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00:00I'm going to press my lips.
00:04That's a good name for a show.
00:05That's so fun.
00:06Come on.
00:07It's time to get going.
00:08It's time to pass the ball.
00:10Pass the ball.
00:11Turn the ball.
00:12Stop.
00:13Stop it.
00:14Keep it staying.
00:15I can't keep it staying.
00:17We're going to see you three guys guys before you.
00:20And you get up there now.
00:22You look at that.
00:23You got it.
00:24You got it.
00:27Today, these three players are after big bucks,
00:31but they'll have to avoid the whammy
00:33as they play the most exciting game of their lives.
00:35From Television City in Hollywood,
00:38it's time to Press Your Luck.
00:41And now, here's your host,
00:43the star of Press Your Luck,
00:45Peter Tamarkin.
00:56Hi, thank you, Rod Roddy.
00:57Hi, everybody.
00:58Welcome to Press Your Luck.
00:59Another great day with a lot of bucks
01:00and hopefully very few whammies.
01:03I know the players want very few whammies,
01:05and they want a lot of bucks.
01:06Let's meet them right now,
01:07starting with our very first player,
01:08John Sweeney.
01:09How are you, John?
01:10I'm great, Peter.
01:11Great.
01:12That's good.
01:13John, you go to what college?
01:14Well, I'm going to,
01:15I'm going to be going to Cuesta,
01:16which is a distant community college
01:18in San Luis Obispo, California,
01:20which is near Pismo Beach.
01:21Ooh, yeah.
01:22And I love it.
01:24Yeah, Pismo Beach.
01:25Now, do you surf there or hang out?
01:26No, I pump gasoline.
01:29Pump gas at Pismo Beach.
01:31But that's still a lovely area.
01:32Oh, it's fantastic.
01:33Super.
01:34Great place to live.
01:35You want some bucks to go out
01:36and play with after your classes, huh?
01:38Yeah, but I got something for you, Peter.
01:40Uh-oh, what do you got, John?
01:41I picked up something last night
01:42at the old 7-Eleven.
01:43It was about 2 a.m.
01:44I couldn't sleep,
01:45so I said,
01:46hey, I got to get Peter a gift.
01:47Yeah.
01:48And so I said,
01:49Pete, this is for you.
01:50You're too good of a guy.
01:51You know, I'm touched, John.
01:53I don't know exactly what to say.
01:55I have some things I'd like to say to you,
01:57but we're on daytime television here.
01:59Um, this is nice.
02:01I'll tell you something, John.
02:03Not many of the contestants
02:06are smart enough to openly bribe me.
02:10That's the way to be.
02:12Good luck, John.
02:13Thank you for the little goody.
02:14That's great.
02:15Thanks.
02:16All right, our second player
02:17is Mona Kuntis.
02:18Hello.
02:19Mona, how are you?
02:20I'm wonderful, thank you.
02:21Good.
02:22Mona, um,
02:23do you have something for me, Mona,
02:26or not?
02:27Well, we can talk about it later.
02:29John, why don't you just take this, John?
02:37In any event,
02:38Mona, what do you do?
02:41Well, I go to school.
02:43I'm a junior at Long Beach State.
02:44And to finance my school, my education,
02:47my living, and so forth and so on,
02:49I shuck oysters and pour drinks.
02:51Good luck to you.
02:53All right, our third player
02:54is our champ, Sandra Gia.
02:56Yeah.
02:57With $3,825.
02:59And in a gesture of goodwill,
03:01Sandra gave me the $3,825
03:04before the show started.
03:05Is that right?
03:06No, I said I'd take you to Vegas with me.
03:08We have all my money away.
03:09That's it.
03:10There are limitations, right?
03:11There isn't on all the money.
03:12All right, gang,
03:13you've all tried to bribe me.
03:14You're all doing rather well.
03:15Do you want to play this game?
03:16Yeah.
03:17All right.
03:18Let's do it.
03:19Give me a buzz and answer.
03:20You have a choice.
03:21One spin and a good gift.
03:23Four spins.
03:24Here we go.
