Press Your Luck/Spaces

These are pictures of the many spaces seen on Press Your Luck.

(All of them are needed.)

The Big Board

Link

Customized PYL Intro for the Game Show Marathon

Big board

Whammies

This whammy also appeared as the little rectangles that pop up when you hit the space (s)

This was seen at the end of each show prior to the consolation prize plugs.

In the pilot episode of PYL, this was the only animation, even if you hit your 4th Whammy.

The prototype of one of the five extra whammies, they either started small or blurry.

The first of the Five other whammies

This whammy usually appeared in a corner during Round Two and is one of the extra whammies.

Here, the Whammy is "walking like an Egyptian" (no relation to the Bangles song).

Some PYL fans dub this Whammy space as the Ugly Whammy, mostly because of the tongue. (Feel free to jeer.)

One of the redesigned whammies from the ABC revival!

Another redesign from the ABC revival! That whammy is excited to take your money!!

The taunting whammy is back too!

The ugly whammy returns too! Feel free to jeer.

One of the new whammy poses in the ABC revival. He really doesn't care too much.

Looks like a redesign of the whammy on the old whammy pop up cards from the 80s

This new whammy pose disapproves of winning. This was also on the poses used on the new pop up whammy cards.

This whammy laughs at people losing their money!

Looks like the whammy got buff over the summer! This one debuted in Season 2 of the ABC revival.

The whammy is casually thinking about taking away your money! Another debut from Season 2 of the revival

A redesign of the hammer whammy! Good try hiding the hammer though. Debuted in Season 2

Cash

The 2nd highest cash value you can hit without hitting Big Bucks.

A good idea to land on this, that is if you have three Whammies.

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Here's what the $500 + One Spin space looked like in the pilot.

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Huh? That's weird... I don't remember having the font for this space being bigger.

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This was how the $500 + One Spin looked like when Press Your Luck first aired.

In 1986, $3000 + One Spin received a touch of lighter blue.

What? This $3000 + One Spin space shouldn't have fonts something as big as this!

Here's what the $4000 + One Spin space looks like during the intro. Oh, and to remind you, it was also used during the pilot episode.

Until the fall of 1985, $4000 + One Spin's background became a dark purple.

Here's the highest cash value on the board..

Directional Spaces

Big Bucks

The usual square that sends you to the highest amount.

Here it is again and... wait. Why is it blue? Oh, must be used for the neon board intro.

From the Wii/DS/PC/PS3/iPhone/iPod Touch & iPad games, lottery tickets, & the upcoming stage show, this is a different Big Bucks graphic.

Move One Space

Used on Square 1 for the first board round.

Used for square 9 in the final board round.

Used in Square 14 in the Final Board round. Useful if there's $2000 Or Lose-1-Whammy.

Other Spaces

Debuted all the way in 1986.

Don't you just love it when that space takes you to the Big Bucks?

Back then, when this was landed on, a Whammy could be chosen, but who'd want to do that?

The original pick a corner. Debuted in 1984.

These spaces were used for Christmastime.

Made-Up Spaces

Not really a space you want.

Try guarding *that* much from the Whammy!

not in the original series, but would be EXTREMELY helpful

2019 Reboot Versions

Here's the new big bucks space in the revival

You will see this in the bonus round

You will see this in the bonus round

You will see this in the bonus round.

The new Add A One from Season 2 of the ABC Revival

The new Double Your Money + One Spin from Season 2 of the ABC Revival! Better hope you got more than $0!

Cash Values From The Game$how Marathon Version

$525's long lost older brother.

Is that $1500's long lost brother?

$3000's long lost brother.

Poor $3000 Lost its extra spin in GSM

$2000 Or Lose One Whammy's Long Lost Brother

Prizes

Land on this space and you'll be rewarded with a minimum of $10. Landing on this square just starts a new place column. Example: $500 turns into $1,500 or $5,000 turns into $15,000.

Now there's something you can land on! You know, I think you should get a spin with that!

Oh, shut up!

Generic Prize, a lot of prizes would be too much for this gallery. Check the "Merchandise" gallery below for all the prizes.

Merchandise

3-Wheeler, used in 1983 and early 1984, and featured in Intro Boards in August 1985 until the end of the series.

Only seen on April 24, 1984 before being rebranded as Lounger Set the next day.

