Press Your Luck Episode Guide
July 1, 1985 to December 31, 1985
Key: # (Episode Number); Date (when CBS originally aired this episode); returning champ is in bold; (2x), (3x), etc. (number of wins champ has)
Most of this came from Jason Hernandez's page!
| # | Date | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Winner | Notes |
| 460 | 7/1/85 | Danette | Steve | Abe | Danette ($14,200) |
- |
| 461 | 7/2/85 | Kathy | Dan | Danette | Danette (2x) ($12,825) |
- |
| 462 | 7/3/85 | Danette | Julie | Robert | Julie ($14,328) |
Julie hits the African Safari to win! |
| 463 | 7/4/85 | Julie | Jim | Patricia | Jim ($15,025) |
Peter is in the Red, White, and
Blue spirit! Jim wins a car! |
| 464 | 7/5/85 | Tom | Jim | Sonya | Tom ($20,169) |
- |
| # | Date | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Winner | Notes |
| 465 | 7/8/85 | Jenny | Greg | Tom | Jenny ($11,183) |
- |
| 466 | 7/9/85 | Lisa | Jenny | Tom | Lisa ($12,105) |
It is another Tom... |
| 467 | 7/10/85 | Brian | Lisa | Pam | Lisa (2x) ($15,106) |
This could have been Pam from the Sylvester ep...she looks familiar. Nothing was mentioned about her returning from a prior show, however. |
| 468 | 7/11/85 | Valerie | Ron | Lisa | Lisa (3x) ($15,012) |
- |
| 469 | 7/12/85 | Lisa | Judy | Steve | Steve ($14,005) |
Steve Bryant's first episode! |
| # | Date | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Winner | Notes |
| 470 | 7/15/85 | Steve | Kent | Lynn | Steve (2x) ($2,650) |
Steve plays the house! |
| 471 | 7/16/85 | Kathy | Steven | Steve | Steven ($10,500) |
- |
| 472 | 7/17/85 | Annette | Steven | Kane | Annette ($15,444) |
No, that's not WWE superstar Kane... |
| 473 | 7/18/85 | Annette | Lisa | Ed | Lisa ($12,436) |
- |
| 474 | 7/19/85 | Mike | Ruth | Lisa | Mike ($13,198) |
Mike Koyanee starts his run! |
| # | Date | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Winner | Notes |
| 475 | 7/22/85 | Sammy | Mike | Josie | Mike (2x) ($9,016) |
- |
| 476 | 7/23/85 | Rosella | Scott | Mike | Mike (3x) ($11,525) |
Peter makes a Larson reference at the start |
| 477 | 7/24/85 | Joe | Mike | Linda | Joe ($8,250) |
Peter
makes another Larson reference "Mighty" Joe Young starts his run! |
| 478 | 7/25/85 | Mary | Joe | Tony | Joe (2x) ($13,645) |
Joe sets a new R1 dollar total ($6,450)! |
| 479 | 7/26/85 | Mike | Melodie | Joe | Joe (3x) ($17,070) |
Joe wins again in one hell of a game! |
| # | Date | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Winner | Notes |
| 480 | 7/29/85 | Joe | Jerry* | Kathy | Kathy ($15,345) |
The SAME Jerry from the Sylvester episode! |
| 481 | 7/30/85 | Bobby | Yvonne | Kathy | Yvonne ($7,538) |
- |
| 482 | 7/31/85 | Yvonne | Thorne | Jennifer | Thorne ($14,795) |
Thorne Butler starts his run! |
| 483 | 8/1/85 | Bobby | Thorne | Melanie | Thorne (2x) ($3,005) |
It's a different Bobby, don't
worry on that. Bobby loses $26,229 to a whammy! Great game! |
| 484 | 8/2/85 | Rick | Thorne | Vicki | Thorne (3x) ($4,935) |
- |
| # | Date | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Winner | Notes |
| 485 | 8/5/85 | Kimberley | Thorne | Gary | Gary ($5,582) |
Kimberley defies the odds...in a bad way. |
| 486 | 8/6/85 | Gary | Julie | Thad | Julie ($10,983) |
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| 487 | 8/7/85 | Julie | Lee | Tricia | Lee ($23,022) |
CLASSIC! Tricia has a "no-whammies" sticker! Lee hits DY$$! in an exciting game! |
| 488 | 8/8/85 | Debbie | Dennis | Lee | Dennis ($15,736) |
- |
| 489 | 8/9/85 | Robin | Dennis | Sam | Robin ($10,259) |
Sam comes back from a previous show |
| # | Date | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Winner | Notes |
| 490 | 8/12/85 | Bill | Robin | Michelle | Bill ($7,973) |
- |
| 491 | 8/13/85 | Cindy | Kurt | Bill | Kurt ($19,032) |
- |
| 492 | 8/14/85 | Greg | Kurt | Kathi | Greg ($15,536) |
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| 493 | 8/15/85 | John | Cindy | Greg | John ($12,289) |
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| 494 | 8/16/85 | Judy | John | Scott | John (2x) ($13,708) |
John and a Flokati Jacket?! |
Jason notes the slides blowing and being all fixed by September of 1985.
