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Press Your Luck is an American television game show created by Bill Carruthers and Jan McCormack. Contestants answer trivia questions to earn "spins" on a randomly cycling game board whose spaces display cash, prizes, extra spins, special items, or the show's mascot, a cartoon creature known as the Whammy.
Two weeks after his death, Game Show Network aired a documentary called Big Bucks: The Press Your Luck Scandal about a contestant on the Carruthers co-created Press Your Luck named Michael Larson. The documentary detailed how Larson created a method that allowed him to win a record-breaking sum of over $100,000 on the game show.
Press Your Luck: Created by Bill Carruthers, Jan McCormick. With Peter Tomarken, Rod Roddy, Charlie O'Donnell, John Harlan. A game show where contestents answer trivia questions and then have to gamble their winnings on a randomly flashing game board.
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Nov 30, 2021 · Press Your Luck, 1983, game show, pilot, Peter Tomarken. In 1983 just six years after the cancellation of Second Chance, its creator Bill Carruthers brought a revised version of the show, renamed Press Your Luck, to CBS executives.
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Jun 11, 2014 · The Cat creator “Savage” Steve Holland and voiced by Press Your Luck creator Bill Carruthers), and the result was a half-hour of entertainment that enthralled children and stay-at-home parents alike. Ah, but of the thousands of lights on the screen, only one of them caught Michael’s eye. That board—could it really be random?
Sep 26, 2016 · Bill Carruthers produced the show Second Chance, which ran from March to July of 1977. Hosted by Jim Peck, it aired on ABC, not CBS. The show was a precursor to Press Your Luck in that it...
