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1977–1984 · Gottlieb

Jacks Open / Lucky Hand

Known for Suit lanes, Center Queen, Royal Flush targets and Royal Flush. Open pale blue sky with flat stylised clouds along the horizon, a band of jagged purple rock formations or cliffs across the upper right, a yellow-ochre diamond-latticed floor rendered in perspective as broken planks floating over blue and cream cabinet surround with red and black diagonal stripes at top and bottom.

Years
1977–1984
Maker
Gottlieb

Known for

  • Lane

    Suit lanes

  • Target

    Center Queen

  • Target

    Royal Flush targets

  • Goal

    Royal Flush

4 games under this title

On the playfield

  • yellow
  • red
  • blue
  • cream
Jacks Open / Lucky Hand playfield
Spotted in this photo
  • 2 flippers
  • 3 pop bumpers
  • 2 slingshots

Full vision analysis

Bumper 1

  • Star bumpers

Targets 2

  • Center Queen
  • Royal Flush targets

Lanes 2

  • Suit lanes
  • Side lanes

Posts and gates 2

  • Flipper guide guide
  • Center post post

On the backglass

  • yellow
  • purple
  • red
  • pale blue
Jacks Open / Lucky Hand backglass

Full vision analysis

Who and what

  • woman Large head and shoulders filling the upper left-centre, three-quarter view facing left, heavily lined blue-grey eyes, arched dark brows, red lipstick on a wide smile, pale skin, grey-white hair, wearing a pointed gold crown with red panels and a red band, plus a purple and gold collar or shoulder piece. she appears to hold a fan of four playing cards beside her face.
  • child Small figure at left-centre in a blue top with red sleeves and red leggings, black hair in a bob, leaning forward with arms out, standing on the yellow lattice floor near a large black spade.
  • woman Small figure at centre in a gold/yellow bodice with red trim and purple leggings, standing upright, appearing to hold up a playing card showing black spades.
  • woman Small figure at right in a red bodysuit, leaning low with arms out, beside a large card showing red diamonds; another red-clad figure is partially visible further right.

Setting

  • Open pale blue sky with flat stylised clouds along the horizon
  • A band of jagged purple rock formations or cliffs across the upper right
  • A yellow-ochre diamond-latticed floor rendered in perspective as broken planks floating over blue
  • Cream cabinet surround with red and black diagonal stripes at top and bottom

Text on it

  • 70
  • BALL IN PLAY
  • 1
  • 0
  • 4

How it plays

  1. Goals 4

    • Two Jacks
    • Three Queens
    • Full House
    • Royal Flush
  2. Awards 1

    • Wows

Made by

Design
Ed Krynski
Art
David Moore
Art
Gordon Morison

The cast

  • Jacks Open
  • Lucky Hand

Reference

Linked terms
  • Suit lanes also called Top lanes also called Four top suit lanes
  • Royal Flush targets also called Five Royal Flush targets
  • Flipper guide also called Open flipper guide
  • Two Jacks also called Level 1
  • Three Queens also called Level 2
  • Full House also called Level 3
  • Wows also called Royal Flush Wows
Playfield vision analysis

Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.

Jacks Open / Lucky Hand playfield

Playfield Jacks Open

  • yellow
  • red
  • blue
  • cream

Fingerprint: Jacks open title, giant yellow downward triangle middle playfield, fanned playing cards vertical BINGO targets inside, red BINGO drop-target bank A K Q J 10 upper third, three oversized bumper caps labelled 100 1000 THIRTY WHEN LIT, symmetric sloped side lanes 1000 WHEN LIT both edges, cream tan base red background blue-white starburst ringed, card-suit inserts hearts diamonds spades clubs.

Distinctive

The most memorable element is the giant yellow downward-pointing triangle in the middle of the playfield, filled with fanned playing cards and a vertical run of black round BINGO targets. Second is the red BINGO drop-target bank reading A K Q J 10 across a chrome rail in the upper third. Third, three oversized round bumper caps labelled 100 / 1000 THIRTY WHEN LIT. Fourth, symmetric sloped side lanes lettered 1000 WHEN LIT running down both left and right edges.

