9/19/83 (1)-!

Lana

Linda

Phil

 

First ep. VTR: 9/10/83

 

9/20 (2)

--

--

--

 

Linda is here somewhere...

 

9/21 (3)

--

--

--

 

-

 

9/22 (4)

Jim

Robert

Terry

 

Many slides are messed up, and some scoreboard malfunctions...

 

9/23 (5)

Dave

Shirley

Robert

JHZ

Most of the same errors as the rest of the week. Thrilling win.

 

9/26 (6)

?

?

?

 

Robert went over the limit. (There was also a 4-day limit at the time)

 

9/27 (7)

Debby

Maggie

Harold

 

2/3 is an answer choice, and a "Sun Tan Bed" is hit!

 

9/28 (8)

Donna

Rocco

Maggie

 

First ep with new "pass spin" sound, Whammy buzz, fixed slides, and the board not being so far. Thrilling and close finish.

 

9/29 (9)

Randy

Pam

Maggie

 

Randy West's 1st appearance. A heart-stopper in the last spin!

 

9/30 (10)

Randy

Cathy

Allen

MT

Randy West's 2nd appearance. One of the BEST finishes in PYL history! First car hit, and first car win.

 

 

  10/3 (11)

Randy

Clay

Maggie

 

Randy West's last show!

 

 

10/4 (12)

-

-

-

 

Dave is NOT here. Ken is also not here. :-)

 

 

10/5 (13)

-

-

-

 

Okay, this is DEFINITELY here!

 

 

10/6 (14)

Ken

Mark

Rose

 

Obviously shown before fourth week started.

 

 

10/7 (15)

-

-

-

 

Ken is here somewhere!

 

 

10/10 (16)

Shirley

Bea

Dave

 

-

 

 

10/11 (17)

Shirley

Larry

Denise

 

Larry's head is in the way, and Denise's whammy form the early intros!

 

 

10/12 (18)

Tom

Larry

Jill

 

A cheap prize makes a one-time appearance

 

 

10/13 (19)

Larry

Ted

Jeanne

 

Second car hit!

 

 

10/14 (20)

David

Jessica

Jeanne

 

David's whammy from the intros!

 

 

10/17 (21)

Warren

Jessica

Miriam

 

First tie!

 

10/18 (22)

Miriam

Betty

Warren

 

-

 

10/19 (23)

Miriam

?

?

 

Last day with the red backgrounds.

 

10/20 (24)

Sam

Sabrina

Miriam

 

Sam wins over $10k.

 

10/21 (25)

Tanya

Mark

Sam

 

Sam whammies thrice in round one, and quickly whammies out later.

 

10/24 (26)

Mark

John

Jackie

 

Almost breaks $25K mark. BAD editing and weird shots.

 

10/25 (27)

Linda

Mark

Tom

 

Tom is wearing a cowboy hat! Very exiting game as Mark almost breaks a record... until the last spin.

 

10/26 (28)

Marv

Linda

Kim

 

Linda and Kim's spins from the intros. VERY exciting with the "One more time..." curse.

 

10/27 (29)

Kim

Patti

Mark

 

Kim's BIG loss is here.

 

10/28 (30)

Regan

Patti

Sam

 

More weird editing here!!

 

10/31 (31)

Peter

Julia

Sam

 

"Cookware" hit here.

 

 

11/1 (32)

Peter

Lillian

Jack

 

Jack did win here.

 

 

11/2 (33)

Jack

Laurie

Ted

 

This is the episode where the second board sound effect starts!

 

 

11/3 (34)-!

Dave

Janis

Ted

 

A classic where a spin goes back and forth!

 

 

11/4 (35)

Dave

Jon

Robin

 

Robin and Dave from the intros. Dave retires with over $35,000 and is the biggest winner at the time!

 

 

11/7 (36)

Marty

Marilyn

Jim

 

This is most likely where the flashback intros start.

 

 

11/8 (37)

Jim

Joan

Dan

 

Intro w/out background music.
A stinkin' thousand bucks?

 

 

11/9 (38)

Bruce

Joan

Fran

 

-

 

 

11/10 (39)

-

-

-

 

Tony's reign starts here since on show #42, Peter and Tony say it's his fourth show.

 

 

11/11 (40)

-

-

-

 

Tony busts the buzzer, at least according to Tony, himself! :-)

 

 

11/14 (41)

Toni

Bob

Tony

 

Two people with the same name, almost.

 

 

11/15 (42)

Tony

Dan

Cre

 

Tony finally goes over the limit! No background music on intro?!

 

 

11/16 (43)

Eileen

Dave

Randi

 

I know this is nit-picky, but the new nametags start in this episode. Dave mentions that the board doesn't move! :-)

 

 

11/17 (44)

Dave

Al

Susan

 

Oh, what a game! Exciting finish!

 

 

11/18 (45)

Rocky

Dave

Brigette

 

First appearance of Thanksgiving Whammy and Dave retires!

 

 

11/21 (46)

Beverly

Kirk

Arlene

 

-

 

 

11/22 (47)

Jay

Arlene

Elinore

 

Terrible round 1. TEN whammies!

 

 

11/23 (48)

--

--

--

 

Elinore and Neal are here.

 

 

11/24

NO

SHOW

ON

THANKS-

GIVING

:-)

 

11/25

NO

SHOW

DAY

AFTER

THANKS-

GIVING

 

11/28 (49)

Neal

Dick

Helen

 

Helen Reiner's 1st day. Whammy sound inadvertantly played.

 

 

11/29 (50)

Helen

Cheryl

George

 

Cheryl from the intros, and she gets 3 whammies in rd. 1!

 

 

11/30 (51)

Sherry

Michael

Helen

 

Sherry has an anti-whammy button!

 

 

12/1 (52)

David

Becky

Helen

 

Becky from the intros, everyone is in a rut, and Helen NEVER loses a spin in rd. 2! Helen has highest total to date.

 

 

12/2 (53)

John

Toni

Scott

 

Scott makes a great comeback!

 

 

12/5 (54)

Thawann

John

Scott

 

Board #2 starts, money increases. 3-fastest spinners!

 

 

12/6 (55)

?

?

?

 

-

 

 

12/7 (56)

Anne

Rob

Marsha

 

-

 

 

12/8 (57)

?

?

?

 

-

 

 

12/9 (58)

Ellie

Cathi

Michael

 

Michael from the intros!! Very thrilling game!

 

 

12/12 (59)

Beth

Michael

Jeff

 

"Ya know, if I die, I feel like I'm gonna kill myself...I'm going!" Great ep!

 

 

12/13 (60)

Chris

Dave

Jeff

 

Many Big Bucks hits.

 

 

12/14 (61)

Jeff

Diana

Greg

 

This is the same Jeff. His third day.

 

 

12/15 (62)

?

?

?

 

-

 

 

12/16 (63)

?

?

?

 

-

 

 

12/19 (64)

Glenn

Barbara

Pam

 

Thirty-one spins WITHOUT a whammy! Holy cow, what an exciting game!

 

 

12/20 (65)

?

?

?

 

--

 

 

12/21 (66)

?

?

?

 

--

 

 

12/22 (67)

Nancy

Tracy

Pierre

AS 7

X-mas episode with X-mas whammies!

 

 

12/23 (68)

?

?

?

 

Wood Stove hit in this episode.

 

 

12/26 (69)

Carlotta

Tracy

Steve

 

Start of New Year's Whammies for the week.

 

 

12/27 (70)

Stephan

Carol

Dawn

 

Another great comeback with another come-from-behind car win!

 

 

12/28 (71)

Russ

SuAnne

Carol

 

Carol's Big Bucks hit from the intros.

 

 

12/29 (72)

SuAnne

Scott

Kennie

 

Kennie is a female, and another huge win! Spin battle! Whooot!

 

 

12/30 (73)

 

 

 

 

-

 


 


1984
 

1/2 (74)

Casey

Linda

Tom

 

First ep of '84. Three new players start off the year.

1/3 (75)-!

Tom

Vicki

Troy

JHZ
(spins only)

Troy breaks the buzzer!! He also celebrates prematurely after hitting big bucks!

1/4 (76)

Dalene

Jeff

Troy

 

Troy retires as champion.

1/5 (77)

Janet

Linda

Frank

 

-

1/6 (78)

Ross

Carol

Janet

 

-

1/9 (79)

Andy

Nancy

Ross

 

Big win!

1/10 (80)

Jeannie

Gary

Nancy

 

Nancy goes over limit.

1/11 (81)

Gary

Melinda

Rich

 

Note: This is a different Gary.

1/12 (82)

Chuck

Gary

Dee-Dee

 

-

1/13 (83)

Gary

Lisa

Dee-Dee

 

Yeah, this is the THIRD different Gary of the week.

1/16 (84)

-

-

-

 

Whammy in square #2 most likely started here. Gary is here, obviously.

1/17 (85)

-

-

-

 

-

1/18 (86)

-

-

-

 

-

1/19 (87)

Will

Rosie

Rona

 

There's a whammy in sqaure #2, and it is hit last!

1/20 (88)

Rona

Shiela

Ray

 

Whammy in #2; Rona goes over limit!

1/23 (89)

Beth

Tom

Kimberly

 

Kim's first day. Tom breaks the plunger! :-D

1/24 (90)

Michael

Nancy

Kimberly

 

Back to regular board, #2 whammy is gone forever.

1/25 (91)

Kimberly

Thomas

Shelley

 

Kimberly goes over the limit!

1/26 (92)-!

Jim

Mimi

Mark

 

One of the best comebacks in PYL history.

1/27 (93)

Mimi

Irene

Kirk

 

-

1/30 (94)-!

Mira

Kirk

J.C.

 

Crazy J.C.! Also, this is Mira from the intros!

1/31 (95)

Tom

Terri

Kirk

 

New and weird prizes start here. "Rhine Cruise"?!? Kirk's third win in a row! He retires as champion.

2/1 (96)

Jeanie

Susan

Mike

 

Susan is rollin'! In fact, she hit $5000 + ONE SPIN three times in a row!

2/2 (97)

Susan

Naomi

Alan

 

This the biggest one-day total, and has the highest overall total to date. WOW! Susan from the intros!

2/3 (98)

Beth

Karl

Shelley

 

-

2/6 (99)-!

Shelley

Floyd

Maari

 

Maari AND Shelley from intros.

2/7 (100)-!

Jeff

Maari

Tricia

 

Maari's second day.

