| Episode #
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Aired
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Contestants
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Notes
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| 01
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1/5/1987
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Debbie vs. Stacy
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- Premiere
- First player determined by a coin toss, which Stacy wins.
- One of two episodes with a music clip used in a question (in this case, "Tequila" by The Champs)
- Round 1 ends to a "dual implication".
- Debbie defeats Stacy, and plays the series' first Gold Run for a flat $5,000. She wins only $300.
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| 02
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1/6/1987
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Debbie vs. Karis
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- Starts midway through Round 1.
- Debbie defeats Karis, and wins just $500 (total: $1,000)
- Debbie's new challenger is John.
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| 03
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1/7/1987
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Debbie vs. John
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- Debbie wins a lengthy Round 1, which took up 16 blocks.
- John wins Round 2, tying up the match.
- The first tiebreaker of the series, with a board where either contestant can win with as few as four blocks.
- No Gold Run played this episode.
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| 04
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1/8/1987
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Debbie vs. John
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- Show starts midway through the tiebreaker round.
- Debbie defeats John, and wins an additional $300 on the Gold Run. (total: $1,500)
- Debbie then meets new challenger David.
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| 05
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1/9/1987
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Debbie vs. David
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- Show starts midway through Round 2.
- David defeats Debbie, and achieves the series' first gold run win, winning $5,000 in 40 seconds. (total: $5,200)
- Debbie would be invited back in February due to a technical error.
- David meets new challenger Andrea, and each win a round with the advantage.
- Tiebreaker begins before the show is over.
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| 06
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1/12/1987
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David vs. Andrea
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- Match continues midway through the tiebreaker round to kick off the second week.
- David defeats Andrea, and wins $500 on his second Gold Run. (total: $5,900)
- New match with Linda as David's challenger begins.
- David and Linda each win a round with no advantage, and heads to a tiebreaker.
- Linda wins Round 2 with the minimum of five questions.
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| 07
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1/13/1987
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David vs. Linda
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- Show starts midway through a tiebreaker.
- David defeats Linda, and wins another $5,000 on the Gold Run (total: $11,100)
- New challenger Debbie takes the stage, and wins Round 1 on a "dual implication".
- During Round 1, the letter Q appears on the board for the first time, but was never chosen.
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| 08
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1/14/1987
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David vs. Debbie
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- Show starts midway through Round 2.
- Debbie defeats David, winning on the day's first question.
- Debbie wins $5,000 on the Gold Run in just 41 seconds.
- Before the Gold Run, Bill mentioned that one of Debbie's answers that was ruled incorrect was acceptable, but did not affect the outcome.
- New challenger Robbie is actually a female, as in a nickname for Roberta.
- Robbie only earns one hexagon in the match, and Debbie defeats Robbie as a result.
- Debbie wins $400 more on her second Gold Run. (total: $5,800)
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| 09
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1/15/1987
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Debbie vs. Bob
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| 10
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1/16/1987
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Bob vs. Dianne
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- Show begins midway through Round 1.
- Two "dual implications" were achieved in Round 1 and during a tiebreaker.
- Bob defeats Dianne at the end of the show.
- No Gold Run played this episode.
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| 11
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1/19/1987
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Bob vs. Vanessa
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- New week kicks off with Bob playing the Gold Run and wins $400.
- Bob defeats new challenger Vanessa on a "dual implication" and wins $5,000 in 43 seconds on the Gold Run.
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| 12
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1/20/1987
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Bob vs. Annette
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From this episode on, a bannister was used for the winning contestant to hold on to, to play the Gold Run.
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| 13
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1/21/1987
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Bob vs. Candy
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| 14
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1/22/1987
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Bob vs. Laurel
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| 15
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1/23/1987
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Laurel vs. Chris
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| 16
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1/26/1987
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Laurel vs. Jackie
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- Laurel defeats Jackie, and wins $5,000 on the Gold Run in only 35 seconds.
- First mention of NBC's upcoming Car-Azy February Sweepstakes before the Laurel vs. Jim match begins.
- Blockbusters is the answer to a B question during Round 2.
- By the end of the show, midway through Round 2, both contestants failed to answer three N questions.
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| 17
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1/27/1987
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Laurel vs. Jim
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- Show starts midway through Round 2 with a fourth N question.
- Laurel defeats Jim and gets blocked out in the Gold Run and wins $500.
- Madelyn is Laurel's new challenger. Madelyn defeats Laurel and wins $200 on the Gold Run.
- A correct answer was given right after the buzzer, but was accepted.
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| 18
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1/28/1987
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Madelyn vs. Laura
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- New match to kick off the show.
- Madelyn defeats Laura, and wins $5,000 in just 32 seconds without a wrong answer on her second Gold Run (total: $5,600)
- Randy Economy is Madelyn's new challenger.
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| 19
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1/29/1987
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Madelyn vs. Randy
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- Round 1 continues as the show starts.
- Randy defeats Madelyn, and wins $700 on the Gold Run after having to start from the beginning again with 21 seconds remaining. (total: $900)
- Randy has the highest Gold Run win below $5,000 at this point in the series.
- Maria is Randy's new challenger, and wins Round 1 with the advantage.
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| 20
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1/30/1987
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Randy vs. Maria
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- The series' first Q question is revealed on this episode.
- Maria supposedly swears, which obviously gets bleeped.
- Maria defeats Randy, and wins $400 on the Gold Run. (total: $600)
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| 21
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2/2/1987
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Maria vs. Art
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- Episode starts midway through Round 1.
- Maria gives some questionable answers during Round 1.
