PRESS YOUR LUCK - Peter Tomarken
My all-time favorite show, and I want more of it!

I have well over 300 episodes now from GSN since 2001. Summaries of all episodes here can be found on Jason Hernandez's PYL episode guide. Kudos to Jason for putting it together.

THE PILOT OF PRESS YOUR LUCK! Features slightly different theme music, a different logo, and the same Whammy animation on every hit, among other things. Contestants are JACK CAMPION from the Second Chance pilot, the great MAGGIE BROWN of PYL fame, and MATT DORICK. A must-have for any PYL fan. [T034]

09/19/83 Lana/Linda/Phil - PREMEIRE OF PRESS YOUR LUCK! [T003]
09/22/83 Jim/Robert/Terry [T039]
09/23/83 Dave/Shirley/Robert [T039]
09/26/83 Debby/Maggie/Harold - Final show of the 1st taping, and the off-white 300's and 2000's are gone forever. [T039]
09/27/83 Donna/Rocco/Maggie - 1st show with the Whammy buzzer installed [T039]
09/28/83 Randy West/Pam/Maggie - Announcer Randy West's 1st show [T039]
09/29/83 Randy West/Cathy/Allen - 1st Car hit and win in the show's first incredible finish [T039]
11/01/83 Peter/Lillian/Jack - Final day of the original board sound effect [T039]
11/03/83 Dave/Janis/Ted - The FIRST passing war! AN ALL-TIME BEST EPISODE! (2nd round only) [T020]
11/04/83 Dave/Jon/Robin [T039]
11/08/83 Jim/Joan/Dan [T039]
12/02/83 John/Toni/Scott Hostetler [T028]
12/05/83 Thawann/John/Scott Hostetler [T028]
12/09/83 Ellie/Cathy/Michael Haynes - One of my favorite contestants [T039]
12/12/83 Beth/Michael Haynes/Jeff - Michael's famous "If I'm gonna die..." speech is classic! [T039]
12/13/83 Chris/David/Jeff - Could Jeff's performance have inspired Michael Larson...? [T039]
12/19/83 Glenn/Barbara/Pam - $21K win with NO WHAMMIES (~ Ep skips throughout ~) [T039]
12/22/83 Nancy/Tracy/Pierre (1/2 *) [T003]
12/29/83 Suanne/Scott/Kennie - $24K win! (~ Ep skips throughout ~) [T039]
01/04/84 Dalene/Jeff/Troi [T018]
01/26/84 Jim/Mimi/Mark (1/2~) A great comeback, or divine intervention? You be the judge. [T044]
01/27/84 Mimi/Irene/Kirk (1/2~)
02/21/84 Richard/John/Ann - 1st GSN episode [P01D]
02/22/84 Jim/Syann/Richard [P01D]
02/23/84 Kerry/Darlene/Jim [P01D]
02/24/84 Gilbert/Lorri/Darlene [P01D]
02/27/84 Mac/Gilbert/Rachele [P01D]
02/28/84 John/Terre/Mac - Pick A Corner debuts [P01D]
02/29/84 Mac/Kevin/Margaret [P01D]
03/01/84 Bob/Kathy/Margaret [P01D]
03/02/84 Kathy/Jane/Andres [P01D]
03/05/84 Joyce/Kevin/Andres [P01D]
03/06/84 Kay/Lee/Andres [P01D]
03/07/84 Nita/Andres/Otis [P01D]
03/08/84 Susan/Nita/Michael [P01D]
