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We'll be back shortly
Stop! Oh!
$8,950-- Stop! Big Bucks!
[audience cheers]
(Rod Roddy) Today these three players will compete for high stakes
but they'll have to avoid the Whammy
as they play the most exciting game of their lives.
From Television City in Hollywood.
It's time to Press Your Luck!
[title music]
And now here's your host,
the star or Press Your Luck, Peter Tomarken.
[audience cheering]
Hi, thank you, Ron Roddy
and welcome everyone to Press Your Luck.
As you know we are the most competitive game in television.
And without further due let's meet the three competitors
who are going to be pressing their luck today,
starting with Mickey Blake. How are ye Mickey?
Good, good Peter.
Now, Mickey, where are you fro?
Wisconsin. From Wisconsin?
How long you been out here?
I've been vacationing out here for about a month.
You, I see. First vacation in seven years.
Well you've certainly earned it. Thank you.
And now, you've met your wife in rather and unusual place?
ou
and, we met and didn't see each other for about three years.
Ah, sent her some flowers and finally we got together
about a year and a half ago and now we're engaged.
I'm going to be married next May 14th.
Congratulations Mickey. [audience applauds]
Just goin
its kind of a male trousseau,
hah see if you can make some money to.
Thank you. Alright, good luck to you Mickey
l
McKinney. Yes, how are ye Ellie?
Fine, thank you. Good.
Now Ellie, first of all where do you live?
I live in Sierra Madre.
And you live in an unusual structure; can you tell us about it?
all glass pyramid h
Hmm, well how do you have any privacy?
We just go in the
[audience laughing]
So, interesting. All right Ellie.
Well good luck on the show.
Thank you. Nice to have you with us. [audience applause]
And our third player is Linda Peachy.
Hi! Ah, Linda, where you teased too much about your name?
Yes, all the time.
Ok, then I wont tease you about your name.
No, that's okay!
Um, I understand you have a little son?
No, two daughters. Two daughters?
A two y a six year
And my two year old is a big Press Your Luck fan
but she calls the Whammy mammy.
Mammy, her little mammy. Yeah.
And she doesn't quite understand the game,
because she thinks that he is supposed to come.
So she gets excited about it.
Well, let's hope you get some busy view to him.
What's your daughters name? Cammy and Amy.
Cammy and Amy. Hi Cammy and Amy.
Let you play with the whammy for a while,
mommy doesn't need the Whammy. We don't want any Whammies.
Ok, all right. Everybody ready to play?
Yeah, let's go! Players! [audience applause]
and the correct answ
on the big Press Your Luck game board.
The more spins you have, the more money you can wi.
because as you know our board is loaded
with thousands of dollars worth in cash, terrific prizes
and every time you stp the board like this...
Stop!
$2500. This game! I'm going to give le
[audience applauding]
On occasion other people hit the Whammy and when you do that,
the creature comes out, takes away all your money
and depresses you greatly, which you want to avoid.
With that in mind, are you all ready to Press Your Luck?
Ready.
Here we go with the first question.
They say its the price of wine you drink that determines
whether you are am or a connoisseur .
But le
where are you if you are in the American city
that drinks the most wine?
[buzzer]
Linda? New York. New York.
If you are right Linda you will pick up three mighty spins.
I'm going to give your answer and two others to Mickey and Ellie.
If they are right they will pick up a spin a piec.
Is the correct answer, New York,
Los Angeles or Chicago? Mickey?
I'm going to say Los Angeles.
Los Angeles says Mickey. let's go over to Ellie.
Los Angeles. Los Angeles.
The most wine drunk, is in...
Los Angeles. [audience applauding]
That means Mickey picks up a spin
and Ellie p
Linda not yet but your times will come.
Here's the second question.
Let's take a walk down memory lane. See you.
Oh, the question, I'm sorry. [audience laughing]
It was the title of oe of his biggest hits
and also the name of Elvis Presley's first movie.
What was it?
[buzzer] Mickey? Uh, Heartbreak Hotel?
Alright, is the correct answer Heartbreak Hotel,
Love Me Tender or Blue Hawaii? Ellie?
Heartbreak Hotel.
Heartbreak Hotel says Ellie, let's go to Linda
Elvis's first movie was Love Me Tende.
Mickey knewt as soon as he hit it.
He had that look on his face saying "why did I say that".
No one picked up any spins. Let's go to the third question.
We've got one, one and zip Linda.
The kids are watching here, the pressure is on you.
Entertainer Bob Hope celebrated a big birthday this year.
How old is old Skin? [buzzer]
Ellie. 80.
80 is the correct answer.
80, 70 or 75. Mickey?
It's 80.
How old do you think he is Linda?
80. 80.
Bob Hope is 80 years old.
[audience applause]
How does he look that good at 80? Incredible!