- Art wins the tiebreaker round in a dual implication situation, and wins only $100 on the Gold Run (total: $300)
- During his Gold Run, Art gets the first question right, but it was all downhill after that.
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| 22
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2/3/1987
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Art vs. Ann
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- At the start of the show, Art vs. Ann match begins.
- Art defeats Ann, and wins $5,000 on his second trip to the Gold Run (total: $5,500)
- New match with challenger Christy begins.
- At the end of the show, Christy wins Round 1, shutting Art out.
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| 23
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2/4/1987
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Art vs. Christy
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| 24
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2/5/1987
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Christy vs. Andy
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Andy is a female.
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| 25
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2/6/1987
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Andy vs. Robert
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No Gold Run played this episode.
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| 26
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2/9/1987
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Andy vs. Robert
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| 27
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2/10/1987
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Andy vs. Anne
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| 28
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2/11/1987
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Anne vs. Michele
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| 29
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2/12/1987
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Anne vs. Tim
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| 30
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2/13/1987
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Tim vs. Val
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Upon arrival on the set, Bill does a brief dance move.
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| 31
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2/16/1987
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Val vs. Kim
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- Bill says it is a pleasure to have a contestant on Card Sharks.
- Previously, Val and Kim competed against each other on Super Password.
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| 32
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2/17/1987
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Val vs. Susan
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| 33
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2/18/1987
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Val vs. Janet
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| 34
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2/19/1987
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Janet vs. Debbie
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Debbie from the first week of the series returned due to an error made on the show, but was completely shut out.
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| 35
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2/20/1987
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Bob vs. Grace
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| 36
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2/23/1987
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Bob @ Gold Run
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| 37
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2/24/1987
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Bob vs. Peggi
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| 38
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2/25/1987
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Bob vs. Sharon
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| 39
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2/26/1987
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Sharon vs. Mike
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| 40
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2/27/1987
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Mike vs. Michelle
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| 41
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3/2/1987
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Mike vs. Debbi
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| 42
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3/3/1987
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Mike vs. Pat (Female)
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| 43
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3/4/1987
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Mike vs. Ann
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| 44
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3/5/1987
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Mike vs. Susan
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| 45
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3/6/1987
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Susan vs. Jim
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| 46
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3/9/1987
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Susan vs. Florence
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No Gold Run played in this episode.
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| 47
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3/10/1987
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Susan vs. Florence
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| 48
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3/11/1987
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Florence vs. Deb
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| 49
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3/12/1987
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Florence vs. Duchess
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| 50
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3/13/1987
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Florence vs. Sandy
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| 51
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3/16/1987
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Florence @ Gold Run
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| 52
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3/17/1987
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Florence vs. Joanie
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| 53
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3/18/1987
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Joanie vs. Jeryl
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NBC appears on the Gold Run board, but obviously doesn't represent this series' original network.
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| 54
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3/19/1987
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Joanie vs. Garrett
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| 55
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3/20/1987
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Joanie @ Gold Run
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| 56
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3/23/1987
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Joanie vs. Melinda
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| 57
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3/24/1987
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Melinda vs. David
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A Gold Run Win for the first time in two weeks.
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| 58
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3/25/1987
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David vs. Wendy
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| 59
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3/26/1987
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David vs. Melannie
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| 60
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3/27/1987
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Melannie vs. Deirdre
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| 61
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3/30/1987
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Deirdre vs. Mayi
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$10,000 Gold Run Win
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| 62
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3/31/1987
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Deirdre vs. Tony
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| 63
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4/1/1987
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Tony vs. Caroline
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| 64
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4/2/1987
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Tony vs. Rhona
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| 65
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4/3/1987
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Rhona vs. Michele
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No Gold Run played in this episode.
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| 66
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4/6/1987
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Rhona vs. Michele
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| 67
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4/7/1987
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Rhona @ Gold Run
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The first - and last - time the letter X appears on the board.
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| 68
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4/8/1987
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Rhona vs. Sam
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| 69
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4/9/1987
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Rhona @ Gold Run
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| 70
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4/10/1987
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Rhona vs. Jeanne
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| 71
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4/13/1987
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Jeanne @ Gold Run
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| 72
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4/14/1987
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Jeanne vs. Kieran
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| 73
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4/15/1987
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Jeanne vs. Cindi
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| 74
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4/16/1987
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Jeanne vs. Robyn
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| 75
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4/17/1987
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Jeanne vs. Louise
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| 76
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4/20/1987
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Jeanne vs. Leslie
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| 77
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4/21/1987
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Jeanne vs. Denver
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| 78
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4/22/1987
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Jeanne vs. Teri
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Jeanne has $40,000 and wins $10,000 more. She retired undefeated with $53,000.
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| 79
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4/23/1987
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Holly @ Gold Run
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| 80
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4/24/1987
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Holly vs. Denice
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- Two questions about McDonald's were asked.
- $15,000 Gold Run Win
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| 81
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4/27/1987
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Holly @ Gold Run
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| 82
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4/28/1987
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Holly vs. Faith
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- Faith was previously a contestant on Bob Eubanks' Card Sharks in March 1986.
- The Gold Run board inadvertently gave her the game winning hexagon as Holly did not get her winning answer in time.
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| 83
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4/29/1987
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Holly vs. Paul
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This would be the last time the Gold Run would be won.
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| 84
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4/30/1987
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Paul vs. Patti
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| 85
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5/1/1987
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Patti vs. Pete
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- Series finale.
- The "P" on the game board looks different than normal.
- The final champion, Patti, would play for $15,000 instead of what she would normally play for.
- Since she lost the final Gold Run, Bill made an "executive decision" and gave her $1,000 in additional cash so that the show goes out on a high note.
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