2/8 (101)

Tricia

Leo

Peter

 

-

2/9 (102)

Julia

John

Peter

 

-

2/10 (103)

Marc

Julia

Mindy

 

-

2/13 (104)

Jesse

Mindy

Brenda

 

New plungers (buzzers) with the yellow on it are installed this week.

2/14 (105)

?

?

?

 

-

2/15 (106)

Virginia

Jim

Shelly

 

Three new players. Jim swears....but not like ANOTHER Jim.

2/16 (107)

Dan

Mary

Shelly

 

Shelly from the intros!

2/17 (108)

?

?

?

 

-

2/20 (109)

Kate

John

Debbie

 

-

2/21 (110)-!

Richard

John

Ann

T/H

First episode GSN airs. Ann from intros, and Richard also won big on $100K Pyramid.

2/22 (111)

Jim

Syann

Richard

T/H

-

2/23 (112)

Kerry

Darlene

Jim

45

Three fast spinners in this ep

2/24 (113)

Gilbert

Lorri

Darlene

PYL 33.1

Win is decided in a "move one space" turn. Flokati rug appears!

2/27 (114)

Mac

Gilbert

Rachele

PYL 33.2

There are NO WHAMMIES hit in this episode.

2/28 (115)

John

Terre

Mac

PYL 33.3

Pick-A-Corner is introduced! NEW BOARD. Also, one of the closest finishes ever...

2/29 (116)

Mac

Kevin

Margaret

 

It's leap day... and there are whammies galore

3/1 (117)

Bob

Kathy

Margaret

 

The lowest combined spins ever in round 2!

3/2 (118)

Kathy

Jane

Andres

PYL 20.8

-

3/5 (119)

Joyce

Kevin

Andres

PYL 20.9

First Pick A Corner/Whammy hit.

3/6 (120)

Kay

Lee

Andres

 

One of the oddest games ever, with TEN whammies! Don't even ask how he wound up with only $800. :-)

3/7 (121)

Nita

Andres

Otis

 

Andres back for his 4th show!

3/8 (122)

Susan

Nita

Michael

PYL 21.3

Double Your $$ starts. Michael seems very excited...

3/9 (123)-!

Michael

Bob

Maggie Brown

 

Double Your $$ hit for first time. This is crazy Maggie Brown from pilot!

3/12 (124)-!

Maggie

Burt

Laureen

 

Maggie comes ever so close to winning, but a whammy stops her......VERY exciting game.

3/13 (125)

Laureen

Dolly

David

 

-

3/14 (126)

Lynn

David

George

 

What a not-so-pretty game.

3/15 (127)

Douglas

Liz

David

PYL 33.5

Can you say...whammyfest? This game has way too many errors to count! One of the weirdest games ever.

3/16 (128)

Bo

Donna

Liz

 

-

3/19 (129)

Bo

Kim

Craig

 

Kim has the prettiest blue eyes...according to Peter. :-)

3/20 (130)

Lois

Rod

Kim

 

Nice ending. In the end of the episode, Lois announced that she was given the gift of sight! :-)

3/21 (131)

Gary

Susie

Lois

 

Lois is here from all those GSN promos...

3/22 (132)-!

Susie

Cliff

JoAnne

 

Double $$ is hit again; Susie is over limit. Very good game with many whammies!

3/23 (133)-!

John

Jill

Pamela

PYL 33.4

Lots of BIG BUCKS hits! Very exciting high-scoring game!

3/26 (134)

John

Geralyn

Andy

 

This is Geralyn from the intros! She has a high-pitched voice!

3/27 (135)

Geralyn

Betty

Leon

PYL 7

"One More Time" curse...

3/28 (136)-!

Geralyn

Julio

Carla

PYL 7

"I'm gonna get the Big Bucks, STOP!".....Ahhhh!

3/29 (137)

Diana

Gregg

Julio

 

Too many whammies! Also, Double Your $$ now appears in square #7.

3/30 (138)

Julio

Mae

Harris

 

Peter, this is the THIRD time someone hit Double Your $$, not the first time! Harris has a rubber duck!

4/2 (139)

Karen

Rich

Mae

 

Karen Martin from the intros!

4/3 (140)-!

Sue

Karen

Bill

T/H

Karen "needs a pool table for Dan" and gets it!

4/4 (141)

Jimmy

Catherine*

Sue

45

Catherine returns at a later date because of an error of some sort...

4/5 (142)

Richard

Karen

Jimmy

PYL 7

Jimmy retires, and one of the biggest one-day totals in PYL history!

4/6 (143)

Pam

Kathy

Clifton

PYL 7

This is the Kathy from the intros!

4/9 (144)

Kathy

Joanne

Greg

 

Great episode, but there were several technical errors, slow cameras, and Squares #2 and 4 are frozen.

4/10 (145)

Joanne

Jim

Audrey

 

Pick A Corner/Whammy hit. Second one.
First mention of Home Player's Sweepstakes.

4/11 (146)

Tony

Laurie

Audrey

 

Tony is probably the fastest spinner ever on PYL. Also, Laurie has a high-pitched scream!

4/12 (147)

Laurie

Nancy

Jim

 

In this episode, Double Your $$ appears with a SPIN for the first time!

4/13 (148)-!

Colleen

Nancy

Yogi

 

GSN had skipped this ep.
But now I have it, and it's a good thing they showed it, this is by far, one of the weirdest episodes I've seen... a summary is now here! VTR: 3/31/84

4/16 (149)

David*

Colleen

LaVerne

 

David is another fast spinner, but he gets killed! Because the board malfunctioned, he will return on the 4/24 show.

4/17 (150)-!

Joe

LaVerne

Diana

 

This is a very exciting game that turns ugly....
**Note: Features "Video Game Cartridges."

4/18 (151)-!

Miguel

LaVerne

Patti

PYL 33.6

Patti's Double $$ hit occurs. This is the one from the intros!! This would be the first time it's hit with a spin. VTR: 4/1/84

4/19 (152)

Jeff

Patti

Bette

 

Another exciting episode with Patti! She goes over the limit.

4/20 (153)

Lynn

Fredda

Rick

 

Pick A Corner/Whammy #3  hit. This is the classic last spin from the outtakes! VTR: 4/1/84

4/23 (154)

Jerry

Linda

Rick

 

-

4/24 (155)

Sue

Rick

David*

 

Board #3a debuts. Specifically, $2500 in square #10 is replaced by another prize. David returns because he spun too fast... Rick goes over limit! VTR: 4/1/84

4/25 (156)-!

Susie

Betty

Stephen

 

What a game.....a record is broken and will not be broken. A player obtains 12 spins in one round (the max), but then it turns tragic... 5 loungers...

4/26 (157)

Dean

Emily

Stephen

PYL 8

Emily "doesn't want to see a whammy's face." Another dramatic episode.

4/27 (158)

Sally

Larry

Stephen

PYL 8

Pretty exciting game! Sally wins it with three whammies!

4/30 (159)-!

Scott

Sharon

Sally

PYL 8

This is actually an exciting game with MANY spins!

5/1 (160)

Darrell

Scott

Cheri

PYL 8

Verrrry close game at the end.

5/2 (161)

Dana

Cheri

Mike

PYL 9

I was right, nothing important happened...except everyone got $0 at round 1's end.

5/3 (162)

Lisa

Jeff

Cheri

PYL 9

Everyone has $0 at the end of round 1! Several Pick A Corner hits...

5/4 (163)

Gregg

Betty

Lisa

PYL 9

Lisa retires after a very close second game.

5/7 (164)-!

June

Scot

Veronica

PYL 10.1

284.16

Peter nearly passes out...! Veronica was gonna be a mortician, but it ended when she put an ear in his lunch...

5/8 (165)-!

Veronica

Catherine*

Bob

PYL 10.3

First episode with NEW Pick A Corner colors.
Also, Catherine is back due to a question problem from the 4/4 show.
Also, this is Bob who hits a whammy and then ducks down!
Finally, FRANCE is up on the board for the first time...and it is hit by Bob!

5/9 (166)

Bob

Pamela

David

JIP PYL 10.4

Pick A Corner/Whammy hit! Fourth one. Also, the kamikaze whammy is weird...

5/10 (167)-!

Joshua

Kristi

David

PYL 10.7

Josh has to go on my bloopers list some time....

5/11 (168)

Keith

David

Lynn

PYL 11.9

Pick A Corner/Whammy hit again for #5!

5/14 (169)-!

Barbara

Menard

Keith

PYL 22.2

Home Player's Sweepstakes debuts!! Caught this ep from Thanksgiving marathon. PAC/Whammy #6 hit in this episode! Very exciting comeback! VTR: 4/29/84

5/15 (170)-!

Sally

Menard

Brad

PYL 11.2

This is Brad's Trip to FRANCE! Also PAC/Whammy #7 AND 8 is hit in this episode TWICE!

5/16 (171)

Brad

Brian

Teressa

PYL 11.14

Brad is a fast spinner, and the board starts rotating oddly. It comes down to the last spin... one of the closest games! Brad retires with over $30k.

5/17 (172)

Patty

David

Jenneen

PYL 11.15

What a game! This is the FIRST instance where someone plays the house!

5/18 (173)-!

David

Becky

Paul

PYL 11.16

Becky breaks the bank, and it would hold as the all-time PYL record for one show...until three weeks later. GSN showed some parts in this episode that CBS didn't show when it originally aired on 5/18/84, and vice versa!

5/21 (174)

Ruth

Carolyn

Jake

PYL 11.17

Big total at end of round 1! Some BIG whammies in round two! 

5/22 (175)-!

Geron

Chris

Ruth

PYL 12.2

Chris is a woman, FYI. One of the BEST finishes EVER! Ruth wins it by $10!

5/23 (176)

Ruth

Kathie

Phil

PYL 12.4

Another great game, and Ruth retires as 3-time champ!

5/24 (177)

Kimberly

David

Rhonda

PYL 23.3

What the h-e....anyways. Odd game.

5/25 (178)

Phyllis
(aka Phootus)

David

John

PYL 12.7

Good first round. David is weird with his passing strategy.

5/28 (179)

Ondreia

Ralph

Phyllis

PYL 12.8

--

5/29 (180)

Loreen

Dan

Ralph

PYL 12.9

Loreen is very very stupid in the beginning of round 2 as she almost passes all of her spins from third place...

5/30 (181)-!

Jimmy

Loreen

Cindy

PYL.11

Peter tries to save a fly. "Help me!" PAC/Whammy #9 hit. Cindy almost can't take her last spins! A $700 win! One of the best endings ever.

