand-new and, we hope, very exciting show for you. It's called The Joker's

Wild. It's a show where Knowledge Is King and Lady Luck Is Queen, and where

winning players can win up to $25,000 in cash and prizes!"

---Jack Barry on the inaugural CBS Joker telecast, September 4, 1972

Miscellaneous Notes:

1. Jack-Barry's The Joker's Wild debuted on the exact same Labor Day which saw the dawning of Goodson-Todman's The New Price Is Right and Heatter-Quigley's Gambit. Along with the short-lived The Amateur's Guide To Love (March-June, 1972; another H/Q property), these were the first game shows to air on the CBS Daytime schedule since the demise of the original To Tell The Truth in September 1968. This was the result of The CBS Television Network totally revamping its waning daytime schedule by wiping out a 90-minute block of sitcom repeats.

2. The Joker's Wild featured different openings perpetrated by emcee Jack Barry. From the premiere episode to Episode #50 (November 10, 1972), Jack walked from the right of the set and stopped in front of the 1-armed bandit to greet his audience. For the week of November 13-17, 1972, the show featured the camera cutting from the show's title on the 3 windows to Jack already standing behind his podium. And from Episode 56 (November 20, 1972) to the show's demise in June 1975, the camera cut from the show's title on the 3 windows to the entrance for Jack and zoomed in on him as he enters, turns right, and stops behind his podium.

3. In October 1972, the show began employing the use of Sony microphones – the same one used by Bob Barker on The New Price Is Right and the same one Jack Barry will make use of on Joker as it revives in first-run syndication in 1977 – for the contestants' podiums.

4. In the short credits crawl at the end of Episode 51 (November 13, 1972), the CBS Television City logo replaced the caption "This Program Was Recorded," which was seen between the caption "A JACK BARRY PRODUCTION" and the show's title, and had been since the show's debut.

5. One week, The Joker's Wild featured well-known celebrities competing for charity, in January 1974:

January 7: Rod McKuen

January 8: Morey Amsterdam, Dr. Joyce Brothers, Lyle Waggoner, Peggy Lennon

January 9: Ross Hunter, Ross Martin, Fannie Flagg

January 10: Martha Raye, Bill Daily, Ann Elder

January 11: Peggy Cass, Doc Severinsen, Marty Ingels

6. Beginning with Episode 31 (October 16, 1972), the lettering in the category wheels was seen in white boxes.

7. Famous Joker firsts: first 2 contestants were Susan Raphael and Ed Hackey; the first 5 categories used in the very first main round: "Cooking," "Roaring 20s," "Julius Caesar," "Comic Strips," and "Football"; the first champion: Ed Hackey (all on the Sept. 4, 1972 premiere); the first Joker contestant to win a car: Tex Crenshaw (Sept. 6, 1972), the first contestant to pull 3 Jokers (and win the game in the process!): Barbara Terrace (Sept. 7, 1972), the first contestant to unfortunately spin a Devil in the Bonus Round: Ernest Carr (Sept. 18, 1972), and, of course, the first contestant to break The Joker's Jackpot: Kathryn Wexler ($15,400 on Sept. 28, 1972)!

8. Episode 135 (March 14, 1973) saw slight alterations on the set of The Joker's Wild: its podiums, which since the series debut have been supported by steel tripods, are now supported by I-shaped plaster colums, with the money readouts on the contestants' podiums being much wider to accommodate 5-digit money amounts instead of 4-digit ones. Only the contestant's podiums went plaster at first; the host's podium followed suit a week later (in episode #141, aired on CBS March 22, 1973).

9. Starting with Episode 51 (November 13, 1972), Jack Barry would declare that departing contestants will be recieving a copy of The Joker's Wild Board Game. Now, I just want to say that the box that Jack is holding bears no resemblance to the one which is constantly sold on eBay and features on its box the ever-perky Joker standing on his hands, for the one he's holding features a color still of a regular CBS Joker's Wild episode! (Anybody got a copy of this version of the game?)

10. In the first 2 CBS episodes of The Joker's Wild, the contestants' podiums featured nameplates for the contestants, while the emcee's podium boasted the name "JOKER'S JACKPOT" printed on cardboard, instead of actual lettering.

11. The second pilot of The Joker's Wild, recorded at KTLA in 1971, offered $25 for a single category, $50 for pairs, and $100 for triples.

