is an American syndicated game show created and produced by Nick Nicholson and E. Roger Muir[1] that first aired from 1968–1969.
Three players, one of whom was a celebrity playing for a studio audience member, attempted to build poker hands from a board of 20 hidden cards.
At the end of each round, the players received money based on the rank of their poker hands.
If the player recalled where that specific card was located on the board, he or she won a bonus prize.
Paul Hanover, a long-tenured Hamilton, Ontario radio personality,[2] hosted this version and would helm several other games on the CTV network.
[3] A new version, titled Super Pay Cards!, aired on CTV and, in the U.S., in syndication again with Art James as host.
Joining James was co-host Mary Lou Basaraba, an actress[4] and musician,[5] with both providing voice-overs in addition to appearing on screen.
However, in this version, only two contestants (always a man against a woman) competed, and faced a board of 16 playing cards instead of 20.
The losing player received a copy of the show's home game in addition to whatever money he or she had earned.
If there was a tie, a sudden death draw-off of one card was dealt, and whoever had the higher rank won the championship, plus $50.
Correctly locating the selected card increased the champion's winnings in the bonus round to $500.
The audience member won a prize (e.g., a small appliance) if he or she could recall where that card was located on the board.
was published by Milton Bradley in 1981 and plugged on-air by James (given to all contestants), but there has been no evidence that it was ever mass-released in either Canada or the U.S.