03:25According to the bride's book of etiquette,
03:27what member of the wedding party
03:29is the chief of staff at the wedding
03:31and toastmaster at the reception?
03:33Mona?
03:34The best man.
03:35Is it the best man,
03:36the father of the bride,
03:37or the father of the groom?
03:38John?
03:39I'd say the best man, Peter.
03:40What do you think, Sandra?
03:41The father of the bride.
03:42The chief of staff and toastmaster
03:43at the wedding is the best man.
03:45Yeah!
03:46John makes it in.
03:48Number three.
03:50Here we go.
03:52President Nixon served as vice president
03:54for eight years under which president?
03:57Mona?
03:58President Eisenhower.
03:59Is it Eisenhower, Truman, or Johnson?
04:01John?
04:02I would say Johnson.
04:04What would you say, Sandra?
04:05Eisenhower.
04:06President Nixon was vice president
04:07to President Eisenhower.
04:08And Mona goes to six.
04:10Sandra spins.
04:12All right.
04:14You must read books
04:15in between shucking those oysters, Mona.
04:18Of course, New York City
04:19is the theater capital of the country.
04:21But which city ranks number two?
04:24Sandra?
04:25Hollywood.
04:26Number two in box office receipts.
04:28Is it Hollywood, Washington, D.C.,
04:30or Chicago?
04:31John?
04:32I would say Hollywood, Peter.
04:33What would you say, Mona?
04:34Chicago.
04:35Well, it's Hollywood or Los Angeles.
04:36That's the number two theater count.
04:38John goes to two, and Sandra to four.
04:41Here is the last question.
04:44Before the U.S. acquired it,
04:46did Alaska belong to what country, John?
04:49That's Russia.
04:50Is it Russia, Canada, or Iceland, Mona?
04:53I'm gonna say Russia.
04:54What would you say, Sandra?
04:55Russia.
04:56We bought Alaska from the Russians.
04:58John to five.
05:00Mona to seven.
05:01Sandra to five.
05:02A lot of spins, a lot of books.
05:04When we come back,
05:05you'll see some of it.
05:06Don't go away.
05:08We're back, gang.
05:09Hey, isn't this fun?
05:10Money time.
05:11$50,000-plus bucks, cash, prizes, great trips,
05:14all kinds of wonderful things.
05:15There are a few whammies about, too,
05:17but I got a feeling you guys are clever enough
05:19to avoid the whammies.
05:20You're gonna win this round,
05:21so you can play last in the final round.
05:23Four whammies will bum you to the max,
05:25and you can pass your remaining spins
05:27if you so desire, right?
07:51I don't know if you saw it, John,
07:52but Mona was trying to make it a quartet.
07:54You know what I mean?
07:55Two spins left.
07:56Press or pass?
07:57Okay.
07:58I'm going to press.
07:59Here we go.
08:00Okay.
08:01Come on.
08:02Big bucks.
08:03Come on.
08:04$1,500.
08:05Big bucks.
08:06And stop.
08:07Stop.
08:08And another win.
08:09Look out, Bird.
08:10Look out, Kareem.
08:11Look out, Magic.
08:12Hee, hee, hee, hee.
08:13John, two whammies, no dollars.
08:14One spin.
08:15You want to be careful about picking up
08:16a third whammy in round one.
08:17What do you want to do with a spin?
08:18We got to get rid of that 11,000.
08:19Back to Sandra.
08:20Sandra.
08:21He's being blunt, Sandra.
08:22One spin.
08:23Let's see if you can hold on to 11,000.
08:24Here we go.
08:25Anything.
08:26I'm not greedy.
08:27Anything.
08:28And clear tension.
08:29Stop.
08:30Stop at $300.
08:31You're up to 11,344.
08:32Mona, you've been waiting ever so patiently.
08:33Two spins you have to take here they come.
08:34All right.
08:35Let's go for it.
08:36Big bucks.
08:37We want some gnarly amounts of money.
08:38And stop.
08:39Stop.
08:40Stop.
08:41Ha, ha, ha.
08:42A tiny, tiny win.
08:43Woo-hoo.
08:45Oh, a tote-rad wham.
08:46Bad news.
