Here's a full episode of Press Your Luck from 1986.
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00:00You won this game by less than $400.
00:04Go in his head. Stop!
00:06Stopping a car!
00:08Oh!
00:09Forecast! Forecast! Stop!
00:11Stop!
00:12Oh!
00:13Yes, yes, yes!
00:14Stop!
00:17Stop!
00:18You're out!
00:21You're out!
00:22You are out!
00:23You're out!
00:24You're out!
00:25You're out!
00:26You're out!
00:27You're out!
00:28You're out!
00:29Today, these three players are after big bucks,
00:33but they'll have to avoid the whammy
00:35as they play the most exciting game of their lives
00:38from Television City in Hollywood!
00:41It's time to press good luck!
00:43And now, here's your host, the star of Best of Luck, Peter DeMarcus!
00:50Thank you! Thank you!
00:58I thank you, Rod Roddy. Once again, he has whipped our audience into a veritable frenzy of applause and adulation.
01:04Rod, I thank you so very much!
01:06You're welcome, Peter.
01:07Your pleasure, right?
01:08Yes.
01:09That's what I figured.
01:10We also have some players here who are looking for big bucks.
01:13What do you say we meet them right now, find out a little bit about them?
01:15Starting with our very first player, Chico Norwood.
01:18How are you, Chico?
01:19I'm just fine, how are you?
01:20I'm fine, thank you.
01:21Chico, that's a rather unusual name.
01:23How did you get it?
01:24I was named after a baseball player, Chico Carrasquel, who played with the Chicago White Sox.
01:29Chicago. Now, do you ever play baseball?
01:31I play softball.
01:32Can you go to your right?
01:34I'm a catcher.
01:35A catcher.
01:36Yes.
01:37Pretty good at hitting?
01:38Yes.
01:39Are you going to knock your Emmy out of the park?
01:40I'm going to knock it completely out of the game today.
01:42Good luck to you, Chico.
01:43No Emmys here.
01:44No Emmys.
01:45No problem.
01:46All right, let's see what happens.
01:47Our second player is Michelle Cuevas.
01:49Michelle, how are you?
01:50Fine, thank you.
01:51How about you?
01:52I am fine.
01:53Good.
01:54Your life is going to change shortly, huh?
01:56Very shortly.
01:57What?
01:58Maybe today.
01:59Oh, that's cute, Michelle.
02:00I don't need that aggravation, Michelle, you know what I mean?
02:02Yes.
02:03No, I'm expecting my second child in about four weeks.
02:05Four weeks?
02:06Yeah.
02:07There's someone else over here.
02:08It could make things...
02:09It could.
02:10You never know.
02:11We're going to move right along there.
02:12Good luck to you, Michelle.
02:14And your baby.
02:15Thank you very much.
02:16All right.
02:17Our third player is Gene Gardock.
02:18Gene is back.
02:19If his face looks familiar, it's because he was on a Wanted poster.
02:23No.
02:24Gene is back because he likes us, actually, because we had a slight error due to a technical
02:28problem known as a screw-up.
02:30So Gene is back doing the show again.
02:32Right.
02:33I want to thank CBS and Pressure Luck for having me back.
02:35Oh, it's against our wishes, but what the heck, Gene.
02:41We're fair people.
02:42Are you ready to hit it again?
02:43I'm ready.
02:44All right.
02:45Give me a buzz and answer.
02:46You're going to get three spins.
02:47A multiple-choice answer will get you one spin.
02:48Here we go.
02:49This recently remarried movie and television vixen has said,
02:53I didn't want a sensitive man who sits around and reads poetry.
02:56Who is she?
02:57Michelle?
02:58Joan Collins.
02:59Is it Joan Collins, Linda Evans, or Victoria Principal?
03:02Joan Collins.
03:03Who is it, Gene?
03:04Joan Collins.
03:05The next woman we're somewhat insensitive is Joan Collins.
03:08She'll throw a spin.