*5/31 (182)

?

?

?

 

Okay, GSN decides to skip this episode...but I have a noted brief summary about this one.

6/1 (183)

Mike

Karyl

Lynn

PYL 12.12

Lynn is a guy. (Like Lynn Swann) =D France is back!

6/4 (184)

Karyl

Jim

Pat

PYL 24.1

PAC/Whammy hit. Pat's loud!

6/5 (185)

Vicki

Drew

Pat

PYL 13.2

-

6/6 (186)

David

Vicki

Sue Ellen

PYL 23.12

Good game in the end.

6/7 (187)

Pamela

Vicki

Ed

PYL 13.4

Poor Ed....that championship is short-lived...

6/8 (188-I)-!

Ed

Michael Larson

Janie

BB AND PYL 24.3

Part one of the Larson eps. Also, this is the final day of the Home Player Spin.

6/11 (188-II)

Ed

Michael Larson

Janie

BB AND PYL 24.4

Michael Larson's HUGE WIN! Biggest win in PYL history, and of the biggest in game show history at the time.

6/12 (189)

Mike

Jo

Jeffie

 

Peter is still numb from Michael's amazing feat... This is a very good game!

6/13 (190)

Jana

Jobe

Jeffie

PYL 13.7

Great game and Jeffie retires!

6/14 (191)

Lori

Mauri

Mike

PYL 24.7

Car win.

6/15 (192)

Sandra

Fernando

Mike

PYL 13.8

Mike retires.

6/18 (193)

Phil

Sandi

Bob

PYL 24.8

-

6/19 (194)-!

Wes

Reva

Sandi

PYL 24.9

Reva nearly goes over limit. Another great game. Last day of "Larson combinations."

6/20 (195)

Reva

Brad

Adoris

53 AND PYL 11.1

CHANGES GALORE!!
New patterns, new whammies, and $2000 is yanked for a third prize. Also, this marks the debut of Tammy Whamette.

6/21 (196)

Cameron

Cynthia

Brad

53 AND PYL 11.1

Trident spokesman, Cameron Craycroft.

6/22 (197)

Kathy

Cameron

Richard

54

Lake Powell debuts, and Double Your $$ is hit by Kathy in square #10 from the intros! Also, I don't think the audience was rooting for Cameron...

6/25 (198)

Allen

Lisa

Kathy

119.8

Lisa is a cute nurse! :-)

6/26 (199)

Quincey

Gil

Allen

PYL 14.2

TWO players get three whams in the first round.

6/27 (200)

Allen

Vicki

Brad

PYL 14.5

Lake Powell is first hit!

6/28 (201)

Vicki

Bill

Tammy

PYL 14.7

--

6/29 (202)

Jeff

Judi

Bill

PYL 14.8

Bill goes over the limit.

7/2 (203)-!

Nancy

Helen

Patrick

PYL 27.4

GSN skips to this episode after the 5/11 episode for some reason. (When it first aired) Helen is a funny contestant!

7/3 (204)-!

Helen

Harry

Elva

PYL 14.12

Elva has a high first round total! A see-saw battle in the end!
Helen goes over the limit.

7/4 (205)

Art

Alexis

Laurie

 

Independence Day, 1984!

7/5 (206)

Greg

Laurie

Sharon

PYL 15.7

Sharon collects cows...
A Houseboat Cruise appears
on the board and it is won! Apparently, the cruise is in LAKE POWELL...

7/6 (207)-!

Jim

Laurie

Judi

PYL 25.7

Peter clarifies that the Whammy and Tammy Whammette are dating for some reason....
Double Your $$ + ONE SPIN is hit for NOTHING! Also, a Pick A Corner/Whammy is hit for a car! Very bizarre episode.  Laurie retires.

7/9 (208)-!

Keith

Angie

Sancy

PYL 25.8

Many many whammies... and Sancy is cute, huh Mike?

7/10 (209)-!

Corey

Sancy

Bob

 

Corey is possibly the only contestant to be from Wyoming...? Lake Powell appears, but is not hit.

7/11 (210)

Sharon

Charles

Corey

PYL 16.1

-

7/12 (211)-!

Clark

Colleen

Charles

PYL 16.4

This is Colleen's BIG win from the intros! An Olympic Phone is hit! VTR: 6/16/84

7/13 (212)

Karin

Tom

Angela

PYL 16.6

GSN screwed with this ep. Pretty ordinary until the end! Lotsa extra spins are hit in the end.

7/16 (213)-!

Tom

Karin

Suzanne

PYL 16.10

LAKE POWELL IS HIT AND WON HERE!! FYI, it is in Arizona.

7/17 (214)

Steph

Suzanne

Jeff

PYL 16.13

GSN sped up the 2nd round here. Goes down to the wire.

7/18 (215)

Andy

Jani

Peter

76.5 AND PYL 10.5

Ay yay yay, GSN sped up my copy... Three new players...

7/19 (216)

Dave

Jani

Nancy

PYL 11.7

VTR: 6/17/84

7/20 (217)

Michelle

Harold

Nancy

57

Yikes! Well, this happened since her opponent whammied on his last spin.

7/23 (218)-!

Gene

Carol

Nancy

57

This is crazy Gene Snyder's episode! What a riot! One of the great finishes. He wants $80,000!

7/24 (219)-!

Gene
Snyder

Joy

Bob

57

Big Gene Snyder retires with BIG BUCKS and three whammies in his face!! Also, this is the same Joy who comes back later......in a way... This has become one of my favs!

7/25 (220)

Aaron

Nyna

Nancy

58

The players brought some gifts, including a stuffed whammy! Close game at the end...!

7/26 (221)-!

Nyna

Rick

Stacey

58, PYL 2

GSN sped this sucker up. Also, Rick's head is always in the picture. Nice comeback...

7/27 (222)

Lynda

Phillip

Stacey

PYL 2

Stacey retires now!

7/30 (223)

Gene

Donna

Eric

PYL 2

Several spins in this one.

7/31 (224)-!

Eric

Ozzie

Chandra

PYL 2

First show of NEW patterns, and a faster board, but GSN speeds up in first round. Chandra almost loses it in the last round, then she really loses it! TEN WHAMMIES!

8/1 (225)-!

Rich

Eric

Adriana

PYL 3

What a game! Six whammies in round 1. ELEVEN WHAMMIES in the game! They are running wild!! One great game! TEN PASSED SPINS!

8/2 (226)

Jim

Eric

Toni

PYL 3

Eric is back for his fourth show! Game features "Wagon Trails Tour" and "Canadian Rockies" Toni is a female, in case you're wondering. Debut of Pole Vaulting Whammy!

8/3 (227)

Alpha

Gerald

Natalie

74

"One more time" curse. This is Alpha from the intros!

8/6 (228)

Alpha

Cheryl

Jim

PYL 3

GSN speeds up most of second round! Ahh! Very close game.

8/7 (229)

Cheryl

Craig

Lynda

PYL 4

Cheryl and Lynda take each other out!

8/8 (230)

Craig

DeAnn

Sandy

PYL 4

Have this one now...sped up.

8/9 (231)

Cathy

Craig

Pete

PYL 5

Just a couple of whammies, and a stupid pass from third place...but then it gets interesting.

8/10 (232)-!

Randy

Lori

Cathy

PYL 5

BEST EP NEXT TO LARSEN EPISODES!
This is the heavily-edited episode where Lori and Cathy pass one spin back and forth to each other for about five minutes, and there is a $31,000 loss to a whammy! Very dramatic! Also, it is NOT Randy West, but Randy Weiner.

8/13 (233)-!

Lori

James

Beverlie

PYL 5

Beverlie Peters' first episode. What a hoot!
Joy from the 7/24 show is in the audience! You can tell she is in the audience!! She is Beverlie's best friend...

8/14 (234)-!

Beverlie

Ernie

Susan*

PYL 5, 6

Beverlie looks like she is in pain! Also, Susan is brought back later in September because a spin is passed when it should not have been passed...a hosting error.

8/15 (235)-!

Cindy

David

Ernie

PYL 6

Board sound #3 starts! MANY CHANGES! Also, one of the whammy slides is barely visible.Very close game

8/16 (236)

Vicki

Ernie

Kevin

PYL 6

Pretty good game.

8/17 (237)-!

Kevin

Mark

Sonya

PYL 6, 7

Kevin plays against the house in this hilarious ep. Second time this happens! It's kinda sad how he messes with Peter though. :-P

8/20 (238)-!

Eleanor

Steve

Ted

PYL 7

Many spins in this game! One of the more exciting games! Double Your $$ + ONE SPIN hit for NOTHING! Technical problems in this one.

8/21 (239)

Jeff

Laura

Steve

PYL 13.5

This is a pretty good game! Of course, I already had this..  :-)

8/22 (240)

Heidi

Jeff

Bill

PYL 14.10

A very quick game! The whammy is out!

8/23 (241)-!

Sheree

John

Bill

PYL 15.2

Rod Roddy makes a cameo appearance! PAC/ Whammy hit in this game. A great finish to this game! Thriller!

8/24 (242)

John

Tami

Kris

PYL 15.5

Whammy slides are fixed. PAC/Whammy hit, and "New Orleans Fair" hit. Peter's daughters make a cameo.

8/27 (243)-!

Susan

Brett

Christina

PYL 15.9

Christina becomes the second person to get the max number of spins with 12! "Small Appliances" is hit, and Susan has a high scream!

8/28 (244)-!

Susan

Todd

Carol

PYL 15.12 TE

Poor Carol got 4 whammies in a row!

8/29 (245)

David

Christy

Todd

PYL 16.3

Peter thinks Todd hit $4000 and a spin...but he was wrong! PAC/Whammy hit.

8/30 (246)

Christy

Dan

Leila

PYL 13.11

-

8/31 (247)

Dolores

Jeff

Leila

PYL 16.8

Double Your $$ hit for $1500

9/3 (248)

Denise

Rick

Jeff

PYL 14.3

It's Labor Day! Why are they working? The whammies are!

9/4 (249)

Sande

Rick

Joyce

PYL 16.14

no intro

Peter tries to break dance... PAC/Whammy hit with "Wagon Trails Tour" and "New Orleans Fair."

9/5 (250)

Martha

Frank

Rick

PYL 14.9

-

9/6 (251)

Sam

Frank

Maytee

PYL 15.1

(My-tay) is giving Peter a hard time with her name.

9/7 (252)

Kathy

Gene

Maytee

PYL 15.4

This is a classic, and this is Maytee's final spin from the intros!