08:47Eight spins.
08:48Here we go.
08:49Okay.
08:50We're going for it.
08:51Let's go.
08:52Big bucks.
08:53Stay away, Mr. Whammy.
08:54Stop.
08:55Stop at $300.
08:56Okay.
08:57Second place.
08:58Seven spins.
08:59Gonna go.
09:00Gonna go.
09:01Let's get a trip.
09:02Let's get somewhere.
09:03And stop.
09:04Stop.
09:05We'll go back to your space with $1,000.
09:06Great.
09:071,300.
09:08Six spins, Mona.
09:09And stop.
09:10Stop.
09:11Stop.
09:12Stop.
09:13Five spins, Mona.
09:14That's about $10,000 less than Sandra.
09:15Six spins.
09:16Oh, well, that's not too bad.
09:17I'm gonna go another spin.
09:18Here we go.
09:19All righty.
09:20Let's go.
09:21Please, Mr. Whammy, just stay away.
09:22Stay away.
09:23And stop.
09:24Stop at $400.
09:25Just avoided that whammy.
09:261,700.
09:27Yeah.
09:28Five spins, Mona.
09:29I'm gonna pass him to Sandra.
09:30Send five of them.
09:31Sandra's got all five.
09:32Can you avoid the whammy five times?
09:33I sure can.
09:34Let's see.
09:35$11,000.
09:36I can do it.
09:37I can do it.
09:38I know.
09:39My intention is clear.
09:40And I can do this whammy.
09:41Stay out of my way.
09:43Good deal.
09:44Sandra, stop.
09:45Stop at $250.
09:46$11,594.
09:47Four spins.
09:48Here we go, Sandra.
09:49And stop.
09:50Stop at $750.
09:51That's $12,344.
09:52Three spins.
09:53Three more times.
09:54Stop.
09:55Stop at $650.
09:56So far, so good.
09:57That's $12,994.
09:58Two spins.
09:59Two more times.
10:00Stop.
10:01Stop at $550.
10:02That's $15,544.
10:03One lousy spin, Sandra.
10:04I can't do it.
10:05I can't do it.
10:06Stop.
10:07Stop at $650.
10:08Stop at $4,600.
10:09Sandra, $14,194.
10:10Well done.
10:11You have first place advantage.
10:12We're coming back after these words for a lot more fun.
10:13Stay with us.
10:14All right.
10:15Another record smashed on Press Your Luck by Sandra.
10:16$14,194 is the highest amount ever earned in round one.
10:17You are going to be permanently out of the competition.
10:18You are going to be permanently out of the competition.
10:19You are going to be permanently out of the competition.
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10:25You are going to be permanently out of the competition.
10:26You are going to be permanently out of the competition.
10:27You are going to be permanently out of the competition.
10:28You are going to be permanently out of the competition.
10:29You are going to be permanently out of the competition.
10:30You are going to be permanently out of the competition.
10:31You are going to be permanently out of the competition.
10:32You are going to be permanently out of the competition.
10:33You are going to be permanently out of the competition.
10:34You are going to be permanently out of the competition.
10:35You are going to be permanently out of the competition.
10:36You are going to be permanently out of the competition.
10:37You are going to be permanently out of the competition.
10:38You are going to be permanently out of the competition.
10:39You are going to be permanently out of the competition.
10:40You are going to be permanently out of the competition.
10:41You are going to be permanently out of the competition.
10:42You are going to be permanently out of the competition.
10:43You are going to be permanently out of the competition.
10:44Here we go with the first question.
10:45Out of every five American adults, how many are presently unmarried?
10:49Sandra?
10:50Three.
10:51Is it three, one, or two?
10:52John?
10:53I say two, Peter.
10:54What would you say, Mona?
10:55I'm going to say three.
10:56Well, of every five grown-up Americans, two are now unmarried.
10:59And John gets the spin.
11:01I think the key is grown-up, because most of us are infants in our own kind of way, you know?
11:07Yeah.
11:08Yeah.
11:09This actress has appeared on more Life magazine covers than any other woman.
11:13She's been much married, and her first big movie was National Velvet.
