Press Your Luck Ep 696
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00:00Big Buck, Big Buck, Big Buck, stop!
00:03Stop it, Cole!
00:04Go, Cole!
00:05Yeah, Cole!
00:06Let's get the field, Cole!
00:08Go, Cole!
00:09Go, Cole!
00:10Go, Cole!
00:11Go, Cole!
00:12Go!
00:13Go!
00:14Go!
00:15Go!
00:16Go!
00:17Go!
00:18Go!
00:19Go!
00:20Go!
00:21Go!
00:22Go!
00:23Today, these three players are after Big Buck,
00:27but Big Buck will have to avoid the whammy
00:29as they play the most exciting game of their lives.
00:32From Downington City in Hollywood,
00:35it's time to Press Your Luck!
00:38And now, here's your host,
00:41the star of Press Your Luck,
00:43Peter Sahakian!
00:53I thank you, Rod Roddy.
00:55Hi, everybody.
00:56Big Buck, isn't this great?
00:57You're back again for another day of Big Bucks and craziness
01:00and who knows what else, right?
01:02Let's meet the players looking for the Big Bucks.
01:04We'll supply the craziness starting with our first player,
01:06our champ, Rita Cleverie.
01:08How are you, Rita?
01:09I'm fine.
01:10Everything all right?
01:11What?
01:12Everything all right?
01:13Oh, just great.
01:14I bet $15,428 worth of all right.
01:16You're right.
01:17What are you going to do besides buy a new tractor?
01:19What's the plan?
01:20I don't know.
01:21Just save it, maybe.
01:22I don't know.
01:23Have some fun maybe here and there.
01:24Yeah?
01:25That's true.
01:26That's true.
01:27Possible.
01:28Well, good luck today.
01:29Okay.
01:30All right.
01:31Our second player is Joe Views.
01:32How are you, Joe?
01:33Good, Peter.
01:34How are you?
01:35I'm fine, thanks.
01:36Great.
01:37Joe, you went to a university back east.
01:38Is that right?
01:39Yes, the University of Rhode Island.
01:40Were you active in anything there?
01:41Yes.
01:42I was the captain of the rowing team.
01:43It's called Crew.
01:44Crew.
01:45Now, were you the guy that y'all kept saying, Cole?
01:48No, that's Colton Cox, and I was one of the rowers.
01:50You were the guy really doing the old...
01:52How'd you do?
01:53I was doing the work.
01:54You were doing the work?
01:55I was doing the work.
01:56You were doing the work?
01:57I was doing the work.
01:58You were doing the work?
01:59I was doing the work.
02:00You were doing the work?
02:01I was doing the work.
02:02You were doing the work?
02:03I was doing the work.
02:04You were doing the work?
02:05I was doing the work.
02:06You were doing the work?
02:07I was doing the work.
02:08You were doing the work?
02:09I was doing the work.
02:10You were doing the work?
02:11I was doing the work.
02:12You were doing the work?
02:13I was doing the work.
02:14You were doing the work?
02:15I was doing the work.
02:16You were doing the work?
02:17I was doing the work.
02:18You were doing the work?
02:19I was doing the work.
02:20You were doing the work?
02:21You were doing the work?
02:22I was doing the work.
02:23You were doing the work?
02:24I was doing the work.
02:25You were doing the work?
02:26I was doing the work.
02:27You were doing the work?
02:28I was doing the work.
02:29You were doing the work?
02:30I was doing the work.
02:31You were doing the work?
02:32I was doing the work.
02:33You were doing the work?
02:34I was doing the work.
02:35You were doing the work?
02:36I was doing the work.
02:37You were doing the work?
02:38I was doing the work.
02:39You were doing the work?
02:40I was doing the work.
02:41You were doing the work?
02:42I was doing the work.
02:43You were doing the work?
02:44I was doing the work.
02:45You were doing the work?
02:46I was doing the work.
02:47You were doing the work?
02:48Personality or looks, Rita?
02:49Honesty.
02:50What do you think, Joe?
02:51Looks.
02:52Top turn on for gals is a guy's personality.
02:56Yeah.
02:58You know, the heck with it.