03:10Michelle, three.
03:11Gene, a spin.
03:14Next insensitive man.
03:16She can date any network executive in town.
03:19Here we go.
03:21If you were in a fraternity or a sorority, you should get this one.
03:24What is the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet?
03:33Feels smart, huh?
03:34I'll give it to you in multiple choice, gang.
03:35Gives you a chance to kind of go through the Greek alphabet.
03:37I know you all know it by memory.
03:40What is the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet?
03:42Is it epsilon, gamma, or delta?
03:44Chico?
03:46Epsilon.
03:47What do you think, Michelle?
03:48Delta.
03:49What do you think, Gene?
03:50Gamma.
03:53The way you said it, it was like I'm outer space.
03:55Gamma.
03:56The fourth letter of the Greek alphabet is delta.
03:58And Michelle gets a spin and goes to four.
04:02Chico and Gene will not forget it now.
04:04If you're asked sometime at a party, it has happened.
04:07You never know.
04:08If you have a scratchy throat,
04:10health experts suggest you gargle a teaspoon of this in eight ounces of warm water.
04:14Gene?
04:15Salt.
04:16A teaspoon of what?
04:17Is it salt, lemon juice, or sugar?
04:19Chico?
04:20Salt.
04:21What do you think, Michelle?
04:22Salt.
04:23Yeah.
04:24Dr. Tamarkin says try a little salt in that gargle.
04:26Chico to two, Michelle to five, and Gene to four.
04:29My brother, Dr. Tamarkin, of course, what does he know?
04:31He's a veterinarian.
04:32Here we go.
04:33Up there in Toronto.
04:34You bet.
04:35My pleasure.
04:36The liquor, Tia Maria, has a coffee flavor.
04:39What's the full English translation of the name Tia Maria?
04:49Okay, gang.
04:50You guys are somewhat, well, you don't respond real well under pressure.
04:53Let's try it in multiple choice.
04:55What's the full English translation of the name Tia Maria?
04:58The coffee liqueur.
04:59Is it Virgin Mary, Sister Mary, or Aunt Mary?
05:02Chico?
05:08That's not on the card, Chico.
05:09You want to see?
05:10I'm going to try Virgin Mary.
05:12Virgin Mary.
05:13What are you going to try, Michelle?
05:14I'm going to try Sister Mary.
05:16You're going to try Sister Mary.
05:17Gene?
05:18Sister Mary.
05:19Sister Mary.
05:20You guys don't drink Tia Maria because it's Aunt Mary.
05:23Chico stays at two, Michelle stays at five, and Gene at four.
05:26Big Buck's coming to you later.
05:27Stay with us.
05:28We'll be back.
05:29Don't go away.
05:50Big Buck, $50,000 on the board, cash and prizes.
05:53You don't want the whammies.
05:54You want the prizes.
05:55And how about a trip?
05:57Yeah.
05:58Well, the one and only surf dog, Mr. Rod Ruddy, is going to hang ten.
06:02Rod.
06:03Well, who would not be thrilled with a week in Waukee?
06:06It's Hawaii's most famous beach resort, legendary Paradise.
06:10Under the weights, one of today's lucky players
06:12will spend seven exciting days and nights in this Pacific Paradise,
06:15a trip worth over $1,200.
06:18Peter?
06:19Not bad.
06:22Gene, I look like a lonely girl on the beach, you know?
06:24You want that trip because it's fun,
06:26and you also want to win this round so you can play last in the final round.
06:29Four whammies put you out of the game,
06:30and you can pass your remaining spins if you so desire.
06:33A few spins first.
06:34Chico, you're up.
06:36Here we go.
06:37Okay, here we go.
06:38Big Buck, Big Buck.
06:39I want some Big Buck.
06:40Stop.
06:41Stop at 400, Big Buck.
06:42All right.
06:43One spin, first place.
06:44Okay, let's go.
06:45I want 1,500.
06:46Let's go.
06:471,500.