Setting

  • Starburst burst pattern behind flippers
  • Flat cream field with red and blue geometric wedges

Symbols

  • Hearts
  • Diamonds
  • Spades
  • Clubs
  • Playing cards
  • Stars
  • Arrows
  • Numbers 100 1000 8000

Notable shapes

  • Large central yellow isosceles triangle pointing down
  • Nine-lane grid under a curved arch
  • Five-target rectangular bingo bank
  • Symmetric sloped 1000 when lit side lanes

Art motifs

  • Card fans
  • Starburst
  • Geometric wedges
  • Bingo lattice

Themes

  • Bingo
  • Playing cards
  • Card suits
  • Numbers
  • Score keeping

Title on it

  • Jacks open

Text on it

  • BINGO
  • 8000
  • WHEN LIT
  • 100
  • 1000
  • THIRTY WHEN LIT
  • A
  • K
  • Q
  • J
  • 10
  • ALL TARGETS DOWN SCORES
  • SPECIAL
  • BINGO BINGO
  • 3 BINGO
  • 10 POINTS WHEN LIT
  • 1000 WHEN LIT
  • JACKS OPEN
  • 5 BALLS PER PLAY
  • INSERT CARD FOR SELF-EXPLANATORY SCORE
  • FLIPPER BUTTON
  • ON SIDE OF CABINET
  • JACKPOT
  • 'TILT
  • ENDS GAME
Pop bumpers
Three round caps across the upper area (left 100, right 100, centre 1000)
Drop targets
One bank of five drop targets spelling a k q j 10 in the upper third
Slingshots
Two straight rectangular slings with black posts flanking the lower triangle
Upper playfield
Row of nine narrow vertical lanes with suit inserts beneath a curved arch; no upper-deck toys visible
Apron and lower playfield
White instruction card at lower left reading jacks open; lower-right badge reading jackpot 'tilt ends game; flipper button on side of cabinet with a blue double arrow; metal apron with a scratched yellow starburst
Who and what
Kind Description
Other Two white pinball flippers with red rubber rings at bottom centre
Other Three round bumper caps with white 100/1000 discs
Full description

Vertical view of an electro-mechanical playfield with a cream/tan base and a large central yellow isosceles triangle pointing down, set inside a red background ringed by a blue-and-white starburst. Across the upper third sits a chrome-railed horizontal drop-target bank spelling the word BINGO in large red block letters on white square tiles: A, K, Q, J, 10. Above it a row of nine slim vertical lanes with round inserts showing card suits (hearts, diamonds, spades, clubs) and a small 8000 WHEN LIT legend at the top. Three large pop-bumper-style round caps carry white discs reading 100 THIRTY WHEN LIT (left), 100 THIRTY WHEN LIT (right) and a central 1000 THIRTY WHEN LIT. Down the yellow triangle, playing cards (A, K, Q, J, 10, 9, 8) are fanned in overlapping rows beside black circular BINGO targets reading BINGO BINGO BINGO and 3 BINGO. Sloped side rails on both left and right read 1000 WHEN LIT. Two white flippers, a red-rimmed centre drain and a yellow starburst sit at the bottom, with a white instruction card at lower left and blue-on-white flipper buttons at lower right.

Jacks Open / Lucky Hand playfield

Playfield Lucky Hand

  • red
  • blue
  • yellow
  • white

Fingerprint: Huge downward yellow triangle with fanned playing cards centre, red-white WOW text above, two triangular drop-target banks flanked by grinning clown faces, five score reels and curved metal arch atop, red starbursts radiating behind, card-suit clusters scattered

Distinctive

A giant yellow triangle painted with fanned playing cards, crowned by a huge red-and-white WOW, filling the whole centre of the playfield. Three cream-capped pop bumpers arc across the top under a curved metal arch and five lit score reels. Two triangular drop-target banks with black-and-gold lattice inserts sit symmetrically either side of the triangle, each topped by a small grinning clown face. Card-suit clusters (hearts, diamonds, clubs, spades) scatter across the top of the yellow triangle.