12. The back wall of The Joker's Wild's set was seen in a different array of colors: black, sky blue, and yellow.

13. Every Easter, children came on to play The Joker's Wild with their parents. (This would give rise to the weekly 1979-81 syndicated spin-off Joker! Joker!! Joker!!!.)

14. The climax of the 686th and final CBS Joker episode saw Jack Barry giving a lengthy speech, in which he mentions his partner Dan Enright and mentioned TJW's replacement on CBS the following Monday:

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is the last Joker's Wild program. On Monday, a new program will appear here: it is called Spin-Off, and it features a very good friend of mine, Jim Lange. I hope that you will watch it, 'cause I'm sure you will enjoy it.

"686 programs ago, I had the distinct pleasure of saying, 'Welcome to The Joker's Wild.’ I could not have been able to say that then, nor could I say goodbye to you now, without acknowledging the contributions made by my friends here at CBS, notably the chief of programs, Mr. Fred Silverman, Mr. Bud Grant, Mr. Oscar Katz, and Mr. Michael Ogiens; their patience has been monumental, their loyalty has been terrific, as it has been to those of you who are watching.

“I'd also like to pay a special tribute, along with my Executive Producer Dan Enright, to 2 individuals who have helped so much to make this the 3-year success that it has enjoyed here on CBS, in particular our Director, Richard Kline, without whom we could not have done the program, and the great contributions made by our Producer, Justin Edgerton. At the end of this program, I cannot---there is not time for me to list everybody; you will see a full list of the names of the people both on the technical staff and on the staff of my own company without whom we could not have brought you 686 programs.

"We hope that you have enjoyed them. It's been a great privilege for me to have been with you these 3 years; they have been the very, very happiest and most productive years of my life. We'll be seeing you again shortly, and so, for the 686th time, this is Jack Barry, for all of us here on The Joker's Wild, thanking you for your loyalty and saying goodbye."

Jack Barry then walked off the original set of The Joker's Wild for the very last time, after which, the studio gradually darkens, save for the lights of The Joker's Wild's 1-armed bandit slot machine, and the long credits crawl commences. Camera then zoomed in on the three windows of the giant 1-armed bandit---the only visible portion of the set---that displayed the show's title; these windows then shut off one by one, leaving the set dark.

Thus perished the original CBS Daytime edition of The Joker's Wild. By this time, it had abandoned its omnipresent Joker's Jackpot and Jokers And Devils bonus round in favor of a new Money And Devil's bonus round. It featured celebrity contestants playing for charity in January of 1974 and by this point had also instituted a new musical theme: Alan Thicke's "The Joker's Jive (Version B)". NBC routed Celebrity Sweepstakes into the 10 a.m. spot opposite Joker on CBS in January 1975, therefore committing its decline in ratings. The Joker's Wild was Jack Barry's last network game; his next hosting gig was the 1976-77 weekly syndicated primetime edition Break The Bank (after its 1976 ABC Daytime version [hosted by Tom Kennedy], despite monstrous ratings, fell victim to expanding daytime dramas), which he produced together with Dan Enright.

Barry and Enright sold repeats of the 1974-75 CBS season of The Joker's Wild to several markets, including KTLA in Los Angeles and WOR in New York (where it debuted in February 1977). The immense popularity of these repeats foreshadowed TJW's return to TV in a new first-run syndicated edition in September 1977, which yielded a 9-year hit!

15. The following CBS episodes of The Joker's Wild are archived in the ATAS-UCLA Television Archives in Los Angeles:

a. Title: The joker's wild. [1969, unidentified issue, pilot] / a Jack Barry

production in association with CBS-TV Network ; produced and created by

Jack Barry; director, Marty Pasetta ; writer, Ed Hider.

Publisher: c1969.

Notes: Quiz show.

Broadcast on CBS.

Record date: Apr. 22, 1969.

Performers: Host: Allen Ludden. Panel: Pat Paulsen, Rich Little,

Rosemary Clooney, Don Drysdale, Eileen Ryan.

Language: English

Genre/form: Quiz shows.

Database control #: 04-AAF-8608

b. The joker's wild. [1973-03-12] / CBS ; created by Jack Barry ; executive

producer, Dan Enright.

Published/distributed: [1973-03-12]

Notes: Cast/perfomers: Host: Jack Barry.

Genre/form: Quiz shows.

Database control #: 04-AAF-8609

Summary: 1 videoreel of 1 : sd. ; 1/2 in.

