Elizabeth: This is the greatest spin-off
in the history of "Press Your Luck."
You're watching it. Stop.
It's a speedboat.
Stop. Take The Lead.
Stop. $10,000.
What is going on with this board?
Stop.
[ Cheers and applause ] Big Bucks!
I am having a spiritual experience with you tonight.
I know that my life has led me to this in one way or another.
That's my destiny.
One more spin at the Big Board.
Stop. It's The Big 40.
Oh, my God! Oh, my God! Yes!
Whoo! [ Laughs ]
I can't. I can't do it.
Tonight, these three players are after big bucks,
but they'll have to avoid the Whammy,
as they play the most exciting game of their lives.
From Haven Studios in Hollywood,
it's time to press...your...luck!
And now here's the host of "Press Your Luck,"
Elizabeth Banks!
[ Cheers and applause ]
Hi, guys.
Welcome to "Press Your Luck," where taking big risks
can win you big bucks.
Let's meet our contestants.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Whoo! An administrative assistant from Seymour, Indiana.
Say hello to T.J. Hi, Elizabeth!
An insurance manager from Staten Island, New York,
this is Heather. Hi, Elizabeth!
Finally, an engineer from Chicago, Illinois,
please welcome Melvyn. Hi, Elizabeth.
Good luck to all three of you.
Tonight, you get to take on our Big Board.
It is loaded with cash and prizes,
and every time you stop the board like this --
Stop -- got a little money in the bank.
Easy, easy like that.
The player with the most cash and prizes in their bank
at the end of Round 2 gets to keep it
and goes on to our bonus game for a shot at $1 million.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Alright, first things first, let's earn some spins.
I have three questions for this round.
Here we go.
This woman's so famous,
you'll probably know her in just a few letters.
Her company is H-A-R-P-O.
Her network is -- T.J.
Oprah.
T.J. buzzed in with Oprah.
Okay, I'm going to finish the question.
Her network is O-W-N. Her magazine is just plain O.
Who is she? T.J. said it's Oprah.
Heather, is the correct answer Oprah, Octavia Spencer,
Michelle Obama? Oprah.
What do you think, Melvyn? I think it's Oprah.
It is indeed Oprah Winfrey.
That means, T.J., you picked up three spins.
Heather picked up a spin, and Melvyn picked up a spin.
Oprah's doing pretty well for herself.
[ Laughter ]
Alright, Question 2.
In a 2023 survey by World's Best Cat Litter,
out of every five cat owners,
how many said they'd be willing to date someone
who didn't like cats?
Melvyn. Zero.
Zero out of five.
[ Laughter ]
T.J., is it zero out of five,
one out of five, two out of five?
I'm going to say two out of five.
What do you think, Heather? Two out of five.
Two out of five people is correct.
[ Cheers and applause ]
T.J., you picked up a spin and Heather picked up a spin.
Melvyn, I'm so sorry. Are you a cat person?
No, I'm a dog person.
Well, no wonder.
Question 3.
You can give one if you want to say hello,
or you can ride a gnarly one at the beach,
but my favorite version is the one you do
with a crowd at a baseball game.
T.J. Wave.
Heather, is it the wave, the salute, crowd surf?
The wave.
Melvyn? The wave.
It's the wave. That's right.
T.J., you are on top of it.
Three more spins, bringing your total to seven.
Heather picked up a spin, for three,
and Melvyn picked up another spin, for two.
That's all the questions in this round.
Now, let's see if we can turn these spins into cash.
But before we do that,
should we do the wave?
[ Cheers and applause ]
I want to start with you guys.
Go, go, go. Yeah.
Bring it back around. Bring it back around.
[ Chuckles ]
Now we got to spin this board.
Whoo!
[ Cheers and applause ]
♪♪
I love it.
♪♪
We've got thousands of dollars,
epic prizes on the Big Board tonight,
but beware of the Whammy. [ Sour note plays ]
You land on him, he takes away all your cash and prizes,
leaving you with nothing.
If you rack up four Whammies, you're out of the game.
Alright, let's get to it. We start with the player
who has the fewest spins, and that is you, Melvyn.
I'm ready to press my luck. Here we go.
I'mma get $1,500 and a spin.
Here we go. Here we go.
$1,500 and a spin.
And stop!
$3,000. $3,000. I'll take that, baby.
Alright, Melvyn, press your luck with that spin,
or you can pass it to an opponent.
I'mma press my luck, Elizabeth.
I'm pressing my luck. Here we go.
I need another $1,500 and a spin.
I want another spin.
$1,500 and a spin.
And...stop!
It's a 3D printer. Whoo! Yes, baby.
Yes, baby. Yes, baby. Yes, baby.
That'd be cool, right? That's me.
I'll take that. Yes, ma'am.
How much is a 3D printer for Melvyn?
$2,099.
You have $5,099 in the bank.
Alright, Heather,
are you ready to take a shot at the Big Board?
I'm so ready.
Let's take it away, Heather.
