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00:00I don't want to see a whammy's face.
00:03Stop!
00:04Stop at $29,000.
00:05Come on, big bucks!
00:06Stop!
00:09Stop!
00:10Stop at $20,000.
00:12Oh, yeah!
00:13Stop!
00:14Stop at $20,000.
00:16I'm just impressed.
00:19Who would have heard of whammies?
00:23No whammies for sale!
00:25Stop!
00:26Stop at $15,000.
00:28Today these three players are after big bucks,
00:31but they'll have to avoid the whammy
00:34as they play the most exciting game of their lives
00:37on Television City in Hollywood.
00:41It's time to press your luck.
00:44And now here's your host,
00:46the star of Press Your Luck,
00:49Peter Tomarczuk.
00:55Wow, thank you. Rod, you did it again. Rod, you made them crazy. They went ape. Did you
01:07tell them that Robert Redford was coming out here?
01:09I did. I lied, but they'll get over it.
01:12Nice guy, Rod. In any event, we're going to have a lot of fun in spite of the fact that
01:15Robert Redford isn't with us. We're going to meet three players who are looking for
01:18big bucks, and that's more important to them than anything else. Let's meet them right
01:21now, starting with our first player, Tucker Smith.
01:24Tucker, you used to go to camp? What is this story about?
01:32I went to Camp Winona in Maine when I was just a small boy.
01:35What's your greatest distinction about that?
01:37Well, let's see. I was the captain of the gray team. It was divided, the whole camp
01:40into two camps, the gray and the red, and I captained the whole gray unit.
01:44You were the captain?
01:45Yes, I did.
01:46You're the guy?
01:47Yeah, I was the guy. We lost.
01:48That's why you wear the gray shirt and the whole gray outfit.
01:49Yes, it's carried on.
01:50Did you know that Tucker was captain of the gray team? Did you know that?
01:53Let me ask you something else. Do you care?
01:58I rest my case, Tucker. Good to have you with us.
02:00Nice to be here.
02:01Good luck.
02:02Thanks.
02:03All right, our second player is Frank Trehal. Frank, you are a Marine, or you were in the
02:10Marines?
02:11I was in the Marine Corps, yes, but once a Marine, always a Marine.
02:13That's absolutely right.
02:14Out!
02:15That's right. So you're here to beat up on the whammies?
02:18Here we go, yeah.
02:19Make some bucks, huh?
02:20Make some big bucks, big money.
02:21All right, Frank, good luck.
02:23All right, here we go.
02:24All right, our third player is Judy Guthier.
02:25That's right.
02:26With a champ of $9,550. Judy, what are you going to do with the money?
02:31Well, the landscaping plans are getting more elaborate, and I also want a home robot. My
02:35kids are really thrilled about that. They thought I was the home robot, now they've
02:39got somebody else to program. It's going to work out great.
02:41It's fine. The robot can do all the chores that you were doing.
02:43That's right.
02:44Well, hopefully so.
02:45I hope.
02:46Well, we'll see what happens today. You ready?
02:47Thanks, yes.
02:48Okay, let's do it, gang. Give me a buzz and answer, three spins, multiple choice answer,
02:50one spin, provided, of course, they're correct.
02:52Here's the first question. According to American Health Magazine, what is the most common per
02:57tooth payoff for the Tooth Fairy these days? Tucker?
03:01A quarter.
03:02Is it 25 cents, 50 cents, or a dollar, Frank?
03:0625 cents.
03:07What do you think, Judy?
03:08I'd say a dollar.
03:09Well, the Tooth Fairy average per tooth payoff these days is one dollar.
03:12And Judy gets a spin.
03:18And Tucker and Frank, you are cheap.
03:21Parents are cheap.
03:22Now, I used to get, back in our day, oh, I guess Bill Mitchell's day, I used to get a penny.
03:27So, that would, is it retroactive? Can you get 30, 40?
03:31Sue your parents.
03:32Sue your parents. That's great. Here we go.
03:36What is the highest denomination of U.S. currency now being issued by the Treasury Department?
03:44Judy?
03:45I'll go with $1,000 bill.
03:46Is it a $1,000 bill, $100 bill, or a $500 bill?
03:50I believe it's a $500.
03:51What do you think it is, Frank?
03:52$500.
03:53The biggest big bucks bill is the $100 bill.
03:58Yeah. No spins, huh? Boy, is that depressing. Here we go.
04:02Come on, now.
04:03It's a location for a hit television series and a recent study named this southern city as being the most stressed in the nation. What city is it?
04:16Would you like it in multiple choice?
04:17Please.
04:18Okay. Why not?
04:19If you're right, you get a spin.
04:20It's a location for a hit television series and a recent study named this southern city as being the most stressed in the nation.