Version 2.0 of the Acapulco slide, featuring a sombrero. Debuted in September 1985, and intermittently appeared later in 1985, and again in the winter and early spring of 1986.

The African Safari debuted in December 1984, and was the second most expensive prize ever offered in the series (even the most expensive car was only the third most expensive prize in rank)

The Air Conditioner was a perfect prize for the upcoming summer months in 1984, hence its debut in the spring of 1984.

Never used in actual gameplay, but was used on an Intro Board later in 1984.

The Alaskan Cruise. Seen in May and June 1986, was hit two times, and only won once.

A Trip to Amsterdam. Debuted in February 1985 and used until sometime in the spring of 1985. It was even prevalent on the board when Jim Hess notoriously swore when hitting a Whammy on the last spin of the game.

Answering Machine. Hi-tech for 1983. One of the first prizes offered in the series, it was one of the cheapest prizes ever offered in the series, valued at $219.

Athens. Used in an intro board in 1984 and 1985, but this version was never used in actual gameplay.

This version of the Athens slide was first used in actual gameplay in the fall of 1985 and offered through sometime early in 1986.

Australia. First appeared in the spring of 1984, and took a vacation before the fall of 1984. Reappeared by the fall of 1984 and used for the remainder of the series.

The Beautiful Bahamas. One of the original prizes offered in 1983, and was seen on the board on the final episode of the series in September 26, 1986. Also, this was the prize hit by Michael Larson that could have been a Whammy.

Balans Chairs. Debuted in the fall of 1984 and retired early in 1985.

Banff. First seen on November 5, 1985, it was one of three Canadian destinations offered in the series, and all three Canadian destinations are in the province of Alberta.

Bar-B-Que. Used in Round 1, and debuted before Spring 1984, and was last seen at the end of 1984 or early in 1985, but returned by September 1986.

Bedroom Set. One of a handful of prizes offered in both Round 1 and 2. Offered from the series premiere until around Christmas 1985 or very early in 1986.

Bermuda. Offered from 1984 until the end of the series. Don't let the icon fool you - it's not in Florida.

Bicycles. Debuted in 1984, and offered until the spring of 1986. Despite Joy calling for a car when she hit them during her match with Gene Snyder, you'll only find these in Round 1.

Big Screen TV. This was long before the Wide Screen Plasma TV. First hit in November 1983, and was offered from that point onward until the end of the series. Like most giant screen TV's, you can bet it was expensive; and it was, at $3,800!

Billiard Table.

Binoculars. Debuted in the spring of 1984, and used for the remainder of the series.

Beautiful Boston. Home of baked beans, Bruins, Celtics, Patriots, Red Sox, a famous Marathon, and New Kids on the Block.

The beautiful bracelet.

The Brass Bed. Try to sleep in one while listening to a brass band.

Beautiful Brazil. In 2016, it was the first South American country to host a Summer Olympics.

Britain. Home of fish & chips, the BBC, and The Beatles. Also gave us The Weakest Link, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, and Winning Lines.

British Tour. I wonder if it involves a double-decker bus?

A Bumper Pool Table.

Calgary, Canada. Home of the famous Stampede that Bob Barker does not approve.

With this prize, the Whammy would say "I want to take a picture of you losing your money! Say cheese!"

The Canadian Rockies. Three Canadian trips all to the same province of Alberta.

Cancun. It's getting hot in here.

The car. A prize everybody wants to win. Losing this prize to a Whammy will drive you crazy.

A Caribbean Cruise. A wonderful excursion you'd enjoy.

Carpeting. A prize that's so 70s, and was never won on Press Your Luck, as far as we know.

Crank up your favorite music by Bon Jovi on this device while driving down Sunset Boulevard.

The Cassette Radio. A one-hit wonder of a prize that was never won.

A Catamaran. I am not sure if was an Aqua Cat brand then.

You can use this prize to remind you when it is time to watch Press Your Luck.

The Cluster Ring. Lots of gems in this beauty valued at $500.

The Coast-to-Coast Tour. A lot of miles on a tour bus.

A Coffee Set. People would rather buy coffee at Starbucks now.

Colorado-New Mexico Tour. That would be one hot tour.

The Compact Disc Player. The predecessor to today's iPod.

The icon to this one represents the famous Concord hotel.