06:48Stop.
06:49Stop.
06:50Oh.
06:52I don't blame you.
06:53I don't blame you.
06:54Let's go over to Gene and see what you can do with four spins.
06:56Gene.
06:57All right, everyone.
06:58Big Buck, Big Buck.
06:59And stop.
07:00Oh.
07:01Stop, stop, stop.
07:02All right.
07:05All right, no sweat.
07:06Three spins left, Gene.
07:07Okay, I'm back for some money.
07:08Let's go.
07:09Let's go.
07:10Big Buck.
07:11And stop.
07:12Stop.
07:13And a flop.
07:14Cut.
07:15He lost.
07:16Worth $350.
07:17Gene, if you want, you can take the $350.
07:20All right.
07:21You can take the $350 and leave now.
07:22I know that's probably all you came for.
07:23A little bit longer.
07:24Okay, here we go.
07:25Two spins.
07:26All righty.
07:27Come on.
07:28I want some money.
07:29I want some money.
07:30Come on.
07:31Big Buck.
07:32And stop.
07:33Stop.
07:34And a clock.
07:35You put on the flip side of the round.
07:36$425.
07:37Up to $775.
07:38One spin.
07:39Big Buck.
07:40Come on.
07:41I want some money now.
07:42I need some money.
07:43And stop.
07:44Stop at $450.
07:45All right.
07:46$1,225.
07:47First place, Gene.
07:48Michelle.
07:49All right.
07:50We're going to get excited.
07:51All right.
07:52Okay.
07:53We're going to do this one for the baby.
07:54Stop.
07:55Stop at $200.
07:56That's nice.
07:57Second place, four spins.
07:58Good job.
07:59Let's go.
08:00Big Buck.
08:01Trip.
08:02Block the key would be nice.
08:03Stop.
08:04Stop.
08:05Now that I'm a star, I need makeup.
08:06Makeup.
08:07Look how nice.
08:08He attacks everyone, even a pregnant lady.
08:09I know.
08:10Okay.
08:11We got three spins.
08:12Let's go.
08:13We need some money.
08:14Okay.
08:15Let's go.
08:16Let's do Big Buck.
08:17Now stop.
08:18Stop.
08:19Stop at $300 and a spin.
08:20Second place, three spins.
08:21All right.
08:22Okay.
08:23Let's go again.
08:24Let's get more money.
08:25More money now.
08:26Stop.
08:27Stop at $300 and more.
08:28That's double your money.
08:29$600.
08:30Two spins.
08:31Let's go.
08:32Let's go.
08:33Let's go.
08:34Stop.
08:35Stop at earrings.
08:36All right.
08:37Michelle, those earrings were $650.
08:38Pedipal 2 in the first place.
08:39$1,250.
08:40$1,250 ahead of Gene.
08:41One spin.
08:42I got to go.
08:43Okay.
08:44Okay.
08:45Let's go.
08:46Stop.
08:47Stop.
08:48Stop at $375.
08:49Stop.
08:50Stop.
08:51Stop.
08:52Stop.
08:53Stop.
08:54Stop.
08:55Stop.
08:56Stop.
08:57All right.
08:58Gene, $775 more than Gene.
08:59What are you going to do?
09:00I'm going to pass to Gene.
09:01Isn't that nice?
09:02Gene, here's your gift.
09:03$1,225.
09:04Let's see what you get.
09:05All right.
09:06Come on.
09:07I need some money.
09:08Big Buck's here.
09:09I need some money.
09:10And stop.
09:11Stop at $470.
09:12Two throws, zero.
09:13Gene, $1,695.
09:14And Michelle, $2,000.
09:15You have first place.
09:16Oh, boy!
09:17Uh, Michelle?
09:18Yes?
09:19Everything okay?
09:20Everything's fine.
09:21Good.
09:22Now we can move along then.
09:23I'm okay now.
09:24Here we go.
09:25You get some more spins if you answer these questions.
09:26Isn't that exciting?