11:16Who is she, Mona?
11:17Elizabeth Taylor.
11:18Is it Elizabeth Taylor, Shirley Temple, or Debbie Reynolds?
11:21John?
11:22Elizabeth Taylor.
11:23Who is it, Sandra?
11:24Elizabeth Taylor.
11:25That top Life cover girl is indeed Elizabeth Taylor.
11:27John to two, Mona to three, and Sandra is spin.
11:33Lufthansa Airline has been operating for 60 years.
11:36It's the national airline of what, John?
11:38It's Germany.
11:39Of what country?
11:40Is it Germany, France, or Holland?
11:42Mona?
11:43Germany.
11:44What is it, Sandra?
11:45Germany.
11:46Lufthansa belongs to West Germany.
11:47John to five, Sandra to four.
11:50I mean, Mona to four, and Sandra to two.
11:52I get sometimes carried away with questions.
11:55They kind of get wrapped up in them.
11:56Here's the last one.
11:57In a French restaurant, what is the term used on the menu that means of the day?
12:02Mona?
12:03Du jour.
12:04Is it du jour, quiche, or a la mode?
12:07John?
12:08It's du jour.
12:09Du jour.
12:10A wise guy.
12:11Who do you think that is?
12:12Du jour.
12:13Everybody in unison say, du jour.
12:15I love it when you talk dirty.
12:17Yes, John to six, Mona to seven, Sandra to three, and we'll be back with du jour, jour,
12:24and play Salah.
12:35Oh, boy.
12:36Want to make some money?
12:37Yeah.
12:38I got a good plan.
12:39Well, I also got a game.
12:40We got to play the game to make the money.
12:41We'll talk about something else later on.
12:43Over $100,000, not bad, huh?
12:45Big bucks.
12:46Although, Sandra, she's used to big bucks.
12:47It's no big deal to you, huh?
12:49$100,000 in cash, prizes, and wonderfully great things.
12:51Sandra, you play last because you have all the money that CBS has.
12:54And, John, you will be first with $0.06.
12:57Ready?
12:58Let's do it.
12:59All right.
13:00It's not over yet.
13:01Come on.
13:02All right.
13:03It's not over yet.
13:04Come on.
13:05It's not over until it's over.
13:06Come on.
13:07Stop.
13:08And a whammy.
13:09Whoo-hoo!
13:10Whoo-hoo!
13:11You know, maybe you should take this back, John.
13:14Maybe it's bad luck.
13:16I don't know.
13:17The situation is such that if you get one more whammy,
13:19you'll be at Pismo Beach doing what this walrus is doing,
13:22laying in the beach.
13:23Eating a clam.
13:24Eating a clam.
13:25That's right.
13:26You know?
13:27You don't want to do that.
13:28Well?
13:29Five spins.
13:30Five spins.
13:31I got to go.
13:32I got to go.
13:33I got to go.
13:34Well, there you go.
13:35I got to go.
13:36Stop.
13:37Oh, John.
13:39You're out.
13:40You're out.
13:41You're out.
13:42You're out.
13:43Bummer, John.
13:47Oh!
13:48Hey, well, how do you think John feels?
13:51How do you feel, John?
13:53Well, I feel kind of disappointed,
13:55but I'm very, very happy for Sandra.
13:58Is this an on-the-air proposal, John?
14:04No.
14:05I'm going back to Pismo.
14:06He may go for Mona.
14:07Well, he's a smart man.
14:08Okay.
14:09John, you never know.
14:10Let's see what happens.
14:11Mona, $1,700, seven spins.
14:12You ready?
14:13Just keep the whammy, Wayne.
14:14I'm ready.
14:15All right, here we go.
14:16Let's go.
14:17Let's get some big bucks.
14:18We need some money now.
14:19We need a lot of money to catch up with Sandra.
14:20Stop!
14:21Stop at $700 a spin.
14:22$2,400.
14:23Seven spins.
14:24You're moving up.
14:25Mona.
14:26I'm going.
14:27I'm going.
14:28Big bucks.
14:29The trip would be nice.
14:30And stop.
14:31Stop!
14:32Stop!
14:33Stop!