| # | Date | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Winner | Notes |
| 495 | 8/19/85 | Debbie | John | Tom | John (3x) ($4,500) |
- |
| 496 | 8/20/85 | Marcia | Mike | John | Marcia ($22,633) |
Mike comes back from a previous show |
| 497 | 8/21/85 | Michael | Marcia | Basia | Marcia (2x) ($14,164) |
- |
| 498 | 8/22/85 | Mark | Toria | Marcia | Mark ($11,595) |
First episode with new colors! |
| 499 | 8/23/85 | Jacklynn | Mark | Matt | Mark (2x) ($1,150) |
SLIDES BLOW! Go here for a great recap of the episode! Mark plays the house in a BIZARRE game! We almost have three losers... |
Episodes #500-504 was Back to School Week. "This week was taped before episode #498," says Jason.
| # | Date | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Winner | Notes |
| ? | ?/?/85 | Jacquie | Matt | Roxy | Matt ($3,695) |
Perhaps
a LOST Back to School episode?! Matt plays the house! We almost have three losers AGAIN... |
| 500 | 8/26/85 | Katie | Ramon | Greg | Katie ($8,070) |
- |
| 501 | 8/27/85 | Elliott | Jake | Christy | Elliott ($7,414) |
- |
| 502 | 8/28/85 | Monica | Missie | Chris | Monica ($7,730) |
Disney
World trip won! Monica wins by $380 |
| 503 | 8/29/85 | Vicki | Mona | Greg | Mona ($12,920) |
- |
| 504 | 8/30/85 | April | Janis | Mike | Janis ($10,240) |
- |
| # | Date | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Winner | Notes |
| 505 | 9/2/85 | Feargus | Nancy | Mark | Mark (3x) ($6,900) |
Nancy gets a perfect round |
| 506 | 9/3/85 | Vernon | Maxine | Mark | Maxine ($20,712) |
CLASSIC! Maxine is "here to see you [Peter] and The Price is...I mean Press Your Luck!!!!" Maxine's win celebration from the intros! |
| 507 | 9/4/85 | Maxine | Susie | Steve | Steve ($10,302) |
- |
| 508 | 9/5/85 | Nomi | Steve | Janis | Nomi ($18,406) |
PREMIERE of Add-a-One (AAO)! |
| 509 | 9/6/85 | Carol | Nomi | Bill | Bill ($15,993) |
AAO is hit for the first time! |
| # | Date | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Winner | Notes |
| 510 | 9/9/85 | Jin | Bill | Edith | Jin ($4,500) |
Jin plays the house! |
| 511 | 9/10/85 | Jin | Nancy | John | Jin
(2x) ($18,297) |
Hahaha,
the first time AAO is hit for just $10! Jin gets a perfect round |
| 512 | 9/11/85 | Ramin | Jin | Cassie | Jin
(3x) ($13,100) |
AAO is hit again?! Geez... |
| 513 | 9/12/85 | Jin | Millie | Corkey | Corkey ($9,660) |
- |
| 514 | 9/13/85 | Corkey | Ginger | Bertie | Bertie ($9,543) |
The
fourth AAO hit in six shows! Thrilling game! |
| # | Date | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Winner | Notes |
| 515 | 9/16/85 | Bertie | Charlene | Dave | Bertie
(2x) ($19,455) |
CLASSIC! Thrilling end! |
| 516 | 9/17/85 | Frank | Bertie | Holly | Bertie
(3x) ($3,214) |
Almost a 0-0-0 tie... |
| 517 | 9/18/85 | Cookie | Rick | Bertie | Cookie ($15,456) |
- |
| 518 | 9/19/85 | Cynthia | Mike | Cookie | Cookie
(2x) ($3,900) |
- |
| 519 | 9/20/85 | Cookie | Gary | Diane | Diane ($12,110) |
- |
| # | Date | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Winner | Notes |
| 520 | 9/23/85 | Cindy | Mike | Diane | Diane
(2x) ($7,248) |
First
mention of third Home Viewer Sweepstakes! Cindy returns from a previous show |
| 521 | 9/24/85 | John | Diane | Christal | Diane
(3x) ($5,113) |
- |
| 522 | 9/25/85 | Diane | Mike | Sandi | Mike ($6,914) |
- |
| 523 | 9/26/85 | Mary | Susan | Mike | Susan ($12,000) |
- |
| 524 | 9/27/85 | Susan | Bobby | Vallie | Vallie ($7,800) |
R2 question round was downright pitiful (1-1-4) |
| # | Date | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Winner | Notes |
| 525 | 9/30/85 | Kerry | Chuck | Vallie | Kerry ($8,846) |
- |
