"I go to some of the golf tournaments and card shows," he said.

His mother, Tamara, would take him to card shows, and he learned the cards had great value.

On second thought, instead of spending so much time at card shows, fans had better send a lobby to Washington, too.

After all four groups had performed, eight contestants would then be brought back for a wild card show.

"That's what it came down to, a card show," Reynolds said.

All five acts that were not picked in the judges choice have been invited back to the wild card show.

Spencer won a place in the finals through the wild card show.

The dealers pay cash to put up a table at the card show.

With few exceptions, the only beneficiaries are those elderly former players who can travel to card shows.

Unlike in earlier series, there was no wild card show.