

Press Your Luck
1983-09-19 · 30 min / episode · ★ 7.8
Contestants collect spins by answering trivia questions and then use the spins on an 18-space game board to win cash and prizes. The person who amass the most in cash and prizes at the end of the game wins.
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- Bill Carruthers
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- United States of America
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- Ended
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Rod Roddy
Charlie O'Donnell
Peter Tomarken
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