Press Your Luck

Press Your Luck was an American television game show where contestants collected "spins" by answering trivia questions, and then used the "spins" on a board with dollar amounts. The person who amassed the most in cash and prizes at the end of the game won.

Broadcast history

Press Your Luck ran from September 19, 1983, to September 26, 1986, on CBS. Peter Tomarken hosted the show, and Rod Roddy was the regular announcer (John Harlan and Charlie O'Donnell substituted on separate occasions).

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September 19 - 1983 - September 26 - 1986 - CBS - Peter Tomarken - Rod Roddy - Announcer - John Harlan - Charlie O'Donnell

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Press Your Luck replaced Child's Play on the CBS schedule. It ran in the time slot between The $25,000 Pyramid and The Price is Right for its first two and a half years, but on January 6, 1986, it was moved to a late-afternoon time slot to make room for Card Sharks. CBS gave that time slot back to its local affiliates after canceling the show. Reruns of Press Your Luck have aired on the USA Network from 1987 to 1995 and on GSN since 2001.

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Child's Play - The $25,000 Pyramid - The Price is Right - January 6 - Card Sharks - Rerun - USA Network - 1987 - 1995 - GSN - 2001

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The original incarnation of Press Your Luck was the short-lived game show Second Chance, which aired on ABC in 1977 with Jim Peck hosting. The rules were virtually the same, only a "devil" took a contestant's money away instead of a Whammy.

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Second Chance - ABC - 1977 - Jim Peck

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On April 15, 2002, GSN brought a new updated version of the series as Whammy! The All-New Press Your Luck, with Todd Newton hosting.

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April 15 - 2002 - Whammy! The All-New Press Your Luck - Todd Newton

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