09:27Yes.
09:28Okay.
09:29All right.
09:30We're going to take a break.
09:32We're going to take a break.
09:33We're going to take a break.
09:34We're going to take a break.
09:35We're going to take a break.
09:36We're going to take a break.
09:37We're going to take a break.
09:38We're going to take a break.
09:39We're going to take a break.
09:40We're going to take a break.
09:41We're going to take a break.
09:42We're going to take a break.
09:43We're going to take a break.
09:47Really?
09:48I thought it was exciting.
09:49What fraction of women shoppers say they usually buy things just on impulse?
09:53Michelle?
09:54Half.
09:55Is it one half, one quarter, or three quarters, Chico?
09:58Half.
09:59What do you think, Jane?
10:00One half.
10:01Well, those feminine impulse buyers, number three quarters.
10:04Wow.
10:05Wow.
10:06You don't do it?
10:07I buy on impulse.
10:08You do buy on impulse?
10:09Yes.
10:10Michelle, you buy on impulse?
10:11Yes.
10:12Be honest.
10:14Folks, girls, buy on impulse?
10:15Yes.
10:16Yes.
10:17That's our research.
10:18I rest my case.
10:19What was the name of the forest Robin Hood called home?
10:22Jean?
10:23Sherwood.
10:24Is it Sherwood, Sheffield, or Schwartz?
10:27Chico?
10:28Sherwood.
10:29What do you think, Michelle?
10:30Sherwood.
10:31It's Sherwood Forest for Robin Hood.
10:33It's Sherwood Forest for Robin Hood.
10:35Sheepdog has been, Michelle has been, Dean three.
10:41Schwartz Forest?
10:43That's Robin Cohen lived in Schwartz Forest.
10:46That's what I thought.
10:48Here we go.
10:50Here's one.
10:52I'm pretty funny.
10:53Once about a week.
10:57Here's one from the press yearlock.
10:59Those were the good old days, Faya.
11:01On what charge was gangster Al Capone imprisoned, Chico?
11:05Tax evasion.
11:06Is it tax evasion, murder or bootlegging, Michelle?
11:09Tax evasion.
11:10What do you think, Gene?
11:11Tax evasion.
11:12Al Capone went to the pokey for tax evasion, gang.
11:15Chico to four, Michelle to two, Gene to four.
11:21According to a familiar saying,
11:23if you've done or said something to embarrass yourself,
11:26you've got one on your face.
11:28Michelle?
11:29Egg.
11:30Is it egg, pie or pudding, Chico?
11:33Egg.
11:34What do you think, Gene?
11:35Egg.
11:36Yeah, you've got egg on your face, gang.
11:37Chico to five, Michelle to five, Gene to five.
11:41A three-way tie.
11:42We're coming back for a Mighty Big Bucks
11:43with $100,000.
11:44Don't go away.
11:46CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
12:17Well, gang, this is big time.
12:18$100,000, one-tenth of a million.
12:20Not bad, huh?
12:21Great prizes, great cash and cruddy whammies,
12:24to put it bluntly.
12:26You've had your share, so no more necessary, right?
12:28Michelle, with $2,000, you can relax.
12:30Would you like to lie down?
12:32Okay.
12:33You probably would, huh, Michelle?
12:35Yeah.
12:36Well, Chico, zero bucks, five spins, one whammy.
12:39You're up.
12:40You ready?
12:41I'm ready.
12:42Let's go for it.
12:43Okay, $5,000.
12:44I need $5,000 for the spin.
12:46$5,000, stop.
12:47Stop at $5,000 and a spin.
12:50Chico, you asked for it, and you got it.
12:52First place, five spins.
12:53Here we go.
12:54Let's go.
12:55I need another $5,000 and a spin.
12:56$5,000, stop.
12:57Stop at $800.
12:58$5,800, four spins.
13:00$3,800 ahead of Michelle.
13:02Okay, let's go.
13:03I still want another $5,000.