9/10 (253)

Carol

Maytee

Del

PYL 15.8

FWIW, my birthday! PYL has some new stations! Peter does a "board explanation!" Del is going in my crazy section... Maytee retires.

9/11 (254)

Shane

Pattie

Gail

PYL 15.11

Peter does a "board explanation" once again! PAC/Whammy hit. VERY GOOD END.

9/12 (255)

Shane

Evette

Bob

PYL 17.11

Once again, a "board explanation." I guess this is for the new stations. Shane earned 20 spins total!

9/13 (256)-!

Gary

Shane

Eileen

PYL 17.12

Another "board explanation." Another appearance of the infamous "FLOKATI RUG!" Shane picks the $$ over the rug! :-D

9/14 (257)

Rick

Teresa

Eileen

PYL 16.7

"Board explanation." PYL is one year old!

9/17 (258)

Kirk

Dee Dee

Teresa

PYL 16.11

John Harlan announces this week. Also, this is the start of $2000 or Lose 1 Whammy. New whammies debut, including the "You're Out!" whammy.

9/18 (259)-!

Dee Dee

Nelson

Laura

PYL 34.9

no intro

A Flokati rug is hit for the first time, and a very exciting pass from Dee Dee!

9/19 (260)

Judy

Laura

Tom

PYL 17.1

I like the intro for this one. First time $2000 or Lose 1 Whammy is hit. VERY close ending.

9/20 (261)

Giovanni

Betty

Judy

PYL 17.3

--

9/21 (262)-!

Betty

Tissa

Bob

PYL 17.5

Portable tv hit. Betty has 3 whammies in the first round! Audience is nuts!

9/24 (263)

Tissa

Linda

David

PYL 17.7

John Harlan announces once again. Weird prize stop...
PAC/Whammy hit.

9/25 (264)-!

Linda

Rick

Edwina

PYL 19.2

What a game! A car win!

9/26 (265)-!

Scott

Debbie

Edwina

PYL 17.8

Scott becomes the third person to get the max amount of spins. "One more..." curse leads to $19,000 whammy loss.

9/27 (266)

Dawn

Debbie

Regis

PYL 19.5

No, not Regis Philbin. DOUBLE Your $$ hit for NOTHING! PAC/Whammy hit for New Orleans Fair

9/28 (267)

Mike

Dawn

Beverlyn

PYL 18.1

One of those games...

10/1 (268)

Doug

Janet

Beverlyn

PYL 18.3

Several whammies in this bazaar game.

10/2 (269)

Mike

Laura

Beverlyn

PYL 18.5

Rod Roddy is back! Yay! :-D

10/3 (270)

Barbara

Patrick

Mike

PYL 18.9

-

10/4 (271)

Patrick

Maria

Kent

PYL 18.11

Another one of those... Patrick's whammy from the intros!

10/5 (272)

Glenn

Barbara

Kent

PYL 18.13

-

10/8 (273)

Joe

Clarice

Kent

PYL 18.15, 19

Kent wins...again! Clarice is the first player to "Lose 1 Whammy"

10/9 (274)

Claudia

Kent

Ron

57

Kent is back for his fourth day! He finally retires! VTR: 9/9/84

10/10 (275)

Bettina

Menett

Gloria

57

Nice spinning views!

10/11 (276)

Ruth

Jim

Bettina

58

Coast to Coast Tour is hit!

10/12 (277)

Lori

Jerry

Bettina

58

Bettina now retires!

10/15 (278)-!

Bob

Susan*

Frances

PYL 2

Bob is loud! Susan returns from the 8/14 episode because a spin was passed when it shouldn't have been... a hosting error!

10/16 (279)

Robert

Libby

Susan

PYL 2

Good game here! VTR: 9/10/84

10/17 (280)-!

Lori

Clifford

Libby

PYL 2

PAC/Whammy is hit by Lori, and this is a very crucial game in the end! Libby retires.

10/18 (281)-!

Brenda

Bruce

Paula-Jo

PYL 3

A very stupid passing move results in one of the best finishes ever on PYL! Brenda is going on my bloopers list!

10/19 (282)

Tim

Caren

Brenda

PYL 3

--

10/22 (283)-!

Mark

Caren

Mabel

PYL 3

$3000 + ONE SPIN slide is finally fixed! One of the strangest games ever...

10/23 (284)

Debbie

Bill

Mabel

 

--

10/24 (285)

Sam

Debbie

Lynette

PYL 4

Many whammies in this one! Whammy poems between rounds starts.

10/25 (286)

Cynthia

Chris

Debbie

PYL 4

Chris wins it the hard way with three whammies in his face! Many whammies.

10/26 (287)

Janie

Ruben

Chris

PYL 4

Several whammies, Rod squeaks, and Peter is tall!

10/29 (288)

Linda

Ruben

John

PYL 5

Debut of the Halloween whammies! Ruben wins all cash!

10/30 (289)

Pat

Duane

Ruben

PYL 5

Peter gets weird reading some of the whammy poems to prepare for Halloween.

10/31 (290)

Bob

Pat

Barbara

PYL 5

Halloween, 1984. Peter shows kids' drawings, and he does a little dance.

**11/1 (291)

Kevin

Liz

Pat

PYL 6

I knew it! She won a Home Bar. Seriously, THIS is the first episode where the $50,000 limit is introduced or someone could stay on for five days. Liz loses $22k!

11/2 (292)

Susan

Liz

Gregg

PYL 6

Had this one already, and it was NOT the first day of the new rule. Susan wins a car!

11/5 (293)

Nancy

Tony

Susan

PYL 6

TEN whammies in this battle. Susan gets whammied with a LOT of bucks. Awww.

11/6 (294)

Bob

Debbe

Tony

PYL 7

-

11/7 (295)

Bob

Claire

Marc

PYL 20.1

-

11/8 (296)

Adele

Bob

Lee

PYL 20.2

HUGE win here, and Adele goes 16 spins without a whammy!

11/9 (297)

Laureen

Alex

Adele

PYL 20.3

Very dramatic finish! Alex goes in the record books by not taking a spin in the second round and winning it!

11/12 (298)

Alex

Mitch

Margo

PYL 20.4

-

11/13 (299)

Russ

Regina

Margo

PYL 20.5

Dramatic finish in this one.

11/14 (300)

Bobbie

Mike

Margo

PYL 20.6

Show #300! Another dramatic end to this game. Mike from the intros. "I need it, STOP!"
"Stop at $3000 + a spin!"

11/15 (301)

Susan

Sharon

Mike

PYL 20.7

-

11/16 (302)

Sharon

Tim

Wesely

PYL 8

A good game here.

11/19 (303)

John

Sharon

Kathi

PYL 8

Sharon will come back again, thanks to that new rule! Start of the Thanksgiving Whammy.

11/20 (304)

Sharon

Michael

Ayne

PYL 8

Features the "Thanksgiving Whammy." Sharon's celebrating from the intros!

11/21 (305)

Sandy

Chris

Sharon

PYL 9

Sharon is back for her FIFTH day. Chris Kaas' first show. "Pilgrim whammy" again. Peter dresses as a pilgrim in the end!

11/22

NO

SHOW

ON

THANKS-

:-)

11/23

NO

SHOW

DAY

AFTER

GIVING


 

11/26 (306)

Chris

Dom

Diane

PYL 9

This is the first episode where all three players win the game with $0, and they all come back for the next show! What an amazing and bazaar game!

11/27 (307)

Chris

Dom

Diane

PYL 9

This is..the Twilight Zone as the same three players come back! Great game here!

11/28 (308)

Kacey

Chris

Skip

PYL 9

One of THE most interesting games, and ELEVEN passed spins!

11/29 (309)

Chris

Paula

Ron

PYL 10.2

Chris finally retires after his fifth day! Another exciting game! Second biggest winner at time. FLOKATI RUG WON!?! What is going on?

11/30 (310)

Cindy

Troy

Kate

 

GSN aired this episode on 3/17/03 fot the first time. Great game that features a $16,000+ loss! Yikes!

12/3 (311)

Kate

Ed

Cindy

 

A wild bunch in the audience, chanting, "You, you, you," for Ed. =D

12/4 (312)

Cindi

Ed

Cheri

 

Peter is wearing a funny hat since the African Safari debuts this ep!! Also, Ed did the unevitable by doing something rarely done...and a car win!

12/5 (313)

LaDina

Cheri

Bob

 

Quite a few whammies in this game! An "Xmas Tree" is on the board!?!

12/6 (314)

Grace

Spence

LaDina

 

Spence's African Safari hit from the intros!

12/7 (315)

Brett

Suzy

Spence

 

Some weird sounds here. Also...happy birthday to Peter Tomarken!

12/10 (316)

Craig

Teri

Suzy

 

Teri brought her stuffed bear, that is a "whammy eater." Also, DY$ hit...for nothing!

12/11 (317)

Wendy

Craig

Mike

 

Very interesting game...with some even more interesting camera views.

12/12 (318)

Wendy

Greg

Robin

PYL 34.14

A wonderfully played episode, good strategy, and a nice comeback! Robin from the intros! One of my new favorite episodes.

12/13 (319)

Debbi

Norm

Robin

PYL 26.13

Debbi is a cutie, and quite the comeback...and the buzzer is sick. So many extra spin hits..

12/14 (320)

Debbi

Jon

Diana

PYL 26.14

The girls want to beat Jon up!

12/17 (321)

Brian

Valerie

Jon

PYL 26.15

Christmas Whammies begin. Also, two $500+ in round one?!? Yes, TWO $500+ in round one. Great game!

12/18 (322)

Robin

Brian

Ella

PYL 26.16

Robin is a male. Ella from the intros!

12/19 (323)

Robin

Carolyn

Frank

PYL 27.5

VTR: 11/17/84 Debut of "Skis" (with one "I")...and an answer in the form of a question? =P His total winnings in cash!

12/20 (324)

Robin

Randy

Diane

PYL 27.6

Whammies start Christmas caroling in this episode.

12/21 (325)

Adrian

Randy

Jim

PYL 27.7

Randy didn't win as much as we thought...but a very miraculous comeback! Jim is sick...he collects bath toys.

12/24 (326)

Ron

Randy

Suzanne

PYL 27.8

The "whammy wand" episode, and Suzanne from the intros!

12/25 (327)

Janet

Randy

Eric

PYL 27.9

WOW, what a total! Randy's big win from the intros!
Merry Christmas, 1984!