03/09/84 Michael/Bob/Maggie Brown [P01D]
03/12/84 Maggie Brown/Burt/Laureen [P01D]
03/13/84 Laureen/Dolly/David [P02D]
03/14/84 Lynn/David/George [P02D]
03/15/84 Douglas/Liz/David [P02D]
03/16/84 Bo/Donna/Liz [P02D]
03/19/84 Bo/Kim/Craig [P02D]
03/20/84 Lois/Rod/Kim [P02D]
03/21/84 Gary/Susie/Lois [P02D]
03/22/84 Susie/Cliff/JoAnne [P02D]
03/23/84 John/Jill/Pamela [P02D]
03/26/84 John/Geralyn/Andy [P02D]
03/27/84 Geralyn/Betty/Leon [P02D]
03/28/84 Geralyn/Julio/Carla [P02D]
03/29/84 Diana/Gregg/Julio [P02D]
03/30/84 Julio/Mae/Harris [P02D]
04/02/84 Karen Martin/Rich/Mae [P02D]
04/03/84 Sue/Karen Martin/Bill [P01]
04/04/84 Jimmy/Catherine/Sue [P01]
04/05/84 Richard/Karen/Jimmy [P01]
04/06/84 Pam/Kathy/Clifton [P01]
04/09/84 Kathy/Joanne/Greg [P01]
04/10/84 Joanne/Jim/Audrey [P01]
04/11/84 Tony/Laurie/Audrey [P01]
04/12/84 Laurie/Nancy/Jim [P01]
04/13/84 Colleen/Nancy/Yogi [P01]
04/16/84 David/Colleen/LaVerne [P01]
04/17/84 Joe/LaVerne/Diana [P01]
04/18/84 Miguel/LaVerne/Patti [P01]
04/19/84 Jeff/Patti/Bette [P01]
04/20/84 Lynn/Fredda/Rick Perrie [P01]
04/23/84 Jerry/Linda/Rick Perrie [P01]
04/24/84 Sue/Rick Perrie/David [P02]
04/25/84 Susie/Betty/Stephen [P02]
04/26/84 Dean/Emily/Stephen [P02]
04/27/84 Sally/Larry/Stephen [P02]
04/30/84 Scott/Sharon/Sally [P02]
05/01/84 Darrell/Scott/Cheri [P02]
05/02/84 Dana/Cheri/Mike [P02]
05/03/84 Lisa/Jeff/Cheri [P02]
05/04/84 Gregg/Betty/Lisa [P02]
05/07/84 June/Scot/Veronica [P02]
05/08/84 Veronica/Catherine/Bob [P02]
05/09/84 Bob/Pamela/David [P02]
05/10/84 Joshua/Kristi/David [P02]
05/11/84 Keith/David/Lynn [P02]
05/14/84 Barbara/Menard/Keith - Start of Home Player Sweepstakes [PHP1]
05/15/84 Sally/Menard/Brad [PHP1]
05/16/84 Brad/Brian/Teressa [PHP1]
05/17/84 Patty/David/Jenneen - A 1st: Someone plays against the house! [PHP1]
05/18/84 David/Becky/Paul - $33K win! AN ALL-TIME BEST EPISODE! [PHP1]
05/21/84 Ruth/Carolyn/Jake [PHP1]
05/22/84 Geron/Chris/Ruth [PHP1]
05/23/84 Ruth/Kathie/Phil [PHP1]
05/24/84 Kimberly/David/Rhonda [PHP1]
05/25/84 Phyllis/David/John [PHP1]
05/28/84 Ondreia/Ralph/Phyllis [PHP1]
05/29/84 Loreen/Dan/Ralph [PHP1]
05/30/84 Jimmy/Loreen/Cindy [PHP1]
05/31/84 (Episode skipped by GSN because the tape is very mangled. Maybe it'll be fixed one day...)
06/01/84 Mike/Karyl/Lynn [PHP1]
06/04/84 Karyl/Jim/Pat [PHP2]
06/05/84 Vicki/Drew/Pat [PHP2]
06/06/84 David/Vicki/Sue Ellen [PHP2]
06/07/84 Pamela/Vicki/Ed [PHP2]
06/08/84 Ed/MICHAEL LARSON/Janie - Part 1, Michael gets his groove...
06/11/84 Ed/MICHAEL LARSON/Janie - Part 2, Michael wins $110,237!
