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00:00Thank you for watching today's $5 Less Than $400.
00:04No wait, let me say it, stop!
00:06Stop at a car!
00:07Yes!
00:08Oh!
00:09Sportacus, Sportacus, stop!
00:11Stop!
00:12Oh!
00:13Buttocks today these 3 players are after big bucks,
00:28but they will have to avoid the Whammy
00:30as they play the most exciting game of their lives.
00:38From Television City, Hollywood.
00:42And now here's your host, the star of Press Your Luck, Peter Tamarkin!
00:53Thank you! Thank you!
01:00I thank you, Rod Roddy! Once again, Rod has this remarkable ability to whip the audience into an incredible frenzy.
01:06Whip him, Rod! Whip him!
01:08There they go. Audience! Audience!
01:14Rod, for a moment I thought you lost control.
01:16Me too.
01:17He got it back. All right, let's meet some players who want to get whipped into big bucks.
01:21Starting with our first player. Her name is Llewellyn Britt. How are you, Llewellyn?
01:25Just fine. Just fine, thank you.
01:27That's good. Llewellyn, where are you from?
01:29Well, I'm really from Galesburg, Illinois, but I'm wintering in Arizona because I just retired and I'm having a ball.
01:35Really having a good time, huh?
01:36Yes.
01:37So this is a little retirement fun?
01:40It's more fun, too.
01:42Well, you may get some big bucks here, you know?
01:44Oh, I hope so. I hope so.
01:45Well, good luck to you, Llewellyn. Good to have you with us.
01:48Our second player is Dave Arthur. How are you doing, Dave?
01:50How are you doing, Peter?
01:51Great. Super.
01:52That's good. Now, Dave, where do you go to school?
01:54USC.
01:55And what are you majoring in?
01:56I don't know. I'm clueless.
01:59Your questions are going to get tougher, Dave.
02:01All right.
02:02But you're just going liberal arts, basically?
02:04Intended major in business.
02:05I see. This is big business right here.
02:07Right.
02:08Big bucks.
02:09Exactly.
02:10Well, good luck, Dave.
02:11All right. Thank you.
02:12All right. Our third player is our champ, Joe Linehan. $15,346.
02:15How do you feel playing against one lady who's retired and a guy from SC?
02:19We're going to beat them all.
02:20Yeah? You think so?
02:21What are you going to do with the $15,000 plus?
02:23I'm going to probably buy myself a car, maybe travel. I'm going to the Virgin Islands for sure.
02:28That's right. Have some fun, huh, Joe?
02:30Let's do it. You ready, gang?
02:32Give me a buzzer to answer three spins, multiple choice, one spin.
02:36Here's the first question.
02:38We found the answer to this question in the pages of Glamour magazine.
02:41What fraction of wives say they share their secret desires with their husbands?
02:46Joe?
02:47One half.
02:48Is it one half, one quarter, or three quarters? Llewellyn?
02:51I'd say three quarters.
02:52What do you think, Dave?
02:53One half.
02:54A fraction of wives who share secret desires with their hubby is one half.
02:58Dave gets a spin. Joe?
03:02What do they say? Things like, darling, I'm in love with a milkman.
03:06That wouldn't make him feel real great. What the heck?
03:10Campfires, cigarettes, or lightning.
03:13Which of these three causes the most forest fires? Joe?
03:16Lightning.
03:17Is it lightning, campfires, or cigarettes? Llewellyn?
03:19Lightning.
03:20What do you think, Dave?
03:21Cigarettes.
03:22The most forest fires are caused by lightning.
03:24Llewellyn, a spin. Joe to six.
03:28Number three. Based on the number of miles driven and number of people driving,
03:34which country is the safest in the world to drive in? Joe?
03:37Switzerland.
03:38Is it Switzerland, the United States, or Canada? Llewellyn?
03:42I'd say United States.
03:43What would you say, Dave?
03:44United States.
03:45Safest country to drive in is the good old U.S. of A.
03:48Llewellyn to two and Dave to two.
03:51We're going to the last question now, gang. Tense up.
03:55Actress Joan Collins has done it again.
03:58This is news?
04:01She's gotten married.
04:03How many times has Joan said, I do?
04:07Joe?
04:08Three.
04:09Is it three, four, or five? Llewellyn?
04:12I'll say four.
04:13What would you say, Dave?
04:14I'll say four.
04:15Miss Collins has thrown the matrimonial dice four times.
04:19Llewellyn to three, Dave to three, and Joe to six.
