I love how you can tell how much Peter Tomarken loved his job and how much joy he got when someone won. Always had a big grinning face, especially at moments like these. He was a great man. Too bad he's gone.
With as crazy as some reactions were, I'm surprised that more of them didn't run up to Peter and hug him. For some reason I like those particular clips.
number 7 bertie is my favorite. i can tell she wanted to win so bad. i would have done the same thing. peter tomarken will be truly missed. he was my favorite game show host.
I think 💭 the lady with the number one ☝️ winning moment not only took down a USC Trojan, with a whammy spin, but ended up being Westwood's BFF and darling of the UCLA Bruins although she attended Columbia University in NYC at the time.
Great list, can't argue with Ruth's celebration win at #1. But I do think that Jimmie Lawson's win celebration from episode #425 should have been on this list too.
I'd have probably been a cross between Patrick and Gene. This was so awesome to watch! I can imagine the day Rita won, Peter was having a pretty good day.
@@marcpower4167 Emily goes home to Washington County with $455,286 (same as the new Michael Larson in 1984 totaling $110,237 and 1 whammy) and a Tesla Model X on May 31, 2020 hosted by Elizabeth Banks (aka Lindsay from Wet Hot American Summer in 2001) on ABC.
Peter always had a good sense of humor about everything. He wasn't like the crotchety other hosts of his time in the 70s and 80s and he definitely wasn't the disingenuous jerk like hosts of shows today. He was PERFECT.
I love how their competition is always happy to hug them or whatever and you know they're feeling disappointed big time but then it was the 1980's before people hated their fellow man.
Here's some I would include as honorable mentions: Nina Jo's $3 win,. the $10 win by Ruth, Lori's $24K win (the one where Cathy lost $31K in the spin battle) Steve Bryant with "Big Bucks....No Whammmmmmmmmieeeees!" Maari's $11K win (which aired yesterday on GSN) Just a few off the top of my head
Thanks. I just found it like yesterday and thought to myself, "Why wasn't that one of the ten reactions"? He nearly jumped back in seat. That's episode 425.
Alpha was on Blockbusters with her daughter in the early 80s. I think they won a couple of a games there. Gene was on the Bill Rafferty version of Card Sharks in 1986, but only won $100 and lost his match. He was more subdued on that show, saying that he had a spouse and a young child, presumably in the two years since his PYL appearance. Lela was on High Rollers with WInk Martindale in 1987, I forget how much she won there.
I'm tellin' ya...you should show me just WATCHING these pieces on CZcams! I get so dang excited, I BECOME the winners on PYL!!! There has got to be no game show more intense than THIS! I always have to take a shower after each time I watch these Top Ten Victories on PYL, because I end up drowning in my own adrenaline. I said it before, but I can fantasize myself as a winning contestant on Press Your Luck, winning a total of $35,729 in ONE show, aired in April or May, 1984 the way I was then. Thus, this would be BEFORE the beloved Michael Larsson!!!
Can't really remember the episode, just vaguely remember this happened, But wasn't there a show where a guy hit a car on his last spin and completed an epic comeback? That should have been on this compliation!
I remember one time they had two people with no money and no spins and the third was on his last spin. The host said "If you get money you win but if you hit a whammy we'll have to come back next week" and as if the whammy was playing a sick prank it happened. He got a whammy and they had to have all three come back XD
For those that are saying that the first clip was her being dumb, perhaps, but remember in some games there existed prizes that were more than the top money amount on the board. I think Peter explained when this was the case and that this could be beneficial to the contestant to try to land on that prize (I think it was usually when they had a car prize on the board when this occurred). Of course, Peter explained the situation she was in at that point, but contestants who remembered that possibility could still be thinking that such a prize existed (hell, contestants were STILL trying to figure out the light pattern sequences like Michael Larson did after they added a ton after he broke the game). It's not out of the realm of possibility that she didn't hear that part or thought that a prize like that existed. Or she just really wanted to go to Tokyo and forgot the situation she was in.
The largest prize offered in the entire series was the Mediterranean Cruise valued at $6,298 in 1985 and $6,704 in 1986. So no, no prize would have helped her in that scenario.
Ask the suits at CBS who moved the show to a bad timeslot and killed it. Granted, Card Sharks '86 was fine, but not as good as Press Your Luck. Why not cancel one of the bazillion soap operas CBS aired at the time and put on more game shows?
