(5/13/85) Steve/Shauna/Jimmie (opening and spin rounds only)
(5/14/85) Amy/Jimmie/Joey
(5/15/85) Joey/Damon/Queta, Damon gets no spins in round one and still wins the game.
(5/16/85) Patrick/Linda/Damon, a dumb move by Linda ends this close game.
(5/17/85) David/Patrick/Norma
(5/20/85) Mark/Norma/Lucia, exciting game that dumb passing by Lucia ends.
(5/21/85) Roy/Norma/Shelly, with a $20,000 loss and the Sherlock Holmes whammy.
(5/22/85) Bill/Shelly/Lori Ann
(5/23/85) Debbie/Robert/Bill
(5/24/85) Damon/Robert/Kathy
(5/27/85) David/Damon/Georgeanne
(5/28/85) Elaine/Mike/Georgeanne
(5/29/85) Rusty/Barbara/Georgeanne
(5/30/85) Barbara/Dennis/Carlee
(5/31/85) Andy/Dennis/Rochelle
(6/3/85) Dennis/Danny/Luanne
(6/4/85) Leila/Bob/Danny
(6/5/85) Cindy/Al/Danny
(6/6/85) Al/Lisa/Paul, Whammybusters are in audience. Paul hits 4 whammies in a row, and Al uses his Lake Erie Luck.
(6/7/85) Al/Cheryl/Ken
(6/10/85) Myrna/Martin/Al
(6/11/85) Martin/Jerry/Carol
(6/12/85) Jerry/Ana/Steve, Jerry sets a pre-Add-A-One record.
(6/13/85) Carol/Jerry/Pat, Pat shoots down the whammies.
(6/14/85) Pam/Sam/Jerry, Mel Blanc calls in as Sylvester at the end of the show!
(6/17/85) Bill/Christy/Pam, $21,000 foolishly lost to a whammy.
(6/18/85) Andrew/Pam/Linda
(6/19/85) Nina Jo/Andrew/Paul, possibly the best episode of the year with the goofy Andrew who makes 3 Stooges impression and the $3 win!
(6/20/85) Nina Jo/John/Sandy
(6/21/85) Cindy/John/Guy
(6/24/85) Ned/Joanna/Cindy
(6/25/85) Cindy/Sherri/Theodore
(6/26/85) Alison/Theodore/Ted, exciting spin battle culminating with Alison's $20,000 loss seen in the intros.
(6/27/85) Ted/Randy/Karen
(6/28/85) Steve/Mary/Randy
(7/1/85) Danette/Steve/Abe
(7/2/85) Kathy/Dan/Danette
(7/3/85) Danette/Julie/Robert, African Safari hit on the last spin to win!
(7/4/85) Julie/Jim/Patricia, it's the 4th of July and Peter wears a red white and blue bowtie! A $17,000 loss as seen in the intros.
(7/5/85) Tom/Jim/Sonja (not the one from Survivor!)
(7/8/85) Jenny/Greg/Tom
(7/9/85) Lisa/Jenny/Tom
(7/10/85) Brian/Lisa/Pam 7/10/85
(7/11/85) Valerie/Ron/Lisa 7/11/85
(7/12/85) Lisa/Judy/Steve Bryant, now complete.
(7/15/85) Steve/Kent/Lynn, 10 whammies are hit, and Steve is left to play against the house! (N/C)
(7/16/85) Kathy/Steven/Steve, Steve Bryant's last episode, a good one too!
(7/17/85) Annette/Steven/Kane
(7/18/85) Annette/Lisa/Ed
(7/19/85) Mike/Ruth/Lisa
(7/22/85) Sammy/Mike/Josie
(7/23/85) Rosella/Scott/Mike
(7/24/85) Joe/Mike/Linda
(7/26/85) Mike/Melodie/Joe
(7/29/85) Joe/Jerry/Kathy
(7/30/85) Bobby/Yvonne/Kathy, Bobby is a horseracing announcer and demonstrates his skill.
(7/31/85) Yvonne/Thorne/Jennifer
(8/1/85) Bobby/Thorne/Melanie, Bobby from the intros plus a $26,000 loss.
(8/2/85) Rick/Thorne/Vicki
(8/5/85) Kimberley/Thorne/Gary, Kimberley hits four in a row, the odds of that are 1300-1.
(8/6/85) Gary/Julie/Thad
(8/7/85) Julie/Lee/Tricia, with big Double $$, and Tricia has a no whammies sticker.
(8/8/85) Debbie/Dennis/Lee
(8/9/85) Robin/Dennis/Sam, Sam returns from the Sylvester episode.
(8/12/85) Bill/Robin/Michelle
(8/13/85) Cindy/Kurt/Bill
(8/14/85) Greg/Kurt/Kathi
(8/15/85) John/Cindy/Greg (missing first 2 minutes)
(8/19/85) Debbie/Tom/John
(8/20/85) Marcia/Mike/John
(8/21/85) Michael/Marcia/Basia, last episode with old colors.