12/26 (328)

Bob

Cynthia

Mark

PYL 27.10

Bob from the intros!

12/27 (329)

Jeff

Bob

Tricia

PYL 25.2

Holy cripes! This is the second show in three days where someone wins over $21,000 in a single show! Also, the old board sound is heard!

12/28 (330)

Bob

Greg

Jo

PYL 25.3

Oh, Bob comes SO close to reaching the $50,000 mark.

12/31 (331)

Mike

Bob

Sue

PYL 25.4

New Year's Eve, 1984!
Peter wears a tuxedo, car win, and Bob pulls it off with three whammies! Happy New Year!

1/1/85

NO

SHOW

ON

NEW YEARS’S

New Year Day, 1985!

1/2 (332)

Cydney

Sam

Jill

PYL 25.5

Three new players to start off the new year...once again. Sam's Big Bucks hit from the intros! Many whammies! New Year's Whammies!

1/3 (333)

Eddy

Sam

Julie

PYL 25.6
(JIP PYL 33)

Eddy's "Cold Cash, Cold Cash" from the intros!

1/4 (334)

Sam

Rick

Esmeralda

 

Peter announces the date of the next HPS! New whammies debut, and some other minor cosmetic changes.

1/7 (335)

Ryan

Jeanne

Esmeralda

PYL 25.9

--

1/8 (336)

Buddy

Mary Ann

Esmeralda

PYL 25.10

Buddy Graham starts his run. Also, the "flokati rug" episode.

1/9 (337)

Brian

Annette

Buddy

PYL 25.11

--

1/10 (338)

Karin

Buddy

Jerome

PYL 25.12

Jerome Jacobs begins his run. An exciting game, and Karin goes in the "poor strategy" HoF.

1/11 (339)

Jerome

Michael

LeeAnn

PYL 25.13

--

1/14 (340)

Lisa

Max

Jerome

PYL 25.14 (1/4)

--

1/15 (341)

Lesley

Jerome

Tim

PYL 28.3

Lesley Ballan starts her run of wins! Jerome lost big here...

1/16 (342)

Donna*

Paul

Lesley

PYL 28.4

What a tragic $18k+ loss! Really, quite tragic... and Donna would return later.

1/17 (343)

Andra

Lesley

Brad

PYL 28.5

Brad Koppel wins his first show. Brad won here with a car! 

1/18 (344)

Brad

Will

Christine

PYL 28.6

Will Willis was a football player, and dramatic ending! Peter leans on that podium...

1/21 (345)

Brad

Arlene

George

PYL 28.7

Home Player's Sweepstakes #2 begins! What an ending!

1/22 (346)

Andrea

Arlene

Mike

PYL 28.8

Andrea and Arlene from the intros!

1/23 (347)

Andrea

Al

Rita

PYL 29.1

Only the third time someone won with no money in a strange game.

1/24 (348)

Nancy

John

Rita

PYL 29.2

GREAT game between Nancy and Rita; Rita's spin from the late intros!

1/25 (349)

Nancy

Dayna

Ron

PYL 29.3

-

1/28 (350)

Jennie

Terry

Nancy

PYL 29.4

Jenny Jones ep. #1...she won on a pass where she and Terry become best friends! :-) From intro.

1/29 (351)

Michael

Jodi

Jennie

PYL 29.5

Jenny Jones ep. #2. PAC/Whammy is hit here.

1/30 (352)

Melodee

John

Jennie

PYL 29.6

Jenny's last ep.

1/31 (353)

George

Melodee

Savannah

PYL 29.7

Exactly $10,000?!? :-)

2/1 (354)

Mike

Melodee

Jody

PYL 29.8

Mike literally pushes down the whammy! Melodee loses on a whammy!

2/4 (355)

Barbara

Jody

Evan

PYL 29.9

Good game here.

2/5 (356)

Jon

Steve

Jody

PYL 29.10

BOARD CHANGES and whammies move around. Board sound #2 plays on the last two spins! Good game.

2/6 (357)

Steve

Myke

Robin

PYL 29.11

Myke "Gemini" Horton's episode! Thanks, Brian! Robin from the intros. "Cancun, Hong Kong, here we go!"

2/7 (358)

Kirby

Ellen

Robin

PYL 29.12

Kirby beat Robin here...

2/8 (359)

Philip

Kirby

JoAnn

PYL 30.1

Kirby's loss from the intros...thanks to the "one more time" curse.

2/11 (360)

Charlotte

JoAnn

Dave

PYL 30.2

A VERY close ending! An $80 difference between first and second.

2/12 (361)

Joanie

Charlotte

Seth

PYL 30.3

Joanie...collects rocks. =P

2/13 (362)

Sheila

Ernest

Seth

PYL 30.4

Seth Weinger wins his second ep. Paging System is won!

2/14 (363)

Seth

Pat

Kathie

PYL 30.5

Pat Pacquiza (sp?) was a famous baseball player... Good episode here! The "one more time" curse strikes!

2/15 (364)

Lex

Jeffrey

Pat

PYL 30.6

Sweepstakes #2 ends! Jeffrey from the intros!

2/18 (365)

Libby

Jeff

Pat

PYL 30.7

Obviously, Pat and Jeff are here!

2/19 (366)

Dean

Jeff

Carolyn

PYL 30.8

Dean is from the military, and wins $2500 in cash!

2/20 (367)

Cathy

Dean

Robyn

PYL 30.9

New intros...and this is THE first episode where Rod Roddy says "Big Bucks" for his introduction. Paging System is hit! Also, weird shots...

2/21 (368)

Cathy

Vince

Janie

PYL 30.10

A weird error here, and Vince sets a then round one record of $5986.

2/22 (369)

Sam

Susan

Janie

PYL 30.11 (10 min)

Oooh, Susan is pretty funny as she celebrates prematurely! Also, a dog named Press Your Luck!

2/25 (370)

Lissa

Guy

Sam

 

Sam is at it again! Two $500+ in round one again!

2/26 (371)

Sam

Jim

Pamela

AS AND PYL 31.1

THE INFAMOUS JIM HESS EPISODE! Yeah, he really does not like that whammy.

2/27 (372)

Scott

Pamela

Lisa

PYL 31.2

Audience does NOT like Scott!

2/28 (373)

Scott

Suzanne

Bob

PYL 31.3

Audience chants whammy during Scott's spins! T. Jay Dexter's poem is read and Rod makes a cameo!

3/1 (374)

Dale

Norma

Bob

PYL 31.4

What a bizarre game with ELEVEN whammies! Thanks, Todd!

3/4 (375)

Bob

Victor

Romey

PYL 31.5

Another game with many whammies, and Victor whammies out to 9 passed spins!

3/5 (376)

Johnny

Jennifer

Bob

PYL 31.6

Bob's fourth game, and not a big total, again.

3/6 (377)

Bob

Philip

Lynette

PYL 31.7

Philip is wearing sweatpants, and many whammies in this game!

3/7 (378)

Steve

Sam

Philip

PYL 31.8

Philip wins BIG! Very big. Biggest win in a while.

3/8 (379)

Mike

Marlene*

Philip

PYL 31.9

Big Bucks! The board hiccups (badly at that), so Marlene would come back later.

3/11 (380)

Mike

Donna*

John

PYL 31.10

Mike just wants some Big Bucks! Donna is back from ep #342.

3/12 (381)

Joe

Sharon

John

PYL 31.11

--

3/13 (382)

Joe

Michael

Julie

PYL 31.12
PYL 34.10

Pretty good game here.

3/14 (383)

Stanford

Linnea

Julie

PYL 34.11

Yes...Stanford. =P

3/15 (384)

Susan

Linnea

Michael

PYL 34.13

--

3/18 (385)

Linnea

Richard

Lynn

 

Montana Ski Trip first won! Also, Peter belly-dances with Lynn at the end! =D

3/19 (386)

Gregg

Joan

Lynn

 

--

3/20 (387)

Joan

Ralph

Trish

 

Another big winner!

3/21 (388)

Ralph

Alex

Jane

 

Ralph wins yet again!

3/22 (389)

Tyler

Ralph

Mary

 

Tyler passed 9 spins to a whammyout!

3/25 (390)

Tyler

Pam

Wade

 

--

3/26 (391)

Denny

Tyler

Bernie

 

Hehe, three unique names...

3/27 (392)

Denny

Tony

Michele

 

Michele's "Mistress of the Pass" first episode!

3/28 (393)

Michele

Joe

Susan

 

Michele (Ma belle) nails her first victim and passes a spin...which results in a whammy!

3/29 (394)

Jack

Michele

Patti

 

Michele does not want to deal with her spins, and Michele becomes famous for this...
passing to a whammy-out!

4/1 (395)

Steve
(Notre Dame)

Ruth
(Columbia)

Michael
(USC)

 

April Fool's, 1985! College Week Show #1. Steve is dressed like a leprechaun! This is Ruth jumping around and hugging Peter like crazy from the intros!

4/2 (396)

Sonya
(UCLA)

Lana
(Alabama)

Stuart
(N'Western)

 

College Week Show #2. One of THE funniest contestants EVER in the history of PYL in Lana!

4/3 (397)

Elizabeth
(Ohio State)

Cliff
(Arizona)

Trey
(Harvard)

 

College Week Show #3.

4/4 (398)

John
(Wake Forest)

Laurie
(Texas)

Tim
(Nebraska)

 

College Week Show #4.

4/5 (399)

Brian
(Missouri)

Terri
(California)

Chris
(U of Penn.)

 

College Week Show #5. Brian thinks a famous cartoon skunk is a chihuahua? :-P

4/8 (400)

Michele

Drew

Val

 

This is her fourth show! She shot somebody down with "the pass of death" for the third time.

4/9 (401)

Brenda

Mark

Michele

 

Michele tries to nail her fourth victim, but it came to no avail...it didn't work this time.

4/10 (402)

Katherine

Jim

Mark

 

Big win here!

4/11 (403)

Mark

Nancy

Vern

 

A weird one...

4/12 (404)

Vern

Sheri

Glen

 

--

4/15 (405)

Vern

Therese

Brick
"Carrot"

 

Vern is a big pussy in his passing, and Brick brought his lucky carrot!

4/16 (406)

Mike

Therese

Marlene*

 

Peter had to bring Mike a washcloth to cool off! Exciting game. Marlene comes back.

4/17 (407)

Tracy

Therese

Jon

 

Oi! Tracy start's her five day tear. Wins a Windjammer, and a trip to the Virgin Islands.

