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In a question round, contestants earn spins by correctly answering a series of trivia questions asked by the host. Each question is initially presented as a toss-up open to all; after a contestant buzzes in and answers, the host reads that response and two more to the opponents as a [[multiple choice]] selection. Contestants earn three spins for buzzing in and giving the correct answer, and one for choosing it from the three options. If no one buzzes in, the host reads three answers and each contestant can earn one spin by choosing the correct one. There is no penalty for an incorrect answer at any time. However, if a contestant buzzes in and fails to respond, they are frozen out of the question and the host reads three answers to the opponents.
After the question round is completed, the "big board" round begins, with the contestants using their accumulated spins in an attempt to win cash and prizes. The game board consists of 18 spaces laid out in a rectangular loop that is six spaces wide and five high. Each space cycles through two or more items, which can include cash amounts (sometimes with an extra spin), prizes, spaces which offer a change in direction or alteration to score, and the show's mascot, a mischievous red cartoon creature known as the Whammy. A light flashes randomly around the board, marking one space at a time, and the contestant in control uses a spin by hitting their buzzer to freeze the board and collect whatever is lit at that moment. Landing on a cash or prize space adds its value to the contestant's total, while landing on a Whammy resets the total to zero and plays a short animation involving the Whammy for the viewing audience. Any contestant who lands on the Whammy a total of four times (known as "Whammying out") is immediately eliminated from the game and forfeits all remaining spins.<ref name="EOTGS"/> When a prize is hit, a new one is put on the board to replace it.
Specialty spaces on the board include:
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===Bonus game===
The 2019 revival features a bonus game not present in the original, in which the day's champion plays the "big board" for a chance to win up to $1,000,000. The champion plays through five rounds, taking a set number of spins in each round: five in the first, four in the second, and three in all others. The board displays cash, prizes, directional/specialty spaces, and Whammys as in the main game, and cash/prize values increase from one round to the next. Some prizes are tailored to the champion's particular interests. Landing on a Whammy eliminates all winnings within the bonus round, but main-game winnings are not affected. If the champion ends a round with a bank total greater than zero, they may either end the bonus game at that point and keep all winnings, or continue into the next round with any personalized prizes lost to a Whammy being returned to the board. The game ends immediately upon collecting a fourth Whammy. The champion wins the entire bank for completing all rounds; however, if the bank reaches or exceeds $500,000 at any point, the game ends and cash is added to increase the
==History==
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''Press Your Luck'' is a revival of an earlier game show format created by producer [[Bill Carruthers]], known as ''[[Second Chance (game show)|Second Chance]]''. This show was hosted by [[Jim Peck]] and aired on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] in 1977. Like ''Press Your Luck'', it also featured contestants answering trivia questions to assume control of a randomly generated board with cash and prizes. This game board also featured spaces labeled with a devil, who would take away all cash and prizes if the contestant landed on one.<ref name="baber">{{cite book|last=Baber|first=David|title=Television Game Show Hosts: Biographies of 32 Stars|year=2008|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hr9kAAAAMAAJ&q=%22press+your+luck%22+%22second+chance%22+%22game+show%22|pages=213,253|publisher=McFarland & Company |isbn=978-0-7864-2926-4}}</ref> Carruthers and Jan McCormack began developing ''Press Your Luck'' in 1983.<ref>{{cite book|last=McNeil|first=Alex|title=Total Television: A Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present|year=1991|publisher=[[Penguin Books]]|isbn=978-0-14-015736-9|page=[https://archive.org/details/totaltelevisionc00mcne/page/672 672]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/totaltelevisionc00mcne/page/672}}</ref>