04:23You guys will make money, we come back,
04:25Dave and Llewellyn will bring you back after these words.
04:27All right, gang, it's big bucks time.
04:54$50,000 plus up there on the board,
04:56and there are some whammies you don't want.
04:58The whammies, do you?
04:59No.
05:00How about a trip?
05:01Yes.
05:02You like that?
05:03Well, our hipster, flipster, and finger-popping daddy,
05:05Mr. Rod Ruddy, is going to lay it down.
05:07Rod?
05:08Oh, yes.
05:10How about a fabulous trip to Mazatlan?
05:13Oh, yeah.
05:16One of today's lucky players could be on the beach
05:18playing in the tropical sun of gorgeous Mazatlan.
05:20And in Mazatlan, there's lots to enjoy,
05:22including the excitement of parasailing.
05:25It's Mexico's Mazatlan,
05:27and the six-day stay is worth over $1,000.
05:32Rod, where do you find all these beautiful women
05:35that come up in these, you know?
05:37Well, you just have a camera,
05:38and they sort of follow you around, Peter.
05:40That's the way it works.
05:41Rod has some kind of essence about him.
05:42They're always around, Rod.
05:43It's incredible.
05:44In any event, you want to win this round,
05:46so you can go find that lady in Mazatlan,
05:48and you want to play last in the final round,
05:50and that'll help you do it.
05:51That's an advantage.
05:52Four whammies is a disadvantage,
05:53puts you out of the game.
05:54You can pass your remaining spins during your turn.
05:56When there is a tie, this is exciting news.
05:58The player to my left goes first.
05:59That means Llewellyn with three big ones.
06:01You ready?
06:02All righty.
06:03Big bucks.
06:04Here we go.
06:05Okay, come on.
06:06Big bucks, big bucks.
06:07Be there.
06:08Stop.
06:09Stop at $500, Llewellyn.
06:10First place.
06:11Two spins.
06:12Let's go.
06:13Let's go.
06:14Okay, let's go.
06:15Press your luck, Louie.
06:16Come on.
06:17Stop.
06:18Stop at big bucks.
06:19$1,000, $1,500.
06:20Llewellyn, one spin left,
06:21and you are in first place.
06:22Uh...
06:23One more time.
06:24Feel lucky.
06:25I feel lucky.
06:26Stop.
06:27Stop at big whammy.
06:28Everything you got,
06:29I'll knock it out of the park.
06:30Whoo-hoo-hoo.
06:31Ooh.
06:32All right, Llewellyn.
06:33Only one whammy.
06:34No more spins.
06:35We'll go over to Dave with three spins.
06:36All right, Peter.
06:37Let's go.
06:38Come on, now.
06:39Let's go.
06:40Big bucks right here now.
06:41Ready?
06:42Stop.
06:43Stop at our whammy.
06:44Ooh.
06:45Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha.
06:46Ooh.
06:47One for each.
06:48Dave, you want to keep going?
06:49Two spins.
06:50Oh, sure.
06:51Come on.
06:52You got to get some money on the board.
06:53Let's go now.
06:54Big bucks.
06:55Big bucks now.
06:56Ready?
06:57Stop.
06:58Stop at $300.
06:59Come on, now.
07:00One spin left.
07:01You're in first place, Dave.
07:02Big bucks.
07:03Big bucks.
07:04Right off the bat.
07:05Come on.
07:06Ready?
07:07Stop.
07:08Stop at $300 and a spin.
07:09Next $600.
07:10Still one spin, Dave.
07:11Pressure packs.
07:12We'll take it.
07:13We'll take it.
07:14Come on, now.
07:15Come on.
07:16Got to get some big bucks.
07:17Ready?
07:18Stop.
07:19Stop.
07:20Ready?
07:22Well, Dave, you've joined Llewellyn in zero land.
07:24We're going to go over to Joe with six spins.
07:26Joe, let's see what you can do.
07:27Mine's at one.
07:28Mine's at one.
07:29Let's go now.
07:30Stop.
07:31Stop.
07:32That ain't whammy.
07:33Ooh.
07:34Sorry.
07:35We'll get here.
07:36Aah!
07:37Aah!
07:38Aah!
07:39Aah!
07:40Not again.
07:41All right.
07:42Everybody's got whammies.
07:43Joe, five spins left.
07:44All right.
07:45Here we go.
07:46Here we go.
07:47Come on, now.
07:48Big bucks.
07:49Big bucks.