(8/22/85) Mark/Toria/Marcia
(8/23/85) Jacklynn/Mark/Matt, Mark plays against the house. (N/C)
(8/26/85) Jacquie/Matt/Roxy, Back To School week episode 1a. This episode was believed to have never aired in original broadcast or USA!
(8/26/85) Katie/Ramon/Greg, Back To School week episode 1b.
(8/27/85) Elliot/Jake/Christy, teen week episode 2.
(8/28/85) Monica/Missy/Chris, teen week episode 3.
(8/29/85) Vicki/Mona/Greg, teen week episode 4.
(8/30/85) April/Janis/Mike, teen week episode 5.
(9/2/85) Feargus/Nancy/Mark, with a $25,000 loss.
(9/3/85) Vernon/Maxine/Mark, Maxine says she came out here just to see Peter Tomarken and The Price Is...oops, Press Your Luck!
(9/4/85) Maxine/Susie/Steve
(9/5/85) Nomi/Steve/Janis, debut of Add-A-One and prize descriptions in round 2.
(9/6/85) Carol/Nomi/Bill
(9/9/85) Jim/Bill/Edith, 9 whammies and Jin plays against the house!
(9/10/85) Jin/Nancy/John
(9/11/85) Ramin/Jin/Cassie
(9/12/85) Jin/Millie/Corkey
(9/13/85) Corkey/Ginger/Bertie, Bertie is very loud.
(9/16/85) Bertie/Charlene/Dave
(9/17/85) Frank/Bertie/Holly, funny episode which features Bertie talking to herself.
(9/18/85) Cookie/Rick/Bertie
(9/19/85) Cynthia/Mike/Cookie
(9/20/85) Cookie/Gary/Diane
(9/23/85) Cindy/Mike/Diane, 9 whammies, and Mike hits 3 in round 1.
(9/24/85) John/Diane/Christal
(9/25/85) Diane/Mike/Sandi
(9/26/85) Mary/Susan/Mike
(9/27/85) Susan/Bobby/Vallie
(9/30/85) Kerry/Chuck/Vallie, 9 whammies.
(10/1/85) Michael/Kerry/Sherry
(10/2/85) Pat/Bruce/Kerry
(10/3/85) Faye/Bruce/Gwen
(10/7/85) Maxie/Jean/Donarae
(10/8/85) Jeanette/Nickie/Maxie, one of the best episodes in the show's history, a $23,000 win, and $18,000 loss, Double $$ hit, and Maxie's winnings put the show over the $6,000,000 mark, so Peter gives him a Flokati rug!
(10/9/85) Vicki/Christine/Maxie, Peter welcomes another new station and we find out Vicki is a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader and the personal flight attendant for Michael Jackson on the Victory tour.
(10/10/85) Brian/Becky/Vicki
(10/11/85) Vicki/Pam/Mitchell
(10/14/85) Carolyn/Robert/Pam, 8 whammies (missing opening and contestant interviews)
(10/15/85) Carolyn/Lynn/Mark
(10/16/85) Bob/Doris/Carolyn
(10/17/85) (GSN skips this episode)
(10/18/85) Christine/Janice/Mark
(10/21/85) Mona/Joe/Janice, first day of Home Player Contest, and 9 whammies hit.
(10/22/85) Bill/Mona/Mary, with a Home Player Spin.
(10/23/85) John/Kristin/Mona, $2500 hit for Home Player Spin, car Win, very dramatic ending! Mona hits 4 in a row!
(12/11/85) Colleen/Diane/Danny, awesome ending with Danny hitting a motorboat on the last spin to win after being down over $5,000 (starts during first spin round)
(12/13/85) Courtney(male)/Trish/Susannah, great spin battle between Trish and Susannah. New boards debut as well. (starts during first spin round)
(12/16/85) Robert/Jackie/Trish
(12/17/85) Robert/Deborah/Mark, with a $17,000 loss to the disappearing act whammy.
(12/19/85) Ruth/Genevive/Greg, Greg tries to make a fool out of Peter. (no opening)
(12/20/85) Ruth/Gerard/Gene, Poem by former contestant Joy, from Gene Snyder episodes, is read.
1986
(1/3/86) Marla/Joyce/Chris, last episode in 10:30 time slot, and lots of big bucks hit! Does Chris know the pattern?
(1/6/86) Marla/Kent/David, many whammies, first episode with new time slot.
(1/8/86) Ann/Betsy/Tommy
(1/9/86) Betsy/Sam/Jenea
(1/15/86) Perri/Judy/Darren, Peter visits the board. Perri is really loud! (no closing)
(1/17/86) Nancy/Lisa/Mando, Nancy is a valley girl.
