Each second and fourth Thursday of the month the Ladies Auxiliary hosts the card game Show Me the Money. Never played? No worries – it’s simple! Bring a few friends, grab a meal meal offered by the Auxiliary (usually hot dogs, sloppy joes or something similar for $2 or $3) and have fun. It’s the easiest way to support the Auxiliary – a portion of the money collected each week goes to support our charities.
HOW TO PLAY:
Pay $20 for 20 hands. Pick your cards. There will be a stack of cards on the table to choose from, in sets of three (see sample below). You will need something to mark your cards. Most people use coins, and we have a bag of pennies if you need to use them during game play.
No luck with the ones you picked? No problem, you can change your cards several times during the night – the caller will announce it.
Once everyone has their cards and it hits 6 p.m., the caller will start Round 1 (of 20). She will use a fresh deck of cards each round, and will call the cards from the stack. … 1 of Spades, 2 of Hearts, 10 of Spades, 9 of Clubs … In the examples above, the person with the hand on the left would place a marker on the 10 of Spades, the person on the right on the 9 of clubs. When all three of your cards are called, you yell “Show Me the Money” and raise your hand (so we can find you!) A volunteer will read back your cards to the caller to verify your win, and you get the money!
Prizes per round are determined by how many people are playing, usually $11 -$18 a round, though it can be more depending on the crowd. If more than one person wins a round, the money is split among them. The more people who play, the bigger the prizes!
Jackpot: As of January 2022, it’s up over $500. Each week a portion of the money collected from players is put into the jackpot. To win, get Show Me the Money on the card that is called immediately after a Joker.