The non-stainless Cookware. Only offered in 1983 and valued at $551.

Copenhagen. Home of Tivoli Gardens amusement park and the drummer from Metallica.

The Crystal Decanter Set. You'll have the luck of the Irish if you win this prize made in Ireland.

Curacao. Located in Venezuela, it was one of a very small number of South American destinations offered on Press Your Luck.

A Cutlery Set. You can cut corners with this prize.

Dallas. The Big D. Home of Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, Cowboys, Mavericks, Rangers, Stars, and J.R. Ewing.

A trip to the Daytime Emmys. Offered in July 1985 around the same time the Daytime Emmys was airing on CBS. It's too bad Press Your Luck never got nominated for a Daytime Emmy in 1985.

Offered only on the Pilot episode. You could relive the Mark Twain days while riding this classic steamboat.

Denver. The other "Big D".

A Diamond Pendant.

A (man's) Diamond Ring. The prize that poor Dan got jipped $200 in the summer of 1986.

A Dining Set. Offered from the series premiere until March 1984.

You'll need this to go with the Dining Set.

Disneyland. Offered during Back-to-School Week 1985. Matt lost this...

...but Matt won this! The Magic Kingdom, offered on the pilot and during regular gameplay in late 1985 through 1986.

A set of Earrings.

An Eastern Tour. Based on the icon, I would assume it's a tour of the Eastern U.S.

An Electric Typewriter. Nobody uses one anymore.

The Emerald Pendant, one of a handful of short-lived prizes offered in 1984

Hop on a Globus Gateway bus and enjoy the Eiffel Tower, Amsterdam and Big Ben

The Exercise Bench. One of a few prizes people need for good health.

Keep pedaling and pedaling in order to burn those excess calories.

Exercise Equipment. This blue version was seen in the 1983 pilot...

...and this version was seen on CBS in 1984.

At only $200+, Exercise Rower is the second cheapest fitness item offered in the series.

The last new Polynesian holiday offered in the series, introduced by June 1986.

In 1984, can you really treat these utensils like clothing?

By 1985, definitely not!

The most notorious prize offered on the series - Peter would freak out whenever contestants hit it because it carried a curse.

The generic Florida slide. It was hit during the first week of the series, and apparently it must be a trip to Lehigh worded differently.

Remember the VitaMix? That's a Food Factory. And they still make them today! Valued at $440.

The generic trip to France. I would assume it's a tour of France, and not necessarily Paris.

Debuting in November 1983, it was the first trip offered in the series to cost more than $4,000.

One of two places in the Bahamas that you could win on Press Your Luck. It was even hit on the premiere episode!

One of a few prizes introduced during College Week 1985. It was used during the spring of 1985, and returned for a short time later in the spring of 1986.

Bob Barker would never approve of this prize if the series aired in this day and age...

Neither this one, too.

The Gallery of Art prize from late 1984.

You can bring a Las Vegas atmosphere into your home with this Game Table!

Join the golf club! But wait, you might need these golf clubs.

You'll enjoy a grand time in the Grand Canyon if you hit this and come on top.

Contrary to popular belief, if you win this, it won't be an American Gothic print.

A big Aloha to you if you won this cruise in 1984.

Enjoy the heritage America has to offer if you win this prize in 1984 or 1986.

You can win this trip playing Hi Lo! Wait a minute...wrong show.

You wouldn't want to travel there during Atlantic hurricane season.

A Home Bar, one of a handful of prizes offered during the entire run. Plus, this prize also functions as a game table.

Seen from the very first episodes, no further description needed.

This version was seen in 1983, during the early episodes.

This version was seen for the rest of the series.

This was found on the big board during the intro sometimes, also seen during the round 1 board worth $500.

But, this version was seen in the actual game, it'll help do some stuff for only $1250, also was seen in round 2 most of the time, seen in gameplay sometime in 1985.

Have the luck of the Irish on your side, if you win this trip at least.

Another Mexican holiday that was shown in the series.

Seen in 1985 during the neon era, but around the $2000 mark.

A rare trip that was won once, see all of Japan by their fast moving train worth around $4000

Only seen in 1983, and was won once

A rare trip that was only seen during back to school week and won on the last day as well.

Another Rare trip that was seen during back to school week

One of the perfect gifts for the lady you love.

