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Snoop Dogg Presents The Joker's Wild
Aired
TBS, October 24, 2017 - June 17, 2018
TNT, January 23, 2019 - March 27, 2019
Run time
30 minutes
Host
Snoop Dogg
Co-Host/Announcer (Season 1 Only)
Jeannie Mai as Lady Luck
Announcer
Dave Burchell
Origination
Sony Pictures Studios

This is chronicling the 2017 version of The Joker's Wild known as Snoop Dogg Presents The Joker's Wild. This version is produced by Sony Pictures Television along in association with Snoopadelic Films, SMAC Productions and Studio T.

Game Format[]

Two contestants faced a giant slot machine containing various categories as well as jokers. Each player in turn pulled a lever in front of them which caused the category wheels to spin. When the wheels stopped, that player was given a choice of up to three categories. Once the player in control chooses a category, s/he is asked a question, usually with visual help. A correct answer earns the money. Question values were determined by how many of that category appeared. The jokers (which bear the face of Snoop Dogg in a jester costume) are also on the wheels and they are "wild" (hence the name of the show) and whenever they appear, it can match up with any category on the board. And if three jokers come up, a special question is asked for more money.

Here are (some of the categories) that were featured on the show:

  • Ask Snooper
  • Gin & Jews (Gin & Juice)
  • Primpin Ain't Easy (Pimpin' Ain't Easy)
  • Who Dis? (Who This?)
  • Deez Nuts (These Nuts)
  • Go Yeezy on Me (Go Easy on Me)
  • The UK Way
  • Geek Yogurt (Greek Yogurt)
  • Bust A Move
  • Fake News
  • Gangstas of History (Gangster of History)
  • Komputer Klass (Computer Class)
  • Go Deep Dogg
  • Regis & Snoopy Lee (Regis & Kathie Lee)

NOTE: Some of these categories are puns.

Here's how the players score:

Round 1 Round 2
Single $100 $200
Double $200 $400
Triple $300 $600
3 Jokers $500 $1000

Season 2 Changes[]

The game was played in three rounds. Each player got two spins each round. And in the third round, a player could challenge his/her opponent with the ability to "Slang That Thang", if s/he doesn't know the answer or thinks his/her opponent doesn't know.

Here's how the players scored:

Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
Single $100 $200 $300
Double $200 $400 $600
Triple $300 $600 $900
3 Jokers $500 $1000 $1500

The player with the most money at the end of the game won. If there was a tie at the end of the game, a three card game was played. Both players chose one card, the player with the highest card went on to the bonus round. The winner of the game kept his/her money.

Bonus Game (Beat the Devil)[]

In the bonus round (known as "Beat the Devil"), the jokers remained on the board, but the categories were replaced by dollar values ($300, $420, $500, $750, $1,000, $1,500). Also on the third wheel is a devil. The winning player can take as many spins as they liked. In season 1, they do it with a large lever; but in season 2, they do it with a large lever and stop it with a push of a button. The goal on each spin is to spin only money amounts, each time s/he did that, that contestant would win the combined total of the money amounts shown. When a joker appears, he's worth $2,000. But if at anytime a devil appeared that player's money went up in smoke. That's why Dogg gave the contestant the option to stop the game and keep whatever he/she won after each successful spin. If the winning contestant reaches $10,000 or more or get three jokers in one spin (that's Joker, Joker, JOKER!), s/he wins $25,000 in season 1 and $50,000 in season 2. Additionally in season 2, once the player surpasses $5,000 Dogg would offer additional cash to the player in order to bailout on top of the amount earned to that point.

NOTE: One of the dollar values from the bonus round (i.e. $420) is a reference to smoking weed; according to Dogg himself this was known as his "favorite number".

Trivia[]

Snoop Dogg grew up watching the original Joker's Wild as a kid; so it was "appropriate" for him to host this show.
Former co-host/announcer from season 1, Jeannie Mai is one of the co-host on the syndicated View clone, The Real. In addition, according to her, she also said that she also watched the original Joker's Wild by recording it on her VCR.
In season 2, Mai was dropped as co-host.
This version was paired up with the reality competition show Drop the Mic hosted by Method Man (real name Clifford Smith) and Hailey Baldwin.
In season 1, the show aired on Tuesday nights but then aired on Sunday nights. In season 2, the show (along with Drop the Mic) was announced to be moving to its sister network TNT; However, the episodes would still be encored on its original channel TBS.
In 2023, Mai became the co-host of the CBS primetime game show Raid the Cage based on an Israel format Kluv Hazahav (Golden Cage) hosted by Damon Wayans Jr.

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TBS Era
TNT Era
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Snoop Dogg Presents The Joker's Wild | Turner
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See Also[]

The Honeymoon Game
The Joker’s Wild
The Joker's Wild (1973 "Celebrity Edition" pilot)
The Joker’s Wild (1977)
Joker Joker Joker
The Joker's Wild & Tic Tac Dough Special
The Joker’s Wild (1990)
The Joker's Wild (2006 pilot)
The Joker's Wild (2009 proposed pilot)
Gettin' Wild with Snoop Dogg

Video[]

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Snoop Dogg Presents The Jokers Wild S02E01

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