06/12/84 Mike/Jo/Jeffie [PHP2]
06/13/84 Jana/Jobe/Jeffie [PHP2]
06/14/84 Lori/Mauri/Mike [PHP2]
06/15/84 Sandra/Fernando/Mike [PHP2]
06/18/84 Phil/Sandi/Bob [PHP2]
06/19/84 Wes/Reva/Sandi - Last day of Larson patterns [PHP2]
06/20/84 Reva/Brad/Adoris [PHP2]
06/21/84 Cameron/Cynthia/Brad [PHP2]
06/22/84 Kathy/Cameron/Richard [PHP2]
06/25/84 Allen/Lisa/Kathy [PHP2]
06/26/84 Quincey/Gil/Allen [PHP2]
06/27/84 Allen/Vicki/Brad [PHP2]
06/28/84 Vicki/Bill/Tammy [PHP2]
06/29/84 Jeff/Judi/Bill [PHP2]
07/02/84 Nancy/Helen/Patrick [P03]
07/03/84 Helen/Harry/Elva [P03]
07/04/84 Art/Alexis/Laurie [P03]
07/05/84 Greg/Laurie/Sharon [P03]
07/06/84 Jim/Laurie/Judi [P03]
07/09/84 Keith/Angie/Sancy [P03]
07/10/84 Corey/Sancy/Bob [P03]
07/11/84 Sharon/Charles/Corey [P03]
07/12/84 Clark/Colleen/Charles [P03]
07/13/84 Karin/Tom/Angela [P03]
07/16/84 Tom/Karin/Suzanne [P03]
07/17/84 Steph/Suzanne/Jeff [P03]
07/18/84 Andy/Jani/Peter [P03]
07/19/84 Dave/Jani/Nancy [P03]
07/20/84 Michelle/Harold/Nancy [P03]
07/23/84 Gene Snyder/Carol/Nancy [P04]
07/24/84 Gene Snyder/Joy/Bob [P04]
07/25/84 Aaron/Nyna/Nancy [P04]
07/26/84 Nyna/Rick/Stacey [P04]
07/27/84 Lynda/Phillip/Stacey [P04]
07/30/84 Gene/Donna/Eric [P04]
07/31/84 Eric/Ozzie/Chandra [P04]
08/01/84 Rich/Eric/Adriana [P04]
08/02/84 Jim/Eric/Toni [P04]
08/03/84 Alpha/Gerald/Natalie [P04]
08/06/84 Alpha/Cheryl/Jim [P04]
08/07/84 Cheryl/Craig/Lynda [P04]
08/08/84 Craig/DeAnn/Sandy [P04]
08/09/84 Cathy Singer/Craig/Pete [P04]
08/10/84 Randy/Lori/Cathy Singer - The passing war with a $31K LOSS! AN ALL-TIME BEST EPISOSE! [P04]
08/13/84 Lori/James/Beverlie Peters [P05]
08/14/84 Beverlie Peters/Ernie/Susan [P05]
08/15/84 Cindy/David/Ernie - 1st day of Board Sound #3 and new Whammy slides [P05]
08/16/84 Vicki/Ernie/Kevin [P05]
08/17/84 Kevin/Mark/Sonya [P05]
08/20/84 Eleanor/Steve/Ted [P05]
08/21/84 Jeff/Laura/Steve [P05]
08/22/84 Heidi/Jeff/Bill [P05]
08/23/84 Sheree/John/Bill [P05]
08/24/84 John/Tami/Kris [P05]
08/27/84 Susan/Brett/Christina [P05]
08/28/84 Susan/Todd/Carol [P05]
08/29/84 David/Christy/Todd [P05]
08/30/84 Christy/Dan/Leila [P05]
