Winner Lose All: Suspense (April 27, 1958)

“Winner Lose All” is an episode of Suspense, the old-time radio show, first broadcast April 27, 1958. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Bob Richards, a young gambler in Las Vegas, approaches casino owner Walter Carlin with a proposal: he will win two hundred thousand dollars at the roulette tables using a system, and Carlin will receive publicity in exchange. Carlin agrees, and Richards's winnings climb while the casino loses money. Richards arranges a plan with his companion Annie to take the money and leave town. Suspense, a radio anthology series, presented this episode on April 27, 1958, starring John Lund. The transcript ends before the story's resolution.

Las Vegas, Nevada, at a casino and roulette tables

Characters: Bob Richards, Walter Carlin, Annie, Stoney, Wally Campbell

Listen for: Richards's proposal to Carlin and how the casino's losses mount as his winnings grow

Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.