Original subtitles

35 years ago,

these three players went after big bucks.

And tonight, they're back

to take on the whammy one more time.

[ cheers and applause ]

from television city in hollywood,

it's time to press...Your...Luck!

And now here's the host of "press your luck,"

elizabeth banks!

[ cheers and applause ]

elizabeth: Hi!

♪

welcome to "press your luck,"

the game where you need to take big risks to win big bucks.

[ cheers and applause ]

tonight's players know a little something about that

because all three of them appeared on "press your luck"

35 years ago.

Let's go meet them.

♪

[ cheers and applause ]

from hawthorne, california, theo is back!

That's it, baby! I'm in the house!

And from apple valley, california,

say hello again to pam.

Whoo!

[ cheers and applause ]

and from victorville, california,

welcome back barbara.

[ cheers and applause ] thank you!

So great to have you back.

Tonight, you'll get to take on the big board.

It's loaded with cash and prizes,

and every time you stop the board like this --

stop! --

You add a little money to the bank, just like that.

The player with the most 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.

-Yeah! -That's what I'm talking about!

Whoo!

You're going to need to earn some spins

if you want a crack at the board.

In this round, I have three questions.

Here's the first question.

"press your luck" premiered in 1983 -- long before I was born.

[ laughter ]

in that same year, a tv series aired its final episode,

which was seen by over 100--

pam.

"m.A.S.H."

I'm gonna finish the question, pam.

Which was seen by over 100 million viewers.

Name that show.

Theo, is it "m.A.S.H.", "dallas", "all in the family"?

I'm gonna go with "m.A.S.H."

what do you think, barbara?

"m.A.S.H."

all three of you are correct. It was "m.A.S.H."

whoo!

Whoo!

That means theo picked up a spin,

pam picked up three spins,

and barbara picked up a spin!

Whoo! How does it feel to be back on "press your luck"?

-It's fun. It's fun. -It's different.

Different?

-Yeah. -Yeah!

I know, I'm not peter.

You're prettier.

Aww!

He was pretty handsome, that peter.

Oh, peter was nice.

He was cute. Yes, he was.

Oh, well, see? Whew!

Alright, well, let's move on to question 2.

If you subtract 1999 from 8675309,

jenny would have a different phone number.

In the united states, what's the name of the three-digit code

you find at the beginning of a standard 10-digit phone number?

Pam.

Area code.

Theo.

Is it area code, zip code, penal code?

[ laughter ]

it is certainly area code.

What do you think, barbara?

Yes, it's area code.

It sure is the area code.

That means that theo picked up a spin,

pam picked up three more spins,

and barbara picked up a spin.

You guys really know what you're doing.

Oh, lord. [ laughter ]

remain calm, pam.

I'm trying.

Question 3.

If you were a toys "r" us kid in the '80s,

you know geoffrey was one heck of a spokesgiraffe.

But what is the only continent

on which giraffes live in the wild?

Theo. Africa.

Pam.

Is it africa, south america, asia?

Africa.

Barbara. Africa.

That is the right answer.

Yes! Theo picks up three spins.

Pam picked up a spin, barbara picked up a spin.

Oh, god! Alright.

And now it's time to take on the big board!

[ cheers and applause ]

hold on, everybody!

♪

yes!

We're taking a spin to take some spins.

We've got thousands of dollars and plenty of prizes

on our big board tonight.

But beware of the whammy.

[ sour note plays ]

not only will he empty your bank,

if you rack up four whammies,

you're out of the game altogether.

The player who ends this round with the most money

gets the advantage of playing last in round 2,

so you'll know exactly where you stand before you spin.

Let's get to this game!

And we start with the player who has the fewest spins.

Barbara, take it away whenever you're ready.

Barbara: Okay, I'm ready!

Let's go, maui!

Let's go, maui!

Oh, big bucks!

And big bucks!

And stop!

[ sour note plays ]

[ audience groans ]

[ hip-hop music plays ] what?

♪

that's not what I planned on.

[ boing! ]

okay, two more spins.

Press your luck or pass them?

Press my luck, elizabeth!

Let's go!

I don't want a whammy, no!

Big bucks!

Stop!

$1,750. Oh!

Whew! One more spin.

I've got one more.

Let's go with the big bucks and a spin!

Alright.

We got to have another spin!

And $5,000!

And stop!

$2,000. $2,000.

Okay. Whew.

Whew. Okay.

