If the next card is the same rank as the previous, or if the contestant makes an incorrect guess, that contestant loses control and whatever cards they have played are discarded and replaced. The traditional surveys could also be conducted with a group of ten in the studio audience who shared a characteristic (e.g., ten single women, ten security guards, ten people over 80). Three Following the Money Cards, a row of seven new cards were shown to the contestant, behind one of which was the word "Car". Another pilot was shot on November 17, 2000, which was later retooled and became the format for the 2001 version but it was still drastic than the very successful incarnations of the 1970s and 1980s. Each contestant's row of cards had a bracket atop it with their name on it, which was used to mark their "base cards". The winner received an additional $1,100, bringing their total up to $2,100, and advanced to the Money Cards. The top card from the deck was placed at the start of the row and shown to the contestant, who then made a wager based on whether he/she thought the next card was higher or lower, with a minimum wager of $100.

Because the odds of being exact were much higher (1:10 compared to 1:100), the exact guess bonus for this type of question was reduced to $100, and the group of ten shared a $100 bonus. The last card in the middle row was placed next to the card on the top row for the final bet, the "Major Wager", and the contestant received an additional $700.

He hosted the pilot and revival version of the classic Game Show Pat also previously hosted two short-lived game shows in the late 80s, early 90s: Spend nearly two decades in the entertainment business, more so in comedy, Bullard was also a creative force as a Writer & Producer.

This version's Money Cards differed from the original three versions. Card Sharks is the game show where two contestants played high-low with the cards to win lots of money. The third game, if necessary, was played similar to the tiebreaker on the original The two match winners then squared off in the Big Deal, one final row of seven cards. A very lazy set. If the player was successful, he/she won $300; otherwise, their opponent won the money. For the first half of the season this syndicated The Pat Bullard-hosted 2001 series debuted on September 17, 2001 (though as it launched the week after the For this version, two best-of-three matches were played per episode, each with two new contestants. Popular Game Show from the 1970s and 1980s (just don't talk about the 2001 version), Card Sharks, yet another game from the minds of Mark Goodson and Bill Todman, was played with two contestants and two decks of cards.. Wagering continued until the contestant played the three cards on the bottom row or busted. The player who won this round received $200.

At this time, the maximum questions per game were changed to a 4–3–2 format. The winners of the two matches competed against one another in one seven-card game referred to as the "Big Deal," and could use any Clip Chips they still had. Television writer and game show host known for hosting the TV series Love Connection and Card Sharks.

Correctly predicting the outcome of the clip allowed the contestant to change the card, while an incorrect answer did not. The set was recycled and repurposed for the short-lived A full episode, if you're brazen enough to watch it. Both players kept any money earned. Whoever won this final showdown won an additional $1,100 and advanced to the Money Cards.

A contestant will watch the clip and when the video stopped at mid-point, the contestant in control must then decide what the outcome of the video is. The winner received a total of $1,000. Unlike the earlier versions, the games were self-contained, starting with the semifinals and ending with the Money Cards. Whoever played the cards had to correctly predict whether the following cards were higher or lower than the previous card. Card Sharks would get a revival in 2001, but not without a massive overhaul from the 2000 pilot to the 2001 show. Just as in the original NBC version, the winning contestant can change the base card on each row. If a contestant lost all of the money banked and busted on the first row, the last card called was moved to the first position on the second row and the contestant received another $200 to wager with the final four cards. Also, Game Show Gumbo (formerly Game Show Garbage)'s Top 5 Worst Revivals of the Past 30 Years places this at #2, behind only

Oh, and Jimmy, here's a clip of the Money Cards from the awful 2001 syndicated Card Sharks with Pat Bullard. The 2019 revival has the contestant wager with the $10,000 he or she received for winning the main game. These bonuses were guaranteed regardless of the outcome of the overall match, meaning a contestant keeps the cash bonus regardless of winning or losing. In the car game, unlike the 1986–89 version, the game was changed where 10 people were polled (cheerleaders in this episode) were called up for another poll question. In addition, there were no returning champions and no car games.

The maximum potential payout is $640,000. The contestant was read the question and registered their guess on a board with a range from zero to ten. While many elements of the eventual aired series came from this pilot, this also contained elements that were not used in the subsequent series. Both contestants were given two "Clip Chips" at the start of the match, which could be used to allow the one in control to change the last exposed card by correctly predicting the outcome of a pre-recorded video segment. If the contestants tied at one game each, the deciding game was played using three cards. Players who reach the last card without busting are given the option to "cash out" and quit with their current winnings rather than play the final card.

The additional amount awarded for moving to the second line increased from $200 to $400.