Setting

  • Solid painted playfield with radiating red and navy zigzag sunburst rays
  • White printed lower-deck apron card
  • Curved metal ball-guide arch at the top

Symbols

  • Hearts
  • Diamonds
  • Clubs
  • Spades
  • Fanned playing cards
  • Red starburst sunbursts
  • Maroon oval target plaques
  • Cream starburst bumper caps
  • Yellow arrow score labels
  • Qr code sticker
  • Blue double-headed arrow

Notable shapes

  • Large central yellow triangle with fanned card artwork, two triangular drop-target banks, curved metal arch at the top, red star sling plastics

Art motifs

  • Radiating sunburst rays
  • Fanned card hands
  • Clown faces
  • Chevron zig-zag borders
  • Painted target arrows

Themes

  • Playing cards
  • Card suits
  • Royal flush
  • Poker
  • Circus clowning
  • Numbers and scoring

Title on it

  • Wow

Text on it

  • WOW
  • WHEN LIT
  • SHOOT FOR ROYAL FLUSH
  • SHOOT FOR RUSSIAN & 9'S
  • SHOOT FOR 9 QUEENS
  • SHOOT FOR 2 JOKERS
  • LUCKY HAND
  • INSTRUCTIONS
  • 1 BALL FOR PLAY
  • TOP BUMPER SCORE 500 POINTS
  • COMPLETING INDICATED TARGETS SCORES 3000 ASSETS TARGETS AND ADVANCES SPOT
  • COMPLETING ROYAL FLUSH WHEN EITHER FLUSH TARGET "WINNER" IS LIT COMPLETING ROYAL FLUSH SCORES "WOW"
  • DRAW TARGET SCORE 2000 PLUS 500 FOR EACH COMPLETED TOP ROLLOVER
  • COMPLETING FOUR POP ROLLOVERS ADVANCES SPOT, LIGHTS ONE AND "ROYAL FLUSH" "WOW" WHEN SPOT LIT, ALSO FOR ROLLOVER LIGHT
  • CORRESPONDING ROLLOVERS FOR ADDITIONAL SCORE
  • "7TH" VALUE IS ONE ADDITIONAL BALL
  • PASSTIMES
  • TILT
  • ENDS BALL 4-1
  • FLIPPER BUTTONS ON SIDE OF CABINET
  • SCORING 70,000 POINTS ADDS 1 BALL
  • SCORING 120,000 POINTS ADDS 1 BALL
  • CREDIT
  • A
  • K
  • Q
  • 10
  • 5000
  • 3000
  • 2000
  • WINNER LIT
  • 9000
  • 200
  • 500
  • 600
  • D. Gottlieb & Co.
  • CHICAGO, ILL. U.S.A.
  • SHOOT WHEN LIT
  • A/K
  • K/K
  • Q/Q
  • J/J
Slingshots
Two red star-shaped sling plastics, one each side, with five post studs
Upper playfield
Curved metal ball-guide arch, five illuminated score reels in a row, three pop bumpers in an arc beneath them, and a printed a k q 10 header plastic with jester artwork
Apron and lower playfield
White printed apron with a lucky hand instructions panel (left), passtimes / tilt / ends ball 4-1 box (right), a blue flipper buttons on side of cabinet arrow, a credit when lit circle, a blue-bordered scoring panel, a printed company signature script and a qr code sticker
Who and what
Kind Description
Other Small grinning clown face in a painted drop-target plastic at the top of each triangular target bank
Vehicle Small painted pinball-style car or bumper-car illustration inside each triangular target bank
Other Jester/jack figures printed on the top plastic under the score reels
Full description

