![]() During the taping of the pilot in mid-1983, it became evident that this game was capable of producing excitement the likes of which had never before been seen on television. ![]() The presence of the Whammy, a wisecracking red creature with a yellow cape and a cheesy grin, added an element of risk to the proceedings-stop that light on the Whammy, and he’d take everything you’ve earned up to that point, as well as put on a little cartoon show for you. There, players had the chance to win untold sums of money and fabulous prizes by stopping a randomly flashing light on one of the board’s 18 squares. Three players competed by answering host Peter Tomarken’s trivia questions in exchange for “spins” on the show’s iconic big board. A reimagining of Second Chance, their similarly-structured yet unsuccessful late-70s ABC show, Press Your Luck aimed to be the biggest, brightest, most exciting game on television. You see, this whole mess-like many other messes-started back in the mid-80s.Īfter lending their experienced hands to the production of shows like The Newlywed Game and Give-N-Take, producer Bill Carruthers and his partner Bill Mitchell hit pay dirt with their newest creation, Press Your Luck. ![]() An enormous victory was celebrated in Los Angeles in the summer of 1984, and it sure wasn’t at the Olympics.
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