07:50I want them.
07:51I want them.
07:52I want them.
07:53Joe, two whammies, no dollars, four spins.
07:54You want to be careful about picking up a third whammy in round one.
07:55What do you want to do with the four spins?
07:56I'm going to go.
07:57All right.
07:58Here we go, Joe.
07:59Come on, big bucks.
08:00Come on, big bucks.
08:01Stop.
08:02Stop at a sailboat, Joe.
08:03A sailboat's nice.
08:04That's worth $1,395.
08:05First place, three spins.
08:06Press your pass.
08:07I'm going to pass them.
08:08To Dave or Llewellyn?
08:09I'll give Dave a break.
08:10Dave, three to you.
08:11Let's see if you can avoid that whammy, Dave.
08:12You have two.
08:13Here we go.
08:14I want them.
08:15I want them.
08:16I want them.
08:17I want them.
08:18I want them.
08:19I want them.
08:20I want them.
08:21I want them.
08:22I want them.
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09:23I want them.
09:32All right, class.
09:33We're back to school.
09:34Are you ready?
09:35We're ready.
09:36Are you ready in your work?
09:37Here's the first question.
09:38You probably drink one or two of these a day,
09:41So tell me, how many ounces in a standard soft drink can, Joe?
09:4412.
09:45Is it 12, 8, or 10, Llewellyn?
09:4712.
09:48What do you think, Dave?
09:4912.
09:50Your standard soft drink can holds 12 ounces.
09:51Llewellyn, a spin.
09:52Dave, a spin.
09:53Joe, three.
09:54Number two question.
09:55Now that we know that lightning is the greatest cause of forest fires, what is the most frequent
10:04cause of fatal home fires?
10:06Joe?
10:07Cigarettes.
10:08Is it cigarette smoking, stoves, or heaters, Llewellyn?
10:12Cigarettes.
10:13What do you think, Dave?
10:14Cigarettes.
10:15Most fatal home fires are caused by cigarette smoking.
10:17Llewellyn, a two.
10:18Dave, a two.
10:19And Joe, to six.
10:20You guys are wrapping up the spins.
10:24Which movie made this line famous?
10:26I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to...
10:28Joe?
10:29Network.
10:30And I'm not going to take it anymore.
10:31Is it Network, Animal House, or Rocky, Llewellyn?
10:33Network.
10:34What do you think it is, Dave?
10:35Network.
10:36That's the famous line from the movie, Network.
10:37Llewellyn, a three.
10:38Dave, a three.
10:39And Joe, to nine.
10:40Last one.
10:44This may surprise you, but according to the very latest Roper poll on the subject, what
10:49fraction of women said a woman can be happy without being married?
10:53Joe?
10:54One half.
10:55Is it one half, one quarter, or three quarters, Llewellyn?
10:59One half.
11:00What do you think, Dave?
11:01One half.
11:02There can be happiness even without marriage.
11:03Say three quarters of the gals.
11:04Llewellyn's Dave, a three.
11:05Dave, a three.
11:06And Joe, a nine.
11:07And you know what happens next.
11:08You might be big broke, so come on back.
11:09Dave, a three.
11:10And Joe, a nine.
11:11And you know what happens next.
11:12You might be big broke, so come on back.
11:13Dave, a three.
11:14Dave, a three.
11:15Dave, a three.
11:16Dave, a three.
11:17Dave, a three.
11:18Dave, a three.
11:19Dave, a three.
11:20Dave, a three.
11:21Dave, a three.
11:22Dave, a three.
11:23Dave, a three.
11:24Dave, a three.
11:25Dave, a three.
11:26Dave, a three.
11:27Dave, a three.
11:28Dave, a three.
11:29Dave, a three.
11:30Dave, a three.
11:31Dave, a three.
11:32Dave, a three.
11:33Dave, a three.
11:34Dave, a three.
11:37All right, now we're talking serious stuff here, gang.
11:39Yes, we're talking over $100,000.
11:41Is that pretty serious?
11:42Yeah, pretty serious.
11:43I think it's pretty serious.
11:44It's up there waiting for you.
11:45There are some whammies.
11:46Hopefully, you've had enough.
11:47What do you got here?
11:48Six, that's plenty.
11:49Yes, I really like that.
11:50How about another trip?
11:51Oh yeah.
11:52Well, Rod Roddy, as you know, is half Australian,
11:53so that means he's really half Aussie.
11:54He's going to tell us all about it.
11:55Rod.