Come on! Big bucks!
Big bucks! Big bucks!
No Whammy! No Whammy!
Come on! Whoo!
And stop!
$1,750. Whoo!
You have two more spins.
How you feeling? I am freaking out, but I'm here...
You're doing it. You're on "Press Your Luck."
...and I'm going to press my luck.
Give me that $10,000.
[ Shouts indistinctly ] No Whammies!
Aah! No Whammies!
And stop!
$2,750.
$4,500. You're still in second place.
One more spin. Do you want to press it or pass it?
I'm pressing my luck.
Gonna press my luck.
No Whammies! No Whammies!
[ Shouts indistinctly ]
Anything but a Whammy. Anything but a Whammy.
And stop!
$2,000. Whoo!
And, Heather, you just took the lead.
$6,500 in the bank.
And, T.J., it is now your turn.
Let's do it.
Give me that trip to Barcelona.
Anything but a Whammy.
And stop!
Move two spaces. It's $4,000. Whoo!
Yes! You have six more spins.
Would you like to press your luck or pass those spins?
Oh, I'm going to press my luck.
Alright, here we go.
Give me that $10,000, that trip to Barcelona!
Anything but a Whammy!
And stop!
$1,900. Whoo!
You're now in second place.
Five spins left.
You can press your luck with those spins.
You can pass them to an opponent.
Elizabeth, I'm going to press my luck.
Good luck. Alright.
Give me that rodeo experience! Anything but a Whammy!
And stop!
$1,750. Alright. Whoo!
That's the lead. You are now in first place.
Do you want to keep pressing your luck?
I'm going to press my luck. Alright.
Here we go. Come on.
Big bucks. Big bucks. Give me that trip to Barcelona.
And stop!
[ Sour note plays ] There it is.
[ Audience "aws" ]
You get a Whammy.
You all get a Whammy,
and I get a...
[ Crash! ]
...car.
[ Boing! ]
Let's forget about that. Alright.
Three spins.
Press your luck with those spins,
build that bank back up, or pass those spins to Heather.
I'm going to press my luck. Alright.
Alright, here we go.
Let's get those big bucks back!
Let's get that trip to Barcelona!
Come on!
And stop!
Add A One. Oh, man.
Well, you got $10.
Two spins left.
Press your luck or pass those spins?
I'm going to press my luck. Alright. Good luck.
Alright. [ Shouts indistinctly ]
Anything but a Whammy! Big bucks!
And stop!
$1,750. Alright.
Alright.
This is the final spin.
I think I'm going to press my luck.
He's going to take his chances.
Alright, come on. Anything but a Whammy.
Give me that trip to Barcelona!
Big bucks!
And stop!
$2,000 in the bank. Alright. Whoo!
Heather, the big winner of Round 1.
$6,500 in the bank. Don't go anywhere.
"Press Your Luck" will be right back after this.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Welcome back to "Press Your Luck."
Now, before we jump into Round 2,
let's learn a little bit more about our contestants.
So, T.J., tell me about yourself.
I am a very happy dog dad of two rescue dogs,
Piper and Luigi.
You know, they're my everything.
And what do you do for fun?
So I'm a huge nerd. [ Cheers and applause ]
I'm a big -- Oh, yeah. I'm a big -- [ Chuckles ]
Nerds forever.
I'm a big superhero nerd. I've seen all of the DC movies.
I have been, since a little boy,
a huge fan of Batman, Wonder Woman.
I play the games.
I even have collectibles and memorabilia.
Oh, wow. Yeah.
Well, welcome to "Press Your Luck," T.J.
Good luck. Thank you. Thank you.
Heather's from Staten Island, New York.
Heather, tell us about yourself.
Proud Staten Islander. Uh-huh.
And living with me is my husband of 12 years.
I have three daughters,
and I also live with my father and my mother-in-law.
I also have two German shepherd lab rescues. Those are big.
I also have 2 pigs, and I have 16 chickens.
Hang on. All of this lives with you? Yes.
So being on "Press Your Luck" is a big vacation for you. Yes.
I am so excited. It seems to me
like you are a pretty big fan of "Press Your Luck."
When I was little, my father and I used to watch this show...
Your thing with your dad? ...and I used to just say,
"Dad, I'm going to be on this show one day."
And you are here. You did it.
I'm so excited. [ Giggles ]
Well, welcome to "Press Your Luck."
Thank you so much.
Alright, Melvyn's from Chicago, Illinois.
Melvyn... Yes, ma'am. Hello, Elizabeth.
Tell us about yourself, Melvyn.
I'm a wireless engineer,
which means that I connect your cellphones to the towers
so that everyone's phones can connect and talk.
Well, thank you, Melvyn.
I also have been a bar mitzvah interactive dancer.
Interactive bar mitzvah dancer? Yes.
What does that mean? It's the dancers that --
Like, when you have a high-end bar mitzvah,
our job is to help keep everyone engaged
and bring the party... That's right, keep the crowd going.