No comment on this trip.

This is one of the two ways that people say Tahoe on the board, in this format or with just the word Tahoe.

The famous place of gambling other than Atlantic City.

One of the Florida trips that was seen on the Big Board.

Merchandise From the Game$how Marathon Version

Merchandise From the ABC reboot

Screenshots

This was during the "neon colors" era of the show; as this space was commonly seen in pink with no coins in the background.

This is a good example of a "paired" space on the board. Always nice to win $5,000 (unless the Whammy takes it away).

...and here it is, lit up when hit!

And here it is in light green, and this was from a Home Player Spin episode. In fact, that was the only time it was hit during a Home Player Spin!

An example of a prize space. Details were revealed only if the contestant who hit the space won the game.

The African Safari was one of the most expensive prizes ever offered, and at $6,344, some contestants actually called for it!

This was one of three prizes picked up by Michael Larson on his run to well over $100,000. However, that square that he hit containing that prize also contained the Whammy.

The Car was also a popular prize, but don't get too excited about it. It only cost around $5,000 or so back then. By the end of the series, the most it ever cost was $6,273.

This was sort of an odd prize since this show was never nominated for an Emmy.

One of the most popular prizes.

Hickory dickory dock, don't let that Whammy go up the clock! If your Whammies strike four, you're out the door! Hickory dickory dock!

Ireland trip from Aaron/Laura/Nancy episode. Image courtesy of Todd Hünter.

Paris trip from the Aaron/Laura/Nancy episode. Image courtesy of Todd Hünter.

Konnichiwa! But wait a second... I wonder if the Whammy secretly likes anime and manga? Hmm...

You know what they say: "When in Rome, do as the Whammies do"!

Big Bucks. This was the call of the show, but in this case, the Big Bucks square takes you directly up to the highest cash value on the board showing when you stop the board.

Add-a-One! This could add as little as $10 or as much as $10,000 to your score!

Double Up Here, before it gave a player an extra spin.

Double your pleasure! (Better hope you have more than $0.)

Pick A Corner, any corner. (Just don't pick the one with the Whammy!)

Move One Space from Round 1 of the Pilot. Would you like to have a trip to Mazatlan or $200 + One Spin?

Move One Space from Round 1 of a series episode. Would you like to have $650 or $200 + One Spin? (This isn't too hard a dilemma, is it?)

Move One Space from Round 1 of a series episode. Would you like to have $500 or $300 + One Spin? (This isn't too hard a dilemma, is it?)

Move One Space from Round 1 of a series episode. Would you like to have $750 or $100 + One Spin? (This isn't too hard a dilemma, is it?)

Move One Space from Round 2. Would you like $750 + One Spin or a Stereo? (Depends on the situation you're in)

Move One Space from Round 2. Would you like $1,000 or a trip to Kauai? (Depends on the situation you're in)

Move One Space from Round 2. Would you like $1,200 or a trip to Miami? (Depends on the situation you're in)

Move One Space from Round 2. Would you like $750 + One Spin or a trip to Maui? (Depends on the situation you're in)

Move One Space from Round 2. Would you like $500 + One Spin or $2,500? (Depends on the situation you're in)

Move One Space from Round 2. Would you like$ 2,500 or $2,000-or-LOSE-1-WHAMMY?

Move One Space from Round 2. Would you like $2,500 or $2,000-or-LOSE-1-WHAMMY?

Move One Space from Round 2. Would you like $750 + One Spin or a Loveseat Recliner? (Depends on the situation you're in)

Move One Space from Round 2. Would you like $750 + One Spin or $1,400? (Depends on the situation you're in)

Custom Merchandise

Would you win this even after Circuit City went bankrupt? I don't think so!

Something that can be used if you or if the kids are bored

Perfect for the girlfriend, or wife to have these on their ears.

Something you can use to check time if you feel like using something different besides looking at a wall

All that changed in this one was the color background.

Doesn't say which part, but it'll be great to learn the japaneese language, on this trip at least

Their's gonna be a bunch of bling in this set

Would be great, but RadioShack is long gone!

But would you take this if Toys R Us went out of business? I don't think so!

But if Toys R Us went out of business, would you accept this? I don't think so!

A cruise through the whole atlantic ocean

It'd be cool to come here.

Cash Values from the ABC reboot