[[Peter Tomarken]], prior to working in television, was an editor for ''[[Women's Wear Daily]]'' magazine.<ref name="EOTGS"/> His first major television role came earlier in 1983 on the [[NBC]] game show ''[[Hit Man (game show)|Hit Man]]'', and he was chosen to host ''Press Your Luck'' after the former was canceled.<ref name="times">{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/192646834/ | title=TV game show host, wife killed | work=[[Los Angeles Times]] | date=March 14, 2006 | accessdate=February 7, 2023 | author=Andrew Blankstein | pages=B1, B9}}</ref> ''Press Your Luck'' began both tapings and airings in September 1983.<ref name="Television City">{{cite web|title=Shows–CBS Television City|url=http://www.cbstelevisioncity.com/shows#|access-date=July 25, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713152856/http://www.cbstelevisioncity.com/shows|archive-date=July 13, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> The show premiered on September 19, 1983, on [[CBS]] at 10:30{{nbsp}}a.m. [[Eastern Time Zone|ET]] (9:30 [[Central Time Zone|CT]]/[[Mountain Time Zone|MT]]/[[Pacific Time Zone|PT]]), replacing ''[[Child's Play (game show)|Child's Play]]''.<ref>{{cite journal | url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/83-OCR/BC-1983-08-22-OCR-Page-0052.pdf | title=Telecastings | journal=[[Broadcasting & Cable]] | pages=52 | date=August 22, 1983}}</ref> Serving as announcer on the show was [[Rod Roddy]], with whom Tomarken had previously worked on ''Hit Man'', and who
On January 6, 1986, CBS moved ''Press Your Luck'' to a different timeslot in order to make room for a [[Bob Eubanks]]-hosted revival of ''[[Card Sharks]]''. ''Press Your Luck'' replaced ''[[Body Language (game show)|Body Language]]'' in the network's 4:00{{nbsp}}p.m. afternoon time slot. Tomarken stated that by the end of 1985, the contract for ''The Price Is Right'' was up for renewal, but CBS was unable to pay [[Mark Goodson]] Productions the kind of money they wanted to continue that show on their network. Goodson came up with the solution of taking over the 10:30{{nbsp}}a.m. timeslot.<ref>David Baber, ''Television Game Show Hosts: Biographies of 32 Stars'', McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2008, pp. 255</ref> The last episode of the CBS version aired on September 26, 1986. The final tapings took place in August of that same year, when its cancellation was first announced.<ref>{{cite news|title=Afternoon Delete|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Broadcasting_Individual_Issues_Guide.htm|access-date=11 June 2013|newspaper=Broadcasting Journal|date=18 August 1986|page=36}}</ref> Following the cancellation, Tomarken went on to host other game shows including the [[television syndication|syndicated]] show ''[[Wipeout (1988 game show)|Wipeout]]'' in 1988-89, as well as a number of [[infomercial]]s. He and his wife both died in 2006 when a private plane he was piloting crashed in [[Santa Monica Bay]].<ref name="times"/>
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===Michael Larson===
{{main|1=Press Your Luck scandal|l1=''Press Your Luck'' scandal}}
''Press Your Luck'' gained media attention in 1984 for the winnings of a contestant named
After an investigation, CBS executives concluded that Larson's memorization of the board patterns did not constitute cheating and allowed him to keep his winnings. The board was then reprogrammed with over 30 new patterns to prevent subsequent contestants from duplicating his feat. In 1994, ''[[TV Guide]]'' magazine interviewed Larson and revealed the background of this episode including his decision to pass his remaining spins after he lost concentration and missed his target squares.<ref>{{cite news|title=The day the game show got whammied |work=[[TV Guide]] |date=November 26, 1994|pages=26–29}}</ref> The story was featured in a two-hour documentary on [[Game Show Network]] titled ''Big Bucks: The Press Your Luck Scandal'' in March 2003, which Tomarken hosted.<ref name="big bucks"/> In July 2010, Michael's brother James, and his former wife at the time of winning, were interviewed for [[Public Radio International|PRI]]'s ''[[This American Life]]'' for the episode "Million Dollar Idea".<ref name="thisamericanlife1">{{cite web|url=http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/412/million-dollar-idea|title=Million Dollar Idea|date=July 16, 2010|publisher=This American Life|access-date=December 7, 2015}}</ref> His story was also featured on the first episode of Game Show Network's documentary series ''[[Cover Story (TV series)|Cover Story]]'' in 2018.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lyons |first1=Margaret |title=How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend?|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/11/watching/what-to-watch-this-weekend-tv.html |access-date=2018-01-26 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=2018-01-11}}</ref>
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In early 1987, 130 episodes of the show were packaged by [[Republic Pictures]] for off-network syndication to a handful of local stations. These episodes originally aired on CBS from February 25 to August 23, 1985,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/Archive-BC-IDX/87-OCR/BC-1987-01-05-OCR-Page-0185.pdf#search=%22press%20your%20luck%20personable%22 |title=American Radio History }}</ref> and were also the first to be shown on [[USA Network]] from September 14, 1987 to December 30, 1988. ''Press Your Luck'' remained on its schedule until October 13, 1995, when USA dropped its game show block altogether.<ref name="EOTGS">David Schwartz, Steve Ryan & Fred Wostbrock, ''The Encyclopedia of TV Game $hows'', Checkmark Books, 1999, pp. 176</ref>
[[Game Show Network]] aired the show from September 2001 to March 2009, airing episodes from February 1984 to November 1985. Game Show Network resumed airing the show in 2012, airing episodes from the September 1983 premiere to February 1984. From 2014 to 2016, Game Show Network aired episodes 561 to 696, which originally ran from November 1985 to May 1986; after this, Game Show Network aired episodes from
