Press Your Luck Episode Guide
July 2, 1984 to December 31, 1984
Key: # (Episode Number); Date (when CBS originally aired this episode); returning champ is in bold; (2x), (3x), etc. (number of wins champ has)
| # | Date | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Winner | Notes |
| 203 | 7/2/84 | Nancy | Helen | Patrick | ($14,250) |
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| 204 | 7/3/84 | Helen | Harry | Elva | ($16,640) |
Helen retires with $30,890 |
| 205 | 7/4/84 | Art | Alexis | Laurie | ($8,650) |
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| 207 | 7/5/84 | Greg | Laurie | Sharon | ($10,559) |
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| 208 | 7/6/84 | Jim | Laurie | Judi | ($12,011) |
| # | Date | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Winner | Notes |
| 208 | 7/9/84 | Keith | Angie | Sancy | ($5,835) |
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| 209 | 7/10/84 | Corey | Sancy | Bob | ($15,978) |
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| 210 | 7/11/84 | Sharon | Charles | Corey | ($10,501) |
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| 211 | 7/12/84 | Clark | Colleen | Charles | ($27,407) |
Colleen is WEIRD, but joins few players who retire on only one appearance |
| 212 | 7/13/84 | Karin | Tom | Angela | ($15,450) |
Weird strategy played in round two... |
| # | Date | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Winner | Notes |
| 213 | 7/16/84 | Tom | Karin | Suzanne | ($10,144) |
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| 214 | 7/17/84 | Steph | Suzanne | Jeff | ($15,039) |
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| 215 | 7/18/84 | Andy | Jani | Peter | ($8,200) |
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| 216 | 7/19/84 | Dave | Jani | Nancy | ($13,145) |
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| 217 | 7/20/84 | Michelle | Harold | Nancy | ($750) |
| # | Date | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Winner | Notes |
| 218 | 7/23/84 | Gene | Carol | Nancy | ($18,270) |
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| 219 | 7/24/84 | Gene | Joy | Bob | ($13,092) |
What a way to
end it! Gene retires with $31,362 |
| 220 | 7/25/84 | Aaron | Nyna | Nancy | ($15,931) |
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| 221 | 7/26/84 | Nyna | Rick | Stacey | ($20,421) |
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| 222 | 7/27/84 | Lynda | Phillip | Stacey | ($9,945) |
Stacey retires with $30,366 |
| # | Date | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Winner | Notes |
| 223 | 7/30/84 | Gene | Donna | Eric | ($11,500) |
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| 224 | 7/31/84 | Eric | Ozzie | Chandra | ($7,000) |
Ten whammies hit |
| 225 | 8/1/84 | Rich | Eric | Adriana | ($0) |
Eric wins by default with $0 |
| 226 | 8/2/84 | Jim | Eric | Toni | ($27,363) |
Toni joins the elite "Retire in One Day" group |
| 227 | 8/3/84 | Alpha | Gerald | Natalie | ($12,543) |
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| # | Date | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Winner | Notes |
| 228 | 8/6/84 | Alpha | Cheryl | Jim | ($15,560) |
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| 229 | 8/7/84 | Cheryl | Craig | Lynda | ($10,556) |
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| 230 | 8/8/84 | Craig | DeAnn | Sandy | ($11,750) |
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| 231 | 8/9/84 | Cathy | Craig | Pete | ($2,950) |
Pete, in a bit of strategy, passes his spin from third place to Craig - who hits a whammy! Cathy eventually wins though. |
| 232 | 8/10/84 | Randy | Lori | Cathy | ($24,685) |
CLASSIC! |
| # | Date | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Winner | Notes |
| 233 | 8/13/84 | Lori | James | Beverlie | ($9,045) |
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| 234 | 8/14/84 | Beverlie | Ernie | Susan | ($11,384) |
Beverlie makes infamous face in round two |
| 235 | 8/15/84 | Cindy | David | Ernie | ($3,800) |
Debut of NEW whammy slides; however, they are small and off-center |
| 236 | 8/16/84 | Vicki | Ernie | Kevin | ($16,740) |
