Dealer's Choice (game show)

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Dealer's Choice
Format	Game Show
Created by	Ed Fishman and Randall Freer
Starring	Bob Hastings (first few weeks) and Jack Clark-Host, Jim Thompson-Announcer
Country of origin	United States
Production
Running time	30 Minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	Syndication
Original run	January 1974 – January 1976

Dealer's Choice was an American game show that aired from January 1974 to January 1976 in syndication. Bob Hastings was the host for only the first few weeks, and was later replaced by Jack Clark. They were helped by hostess Jane Nelson and was announced by Jim Thompson. It was taped at the Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas, but later moved to Los Angeles after its first season.

[edit] Gameplay

Three contestants were each given 100 chips to bet on for various games. Some games played were "Blackjack", "Any Pair Loses", "Aces Out", "Wheel of Chance", and "Dealer's Derby".

The day's third and final game was designated the "Last Chance" game, in which players could bet any amount of chips instead of the usual maximums. At the end of the third game, each player picked a prize from one of three levels, depending on their chip total (finishing with more than 300 chips was also worth a bonus prize), with the highest-scoring player going on to play the bonus round.

In the bonus round, the winning player rolling special dice whose faces represented sums of money from $50 to $200. One face had a spade on it, and if the contestant landed on it all bonus round winnings were lost. The contestant continued on until they hit the spade or reached $1,000, in which case they also won a bonus prize. They could quit at anytime with what they won.

[edit] Episode Status

The series has not been seen since it's original airings. One possible reason for lack of reruns stems from a switch in syndication companies six months after the start of the series.