...getting you up and dancing and having a party
and getting you on the dance floor.
Getting Bubbie and Zadie out there, okay. Yeah.
Well, Melvyn, welcome to "Press Your Luck."
Thank you. Thank you.
Alright, good luck to all of you tonight.
It's time for Round 2.
I've got four questions this time.
Here we go.
A scene from Shakespeare.
"Oh, Romeo. Oh, Romeo. Wherefore art thou, Romeo?
Deny thy father and refuse thy name."
Tell me, what is the name of the character
who says that line?
T.J. Juliet.
Heather, is it Juliet, Ophelia, or Romeo?
Juliet.
What do you think? Juliet.
It's Juliet. That's right.
That means T.J. picked up three spins,
Heather picked up a spin, and Melvyn picked up a spin.
Question 2.
This question might "Get Hard,"
so use your "Central Intelligence."
You may have seen him in the jungles of "Jumanji"
or maybe at "Night School."
For those that need a "Ride Along,"
he also had a comedy special called "Let Me --"
Melvyn. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.
I'm going to finish the question.
He also had a comedy special called "Let Me Explain." Ugh.
His last name sounds like a body part.
T.J., is it Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson,
Kevin Hart, Brad Pitt?
Kevin Hart.
What do you think, Heather? Kevin Hart.
It is, in fact -- I'm sorry to say, Melvyn -- Kevin Hart.
Which means T.J. picked up a spin
and Heather picked up a spin.
I'm sorry, Melvyn. No spins for you.
Alright. Question 3.
The thermostat wars are real.
As reported by ABC News, out of every four Americans
living with their significant other,
how many said they argue over the temperature?
T.J. I would say four.
How many argue over the temperature in their homes?
T.J. said, "It's four out of four."
Heather, is it four out of four,
three out of four, two out of four?
I'm going to go with two out of four.
What do you think, Melvyn?
I'm going to divide it and go with three out of four.
He's going to go with three out of four.
Alright, it is, in fact, 75%,
which is three out of four.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Melvyn is the only one who picked up a spin.
And only 5% of people in that same study
said they care about their guest's comfort.
[ Laughter ]
Question 4. This is your last chance to pick up spins
to turn into cash and prizes on that Big Board.
Good luck.
If I wanted to "Pump Up the Jam,"
I'd listen to a little Technotronic,
but if I wanted to plump up the dam
with trees and branches that I sawed off
using my sharp incisor teeth...
T.J. Beaver.
...I'd be what kind of water-dwelling rodent?
T.J. said beaver.
Is it a beaver, an otter, or a muskrat, Heather?
Beaver.
What do you think, Melvyn?
I think it's a beaver, as well.
We all think it's a beaver, and we are all getting spins
because it's beavers, baby.
T.J. -- three more spins, bringing his total to seven.
Heather picked up a spin, for three,
and Melvyn picked up a spin, for three.
And that's all the questions in this round.
Let's take these spins to the Big Board.
We gotta go.
[ Cheers and applause ]
♪♪
Oh, yes.
♪♪
It's Round 2,
so we are doubling the big bucks to $10,000.
[ Cheers and applause ]
We've got a special square on the board this season.
It's called The Big 40,
helping us celebrate 40 years since "Press Your Luck"
first premiered in 1983,
and if you land on that square, you win 40...of something.
Something amazing, I promise.
Okay, T.J., you have the least amount of money,
so you are going to spin first.
Are you ready to press your luck?
I'm ready. Let's do this, Elizabeth.
Hit it, T.J.
Alright, here we go. Give me that VW bus.
I definitely need a new car. Big bucks.
And stop!
[ Sour note plays ] Oh.
[ Audience "aws" ]
[ Tires screech ] Roads?
Where you're going, you don't need roads.
You need money.
[ Laughs ]
♪♪
[ Boing! ]
That Whammy just flew away into the future with your money.
You want to press your luck?
Yeah, I want to press my luck. Let's do this.
Alright, give me that VW bus!
Give me that trip to Iceland.
Big bucks!
And stop!
$2,000. Alright.
Alright. Alright.
Building it right back up. Press your luck or pass?
Let's keep going. I'm going to keep pressing my luck.
Keep going? Alright. Let's do this.
Give me that trip to Iceland.
Anything but a Whammy.
And stop!
$2,750.
Alright. Four more spins.
Press your luck or pass those spins?
I'm going to keep going, Elizabeth.
I'm going to press my luck.
Alright. Give me that VW!
And stop!
[ Sour note plays ]
[ Audience "aws" ]
Ooh-la-la. Time for me to clean up.
[ Sneezes ]
[ Chuckles ]
[ Boing! ]
Ugh, nobody wants to see that.
Okay, T.J.
Three Whammies. What do you think?
Do you want to keep pressing your luck?
I want to press my luck. Yeah.
Let's do this. Good luck, T.J.
You got to avoid that Whammy.
Come on! Give me the big bucks!
Give me that VW! Anything but a Whammy!
And stop!
