Card Sharks Timeline (Bob Eubanks version)

This page lists events that occurred during the CBS series from its debut in 1986 until it's demise in 1989.

1986
January 6: Series debuts on CBS, replacing Press Your Luck in the 10:30 a.m. time slot. No X indicators to show who won a game were prevalent, and the models Lacey Pemberton and Suzanna Williams wore the same uniform until October 24, 1986. Money Cards rules allowed a player to change three cards anywhere on the board - this would only last one month.

January ##: Perhaps the shortest Money Cards in the CBS run, a contestant busts twice and ends the Money Cards after only three card reveals.

January 20-24: The show gives away over $90,000 in cash this week. This may have prompted a rule change in the Money Cards for budget reasons.

February 3: A visually-impaired contestant named Susan starts her run on the show. $0 Money Cards wins now display as "BUST"instead of "$0", and X indicators for game wins first appear.

February 7: A contestant bets all of her money higher than a queen in the Money Cards and wins.

March 3: Opening theme is updated, and used for the remainder of the series.

March 24: The biggest Money Cards win in all incarnations of the show, Faith wins $29,000 in a single playing of the Money Cards, overshadowing Norma Brown's maximum $28,800 win in 1978.