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Press Your Luck is an American television game show created by Bill Carruthers and Jan McCormack. Contestants answer trivia questions to earn "spins" on a randomly cycling game board. The board's spac
The Press Your Luck game board from the original CBS version of the show in 1984
Peter Tomarken, seen here on the set of the May 1983 pilot, was the original host of Press Your Luck.
Elizabeth Banks has hosted Press Your Luck since 2019.
Elizabeth Banks
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Elizabeth Banks is an American actress and filmmaker. She is known for playing Effie Trinket in The Hunger Games film series and an ICCA commentator in the Pitch Perfect film series. She made her dire
Press Your Luck
…Todd Newton as host and Gary Kroeger as announcer. A weekly primetime version (reverting to the name Press Your Luck) began airing on ABC in 2019, with Elizabeth Banks as host. Neil Ross served as both announcer and voice of the Whammy until 2023, when he was replaced in both capacities by Chris "Money Fairy" Ahearn…
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