It's an air hockey table. Alright.
Fun prize.
Alright.
How much is the air hockey table worth?
$5,999 in the bank. Alright.
Guess what. You are now in second place.
What do you think? I want to keep going, Elizabeth.
I got to get a little bit of a lead here.
Wow. Throw caution to the wind.
Give me big bucks! Anything but that last Whammy!
And stop!
$2,000. Alright.
Alright.
You've now taken the lead. One more spin.
Press your luck or pass that spin to Heather?
Elizabeth, this is a tough place to be in. Yeah.
I'm going to risk it. I'm going to press my luck.
I mean, it's called "Press Your Luck" for a reason.
Yep. Give me that trip to Iceland.
Anything but a Whammy. Give me big bucks!
And stop!
[ Sour note plays ]
[ Audience "aws" ]
[ "Hail to the Chief" plays ]
Four score? More like four Whammies.
You're out!
[ Laughs ] [ Boing! ]
T.J., I am so sorry.
The game is over for you tonight, T.J.
Melvyn... Yes, ma'am.
...you're going to be up next with your three spins. Yes, ma'am.
And you're going to take those spins
when "Press Your Luck" continues right after this.
Come on back.
Wow.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Welcome back to "Press Your Luck."
T.J., very unfortunately, has Whammied out
of our game tonight,
so it is down to Heather and Melvyn,
and, Melvyn, it is now your turn
with the Big Board.
Three spins. Press your luck, Melvyn. Good luck.
Alright, I'm here to press my luck.
Elizabeth, I like prizes, so I need The Big 40.
Here we go. Give me The Big 40.
And stop!
Pick A Corner.
Oh! Ooh.
You have a decision to make, Melvyn.
You've got $4,000.
$2,000 and a spin or hats. What do you think?
Elizabeth, I have a bald head, right? Yeah.
And I like to keep the sun off my bald head. I bet you do.
So I'm gonna have to go with those hats
over there in the corner. He wants the hats.
I got to take the hats, Elizabeth.
This is an array of custom-fitted, handcrafted hats
From a Danish haberdasher.
Alright. Yes, baby.
How much are the hats worth?
$8,028.
Whoo! Yes, baby.
You now have $13,127 in the bank.
Two more spins.
You can press your luck
or you can pass those spins to Heather.
There's a lot of prizes still on the board... So many.
...so I have no choice but to press my luck.
I got it.
Let's go. I need more prizes.
I'm a prize junkie. Let's go.
Prize junkie. Prize junkie.
Here we are. Here we are.
And...stop!
Big Bucks.
Yes, baby! Yes, baby!
[ Cheers and applause ]
Yes, baby.
$8,000 brings your total to $21,127.
But you picked up a spin.
I picked up a spin.
Do you want to press your luck with those spins,
or do you want to pass them to Heather?
Right now, I'm going to press my luck
that dreaded one more time, Elizabeth. He's going to press his luck.
Alright, y'all. Come on. Give me some energy, people.
I need this one here.
Here we go. Press my luck.
And...
And stop!
Move Two Spaces. $6,000.
Oh!
Whoo! Whoo!
$27,127. But...
I picked up another spin.
Got the same decision again.
Same decision. You said one more time.
Did you mean two more times?
You know, Elizabeth, my mother told me,
"Don't be a liar," so I ain't going to lie.
I'mma pass these on over there.
Alright, Heather, you have to take those spins,
and you're going to do it right now.
Take it away.
Okay, let's go! Big bucks!
[ Shouts indistinctly ]
Anything but a Whammy!
And stop!
$4,600. Alright. Whoo!
You've got to take that spin, so go for it.
Okay, double my money!
Big bucks! Get me to Iceland!
And stop!
$3,000.
$14,100. Alright.
You can pass those spins over to Melvyn.
He would have to take them.
I have waited -- this moment my whole entire life.
I'm going to press my luck.
Alright. Good luck, Heather.
Anything but a Whammy.
Give me The Big 40.
[ Speaks indistinctly ] Anything but a Whammy.
And stop!
[ Sour note plays ] It's a Whammy.
[ Audience "aws" ]
♪ You-ou-ou suck
♪ You suck, you suck
♪ You-ou-ou suck
♪ You suck, you suck
[ Applause ] [ Chuckles ]
[ Boing! ] Oh, man.
I hope those roses are covered in thorns.
Okay, Heather, you can build that bank up right now,
press your luck with those spins,
or you can pass them to Melvyn.
I'm going to press my luck.
Good luck.
Oh, my gosh. I don't know if I can do this!
And stop!
Whoo! $4,000 in the bank.
You need 23,128 bucks
in order to surpass Melvyn for the win.
Or you can pass that spin to Melvyn
and hope he hits a Whammy. Press your luck!
The odds of him getting a Whammy are not --
are not in my favor.
I'm just going to press my luck.
You came to play. I did.
And no matter what, I will be forever grateful.
Alright, let's do it then.
It's come down to this -- one final spin.
You need $23,128 to win this game.