4/18 (408)

Harry

Jan

Tracy

 

All in cash...

4/19 (409)

Tracy

Tim

Diane

 

Tracy wins a Big Screen TV!

4/22 (410)

Tracy

Helen

Marty

 

Tracy's 4th day!

4/23 (411)

Terri

Jeff

Tracy

 

Tracy is back for her fifth and final day. Also, a funny question about breasts! :-P

4/24 (412)

Kirk

Jonie

Joanie

 

Yes, that's right! Isn't that like the battle of Tony on a Nov. '83 ep? :-)

4/25 (413)

Jonie

Dave

Denise

 

Big win here!

4/26 (414)

Jonie

Lance

Cynthia

 

--

4/29 (415)

Rich

Jennie

Lance

274.6

--

4/30 (416)

Lance

Susan

Tommy

PYL 27.11

Tommy wants a Flokati!

5/1 (417)

Cindy

Curtis

Tommy

 

Cindy Morgan begins her blitz of wins! An "European Tour" is up there. Feat. "Key Biscayne"

5/2 (418)

Duncan

Cindy

Jackie

 

--

5/3 (419)

Jamie

Cindy

Kurt

 

Okay, this is a weird game for her to end up with only $700!

5/6 (420)

Cindy

Pat

Tony

 

Cindy wins once again!

5/7 (421)

Coleen

Cindy

Joe

 

Cindy is back for her fifth and final show! Coleen from the intros!

5/8 (422)

Coleen

Shequita

Dan

 

--

5/9 (423)

Ken

Shequita

Lela

 

This is very crazy, Columbian Lela who gives Peter a bear hug from the intros!

5/10 (424)

Susie

Lela

Steve

 

Crazy Lela is back, and Steve has a VERY slow approach.

5/13 (425)

Steve

Shauna

Jimmie

 

Jimmie goes for the Big Bucks, and he gets it! He is featured in my theatre, as well as the intros!

5/14 (426)

Amy

Jimmie

Joey

 

--

5/15 (427)

Joey

Damon

Queta

PYL 28.12
(low audio)

First off, Damon wins round one earning NO SPINS! He is also featured in the intros by hitting a trip to Key Biscayne!

5/16 (428)

Patrick

Linda

Damon

PYL 28.13

An intro clip here! Patrick cannot believe he won!

5/17 (429)

David

Patrick

Norma

PYL 32.1
(low audio)

Patrick and Norma are here for a great game!

5/20 (430)

Mark

Norma

Lucia

PYL 32.2

Oh my gosh, what an incredible ending. Arguably, one of the best games of the season.

5/21 (431)

Roy

Norma

Shelly

PYL 32.3

That whammy...had to hurt.

5/22 (432)

Bill

Shelly

Lori-Ann

(JIP)

Bill's wife appears in the end!

5/23 (433)

Debbie

Robert

Bill

 

-

5/24 (434)

Damon

Robert

Kathy

 

-

5/27 (435)

David

Damon

Georgeanne

 

Oh! I remember Georgeanne! She was kinda cute! :-) [Okay, that was MY opinion, there!]

5/28 (436)

Elaine

Mike

George-
anne

 

Yeay, Georgeanne won again!

5/29 (437)

Rusty

Barbara

George-
anne

 

Awwww... :-)

5/30 (438)

Barbara

Dennis

Carlee

 

Paging System appears here.

5/31 (439)

Andy

Dennis

Rochelle

 

--

6/3 (440)

Dennis

Danny

Luanne

 

--

6/4 (441)

Leila

Bob

Danny

PYL 32.4

--

6/5 (442)

Cindy

Al

Danny

PYL 32.5

Lucky Al Rogers' run! FYI, check out Kris Lane's interview with Al Rogers.

6/6 (443)

Al

Lisa

Paul

 

There are some "Whammybusters" in the audience, and Al uses his "Lake Erie Luck!" Paul does something....well.... :-P

6/7 (444)

Al

Cheryl

Ken

 

--

6/10 (445)

Myrna

Martin

Al

 

Al's run ends with him nearly retiring!

6/11 (446)

Martin

Jerry

Carol

 

--

6/12 (447)

Jerry

Ana

Steve

 

Jerry sets a pre Add-A-One total!

6/13 (448)

Carol

Jerry

Pat

PYL 32.6

Pat shoots down the airplane whammy. =P

6/14 (449)

Pam

Sam*

Jerry*

PYL 32.7

The "Sylvester" episode! Mel Blanc calls in because the question people were dumb. Sam does return later. Jerry is satisfied with his money...I think. =P

6/17 (450)

Bill

Christy

Pam

 

I think this is also from the intros. Christy gets on a huge roll... but presses one too many.

6/18 (451)

Andrew

Pam

Lisa

 

--

6/19 (452)

Nina Jo

Andrew

Paul

 

The $3 episode! That's all I really need to say about that one.... From intros!

6/20 (453)

Nina Jo

John

Sandy

 

--

6/21 (454)

Cindy

John

Guy

 

Cindy's exciting win from the intros.

6/24 (455)

Ned

Joanna

Cindy

 

--

6/25 (456)

Cindy

Sherri

Theodore

 

--

6/26 (457)

Alison

Theodore

Ted

 

--

6/27 (458)

Ted

Randy

Karen

PYL 32.8

Pretty good one!

6/28 (459)

Steve

Mary

Randy

PYL 32.9

--

7/1 (460)

Danette

Steve

Abe

 

-

7/2 (461)

Kathy

Dan

Danette

 

-

7/3 (462)

Danette

Julie

Robert

 

Good end!

7/4 (463)

Julie

Jim

Patricia

 

Peter wears a Red, White, and Blue bow-tie! Patricia's BIG whammy from the intros!

7/5 (464)

Tom

Jim

Sonya

 

-

7/8 (465)

Jenny

Greg

Tom

 

-

7/9 (466)

Lisa

Jenny

Tom

 

-

7/10 (467)

Brian

Lisa

Pam*

 

Pam (from the Sylvester debacle) makes her return appearance.

7/11 (468)

Valerie

Ron

Lisa

 

Lisa is rolling! Also, two of the players HATE their good luck charms, so Peter sacrifices them!

7/12 (469)

Lisa

Judy

Steve

 

This is Steve "No whaaammiiiees" Bryant's first episode

7/15 (470)

Steve

Kent

Lynn

 

Steve winds up playing against the house!

7/16 (471)

Kathy

Steven

Steve

 

Great episode, even though Steve lost.

7/17 (472)

Annette

Steven

Kane

 

-

7/18 (473)

Annette

Lisa

Ed

 

-

7/19 (474)

Mike

Ruth

Lisa

 

-

7/22 (475)

Sammy

Mike

Josie

 

-

7/23 (476)

Rosella

Scott

Mike

 

-

7/24 (477)

Joe

Mike

Linda

 

-

7/25 (478)

Mary

Joe

Tony

 

One of the BEST round one performances ever with a new record!

7/26 (479)

Mike

Melodie

Joe

 

A VERY intense game! "Thanks a lot, Joe!" Also, a flokati rug... =D

7/29 (480)

Joe

Jerry*

Kathy

 

Jerry returns from the "Sylvester" episode! His previous winnings are NOT mentioned.

7/30 (481)

Bobby

Yvonne

Kathy

 

-

7/31 (482)

Yvonne

Thorne

Jennifer

PYL 34.1

-

8/1 (483)

Bobby (not same one)

Thorne

Melanie

PYL 34.2

-

8/2 (484)

Rich

Thorne

Vicki

 

-

8/5 (485)

Kimberley

Thorne

Gary

 

Well, Kim does something, well, infamous. Peter also visits board.

8/6 (486)

Gary

Julie

Thad

PYL 32.10

--

8/7 (487)

Julie

Lee

Tricia

PYL 32.11

Tricia has a "no-whammies" sticker. Lee's Double Your $$ hit from the intros! Excellent show.

8/8 (488)

Debbie

Dennis

Lee

 

--

8/9 (489)

Robin

Dennis

Sam*

 

Sam returns from the "Sylvester" episode.

8/12 (490)

Bill

Robin

Michelle

 

--

8/13 (491)

Cindy

Kurt

Bill

 

Cindy's Paris hit from the intros!

8/14 (492)

Greg

Kurt

Kathi

 

--

8/15 (493)

John

Cindy

Greg

 

--

8/16 (494)

Judy

John

Scott

 

--

8/19 (495)

Debbie

John

Tom

 

--

8/20 (496)

Marcia

Mike

John

 

Marcia's car hit from the intros!

8/21 (497)

Michael

Marcia

Basia

 

Last episode with those old colors...they were fading anyway and gettin' messed up.

8/22 (498)*

Mark

Toria

Marcia

 

This is the FIRSTtime weseethe new colors! $75 dollars, Marcia?!?

8/23 (499)

Jacklynn

Mark

Matt

 

One of the most bizarre games ever, with 11 whammies and weird edits since...
...this is where the slides blew because...

n/a -- (500a)*

Jacquie

Matt

Roxy

 

This was a "lost episode" GSn decided to air during Summer, 2004 that was never intended to air on CBS! As for the episode itself.....whoa...insane...

8/26 (500)

Katie

Ramon

Greg

 

Many wh-wh-whammies!

8/27 (501)

Elliott

Jake

Christy

 

The whammy goes to work here...

8/28 (502)

Monica

Missie

Chris

 

Oooh, what a thriller in the end of this close battle! Great game.

8/29 (503)

Vicki

Mona

Greg

 

Mona LOVES PINK, and just a very interesting game overall.

8/30 (504)

April

Janis

Mike

 

--

9/2 (505)

Feargus

Nancy

Mark

 

It is Labor Day, 1985! Nancy is one of a handful of people to get 12 earned spins in a round.

9/3 (506)

Vernon

Maxine

Mark

 

Maxine came to see Peter and The Price is... er ...Press Your Luck! :-D

9/4 (507)

Maxine

Susie

Steve

 

Maxine whammies out on this episode, prompting her to say, "I'm going home!"

9/5 (508)

Nomi

Steve

Janis

 

It's the premiere of Add-A-One!  It is also the premiere of the prize descriptions between rounds. Good game between 3 unique players.

9/6 (509)

Carol

Nomi

Bill

 

Good battle between everyone.

9/9 (510)

Jin

Bill

Edith

 

The whammies are out in full force as Jin plays against the house! Peter does a soliloquy from Hamlet...in a way...