(1/20/86) Kathy/Lisa/Oliver (N/C)
(1/21/86) Eric/Mitchell/Lisa, 10 whammies (no closing)
(1/23/86) Lisa/Sheryl/Don, Peter visits the board, Lisa's fifth day.
(1/24/86) Karen/Don/Carolyn, Peter gives away his question cards when the players answer incorrectly!
(1/31/86) Kris/Michael/Joe, Joe reaches $34,880. (N/C)
(2/3/86) Dorothy/Wayne/Joe. All three contestants finish in a three-way tie at $0! (N/C)
(2/4/86) Dorothy/Wayne/Joe, part two, the tie is broken in a long game. (N/C)
(2/?/86) Ivan/Phyllis/Susan, great ending as Ivan pulls it out.
(2/28/86) Michael/Jeff/Etta, $33,000 win, pure guts by Michael doing it all with 3 whammies. (second spin round only)
(2/?/86) Drew/Kathy/Louise, Add-A-One for $10 and 10 whammies!
(3/?/86) Zena/Robert/Ellen, $21,000 whammy loss.
(3/?/86) Bill/Zena/Deanne, loads of whammies hit.
(4/3/86) Sandy/Rod/Leslie, Charlie O'Donnell announces! $21,000 win. (original commercials)
(4/8/86) Ken/Leslie/Connie, $23,000 double your money hit and lost to whammy. Ken strips at end of game. Charlie O'Donnell announces. (starts at the beginning of round two spin round)
(4/10/86) Ken/Lisa/Mark, dumb players but a good game. Charlie O'Donnell announces.
(4/14/86) Don/Maria/Robin, Charlie O'Donnell announces.
(4/18/86) Mindy/Pat/Scott
(4/?/86) Mark/Susan/Rita, with Add-A-One hit for $11,000. (N/C)
(4/?/86) Marc/Aaron/Kathryn, $14,000 Add-A-One hit, Kathryn chants whammy during the other players spins. (starts during round one spin round, no close)
(5/7/86) Vance/Joe/Gail, with a $12,000 Add-A-One hit. (starts during first spin round)
(5/8/86) Llewellyn/Dave/Joe, 9 whammies, 2 whammyouts and a $0 winner.
(5/19/86) Tucker/Frank/Judy
(5/23/86) Erica/Mordecai/Jeannie, last episode aired by USA.
(5/22/86) Erica/Rich/Joan, crazy game with over $50,000 between all three players.
(6/12/86) Billy/Jo/Tim, Billy says "Whammies be damned" when spinning. (second spin round only)
(6/13/86) Jo/Robert/Donna, only $68 separates first and second place. (original commercials)
(6/16/86) Bruce/Jo/Paige, Add-A-One hit for $10.
(6/17/86) Scott/Paige/Jacques, where the 'N' in 'SPINS' on Paige's desk falls off, and 'Add-A-One' is hit for $10! (original commercials)
(6/18/86) Bill/Yvonne/Paige
(6/19/86) Yvonne/Lauren/Dave, where one contestant makes history again by hitting 4 whammies in a row! (original commercials)
(6/23/86) Yvonne/Paul/Ann Marie, Ann Marie's first episode with a $27,000 win, Paul strips. (N/C)
(6/24/86) Ann Marie/Dailyn/Robert, Add-A-One hit for $10! (N/C)
(6/25/86) Ann Marie/Nora/Mike. Ann Marie's third win retiring with over $62,000!
(6/26/86) Keith/Linda/Jim, Keith is a play by play announcer and demonstrates this.
(6/30/86) Jim/Greg/Patricia, Greg calls himself "Mr. Vegas" (N/C)
(7/2/86) Mark/Donna/Greg, game features rare prizes, the tote boat and the portable organ.
(7/4/86) Jane/Cynthia/Robert, "Big Bucks" is hit nine times in round 2.
(7/7/86) Lillie/Robert/Gary
(7/8/86) Michael/Gary/Marlise, dramatic episode.
(7/9/86) Paulette/Marlise/Dan, Dan is jipped $200.
(7/11/86) Sam/Todd/Mary, Todd claims he owns the game.
(7/16/86) Margo/Dave/Curt, Rod Roddy cameo!
(7/22/86) Debbie/Craig/Andre. Peter strips by giving his jacket to Debbie and selling his tie to Craig! (N/C)
(7/23/86) Rick/Steve/Andre, features the "fire in the hole" whammy. (N/C)
(9/1?/86) Kathy/Joe/Danny, from the second last week.
(9/26/86) final episode, Andy/Karen/Bill. Double $$ hit for $24,000, and a $25,000+ loss! (original commercials)
Other:
Special: "Big Bucks: The Press Your Luck Scandal", a two-hour documentary of Michael Larson's big win. Hosted by none other than Peter Tomarken. (2003)