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| 237 | 8/17/84 | Kevin | Mark | Sonya | ($9,656) |
Kevin is 2nd player ever to play "against the house" |
| # | Date | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Winner | Notes |
| 238 | 8/20/84 | Eleanor | Steve | Ted | ($19,423) |
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| 239 | 8/21/84 | Jeff | Laura | Steve | ($9,900) |
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| 240 | 8/22/84 | Heidi | Jeff | Bill | ($6,551) |
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| 241 | 8/23/84 | Sheree | John | Bill | ($17,827) |
John defeats Sheree by only $876 |
| 242 | 8/24/84 | John | Tami | Kris | ($7,680) |
New whammy slides corrected! John retires with $25,507 Episodes 242-245 taped in Studio 33 |
| # | Date | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Winner | Notes |
| 243 | 8/27/84 | Susan | Brett | Christina | ($10,302) |
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| 244 | 8/28/84 | Susan | Todd | Carol | ($17,018) |
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| 245 | 8/29/84 | David | Christy | Todd | ($10,209) |
Peter goofs - when Todd hits $750+spin, Peter says "Go Back Two Spaces to $4000+spin!" |
| 246 | 8/30/84 | Christy | Dan | Leila | ($4,924) |
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| 247 | 8/31/84 | Dolores | Jeff | Leila | ($10,200) |
| # | Date | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Winner | Notes |
| 248 | 9/3/84 | Denise | Rick | Jeff | ($4,500) |
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| 249 | 9/4/84 | Sande | Rick | Joyce | ($8,202) |
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| 250 | 9/5/84 | Martha | Frank | Rick | ($4,608) |
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| 251 | 9/6/84 | Sam | Frank | Maytee | ($8,000) |
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| 252 | 9/7/84 | Kathy | Gene | Maytee | ($15,152) |
Kathy passes her final spin from third place |
| # | Date | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Winner | Notes |
| 253 | 9/10/84 | Carol | Maytee | Del | ($3,950) |
Three new stations pick up PYL! Maytee retires with $27,102 |
| 254 | 9/11/84 | Shane | Pattie | Gail | ($12,645) |
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| 255 | 9/12/84 | Shane | Evette | Bob | ($8,789) |
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| 256 | 9/13/84 | Gary | Shane | Eileen | ($11,207) |
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| 257 | 9/14/84 | Rick | Teresa | Eileen | ($12,500) |
| # | Date | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Winner | Notes |
| 258 | 9/17/84 | Kirk | Dee Dee | Teresa | ($7,050) |
4th Set of Board Patterns Debut! Lots of new whammies debut John Harlan also announces next ten shows |
| 259 | 9/18/84 | Dee Dee | Nelson | Laura | ($10,117) |
Laura wins the
Flokati Rug! Nelson loses $19,400 to a whammy! |
| 260 | 9/19/84 | Judy | Laura | Tom | ($10,049) |
NOW PYL is one year old! |
| 261 | 9/20/84 | Giovanni | Betty | Judy | ($5,500) |
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| 262 | 9/21/84 | Betty | Tissa | Bob | ($8,120) |
| # | Date | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Winner | Notes |
| 263 | 9/24/84 | Tissa | Linda | David | ($7,396) |
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| 264 | 9/25/84 | Linda | Rick | Edwina | ($19,365) |
Edwina wins a car! |
| 265 | 9/26/84 | Scott | Debbie | Edwina | ($6,227) |
Scott is the third player ever to get 12 spins in one round, but loses $19,641 to the whammy |
| 266 | 9/27/84 | Dawn | Debbie | Regis | ($5,400) |
Nope, not Regis Philbin... |
| 267 | 9/28/84 | Mike | Dawn | Beverlyn | ($2,500) |
| # | Date | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Winner | Notes |
| 268 | 10/1/84 | Doug | Janet | Beverlyn | ($6,874) |
Doug gets three whammies in round one! |
| 269 | 10/2/84 | Mike | Laura | Beverlyn | ($6,893) |
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| 270 | 10/3/84 | Barbara | Patrick | Mike | ($10,438) |
Mike gets three whammies in round one! |
| 271 | 10/4/84 | Patrick | Maria | Kent | ($2,200) |
Kent's first episode! |