9/10 (511)

Jin

Nancy

John

PYL 34.3

My birthday, FWIW! Add-A-One is hit...for TEN dollars?!? Jin earns a total of 22 spins in the game, a record.

9/11 (512)

Ramin

Jin

Cassie

PYL 34.5
(no ending)

Jin can't get rid of her spins towards the end of the game.

9/12 (513)

Jin

Millie

Corkey

 

Corkey is fun!

9/13 (514)

Corkey

Ginger

Bertie

 

A nailbiter that comes down to the very last spin.

9/16 (515)

Bertie

Charlene

Dave

PYL 32.12

This is silly day with the shuffly board!

9/17 (516)

Frank

Bertie

Holly

 

Peter has trouble with cheese... Bertie practically plays the house.

9/18 (517)

Cookie

Rick

Bertie

 

High-octane game!

9/19 (518)

Cynthia

Mike

Cookie

 

--

9/20 (519)

Cookie

Gary

Diane

 

--

9/23 (520)

Cindy*

Mike

Diane

 

First mention of the final Home Player Sweepstakes! Also, Cindy is back from mid-August.

9/24 (521)

John

Diane

Christal

 

--

9/25 (522)

Diane

Mike

Sandi

 

Weird game.

9/26 (523)

Mary

Susan

Mike

 

Mary passes from third place with $0?!?

9/27 (524)

Susan

Bobby

Vallie

 

Peter...he's getting a little antsy in the second question round with only 6 earned spins.

9/30 (525)

Kerry

Chuck

Vallie

 

Rod Roddy begins his prize descriptions before spin rounds!

10/1 (526)

Michael

Kerry

Sherry

 

BIG Bucks in round one! Kerry made a very smart decision...

10/2 (527)

Pat

Bruce

Kerry

 

--

10/3 (528)

Faye

Bruce

Gwen

 

Gwen passed her last spin...and gave away the game...

10/4 (529)

?

?

?

 

GSn skipped this ep, but we know Faye & Jean are here.

 

10/7 (530)

Maxie

Jean

Donarae

 

AAO hit for $10.

10/8 (531)

Jeanette

Nickie

Maxie

 

An absolute classic, one of the best episodes of the season. Aside from the insane game, PYL has now given away over $6 million, and Maxie

10/9 (532)

Vicki

Christine

Maxie

 

Maxie still can't get over the flokati rug! Vicki comes back from oblivion!

10/10 (533)

Brian

Becky

Vicki

 

Another good game.

10/11 (534)

Vicki

Pam

Mitchell

 

Great ending!

10/14 (535)

Carolyn

Robert

Pam

 

Peter is in silly mode, again.

10/15 (536)

Carolyn

Lynn

Mark

 

Carolyn's intro from late in the run.

10/16 (537)

Bob

Doris

Carolyn

 

Big win with an African Safari!

10/17 (538)

?

?

?

PYL 33.8

GSn skipped this episode, but we know Doris and Janice are here.

10/18 (539)

Christina

Janice

Mark

PYL 33.9

--

10/21 (540)

Mona

Joe

Janice

PYL 33.10

Home Player's Sweepstakes #3 begins here and will go on through 25 shows!

10/22 (541)

Bill

Mona

Mary

PYL 33.11

Close game.

10/23 (542)

John

Kristin

Mona

 

HPS hit for $2500! Great ending, and a CAR win! Mona sets a record by hitting 4 whammies in 4 spins. One of a handful of people to hit 4 of 'em in a row!

10/24 (543)

Kristin

Dusty

Sharyl

 

Snoopy says "Good grief"?!?

10/25 (544)

Sharyl

Debbie

Stephen

 

--

10/28 (545)

Colleen

Andy

Debbie

 

--

10/29 (546)

Lark

Andy

Carolyn*

PYL 34.6
300.4 [CC]

Carolyn would come back in a later episode.

10/30 (547)

Brian

Robin

Lark

PYL 34.8

Awww, Lark got beat by so little. Also, Brian hits AAO for $11,500!

10/31 (548)

Savina

Brian

Laurie

 

Halloween, 1985. Brian won his second show.

11/1 (549)

Ollie

Debi

Brian

 

Britain hit for HPS! Debi from intros!

11/4 (550)

Debi

Peter

Peggy

 

$5,000+ is hit for the HPS!

11/5 (551)

Debi

Russ

Tinker

 

Russ plays against the house! Sixth person to do so, I believe.

11/6 (552)

Mary Kay

Geri

Russ

 

--

11/7 (553)

Marty

Mary Kay

Ron

 

--

11/8 (554)

Christine

Ron

Gayle

 

Peter is silly...! Also, a wine cellar is hit here.

11/11 (555)

Gayle

Mark

Wolf

 

Wolf hits AAO...for ten bucks.

11/12 (556)

Mark

Carolyn

Yolanda

 

Several whammies in this one! (Seven in round one)

11/13 (557)

Yolanda

Kurt

Michelle

 

Only time "Japan By Rail" is hit.

11/14 (558)

Helen

Sheila

Kurt

JHZ

One of the BEST episodes of the new-colors era!

11/15 (559)

John

Sheila

Yvonne

 

Weird game...

11/18 (560)

Karen

John

Yvette (?)

 

A car win here!

11/19 (561)

Karen

Judy

Steve

 

Steve's Big Bucks hit from the intros! Looks thrilling. :-)

11/20 (562)

Stephanie

Carol

Steve

 

Stephanie thanking everyone from the intros!

11/21 (563)

Shirley

Stephanie

Kurt

 

Kurt from the intros where he makes a fool out of himself.

11/22 (564)

Jon

Carla

Shirley

JHZ

This is it! The final HPS day with the all-cash board for one lucky viewer!


 

11/25 (565)

Patti

Jon

Dan

 

 

Dan wins a car ($6130) and $5750 in cash in a mere 3 spins!

11/26 (566)

(female)

Dan

Jill

 

 

All cash!

11/27 (567)

Jill

Shelly

Scott

 

 

$2000/Lose-One-Whammy comes back, and the Whammies wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!

11/28

NO

SHOW

ON

THANKS-

GIVING

:-)

11/29 (568)

 

 

 

 

 

 

12/2 (569)

Scott

Hal*

Deanna*

 

Scott wins a Mexican Cruise, and Hal and Deanna come back in later eps in 1986.

 

12/3 (570)

Valerie

Colleen

Scott

 

One of the big wins of the season.

 

12/4 (571)

Colleen

Diane

Danny

 

What an ending!

 

12/5 (572)

Rocky

Danny

Trish

 

Last episode with three prizes in square #10. Also, last time DYS without a spin is hit.

 

12/6 (573)

Courtney

Trish

Susannah

 

NEW BOARDS! (Both rounds)
Back and forth battle here.

 

12/9 (574)

Robert

Jackie

Trish*

 

You'd think I'd put in the total by now, huh? :-D Eh, I didn't like Robert, anyway.

 

12/10 (575)

Robert*

Deborah

Mark

 

Robert blows a huge lead, and the game.

 

12/11 (576)

Guillermo

Deborah

Ruth

 

--

 

12/12 (577)

Ruth

Genevieve

Greg

 

This episode has one of THE most entertaining and silly question rounds ever!

 

12/13 (578)

Ruth

Gerard

Gene

 

This ep was pushed back since there were no decorations.

 

12/16 (579)

 

 

 

 

 

Gene is here, we know that!

12/17 (580)

 

 

 

 

 

 

12/18 (581)

 

 

 

 

 

 

12/19 (582)

 

 

 

 

 

 

12/20 (583)

 

 

 

 

 

 

12/23 (584)

 

 

 

 

 

 

12/24 (585)

 

 

 

 

 

 

12/25 (586)

 

 

 

 

 

Merry Christmas!

12/26 (587)

 

 

 

 

 

 

12/27 (588)

 

 

 

 

 

 

12/30 (589)

 

 

 

 

 

 

12/31 (590)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1/1

NO

SHOW

ON

NEW YEAR’S

DAY

1/2 (591)

-

-

-

 

I'm willing to bet three new players came back on the new year, AGAIN. =P

1/3 (592)

Marla

Joyce

Chris

 

Last show in the 10:30AM slot. Ummm... Did Chris try to figure out the pattern?

1/6 (593)

Marla

Kent

David

 

First show with the time change. Who let the whammy loose? Add-A-One is still in square #5.

1/7 (594)

Kimberly

David

Tommy

 

Peter gives full explanations of the game, for some reason.

1/8 (595)

Ann

Betsy

Tommy

 

--

1/9 (596)

Betsy

Sam

Jenea

 

--

1/10 (597)

Lee

Betsy

Jimmy

 

Betsy wins it once again!

1/13 (598)

Mayuri

Betsy

Jim

 

--

1/14 (599)

Jim

Craig

Perri

 

Perri says "Moneymoneymoney" quite fast, and a Flokati Rug win!!

1/15 (600)

Perri

Judi

Darren

 

Peter goes and visits the board.

1/16 (601)

Ruth

Mando

Darren

 

A combination that is guaranteed to make Darren say Whew!

1/17 (602)

Nancy

Lisa

Mando

 

--

1/20 (603)

Kathy

Lisa

Oliver

 

--

1/21 (604)

Eric

Mitchell

Lisa

 

A whammy fest; a great finish in this one!

1/22 (605)

Lisa

Irene

Rob

 

Lisa wins AGAIN!

1/23 (606)

Lisa

Sheryl

Don

 

Lisa lost on her fifth and final show.

1/24 (607)

Karen

Don

Carolyn*

 

A flokati rug is lost, again. Also, Peter is giving away spins! ;-) Carolyn is back from a late 1985 episode.

1/27 (608)

Bill

Donna

Don

 

--

1/28 (609)

Wayne

Bill

Julie

 

--

1/29 (610)

Julie

John

Joe

 

Mighty Joe makes a nice comeback with three whammies!

1/30 (611)

-

-

-

 

Joe SOMEHOW pulls this one out with three whammies in his face.

1/31 (612)

Chris

Michael

Joe

 

Joe Derry wins it with three whammies again...sort of.


 

2/3 (613)

Dorothy

Wayne

Joe

 

This is it! This is the very (in)famous all-zero three-way tie between these three! One of the most bizarre games in the history of Press Your Luck, and it is all Joe's fault!

 

2/4 (614)

Joe

Wayne

Dorothy

 

What? Is this "The Twilight Zone?" Exciting ending!

 

2/5 (615)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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3/19 (645)

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3/20 (646)

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?

 

 

 

3/21 (647)

Bill

Kris

Tom

 

No, not Kris Lane. =)

 

Charlie O started announcing this week.