AVAILABILITY: Conservation copy.Archival copy.

Not available for viewing. Contact the Research and

Study Center for further information., NOTES: On one

videoreel in unknown order with March 12, 1973 issue

of The price is right.

c. The joker's wild. [1973-03-20] / CBS ; created by Jack Barry ; executive

producer, Dan Enright.

Published/distributed: [1973-03-20]

Notes: Cast/perfomers: Host: Jack Barry.

Genre/form: Quiz shows.

Database control #: 04-AAF-8610

Summary: 1 videoreel of 1 : sd. ; 1/2 in.

AVAILABILITY: Conservation copy.Archival copy.

Not available for viewing. Contact the Research and

Study Center for further information., NOTES: On one

videoreel in unknown order with March 20, 1973 issue

of The price is right.

d. The joker's wild. [1973-03-28] / CBS ; created by Jack Barry ; executive

producer, Dan Enright.

Published/distributed: [1973-03-28]

Notes: Cast/perfomers: Host: Jack Barry.

Genre/form: Quiz shows.

Database control #: 04-AAF-8611

Summary: 1 videoreel of 1 : sd. ; 1/2 in.

AVAILABILITY: Conservation copy.Archival copy.

Not available for viewing. Contact the Research and

Study Center for further information., NOTES: On one

videoreel in unknown order with March 28, 1973 issue

of The 10,000 dollar pyramid.

e. The joker's wild. [1973-04-05] / CBS ; created by Jack Barry ; executive

producer, Dan Enright.

Published/distributed: [1973-04-05]

Notes: Cast/perfomers: Host: Jack Barry.

Genre/form: Quiz shows.

Summary: 1 videoreel of 1 : sd. ; 1/2 in.

Database control #: 04-AAF-8612

AVAILABILITY: Conservation copy.Archival copy.

Not available for viewing. Contact the Research and

Study Center for further information., NOTES: On one

videoreel in unknown order with April 5, 1973 issue of

The 10,000 dollar pyramid.

f. The joker's wild. [1973-04-13] / CBS ; created by Jack Barry ; executive

producer, Dan Enright.

Published/distributed: [1973-04-13]

Notes: Cast/perfomers: Host: Jack Barry.

Genre/form: Quiz shows.

Database control #: 04-AAF-8613

Summary: 1 videoreel of 1 : sd. ; 1/2 in.

AVAILABILITY: Conservation copy.Archival copy.

Not available for viewing. Contact the Research and

Study Center for further information., NOTES: On one

videoreel in unknown order with April 13, 1973 issue

of The 10,000 dollar pyramid.

g. Title: The joker's wild. [1974, unidentified issue, no. 424] / a Jack

Barry production ; created by Jack Barry.

Published/distributed: 1974.

Notes: Broadcast on CBS.

Record date: May 20, 1974.

Cast/perfomers: Host: Jack Barry.

Genre/form: Quiz shows.

Other Entries: Barry, Jack, 1918-1984. host

CBS Television Network.

Database control #: 04-AAF-8614

Summary: 1 videocassette of 1 (Betacam SP) (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.

AVAILABILITY: Archival copy. Not available

for viewing. Contact the Research and Study

Center for further information. Preservation

copy., LOCATION: A10-75-367.

Summary: 1 videocassette of 1 (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in.

AVAILABILITY: Research copy. Usually available for on site viewing;

some restrictions may apply. Conservation copy., LOCATION: A15-74.

16. For 25 years, it was believed that the videotapes of the first two seasons of The Joker's Wild on CBS had been erased for reuse. That is, until an excavation at New York City's CBS affilliate WCBS-TV Channel 2 proved otherwise. Game Show Network (GSN) picked up the tapes to add to their vast collection (they already had the 1974-75 CBS tapes of the game, in addition to all 9 seasons of the syndie version), and, with a few exceptions (i.e. mising episodes), aired the CBS Joker's Wild on its schedule between December 2000 and August 2001, starting with the September 4, 1972 debut telecast.

Below courtesy of JasonA1's CBS Joker's WIld - Facts And Finds post in The Game Show Forum:

* By the first show in the set, episode 418 (VTR 5/6/74), Face the Devil is in place. The average value of a prize package is around $1500. Later in the run, they start adding the $1000 from the wheels into the total, likely to make it sound more impressive.

* Until about September 1974, Jack distinctively calls this \"The Money Wheels.\"

* When a player wins this bonus, they play the Joker\'s Jackpot music from the first few years of the run. This is replaced with a different old timey cue later in the run.