| 272 | 10/5/84 | Glenn | Barbara | Kent | ($16,853) |
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| # | Date | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Winner | Notes |
| 273 | 10/8/84 | Joe | Clarice | Kent | ($3,285) |
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| 274 | 10/9/84 | Claudia | Kent | Ron | ($13,259) |
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| 275 | 10/10/84 | Bettina | Menett | Gloria | ($13,302) |
Bettina's first episode! |
| 276 | 10/11/84 | Ruth | Jim | Bettina | ($11,047) |
Ruth whammies on last spin of game |
| 277 | 10/12/84 | Lori | Jerry | Bettina | ($8,400) |
| # | Date | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Winner | Notes |
| 278 | 10/15/84 | Bob | Susan | Frances | ($5,315) |
Bob hits DY$$+spin w/$3,991, but loses it to the whammy |
| 279 | 10/16/84 | Robert | Libby | Susan | ($14,784) |
A M1S choice on
Robert's last spin... ...wasn't enough EITHER WAY! |
| 280 | 10/17/84 | Lori | Clifford | Libby | ($17,901) |
A good amount
of spins in this one... Libby retires with $32,685 |
| 281 | 10/18/84 | Brenda | Bruce | Paula-Jo | Brenda ($2,265) |
Whammy poems now shown on screen at
end of round one! Ten whammies hit Brenda is a riot after winning, and her microphone falls off twice! |
| 282 | 10/19/84 | Tim | Caren | Brenda | Caren ($13,220) |
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| # | Date | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Winner | Notes |
| 283 | 10/22/84 | Mark | Caren | Mabel | Mabel ($0) |
Nine whammies hit Mabel wins by default with $0! |
| 284 | 10/23/84 | Debbie | Bill | Mabel | Debbie ($16,750) |
Bill is the "Whammy-buster!" |
| 285 | 10/24/84 | Sam | Debbie | Lynette | Debbie (2x) ($6,000) |
Nine whammies hit Lynette whammies on her first three spins! |
| 286 | 10/25/84 | Cynthia | Chris | Debbie | Chris ($15,618) |
With three whammies, Chris survives seven passed spins in win! |
| 287 | 10/26/84 | Janie | Ruben | Chris | Ruben ($2,828) |
Peter literally gets on
podium! Poem writer, contestants, Peter, and audience all want whammy to "go to hell!" |
| # | Date | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Winner | Notes |
| 288 | 10/29/84 | Linda | Ruben | John | Ruben (2x) ($20,550) |
Portland, OR joins PYL
family! "Trick or Treat" whammy shown! Great spin battle between Linda and Ruben! |
| 289 | 10/30/84 | Pat | Duane | Ruben | Pat ($16,736) |
Ruben hits "Double Your $$
+Spin" w/$1,025, but loses it to the whammy. Cheap prizes in round two. |
| 290 | 10/31/84 | Bob | Pat | Barbara | Pat (2x) ($7,720) |
Whammy drawings by kids
shown! Peter puts on a Halloween mask! |
| 291 | 11/1/84 | Kevin | Liz | Pat | Liz ($2,995) |
Liz loses $22,564 to a whammy! Kevin stupidly passes all his spins from third place before taking any! |
| 292 | 11/2/84 | Susan | Liz | Gregg | Susan ($16,395) |
Susan wins a car! |
| # | Date | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Winner | Notes |
| 293 | 11/5/84 | Nancy | Tony | Susan | Tony ($4,227) |
Ten whammies hit Tony wins by default; good strategy played. |
| 294 | 11/6/84 | Bob | Debbe | Tony | Bob ($9,854) |
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| 295 | 11/7/84 | Bob | Claire | Marc | Bob (2x) ($10,236) |
Nope, not Marc Summers... Some older whammy animations shown. |
| 296 | 11/8/84 | Adele | Bob | Lee | Adele ($28,933) |
Adele goes 16 spins without a whammy! She is the first to come back the next show after already amassing more than $25,000 in winnings. |
| 297 | 11/9/84 | Laureen | Alex | Adele | Alex ($2,550) |
Alex wants "BIG AMERICAN
MONEY!" Sound screw-up at end of round two |
| # | Date | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Winner | Notes |
| 298 | 11/12/84 | Alex | Mitch | Margo | Margo ($10,078) |
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| 299 | 11/13/84 | Russ | Regina | Margo | Margo (2x) ($3,333) |
Russ whammies on last spin of game |
| 300 | 11/14/84 | Bobbie | Mike | Margo | Mike ($17,570) |
Bobbie whammies on last spin of game Really exciting game! |
| 301 | 11/15/84 | Susan | Sharon | Mike | Sharon ($9,250) |
Sharon Carlton's first episode! |