11:56Hey, mate, what would you think
11:57about a trip to the land down under?
11:59Oh, that's right.
12:00A lucky winner today could be spending six nights and days
12:04in fabulous Sydney, Australia.
12:06It's the home of the kangaroos and the surf and the koalas.
12:10And it's a trip worth over $3,000.
12:13Nice trip to the land down under.
12:16What a trip on the bobby when you're down there for me.
12:18All right, Jill, with $13.95, champ, you'll play last.
12:20You earned it when there's a tie between two players.
12:22Player to my left is first, Llewellyn and Dave.
12:24That's Llewellyn.
12:25You've got three spins and one whammy, Llewellyn.
12:27All right, come on, come on there, big bucks, be there, stop.
12:32Stop and pick a corner, 500 a spin,
12:332,000 or lose one whammy, or $1,250.
12:352,000, lose a whammy.
12:37You want 2,000?
12:38I'll lose a whammy.
12:39You want to lose a whammy, okay, whammy's gone.
12:41Kill it, there it goes.
12:42All right.
12:44Yes, one or the other, 2,000 or lose the whammy.
12:46Yes.
12:47If she wants to lose the whammy, two spins, here we go, Llewellyn.
12:49All right, come on, big bucks, be there, be there, stop.
12:52Stop and move one space to 500 a spin or 1,500?
12:54I'll take 1,500.
12:55You've got it, one spin left.
12:56You're in first place, Llewellyn, for $105.
12:58Okay, come on now, no whammies, big bucks, be there, stop.
13:02Stop at 750 and a spin.
13:03All right.
13:042,250, you're still in it with one spin, Llewellyn.
13:06All right, come on now, big bucks, press my luck,
13:09be there, be there, stop.
13:10Stop at 1,500.
13:12All right, Llewellyn, no dollars, no whammies,
13:15I will move, I love to take it back from you.
13:25All right, Llewellyn, no dollars, no more spins,
13:27but the game is far from over.
13:28We go to Dave, with three whammies and three spins.
13:30Dave, you cannot afford a whammy, you'll be out of the game.
13:32So, three spins and what you got?
13:35Here we go.
13:37Come on, that means big bucks, gotta make some money.
13:39We're all Australian here, come on now, ready, stop.
13:43Stop across the board at 750 and a spin.
13:45Three spins, seven fifty, second place, Dave.
13:48All right, let's go.
13:49Let's go. We're going. Come on now.
13:51Need some money. Come on now. Ready, stop.
13:53Stop it. Estapa.
13:55In Mexico, Dave, that's worth $1,252.
13:58You're up to $2,002.
14:00First place, two spins, three lemmings.
14:03About $607 more than Joe.
14:05I'll go. I'll go.
14:07Again, here we go.
14:09Come on now. I need some big money.
14:11Big money. Come on now.
14:13Let's go. Ready, stop.
14:15Stop.
14:17You're out.
14:19You're out.
14:21You're out.
14:23Oh, Dave, I'm sorry. You're out of the game.
14:25Disappointing.
14:27But it's now between Llewellyn and Joe.
14:29Joe, $1,395, nine spins.
14:31You've got some control here. Here we go.
14:33Tokyo. Look at Tokyo.
14:35Australia, we're going places here.
14:37Stop. Stop. Who wants to play Tokyo or the Poconos?
14:39I'd love to go to Tokyo.
14:41Tokyo, you got it.
14:43$3,698, Joe.
14:45That's 5,093, eight spins.
14:47Okay, here we go. Here we go.
14:49Let's get five grand. Big money. Stop.
14:51Stop at a whammy.
14:53I want to get a picture of you losing your money.
14:55Say cheese.
14:59Oh, now you see it, now you don't.
15:01Joe, seven spins left, three whammies.
15:03Let's talk for just a minute, Joe,
15:05because this is a very interesting dilemma.
15:07If you happen to pop up a whammy,
15:09we tie and we all go home.
15:11Nope. You and Dave are bye-bye.
15:13Llewellyn comes back because she hadn't whammied out.
15:15Oh.
15:17Interesting dilemma.
15:19Seven spins, Joe. Press your pass.
15:21Here we go. A whammy makes you the champ, Llewellyn.
15:27Stop at $750 and a spin.
15:29Now you have seven spins, $750.
15:31Three whammies. What do you need to do, Joe?
15:33Keep going.
15:35All right, Llewellyn, hang on.
15:37Stop at $1,400.
15:39$1,450. Six spins, Joe.
