The Key to Your Card by Stefan Olschewski

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Stefan Olschewski took the old premise and turned it into a 5 minute performance piece that plays great in any setting, from close up to stage. And it will fool even magicians.

A chest is seen resting on a table center stage. You hand a key to a lady in the audience. Two spectators select a playing card and a number from 1 to 52 in the fairest manner. They may even change their minds as often as they wish.

Card and number are written on a sketchpad for everyone to see. The lady takes the key and opens the chest. She finds a deck of playing cards inside. She takes the deck, deals through the cards and finds the selected card exactly at the selected number.

No awkward counting or calculating
No stooges
No secret switches
No rough and smooth
No pre-show work
The spectators may change their mind if they like
The lady takes the cards out of the chest
She deals the cards herself
You don’t come near the chest
You NEVER touch the cards!
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