A brightly lit electro-mechanical pinball playfield seen from above, with the wooden cabinet rails framing a red, blue and yellow card-suit design. The centre is dominated by a huge downward-pointing yellow triangle painted with fanned playing cards in three tiers and maroon oval plaques reading SHOOT FOR ROYAL FLUSH, SHOOT FOR RUSSIAN & 9'S, SHOOT FOR 9 QUEENS and SHOOT FOR 2 JOKERS, with a big red-outlined WOW and small WHEN LIT above it. Red and navy zig-zag sunburst rays radiate from behind the triangle. Three round pop bumpers with cream caps and red starburst emblems sit in an arc at the top, backed by five illuminated score reels and a curved metal arch. Two triangular drop-target banks with black-and-gold diamond patterns and small clown faces flank the triangle, each below a 3000 WHEN LIT / 2000 WINNER LIT printed arrow. Red star-shaped plastics and posts line both side rails. The lower deck is a white apron card carrying a LUCKY HAND instructions panel, a PASSTIMES / TILT / ENDS BALL 4-1 box, a blue FLIPPER BUTTONS ON SIDE OF CABINET arrow, credit and scoring panels, plus a QR code sticker.

Jacks Open / Lucky Hand playfield

Playfield Jacks to Open

  • cream
  • orange
  • blue
  • red

Fingerprint: Curved script banner Jacks is Open in orange-yellow heavy black shadow arched across playfield directly under three bumpers, oversized individually printed row of nine playing cards forming drop-target bank, glowing gold Special Jackpot logo with radiating starburst two comic jester characters center flanked by two white pop-bumper caps red stars fat red dome between, both side lanes filled distinctive blue cracked-porcelain print, lower centre two white circular targets reading SHOOT FOR 10 QUEENS SHOOT FOR 2 JACKS, playing-cards-casino-jackpot-circus-jester cream-orange-deep-blue-cracked-tile

Distinctive

The single most memorable feature is the curved script banner 'Jacks is Open' in orange-yellow with a heavy black shadow, arched across the playfield directly under three bumpers. Close behind it is an oversized, individually printed row of nine playing cards forming a drop-target bank. A glowing gold 'Special Jackpot' logo with a radiating starburst and two comic jester characters sits at the visual centre, flanked by two white pop-bumper caps decorated with red stars and a fat red dome between them. Both side lanes are filled with a distinctive blue cracked-porcelain print, and the lower centre has two white circular targets reading 'SHOOT FOR 10 QUEENS' and 'SHOOT FOR 2 JACKS'.

Setting

  • Cracked-porcelain blue print across both side lanes
  • Cream central panel with playing-card motif
  • Orange and brown geometric wedge panels
  • Red painted lower apron
  • Gold wire ball guides and yellow metal lane framework at the top

Symbols

  • Playing cards (ace, king, queen, jack, ten)
  • Red diamond
  • Magenta heart
  • Red stars
  • Sunburst rays
  • Card suit hearts and clubs on printed cards
  • Round when lit and lite disc inserts
  • Bulb-studded round posts

Notable shapes

  • Arched banner across the upper playfield
  • Giant fan-shaped special jackpot starburst
  • Triangular inlane cutouts with diamond and heart insets
  • Circular q/k/a drop targets arranged in a vertical chevron down the centre
  • Round white quens/jacks shoot-for targets
  • Yellow metal ball guide rail framing the top lanes

Art motifs

  • Playing-card collage
  • Crazed porcelain / cracked tile texture
  • Radiating sunburst behind the jackpot logo
  • Orange and brown pinwheel wedges
  • Arched script banner

Themes

  • Playing cards
  • Card court
  • Royalty
  • Poker
  • Casino
  • Jackpot
  • Circus jester

Title on it

  • Jacks is open

Text on it

  • Jacks is Open
  • JACKS
  • Special Jackpot
  • 50,000
  • Super Jack
  • SHOOT FOR 10 QUEENS
  • SHOOT FOR 2 JACKS
  • SHOOT AGAIN
  • WHEN LIT
  • LITE
  • A
  • K
  • Q
  • J
  • 10
Spinners
One wire spinner at the top right lane
Drop targets
Two banks of playing-card-shaped drop targets in the centre, plus a nine-card row under the top bumper
Slingshots
Orange triangular inlane/sling areas decorated with a red diamond (left) and magenta heart (right), outlined by rails
Upper playfield
Five wire entry lanes with bulb-studded round posts and star decals, three pop bumpers, one red dome
Apron and lower playfield
White painted apron with two white flipper bats, black shoot again hole between them, red apron panels either side and a shooter rod below
Who and what
Kind Description
Other Comic-style cartoon jester/clown figure on the left of the centre special jackpot logo, orange and yellow costume, jester hat, holding playing cards
Other Matching comic-style jester/clown figure on the right of the centre special jackpot logo, orange and yellow costume, holding playing cards
Other Red star decals on the two white pop-bumper caps at the top of the playfield
Full description