13:04$5,000 and a spin.
13:05Stop.
13:06Stop at $2,000 or lose one whammy.
13:08You got it, $7,800.
13:10One roll, three spins, Chico.
13:12$7,800 ahead of Michelle.
13:13Okay, let's go.
13:14Let's go.
13:15I want another $5,000.
13:16Let's go.
13:17Stop.
13:18Stop at $1,500.
13:19$9,300, two spins left.
13:21$7,300 ahead of Michelle.
13:23Pass it.
13:24Pass it.
13:28Here we go.
13:29Okay, let's go.
13:30Let's go.
13:31I want $5,000.
13:32Let's go.
13:33Stop.
13:34Stop at a video recorder and camera, Chico.
13:36That's valued at $2,345.
13:39You have $11,645 and one spin.
13:42If I...
13:43If I...
13:44That's Michelle.
13:45I'll pass it to Michelle.
13:46Michelle, it's yours.
13:47You don't take it yet.
13:48We go to Gene.
13:49$1,695, five spins.
13:50You got about $10,000.
13:51I need some money.
13:52I need a lot of money.
13:53Come on, no whammies.
13:54I want some money.
13:55Stop.
13:56Stop at $750 and a spin.
13:57All right.
13:58$2,445, five spins.
14:00Come on, no whammies.
14:02I want money.
14:03I want money.
14:04Stop.
14:05Stop at $500 and a spin.
14:06$2,945, still five spins.
14:08Let's go to Gene.
14:09$2,945, second place.
14:10Let's go.
14:11Some money.
14:12Stop.
14:13Stop at...
14:14Oh, man.
14:15It's coming to me now.
14:18I see financial disaster in your future.
14:23Eh.
14:24Gene, two whammies, no dollars, four spins.
14:26It's all right.
14:27Let's go.
14:28Okay.
14:29Let's go.
14:30We want some money.
14:31We want some money.
14:32And stop.
14:33Stop at a home robot.
14:34Just what you need.
14:35Gene, that's worth $1,250, third place, three spins.
14:37Okay, come on, Peter.
14:38We want some money.
14:39Come on.
14:40Big box, big box.
14:41And stop.
14:42Stop at $1,400 more.
14:43$2,650.
14:44Back into second place, two spins.
14:45Keep going.
14:46One again.
14:47Come on.
14:48I need those big box.
14:49I need big box.
14:50Come on.
14:51And stop.
14:52Stop at big box.
14:53Fourth foul is another spin, Gene.
14:54$2,650, second place.
14:55About $5,000 shy of Chico.
14:56What are you gonna do?
14:57Gotta go.
14:58All right.
14:59Here we go.
15:00Come on.
15:01Big box, big box.
15:02Come on.
15:03Money, money.
15:04Stop.
15:05Stop.
15:06Stop.
15:07Stop.
15:08Stop.
15:09Stop.
15:10Stop.
15:11Stop.
15:12Stop.
15:13Stop.
15:14Stop.
15:15Stop.
15:16Stop.
15:17Stop.
15:18Stop.
15:19Stop.
15:20Stop.
15:21Stop.
15:22Stop.
15:23Stop.
15:24Oh, Gene, let's talk.
15:25You have three whammies, no dollars, one spin.
15:26One more whammy, you're out of the game, but you have a spin.
15:27Go.
15:28Here we go.
15:29All righty.
15:30Just play.
15:31Come on.
15:32Big box.
15:33And stop.
15:34Stop at $500.
15:35THAT'S RIGHT.
15:36Stop.
15:37Stop.
15:38Stop.
15:39Stop.
15:40Stop.
15:41Stop.
15:42Stop.
15:43Stop.
15:44Stop.
15:45Stop.
15:46Stop.
15:47Stop.
15:48Stop.
15:49Get some money with the one Chico gave us.
15:50Stop.
15:51Stop.
15:52Wouldn't it be scary if you woke up in the hospital and that was your nurse?
