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Press Your Luck

  • TV Series
  • 1983–2003
  • TV-G
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
854
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Peter Tomarken in Press Your Luck (1983)
FamilyGame Show

A game show where contestents answer trivia questions and then have to gamble their winnings on a randomly flashing game board.A game show where contestents answer trivia questions and then have to gamble their winnings on a randomly flashing game board.A game show where contestents answer trivia questions and then have to gamble their winnings on a randomly flashing game board.

  • Creators
    • Bill Carruthers
    • Jan McCormick
  • Stars
    • Bill Carruthers
    • Peter Tomarken
    • Rod Roddy
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    854
    YOUR RATING
    • Creators
      • Bill Carruthers
      • Jan McCormick
    • Stars
      • Bill Carruthers
      • Peter Tomarken
      • Rod Roddy
    • 21User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 nominations total

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    Bill Carruthers
    • Self - The Whammies
    • 1983–2003
    Peter Tomarken
    • Self - Host
    • 1983–2003
    Rod Roddy
    • Self - Announcer
    • 1983–2003
    Charlie O'Donnell
    • Self - Announcer
    • 1986
    John Harlan
    • Self - Announcer
    • 1984
    Cindy Morgan
    • Self - Contestant
    • 1985
    Michele Erickson
    • Self
    • 1985
    Dwan Smith
    Dwan Smith
    • Self
    • 1986
    Wayne Nakamura
    • Self - Contestant
    • 1986
    Lisa Francois
    • Self - Contestant
    • 1985
    Ed Long
    • Self - Contestant
    • 1984–2003
    Anthony Filosa
    • Self - Contestant
    • 1983
    Miriam Voorhees
    • Self
    • 1983
    Kent Norell
    • Self
    • 1984
    Thorne Butler
    • Self
    • 1985
    Mark Miller
    • Self
    • 1985
    Pam Kirk
    • Self
    • 1985
    Mike Poiani
    • Self
    • 1985
    • Creators
      • Bill Carruthers
      • Jan McCormick
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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Michael Larson, an unemployed ice cream truck driver from Ohio, noticed that the board followed predictable, repeating patterns. He became a contestant and used his knowledge to extend the game for almost twice as long as normal, winning $110,237. The shocked producers decided to broadcast this extended game as a two-part episode on Friday June 8, 1984, concluding on Monday June 11, 1984. The ratings more than doubled. Afterward, the producers increased the number of distinct light patterns and varied their speed to prevent such a thing from happening again.
    • Quotes
      • [Someone has won with $0, as the other two players both got four Whammies and were eliminated]
      • Peter Tomarken: Now is the time when Rod Roddy tells you everything you've won! Rod?
      • Rod Roddy: Yes, Peter?
      • Peter Tomarken: What'd she win?
      • Rod Roddy: Bupkis!
    • Alternate versions
      A complete and unedited version of the Michael Larson episode was screened in the TV special "Big Bucks: The Press Your Luck Scandal".
    • Connections
      Featured in The Boy Who Could Fly (1986)
    • Soundtracks
      Main Theme
      (1983-1986)
      by Lee Ringuette for Score Productions

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    Details

    • Release date
      • September 19, 1983 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • CBS Television City - 7800 Beverly Boulevard, Fairfax, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studios 33, 41, 43)
    • Production companies
      • CBS
      • Carruthers Company
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 30m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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