Sorry for the long wait between replies.
@Dan88: I aim to please. ^_^
@joker316: You\'re welcome. Feel free to crop out my living room carpet. ^_^;
@Chief-O: After reviewing the available pictures and a couple of my old VHS tapes, I believe the TPIR Hit Me cards are indeed simply a line-art-only version of the Gambit face cards. Unfortunately, given the staff turnover at Price since Hit Me was last played, I doubt we could get an official confirmation of that, much less the name of the original artist.
@JMFabiano: Actually, that\'s not quite correct: while the Gambit cards are indeed the exact same drawing for each court member, the Card Sharks cards followed the so-called \"standard\" pattern (one-eyed Spade and Heart Jacks, one-eyed Diamond King, and oversized Spade Ace).
As for Card Sharks, the only deck I\'ve seen is a promotional one that was on eBay a looooong time ago. It had been acquired by someone who, when very young, had written in and asked for a deck of the giant cards used on the show; someone on the production staff took pity at their naivete and sent them a normal-sized deck. I had been the high bidder on it until it was highlighted here on the forum as an \"eBay find of the week\"; I\'d like to think it was won by a fellow forum member who appreciates it as much as I would have.