14:34Stop!
14:35Stop!
14:36Stop!
14:37Stop!
14:38Stop!
14:39Stop!
14:40Stop!
14:41Stop!
14:42Stop!
14:43Stop!
14:44Stop!
14:45Stop!
14:46Stop!
14:47Stop!
14:48Stop!
14:49Stop!
14:50Stop!
14:51Stop!
14:52Stop!
14:53Stop!
14:54Stop!
14:55Stop!
14:56Stop!
14:57Stop!
14:58Stop!
14:59Stop!
15:00Stop!
15:01Stop!
15:02Stop!
15:03And...
15:04Stop!
15:05Stop at $500 more.
15:06$1,250.
15:07Five spins, Mona.
15:08You're back into the lead.
15:09We're gonna keep going.
15:10We're gonna keep going.
15:11We gotta stay away from those whalies.
15:12And stop!
15:13Oh!
15:14Oh!
15:15Oh!
15:16Oh!
15:17Oh!
15:18Oh!
15:19Oh!
15:20Oh!
15:21Oh!
15:22Oh!
15:23Oh!
15:24Oh!
15:25Oh!
15:26Oh!
15:27Oh!
15:28Oh!
15:29Oh!
15:30Here's the situation. Four spins, no dollars, three whammies.
15:33One more whammy, see, then Sandra will be playing against the house.
15:38You know what I mean?
15:39Yeah.
15:40Which is a very weird play, because we have to find a house. It's a drag.
15:43In any event, four spins. Mona?
15:46I am gonna, I'm gonna at least try. I'm gonna keep going.
15:49Here we go.
15:50I have nothing to lose.
15:51Here we go.
15:52Big bucks, big bucks, big bucks and stop.
15:54Stop at $750, all right.
15:56Second place, three spins, three whammies, Mona.
15:59I'm gonna keep going.
16:00Here we go.
16:01I'm gonna keep going.
16:02Okay, let's go.
16:03Please, big bucks, big bucks now and stop.
16:06Stop at $750 to spin, W-bucks, $1,500.
16:08Three spins, three whammies.
16:12I am gonna go.
16:14I'm gonna go.
16:15Here we go.
16:16I'm gonna go.
16:17Please, I feel lucky, I think.
16:18Yes, I do.
16:19And please, big bucks, big bucks and stop.
16:21Stop at $750 to spin.
16:22There you go, $2,250.
16:24Still three spins, about $12,000 less than Sandra.
16:27All right, press the pass, Mona.
16:29We're gonna go again.
16:30Here we go.
16:31We're gonna go again.
16:32Big bucks, please, big, big, big, big, big bucks and stop.
16:35Stop, advance to space to $1,500.
16:37$3,750.
16:38Now she's passing.
16:40Two spins to Sandra.
16:41You have to take them, Sandra.
16:43$14,194 riding.
16:44Here we go.
16:45That's okay.
16:46Two spins, that's great.
16:47I love these spins.
16:48I love them.
16:49Come on, anything.
16:50I'm not greedy.
16:51Clear intention.
16:52The force is with me.
16:53Stop.
16:54Stop at $500, $14,694.
16:56One more spin you have to take.
16:58This is fun.
16:59No problem.
17:00Stop.
17:01Stop.
17:07Ooh, is this a wild, crazy game?
17:09I mean, this is outrageous.
17:11Situation is such, Sandra, you have no bucks, three spins, one whammy.
17:14Mona's got $3,750.
17:16What's your pleasure?
17:17I'm going.
17:18Here we go.
17:19Big bucks.
17:20Okay.
17:21Big bucks.
17:22Big bucks.
17:23$5,000 to spin.
17:25$5,000 to spin.
17:26Stop.
17:27Stop at $500.
17:28Two spins, $3,250 shy of Mona.
17:30Dress her fast.
17:31I'm going.
17:32Here we go.
17:33Big bucks.
17:34I'm going.
17:35Big bucks.
17:36Stop.
17:37Stop at $7,500 to spin.
17:38$12,500 to spin.
17:39$2,500 less than Mona.
17:40Big bucks.
17:41Big bucks.
