Chop Shop by John Bannon (Instant Download)

Unleash a Miracle with Chop Shop by John Bannon

Prepare to captivate your audience with "Chop Shop," a phenomenal packet trick from the mind of magic legend John Bannon. Known for his ingeniously structured routines that consistently elicit huge reactions from both laypeople and fellow magicians, Bannon delivers an absolute winner with this routine. It's a classic "find the lady" challenge that escalates into an impossible, mind-bending transformation, leaving spectators utterly convinced you've defied reality.

The Deceptive & Dazzling Routine

Imagine this: You introduce four cards – three distinct blue-backed Jokers and a solitary red-backed Queen of Spades. After clearly displaying both faces and backs, the Queen is openly placed into your pocket. You then challenge your audience to catch you as you supposedly sneak the Queen back into the packet. Without a single suspicious move, the red-backed Queen astonishingly reappears! This impossible feat is repeated, each time building the mystery. Then, as if to mock their efforts, a bright yellow card emblazoned with "LOOK" materializes among the Jokers. You discard it, only for the red-backed card to return once more. Finally, you confess to cheating, but reveal a far greater deception: the red-backed card transforms into the Ace of Spades, and in an instant, the remaining Jokers magically morph into the three other Aces. It’s a powerful, multi-phase routine with a killer ending no one sees coming.

Mastery Made Easy

Chop Shop isn't just a stunning trick; it's incredibly accessible. It comes complete with all the specially printed cards you need, ready to perform right out of the box. The sleights involved are surprisingly easy, making it well within the grasp of even beginner magicians. There's no complex palming required, eliminating a common hurdle for many performers. Crucially, at the routine's dramatic conclusion, every single card on the table is fully examinable, ensuring maximum impact and dispelling any suspicion of gimmicks. With no fragile parts to worry about, this trick is built for repeated, reliable performance. You'll also receive crystal-clear, detailed instructions from John Bannon and Erik Tait, guiding you through every nuance to ensure your performance is flawless. Turn a simple challenge into an unforgettable magical miracle with Chop Shop.

Original Specs

Play a game of find the lady that ends with the transformation of all of the cards into the aces. The packet tricks of John Bannon always get huge reactions from laypeople and magicians alike. With this phenomenal trick, you get to challenge your audience to catch you out while knowing that you have a killer ending that no one will see coming. This is Chop Shop by John Bannon.

Here’s what happens:

The magician introduces four cards; three blue-backed Jokers and one red-backed Queen of Spades. The cards are shown on the front and the back, and then the Queen is put into the pocket, and the magician challenges the spectators to catch them sneak the Queen back into the packet not once but twice. With no moves, the red-backed Queen of Spades appears back amongst the three jokers. The Queen is again placed into the pocket, and the magician notes that this time they will have to use misdirection to sneak the Queen back into the packet. The cards are counted again, and this time a bright yellow card that says “LOOK” on it appears amongst the blue-backed Jokers. That card is also put away, and this time, without any funny moves, a red-backed card has once again appeared in the packet. The magician then admits that they cheated, but not just once. They cheated twice. The red-backed card is turned over to reveal it is now the Ace of Spades. The remaining blue-backed cards are turned over, and the jokers have magically transformed into the remaining Aces.

Chop Shop comes ready to go with all of the cards you need right out of the box. The sleights are easy and well within the grasp of even beginner magicians. The best part is that at the end, all of the cards on the table are examinable. There are no gimmicks that can break, and you don’t even have to be able to palm cards to sneak the Queen back in the packet. In addition to the cards required for the routine, you also receive detailed instructions from John Bannon and Erik Tait on how to perform this incredible routine. Turn a challenge into a miracle with Chop Shop by John Bannon.

Inspired by Cameron Francis’s “Chop The Monte,” later presented as “Imagine” by Paul Richards.