Press Your Luck/Merchandise

These are the many products/merchandise/goods that were brought to us due to the success of Press Your Luck.

Computer Game[]

GameTek (1988)[]

A computer version of the game for the IBM-PC, Commodore 64 /128 and Apple II computer systems were released by GameTek in 1988. The game play in the computerized edition was far different from the television show, including a "Lose A Spin” space, identical to the "Lose A Turn" space on Wheel of Fortune.

Slot Machine Games[]

Shuffle Master/WMS Gaming (2000-2011)[]

A slot machine game was first developed by Shuffle Master in 2000; it was also featured in the 2003 PC Game "Reel Deal Casino:Shuffle Master Edition". Currently, WMS Gaming develops video slot machines based on the show like the "Big Event" version with Todd Newton of "Whammy!" fame in 2008, a "Community Bonus" version in 2010 and a "3-reel mechanical" version in 2011. A now defunct online slot game was once developed for online UK casinos.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Everi (2021)[]

A new slot machine called "Whammy Riches"^[4]was released.

Arkadium (2022)[]

a brand new online version of Press Your Luck Slots^[5]was released.

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Kiosk Game[]

(2011)[]

A kiosk version debuted at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas in 2011.

Online Game[]

For a brief period, Game Show Network (the network that reruns the original Press Your Luck and its revival Whammy!) had short-lived interactive versions based on both shows where you can play along with the show.

Prior to this there was a live interactive mobile game based on Whammy! where you can play along with the show courtesy of Goldpocket iTV.

GSN had its own game on its website called Whammy! Plus made by Zeek Games.

In 2004, the now defunct website GameShow24.com was planning to release a beta game of Press Your Luck to go along with Let’s Make A Deal (unreleased), Card Sharks, and The Hometown Price Is Right. Sadly, it never came to fruition.

DVD Game[]

Imagination Entertainment (2006)[]

A DVD game was released in 2006, with Todd Newton from Whammy! The All-New Press Your Luck as host and Peter Kent as announcer; the opening clip featured Michael Larson.

Handheld Game[]

Irwin Toys (2008)[]

A handheld game was released by Irwin Toys in 2008.

Video Games[]

Ludia/Ubisoft (2009-2010)[]

Games for the PC, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS, iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch & Playstation 3's PSN called Press Your Luck: 2010 Edition were released by Ludia and Ubisoft between 2009 and 2010. Terry McGovern was host and announcer due to Peter Tomarken having died a few years prior.

ADDITIONAL NOTE: The 2010 Edition video game was re-released as part of the "Game Show Party" bundle pack along with "The Price Is Right: 2010 Edition" and "Family Feud: 2010 Edition" for PlayStation 3's PSN in 2010.

Facebook Games[]

Ludia (2012-13)[]

A Facebook version was released by Ludia in Jan. 2012. Ten players play a question round together, all answering the same question. Six questions are asked, with the players earning money multiplied by the number of players who answered incorrectly or have run out of time. The values of the questions are as follows:

$1,000
$800
$700
$600
$500
Whammy

The question's value was random, so the player could get $500 times six players who were wrong for a total of $3000, plus $500 extra for the 3 players who buzzed in the fastest; if the question is the Whammy, all players lost everything won up to that point if they are wrong. The top 3 players would advance to the Big Board, each getting 5 spins. Game play resumed normally, except that a player is not eliminated for hitting 4 whammies.

A Facebook slots version was also released by Ludia on Sept. 2012. An app version was also released for the iPhone and iPad on April 22, 2013.

Board Game[]

Imagination Gaming (2020)[]

A board game based on the 2019 ABC version was published by Imagination Gaming Co. in 2020. The game is a part of their Gamestar App&Play series, meaning that the game requires the Gamestar app in addition to the game itself. In the case of Press Your Luck, the board game itself includes instructions, trivia (250 & double-sided for a total of 500 questions) and answer (A, B, & C for the 4 players) cards, scoreboard, and a collectible plush Whammy [its design similar to one of the Game Show Network Whammy plush toys, except with an embroidered logo and teeth instead of the printed designs, as well as the 2019 logo on the back instead of the original], while the app has the famous Big Board.

Gameplay is similar to the show, with players earning spins based on how they answer a set of 4 questions per round, with spins, rewards, and Whammies all documented on the physical scoreboard, and players spinning to earn money on the Big Board. The board game, however, is more closely based on the 1983-86 original and the DVD edition, as there's three rounds of regular play but no Big Bucks Bonanza featured. Unlike both the original and the reboot, however, as little as 2 (each player asks each other 4 questions per round, with a 2-second time limit to answer and earn 3 spins) and as many as 5 players can play (4 players [blue, orange, red, and yellow respectively] and one Host), and as many as 4 rounds can be played, though the app only supports 3.

Card Games[]

Imagination Gaming (2021-22)[]

In the fall of 2021 and the first quarter of 2022, Imagination Gaming released a "Game Box" and Deluxe Jumbo Card Game versions of Press Your Luck which also requires the use of the Gamestar+ App & Play on your device.

Cancelled Merchandise[]

American Publishing Corp./Great Games Pty., Ltd.[]

An electronic board game version of Press Your Luck was going to be released by Great Games in 1986 but the game eventually got cancelled before it got manufactured as the TV show's fate became more clear.

GameTek[]

Between 1989 and 1990, GameTek was going to release an NES port and a full-size arcade version of PYL; However, both games were cancelled.

Tiger Electronics[]

An electronic tabletop version of Press Your Luck was planned by Tiger Electronics in 2001. However, it never got made nor released to the public.

GameShow24.com[]

In 2004, the now defunct website GameShow24.com was planning to release a beta game of Press Your Luck to go along with Let’s Make A Deal (unreleased), Card Sharks, and The Hometown Price Is Right. Sadly, it never came to fruition.

Jakks Pacific[]

According to one source, Jakks Pacific was planning a "Plug-n-Play" unit based on Press Your Luck. However, it was never made nor released to the public.