Blackjack Blackjack (formerly Black Jack and Vingt-Un) is a casino banking game. The most widely played casino banking game in the world, it uses decks of 52 cards and descends from a global family of casino banking games known as Twenty-One. This fami ...

is a popular casino-gambling card game. Black Jack or Blackjack may also refer to:

Places

Australia

Black Jack, Queensland Black Jack is a rural locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Black Jack had a population of 161 people. It was formerly a mining town which is now abandoned. Geography Black Jack is a triangular-shaped locality ...

, a locality in Queensland * Black Jack, a civil parish of

Pottinger County Pottinger County is one of the 141 Cadastral divisions of New South Wales. It is located to the south west of the Namoi River and Mooki River, near Gunnedah. Pottinger County was named in honour of the first Governor of Hong Kong Sir Henry Pott ...

, New South Wales * Black Jack Hill, near

Gunnedah Gunnedah is a town in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia and is the seat of the Gunnedah Shire local government area. In the the town recorded a population of 9,726. Gunnedah is situated within the Liverpool Plains, a fertile agricultur ...

, New South Wales

United States

* Black Jack (Red Oak, North Carolina), a historic plantation house *

Black Jack, Kansas Black Jack is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Kansas Douglas County (county code DG) is located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 118,785, making it the fifth-most populous county in ...

, an unincorporated community * Black Jack, Kentucky, an unincorporated community *

Black Jack, Missouri Black Jack is a second-ring suburb of St. Louis, located in northern St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 6,929 at the 2010 census. A post office called Black Jack was established in 1872, and operated until 1906. The co ...

, a city * Blackjack, Cherokee County, Texas, an unincorporated community * Blackjack, Smith County, Texas, an unincorporated community

People

* Black Jack (nickname) *

Ada Blackjack Ada Blackjack (''née'' Delutuk; May 10, 1898 – May 29, 1983) was an Iñupiat woman who lived for two years as a castaway on the uninhabited Wrangel Island, north of Siberia. Background Ada Blackjack Johnson was born in the remote settlemen ...

(1898–1983), Inuit woman * Roddy Blackjack (c. 1920–2013), Canadian elder and former Chief of the Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation of the Yukon Territory *

Blackjack Lanza John Mortl Lanzo (October 14, 1935 – December 8, 2021) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Blackjack Lanza. Along with his long-term tag team partner, Blackjack Mulligan, Lanza was one-half of The Blackjacks: ...

(born 1935), ring name of former professional wrestler John Lanza *

Blackjack Mulligan Robert Deroy Windham (November 25, 1942 – April 7, 2016), better known by his ring name Blackjack Mulligan, was an American professional wrestler and American football player. He was the father of wrestlers Barry and Kendall Windham, father-in- ...

(1942–2016), ring name of former professional wrestler Robert Jack Windham * "Blackjack" Hoss Taylor, a professional wrestler from

All-Star Wrestling All Star Wrestling (ASW) is a British professional wrestling promotion operated by Brian Dixon and based in Birkenhead, England. Founded as Wrestling Enterprises of Birkenhead in October 1970, it has also been known over the years as All Star ...

Arts and entertainment

Fictional characters

Black Jack (manga character) is a fictional character created by Osamu Tezuka, introduced in ''Weekly Shōnen Champion'' on November 19, 1973. He is the main character in the '' Black Jack'' manga franchise. His odd appearance comes from a childhood incident, in which bo ...

, the main character of the 1973 manga series of the same name * Blackjack (''Transformers''), a fictional character in the ''Transformers'' universe *Nickname for Jonathon Randal, a supporting character in ''Outlander'' *John "Black Jack" Geary, the main character in

The Lost Fleet The Lost Fleet is a military science fiction series written by John G. Hemry under the pen name Jack Campbell. The series is set one-hundred-plus years into an interstellar war between two different human cultures, the Alliance and the Syndics ...

series of novels

Films

* ''Black Jack'' (1927 film), an American silent Western film * ''Black Jack'' (1950 film), written and directed by Julien Duvivier * ''Black Jack'' (1968 film), a

spaghetti western The Spaghetti Western is a broad subgenre of Western films produced in Europe. It emerged in the mid-1960s in the wake of Sergio Leone's film-making style and international box-office success. The term was used by foreign critics because most o ...

* ''Black Jack'' (1979 film), by Ken Loach * ''Blackjack'' (1978 film), an American crime drama film * ''Blackjack'' (1990 film), directed by Colin Nutley * ''Blackjack'' (1998 film), a TV movie directed by John Woo * ''BlackJack'' (film series) (2003–2007), a series of Australian seven TV movies starring Colin Friels

Games and cards

Black Jack (Hearts) Black Lady is an American card game of the Hearts group for three to six players and the most popular of the group. It emerged in the early 20th century as an elaboration of Hearts and was initially also called Discard Hearts. It is named after ...