I was about to ask you where that college student was but then I saw her. Nice list! I don't recall #2, glad I saw it!... I think you got this list right on the nose!
You should've added an extra, not for the winner's reaction but for the audience reaction. That one where Robert hit a whammy with $30,000+ in his bank and Peter practically fainting on stage.
I feel bad for the girl in the 10th clip, she was so excited about the trip to Tokyo that she didn’t realize she needed an additional spin to stay in the game.
As popular as this gameshow; Press Your Luck, was, and still is, I think CBS can bring this one back, since Let's Make A Deal has made a comeback to CBS. Not only that, Pyramid also came back. But Press Your Luck had that excitement and enjoyment of winning money. I saw for daytime programing on CBS, lets bring it back. I ain't talking about GSN's version of Whammy-The All-New Press Your Luck, I'm talking about the classic version, or a newer version that looks very close to the original.
@edelric86 the show she was on was taped in December 1982, broadcast on 2/2/83. She was the last contestant called, but still got up on stage. She played Grocery Game and won, and also got to the Showcase but unfortunately overbid. Bob had a lot of fun interacting with her.
That contestant should have picked the $1000 and a Spin on her last spin rather than the trip. Peter tells people that they have to get something with an additional spin to stay in the game when they are more than $5K-$6K behind the leader(they had a car and a couple other prizes worth over $6K on the board from time to time).
RIP Peter Tomarken. Such a great guy and humble human being. All I know is if I were him I would've embarrassed the crap out of her. She deserved it. I mean, seriously? Seriously?
@CapnE625 Peter was saying " Dont worry about it...."to Lela because her mic got disconencted when she went to hug Peter and you couldnt hear her reactions.
Yes indeed! Either GSN needs to reclaim the rights to air PRESS YOUR LUCK again (they are showing WHAMMY! THE ALL-NEW PRESS YOUR LUCK weekdays at 3pm), or Antenna TV or MeTV needs to get them!
Going to go out on a wild guess and say that Press your luck has to have the best "Winning Theme" in gameshow history.
Agreed
Wish they played that in the 2019 Press Your Luck.
@@cooldude2255 They now do in the second season. :)
You’re not wrong
They should've added the bell ringing too.
The music choice with this show was amazing with the celebrations. So much childhood.
You are still missed Peter. :(
When I heard Peter passed away back in 2006 in that plane crash it felt like I lost a family member, yes he's missed dearly. :(
MoneyJobsOffice
Barney the Purple dinosaur?
Sheldon Cooper And his second wife, Kathleen, was on board! She died alongside her husband too! 😇
When you celebrate, Peter celebrates with you!
Dick Clark sorta did the same thing when a Pyramid contestant wins big.
Jim Perry did the same on Card Sharks and Sale of the Century (especially during the speed round when the champ was going for the lot)
@@JoeyLamontagne Yes, I know.
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I love how you can tell how much Peter Tomarken loved his job and how much joy he got when someone won. Always had a big grinning face, especially at moments like these. He was a great man. Too bad he's gone.
He was so underrated as a host, its a real crime press your luck was the only show he did that lasted all that long.
With as crazy as some reactions were, I'm surprised that more of them didn't run up to Peter and hug him. For some reason I like those particular clips.
Lela and Ruth did
Happy 25th Anniversary, Press Your Luck!!
Peter Tomarken and Rod Roddy, We love ya and We miss ya!! RIP
Male contestants: *react to their win*
Female contestants: *scream and squeal for a million times*
lol the male contestants were screaming too
Happy 30th Anniversary, Press Your Luck!!
Peter Tomarken and Rod Roddy, We Love and Miss Ya Both!! RIP
Brenda (#6) had some Church in her. She caught the holy ghost when she won LOL!
i think she only got over $2000
@@RedStrikerBeetleborg a win is a win regardless of the amount of money and prizes accumulated.
number 7 bertie is my favorite. i can tell she wanted to win so bad. i would have done the same thing. peter tomarken will be truly missed. he was my favorite game show host.
One issue is that Bertie won the game before.
they forgot to add damon
#10 was very funny. "OH MY GOD I WON!!! I don't believe it!". Who chooses the vacation when they're behind by $8,000? lol
+Mason B. Newkirk: Haha, that was great.