04:26Is it Miami, Birmingham, or Atlanta? Tucker?
04:29Miami.
04:30Where is it, Frank?
04:31Miami.
04:32What about it, Judy?
04:33It's got to be Miami.
04:34The stressful city is Miami, Florida.
04:35And Tucker is spin, Frank is spin, Judy is a two.
04:39All right. Everybody's got spins.
04:41Last question. This is the big one. Here it comes.
04:44From the looks of things, a lot of people took this fellow's advice.
04:47In what direction did Horace Greeley advise young... Judy?
04:50Go west.
04:51Advise young men to go. Is it west, forward, or south? Tucker?
04:55West.
04:56What do you think, Frank?
04:57Go west, young man.
04:58Advice was to go west, young man. Go west.
05:00Tucker with two. Frank with two. Judy to five.
05:03If you guys want to make some money, we'll come back to Newswood. Stay with us. We're coming right back.
05:14All right. Back for some money. Over $50,000 in cash and prizes up there.
05:31That sounds pretty good, doesn't it?
05:32Yes, it sure does.
05:33I got something that doesn't sound so good. Whammies.
05:35No, that took the smiles off all your faces. You don't want whammies, right?
05:38How about an add-a-one? Do you like an add-a-one up there?
05:41If you have $100 and you add a one, you have $1,100.
05:44And as we go, you can make more money by adding a one to $11,000. You have $111,000.
05:49If you have a million, you have a million. I don't know, but it's very valuable.
05:52Unless you have nothing and you get an add-a-one, you have a lousy $10 bill.
05:55So, that's what it is. Would you like to take a trip?
05:58Yes.
05:59Let's do it. Let's do it with Rod. Hit it, Rod.
06:02There is a vacation tree awaiting one of today's players, Peter, if you're lucky.
06:06Six days and nights in scenic Santa Barbara.
06:09That picturesque city of red tile roofs and great Spanish tradition.
06:12Set between the beautiful mountains and the blue Pacific shore.
06:16This is a vacation they will never forget, Peter.
06:20All right, Santa Barbara. Nice place to go.
06:23All right, Daniel, you want to win this round, so you can play last in the final round.
06:25Four women put you out of the game and you can pass your remaining spins.
06:28If it is within your purview to do such, you may do such.
06:31Fewer spins, first such. When there's a tie, I play to my left.
06:34Tucker, hit it.
06:36Here we go. Come on.
06:37Start off with some money. Start off with some money.
06:40Stop at a one. What did I tell you?
06:43You're supposed to wait ten bucks.
06:47Ten bucks. That's what the tooth fairy is going to pay in a few years.
06:50One spin left. All right, Tucker, here we go.
06:52Come on. Come on now. Big bucks. Big bucks.
06:55Stop at a hundred and ten. One spin left.
06:59Come on. Keep it going. Keep it going. Come on and stop.
07:02Stop at 500 more. All right, 610.
07:06First place for now, Frank.
07:08Let's go big money now. Let's see some big money here.
07:10Land it. Big money. Ready? Stop.
07:12Stop at $300.
07:16Come on. Okay, now big money. Let's get some big money here. Ready? Stop.
07:19Stop.
07:28I don't blame you, Frank. No dollars. Game's far from over.
07:30Let's go to Judy with five spins. You ready, Judy?
07:32I'm ready. We're looking for big bucks here.
07:36Stop at $744, Judy. First place, $134. Four spins.
07:46Okay, we're looking for big, big bucks, and stop.
07:48Stop. We'll go back to your space to $1,000.
07:50$1,744. Three spins. $1,334 more than Tucker.
07:56Okay, and I've got three. I'm going to...
07:58Not $1,334. You've got $1,134 more than Tucker. Three spins.
08:04Okay, I don't blame you. I'm going to press my luck here,
08:06and we're going to go for really big bucks this time.
08:08Really big bucks, and stop. Stop at binoculars, Judy.
08:10Binoculars.
08:12Those are worth $300. $2,044. About $1,434 more than Tucker.
08:17Press or pass? I'm going to pass it to Tucker.
08:19All right, Tucker, two to you. Here they come.
08:21I'm ready for them. I'm ready for them.
08:23Okay, here we go. Here we go. Here we go. Stop.
08:25Stop at $550.
08:27That's $1,160. That's about $900 to go to catch up to Judy.
08:30One spin. Here we go. $600.
08:33Tucker, $1,760.
08:35Frank, $0. Judy, $2,044.
08:37You have first place advantage.
08:39We'll be right back after these words. Stay with us.
09:03All right.
09:05We're back for more fun and cravaglia.
09:07Isn't this great?
