This opening poem asks, "how do you cut those cards?" so the show takes a moment before the game to show Michael Holt, the head prop man, shuffle the oversized 2ft. by 1ft. cards before the show with an NBC watchdog compliance & practices looking over him. After the cards are shuffled the full 25lb deck of cards are sealed in an envelope, which is signed and dated by the NBC C&P person, and are sealed up until the show is ready to record. When they're ready to record, the seal is broken and the cards are cut in front of the studio audience.