The lady gave him the win. Dumb move by her.
maybe she thought it was worth a lot
@@Steventhe2nd That's the answer. The dummy.
She must’ve thought the Tokyo trip would be enough.
10. Patrick
9. Alpha
8. Pam
7. Bertie
6. Brenda
5. Beverly
4. Mona
3. Gene
2. Lela
1. Ruth
Most of the time nowadays, if a college student wins big on such shows as The Price is Right, expect him or her to usually, not always, go berserk.
What about Michael Larson ??
Honorable mentions
Michael Larson
Colleen
Jimmy
I think 💭 the lady with the number one ☝️ winning moment not only took down a USC Trojan, with a whammy spin, but ended up being Westwood's BFF and darling of the UCLA Bruins although she attended Columbia University in NYC at the time.
Great list, can't argue with Ruth's celebration win at #1. But I do think that Jimmie Lawson's win celebration from episode #425 should have been on this list too.
Like seriously. I was just going to comment that. That was MY pick
Gene Snyder! One of the best!
He made the PYL intros!
He also appeared on card sharks a couple years later.... but he's lost
And his second win on PYL was pretty good too. You still gotta beat the champ!
0:27 if she chose $1000 and a spin, She would stayed alive
exactly; dumb move
***** that was a dumb move she made indeed buddy
that was definitely a dumb move. peter comepletely stated that she needed spins to keep going and she didn't listen.
Stupidity
As soon as she said Tokyo, she was like oh shit, I blew it!
Happy Birthday Peter!!!!🎉🎉🎉😍😊❤️
Peter Tomarken was born on the 1st anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
This show should get a reboot
I would be the third time...Fourth if you count "Second Chance" in 1977.
Don McCullen
Whammy shouldn't even count as a reboot, that abortion was AWFUL!
It count Kosmic. They tried to amp it by just having one round of Q&A. Right ideal their.
Kosmic Khaos Whammy did indeed suck. The redoing of the Whammy was a letdown.
Andrew Grove I agree Whammy was good but not great
I'd have probably been a cross between Patrick and Gene. This was so awesome to watch! I can imagine the day Rita won, Peter was having a pretty good day.
Personal fun fact: Both Peter and I lived our childhood years in the same town (Olean, NY), but at different times
7:33 - Gene Snyder became part of the PYL intros.
It only cost them...EIGHTY THOUSAND DOLLARS!
Michael Larsons reaction should have been up there, winning $110,237 should be a great reaction.
His reaction wasn't all that memorable as I recall, he hugged Ed, shook Janie's hand and let out a "woo!"
@@marcpower4167 Emily goes home to Washington County with $455,286 (same as the new Michael Larson in 1984 totaling $110,237 and 1 whammy) and a Tesla Model X on May 31, 2020 hosted by Elizabeth Banks (aka Lindsay from Wet Hot American Summer in 2001) on ABC.
Peter always had a good sense of humor about everything. He wasn't like the crotchety other hosts of his time in the 70s and 80s and he definitely wasn't the disingenuous jerk like hosts of shows today. He was PERFECT.
Drew Carey is not a jerk I always here he’s very nice
Pat has good sense of humor but people on social media are trying to make him out as a jerk
This is SO American.
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Sometimes it's just the joy of winning... $2000 may be all she needs to succeed!
I w
I'm happy with 21678
ruth's reaction was the best and the funniest.
This was best childhood game show
The best part of Press Your Luck is when the Winner theme is played. :D
They should've added the 'dings' as well.
+TehJew22 yup
***** I didn't know you liked Press Your Luck. :O
@@Rlotpir1972 and since CBS owns it, they should've asked TPIR to use their bells.
Gene and Beverly had the best expressions. Lucky Peter gets hugged twice, never seen those before.
The one that had me in stitches the most was Patrick.
The wild music and the winners’ reactions makes for unbridled excitement.
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stop at 5:44 LOL
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This must've been before mid 1985, since Ken, Annemarie, Nina Jo and Joe (from the triple 0 episode in 1986)should've been on there
I love how their competition is always happy to hug them or whatever and you know they're feeling disappointed big time but then it was the 1980's before people hated their fellow man.
Here's some I would include as honorable mentions: Nina Jo's $3 win,. the $10 win by Ruth, Lori's $24K win (the one where Cathy lost $31K in the spin battle) Steve Bryant with "Big Bucks....No Whammmmmmmmmieeeees!" Maari's $11K win (which aired yesterday on GSN) Just a few off the top of my head
Greatest game show ever. Always went down to the last spin!
