The tabletop version of "You Don't Know Jack" was released by Tiger Electronics and operates off of four AA batteries. It offers a streamlined gameplay experience with just the basic question format (no Gibberish questions) and only 10 questions per game with values of $1,000, $2,000 or $3,000 with no Jack Attack. It features microchip speech for "wall-to-wall music, sound effects, and verbal abuse (the latter in the form of a wisecracking host)." Two to four players can play. According to the manufacturer's label, "This product contains mature content, including suggestive references and language that may not be suitable for young children."
Hosted by Nate Shapiro (game creator Harry Gottlieb), the game serves as a scorekeeper of dollar values won or lost. The game's hard-coded database tracks questions by code, dollar value, and correct answer. A question's five-digit code is entered using the numbered player buzzers, the question is read aloud by a player, and a sliding door reveals four multiple-choice answers. Players can still "Screw" once per game by buzzing in, hitting the large Screw on the console and hitting another player's buzzer to make them answer. The game reveals whether or not players answer correctly and adjusts scores accordingly (however, unlike the CD-ROM game, scores cannot go below $0.). High score after ten questions wins.
Includes 125 question cards with 500 total general knowledge questions. At least two expansions were released a TV Pack and a Movies Pack each adding 113 cards with 450 (TV) or 452 (Movies) additional questions in the set's given subject. (More expansion sets may have been planned, but were not released.) After approximately 40 seconds after being turned on, if the player doesn't tell the device how many people are playing, Nate says "Uh, OK, fine then. You're not gonna follow instructions, then I'm not gonna host the game. See ya, babe!", followed by the sound of something shutting down, therefore turning the device off.
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