Suit (cards) (distinct from 1) and a Joker. A commercially available five-suit poker (65-card) deck is Stardeck which introduces "stars" as a fifth suit. In the Stardeck cards, the fifth suit is colored a mixture of black and red. This fifth suit can be counted as either a Red or a Black suit dependent upon the game being played. There are also 2 "special" cards (or Jokers), 1 each of red and black and shown with that colour star in the corner, but no numeral or letter. "Estate Playing Cards" designed in 2006, is a contemporary five-suit (62-card) deck which adds a
Impractical Jokers store. The criteria of each challenge are the same for each of the Jokers competing in the round. If the Joker cannot complete their task, they get a thumbs-down. At the end of the episode, the Joker or Jokers with the most thumbs down is punished, and the punishments are usually more embarrassing, humiliating, disgusting, painful or scary than any of the challenges. Punishments cannot be refused, or the Joker will be kicked off the show. As of the 2017-18 television season, the series is syndicated to American broadcast stations by Trifecta Entertainment & Media, with a clearance rate of