3/24 (648)

Brad

Jacki

Tom

 

 

 

3/25 (649)

Ray

Jacki

Karl

 

 

 

3/26 (650)

?

?

?

 

 

 

3/27 (651)

Susan

Rick

Karl

 

 

 

3/28 (652)

Susan

Joe

Bob

 

 

 

3/31 (653)

Kathleen

Bob

Oretha

 

 

 

4/1 (654)

Kate

Robert*

Bob

 

A weird whammy here... Robert (the Robert I didn't like from Dec. '85) makes a comeback, but lost again...in a big way! He loses $30,518 on his last spin.

 

4/2 (655)

Kate

Rod

Smittay

 

Ok....Smittay?

 

4/3 (656)

Sandy

Rod

Leslie

 

Charlie O' Donnell announces. Big whammy loss, and big win! Also, there are TWO whammies in square #7 in the first round!

 

4/4 (657)

??

??

??

 

Quite a total for Leslie, huh?

 

4/7 (658)

Leslie

Liz

Fred

 

Leslie is here...

 

4/8 (659)

Ken

Leslie

Connie

 

Very fun game here with a big Double Your $$ hit, and a $23k+ loss! Ken is so excited that he strips in the end!

 

4/9 (660)

Ken

??

Reggie

 

Ken is obviously here!

 

4/10 (661)

Ken

Lisa

Mark

 

Charlie O announces, and the contestants don't know the third prez of the USA?

 

4/11 (662)

-

-

-

 

Ken is here...and he lost on his last show...bummer.

 

4/14 (663)

Don

Maria

Robin

 

HUGE win with some oddball prizes. Charlie O is still at the mic.

 

4/15 (664)

Brian

Michelle

Don

 

Rod Roddy is back!

 

4/16 (665)

Maureen

Don

Scott

 

Scott makes big comeback, and the whammies are broken!

 

4/17 (666)

Tommy

Mindy

Scott

 

--

 

4/18 (667)

Mindy

Pat

Scott

 

This is a different Scott. Pat sounds like Mickey Mouse. Also, board sound switched during a round 2 spin.

 

4/21 (668)

 

 

 

 

 

 

4/22 (669)

 

 

 

 

 

 

4/23 (670)

 

 

 

 

 

 

4/24 (671)

 

 

 

 

 

 

4/25 (672)

Bill

Bea

Barbara

 

--

 

4/28 (673)

Barbara

Greg

Dwan

 

Dwan Smith's reign of terror...

 

4/29 (674)

Vince

Kevin

Dwan

 

She wins a trip to Waikiki! Her highest total of all her shows.

 

4/30 (675)

David

Dwan

Nadine

 

--

 

5/1 (676)

Barbara

Dwan

Rick

 

Dwan survives this weird game with 10 whammies.

 

5/2 (677)

?

Peggy*

Dwan

 

Peggy wins around $13,000...and this is Peggy Davis who missed her flight...meaning...

 

*5/5 (678)

Marc

Aaron

Kathryn

 

 

Marc hits Add-A-One for $14,000, and Kathryn chants "Whammy, whammy."

*5/6 (679)

Peggy*

Aaron

Vance

 

 

I don't know how much was won exactly...but this is Peggy's return, and Vance took down TWO champions!

5/7 (680)

Vance

Gail

Joe

JOE

$15,346

Thanks to Ken Williams! A HUGE Add-A-One hit results in a big win for Joe, without doing much in round 2. Also, Joe is one of the handful of players to earn 12 spins in one round.

5/8 (681)

Llewellyn

Dave

Joe

 

 

Well, this was a most-odd episode! Also, Llewellyn could be heard calling them losers! :-P

5/9 (682)

Susan

Llewellyn

Kevin

 

 

Susan amasses $6,650 in round one as she is the receipient of passed spins!


 

5/12 (683)

Mark

Susan

Rita

 

Susan has a secret...and Rita wants to give her a gift when Susan gets a big AAO hit. =D

5/13 (684)

John

Susan

Mike

 

--

5/14 (685)

Rob

John

Donna

 

--

5/15 (686)

John

Judy

Jim

 

--

5/16 (687)

Phil

Judy

Dani

 

--


 

5/19 (688)

Tucker

Frank

Judy

FRANK

$8,750

TEN BUCKS, Peter being incorrect, and whammies from Curt King's game.

5/20 (689)

Leselle

Ed

Frank

 

 

--

5/21 (690)

?

Erica

Frank

 

 

Erica wins an Alaskan Cruise!

5/22 (691)

Erica

Rich

Joan

ERICA

$19,172
($23,172)

A TRUE CLASSIC! May very well be best show of 1986 season. Big prizes, DY$, spin battles, comebacks, crazy audience, and over $50,000 between all three players.

5/23 (692)

Erica

Mordecai

Jeannie

 

 

Last episode USA ever aired. Quick game gere.


 

5/26 (693)

Mordecai

Kieran

Bobbi

 

--

5/27 (694)

Sandra

Peggy

Mordecai

 

WILD ENDING! Separation from first and third place is less than $250!

5/28 (695)

John

Mona

Sandra

 

Sandra hits Add-A-One and sets a new round one record...but loses it tragically.

5/29 (696)

Mike

Rita

Mona

 

Beautifully played game on all parts.

5/30 (697)

Rita

Joe

Cheryl

 

--

 

6/2 (698)

Joe

Mark

?

 

WEIRD ending! Joe had a chance to tie mark by hitting Move One Space to $500+ or $2500. He took the spin and tried to win it himself...only to hit $750. =P

6/3 (699)

?

?

?

 

Mark wins a trip to Ireland!

6/4 (700)

?

Dewey

Mark

 

SHOW #700! Whammies in the bottom row get a touch-up in round two.

6/5 (701)

?

?

?

 

$9150 in cash!

6/6 (702)

Dewey

Mike

Phyllis

 

Mike does "Whammy Down Shuffle, Dewey gets loud boos and whammy chants, and a car is won!

6/9 (703)

 

 

 

 

 

6/10 (704)

 

 

 

 

 

6/11 (705)

 

 

 

 

 

6/12 (706)

Billy

Jo

Tim

 

Jo is hilarious! Also, this is the episode where Billy says, "Whammy, be damned" several times!

6/13 (707)

Jo

Robert

Donna

 

A very close win by $72! There would be some board changes because a particular PAC combination was hit.

6/16 (708)

Bruce

Jo

Paige

AS

Jo is funny in this episode! Add-A-One hit for $10!
$500+ is removed in square #1...and then...

6/17 (709)

Scott

Paige

Jacques

 

The board is REALLY messed up! MANY CHANGES!
This is the classic episode where the "N" on the SPINS podium falls off! Peter's reaction is priceless! Add-A-One hit for $10!

6/18 (710)

Bill

Yvonne

Paige

 

Board changes AGAIN! It was changed after a particular PAC combination was hit.
Paige's last episode.

6/19 (711)

Yvonne

Lauren

Dave

 

Dave has made history in this one.

6/20 (712)

Howard

Yvonne

Sue

 

Featuring Sherlock Holmes Whammy! So much high energy on this ep.

6/23 (713)

Yvonne

Paul

Anne-Marie

 

First day of Anne-Marie Carrera! Many prizes hit, and a LOT of spins!

6/24 (714)

Anne-
Marie

Dailyn

Robert

 

Anne-Marie's second episode, and many whammies. The whammies are broken!

6/25 (715)

Anne-
Marie

Nora

Mike

 

Anne-Marie breaks the bank with, I believe, the second-highest all time money winnings!

6/26 (716)

Keith

Linda

Jim

 

Nassau is hit here!

6/27 (717)

Greg

Regina

Keith

 

$1,000 and a Surf Jet in 07-B!

6/30 (718)

Jim

Greg

Patricia

 

A car is won here!

7/1 (719)

Angie

Greg

Carol

 

Greg "Mr. Vegas" won again in a very unpredictable game.

7/2 (720)

Mark

Donna

Greg

 

VERY weird episode, featuring a Tote Boat and a Portable Organ! Peter nearly gets hostile during the question round! Ack!

7/3 (721)

Jim

Cynthia

Mark

 

NEW WEEK OF SHOWS.
Mark is overcome by the flokati rug, and a pretty exciting episode.

7/4 (722)

Sylvia

Cynthia

Robert

 

Another big win!

7/7 (723)

Lillie

Robert

Gary

 

Some BIG BUCKS hit here!

7/8 (724)

Michael

Gary

Marlese

 

Wow, what an emotional episode.

7/9 (725)

Paulette

Marlise

Dan

 

Apparently, Dan was jipped $200 in this episode... but I didn't see it. I think CBS lost $200 here. :-)
[9/9/93 aired on USA]

7/10 (726)

Dan

Marlene

Sam

 

Dan is given $200 at the beginning of the show.

7/11 (727)

Sam

Todd

Mary

 

Whammy buzz played at wrong time. Very exciting game with a BIG whammy loss! Todd is going on my bloopers!

7/14 (728)

Todd

Gary

Nancy

 

Todd excitedly eeks it out by $46!

7/15 (729)

Michelle

Dave

Todd

 

The board is spun during the Q round! Michelle is a Laker Girl! What a bazaar game.

7/16 (730)

Margo

Dave

Curt

 

Rod Roddy makes a cameo!

7/17 (731)

Dave

Anitra

Tessie

 

BOARD CHANGES in this episode. Now it is starting to look somewhat better...and familiar. One of the shortest 2nd rounds!

7/18 (732)

Anitra

Pam

David

 

-

7/21 (733)

Craig

Eli

Pam

 

I missed this ep. oh well... and Nassau was hit in this episode!

7/22 (734)

Debbie

Craig

Andre

 

That is all cash! One of the best games in '86. Hilarious moment in the beginning where Peter loses his clothes!

7/23 (735)

Rick

Steve

Andre

 

Good game here. [9/23/93 on USA]

7/24 (736)

Rick

Molly

Nick

 

Thanks to Todd Hunter for this one.

7/25 (737)

Rick

Grace

Chris

 

Board changes YET AGAIN! This is the last change where Pick a Corner is replaced by $1000 + ONE SPIN. This is NOT the final episode...

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KAREN

($26,806)

 

9/26

Andy

Karen

Bill

KAREN

$12,777
($39,583)

This is it. The final episode. A very interesting one with BIG BUCKS!

There it is, the end of a great show. Ah well. Thanks for Pressing Your Luck!