Mickey goes to two, Ellie buzzed in and goes to four
and Linda picks up a spin.
Alright Lin, you're on the way.
Here's the fourth question.
America loves them, Califora produces a lot of them,
they grow on a tree and the Mexicans have turned them
into a very popular dip. What are they?
[buzzer] Mickey? Avocados.
Alright, is the correct answer avocados, grapes or cherries?
Ellie? Avocados.
Ellie says its avocados. Linda, what do you think?
Avocados. Avocados.
We're talking about avocados!
Correct! [audience applause]
Mickey goes to five, Ellie gos to five and Linda goes to two.
And you will all have a chance to convert those spins
into big Press Your Luck dollars,
so don't go away. And don't you go either.
[ moaning ]
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SORRY, I HAVE GAS.
BUT YOU RELIEVE GAS, NO?
NOT ME...
THAT'S HIS JOB.
TRUE. I RELIEVE GAS FAST.
[ moaning ] A LITTLE HELP?
WHO'S THE GAS XPERT?
[ Antacid ] IT'S GAS-X.
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Players, we're here to give away some money
rn it
and we've got $13,000 in prizes up their on that board
as well as some surprises and a few Whammies so, be careful.
Remember each spin can bring you up to $1500
and that's tres important
because the player who ends this round on top,
gets to play last in the final round
and that is a big advantage. Alright?
And remember you can pass your remaining spins
at any time during your turn.
if you have a deathly fr of the Whammy
and everything is at stake every time you spn
including your life
and four Whammies puts you on the freeway and bye-bye ok?
And we are going to go to the player with the fewest spins
and that's Linda Peachy. Linda are you ready?
Let's go now! Let's get some money Linda!
Stop! Oh!
(Whammy) Yes, yes, yes!
I think you can blame the kids.
No dollars, one spin. She'll be clapping for me.
Pardon? My baby will be clapping for me.
Someone's happy. Alright, Linda.
Let's make some money! Ok, let's go no more Whammies.
We are going to get big bucks! Stop!
Stop at $100 and a spin. [audience applauding]
So you got another one to go.
Are you going to keep going? Go on!
Linda says "let's go" and that's going to get you a few hundred dollars.
No Whammies. Stop! Stop at, oh!
(Whammy) Look out! Look out!
You will have to have a chat with your children
during the commercial break. Yes, I will.
Alright Linda, no dollars, two Whammies, no more spins
but the game is far from over.
We go to Mickey and Ellie. Tie between the two of them.
The player to my left goes first. Mickey, five spins.
Stop! $400!
[audience applauding] What are you going to do Mickey?
Press Your Luck or pass? Press!
Going to go!
Stop! Stop at $500.
That's $900! Alright! Going to go.
Three spins. Mickey says go. Go!
Stop! Stop at $750.
That's $1650. Two spins left Mick.
What's your pleasure?
Go! Go says Mick.
Stop!
Sleeper sofa! All right!
Valued at $729 brings you to %2379.
First place and he is going to pass that spin to Ellie.
Oh, ok. Here it comes Ellie.
You got no dollars, you've got five
but you have earned one spin that's been passed to you.
You have to take. Here it comes. Are you ready?
Ok yes. Stop!
Stop at a pool table! Good!
[audience applauding]
A pool table at $895.
That would be nice in that house, the glass house.
Yeah. You can play it from all angles.
$895, five spins. Ellie you got them now. Are you ready?
Go.
Stop! Good! $500!
Brings your total to $1395. $1000 less than Mickey.
Four spins. I have to go.
Alright.
S! Stop at a Whammy.
(Whammy) I got your money. It's a wipe out.
Surfs up. Hanging ten and took you out with him Ellie.
Zero dollars, three spins. going to make some money?
Yes. I'll go. One Whammy.
Alright Ellie let's get that $1500.
Stop! Stop at Seattle, Washington. Oh, good!
lay to stop.
Valued at $630. Puts you in second place with two spins.
Y
I'll go. Going to go Ellie says.
$630 at stake.
Stop! Stop at Big Bucks! [audience cheerin]
$1,250 Ellie brings your total up to $1,.
That was a good year. $500 less than Mickey.
1 spin left. You can go for it yourself or pass it to Mickey.
If he Whammies you are in first place.
Press Your Luck with that. I'm going to go.
You're going to go for yourself. Ellie is looking for first place.
We are going to need $500 to do it.
Stop! $1,000! [audience cheering]
Ellie's got $3,880, Linda has zero dollars, Mickey goes $2279
and Ellie, you got the advantage you're in first place.
We'll be right back with more record spins,
prizes and surprises, right after this word.
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All players we are back, and I've got four more questions
d
At least the answers to them which turn into spins
so ah you want to be very careful about this round
and these questions and these answers.
e up,
wins this round, gets to take all their money home and come back tomorrow.
Are you ready? Yes.