| 526 | 10/1/85 | Michael | Kerry | Sherry | Kerry
(2x) ($17,297) |
Lots of bucks in R1 |
| 527 | 10/2/85 | Pat | Bruce | Kerry | Bruce ($8,368) |
- |
| 528 | 10/3/85 | Faye | Bruce | Gwen | Faye ($10,967) |
Gwen passes w/$1760+ lead, Faye hits London to win |
| 529 | 10/4/85 | Jean ($10,118) |
Faye and Jean are here |
| # | Date | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Winner | Notes |
| 530 | 10/7/85 | Maxie | Jean | Donarae | Maxie ($9,475) |
Donarae hits AAO for $10 |
| 531 | 10/8/85 | Jeanette | Nickie | Maxie | Maxie
(2x) ($22,896) |
CLASSIC! PYL has now given away over $6 MILLION! Maxie presented with a FLOKATI RUG! Awesome game between Jeanette and Maxie! Crowd gets LOUD! |
| 532 | 10/9/85 | Vicki | Christine | Maxie | Vicki ($5,750) |
With one spin, Vicki hits BB, $750+, $2000 to win! |
| 533 | 10/10/85 | Brian | Becky | Vicki | Vicki
(2x) ($14,823) |
- |
| 534 | 10/11/85 | Vicki | Pam | Mitchell | Pam ($12,343) |
Exciting finish! |
| # | Date | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Winner | Notes |
| 535 | 10/14/85 | Carolyn | Robert | Pam | Carolyn ($12,800) |
- |
| 536 | 10/15/85 | Carolyn | Lynn | Mark | Carolyn
(2x) ($10,603) |
- |
| 537 | 10/16/85 | Bob | Doris | Carolyn | Doris ($19,246) |
Doris wins an African Safari! |
| 538 | 10/17/85 | Janice ($12,150) |
Doris and Janice are here | |||
| 539 | 10/18/85 | Christina | Janice | Mark | Janice
(2x) ($4,918) |
AAO reappears for the first time in many shows |
| # | Date | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Winner | Notes |
| 540 | 10/21/85 | Mona | Joe | Janice | Mona ($9,264) |
First Day
of 3rd Home Viewer Sweepstakes! Janice wins $500, courtesy of the whammy, for Ellen Cockrum of Mulkeytown, IL |
| 541 | 10/22/85 | Bill | Mona | Mary | Mona (2x) ($13,556) |
Mona wins $1500 for Delores Rexrode of Manhattan, KS |
| 542 | 10/23/85 | John | Kristin | Mona | Kristin ($17,188) |
Ouch...Mona
hits four whammies in four
spins?! Kristin wins a car! John wins $2500 for Donna Grenfell of Greeley, CO |
| 543 | 10/24/85 | Kristin | Dusty | Sharyl | Sharyl ($4,700) |
Sharyl wins $500, courtesy of the whammy, for Gladys Rollins of Hustle, VA |
| 544 | 10/25/85 | Sharyl | Debbie | Stephen | Debbie ($13,378) |
Debbie wins $1000 for Mike Ertel of Huber Heights, OH |
| # | Date | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Winner | Notes |
| 545 | 10/28/85 | Colleen | Andy | Debbie | Andy ($5,750) |
Colleen wins $500, courtesy of the whammy, for Evelyn Torneta of Danborough, PA |
| 546 | 10/29/85 | Lark | Andy | Carolyn | Lark ($3,850) |
Lark wins $500 for Valeria Egebreght of Hazel Park, MI |
| 547 | 10/30/85 | Brian | Robin | Lark | Brian ($17,000) |
Close
game! Brian hits AAO for $11,500! AAO actually remains up for Brian's last passed R1 spin... Brian's win is ALL CASH! Lark wins $1000 for Louis Gyurica of Fremont, OH |
| 548 | 10/31/85 | Savina | Brian | Laurie | Brian (2x) ($5,800) |
Laurie wins $2000 for Valerie Walker of Hobe Sound, FL |
| 549 | 11/1/85 | Ollie | Debi | Brian | Debi ($9,914) |
Ollie wins a trip to Britain worth $2370 for Arthur Molinero of Pittsburgh, PA |
| # | Date | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Winner | Notes |
| 550 | 11/4/85 | Debi | Peter | Peggy | Debi (2x) ($9,900) |
Debi wins $5000 for Jessie Greene of East Cleveland, OH |
| 551 | 11/5/85 | Debi | Russ | Tinker | Russ ($8,300) |
Russ
plays against the house! Russ wins $500 for Ila M. Culpepper of Winfield, AL |
| 552 | 11/6/85 | Mary Kay | Geri | Russ | Mary Kay ($4,400) |
Russ wins $500, courtesy of the whammy, for Susan Abel of Detroit Lakes, MN |