02:59I'm going to stop being honest.
03:03Honesty's gotten me nowhere.
03:04How about you, Joe?
03:05Nowhere.
03:06It's always been my personality, actually.
03:07Yeah, me too.
03:08Okay.
03:09Now we know.
03:10Hey, we'll be better off for it.
03:11Their songs made Saturday Night Fever the best-selling movie album in history.
03:15But what is the last name of the singing Bee Gees, Rita?
03:18Gib.
03:19Is it Gib, Gibson, or Gear?
03:21Joe?
03:22Gib.
03:23What do you think, Cheryl?
03:24Gib.
03:25Yep.
03:26The Bee Gees' last name is indeed Gib.
03:27You got a three.
03:28Joe, a spin.
03:29Cheryl, a spin.
03:30Number three.
03:33Colleges give degrees and thermometers measure degrees.
03:36But what we want to know is, how many degrees are there in a circle?
03:41Joe?
03:42I'm sorry, Peter.
03:43360.
03:44That's right.
03:45Is it 360, 90, or 180, Rita?
03:47360.
03:48What do you think, Cheryl?
03:49360.
03:50Last time I checked, 360 degrees in a circle.
03:52Rita to four, Joe to four, Cheryl to two.
03:56Okay, gang, here it is, the last question.
03:59When I say the names Stillman, Atkins, Scarsdale, and Pritikin, what comes to mind, Rita?
04:05Diets.
04:06Is it diets, lawyers, or stockbrokers, Joe?
04:09Diets.
04:10What do you think, Cheryl?
04:11Diets.
04:12Yeah, those are all gurus of diets.
04:13Joe to seven, Cheryl to five, and Cheryl to three, and you're going to make some money
04:17when we come back.
04:18Stay there, we'll be right back.
04:40All right, gang, time for some money.
04:43It's always time for money.
04:44This is our time for money.
04:4550,000 cash prizes, goodies, whammies.
04:48You know, you don't want the whammies.
04:49Obviously, you want the money and the trips.
04:52Why don't we go to Rappin' Rod Roddy's hometown, Nashville, and he'll tell us all about it.
04:57Howdy, friends and neighbors.
04:59How about a six-day stay in the capital city of country music, Nashville, Tennessee,
05:03home of the grand old Opry and famed Opryland.
05:06One of today's winners could be visiting...
05:13Oh, one of today's winners could be visiting this fun-filled southern city on a trip well worth over $1,500.
05:20All right, you know, it's one of those times, it's a rare time, when we find Rappin' Rod Roddy speechless.
05:27But I think we rendered him almost speechless, folks.
05:30This is a first on television, so stay tuned, let's see what happens next time.
05:34In any event, you can still go to Nashville.
05:37Rod could barely spit it out, but you'll get there.
05:39In any event, you want to win this round so you can play last,
05:41and the final round of four whammies puts you out of the game,
05:43and you can pass your remaining spins, right?
05:45Is that right, Rod?
05:46Yeah.
05:47Yeah.
05:48Fewer spins first.
05:49Cheryl, you're up with three.
05:50Here we go.
05:51Come on, come on, big bucks.
05:53Come on, big bucks.
05:54Come on, stop.
05:55All right.
05:56First place, two spins.
05:58All right, come on.
05:59We want big bucks for a trip.
06:00Nashville's up.
06:01Let's go to Nashville.
06:02Stop.
06:03It's coming to me now.
06:04I see financial disaster in your future.
06:05I won't buy that, Cheryl.
06:06One spin left.
06:07One minute.
06:08Okay, okay.
06:09Here we go.
06:10All right, come on, big bucks.
06:11Big bucks now.
06:12Let's get a stop.
06:13Stop at $5.50.
06:14First place.
06:15We now go to Joe.
06:16Five spins.
06:17Here we go, Joe.
06:18Okay, let's go.
06:19Big money.
06:20We want big money here.
06:21Ready?
06:22Stop.
06:23Stop at $5.25.
06:24All right, all right.
06:25Seventh place, four spins.
06:26All right, all right.
06:27All right, all right.
06:28All right, all right.
06:29All right, all right.
06:30All right, all right.