A brightly lit pinball playfield photographed from above through the glass, dominated by a cream, orange and deep blue colour scheme with a cracked-porcelain / crazed-tile print covering both side lanes. At the top, five wire lanes drop down past a row of small round bulb-studded posts, flanked by two white pop-bumper caps carrying red star decals and a large red translucent dome in the centre. Below the bumpers a curved script banner in orange and yellow with a black drop shadow reads Jacks is Open, sitting directly above a row of nine oversized playing cards printed face-up (Ace, King, King, Queen, Queen, Ace, Ace, Jack, Jack, Ten). The middle of the playfield carries a large glowing Special Jackpot logo in gold and orange letters on a fan of rays, flanked by two comic-style cartoon jester figures in orange and yellow costumes holding playing cards. Down the centreline, below the logo, are two banks of drop targets shaped as playing cards bearing court-card letters Q, D, Q, K, K and further down A, a blank/lit target and Q, with round black targets beneath reading SHOOT FOR 10 QUEENS and SHOOT FOR 2 JACKS. Orange triangular inlanes on each side are decorated with a red diamond on the left and a magenta heart on the right and are flanked by white WHEN LIT and LITE discs. The lower playfield is a clean white apron with two white flipper bats, a black SHOOT AGAIN hole between them, and red painted apron panels.

Backglass vision analysis

Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.

Jacks Open / Lucky Hand backglass

Backglass Jacks Open

  • yellow
  • purple
  • red
  • pale blue

Fingerprint: Huge smiling crowned woman's head looming over scene, fan of four playing cards thrust beside her cheek, enormous black playing-card suits scattered across yellow diamond-patterned floor, cream score windows with dark numerals, purple and magenta title block, red figures on pale blue sky

Distinctive

The single most memorable element is the giant smiling crowned woman's head looming over the whole scene, with a fan of four real playing cards thrust up beside her cheek. Another striking feature is the set of enormous black playing-card suits scattered as scenery across a yellow diamond-patterned floor, including a huge spade at lower right and a giant club at centre. A row of cream score windows with individual dark numerals runs across the upper right. The palette is unusually vivid: purple and magenta title block, yellow-ochre floor, red figures and red cabinet stripes against pale blue sky.

Setting

  • Open pale blue sky with flat stylised clouds along the horizon
  • A band of jagged purple rock formations or cliffs across the upper right
  • A yellow-ochre diamond-latticed floor rendered in perspective as broken planks floating over blue
  • Cream cabinet surround with red and black diagonal stripes at top and bottom

Symbols

  • Playing-card suit symbols: hearts, clubs, spades, diamonds
  • Fan of four playing cards
  • Queen of spades card face
  • Pointed crown
  • Eight rectangular score windows in a row
  • Black diagonal hazard-style stripes on the cabinet surround

Lettering

  • Large curved red capitals with thick white outline and yellow drop shadow for the main title block, with a smaller lighter line of lettering above it; ball in play set in plain yellow block capitals on a dark band.

Themes

  • Playing cards
  • Jester
  • Crowned woman
  • Court cards
  • Game of chance

Text on it

  • 70
  • BALL IN PLAY
  • 1
  • 0
  • 4
Who and what
Kind Description
Woman Large head and shoulders filling the upper left-centre, three-quarter view facing left, heavily lined blue-grey eyes, arched dark brows, red lipstick on a wide smile, pale skin, grey-white hair, wearing a pointed gold crown with red panels and a red band, plus a purple and gold collar or shoulder piece. she appears to hold a fan of four playing cards beside her face.
Child Small figure at left-centre in a blue top with red sleeves and red leggings, black hair in a bob, leaning forward with arms out, standing on the yellow lattice floor near a large black spade.
Woman Small figure at centre in a gold/yellow bodice with red trim and purple leggings, standing upright, appearing to hold up a playing card showing black spades.
Woman Small figure at right in a red bodysuit, leaning low with arms out, beside a large card showing red diamonds; another red-clad figure is partially visible further right.
Full description

