Series 5 (Las Vegas)
| No | # | Title | Original Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 39 | "Episode 1" | 12 February 2008 (12 February 2008) |
| A couple are left with an immobilised car and without their luggage after a meeting with Alex, Paul and Jess (Wobbly Tyre); chip palming techniques are practised in Dealer Scams; a quick buck is made by Jess with her Change Raising hustle; the Proposition Bet is to retrieve a $50 note from water-filled, sealed glasses; and $80,000 worth of jewellery is stolen by a fake sheikh (Mystery Millionaire). | |||
| 2 | 40 | "Episode 2" | 12 February 2008 (12 February 2008) |
| Alex and Paul dress as valets to steal cars (Valet Distraction); Dealer Scams explains the Fake Chip Stack; Jess poses as the hotel inspector from hell so she can steal guests' belongings (The Fake Hotel Inspector); a Proposition Bet asks 3 questions about a watch; and the team hit a casino for thousands of dollars in a brazen scam without anyone suspecting a thing (Shoe Switch). | |||
| 3 | 41 | "Episode 3" | 18 February 2008 (18 February 2008) |
| The hustlers fake a heart condition to steal the pot in a poker game (The Big Bluff); the team go to extreme lengths to show how pickpockets operate (The Snip); Jess uses her feminine wiles to win some money in a game of pool (Pool Bet Puzzle); and con a pair of passers-by with a rigged game of dice (Street Dice). Dealer Scams looks at Flashing The Hole Card | |||
| 4 | 42 | "Episode 4" | 25 February 2008 (25 February 2008) |
| A superstore is relieved of some expensive merchandise through the ingenious use of an empty box (Superstore Swindle); the Proposition Bet is to retrieve a cork from inside a wine bottle; a pair of gamblers happily hand over their winnings in the Slot Machine Sting; Dealer Scams looks at the Delusion Shuffle; and a trio of wannabe hustlers are hustled themselves in the Backfiring Bet. | |||
| 5 | 43 | "Episode 5" | 3 March 2008 (3 March 2008) |
| A group of tourists are taken for a ride as their luggage is stolen (Shuttle Bus Swindle); the Proposition Bet is to throw and catch dice in a glass; Jess makes off with a slot player's coin bucket (The Bucket Blag); Dealer Scams demonstrates how to gain extra chips by using hidden moves; and Alex and Paul hustle a group of lads out of their drinking money using the Eddie Fields Card Trick | |||
| 6 | 44 | "Episode 6" | 10 March 2008 (10 March 2008) |
| A father and daughter are taken with bogus discount chips in The Twist; the Proposition Bet is to remove a glass from beneath a finely balanced match; the Umbrella Drop and Rat's Tale pickpocket techniques are demonstrated in Las Vegas Lifts; Paul wins easy money with more Pool Bet Puzzles; and false assumptions and sleight of hand allow Alex to rob a necklace in the Jewellery Store Steal. | |||
| 7 | 45 | "Episode 7" | 17 March 2008 (17 March 2008) |
| An ingenious convincer parts a man from his cash (despite a skeptical partner) as he buys The Fake Lottery Predictor; the Proposition Bet shows how the interleaved pages of books can beat muscle and win drinks; Dealer Scams looks at the Lay Stack; Pool Bet Puzzles include potting a coin into a shot glass; and Slot Thieves demonstrates how a $7 device called a monkey paw and some feminine charm can lead to big bucks on the slot machines. | |||
| 8 | 46 | "Episode 8" | 24 March 2008 (24 March 2008) |
| Alex pretends to be a blind man to cheat a casino (Blind Man's Bluff); Jess places her head through a business card in a Proposition Bet; Paul cons an unsuspecting couple into buying counterfeit casino chips (Discount Casino Chips); and Dealer Scams looks at the Bust-Out Dealer. Finally, a series overview looks at some of the scams pulled by the trio over the last eight programmes and runs through a checklist of lessons learned. |
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