06:31All right, all right.
06:32One minute.
06:33Two spins left.
06:34Four spins.
06:35Run away, run away.
06:36Let's go.
06:37Big money.
06:38We want big money.
06:39Stop.
06:40Stop at $500 more.
06:41That's $1,025.
06:42First place.
06:43I'm going to keep going, Pete.
06:44I'm going to keep going.
06:45Let's go.
06:46Big money, big money.
06:47Stop.
06:48Stop.
06:49It adds two spaces to a graphic, Joe.
06:50That graphic has a value of $850.
06:51That's $1,875.
06:52Two spins left.
06:53First place.
06:54Okay, I'm going to go one more time.
06:55Okay, let's go.
06:56Big money, big money.
06:57Ready?
06:58Stop.
06:59Stop at $500 more.
07:00$2,375.
07:01You have one spin left, Russell, to pass it.
07:03I'm gonna pass it.
07:04Goes to Cheryl. One to you, Cheryl.
07:05Here it comes. $5.50, Roddy.
07:07Okay, come on. Big bucks, big bucks. Stop!
07:11Stop at $500, courtesy of Joe. $1,050.
07:14All right, Rita, you're up with seven spins, Cheryl.
07:16Okay, okay. I want big bucks, big bucks. Stop!
07:20Stop at Bahamas.
07:22A trip to the Bahamas worth $2,164.
07:25Second place, six spins, Rita.
07:28I'll go. Okay.
07:29Okay, big bucks, big bucks. Stop!
07:32Stop at $300 a spin.
07:34$2,464, six spins.
07:36First place by about $90.
07:39I'll go. Okay.
07:41Okay, big bucks, big bucks. Stop!
07:43Stop at big bucks, $1,000.
07:46$3,464, five spins.
07:48And first place by about $1,089.
07:50Passing the five spins. You bet.
07:52Joe, they're yours. Five of them.
07:53I'll take them. I'll take them.
07:54Here we go. $2,375.
07:55Let's go. Big money, big money.
07:57Let's go. Ready? Stop!
07:58Stop.
07:59Oh, no.
08:01That's all right.
08:02Oh, baby, baby, oh, oh, oh, oh, baby, baby.
08:05Oh, no.
08:08Didn't you yell pull?
08:10Weren't you supposed to do that?
08:11Yeah, what happened?
08:12I don't know. Did you?
08:13He must have come in second place.
08:14Four spins, Joe. Here we go.
08:15Okay, let's go.
08:16I need some big money here.
08:17Big money.
08:18Let's go.
08:19Stop!
08:20Stop at Mazatlan.
08:21Yeah.
08:22That's a great tip.
08:23Worth $1,010.
08:24All right.
08:25Third place, three spins.
08:26All right. I'm gonna keep going.
08:27Ready? Stop!
08:28Stop at 500 more.
08:29$500.
08:30$1,010.
08:31Two spins.
08:32You are now in second place.
08:33Okay, let's go.
08:34Big money, big money.
08:35Stop!
08:36Stop.
08:37Now that I'm a star, I need makeup.
08:40Makeup!
08:41Oh, Joe, let's chat.
08:43You have two whammies, no dollars, one spin.
08:45You want to be careful about picking up a third whammy
08:47in round one.
08:48What's your pleasure?
08:49Yeah, I'm gonna pass, Rita.
08:50Okay, goes to Rita.
08:51$3,464.
08:52First place at stake, Rita.
08:53Here we go.
08:54Okay, okay.
08:55Anything, anything at all.
08:56Stop!
08:57Oh, my God.
08:58$350 for a potty rug.
09:01You've won the jackpot, Rita.
09:02Gerald Bowden, 50, Joe Zero, and Rita.
09:05$3,814.
09:06First place, the advantage, and the potty rug.
09:09We'll be back after these words.
09:10Don't go far.
09:11See you.
09:12You guys are so good at this, we're gonna do it again.
09:35All right.
09:36Doesn't that sound great?
09:37Yeah.
09:38I knew you'd be thrilled.
09:39Okay, here's the first question.
09:40How many adult women under 25 live with their parents?
09:43Cheryl?
09:44One-half.