* The natural triple rules we\'re familiar with from the syndie run are in place. A natural triple in the main game is worth a merchandise prize (valued at about $300). A natural triple in the end game means you win automatically. Your total is bumped to $1000, or the sum of your money plus the triple, whichever is greater.

* Another rule I wasn\'t clear on (that may have changed in the syndie run): you cannot reduce a natural pair or triple to a lower value. Unless there was a joker involved, you had to play for whatever showed up on the wheels.

* Five wins were worth a car. In 1974, they were typically Buicks worth over $3,000 that were plugged daily. By early 1975, the frequent car plugs were eliminated, only occurring when game five was afoot. The Chevy Vega was one of the cars from the later period. When a car is won, the bonus round win music is played.

* Musical categories were featured with some regularity in this period; about every other game when I started watching these shows. With rare exception, they involved playing a big band instrumental version of a familiar song (think Name That Tune) followed by a question.

* Multiple choice questions were frequent, but did not represent every question. Many of the questions were also tweaked so Jack only asks for one word (a last name, a flower heard in a song title, etc). Jack\'s screen is used frequently for visual clues.

* Like Allen Ludden going on safari for Password Plus, Jack Barry got a little brave with his wardrobe every few weeks or so.

* The time\'s up signal was a bell, later changed to the Tattle Tales/Press Your Luck buzz-in signal.

* The logo changed from the ornate version seen in the pilot and first few years to the plainer one with circles on episode 421.

* The last day with \"The Savers\" and random stock music was episode 520 (air 10/18/74) and the Alan Thicke music started the next Monday on episode 521 (10/21/74).

* Much like the syndie run, they began displaying departing champion\'s totals on their scoreboard. This could expand to five digits by dropping the eggcrate-generated dollar sign and using the old lighted dollar sign from the first few years.

* These episodes appear to be the versions sold into syndication before the show returned for good. One commercial break per show is eliminated with a hacky edit. In addition, they almost always fade out before the CBS Television City logo makes it on screen. By the final few months of shows, Jack reads in replacement fee plugs, and the original crawl is dubbed over.

* Dan Enright appears in the credits by episode 586 (VTR 1/10/75, air 1/24/75)

* The audience pan intro from the finale begins with episode 589 (VTR 1/17/75, air 1/29/75) and survives the series with occasional tweaks and alternate versions. Episode 589 also begins the individual category reveals we\'re familiar with from the syndie run.

* The Mystery Category debuted on episode 590 (air 1/30/75). Everything about it was the same as the syndie run, except the seven cards simply had question marks on them, and took on their familiar appearance by episode 604 (air 2/19/75). Mystery Category shows up practically every day in the first full game of an episode.

* Starting with episode 637, they attempted the flashback intro for a brief spell. The show faded up to a freeze frame of a past show with Johnny Jacobs quickly saying \"From Television City in Hollywood, it\'s the Joker\'s Wild!\" After a selection of clips set to the endgame win music, they froze again and supered the logo with Johnny saying \"and today there\'s more in store on the Joker\'s Wild!\" before his intro of Jack.

* Fast Forward made its debut on episode 665 (air 5/16/75), just 20 shows from the end. It initially features Science, but before the run is through, Fast Forward Movies shows up.

* Children\'s specials occurred with some regularity. Jack notes they happen at Christmas, New Year\'s, Easter, and in the summer, all attempting to catch the young audience when they\'re out of school. These episodes are slated with a C after the show number. The events typically last a few days, not the whole week. Two such specials also occurred for the show\'s third anniversary.

* On these specials, young children play for points, trying to reach 500 first, and win a $500 educational bond. The winner ascends a special platform so they\'re at Jack\'s height to play the end game. They play the first end game where they spin three prizes and decide whether to keep those, or take another spin, to a maximum of three. The losing player receives a $100 bond and prizes, like a World Book Encyclopedia, tickets to Marineland, etc. At Christmas, the losing contestant also got to pick an age-appropriate gift from under a Christmas tree on the set.

* A frequent prize offered to the kids was a huge stuffed animal that was taller than Jack. While Johnny described the first two prizes, Jack retrieved the animal from the wings and handed it to the winner, who tried in vain to carry it off stage.

* Any children that don\'t get to play a game receive the loser\'s gifts and sit on stage with Jack on the final show of the event for a quick interview.