15:41You're going to keep going?
15:43All right.
15:47Stop at $1,500.
15:49$3,650. Five spins, Joe.
15:51What are you going to do?
15:53Here we go.
15:55We're winners. We're going. Here we go.
15:57Big five, stop.
15:59Stop at $750 and a spin.
16:01$4,400. Five spins, Joe.
16:03Press your pass.
16:05Llewellyn, the odds are with Llewellyn.
16:07Stop at Seattle, Washington.
16:09That trip to Seattle, Washington.
16:13$1,496.
16:15$5,896.
16:17First place by that amount, Joe.
16:19Four spins. What's your place?
16:21Going again.
16:23Joe.
16:25Big bucks. Big bucks.
16:27Stop. Stop at a whammy.
16:29Llewellyn, you're coming back.
16:31You didn't make any money,
16:33but you're coming back for another great day.
16:35How about that?
16:37And we'll come back and talk about
16:39this one
16:41right after these words.
16:43How come I didn't win it with no money?
16:49I don't believe it.
16:53How come we had three losers?
16:57Three losers.
16:59Three.
17:01Three.
17:11Just look at them.
17:21Three losers.
17:27All right, we're back with today's Big Press.
17:29We got winner Llewellyn
17:31with $0.
17:33And Llewellyn, it's all in cash.
17:35That doesn't make any sense.
17:37That's senseless. Llewellyn.
17:39I get to come back.
17:41You get to come back.
17:43And that makes you a winner.
17:45That makes me a winner.
17:47I think.
17:49You are a winner, Llewellyn.
17:51No doubt about it.
17:53And Joe is leaving us as a loser
17:55with $15,346.
17:57That's what we use so you don't go away empty-handed.
17:59What happened, Joe? You want to tell us?
18:01Can you give us a kind of play-by-play here?
18:03Play-by-play? Greed.
18:05Greed.
18:07What should you have done in retrospect?
18:09I don't think there's anything I could have done.
18:11I only had $5,800.
18:13And if I gave past four spins,
18:15you can take it in one or two.
18:17You can take $5,800.
18:19I guess what you had to hope is that Llewellyn would get a whammy later in her spins.
18:21I was going to try to go maybe down to three or two spins
18:23and then pass.
18:25I don't know if I have or if she gets a whammy or not.
18:27Well, Llewellyn, boy, she knew what she was doing
18:29because she outfoxed you.
18:31That's true.
18:33In any event, Llewellyn, we get to party again.
18:35Oh, good.
18:37Isn't that great?
18:39We'll see you next time.
18:41I have a poem
18:43from Georgia McAtee
18:45of Iowa City, Iowa.
18:47Stay with me, folks.
18:49Big bucks, big bucks,
18:51that's all I ever hear.
18:53Some of you folks come pretty near.
18:55But I'll take your money, your cars,
18:57and your boat.
18:59But I really don't like to gloat.
19:01Just one more press, that's all you have to say.
19:03And I'll come take all your money away.
19:05So take your chances,
19:07but don't give me those evil glances.
19:09It wasn't one of those little whammies, you know,
19:11that just said, one more go.
19:13So keep pressing your luck and losing your dough.
19:15Because we're the whammies,
19:17and we're never leaving the show.
19:19Unfortunately true.
19:21Thank you, Georgia.
19:23Until next time, this is Peter DeMarkin.
19:25Thanks for pressing your luck. Bye-bye.
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20:11Plus, Niagara Fabric Care spray starch
20:13for a crisp finish with body,
20:15sizing for body without stiffness.
20:17Niagara Fabric Care.
20:19Also, Armour lower salt bacon.
20:21Enjoy sliced bacon with one-third less salt.
20:23Same great taste, but lower salt.
20:25Another innovative product from Armour.
20:27And, Hershey Crackle,
20:29delicious Hershey's milk chocolate and crisp rice.
20:31Treat yourself to the great Crackle combination.
20:33Look for the bright red Crackle label.
20:35Plus, Conair's high-energy hair setter.
20:37It's just your style, great for travel.
20:39You are assured of the professional features
20:41and high quality that come with a Conair name.
20:43And, Perfect Nail.
20:45Perfect. Hardens nails.
20:47Plus, organic nail conditioner.
20:49Speeds polish drying, lubricates cuticles from Perfect Nail.
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21:07This is Ron Roddy,
21:09speaking for Fresh Your Luck,
21:11but best your luck at the Writers' Company presentation.