For #3... So, that's what happened to Captain Hook once he went on a game show back in the 70s and 80s... Man, he hit hard times
Everyone was expecting Michael Larson to be number 1
Thanks. I just found it like yesterday and thought to myself, "Why wasn't that one of the ten reactions"? He nearly jumped back in seat. That's episode 425.
I don't ever think I saw anybody hug a gameshow host like that. LOL!
Alpha was on Blockbusters with her daughter in the early 80s. I think they won a couple of a games there. Gene was on the Bill Rafferty version of Card Sharks in 1986, but only won $100 and lost his match. He was more subdued on that show, saying that he had a spouse and a young child, presumably in the two years since his PYL appearance. Lela was on High Rollers with WInk Martindale in 1987, I forget how much she won there.
Rated PG-13 (1990)
Just play Gene 10 times and I'll be happy.
🙂
He looks like my dad in his younger days.
I'm tellin' ya...you should show me just WATCHING these pieces on CZcams! I get so dang excited, I BECOME the winners on PYL!!! There has got to be no game show more intense than THIS! I always have to take a shower after each time I watch these Top Ten Victories on PYL, because I end up drowning in my own adrenaline. I said it before, but I can fantasize myself as a winning contestant on Press Your Luck, winning a total of $35,729 in ONE show, aired in April or May, 1984 the way I was then. Thus, this would be BEFORE the beloved Michael Larsson!!!
6:21 somebody should have told Vicky that the whammy does not take kindly to idle threats or wuf tickets.
And to top it off, she landed on the one whammy that was blowing a raspberry.
@@thegreatLL500Xyup!!
3:28 I'm not crying, YOU'RE CRYING! :.-)
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0:27, the moment she lost it for herself, even Peter Tomarken was like WTF?
Love how #2 broke sumthing in her celebration too
My god Patrick(winner 1) got the game handed to him through shear stupidity -.-
And even _he_ didn’t believe his own luck.
And if you thought Beverlie's anticipation at 5:18 was crazy enough, just wait until seven seconds later... :)
I found it funny that 2 of the ladies rushed out & hugged Peter tightly
I think the first guy was drugged, stoned, and high AF.
They're so happy :)
😊
I would also give honorable mention to Coleen's win over Cindy and Joe. Love that reaction.
#5 is the best lol. That poor woman couldn’t handle it and went cross eyed.
OMG I made #4!!! Thank you!
Your reaction was so good 🥰🥰
Can't really remember the episode, just vaguely remember this happened, But wasn't there a show where a guy hit a car on his last spin and completed an epic comeback? That should have been on this compliation!
I remember one time they had two people with no money and no spins and the third was on his last spin. The host said "If you get money you win but if you hit a whammy we'll have to come back next week" and as if the whammy was playing a sick prank it happened. He got a whammy and they had to have all three come back XD
I think I saw that a few times. I seem to recall Peter saying to that contestant it's your fault. Lol.
There are couple of other ones that could have made this list. Contestant Karen, Gene Snyder day 2, Michael: ("Be good to me, Be good')
The photo used for the video is priceless
I've seen contestants go crazier than this.
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For those that are saying that the first clip was her being dumb, perhaps, but remember in some games there existed prizes that were more than the top money amount on the board. I think Peter explained when this was the case and that this could be beneficial to the contestant to try to land on that prize (I think it was usually when they had a car prize on the board when this occurred). Of course, Peter explained the situation she was in at that point, but contestants who remembered that possibility could still be thinking that such a prize existed (hell, contestants were STILL trying to figure out the light pattern sequences like Michael Larson did after they added a ton after he broke the game). It's not out of the realm of possibility that she didn't hear that part or thought that a prize like that existed.
Or she just really wanted to go to Tokyo and forgot the situation she was in.
The largest prize offered in the entire series was the Mediterranean Cruise valued at $6,298 in 1985 and $6,704 in 1986. So no, no prize would have helped her in that scenario.
She probably thought terry made a great call with that S on wheel of fortune
Beverly is fucking insane.
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When Gene(#3) won his game,he let you know it!
@Brandon BennetzenIs that when she left her seat(probably the first time that happened)to run to Peter?