Good luck, Heather. Okay.
Anything but a freaking Whammy!
Anything but a Whammy. Anything.
Give me Take The Lead, please. [ Speaks indistinctly ]
And -- aah!
And...stop!
[ Sour note plays ] It's a Whammy! Melvyn!
Oh! Yes.
Melvyn is our winner.
Oh, I'm sorry. Oh, I'm sorry.
[ Indistinct talking ]
27,127 bucks in the bank.
You got a 3D printer. You got the hats.
I got the hats.
You are keeping all that no matter what.
And you're going to the bonus game
for a shot at a million bucks.
Yes, baby. Yes, baby.
I'm so sorry to say good night to T.J.
Heather, you played great tonight.
Thank you so much for being here. Thank you so much.
Keep it right here for the "Press Your Luck" Bonus Game.
So exciting, and it happens after this.
Whew! Wow.
Welcome back to "Press Your Luck."
So far tonight, Melvyn has won cash
and prizes totaling $27,127.
Yes, baby.
That is all yours to keep, no matter what,
but right now it's just you versus our Big Board,
and you could go home tonight a millionaire.
Hoo!
Melvyn, how you feeling? How are you doing?
I'm excited. I'm overjoyed.
I feel real emotional because I used to watch this
with my grandmother.
"Press Your Luck"? Yeah. "Press Your Luck."
And it's so great to be here, doing this.
And I know she would love to be here with me
if she was still alive.
I know your grandmother's not here,
but you do have an incredible supporter with you tonight.
Introduce me. Yes, I do.
I have my lovely daughter, Dominique.
Hi, Dominique. Welcome. Hi.
She is just my heart.
She's the most intelligent woman I know.
She's a professor at Michigan University in Ann Arbor,
and she's about to get married in seven days from now.
[ Cheers and applause ]
And I -- I cannot wait
to walk her down the aisle and give her away. Aww.
Melvyn.
Dominique, your dad seems like such a special person.
Tell me about him. Yeah, he is. Incredible role model.
I've been really lucky to have him as my dad.
You know, he came a long way,
Projects in Chicago, to all that he is today.
He's always taught me there's nothing
you can't push through, no challenge you can't overcome,
so I'm just really proud of him and excited to be here
and can't believe, in a week from now,
he'll be walking me down the aisle, and we're here.
Can I give her a hug? Go give her a hug.
Yes, please! Of course, give her a hug.
Oh, my God.
[ Cheers and applause ] I'm so proud of you.
We haven't even started yet. Oh, my gosh.
Let's go get the money. Let's go get it.
Okay.
We haven't even started yet, Melvyn.
Oh, Melvyn. Hoo!
I know. I'm a mess. [ Chuckles ]
Good luck to you. This is going to be so fun.
You're going to face off against the Whammy
over five rounds.
At the end of each round, you can take
whatever money you've made and walk away
or you can stay, press your luck, play on.
The longer you stay in the game,
the bigger the money gets on the board.
And if you make it to our final round,
our Big Bucks Bonanza,
one spin could be worth $100,000.
That's right.
Let's go!
But there's still Whammies out there. Yes.
Four Whammies -- you're out of the game.
If your bank in the Bonus Game ever reaches $500,000,
no matter what's happening,
we automatically bump those winnings to $1 million.
Let's go! Yes!
In the first round, the Big Bucks are worth $10,000,
but here at "Press Your Luck,"
there's always more than just cash up on that board.
We love to put some personalized special prizes on the board
that we picked out just for you. Okay.
You ready to see your first one? Yes, I am.
Let's show Melvyn what we've got in store for him.
It's gummy bears.
[ Laughs ]
His favorite.
This is 2,000 pounds of Haribo gummy bears.
You love gummy bears that much?
Elizabeth, look.
No.
I have gummy bears in my pocket.
I love my gummy bears.
They're my good-luck charm. They're everything.
I love gummy bears.
Alright, put them up on the board.
That's incredible.
I'm feeling good about that.
But I feel good about this, too.
We've got a second prize for you.
Show Melvyn what it is.
It's heated driveways.
Oh! Yes! Let's go!
No more shoveling snow. Yes.
Oh, and we thought, as a wedding present,
let's throw one in for your daughter, as well.
Oh, my God! Yes!
Yes, baby.
Get it, Dad. Get it.
You could use that, right? I could use that in Michigan.
You're in Michigan? It is very cold and snowy.
There's winter in Michigan, yeah.
Okay, we're going to put those heated driveways
up on the board, and let's get to the game.
Let's get to it. Let's get to it.
Okay, we're starting off this first round with five spins. Okay.
Just got to start building that bank and avoid that Whammy.
Go for it. Come on, Melvyn. Alright, let's go.
First thing I want now
is a heated driveway for my daughter.
Let's go.
Dominique, let's get you out the snow, baby.
And stop!
$2,250 in the bank.
Easy. Easy.
Four more times. Four more times.
Here we go. Me and you, Big Board.
