Gambit (game show)
| Gambit | |
|---|---|
Logo used from 1980 to 1981. | |
| Also known as | Las Vegas Gambit |
| Directed by | Jerome Shaw |
| Presented by | Wink Martindale |
| Starring | Elaine Stewart Beverly Malden Lee Menning |
| Narrated by | Kenny Williams |
| Theme music composer | Mort Garson (Gambit) Stan Worth (Las Vegas Gambit) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Merrill Heatter Bob Quigley |
| Producer | Robert Noah |
| Production locations | CBS Television City Hollywood, California (1972–76) Tropicana Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada (1980–81) |
| Running time | 22–26 minutes |
| Production company | Merrill Heatter-Bob Quigley Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | September 4, 1972 – December 10, 1976 |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | October 27, 1980 – November 27, 1981 |
| Related | |
| Catch 21 Gambit (UK version) | |
Gambit is an American television game show based on the card game blackjack, created by Heatter-Quigley Productions. The show originally ran on CBS from September 4, 1972, to December 10, 1976, and was recorded at CBS Television City in Studios 31, 33, 41, and 43. On October 27, 1980, NBC revived the show as Las Vegas Gambit, as a replacement for The David Letterman Show, and kept it on its schedule until November 27, 1981. As the title implied, this edition of Gambit was recorded in Las Vegas at the Tropicana Las Vegas. Both versions were hosted by Wink Martindale and announced by Kenny Williams. Elaine Stewart (co-creater Merrill Heatter's wife) was the card dealer/co-hostess for the CBS version, while Beverly Malden filled this role for the first half of Las Vegas Gambit, and was later replaced by Lee Menning.
Another Merrill Heatter-produced, blackjack-based quiz show, Catch 21, began airing on GSN in 2008.