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At the close of the October–November 1985 contest, that episode's in-studio winner drew a card from a bowl containing the names of each of the 75 at-home participants featured over the five-week period. If the contestant landed on a prize instead of money, then the home viewer would also win that prize. If the contestant landed on a space that awarded money and an additional spin, the contestant received the money and the spin, but the home player only received the money. If the contestant hit a Whammy, the home player received $500. One spin in the final round was designated as the Home Player Spin at the start of the round, and when that spin came up, whatever the contestant landed on during that spin was added to their own total and was also awarded to the home player.

Each of the three contestants was assigned a postcard with the name of a home viewer prior to the start of the episode. Home Player Spin 'Home Player Spins' were featured at various points over the course of the series' run.

Michael Paul Larson came by the idea after speculating that the “whammies” (the nickname given to the turn-ending prize-gobbling brown monsters that would at times pop up in squares hit by the contestant) might be appearing only in certain positions on the board and therefore could be completely avoided by someone who had memorized the patterns of their appearances. When the effort became too fatiguing, he passed his remaining spins to another contestant rather than risk losing his accumulated winnings to a mistimed press of the plunger. By hitting 35 such squares in a row, he was able to accumulate the largest win in the history of that show, and he did it all in under an hour. He did so by memorizing the sequences by which the various prize squares lit up on the game board, allowing him to time his button presses to coincide with the lights’ stopping on the most advantageous squares. Origins: In 1984 an Ohio man put together an astounding run on the television game show Press Your Luck.

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Over the last twenty years, we have continued to develop and improve our game show systems, so that your team members feel like they are entering a mini TV studio set.Claim: A contestant on the game show Press Your Luck racked up an amazing series of wins by memorizing the patterns of the prize board’s sequence of lights. Our customized game shows are designed to promote communication, energize teams, stimulate problem solving and build morale. The popularity of TV game shows has created a significant demand from corporate clients for game shows at company picnics, banquets, holiday parties and training sessions. We also produce training game shows, where the trivia is customized to meet your company's needs.

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