Card Sharks
Card Sharks
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The game show Card Sharks has lived many lives: It’s been on NBC, on CBS, in syndication, and now it’s on ABC, in prime time, hosted by Joel McHale. The game seems simple — you’re guessing whether a card will be higher or lower than the one before it. But it’s also complicated. And now, in its latest iteration, there’s big money involved.