Ok, very determined faces.
What fraction of guys under 50 feel it's perfectly okay
for women to ask men out on dates?
[buzzer sound] Mickey.
Ah, one fourt. One fourth.
Is the correct anr one fourt,
one half or three fourths?
Ellie?
Ellie says a half. Let's go to Linda.
One fourth. One fourt.
It's ok for women to ask men out on dates,
say three quarters of the guys under 50.
No one picks up any spins.
A
I'm waiting for my phone to ring.
In a New York Times' pole, what personal qualities
a person must have to be a good Presid,
what quality to
[buzzer sound] Ellie? Charisma.
Is the co
Mickey? Honesty.
Mickey says its honesty. What do you think it is Linda?
Honesty. Honesty.
A list of presidential options is topped by honesty indeed.
[audience applau■ing]
spin,
not for Ellie and Linda picks up a sp.
Here comes our third question.
Robots are taking over the world's workforce.
What country employs the most robots?
[buzzer sound] Ellie? Japan
Japan. Is the correct answer Japan, USA or West Germany?
Mickey? Uh, it's Japan.
Mickey says its Japan. What do you think it is Linda?
I'll go with Japan. Japan.
The most robots work in Japan!
[audience cheering]
That means Mickey picks up a spin,
Ellie goes to a big three, and Linda goes to two.
and here's the fourth and final question.
Elvis Presley is buried on the grounds
of his former hom, Graceland mansion.
In what southern city is Graceland?
[buzzer sound] Mickey? Memphis.
Is the correct answer Memphis, Atlanta or Charlotte?
Ellie? Memphis.
Ellie says its Memphis. What do you think it is Linda?
I'll say Memphis. Memphis.
Graceland is in the city of Memphis. Of course! [audience applause]
Mickey goes to five, Ellie goes to four and Linda goes to three.
And all our players will have a chance to take those spins
to the big board and decide who the winner is going to be
on Press Your Luc! So stay with us.
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Players it is time for Big Bucks.
$50,000 Big Bucks as a matter of fact.
Sitting up their on that board waiting for you to get your hands on it.
We also have a few Whammies so be careful,
stay away from that little devil.
Let's take a look at the money. We've got Linda at zero dollars,
Mickey with $2.379,
and Ellie at $2.880 means you are going to play last
in the final round and that gives you an advantage.
Sit back and relax.
We are going to go to the player with the least amount of moy
and that is Linda with two Whammies, three spins.
Linda let's make some Big Bucks!
No, Whammies. Pull it out.
Stop! Stop at $750 and a spin. Alright!
To get the $750 the same three spins Linda.
Let's go! Press Your Luck or pass! Linda says Let's go!
No Whammies. Come on. Stop!
$4,000 and its game Linda! Alright!
ring]
Wha
You are in first place by about $1,900.
I'm going to go! Going to go, says Linda.
I'm going to go. Big Bucks, no Whammies.
Stop! Oh!
(Whammy) Yes, yes, yes!
Ah, well your kids are having a good time Linda.
I don't know about yo.
Zero dollars, two spins, three Whammies.
You know what happens with one more Whammy,
you're out of the game.
But it's difficult to win this game in third place
So you've got two spins left.
You're going to press your luck or do you want to pass? I'm going to press my luck.
Linda says, here she goes pressing her luc.
Come on let's go! Stop!
Looking for Big Bucks, advances two spaces at $2,500!
[audience applause]
Linda that puts you in second place for now.
One spin left, what re you going to do?
[audience cheering]
If you pass it, you pass it to Ellie.
She is the player with the highest amount of money.
I'm going to go. You are going to go?
Oh, look at $2,500. Let's get some money.
Stop! $700.
You're a quarter off L $3200 is your t
You are now in first place.
Let's see how long that holds up.
Let's go to Mickey with five spins and $2,379.
Are you r
No Whammies yet. I hop■■you go without them. Here we go!
Stop! $5000 and a spin. Mickey,
[audience applauding]
$7,379, five spins, first place.
Mickey's g
Stop! Stop at $1,500.
That gives you $8,879■
Four spins left, Go!
Press Your Luck or pass? All the way, Big Bucks.
Mickey's■going. $8,879 at stake.
Stop! Stop at a Whammy.
$8,879 is gone.
(Whammy) This is how to do it.
Oh, no!
Oh, yes Mickey. No dollars,
One Whammy, but you do have three spins.
You can still pick up Big Bucks. Game can only go on, Peter.
Mickey's going for it! Let's go!
Stop! Stop at $4,000 and a spin.
What a recovery Mickey.
Still have three spins now you, got $4000
back in first place from third. Go!
Going to go. Mickey is going to press his luck.
$4,000 on the line. Stop!
A trip to Freeport, the Bahamas. Alright!
That trip is valued at $2,1.
Brings you to $6,125,
first place, two spins. Go!