08/31/84 Dolores/Jeff/Leila [P05]
09/03/84 Denise/Rick/Jeff [P06]
09/04/84 Sande/Rick/Joyce [P06]
09/05/84 Martha/Frank/Rick [P06]
09/06/84 Sam/Frank/Maytee [P06]
09/07/84 Kathy/Gene/Maytee [P06]
09/10/84 Carol/Maytee/Del [P06]
09/11/84 Shane/Pattie/Gail [P06]
09/12/84 Shane/Evette/Bob [P06]
09/14/84 Rick/Teresa/Eileen [P06]
09/17/84 Kirk/Dee Dee/Teresa - 2nd Season begins, John Harlan announces [P06]
09/18/84 Dee Dee/Nelson/Laura - Flokati Rug WON! May be a 1st. [P06]
09/19/84 Judy/Laura/Tom [P06]
09/20/84 Giovanni/Betty/Judy [P06]
09/21/84 Betty/Tissa/Bob [P06]
09/24/84 Tissa/Linda/David [P07]
09/25/84 Linda/Rick/Edwina [P07]
09/26/84 Scott/Debbie/Edwina [P07]
09/27/84 Dawn/Debbie/Regis [P07]
09/28/84 Mike/Dawn/Beverlyn [P07]
10/01/84 Doug/Janet/Beverlyn [P07]
10/02/84 Mike/Laura/Beverlyn - Rod Roddy returns [P07]
10/03/84 Barbara/Patrick/Mike [P07]
10/04/84 Patrick/Maria/Kent [P07]
10/05/84 Glenn/Barbara/Kent [P07]
10/08/84 Joe/Clarice/Kent [P07]
10/09/84 Claudia/Kent/Ron [P07]
10/15/84 Bob/Susan/Frances [P08]
10/16/84 Robert/Libby/Susan [P08]
10/17/84 Lori/Clifford/Libby [P08]
10/18/84 Brenda/Bruce/Paula-Jo [P08]
10/19/84 Tim/Caren/Brenda [P08]
10/22/84 Mark/Caren/Mabel [P08]
10/23/84 Debbie/Bill/Mabel [P08]
10/24/84 Sam/Debbie/Lynette [P08]
10/25/84 Cynthia/Chris/Debbie [P08]
10/26/84 Janie/Ruben/Chris [P08]
10/29/84 Linda/Ruben/John - Largest all cash win ever! [P08]
10/30/84 Pat/Duane/Ruben [P08]
10/31/84 Bob/Pat/Barbara [P08]
11/01/84 Kevin/Liz/Pat - 5-day, $50,000 winnings limits begins! [P08]
11/02/84 Susan/Liz/Gregg [P08]
11/05/84 Nancy/Tony/Susan [P09]
11/06/84 Bob/Debbe/Tony [P09]
11/07/84 Bob/Claire/Marc [P09]
11/08/84 Adele/Bob/Lee - $28K win, & Adele reaches $20K UNASSISTED! [P09]
11/09/84 Laureen/Alex/Adele (Audio mixups toward the end) [P09]
11/12/84 Alex/Mitch/Margo [P09]
11/13/84 Russ/Regina/Margo [P09]
11/14/84 Bobbie/Mike/Margo [P09]
11/15/84 Susan/Sharon/Mike [P09]
11/16/84 Sharon/Tim/Wesely [P09]
11/19/84 John/Sharon/Kathi [P09]
11/20/84 Sharon/Michael/Ayne [P09]
11/21/84 Sandy/Chris/Sharon [P09]
11/26/84 Chris/Dom/Diane - The 1st 0-0-0 tie EVER!