09:45Is it one-half, one-quarter, or three-quarters?
09:47Rita?
09:48One-half.
09:49What do you think, Joe?
09:50One-half.
09:51Of those under 25 single gals,
09:52half live with their parents.
09:53Yes!
09:54Rita has 10, Joe has 10, Cheryl, 3.
09:57Here we go.
09:58Here's what I'd call serious game show fans.
10:01A number of years ago, folks actually changed the name
10:04of their hometown to Truth or Consequences,
10:07In which southwestern state is the city
10:09of Truth or Consequences?
10:10Rita?
10:11New Mexico.
10:12Is it New Mexico, Utah, or Arizona, Joe?
10:15Utah.
10:16What do you think, Cheryl?
10:17Mexico.
10:18It's Truth or Consequences, New Mexico.
10:20And Rita to four, and Cheryl to four.
10:25All right, here's another one.
10:27Edgar Rice Burroughs wrote several books
10:29about what swinging character?
10:36I can't give him a hint?
10:38I'll give it to you in multiple choice.
10:40See if you get it right, you get a spin.
10:42Edgar Rice Burroughs wrote several books
10:44about what swinging character?
10:45Is it James Bond, Don Juan, or Tarzan?
10:49Rita?
10:50Tarzan.
10:51What do you think, Joe?
10:52Tarzan.
10:53How about you, Cheryl?
10:54Tarzan.
10:55That was a great clue, wasn't it?
10:56Swinging guys, Tarzan, Rita, five, Joe to two,
11:00and Cheryl to five.
11:03I do it much better when I'm swinging.
11:05I do it much better when I'm swinging
11:06from a chandelier or something.
11:13Trust me.
11:15His middle name was Amadeus, and his last name was Mozart.
11:18What was his first name, Rita?
11:22Beethoven.
11:25Is it Beethoven, Ludwig, or Wolfgang, Joe?
11:29Wolfgang.
11:30What do you think, Cheryl?
11:31Wolfgang.
11:32Would you like to go back in time, Rita?
11:33I'd love to.
11:34The first name was Wolfgang.
11:36Rita stays at five, Joe at three, Cheryl at six,
11:39and we're coming back with big, big fun.
12:04All right, we're here, and we're back,
12:06where Rita tried to somehow get Ludwig and Beethoven together.
12:10I don't know what for, but that's, you know,
12:12Rita's got her own story.
12:13What can I tell you?
12:14In any event, there's over $100,000 up there
12:16on the big board.
12:17You want all that?
12:18Yes.
12:19We figured you would.
12:20We got great trips, great prizes.
12:21There's Portugal, Virgin Islands,
12:22all kinds of great things.
12:23Stay away from the whammy, okay, gang?
12:25Rita, 38, 14, you'll play last.
12:27You earned it.
12:28Joe, zero bucks, three spins, two whammies, you're first.
12:30You ready?
12:31Let's do it, Peter.
12:32All right, here we go.
12:33Let's go, big box.
12:34I need it now.
12:35Big box, and stop.
12:36Stop at $700 a spin.
12:37$700 a spin, all right, okay.
12:38That's good play, still three spins, Joe.
12:40Okay, ready, and stop.
12:42Stop at $5,000 a spin.
12:44$5,000.
12:45$5,700, first place, three spins, Joe.
12:48Okay, I'm going to keep going, I'm going to keep going.
12:51Ready, and stop.
12:53Stop at $1,500 a spin.
12:54$7,200, still three spins.
12:56You have about $3,400 more than Rita.
12:59Here we go.
13:00I'm going to keep going.
13:01Let's go.
13:03Let's go, big box, big box, stop.
13:05Stop at Poconos, Joe.
13:07Poconos, yes.
13:08A trip to the Poconos worth $2,320.
13:11$95.20, two spins, about $5,700 more than Rita.
13:15Peter, I'm going to pass.
13:16Two spins to get past to you, Rita, you don't take them yet.
13:18Cheryl, six spins, $1,050.
13:20Okay, come on, big box or a trip.
13:22Big box or a trip, stop.
13:24Stop at $1,500.
13:25All right.
