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Whammy! The All-New Press Your Luck
Genre	Game show
Created by	Bill Carruthers
Directed by	R. Brian DiPirro
Presented by	Todd Newton
Narrated by	Gary Kroeger
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	130
Production
Executive producer	Michael Weinberg
Producer	Michael Malone
Production location	Tribune Studios in Hollywood
Running time	20–22 minutes
Production companies	Fremantle GSN Originals
Release
Original network	Game Show Network
Original release	April 15, 2002 – July 25, 2003
Chronology
Preceded by	Second Chance (1977) Press Your Luck (1983–86)
Followed by	Press Your Luck (2019)
External links
Website

The Whammy is a fictional character from the 1980s game show Press Your Luck, its 2002 GSN remake Whammy!: The All-New Press Your Luck and the 2019 ABC revival that would usually steal cash and prizes from unlucky contestants after landing on a wrong square. Contestants who hit four Whammies will be eliminated for the rest of the game.Contestants who would hit a Double Whammy in round 3 of. The all new press your luck episodes. FLASHGames is the online source for all of your game show entertainment needs, from playing your favorite TV Game Shows from the comfort of your computer, to seeing classic clips, and getting the.

Whammy! (subtitled The All-New Press Your Luck for its first season) is an American televisiongame show that aired new episodes on Game Show Network from April 15, 2002 to July 25, 2003. The game show was produced by FremantleMedia North America, in association with Game Show Network. The main goal of the game is to earn as much money and prizes as possible through collecting spins by answering trivia questions correctly, then using those spins on a gameboard to win various prizes and cash amounts while attempting to avoid the show's eponymous character, the 'Whammy.' Contestants who do land on a Whammy lose all their prizes accumulated to that point; four Whammies eliminates a contestant from the game. The program is an updated version of Press Your Luck, which originally aired on CBS in 1983–86. The series was taped at Tribune Studios and was hosted by Todd Newton, with Gary Kroeger announcing. The show aired in reruns on GSN until 2017, and came back on May 11, 2020.

Gameplay[edit]

Gameplay remained largely similar to Press Your Luck, with contestants accumulating cash and prizes and attempting to avoid landing on a Whammy, who took away the winnings of any contestant who landed on it. At the start of the game, each of the three contestants was spotted $1,000 and took turns taking one spin at a time on the board.^[1] After each cycle of spins, additional Whammies were added to the board replacing cash values or prizes,^[1] and contestants chose to spin again or freeze with their score at that point. Landing on a Whammy in round one resulted in bankruptcy and eliminated that contestant from further play in the round. Play continued until all three contestants froze or hit a Whammy. Cash values ranged from $100–$1,500 in round one, and prizes of similar values also appeared.^[2]

Round two consisted of five questions (four in some episodes) posed to the players. The host read a question, and one of the contestants buzzed-in and provided a response. Their response, along with two other choices, were provided to the other two contestants, who selected one of the choices. Correct answers earned three spins for a buzz-in answer and one spin for a multiple choice answer. After five questions, all three contestants advanced to the final round.^[2]

In the final round, cash values ranged from $500–$5,000, and some spaces offered additional spins in addition to cash. Other spaces offered the choice of up to four adjacent spaces, or directed the contestants directly to another space. Accumulating four Whammies eliminated a contestant from the game. Also added to the board were 'Double Whammies,' which—in addition to bankruptcy—added a physical consequence following the Whammy's appearance (e.g., spraying the contestant with water or dropping ping pong balls on them).^[1] Play began with the contestant with the lowest score at the start of the round, or, in the case of a tie for last place, the contestant with the fewest spins. If there was still a tie in terms of score and spin totals, the contestant farthest to the left went first.

Spins earned in this round could be passed to the opponent with the higher total (if they were tied, the contestant passing the spins could choose the recipient). Contestants were required to use all spins passed until they used their spins or hit a Whammy; in the latter case, any remaining passed spins were transferred to their earned spin total.^[1] If a contestant using passed spins hit a space that awarded a spin (e.g., $3,000 + One Spin), that spin was added to the earned total. The contestant in the lead at the end of the game kept any cash and/or prizes in their bank at that time. Unlike its predecessors, three new contestants appeared on each episode.

Other features[edit]

In round one, the board featured a 'Pick-a-Prize' space. Contestants who landed on it could choose any prize on the board at the time. In round two, one space labeled '$2,000 or Lose-1-Whammy' gave the contestant a choice of a cash prize of $2,000 or removing a previously-landed-upon Whammy (also seen on the classic show). '$1,000 or Spin Again' offered the choice of a $1,000 cash prize or the opportunity to spin again (without using an earned spin),^[3] in season two, the cash award of this space was lowered to $555.^[2]

Contestants also had an opportunity to win a Gem Car during the game. To claim the prize, the contestant needed to land on the 'GEM' space in round one, and avoid landing on a Whammy for the rest of the round. In round two, the contestant needed to land on the 'CAR' space, and again avoid the Whammy, and also win the game.^[3] In season two, the GEM car was replaced with a Suzuki Aerio SX, and the contestant needed to claim both halves of a car key in order to win the prize.^[2]

A new feature called 'Big Bank' was added for the second season. The Big Bank on each episode was a cumulative jackpot that began at $3,000, and any cash and prizes that the contestants lost after landing on a Whammy (including halves of the car key) were added into the bank. If a contestant landed on the Big Bank square, Todd Newton asked an open-ended general knowledge question to the contestant, who could claim the money and prizes in the Big Bank with a correct answer. Once the Big Bank was claimed by a contestant, it was reset to $3,000.^[2]

Technological changes[edit]

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Whammy! made use of technological advances that had been developed since the original Press Your Luck ended its run in the 1980s. For example, the prizes and light patterns for each space on the Big Board were randomly generated using a personal computer, running at a speed of 200 MHz.^[4] This resulted in a

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