| 302 | 11/16/84 | Sharon | Tim | Wesely | Sharon (2x) ($12,940) |
Wesely is a female, if you're
wondering Sharon hits DY$$+Spin w/$5,970! |
| # | Date | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Winner | Notes |
| 303 | 11/19/84 | John | Sharon | Kathi | Sharon (3x) ($10,778) |
Peter announces
new home player game, and starts showing winners from first HPG. Kathi takes advantage of losing a whammy once, but eventually whammies out (FIVE total for game) |
| 304 | 11/20/84 | Sharon | Michael | Ayne | Sharon (4x) ($6,500) |
Sharon wins YET AGAIN! Thanksgiving whammies shown! Michael loses $19,100 to a whammy! |
| 305 | 11/21/84 | Sandy | Chris | Sharon | Chris ($9,970) |
Chris
Kaas' first episode! Sharon is the first person to be on five shows! Whammy Thanksgiving animations shown after question rounds! Peter plays a pilgrim at the end of the show! |
| -- | 11/22/84 | NO SHOW | ||||
| -- | 11/23/84 | NO SHOW | ||||
| # | Date | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Winner | Notes |
| 306 | 11/26/84 | Chris | Dom | Diane | ALL! ($0) |
UNBELIEVABLY
EXCITING! THE FIRST 0-0-0 TIE IN PYL HISTORY! |
| 307 | 11/27/84 | Chris | Dom | Diane | Chris (3x) ($15,089) |
THE
REMATCH! Chris gets $5,100 in round one! |
| 308 | 11/28/84 | Kacey | Chris | Skip | Chris (4x) ($21,468) |
CLASSIC! A LOT OF SPINS PASSED! Peter collapses on his podium after the game ends! |
| 309 | 11/29/84 | Chris | Paula | Ron | Chris (5x) ($12,252) |
Chris retires with $58,779! "He dares the whammy and wins!!!!" |
| 310 | 11/30/84 | Cindy | Troy | Kate | Kate ($3,970) |
Cindy loses $16,000+ to the whammy! |
| # | Date | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Winner | Notes |
| 311 | 12/3/84 | Kate | Ed | Cindy | Ed ($12,557) |
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| 312 | 12/4/84 | Cindi | Ed | Cheri | Cheri ($13,586) |
African Safari prize debuts! |
| 313 | 12/5/84 | LaDina | Cheri | Bob | LaDina ($1,000) |
An Xmas tree as a prize?! |
| 314 | 12/6/84 | Grace | Spence | LaDina | Spence ($11,288) |
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| 315 | 12/7/84 | Brett | Suzy | Spence | Suzy ($7,637) |
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| # | Date | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Winner | Notes |
| 316 | 12/10/84 | Craig | Teri | Suzy | Craig ($2,000) |
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| 317 | 12/11/84 | Wendy | Craig | Mike | Wendy ($4,245) |
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| 318 | 12/12/84 | Wendy | Greg | Robin | Robin ($16,041) |
A nice episode with a big win! |
| 319 | 12/13/84 | Debbi | Norm | Robin | Debbi ($12,400) |
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| 320 | 12/14/84 | Debbi | Jon | Diana | Jon ($2,250) |
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| # | Date | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Winner | Notes |
| 321 | 12/17/84 | Brian | Valerie | Jon | Brian ($17,229) |
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| 322 | 12/18/84 | Robin | Brian | Ella | Robin ($6,250) |
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| 323 | 12/19/84 | Robin | Carolyn | Frank | Robin (2x) ($15,000) |
All-cash win! |
| 324 | 12/20/84 | Robin | Randy | Diane | Randy ($10,340) |
Randy starts his four-day run! |
| 325 | 12/21/84 | Adrian | Randy | Jim | Randy (2x) ($16,757) |
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| # | Date | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Winner | Notes |
| 326 | 12/24/84 | Ron | Randy | Suzanne | Randy (3x) ($10,050) |
Randy has $37,147 right now! |
| 327 | 12/25/84 | Janet | Randy | Eric | Randy (4x) ($24,169) |
What a
Christmas present! Randy retires with $61,316! |
| 328 | 12/26/84 | Bob | Cynthia | Mark | Bob ($15,315) |
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| 329 | 12/27/84 | Jeff | Bob | Tricia | Bob (2x) ($21,429) |
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| 330 | 12/28/84 | Bob | Greg | Jo | Bob (3x) ($11,897) |
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| 331 | 12/31/84 | Mike | Bob | Sue | Bob (4x) ($9,591) |
Bob retires with $58,232! |
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