Going to go? Go!
Mickey's going $6,125 at stake. Stop!
. 00 and a spin.
[audience applause]
Up into the five digits. $10,125, two spins left Mickey.
First place by $7000. Press your luck or pass?
Oh
$10,125 at stake. Stop!
$1,500 and a spin.
Brings your total to $11,625, two spins.
About $8,000 more then Linda.
[audience cheering]
Press your luck or pass? I'm going.
Mickey is goingo press his luck.
$11,625. Stop!
Stop at $700.
[audience applauding] Oh, Mickey!
$12,325, one spin left.
I'm going to pass.
It's going to be passed. It's passed to Linda.
She is the player with the next highest amount of money.
Linda, let's hope you don't hit a Whammy.
No, let's hope not. And make some money.
$3,200, three Whammies. Now you are ready, Linda.
Come on, no Whammies. Here she goes.
No, Whammies. Stop!
Oh, Linda! Sorry! Oh!
[Whammy laughing]
Ah, I'm sorry Linda. Whammied out of the game.
Sit back, relax.
We are now going to go to Ellie, who has $2,880, four spins.
Ellie you've got almost $10,000 worth of catching up
to get to Mickey with $12,325. Are you ready?
I'm ready. Here she comes!
Come on Big Bucks! Stop!
Stop at a game table! Oh!
Valued at $1,995.
Brings your total up to $4,875.
About-- little low about $7,500 less than Mickey.
And you have three spins. What would you do, Ellie?
What are you going to? Press your luck or pass?
I'm going to pass them. You're going to pass them.
Ellie passes the three spins to Mickey. $12,325 Mickey.
Let's see if you can fight off that Whammy.
Go! Alright. Here it comes.
$12,325. Stop!
Go back two spaces to $4,000 and a spin.
[audience applauding]
o
You have two more to deal with the pass column.
Looking for money. Stop!
Stop at a Whammy!
Oh!
You better duck, Mickey.
[explosion sound]
Oh, Ellie socked it to you. She is smiling, you're no.
Zero dollars,
we'll take that one that you had left in the pass column
and move it over to the earn column. uve got two spins,
no dollars, two Whamm. Ellie is got $4,875.
I'm going. Mickey is going for it.
Looking for some money.
Stop! Stop at $1500.
Now, Mickey, you have $1,500,
which is about $3,300 less than Ellie.
You have to get at least $3,375 or $4,000,
or a prize worth that much,
to beat her and become the champion.
However you can take that one spin, pass it to Ellie.
If she Whammies, you win the game.
whether you w
I'm going to-- I'm going for it!
Mickey's going for it.
Is it Ellie or Mickey? Stop!
Stop at $2,500.
That is not enough Mickey,
and Ellie is the chamn for today with $4,875.
Congratulations Ellie.
We'll be right back to find out ex
Right after this message.
[audience applauding]
I want to hear about your date.
Well, he showed up in a van.
[ Women ] Oh-Awww.
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[ moaning ]
[ French accent ] ANTACID!
SORRY, I HAVE GAS.
BUT YOU RELIEVE GAS, NO?
NOT ME...
THAT'S HIS JOB.
TRUE. I RELIEVE GAS FAST.
[ moaning ] A LITTLE HELP?
WHO'S THE GAS XPERT?
[ Antacid ] IT'S GAS-X.
♪ ♪
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We're back with today's big Press Your Luck winner Ellie.
$4,875
and Rod Roddy is going to tell you what you've won. Rod?
(Rod Roddy) I sure will Peter.
Ellie, you've won a cocktail crab table.
This elegant and functional table is crafted of solid oak.
A removable glass top protects the casino layout.
Cocktail crab table from Name Of The Game
and we'll fly you and your companion road trip coach
from Los Angels to Seattle, Washington
for a six night stay at the Westin Hotel
in the heart of downtown Seattle
close to shopping and attractions.
This beautiful twin towered hotel features
three restaurants, four lodges,
24-hour room service, swimming pool and fitness center.
Those prizes totaling $2,625
combined with a $2250 in cash you have won,
gives you a grand total Ellie of $4,875.
Congratulations!
[a
Congratulations Ellie. $4,875.
I understand you have some relatives up in Seattle, Washingt.
Yes, my folks live up there.
Make a nice trip, congratulations. Yes.
Mickey, you played well
you are not going to be going away empty handed.
We got some prizes r both you and Lind.
Linda say hello to your kids, I know they will be ecsta.
Yes. Thanks for being with us.
And we are going to se you next time, Ellie.
Until then here is some words from Haddock Bird
of Grea
"The choice is yours when playing this game,
just remember the Whammy is seeking your fame".
And fortune.
This is Peter Tomarken saying so long for Press Your Luck.
Bye-bye.
(Rod Roddy) Here's what we have for our departing contestants.