09:09By the way, Judy, we borrowed about $9,000 of yours
09:11for about the last eight minutes
09:13because actually you have $18,400.
09:15Thank you. See, you were a little worried.
09:17I was a little concerned. Thank you.
09:19Well, Bobby, who's our contest reporter,
09:21sometimes you need to go out and borrow money.
09:23He has certain needs that have to be taken care of.
09:25But it's back now. Thank you. The bank is full now.
09:27With interest. Thank you.
09:29Ready to do this again? Ready.
09:31Here's the question.
09:33How many think flying saucers are real?
09:35Judy? One.
09:37Is it one, two, or three?
09:39Tucker?
09:41I'm going to say two.
09:43Two. What are you going to say, Frank?
09:45I'm going to say three.
09:47Flying saucers are real. Flying saucers are real.
09:49Say two out of five.
09:51And there it is.
09:53I think it's time for a survey.
09:55Seth, how many of the audience think flying saucers are real?
09:57No. No.
09:59No.
10:03What do they know?
10:07President Reagan labeled him mad dog and flaky
10:09and others haven't been so kind.
10:11What's the last name of Libya's... Judy?
10:13Qaddafi.
10:15Libya's leader. Is it Qaddafi, Arafat,
10:17or Qabarak? Tucker?
10:19Qaddafi. What do you think, Frank?
10:21Qaddafi.
10:23That flaky guy's last name is indeed Qaddafi.
10:25Tucker, the two.
10:28Next in Judy, three.
10:36If you try and try, but you just can't fall asleep
10:38at night, what is the medical term
10:40for the sleeplessness you are experiencing, Tucker?
10:42Insomnia.
10:44Is it insomnia, agoraphobia, or somatoma?
10:46Frank? Insomnia.
10:48What do you think, Judy? Insomnia.
10:50If you can't sleep, you're said to have insomnia.
10:52Tucker, the five. Frank, the two.
10:54Judy, the four.
10:56In the game of baseball,
10:58what part of the hitter's body
11:00has the pitcher struck if he has thrown a beanball?
11:02Tucker? The head.
11:04Is it the head, the foot, or the arm?
11:06The head. Where is it, Judy? I'll say the head.
11:08A hitter who's hit by a beanball will probably
11:10have a head-ache. Yes!
11:12Tucker, the eight. Frank, the three.
11:14And Judy, the five. Big bucks
11:16if you come back after these words, so stay with us.
11:26I know you're here because you just love to be on television,
11:48but there's also $100,000 up there.
11:50Does that mean anything to anybody? Yeah.
11:52I knew it would mean something to a few of you.
11:54Also, some whammies. So far, we've only had to taste one
11:56at Frank, as it were, did, and hopefully
11:58that will be it. No more, right?
12:00Yes. All right. Judy, with $2,044,
12:02you'll play last. You earned that distinction,
12:04and Frank, with zero bucks, you earned the distinction
12:06of being first. Three spins. You ready?
12:08Here we go. Here we go. Big money. Big money.
12:10Big money here. Big money.
12:12Ready? Stop. Stop. Big money! Yes!
12:14Three thousand. First place.
12:16Three spins. Here we go.
12:18Here we go. Here we go. Big money.
12:20Big money. Come on, now. Big money trip.
12:22Let's see something. Ready? Stop. Stop.
12:32All right, Frank. Two spins left.
12:34Two whammies. Press or pass?
12:36I'm going. Okay. Here we go.
12:40Big money. One more time. Big money. Big money.
12:42Ready? Stop. Stop. Two spaces
12:44to $4,000.
12:46First place again. Frank!
12:48No stopping you.
12:50Here we go. Here we go. Come on, now. Big money.
12:52Big money. Here we go. Big money.
12:54Ready? Stop. Stop at $1,500.
12:56$5,500.
12:58Frank, one spin left. You've got $3,500
13:00more than Judy. Press or pass?
13:02I gotta go. I gotta go. I feel good.
13:04I feel lucky. Here we go. Come on, now.
13:06Big money. Big money. Big money.
13:08Ready? Stop. Stop. Pick a corner.
13:10500 to spin. 2,000 to lose one whammy, or
13:12$1,250?
13:14$2,000. $2,000.
13:16$7,500. That's a nice tiny sum, Frank.
13:18Let's see if it holds up.
13:20Tucker, $1,768. Big one.
13:22Here we go.
13:24Let's have some money and stop.
13:26Stop at $7,500 and a spin.
13:28$2,510.
13:30Eight spins.
13:32Here we go. Big bucks. How about some big bucks? Stop.
13:34Stop.
13:36Here we go.
13:48That's the captain of the red team at Camp Winona, Tucker.
13:50You have seven spins left. Let it go.
13:52Here we go. Here we go.