, a variant of Hearts *

Black Jack (Switch) Switch, also called Two Four Jacks or Irish Switch, or Last Card, in New Zealand, is a shedding-type card game for two or more players that is popular in the United Kingdom, Ireland and as alternative incarnations in other regions. The sole aim ...

, also known as Switch, a name given to some variations of Crazy Eights in United Kingdom * A

jack (playing card) A Jack or Knave, in some games referred to as a bower, is a playing card which, in traditional French and English decks, pictures a man in the traditional or historic aristocratic or courtier dress, generally associated with Europe of the 16th or ...

from a black suit, a ''jack of clubs'' or ''jack of spades'' * ''Blackjack'' (Atari 2600 video game), a video game cartridge developed by Atari * ''Blackjack'', an NES video game developed by Odyssey Software; See

American Video Entertainment American Video Entertainment, Inc. was an American video game company based in San Jose, California. The company developed unlicensed video games for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The company developed two games on its own, ''Dudes with Att ...

Literature

* ''Black Jack'' (manga), a 1973 manga series by Osamu Tezuka * "Black Jack", a short story by Rudyard Kipling in the collection ''

Soldiers Three ''Soldiers Three'' is a collection of short stories by Rudyard Kipling. The three soldiers of the title are Learoyd, Mulvaney and Ortheris, who had also appeared previously in the collection '' Plain Tales from the Hills''. The current version, ...

'' * ''Black Jack'', a 2003 novel by Finnish writer

Reijo Mäki Reijo Juhani Mäki (born 12 October 1958 in Siikainen, Satakunta) is a Finnish writer of crime fiction. Mäki published his first novel ''Enkelipölyä'' in 1985. His most well-known character is private detective Jussi Vares who was first intr ...

* ''Black Jack'', a 1968 historical fiction novel by English writer

Leon Garfield Leon Garfield FRSL (14 July 1921 – 2 June 1996) was a British writer of fiction. He is best known for children's historical novels, though he also wrote for adults. He wrote more than thirty books and scripted '' Shakespeare: The Animated Tal ...

Music

* Blackjack, a 21-note scale in the

miracle temperament George Secor (November 8, 1943 – March 2, 2020) was an American musician, composer and music-theorist from Chicago. He was the discoverer of #Miracle temperament, miracle temperament and eponym of the #Secor, secor. As an inventor, Secor and Her ...

Groups

* Black Jack (Chilean band), a Chilean rock band *

Black Jack (Australian band) Black Jack was an Australian heavy metal/classical band that was active in the 1980/90s. History Blackjack formed in Melbourne, Australia in 1979, releasing a demo that same year and another in 1983. An EP on the Metal for Melbourne label in ...

, an Australian heavy metal band *

Blackjack (American band) Blackjack was an American rock band, active from 1979–1980, featuring Michael Bolton (who was performing under his real name, Michael Bolotin), Bruce Kulick, Sandy Gennaro and Jimmy Haslip. The band was short-lived, released two albums, the sel ...

, an American rock band *

BlackJack (Swedish band) BlackJack is a Swedish dansband formed in Sundsvall in 1990. Their most famous hit song with " Inget stoppar oss nu". Throughout the years, the band has scored several other Svensktoppen hits, including "Om det känns rätt" in 1996. The band wa ...

, a Swedish dansband

Albums

* ''Blackjack'' (Blackjack album), by the American band, 1979 * ''Blackjack'' (Donald Byrd album), 1968

Songs

* "Black Jack", by The Hives from '' Barely Legal'' * "Black Jack", by Junkie XL from ''

Big Sounds of the Drags ''Big Sounds of the Drags'' is the second album by the Dutch electronic musician Junkie XL, released on Roadrunner Records in 1999. Reception The tracks "Synasthesia", "Dance USA" and "Future in Computer Hell (Part II)" were included in the vid ...

'' * "Black Jacks", by Girls Aloud from '' Tangled Up'' * "Blackjack", by Airbourne from '' Runnin' Wild'' * "Blackjack", by Aminé from '' OnePointFive'' * "Blackjack", by Death Grips from '' The Money Store'' * "Blackjack", by Everclear from ''

Slow Motion Daydream ''Slow Motion Daydream'' is the sixth studio album by Everclear. It was released in the U.S. in 2003 on Capitol Records and recorded in 2002. Production The first single released to radio from ''Slow Motion Daydream'' was " Volvo Driving Socc ...

'' * "Blackjack", by Ray Charles from '' Yes Indeed!''

Television

* "Black Jack" (''Jericho''), a 2007 episode of the television series ''Jericho'' *

Blackjack (Fear the Walking Dead) "Blackjack" is the thirteenth episode of the fourth season of the post-apocalyptic horror television series '' Fear the Walking Dead'', which aired on AMC on September 9, 2018 in the United States. Plot The mysterious woman contacts Morgan an ...