13:26$2,555 spins, third place, Cheryl.
13:29Big box, come on, big box, big box, stop.
13:32Stop at a piano, Cheryl.
13:34That piano is worth $2,295.
13:36$4,845, you're in second place, four spins.
13:39About $4,700 shy of Joe.
13:41Big box and a spin, come on, big box, stop.
13:44Stop across the board, it's $7.50 and a spin.
13:46All right.
13:47$5,595, Cheryl, four spins, press or pass?
13:51I'll press.
13:52Okay.
13:53Okay, come on, I see London up here, let's go to London.
13:55Come on, London, stop.
13:56Stop at $500.
13:57All right.
13:58$6,095, three spins, $3,500 shy of Joe.
14:01All right, press or pass, and here she goes.
14:03Okay, come on, big box, big box, stop.
14:05Stop.
14:06No, no, no.
14:07Hee, hee, hee, this ought to do it.
14:12Oh, no.
14:13Didn't do it completely, but it hurt.
14:15Cheryl left you with two spins, however.
14:17Oh, I'll take them.
14:18Start again?
14:19All right, here we go.
14:20Oh, come on, something with a spin, anything with a spin.
14:22Come on, stop.
14:23Stop at $1,400.
14:24Okay.
14:25Two place, one spin left, Cheryl.
14:26Okay, I'm going.
14:27Come on, $5,000 and a spin, $5,000 and a spin.
14:30And stop.
14:31Stop at $750.
14:32$2,150, third place, you're still in the game.
14:35Rita, $3,814, two spins you have to take.
14:38Oh.
14:39Here we go.
14:40Okay, all righty.
14:41Okay, big box, big box, and stop.
14:44Stop at Seattle, Washington.
14:45All right.
14:46That trip to Seattle is worth $1,496.
14:49That's $5,310, second place, one spin.
14:52Okay, let's do that again.
14:53Big box, big box, and stop.
14:55Stop at a Wendy's.
14:57Give me everything you got, I'll knock you out of the park.
15:00Whoa.
15:02Okay, Rita, one Wendy, no dollars, five spins.
15:05Okay.
15:06Third place, you ready?
15:07You bet, okay.
15:08Let's go, big box, big box, and stop.
15:10Stop at $1,250.
15:12Third place, four spins, Rita.
15:17Okay, big box, big box, and stop.
15:20Stop at $1,500, $2,750.
15:23You're now in second place, three spins,
15:25about $6,800, Chi and Joe.
15:28Okay.
15:30Okay.
15:31Big box, big box, and stop.
15:33Stop at $4,000 and a spin, Rita.
15:36$6,750, moving up three spins.
15:39Now only about $2,800 separates you and Joe.
15:42Press or pass, here she goes.
15:44All right, okay.
15:45Do that again.
15:46Big box, big box, and stop.
15:48Stop at another Whammy.
15:50Yes, yes, yes.
15:51Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
15:54Well, we always try to deal out our Whammies equally.
15:56Everyone has two.
15:57Rita, you have two spins left.
15:59That's the difference.
16:00You ready to keep going?
16:01Yes.
16:02Okay, here we go.
16:03Okay, big box, big box, come on, and stop.
16:05Stop at $4,000 and a spin.
16:07Rita, here's where you are.
16:09You are in second place.
16:10You have two spins, $5,520 less than Joe.
16:13Press your luck or pass.
16:14I'm gonna pass him.
16:15Both spins go to you, Joe, $9,520.
16:17Let's see if you can hold on.
16:18Let's go for it.
16:19Here we go.
16:20Press my luck.
16:21Let's go, baby, let's go.
16:22Ready?
16:23Big box, I need big box.
16:24Come on, lady luck, stop.
16:25Stop at $500.
16:26Yes, yes.
16:27Joe, you have $10,020.
16:29You have one more spin you must take.
16:31If you avoid the whammy, you'll be the champion.
16:33If you whammy, it's Rita.
16:34Let's go, big box, I need big box.
16:35Stop.
16:36Stop at Portugal.
16:37Joe took to Portugal with $214.
16:40Who's winning today?
16:41Joe will battle the $216.
16:44You are the champ.