===''Whammy! The All-New Press Your Luck''===
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On February 21, 2019, a casting announcement was released by [[Fremantle (company)|Fremantle]] for a new version of ''Press Your Luck'', advertising opportunities for potential contestants to apply.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Davis |first1=Alex |title=Press Your Luck Revival Now Casting |url=http://buzzerblog.com/2019/02/21/press-your-luck-revival-now-casting/ |website=BuzzerBlog |date=21 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Silver |first1=Marc |title= ABC's 'Press Your Luck' reboot could use a fresh new spin |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/express/2019/06/17/abcs-press-your-luck-reboot-could-use-fresh-spin/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=17 June 2019}}</ref> [[American Broadcasting Company]] confirmed in early 2019 that the network was partnering with Fremantle to reboot the series, with pre-production on new hour-long episodes of ''Press Your Luck'' and ''[[Card Sharks]]'' already underway and taping slated to begin sometime in the first portion of the year. John Quinn (a producer on ''[[Celebrity Name Game (American game show)|Celebrity Name Game]]'') is the executive producer.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Adalian |first1=Josef |title=No Whammy! ABC Is Bringing Back Press Your Luck and Card Sharks |url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/03/press-your-luck-card-sharks-reboots-abc.html |website=vulture.com |date=13 March 2019 |access-date=13 March 2019}}</ref> Actress [[Elizabeth Banks]] was selected to host.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Nakamura |first1=Reid |title=Elizabeth Banks to Host ABC's 'Press Your Luck' Reboot |url=https://www.thewrap.com/elizabeth-banks-to-host-abcs-press-your-luck-reboot/ |website=TheWrap |access-date=2 May 2019 |language=en |date=2 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Dove |first1=Steve |title=Elizabeth Banks Hosts the Return of 'Press Your Luck' Premiering Wednesday June 12 8/7c on ABC |url=https://abc.go.com/shows/abc-new-shows/news/summer/press-your-luck-coming-to-abc |website=ABC |access-date=2 May 2019 |language=en |date=2 May 2019 |archive-date=30 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190530043003/https://abc.go.com/shows/abc-new-shows/news/summer/press-your-luck-coming-to-abc |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Neil Ross]] was the announcer and the voice of the Whammy for the first four seasons of the ABC version, with Chris Ahearn assuming both roles beginning in season five, while the Whammy animations featuring Ross continue to be used.<ref>{{Cite episode |series=Press Your Luck|network=ABC|date=|season=1|number=3|time=42:05}}</ref><ref>{{cite episode|series=Press Your Luck ''(2019)''|network=ABC|date=October 10, 2023|season=5|number=1|title=WHAT!?!?}}</ref>
The series premiered on June 12, 2019<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2019/05/02/elizabeth-banks-to-host-the-return-of-press-your-luck-premiering-wednesday-june-12-on-abc-854112/20190502abc01/|title=Elizabeth Banks to Host the Return of ''Press Your Luck'', Premiering Wednesday, June 12, on ABC|publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]|via=[[The Futon Critic]]|date=May 2, 2019|access-date=July 26, 2020}}</ref> following an early premiere the day before.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2019/05/30/abc-is-eager-to-face-the-whammy-and-press-your-luck-with-a-special-early-premiere-following-one-of-the-biggest-nights-of-the-bachelorette-on-tuesday-june-11-8312/20190530abc01/|title=ABC Is Eager to Face the Whammy and ''Press Your Luck'' with a Special Early Premiere Following One of the Biggest Nights of ''The Bachelorette'' on Tuesday, June 11|publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]|via=[[The Futon Critic]]|date=May 30, 2019|access-date=July 26, 2020}}</ref> The first season featured eight weekly hour-long episodes.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite episode |series=Press Your Luck|network=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] |date=June 12, 2019 |season=1 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=season1>{{cite web|title=Season 1|url=https://abc.com/shows/press-your-luck/episode-guide|work=ABC|access-date=November 4, 2019|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191104174014/https://abc.com/shows/press-your-luck/episode-guide|archive-date=November 4, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> ABC confirmed in mid-2023 that, despite the [[2023 Writers Guild of America strike]], the show's fifth season would premiere in late 2023 as intended.<ref name="tvline"/><ref>{{cite web | url=https://tvline.com/news/abc-fall-schedule-2023-lineup-writers-strike-reality-shows-1234987142/ | title=ABC Fall Schedule Shocker: Entire Scripted Slate MIA as Writers' Strike Imperils New TV Season | publisher=TV Line | date=May 16, 2023 | accessdate=September 5, 2023 | author=Michael Ausiello}}</ref> A sixth season was announced in May 2024, which
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