Let's go. Big bucks.
I see the heated driveway. Here we go.
And...
And stop!
$2,000. $2,000.
$4,250. Three more times.
Here we go.
Yes.
Whoo!
I got this.
Here we go. Here we go.
And...stop!
$2,500.
Whoo! $2,500. $2,500.
Two more times. I got two more.
Here we go. Here we go. Two more times.
I still see the heated driveway.
Give me that heated driveway.
Oh, here we go. Here we go.
And stop!
$5,000!
I'll take it. I'll take it.
And you picked up a spin.
Two more spins.
Two more chances at the big bucks.
Let's go. Okay, here we go.
Oh, Big Board, here we go.
And...
And...stop!
$2,750. Last one.
Racking it up.
One more spin. Come on. One more spin.
Here we go. Let's go. Let's go.
$10,000 would be really nice right now.
$10,000. Here we go.
And stop!
$3,750. Whew!
Let's go!
You made it. First round's over.
Clear.
Alright, you have a decision to make, Melvyn.
You can walk away right now --
$18,250 in the bank.
Or you can stay and play in Round 2,
where the Big Bucks jump up to $25,000.
Whew! $25,000.
What do you want to do? What's your decision?
Oh, this is easy for me, Elizabeth.
I'm here to press my luck.
Alright, he wants to go.
He's going to play Round 2... Yes.
...and that means we get to add another prize to the board.
Show Melvyn what it is. What do we got? What do we got?
Long Arm Quilting Machine.
Hang on. Is that for you? It's for me.
What is that? Tell me about it. I love to quilt.
It's something that I started doing with my grandmother,
and it's a quilting machine. [ Audience "awws" ]
It's very big, it's computerized,
bunch of different designs,
so it would be quite fancy. Wow.
I could start a business doing it,
so it would be quite incredible to have.
So a little specialized quilting business.
Put it on the board for Dom.
Alright, we are going to play in Round 2.
The big bucks are going to jump up to $25,000,
and we're going to do it when "Press Your Luck" comes back
right after this.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Welcome back to "Press Your Luck."
It's Round 2 of our Bonus Game.
Melvyn has $18,250 in the bank.
No Whammies. The Big Bucks are now worth $25,000.
[ Cheers and applause ]
And you only have to take four spins in this round.
Are you ready? I am ready.
Take it away. The board is yours.
Let's go, Dad. Let's go, Dad.
Here we go. Long arm, I'm going to call you out.
And stop!
$5,500.
$23,750.
Three more spins.
Here we go.
Oh, here we go. Here we go.
Big Bucks so I can go for $25,000.
Here we go. Here we go.
And stop!
It's Move One Space. You got a decision to make.
Oh.
Gummy bears! Gummy bears!
Gummy bears.
Those are his good-luck gummy bears,
and they're worth how much for his bank?
$9,203.
Wow!
Thank you, gummy bears. Good decision.
Whew! Alright. Two more spins.
Keep the winning going. Let's do it.
Yes, ma'am. Yes, ma'am.
You got this. You got this.
Let me get my daughter something she loves --
the long arm, the driveway.
Come on. Be with me. Be with me.
And stop!
Yes! Yes! Heated driveways!
[ Cheers and applause ]
Give me some of that. Give me some of that.
Come here, baby Yes!
Yes, yes, yes!
We got them!
I'm sorry, Elizabeth, but that's going to be --
Come on. Let me tell --
Let me tell you something with the driveways. Okay, tell me. Tell me.
My mom, she lives in Chicago still. Yeah.
And everybody knows blizzards in Chicago come waist high. Every-- it's horrible, yeah.
And so this is going to be great for my mom.
There it is. It's for your mom.
It's going to be for my mom and my daughter.
And don't forget -- And Dom. Yes.
And they are worth how much for the bank?
$14,950.
Let's go.
You got one more spin. Let's make a win.
Oh, yeah, I forgot about that.
Okay. Come on.
Let's go. $25,000.
I could use $25,000, Elizabeth.
I could use $25,000. Big bucks! Big bucks! Big bucks!
And...
And stop!
$6,150.
Whew!
You got through Round 2. I'm out the round.
Whoo!
Yes!
We've got a decision to make, Melvyn.
Yes, ma'am.
Okay, you can walk away
or you can stay and press your luck in Round 3.
The big bucks, they double up to $50,000.
[ Cheers and applause ]
What are you thinking?
I came here to win enough to change my life
and the lives of people that I care about,
and so I have to press my luck.
Alright, he's here to press his luck.
He's gonna stay and play.
Ooh, I love when you stay to play
because I get to add another personalized prize to the board.
Okay, here we go.
Let's show Melvyn what else
we want to put on the board for him tonight.
It's Championship Trifecta.
We are sending you and a guest to the NBA Finals,
the World Series, and the Super Bowl.
Oh!
Oh, my goodness!
Yes.
All three in a calendar year.
[ Stammers ]
I've loved sports all my life.
My daughters played different kinds of sports.