16:46With the bag, back to you.
16:48And the league wins.
16:49Whoo!
16:50Yeah!
16:51Whoo!
17:00Whoo!
17:02Whoo!
17:07Whoo!
17:08Whoo!
17:12We're back with today's big special,
17:14welcome to Joe with $12,262.
17:16Just stand relaxed, because Rod Roddy is gonna lay it on ya.
17:19Go ahead, Rock.
17:20All right, Peter and Joe, you have won a holiday in the Boconos.
17:24Look at Union Canyon.
17:25Watch a coach from Los Angeles to the East Coast for a six-night vacation
17:30full of Americans land at the beautiful Boconos Garden Lodge
17:33in the Boconos of Pennsylvania, with a private swimming pool
17:36and your own suite, gourmet dining, all sports facilities
17:40and extravagant nightlife.
17:41Joe, you have won a trip to Lisbon, Union Canyon,
17:46for a try at one of Europe's most attractive capitals, Lisbon, Portugal.
17:51Enjoy a week's holiday in this exciting city
17:53where even a casual stroll can be an adventure.
17:56Lisbon.
17:57Those prizes total $4,562.
18:00Tomorrow is $7,700 in cash you won.
18:04That gives you a grand total of $12,262.
18:09Congratulations.
18:10Well done, Joe, $12,262.
18:13And well done, Rod.
18:14He barely made it through all that.
18:16Man, you had him going crazy.
18:17In any event, you have that money.
18:18You're coming back next time to see if you can hit on us again.
18:21Rita, you're leaving us with $15,428.
18:24Congratulations. You've been a lot of fun.
18:27Carol, we have some nice parting gifts for you
18:29so you don't go away empty-handed as well.
18:30Have a great time.
18:31Good. Before we leave, I have a poem here from...
18:34This one's from Allison Jones of Thornton, Kentucky.
18:37Whammy buys expensive gifts and gives them to his honey.
18:41He can afford to buy these gifts because he uses the contestants' money.
18:46That's right, Allison. Sure he does.
18:47I got another one. How about another one?
18:50Okay, why not?
18:52Back off.
18:54Carrie Ann Calabro of Overture, Colorado writes in,
18:58Whammy, Whammy, I love you and all the awful things you do.
19:01You might have dreadful, horrid sins
19:03and you have to face all the dirty grins.
19:06But I love it when you steal the dough
19:08because I'm too young to be on the show.
19:10Thanks, Carrie. Until next time, this is Peter Tamarkin.
19:12Thanks for pressing your luck. Bye-bye.
19:16Some member of our studio audience
19:18will receive Hitachi's stereo component system.
19:20Features dual cassette deck, turntable, tuner,
19:23five-band equalizer and 24-inch dual-tone
19:25woofer speakers from Hitachi.
19:27And here's what we have for our departing contestants.
19:29Hamilton Beach's deluxe great master note-shake machine.
19:32With two mixing speeds for perfect note-shakes,
19:34diet drinks, omelets and more.
19:36Hamilton Beach Scoville.
19:37And from the Eureka Company,
19:39the handy mini-mic that's cordless and rechargeable.
19:42The Eureka mini-mic, a mighty vacuum.
19:44The Eureka mini-mic, a mighty vacuum in a mini-size.
19:47Plus, new Italian herbs shake-and-bake coating mix.
19:50Parmesan cheese and great seasonings
19:52make a delicious new recipe for crispy chicken, Italian style.
19:56Also, Daisy's Hybrid Sweep, a water-powered super broom.
20:00Makes tough jobs easy.
20:01Cleans concrete, brick, stone.
20:03Lightweight, versatile from Daisy.
20:05Plus, gift certificates for Kentucky Fried Chicken
20:08and fresh buttermilk biscuits.
20:09You gotta like the chicken done right.
20:11At Kentucky Fried Chicken, we do chicken rice.
20:13And Flambro Imports presents America's favorite crown.
20:17Emmett Kelly Jr. handcrafted limited edition
20:20porcelain figurines.
20:21Signed and numbered from Flambro Imports.
20:53This is Bob Roddy speaking for Press Unit,
21:09a Brothers Company presentation.