17:42Big bucks.
17:43$5,000 to spin.
17:44$5,000 to spin.
17:45Stop.
17:46Stop.
17:47Whammy.
17:48This ought to do it.
17:50Oh, no.
17:51Oh.
17:52What a revolting development this is.
17:53Now, Sandra, you have two whammies, no dollars, one spin.
17:54If you get a whammy, Mona will win with $3,750.
17:55You can pass it to Mona.
17:56If she whammies, then she will have whammied out of the game along with John, and you will
17:57come back.
17:58What is your pleasure?
17:59Pleasure.
18:00$3,750 is the magic number.
18:01Okay.
18:02I'm going.
18:03Stop.
18:04Stop.
18:05Stop.
18:06Stop.
18:07Stop.
18:08Stop.
18:09Stop.
18:10Stop.
18:11Stop.
18:12Stop.
18:13Stop.
18:14Stop.
18:15Stop.
18:16Stop.
18:17Stop.
18:18Stop.
18:19Oh.
18:20Oh.
18:21Oh.
18:22Oh.
18:23Oh.
18:24Oh.
18:25Oh.
18:26Pass.
18:27Pass the spin.
18:28Okay, that's all right.
18:29Avoid the whammy.
18:30You got it.
18:31Here we go, Mona and Sandra.
18:32Stop.
18:33Stop.
18:34Stop.
18:35Stop.
18:36Stop.
18:37Stop.
18:38Stop.
18:39Stop.
18:40Stop.
18:41Stop.
18:42Stop.
18:43Stop.
18:44Stop.
18:45Stop.
18:46Stop.
18:47I love you, baby.
18:48Yeah, yeah, thank you, thank you, thank you.
18:50I love you!
18:51-♪
18:52-♪
18:53-♪
18:54Well, that's the today's Big Question of Winner.
18:56Mona with $6,389.
18:59And the Electrics' one, Rod Roddy,
19:01is gonna tell you what you've won.
19:03Rod.
19:04Hey, Peter.
19:05Mona, listen to this.
19:06You have won a holiday in London.
19:08You and your guests will fly from Los Angeles to London
19:11via Northwest Orient Airlines
19:13and accompany their 747 jumbo jet.
19:15From Northwest Orient Airlines.
19:17And while you're in London,
19:18you will have six nights at the beautiful Grafton,
19:21one of the Edwardian hotels.
19:23And enjoy tradition and turn of the century grace
19:26and charm at the Grafton.
19:28Those prizes total $2,639.
19:31Combined with the $3,750 in cash you won,
19:35this gives you a grand total of $6,389.
19:39Congratulations, Mona.
19:41All right, Mona.
19:42No oysters in London.
19:44Congratulations.
19:45We'll see you next time.
19:46You get to come back and take another shot at us.
19:48Sandra, you're leaving us with $3,825.
19:51Thank you for being with us.
19:53A lot of fun.
19:54John, thank you for being with us.
19:55We had some nice prizes for you.
19:56I thank you for the prize you gave me.
19:57A San Francisco treat.
19:58That's what you get, John.
20:00Until next time, this is Peter DeMarcus.
20:02Thanks for being with us.
20:03Bye-bye.
20:05Some member of our studio audience will receive
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20:17And here's what we have for the product contestants.
20:19The Presto Popcorn Now Plus Hot Air Popper.
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20:24with great results every time from Presto.
20:26And from World Book,
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20:30the How & Why Library,
20:3115 volumes filled with stories, art, music,
20:33and facts about the world we live in.
20:35Also, the best defense against diaphragm is good offense.
20:38That's Desident,
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20:42And, for people who hate to wait,
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20:46for 190-degree cooking hot water instantly
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20:50From Incinerator.
20:51Plus, gift certificates for Kentucky Fried Chicken
20:53and Fresh Buttermilk Biscuits.
20:55You've got a right to chicken done right.
20:56At Kentucky Fried Chicken, we do chicken right.
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21:04Keeps hot cooked food warm and ready to serve
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21:08This is Rod Roddy speaking for Press Your Luck.
21:10At the Leathers Company presentation.
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