11/28/84 Kacey/Chris/Skip
11/29/84 Chris/Paula/Ron - Chris becomes the 1st 5-time champion
11/30/84 Cindy/Troy/Kate
12/03/84 Kate/Ed/Cindy [V002]
12/04/84 Cindi/Ed/Cheri - African Safari and "XMAS TREE" debut! [V002]
12/05/84 LaDina/Cheri/Bob [V002]
12/06/84 Grace/Spence/LaDina - 1st African Safari win! [V002]
12/07/84 Brett/Suzy/Spence - Peter Tomarken's birthday! [V002]
12/10/84 Craig/Teri/Suzy [V003]
12/11/84 Wendy/Craig/Mike [V003]
12/12/84 Wendy/Greg/Robin [V003]
12/13/84 Debbi/Norm/Robin (GSN aired this despite tracking problems on the tape) [V003]
12/14/84 Debbi/Jon/Diana [V003]
12/17/84 Brian/Valerie/Jon [P10]
12/18/84 Robin/Brian/Ella [P10]
12/19/84 Robin/Carolyn/Frank [P10]
12/20/84 Robin/Randy/Diane [P10]
12/21/84 Adrian/Randy/Jim [P10]
12/24/84 Ron/Randy/Suzanne [P10]
12/25/84 Janet/Randy/Eric [P10]
12/26/84 Bob/Cynthia/Mark [P10]
12/27/84 Jeff/Bob/Tricia [P10]
12/28/84 Bob/Greg/Jo [P10]
12/31/84 Mike/Bob/Sue [P10]
01/02/85 Cydney/Sam/Jill [P10]
01/03/85 Eddy/Sam/Julie [P10]
01/04/85 Sam/Rick/Esmeralda [P10]
01/07/85 Ryan/Jeanne/Esmeralda [P11]
01/08/85 Buddy/Mary Ann/Esmeralda [P11]
01/09/85 Brian/Annette/Buddy [P11]
01/10/85 Karin/Buddy/Jerome [P11]
01/11/85 Jerome/Michael/LeeAnn [P11]
01/14/85 Lisa/Max/Jerome [P11]
01/15/85 Lesley/Jerome/Tim [P11]
01/16/85 Donna/Paul/Lesley [P11]
01/17/85 Andra/Lesley/Brad [P11]
01/18/85 Brad/Will/Christine [P11]
01/21/85 Brad/Arlene/George - Home Player Sweepstakes #2 begins! [P11]
01/22/85 Andrea/Arlene/Mike [P11]
01/23/85 Andrea/Al/Rita [P11]
01/24/85 Nancy/John/Rita [P11]
01/25/85 Nancy/Dayna/Ron [P11]
01/28/85 Jennie Jones/Terry/Nancy
01/29/85 Michael/Jodi/Jennie Jones
01/30/85 Melodee/John/Jennie Jones
02/08/85 Philip/Kirby/JoAnn
02/11/85 Charlotte/JoAnn/Dave [V006]
02/12/85 Joanie/Charlotte/Seth [V006]
02/13/85 Sheila/Ernest/Seth [V006]
02/14/85 Seth/Pat/Kathie [V006]
02/15/85 Lex/Jeffrey/Pat [V006]
02/18/85 Libby/Jeff/Pat [P12]
02/19/85 Dean/Jeff/Carolyn [P12]
02/20/85 Cathy/Dean/Robyn [P12]
02/21/85 Cathy/Vince/Janie [P12]
02/22/85 Sam/Susan/Janie [P12]
02/25/85 Lissa/Guy/Sam [P12]
02/26/85 Sam/Jim Hess/Pamela - Yes, THAT Jim Hess. AN ALL-TIME BEST EPISODE! [P12]
02/27/85 Scott/Pamela/Lisa [P12]
02/28/85 Scott/Suzanne/Bob [P12]
03/01/85 Dale/Norma/Bob [P12]
03/04/85 Bob/Victor/Romey [P12]
03/05/85 Johnny/Jennifer/Bob [P12]
03/06/85 Bob/Philip/Lynette [P12]
03/07/85 Steve/Sam/Philip [P12]
03/08/85 Mike/Marlene/Philip [P12]

(Episodes from 03/11/85-03/29/85 are scattered on me. I'll find them later.)

04/01/85 Steve/Ruth/Michael - College Week begins!