13:54Seven spins. Here we go. Stop.
13:56Stop. Stop at $7,500 and a spin.
13:58You're back in third place. You have some bucks.
14:00Seven spins. Here we go.
14:02Keep going. Stop. Stop.
14:04Stop.
14:08Tucker, two whammies, no doubt.
14:10Six spins. A lot of spins left.
14:12Lots of spins. Okay, let's go.
14:14Here we go. Here we go.
14:16Stop at $1,500 and a spin.
14:18You're in third place.
14:20Go six spins, Tucker.
14:22Keep going now. Stop. Stop at...
14:34Tucker, a lot of dancing going on.
14:36Lots of dancing.
14:38Let's chat. You have three whammies, no dollars.
14:40Five spins. One more whammy,
14:42you will be history. We don't want that.
14:44You have five spins, however.
14:46I will play, Peter. I will play.
14:48Here goes Tucker.
14:50These things are over. Those babies are gone.
14:52History and stop. Stop at $3,000 and a spin.
14:54Second place, Tucker.
14:56Five spins.
14:58About $4,500 shy of Frank.
15:00I'm going to push my luck, Peter.
15:02Stop. Stop at $500 more.
15:04$3,500.
15:06$4,000 less than Frank. Four spins.
15:08I'm going to play again, Peter. I'm going to keep going.
15:10I'm feeling kind of good about myself here. Stop.
15:12Stop.
15:14Hasta luego.
15:16Arrivederci.
15:18Bon voyage.
15:20That means goodbye.
15:22Tough luck, huh?
15:24Tough luck. Heck of a ride, though, Tucker.
15:26Boy, you rode it well.
15:28All right, we're going to go to Judy now
15:30with 2,044 and five spins.
15:32Judy, it's you and Frank.
15:36Stop at $500 and a spin.
15:38$2,544. Still five spins.
15:44Stop at $750.
15:46That's $3,294. Four spins.
15:48$4,000, Tucker, it's you and Frank.
15:50And stop.
15:52Stop at $1,400.
15:54$2,694.
15:56Less than $3,000 between you and Frank.
15:58Four spins.
16:00Okay, we're going here.
16:02We're going big bucks. Big bucks.
16:04$5,000. Stop.
16:06Stop at $500.
16:08Slowly but surely. $5,194.
16:10That's about $2,400 less than Frank.
16:12$2,306.
16:14Press or pass?
16:16Okay.
16:22Okay, Judy, here we go.
16:24Big bucks. Big bucks.
16:26Stop at $700 and a spin.
16:28$5,894.
16:30Still have your two spins.
16:32About $1,606.
16:34Less than Frank.
16:36Frank, they're yours.
16:38$7,500. Two to you.
16:40Let's see if you can avoid the whammy two times.
16:42All right, here we go. Big money. Big money.
16:44Ready? Stop.
16:46Stop at $500. That's $8,000.
16:48You have one spin left, Frank.
16:50If you can avoid the whammy, you win the game.
16:52If you whammy, it's Judy. Are you ready, Frank?
16:54Judy? Big spin. Here we go.
16:56Let's go. Here we go.
16:58Here we go. Here we go. Big bucks. Big bucks.
17:00Ready? Stop.
17:02Stop at $750.
17:04Frank, you have a chance to make $8,750.
17:08Welcome back. It's us. Yes, it is.
17:10We're...
17:12Whoo-hoo!
17:18Whoo!
17:28Whoo!
17:32Whoo-hoo!
17:34Whoo-hoo!
17:40Come on, baby.
17:48You're up.
17:50Today's Big Question of Winner, Frank, at $8,750.
17:54And, Frank, you don't get to hear the illustrious one
17:56tell you all about what you've won, because it's all in cash.
17:58Hey. $8,750. Well done.
18:00The Marines have indeed landed.
18:02This has been a lot of fun, and you're also leaving us
18:04with $18,400.
18:06Every penny will be winning. Congratulations.
18:08Good luck with it. Tucker, what can I tell you?
18:10We've got some nice prizes for you. Thank you.
18:12We also have a poem that's dedicated to you
18:14from Pat Lutgenhaus of Gainesville, Texas.
18:16She said, read this for Tucker.
18:18As a contestant, you play for the money
18:20while Peter Tmarkin hosts the show,
18:22and the villainous little whammy
18:24would just love to steal your dough.
18:26He'll laugh and jeer and make you sad
18:28whenever he gets to prance.
18:30But remember all the fun you have had
18:32if you win or at least had the chance.
18:34Boom. Huh, Tucker?
18:36Yeah, right. A chunk.
18:38Until next time, this is Peter Tmarkin.
18:40Thanks for pressing your luck. Bye-bye.
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