A painted, cartoon-style pinball backglass. The upper half is dominated by the large head and shoulders of a woman shown three-quarter view: she has heavily lined blue-grey eyes, arched brows, red lipstick on a broad smile, and grey-white hair under a pointed gold-and-red crown with a red band. From the left of her face a fan of four playing cards is held up, showing red hearts, clubs and a queen of spades; the white numerals 70 sit to the left. At the upper right is a horizontal bank of rectangular windows, each with a pale cream panel and a single dark numeral. Below that, a large purple and magenta panel carries the big curved title lettering in red with a heavy white outline and yellow drop shadow, with a smaller line of lettering above it. The lower half shows a yellow and ochre diamond-latticed floor receding in perspective, drawn as broken planks floating over pale blue. Several small figures in red bodysuits are scattered across this floor. Enormous black card suits - a spade, club, heart and diamond - are laid out as scenery. Near the bottom centre the words BALL IN PLAY appear in yellow block capitals on a dark band. The whole scene is ringed by a cream cabinet colour with red and black diagonal warning stripes across the top and bottom.

Jacks Open / Lucky Hand backglass

Backglass Lucky Card

  • purple
  • yellow
  • blue
  • red

Fingerprint: Enormous smiling woman's face filling upper left with yellow-red-black star-patterned turban and black star motif, red-yellow fan collar, three small figures leaping on cracked stone platform with scattered playing cards and white card fan, large black club and spade pips cluster, "LUCKY CARD" two-tone red capitals with yellow outline, Gottlieb's signature

Distinctive

The single most memorable feature is the enormous cropped female face filling the upper left, smiling out of the artwork in a yellow-red-black star-patterned turban. Second is the fantasy gambling tableau below her: three leaping figures, playing cards and a cluster of large black club and spade pips on a cracked floating stone platform. Third, the score reel window sits high on the right, framed by dark rocky cliffs against blue sky. Fourth, the title is set in two-tone red capitals with heavy yellow and white outlining on a lavender field.

Setting

  • Pale blue sky with flat white cloud banks
  • Distant hill-town skyline of blue and violet buildings
  • Dark rocky cliffs at the right edge
  • Cracked yellow-tan floating stone platform with red-brown broken undersides
  • Blue water below the platform

Symbols

  • Playing cards including a fan of white cards at the right
  • Large black club and spade pips in a cluster on the ground
  • Black star motif on the headdress band
  • Large black pyramid or triangle with a white circle
  • Red disc or balloon
  • Small red ball and small blue ball
  • Score reel number drums
  • Cracked stone tiles and rubble

Lettering

  • Small white cursive script word above the title; the title itself in tall bold red capital letters with a yellow inner face and heavy white drop outline, on two lines, block centred right of centre

Themes

  • Playing cards
  • Gambling
  • Fantasy
  • Cliff-top city
  • Leaping figures
  • Score reels

Title on it

  • Lucky card

Text on it

  • Gottlieb's
  • LUCKY
  • CARD
  • BALLS TO PLAY
Who and what
Kind Description
Woman Huge cropped close-up portrait, upper left; peach-tan skin, arched dark brows, blue eyeshadow, red lipstick, broad smile; yellow, red and black patterned turban with a black star on the red band; red-and-yellow fan or collar shape below her shoulder
Woman Small full-body figure lower left, short dark bobbed hair, tight green-and-orange leotard with striped sleeves, lunging or leaping forward with one knee bent and arms reaching
Man Small full-body figure lower left-centre, blue shirt and green trousers, captured mid-leap with legs trailing behind
Child Smaller figure at centre-left, yellow shirt and red trousers, arms flung wide, positioned beside a large playing card
Full description