I've coached kids. I've coached women's football.
I've coached some of everything, right?
And so to go and see it at its highest level...
Yes. ...I can't imagine how that would feel.
I got to win that one.
I'm so excited to put that up on the board,
the Championship Trifecta.
In Round 3, the Big Bucks are worth $50,000,
and you only have to take three spins in this round.
Okay, I got this.
Let's do it, Melvyn Alright.
Here we go. Here we go. Here we go.
I would love -- I'm a prize junkie,
and I would take them all.
Here we go. Here we go.
And...
And stop!
It's $50,000.
[ Cheers and applause ]
[ Chuckles ]
Oh, my God! Oh, my God!
$50,000 and a spin. Oh, my God!
Oh, my God.
What'd I tell you? Yes, you did.
What'd I tell you? You did.
[ Audience chanting "Melvyn!" ]
Whew!
Melvyn... Hoo!
...$104,053 in the bank, but you picked up a spin,
so you still have three spins left.
Three opportunities. Here we go.
Here we go. Big bucks. Hoo! Let's go, let's go, baby.
Oh, big bucks, big bucks. Here we go.
And...
And stop!
[ Sour note plays ] Oh!
[ Audience "ohhs" ]
Shake it off. Shake it off.
Yeehaw!
Yeeha-a-a-a-a-w!
I'll get it back. Dominique: It's okay.
Oh, he came, but he's gone.
Oh, Melvyn. I'm sorry.
The gummy bears, zoop, the heated driveways, blip,
and the money's gone.
But you have two spins left and two chances
to hit those big bucks
and Lose a Whammy's on the board. Yes.
And you're going to hit it right now.
Go for it. $9,000. Lose A Whammy.
Go for it. I see it right there.
Here we go. $9,000. Lose A Whammy.
And...
And stop!
$5,175. Okay.
Anything but the Whammy, right?
Yes, anything but the Whammy.
Slow and steady. One more spin.
Here we go. Here we go. One more spin in this round.
Here we go. One more spin in this round.
$50,000. Give me $50,000.
Here we go.
Hoo! Come on.
And stop!
Lose A Whammy or $9,000.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Not even a choice, Elizabeth.
Not even a choice? Not a choice at all.
What do you want to do?
Bye-bye, Mr. Whammy.
Bye-bye, Whammy.
[ Screams ] Losing that Whammy.
Good choice.
Alright, $5,175 bucks in the bank.
You can walk away.
That's some nice pocket change.
Or you can press your luck in Round 4.
The big bucks go up to $75,000.
Yes, baby.
And you've hit the big bucks tonight.
I want big bucks.
What do you think?
Press your luck! Press your luck!
Press your luck. Alright, he's going to stay and play.
I'm going. I'm going.
Whoo!
We're going to play a little more, which means we get to put
another personalized prize on the board.
Whoo! The final Melvyn Prize tonight is this.
This is a backhoe.
Ooh.
[ Cheers and applause ]
What will you do with a backhoe, Melvyn?
Oh, man.
Elizabeth, I, um...
I tried to -- my hand at fixing up homes,
and I would rent them to people so that they could have a place
to stay in and not overcharge them.
And I found a nice builder that would help me build a home,
but when it came to the guys with the big-boy toys,
they wanted to charge me extra money.
And so I said, "I'll do it myself."
And if I get that right there, I can do it myself
and build these homes.
You can build these homes in your community...
Yes, ma'am. ...help people.
That's what I want to do with that backhoe.
That is so beautiful.
That's what I want to do with that backhoe.
But that backhoe is for other people,
and I want you to have something, too.
[ Audience gasps ]
So let's also give Melvyn this.
It's a Dodge Ram with a trailer.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Because how else were you going to get that backhoe
where it needs to go?
Yes, ma'am. This is very true, yes.
Melvyn, I'm going to put that on the board for you right now.
Bam. There it goes.
Ooh, thank you. Thank you, thank you.
And you know what?
I got to put those good-luck gummy bears back in there, too.
I can't let the Whammy have those. No, no, no.
Good-luck gummy bears are back up there.
And the heated driveways -- put them back up there, too,
because I want Melvyn to be able to play for all his prizes...
Yes.
...when "Press Your Luck" comes back right after this.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Dominique: Oh, my God.
Oh, my God. It's happening.
Welcome back to "Press Your Luck."
Melvyn is in Round 4.
The big bucks are now worth $75,000.
And you only have to get through three spins. Three spins.
And you don't got no Whammies. No Whammies.
Get it right now. Let's go.
Let's go, Melvyn.
We won't need a Round 5.
Let's go. Let's go. Big bucks.
Oh, I'd love this backhoe right out the whip.
Here we go. Here we go.
And...stop!
$12,000.
$12,000 and a spin.
That feels good. Ooh, $12,000 and a spin.
You picked up a spin, so you still have three spins. Yes.
Let's go, Dad. Let's go, Dad. Here we go.
Oh, I feel the trifecta.