15:53Yes.
15:54Wow, I guess so.
15:55Five spins left, Michelle.
15:56Okay, let's go.
15:57Here we go.
15:58Let's go.
15:59Let's get some big box.
16:00Stop.
16:01Stop.
16:02Stop.
16:03The back of the chip, second place, four spins.
16:06Michelle?
16:07Let's go.
16:08We need big bucks, big bucks, stop.
16:10Stop at $750, $1,550, three spins.
16:13Let's go.
16:14About $10,100 shy of Chico.
16:18Stop.
16:19Stop at across the board,
16:20the Y-O-U-R to the $1,000 and a spin.
16:22Okay.
16:23$2,550, three spins.
16:25Okay.
16:26Let's go.
16:27All right.
16:28Let's go.
16:29We need big bucks this time.
16:30Big bucks for the baby and stop.
16:32Stop at $1,400, $3,950, two spins left.
16:36About $7,700 shy of Chico.
16:40I'm going to pass to Chico.
16:41All right, two to you, Chico.
16:42Let's see if you can avoid those whammies.
16:43$11,645, all right.
16:45Let's go, let's go, come on.
16:46$5,000 for the spin, come on, let's go.
16:48$5,000, stop.
16:49Stop at an empty space to $1,500, Chico.
16:52You now have $13,145.
16:55You have one more spin you must take.
16:57If you avoid the whammy, you'll win the game.
16:58If you whammy, it's Michelle with the win.
17:01You have to take it.
17:02Are you ready, Chico?
17:03I'm ready, hey, let's go.
17:04Michelle?
17:05I'm going to do it, let's go, let's go.
17:07$5,000, let's go, stop.
17:08Stop at $750, Chico, you did it.
17:11$13,895.
17:15You'll come back and tell us if you have to do these words.
17:48With the winner of Press Your Luck today,
17:50Chico with $13,895.
17:53And you get to win the luxuries one
17:55as he tells you what you've won, Rod.
17:57Peter, Chico, listen to this.
18:00You have won the RCA convertible VCR system
18:03and color video camera.
18:05The VCR has eight-hour recording time
18:07and with the color video camera,
18:08you can create your own TV home production
18:11complete with sound.
18:13That prize totals $2,345.
18:16$2,345, Chico, combined with the $11,550 in cash you won,
18:23that gives you a grand total of $13,895.
18:27Congratulations.
18:29Well done, Chico, you get to come back
18:30and hit on us again.
18:32Well done, all right?
18:34Michelle, you're a winner
18:35because you're going to have a baby.
18:37Thank you for being with us.
18:38And, Gene, we have some nice prizes
18:39for both you and Michelle.
18:41I thank you for coming back again, all right?
18:43Before we leave, I have a little goodie here
18:44from Jill Kaufman of Danville, Kentucky.
18:46She says,
18:47a whammy is a peculiar kind of breed
18:48whose total existence is based on greed.
18:50It has been proven with facts and statistics
18:52that whammies have certain characteristics.
18:54Every whammy has the very same habit,
18:56hang on to your money for they surely will grab it.
18:59As I watch your show day after day
19:01and see all the money the whammies take away,
19:03there's only one thing that puzzles me.
19:05Do they leave enough money to pay the emcee?
19:09I do this for fun.
19:10I don't need the money.
19:12Actually, I get paid in floccati rugs.
19:15Here's, I have another little short goodie
19:17from Mrs. Marilyn Curtis of Pico Rivera, California.
19:20We have time for this?
19:21What the heck, go for it.
19:22The whammies are cute and clever and funny.
19:24I'd like to see how they steal money,
19:26but if I were up there playing the games,
19:27believe me, I'd call them different names.
19:31I wonder what some of those might be,
19:32but in any event, we'll find out later.
19:34Until next time, this is Peter Tamarkin.
19:35Thanks for pressing your luck.
19:36Bye-bye.
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20:51This is Rod Roddy speaking
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