04/02/85 Sonya/Lana/Stuart - College Week Day 2
04/03/85 Elizabeth/Cliff/Trey - College Week Day 3
04/04/85 John/Laurie/Tim - College Week Day 4
04/05/85 Brian/Terri/Chris - College Week Day 5
04/08/85 Michele/Drew/Val
04/09/85 Brenda/Mark/Michele
04/10/85 Katherine/Jim/Mark
04/11/85 Mark/Nancy/Vern
04/12/85 Vern/Sheri/Glen
04/15/85 Vern/Therese/Brick
04/16/85 Mike/Therese/Marlene
04/17/85 Tracy/Therese/Jon
04/18/85 Harry/Jan/Tracy
04/19/85 Tracy/Tim/Diane
04/22/85 Tracy/Helen/Marty
04/23/85 Terri/Jeff/Tracy
04/24/85 Kirk/Jonie/Joanie
04/25/85 Jonie/Dave/Denise - $25K win, and GSN airs Rod Roddy memorial slate
05/07/85 Coleen/Cindy/Joe (Very low sound on GSN's tape)
05/15/85 Joey/Damon/Queta (Canadian broadcast with a nice promo slide) [T018]
06/14/85 Pam/Sam/Jerry - The Sylvester blooper. AN ALL-TIME BEST EPISODE!
06/19/85 Nina Jo/Andrew/Paul - The $3 episode! AN ALL-TIME BEST EPISODE!
07/12/85 Lisa/Judy/Steve Bryant - Day 1 of NO WHAAAMMIIIEEES!
07/15/85 Steve Bryant/Kent/Lynn - Day 2, Steve plays against the house.
07/16/85 Kathy/Steven/Steve Bryant - Day 3
08/07/85 Julie/Lee Newcom/Tricia - Awesome game with a $23K win [T031]
08/08/85 Debbie/Dennis/Lee Newcom [T031]
08/22/85 Mark/Toria/Marcia - NEW COLORS debut!
08/23/85 Jacklynn/Mark/Matt - The slides explode, and ALMOST the first triple Whammy-Out! AN ALL-TIME BEST EPISODE!

(I have more new color episodes from 9/85, most that have currently aired of GSN. They will be added here soon.)

11/01/85 Ollie/Debi/Brian (Minus 1 1st round spin)
11/13/85 Yolonda/Kurt/Michelle (Starts on 2nd question)
11/14/85 Helen/Sheila/Kurt - EVERYONE finishes the game with over $20,000! Over $65,000 total! AN ALL-TIME BEST EPISODE!
11/22/85 Jon/Carla/Shirley - Home Player Spin Finale, & the all-cash Sweepstakes Spin for one lucky viewer. AN ALL-TIME BEST EPISODE! (1/2 *) [T003]
01/03/86 Marla/Joyce/Chris - Last episode at the 10:30AM time slot [T018]
01/06/86 Marla/Kent/David - 1st episode at the new time slot (Either noon or 4PM, based on where you were) [T018]
01/21/86 Eric/Mitchell/Lisa (No post-game wrap-up) [T020]
02/03/86 Dorothy/Wayne/Joe - The SECOND 0-0-0 tie ever! [T037]
02/04/86 Joe/Wayne/Dorothy - The REMATCH of the second 0-0-0 tie in PYL history! [T018]
03/??/86 Zena/Robert/Ellen [T039]
03/??/86 Bill/Zena/Deanne [T039]
05/23/86 Erica/Mordecai/Jeannie - The last episode aired on USA before they canned game shows. [T010]
06/16/86 Bruce/Jo/Paige [T021]
06/17/86 Scott/Paige/Jacques - Features the N in SPINS falling off Paige's scoreboard in Round 1. (N clip + $ rounds only) [T008]
06/18/86 Bill/Yvonne/Paige (No opening clips) [T020]
07/04/86 Jane/Cynthia/Robert - 9 Big Bucks hits, a huge win, AND a huge loss! [T039]
09/??/86 Kathy/Joe/Danny [T039]


WHAMMY! - THE ALL NEW PRESS YOUR LUCK - Todd Newton
The GSN revival of a classic, and it was just as incredbile today as it was in the 80's.

While currently unchronicled, I have nearly all episodes of the Whammy! era, including the entire first season, the Michael Larson reunion episode with Peter Tomarken, and the Tournament of Champions finale week from 7/2003. E-mail me with any and all requests, and I will list the eps I have soon as I fill in the holes.


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HIGH ROLLERS to NOW YOU SEE IT
PARANOIA to TWENTY-ONE
ULTIMATE FAN LEAGUE to WORDPLAY
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