And...stop!
$7,250. Alright.
Building it back up. Building up that bank. Building up that bank.
Big bank. Here we go.
Let's get some more. Knock it out of the park.
Big bucks. Oh, big bucks or a prize.
Here we go. Here we go.
Whoa, here we go. Here we go.
And stop!
$6,000.
Whoo! $6,000 and a spin.
Got another spin. Picked up a spin.
I picked up another spin. Another chance to win.
Another chance to get a prize.
Make it work for you. Here we go.
Let's go, Dad.
$7,500 and a spin. Whew!
And...Whew!
Oh, and...stop!
Aw! [ Sour note plays ]
That's okay. It's alright, y'all.
We still got it. We still got this.
We still got it. It's coming to me now.
You can get this money back in one spin. Yeah, one spin.
I see financial disaster in your future.
[ Boing! ] No.
Yeah. Nothing. No.
You only have the one Whammy
'cause you already lost a Whammy.
Yes.
One spin. Take it away.
Here we go. One spin.
Big bucks.
Oh, here we go.
Here we go. Here we go. Stop!
Aw, stopped on him again. [ Sour note plays ]
It's okay.
We're here on the scene at "Press Your Luck,"
were you just lost all of your money,
but it actually turns out that you had no money to lose.
[ Laughter ]
Back to you, Elizabeth. I want you to make it easy for me
on this last round, what my decision is.
[ Boing! ]
Melvyn, you finish the round with $0 and two Whammies.
The good news is you can build your bank right back up
in no time at all
because the Big Bucks are now worth a mind-blowing,
life-changing $100,000.
And since we want you to go home with a ton of cash,
we are bringing back Big Bucks from all the previous rounds.
That's right -- This is "Press your Luck's"
Big Bucks Bonanza, and, Melvyn, you're in it.
Yes, baby. Yes, baby.
Every cash amount on the board is Big Bucks.
$10,000 up there.
$25,000 up there.
$50,000 up there.
$75,000 up there.
And the biggest bucks...
$100,000. $100,000.
Yes. This is why I'm here.
And I want to remind you about my absolute favorite square
on the whole board ever, ever, ever.
It's called Prize-A-Palooza,
and that's a game changer for you. Okay.
If you hit it, you win every prize visible
on the board at the moment you stop it.
Whoo!
Prize-A-Palooza has your name on it.
You only need to get through three spins.
You got to beat the Whammy and you're going to do it
right now. Right now.
Melvyn, Prize-A-Palooza!
Prize-A-Palooza, baby.
I would love the Prize-A-Palooza right here.
Okay, I got to get my juice back.
Here we go. Here we go.
And...
stop!
$10,000. $10,000 and spin.
That spin's going to be worth 100 grand.
Let's do it. Spin it. Prize-A-Palooza. Here we go. Prize-A-Palooza.
Here we go. Here we go. Prize-A-Palooza.
Oh, I would like it. Prize-A-Palooza.
Here we go. Here we go.
And...
stop!
$25,000!
Whoo! Give me some. Give me some.
Yes!
[ Speaks indistinctly ]
[ Laughter ]
Whew! $35,000 in the bank.
Two more opportunities to win.
There they are. Take those spins. Two more opportunities.
Okay, I need a big prize. Turn those spins into wins.
I need the drive. Come on. Give me a backhoe.
Here we go. Here we go. Here we go.
And...Whew!
And stop!
$25,000. $25,000 again.
I'll take this $25,000 again. Whew!
You've got $60,000. Whew!
It's come down to this.
Whew!
Ooh.
Melvyn -- Let's go, guys.
Let's get up. Let's go, guys.
I'll get you, man.
Let's get this. Let's get this. Yes.
Come on. [ Audience chanting "Melvyn!" ]
Baby. Baby.
[ Chanting continues ]
Grandma got you.
Grandma got me. Here we go.
Tell that button what you want,
and make it happen. Here we go.
I want the backhoe
and a Dodge Ram with the trailer.
I want the backhoe and the Dodge Ram with a trailer. Give it to him.
Prize-A-Palooza. Oh, I want the backhoe
with the Dodge Ram and the trailer.
Here it is right here.
Stop!
$25,000.
I'll take it all here!
[ Cheers and applause ]
Thank you. He did so great.
He did a phenomenal job.
I told you you were going home a winner tonight.
Yes. Whoo!
Chris, tell Melvyn everything he's won tonight.
Congratulations, Melvyn.
You've won a 3D printer...
Whoo! Alright.
...hats... Yes!
....plus $102,000 in cash,
bringing your grand total to $112,127.
Oh, my goodness! Yes!
Thank you so much for watching "Press Your Luck."
Isn't this the best game on TV?
Thank you. Come say hi to these people.
Come back next time.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Hi.
So nice to -- It's so nice to meet you!
Thank you, guys. Thank you. Thank you.
Thank you so much. Thank you.
Thank you. Thank you. Congratulations.
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
Thanks, man. I appreciate the support.
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