[1] Jim Caldwell was the original host of Top Card, with Blake Pickett serving as his hostess.

The two remained until the beginning of the series' third season in 1991 and were replaced by Dan Miller and Paige Brown.

The announcer for the show's entire run was Don Dashiell, with Brad Staggs substituting for several weeks in the third season.

Top Card was replaced the Monday following its cancellation by 10 Seconds, a music-based game show which was also hosted by Dan Miller.

Each question was asked as a toss-up, and buzzing in with a correct answer awarded the contestant a playing card that was behind the category.

Initially, a Wild Card question was asked to determine control, but beginning in season two, the upper left category on the grid was played first.

The champion played the bonus round, called "Top Card Plus", for a chance to win a grand prize.

Three of these were typically cars, two consisted of merchandise such as a piano or fur coat, and one was a vacation trip.

The champion could select the Wild Card prize at any time, but at the cost of his/her entire remaining bankroll.

This time, in order to claim a card, the champion had to correctly answer a question from one of the eight main game categories.