, a 2018 episode of ''Fear the Walking Dead'' * "BlackJack", a 2007 episode of ''

SpongeBob SquarePants ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' (or simply ''SpongeBob'') is an American animated comedy television series created by marine science educator and animator Stephen Hillenburg for Nickelodeon. It chronicles the adventures of the title character a ...

'' * "Blackjack", an episode of the TV series ''

The Adventures of Ellery Queen ''The Adventures of Ellery Queen'' is the title of a The Adventures of Ellery Queen (radio program), radio series and four separate television series made from the 1950s through the 1970s. They were based on the fictional character, fictional dete ...

Brands and enterprises

* Black Jack (confectionery), aniseed flavour chews *

Black Jack (gum) Black Jack is an aniseed-flavored chewing gum manufactured by the American company, Gerrit J. Verburg Co. In 1869, exiled former Mexican president and general Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna (famous for losing the Texas War of Independence) was l ...

, a brand of chewing gum * BlackJack (phone), a mobile phone made by Samsung ** BlackJack II (phone), a mobile phone made by Samsung *

Blackjack Pizza Blackjack Pizza is a Colorado-based pizza delivery chain founded in 1983 by a former Domino's Pizza employee, Vince Schmuhl, because Domino's Pizza was the only major pizza delivery company in the Geography of the United States Rocky Mountain Syst ...

, a chain of pizza delivery restaurants in Colorado, US

Military and law enforcement

Blackjack (weapon) A baton (also known as a truncheon or nightstick) is a roughly cylindrical club made of wood, rubber, plastic, or metal. It is carried as a compliance tool and defensive weapon by law-enforcement officers, correctional staff, security guards ...

, a type of baton for law enforcement *

RQ-21 Blackjack The Boeing Insitu RQ-21 Blackjack, company name Integrator, is an American unmanned air vehicle designed and built by Boeing Insitu to meet a United States Navy requirement for a small tactical unmanned air system (STUAS). It is a twin-boom, si ...

, a small tactical unmanned air system * Black Jack Brigade, nickname of the U.S. 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division *

Tupolev Tu-160 The Tupolev Tu-160 (russian: Туполев Ту-160 Белый лебедь, translit=Belyj Lebeď, translation= White Swan; NATO reporting name: Blackjack) is a supersonic, variable-sweep wing heavy strategic bomber designed by the Tupolev Des ...

(NATO reporting name: Blackjack), a Russian bomber * VMF-441, nicknamed The Blackjacks, a United States Marine Corps fighter squadron *

Battle of Black Jack The Battle of Black Jack took place on June 2, 1856, when antislavery forces, led by the noted abolitionist John Brown, attacked the encampment of Henry C. Pate near Baldwin City, Kansas. The battle is cited as one incident of "Bleeding Kansas ...

, a battle in Kansas preceding the American Civil War * National Society of Blackjacks, a High School Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps leadership program in the United States

Science

Black jack (fish) ''Caranx lugubris'', the black jack, black trevally, black kingfish, coal fish or black ulua, is a species of large ocean fish in the jack family Carangidae. The species has a circumtropical distribution, found in oceanic, offshore waters of th ...

(''Caranx lugubris''), a gamefish *

Blackjack oak ''Quercus marilandica'', the blackjack oak, is a small oak, one of the red oak group ''Quercus'' sect. ''Lobatae''. It is native to the eastern and central United States. Description ''Quercus marilandica'' is a small deciduous tree growing to ...

or ''Quercus marilandica'', a small tree * Black jack, often weedy plants of the genus ''

Bidens ''Bidens'' is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae.''Bidens''.
Flo ...

'' from the family of Asteraceae *

Sphalerite Sphalerite (sometimes spelled sphaelerite) is a sulfide mineral with the chemical formula . It is the most important ore of zinc. Sphalerite is found in a variety of deposit types, but it is primarily in Sedimentary exhalative deposits, sedimen ...

, a mineral sometimes called black-jack by miners

Sports

* Berlin Blackjacks, a short-lived team in the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey * Ottawa BlackJacks, a team in the Canadian Elite Basketball League

Other uses

Black Jack (horse) A coal-black Morgan- American Quarter Horse cross, Black Jack served in the Caisson Platoon of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard). Named in honor of General of the Armies John J. "Black Jack" Pershing, he was the riderless horse in ...

(1947–1976), a horse used in U.S. Armed Forces full honors funerals *

Black Jack (stamp) Black Jack or Blackjack was the 2-cent denomination United States postage stamp issued from July 1, 1863 to 1869, is generally referred to as the "Black Jack" due to the large portraiture of the United States President Andrew Jackson on its face ...

, a United States postage stamp * STV ''Black Jack'', a 1904 Canadian brigantine sailing ship *

The Blackjacks The Blackjacks were a professional wrestling tag team. The team consisted of Blackjack Mulligan and Blackjack Lanza. After forming in the 1970s, they wrestled in a variety of professional wrestling promotions, including the American Wrestling Ass ...

, a professional wrestling tag team