A painted backglass split into distinct zones. Upper left is dominated by a huge close-up portrait of a woman with peach-tan skin, arched dark brows, blue eyeshadow, red lipstick and a broad smile; she wears a yellow, red and black patterned turban or headdress with a black star motif on its red band. Behind her head is a pale blue sky with flat white cloud banks and, to the upper right of her head, a distant hill-town skyline of blue and violet buildings. A large red-and-yellow fan or collar shape spreads from her shoulder down the left-centre. The right third is a lavender-purple panel carrying a small white cursive script word above the title LUCKY in big red capitals with yellow and white outlining, with CARD below it. Across the top right runs a horizontal mechanical score reel window: a row of cream-faced rectangular number drums with dark digits in a metal frame, set against dark rocky cliffs and blue sky. The lower half shows a cracked yellow-tan tiled ground or floating stone platform with red-brown broken undersides and blue water below it. Three small figures leap across it: a dark-haired woman in a tight green-and-orange leotard, a man in a blue shirt and green trousers, and a smaller figure in a yellow shirt and red trousers with arms flung wide. Playing cards, a fan of white cards, a cluster of black club and spade pips, a large black pyramid shape with a white circle, a red disc and small red and blue balls are scattered on the ground. Bottom centre reads BALLS TO PLAY in yellow letters with dark blue shadow.

Jacks Open / Lucky Hand backglass

Backglass Lucky Hand

  • yellow
  • blue
  • red
  • purple

Fingerprint: gottlieb's lucky hand - giant grinning card-queen with white hair and club-patterned yellow crown holding enormous fan of playing cards looming over wooden plank floor strewn with giant card suits, three brightly colored women in leotards crouching and posing across planks one holding huge ten of spades, title LUCKY HAND in chunky red block letters with white outline on purple crag under script Gottlieb's

Distinctive

A giant grinning card-queen with white hair and a club-patterned yellow crown holding an enormous fan of playing cards, looming over a wooden plank floor strewn with giant card suits. Three brightly coloured women in leotards crouch and pose across the planks, one holding a huge ten of spades. The title 'LUCKY HAND' sits in chunky red block letters with a white outline on a purple crag, under a script 'Gottlieb's'. A small State of Michigan amusement device permit sticker is stuck in the top left corner, and the whole art is ringed by a cream cabinet panel with red and black rectangles.

Setting

  • Pale blue sky with drifting white clouds
  • Jagged purple mountain crag
  • Yellow wooden plank floor or stage

Symbols

  • Spades
  • Clubs
  • Hearts
  • Diamonds
  • Fanned playing cards
  • Ten of spades
  • Ten of diamonds
  • Ace of spades
  • Capsules or balls

Lettering

  • Script 'gottlieb's' over large red block letters with cream outline and black shadow; yellow condensed capitals for the instruction text

Themes

  • Playing cards
  • Card tricks
  • Stage performance
  • Magician's assistant

Title on it

  • Gottlieb's lucky hand

Text on it

  • State of Michigan
  • AMUSEMENT DEVICE PERMIT
  • Department of Revenue
  • 100,000
  • 53,800
  • Gottlieb's
  • LUCKY
  • HAND
  • BALLS TO PLAY
  • PREVIOUS HIGH SCORE
  • D. Gottlieb & Co.
Who and what
Kind Description
Woman Giant central card-queen: white swept-back hair, long lashed eyes, red lips, freckles, yellow crown and collar printed with black club symbols, holding a fan of oversized playing cards including a king, ace of spades, nine, three and an s card
Woman Left foreground, crouching forward: short brown bob, blue bodysuit with yellow collar and yellow gloves, red leggings printed with a spade column, purple boots, one hand reaching out
Woman Centre, running forward: grey-blonde hair, yellow top with a large red heart, purple trousers, holding a huge ten of spades and a black spade
Woman Mid-right, small: red and pink top with dark trousers, arms raised among the card suits
Woman Far right, crouching: long red hair, yellow and green outfit, holding a large ten of diamonds
Full description