| 553 | 11/7/85 | Marty | Mary Kay | Ron | Ron ($11,049) |
Mary Kay wins $1000 for David W. Flatt of Poplar Bluff, MO |
| 554 | 11/8/85 | Christine | Ron | Gayle | Gayle ($6,414) |
Gayle
hits a Wine Cellar...rare prize Christine wins a Man's Fur Coat worth $2600 for Marilyn Burden of Widefield, CO |
| # | Date | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Winner | Notes |
| 555 | 11/11/85 | Gayle | Mark | Wolf | Mark ($7,807) |
Wolf
hits AAO for $10 Gayle wins a Game Table worth $2595 for Carol Kronyak of Hasbrouck Heights, NJ |
| 556 | 11/12/85 | Mark | Carolyn | Yolanda | Yolanda ($8,650) |
SEVEN
whammies in round one (THREE by Mark) Carolyn wins $500, courtesy of the whammy, for Nell Matthews of Memphis, TN |
| 557 | 11/13/85 | Yolanda | Kurt | Michelle | Kurt ($17,453) |
Only time "Japan by
Rail" is hit! Michelle wins $500, courtesy of the whammy, for Margaret Watkins of Little Rock, AR |
| 558 | 11/14/85 | Helen | Sheila | Kurt | Sheila ($23,751) |
CLASSIC! Sheila wins a stereo worth $1550 for Josie Strickling of Glen Dale, WV |
| 559 | 11/15/85 | John | Sheila | Yvonne | John ($3,250) |
John wins $3000 for Dale Skipper of Mexico Beach, FL |
| # | Date | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Winner | Notes |
| 560 | 11/18/85 | Karen | John | Yvette | Karen ($7,580) |
- |
| 561 | 11/19/85 | Karen | Judy | Steve | Steve ($18,695) |
- |
| 562 | 11/20/85 | Stephanie | Carol | Steve | Stephanie ($9,078) |
- |
| 563 | 11/21/85 | Shirley | Stephanie | Kurt | Shirley ($10,648) |
- |
| 564 | 11/22/85 | Jon | Carla | Shirley | Jon ($10,304) |
Final
Day of Third Home Player Game! Jon spins the all-cash board at the end! Jon wins $36,000 for Ed Kolzac of Portage, IN! Shirley wins a Man's Fur Coat worth $2,600 for Catherine Russell of Flint, MI |
| # | Date | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Winner | Notes |
| 565 | 11/25/85 | Patti | Jon | Dan | Dan ($11,880) |
- |
| 566 | 11/26/85 | ? | Dan | Jill | Jill ($10,250) |
Player #1 has a birthday |
| 567 | 11/27/85 | Jill | Shelly | Scott | Scott ($15,701) |
$2000/LOW comes back! |
| -- | 11/28/85 | NO SHOW | ||||
| 568 | 11/29/85 | |||||
| # | Date | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Winner | Notes |
| 569 | 12/2/85 | |||||
| 570 | 12/3/85 | |||||
| 571 | 12/4/85 | |||||
| 572 | 12/5/85 | |||||
| 573 | 12/6/85 | Scott | Hal | Deanna | Scott ($10,426) |
Hal and Deanna come back on future episodes |
| # | Date | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Winner | Notes |
| 574 | 12/9/85 | Valerie | Colleen | Scott | Colleen ($24,389) |
Colleen with a big win! |
| 575 | 12/10/85 | Colleen | Diane | Danny | Danny ($16,735) |
- |
| 576 | 12/11/85 | Rocky | Danny | Trish | Trish ($5,196) |
Last show with three prizes in square #10 |
| 577 | 12/12/85 | Courtney | Trish | Susannah | Trish (2x) ($17,750) |
More new boards debut - BOTH rounds! |
| 578 | 12/13/85 | Robert | Jackie | Trish | Robert ($4,345) |
Peter's birthday!!!! |
| # | Date | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Winner | Notes |
| 579 | 12/16/85 | Robert | Deborah | Mark | Deborah ($8,200) |
- |
| 580 | 12/17/85 | Guillermo | Deborah | Ruth | Ruth ($12,916) |
- |
| 581 | 12/18/85 | Ruth | Genevieve | Greg | Ruth (2x) ($14,500) |
- |
| 582 | 12/19/85 | Ruth | Gerard | Gene | Gene ($3,326) |
- |
| 583 | 12/20/85 |
| # | Date | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Winner | Notes |
| 584 | 12/23/85 | |||||
| 585 | 12/24/85 | |||||
| 586 | 12/25/85 | |||||
| 587 | 12/26/85 | |||||
| 588 | 12/27/85 | |||||
| 589 | 12/30/85 | |||||
| 590 | 12/31/85 |
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