* In addition to potential clearance issues with the music categories that may have prevented GSN from showing these, the children\'s shows featured categories where kids watched clips from popular cartoons or Disney movies, and had to answer a question about them.

* Another special done multiple times was Senior Citizens, including the first week of September \'74 and the first week of October \'74. A moment from one of these shows made it into a promo that circulates, where an 80-year-old woman does push-ups center stage.

* To commemorate the third anniversary of the show\'s premiere, a promotion started on the week of September 16th. Special http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5498/10598533776_d86bf636e0_o.png\'>\"Jackpot Jokers\" were placed on the wheels - regular jokers with the word \"jackpot\" across them like a pageant sash. If a player could spin up all three Jackpot Jokers, they won a 45-day trip around the world worth almost $4,000. In addition, they got a cash jackpot that started at $250, and grew $250 for each day it did not come up.

* Starting on January 8th, 1975, the show started its \"Lucky Hundreds\" promotion. In the weeks leading up to it, Jack touted the fact one player could win over $10,000 with one spin of the wheels. Much like the Jackpot Jokers, contestants could win a trip around the world and a cash jackpot - but this time the chance was in the endgame. All $100 spaces were marked \"Lucky.\" If they got Lucky 100s\" in all three windows, they won the bonus round with a natural triple, plus the $7200 trip, plus a $3000 cash bonus. Starting with episode 579 (air 1/15/75), they began adding $100 a day to the cash bonus, and the trip was now billed as being worth $7600. The cash would grow until the trip was won, or the total prize package reached a value of $15,000.

* On the week of March 3rd, 1975, an audience game was introduced. All members of the studio audience were fitted with a pink Price is Right name tag. After every Face the Devil, Johnny Jacobs called down one lucky audience member to play the Face the Devil for the same prizes from a duplicate large handle located at the foot of the audience. On the first pull of this handle, Jack discovered it wasn\'t properly built to stop when pulled, and kept his leg against it for the rest of the game. If a player spun the devil, they won a merchandise prize as consolation.

* The audience game returned in a different form on March 31st and continued for the next three weeks. This time frame was my favorite stretch of shows because it was so nuts. The three days prior to this was a children\'s special for Easter, during which Jack was explaining there would be a second children\'s special soon (4/23 and 4/24) because different schools were taking different vacations in 1975. Then he played clips from the first audience game to promote its return on Monday. When we fade up on Tuesday, Jack walks by a scale and a pile of envelopes to reach his podium. It turns out the scale is part of the first Face the Devil prize package, where the champion played for a trip to Las Vegas, plus $10 for every pound they weighed. For your edification, that female champion weighed 120 pounds.

* In the second audience game, the winner of the main game tried to earn a member of the studio audience spins of the Joker machine. If the game winner hit a devil on their first spin, no audience game was played. If they spun less than $500 (whether they kept it, or lost it to a devil) the audience player got 3 spins. If they spun a total of $500-$975, the audience player got 4 spins. If the stage player won Face the Devil, the audience player got 5 spins.

*Jack presented the contestant with a choice of three envelopes each containing the name of an audience member. The chosen player met Jack and the champion at the audience slot handle, while a \"Foggy Mountain Breakdown\" type track played. Now the wheels contained jokers and devils a\'la the second CBS endgame. If they spun Joker-Joker-Joker on the first spin, they won $100 for themselves and $100 for the stage contestant. Each subsequent Joker-Joker-Joker doubled the money for a maximum reward of $1,600. If a devil came up, they both lost their money, and the audience member got a consolation prize.

* For this audience game, the audience was fitted with custom pink nametags - a rectangle with a joker logo in the upper left, and their name hand-written on the rest.

* During the crawl of episode 605, Johnny Jacobs intoned: \"23 million Americans have it and half of them don\'t know it. High blood pressure. The silent killer. What causes it? Scientists are trying to find out. Help them with a gift to the Heart Fund.\"

* During the crawl of episode 606, Johnny Jacobs intoned: \"Every 47 seconds of every hour of every day, someone in the United States dies of a heart attack. It doesn\'t have to be that way. Give to the Heart Fund - now. Thank you.\” (And in one of Life's Cruel Little Ironies, Jack Barry would himself die of a massive heart attack during a morning jog in New York City's Central Park on May 2, 1984 at the age of 66. He was on break taping the syndicated TJW at the time.)

Instituted: Monday, May 9, 2005.

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