Press Your Luck: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Press Your Luck is a game show where 3 players answer trivia questions to earn spins on the big board. A correct buzz-in answer gets you 3 spins, while a correct multiple-choice answer gets you 1 spin. After the questions, the players take their spins to the big board which is loaded with cash and prizes, but also some whammies. Hit a whammy and he'll grab all your cash and leave you flat broke. Hit 4 of them, you'll be out of the game. Round 2 works the same way, except higher cash prizes on the board.

Series details

• Title: Press Your Luck
• Format: Game Show
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 1983-09-19
• Final broadcast date listed: 1986-09-26
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 19549
• IMDb ID: tt0136655
• TVDB ID: 77101

Cast and credited roles

• Peter Tomarken — Host
• Rod Roddy — Announcer

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1983: premiered 1983-09-19; final listed air date 1983-12-30; episode order: 73.
• Season 1984: premiered 1984-01-03; final listed air date 1984-06-11.
• Season 1985: premiered 1985-01-02; final listed air date 1985-12-31.
• Season 1986: premiered 1986-01-02; final listed air date 1986-09-26; episode order: 166.

Source and licence

Adapted from Press Your Luck on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.