Didn't I see Alpha (from #9) on Blockbusters once?
Lela was on Card Sharks with Jim Perry in 1979
Bob Eubanks hosted Card Sharks; Joel McHale, year later.
with moments like these you wonder why such a great game show was discontinued...
Ask the suits at CBS who moved the show to a bad timeslot and killed it. Granted, Card Sharks '86 was fine, but not as good as Press Your Luck. Why not cancel one of the bazillion soap operas CBS aired at the time and put on more game shows?
I was about to ask you where that college student was but then I saw her. Nice list! I don't recall #2, glad I saw it!... I think you got this list right on the nose!
Berties was my favorite.. first thing she does is say “I’m sorry” to the runner up. I’d have responded the exact same way.
4:06 LMFAO
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i knew you'd put Gene on here, you can't have a top 10 without him
You should've added an extra, not for the winner's reaction but for the audience reaction. That one where Robert hit a whammy with $30,000+ in his bank and Peter practically fainting on stage.
I feel bad for the girl in the 10th clip, she was so excited about the trip to Tokyo that she didn’t realize she needed an additional spin to stay in the game.
Much like slipping on a Banana Peel, lol.
#3 lmao Playing like he owed a casino like a $15,000 marker hahaha.
Man, I miss PRESS YOUR LUCK (my favorite game show EVER) and I miss Peter Tomarken (one of the saddest deaths in the game show world, R.I.P.)!
Press Your Luck has been brought back to life on ABC, hosted by Elizabeth Banks.
Because she can now afford half a semester with her winnings.
Coleen from Coleen/Cindy/Joe should've been on here
I'm not afraid of you anymore
As popular as this gameshow; Press Your Luck, was, and still is, I think CBS can bring this one back, since Let's Make A Deal has made a comeback to CBS. Not only that, Pyramid also came back. But Press Your Luck had that excitement and enjoyment of winning money. I saw for daytime programing on CBS, lets bring it back. I ain't talking about GSN's version of Whammy-The All-New Press Your Luck, I'm talking about the classic version, or a newer version that looks very close to the original.
Number 3 was my favorite! HAHAHAHA XD
More shocking to me is why Peter didn't question her about that in the post game interview. Or maybe he did and they decided to cut it.
#3 was my all tie favorite!
Gene was awesome!!
Karen ("Pool table for Dan!") should have been on here.
@edelric86 the show she was on was taped in December 1982, broadcast on 2/2/83. She was the last contestant called, but still got up on stage. She played Grocery Game and won, and also got to the Showcase but unfortunately overbid. Bob had a lot of fun interacting with her.
10 is gold
10 is pure gold.
That contestant should have picked the $1000 and a Spin on her last spin rather than the trip. Peter tells people that they have to get something with an additional spin to stay in the game when they are more than $5K-$6K behind the leader(they had a car and a couple other prizes worth over $6K on the board from time to time).
you forgot one-damon.
RIP Peter Tomarken. Such a great guy and humble human being. All I know is if I were him I would've embarrassed the crap out of her. She deserved it. I mean, seriously? Seriously?
Number 3 is exactly what I'd do.
@CapnE625 Peter was saying " Dont worry about it...."to Lela because her mic got disconencted when she went to hug Peter and you couldnt hear her reactions.
6:03-7:14 #4 Thou Shalt Not Taunt Nor Threaten Thy Whammy, For Thy Consequences Shalt Be Thy Divine Devestation.
That would make the ten great losing reactions list. Celebra- NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
TOKYO!!!!!!!
Dumb Dora was realllllly dumb!
She should of went with $1000 and a spin
Super, duper DUMB!
DUMB & DUMBER + DUMBEST
Micheal Larson! $110,237
Yes indeed! Either GSN needs to reclaim the rights to air PRESS YOUR LUCK again (they are showing WHAMMY! THE ALL-NEW PRESS YOUR LUCK weekdays at 3pm), or Antenna TV or MeTV needs to get them!
Buzzr has the rights to the show.
5:45 this image might be useful to generate memes
I wonder if we should include Marsha from episodes 55 and 56 in this?
0:33 Cue the schizophrenia 😳
I felt bad when Greg whammied out in his episode with Mona and Vicki.
@edelric86 she was also on TPIR a couple of years earlier. She wasn't as hyper as on PYL, but was still quite lively