A painted, cartoon-illustrated backglass inside a cream outer cabinet panel with red and black geometric insets on the left and right edges. The scene is a card-trick tableau: a huge woman with swept-back white hair, heavily lashed eyes, red lips and freckles, wearing a yellow crown and collar patterned with black club symbols, looms in the centre holding a fan of giant playing cards (king, ace of spades, nine, three and an 'S' card). Behind her the background is split between a pale blue sky with drifting white clouds and a jagged purple mountain crag. The lower half is a yellow wooden plank floor scattered with oversized card suits - black spades and clubs, red hearts and diamonds - plus red and pale blue capsules/balls, a red diamond block and a red cylinder. Three smaller women in leotards are spread across the floor: one crouching left in a blue bodysuit with yellow gloves, red patterned leggings and purple boots, one centre in a yellow top with a red heart and purple trousers holding a ten of spades, one small in pink mid-right, and a red-haired one in yellow and green crouching right holding a diamond card. Lettering includes 'Gottlieb's' in script above the title, 'LUCKY HAND' in large red and white block letters, 'BALLS TO PLAY' in yellow, and a 'PREVIOUS HIGH SCORE' window.

Jacks Open / Lucky Hand backglass

Backglass Jacks to Open

  • blue
  • red
  • yellow
  • white

Fingerprint: Crowned playing-card king with moustache in harlequin red-yellow-blue robe holding fanned playing cards, giant black spade behind head and shoulders, second spade lower right, 'Jackpot Open' in yellow 3D block letters with smoking pipe, green LED score displays, white card-face with dark blue mosaic tile border.

Distinctive

A crowned playing-card king with a moustache and a harlequin red-yellow-blue robe, holding two fanned playing cards up in his right hand. A giant black spade looms directly behind his head and shoulders, with a second spade low on the right. The title Jackpot Open is rendered in chunky yellow 3D block letters, with the word Open much larger and tilted, and a gold-tipped smoking pipe crossing beneath it. Green seven-segment LED score windows are painted directly onto the artwork. The whole scene is set inside a white rectangular playing-card face with a dark blue mosaic tile border and red and yellow diagonal sunburst rays.

Setting

  • Dark blue mosaic tilework border
  • Red and yellow diagonal sunburst rays
  • White playing-card face panel
  • Giant black spade symbol
  • Tall pale blue faceted crystal

Symbols

  • Black spade suit (large, behind king)
  • Black spade suit (lower right)
  • Playing cards in hand
  • Playing cards at lower right
  • Gold crown
  • Smoking pipe
  • Seven-segment led score displays

Lettering

  • Chunky yellow 3d block letters with orange shading and black outline; jackpot smaller and horizontal, open larger and tilted; gold oval maker badge with black lettering; small white and black capital lettering in a brown rectangular insert panel at bottom centre

Themes

  • Playing card
  • King
  • Jackpot
  • Casino

Title on it

  • Jackpot open

Text on it

  • A Gottlieb
  • PINBALL GAME
  • Jackpot Open
  • BALL IN PLAY
  • CREDITS
  • MATCH
  • ©1983
  • All Rights Reserved
  • Mystar Electronics, Inc.
Who and what
Kind Description
Man One cartoon playing-card king, waist-up and front-facing, middle-aged stern expression, black moustache, shoulder-length wavy blond hair, gold crown with red and blue jewels, red/yellow/blue harlequin royal robe over blue-and-white striped collar, right hand raised holding two fanned playing cards, left arm down at his side
Full description

A rectangular backglass dominated by a single cartoon playing-card king. The king is shown from the waist up, front-facing, with a stern heavy-lidded face, black moustache, shoulder-length wavy blond hair and a gold crown set with red and blue jewels. He wears a red, yellow and blue harlequin-patterned royal robe over a blue-and-white striped collar. His raised right hand holds two playing cards fanned together; his left arm hangs down at his side. Behind him is a huge black spade suit symbol, with a second spade low right and a tall blue faceted crystal shape rising behind his left shoulder. A large white rectangular card-face panel with a thin black outline frames the whole composition. The main title reads Jackpot Open in chunky yellow block letters with orange shading and a black outline, laid over his chest, with the gold word Open larger and tilted. A gold oval badge sits at upper left. Four green seven-segment LED score displays glow: two across the upper middle and two at the lower corners, plus a small green BALL IN PLAY window at bottom centre. The outer border is dark blue mosaic tilework with red and yellow diagonal rays.