Theo. Yes.

You know what to do with that button.

Make it work for you, theo. Five spins.

Theo: Let's go! Alright!

Listen, we're going for big bucks!

No whammies, and stop!

[ sour note plays ] really?

[ tarzan yell ]

barbara, what'd you do to me?

[ thwack! ] [ elephant trumpets ]

[ boing! ]

theo, you have four spins left.

Do you want to press your luck with those four spins

or pass them?

I'm gonna press my luck.

Big bucks! Big bucks!

And stop!

$2,750.

$2,750.

You're in second place.

You can press your luck or you can pass those spins.

I have no choice but to press my luck.

[ laughs ]

big bucks! No whammies!

Come on! Big bucks!

No whammies! And stop!

$2,150.

You are in the lead.

Two more spins. What do you want to do?

I'm gonna have to press my luck.

Big bucks! Mega bucks!

No whammies!

Big bucks! Big bucks!

And stop!

$2,675. $2,675.

Okay.

Press your luck or pass?

I came to play!

I get it!

Big bucks!

No whammies!

Big bucks!

No whammies!

And stop!

Oh, it's the big bucks!

$12,575. Whoo!

Pam, you want that feeling, too, don't you?

Oh, yeah. He came to play, I came to win.

Ohh! Oh!

Okay.

Gauntlet thrown.

Whoo, girl!

Take it away!

Okay, here we go!

Spin!

No whammies! A flokati rug!

Big bucks!

And stop!

Whoo! $4,000.

Whoo! That one spin put you in second place.

Let's go. I'm gonna press my luck.

Come on!

Big bucks!

Maui! Maui!

No whammies! And stop!

Whoo! $1,750

and you picked up a spin.

Aahhhh!

Pressing your luck, or passing those spins?

I'm gonna press my luck. I have six spins.

She wants to go for it.

Donuts for a year!

Maui!

Big bucks!

And stop!

Whoo! Move two spaces!

Skydiving!

Oh, my god!

This skydiving trip over the grand canyon's

putting in your bank...

$3,098.

[ cheers and applause ]

five spins left, pam. How are you feeling?

You want to keep pressing your luck?

I'm gonna press my luck.

You can do it.

I want big bucks!

No whammies!

Anything but a whammy.

And stop!

It's a trip to egypt.

[ cheers and applause ]

you're gonna go see the pyramids.

A little trip down the nile.

And that is worth how much?

Oh! $4,108.

Whew! And you just took the lead.

Press your luck or pass, pam?

It takes a lot to get back up here,

so, theo, have some fun.

Oh! Okay.

Theo. Theo thought he was done.

I'm gonna pass.

Whenever you pass, your spins go to

the opponent with the most money.

Good luck, theo.

Theo: Thank you. Let's do this! Press your luck!

Alright! We want big bucks!

Come on, everybody!

And stop!

I'll take that whistler!

Whistler! Got to be some money in there.

How much is it putting in theo's bank?

$5,324. Oh, yeah! Yeah!

Three spins.

Take it away, theo.

Alright! Big bucks!

No whammies!

And stop!

Move two spaces! A golf simulator!

Would you love to see how much that golf simulator's worth?

You know I do!

Show him!

Oh, yes! Yes! $3,139!

Whew! Two more spins.

Pam, any regrets?

No. He's gonna get a whammy.

Oh! Not even close!

Let's see! Two more spins!

Theo, press your luck!

Bring me back to '84!

Big bucks!

No whammies!

No whammies!

Stop!

Add-a-one. Ohhhhhhh!

Oh, my god.

Add-a-one.

Yes! Yes!

Theo, you just landed yourself

$121,038. 121, baby!

121!

That's what I'm talking about!

I'm nervous, theo,

because you still have a spin you have to take.

Oh, my goodness!

Are you ready?

Yes. Alright!

Big bucks!

No whammies!

Come on, let's do this!

Oh, stop!

Yes! Donuts for a year!

Yes! [ laughing ] oh!

I could eat a donut!

How much more money is theo putting in the bank?

$1,872.

Oh, yes!

That is the end... Whoo!

...Of round 1. Whoo-whoo!

Oh, my goodness, we have so much more game to play.

And when we return, we've got more questions,

more spins right here on "press your luck."

don't go anywhere. I don't know why you would.

[ cheers and applause ]

[ cheers and applause ]

welcome back to a special night here on "press your luck."

three players from the original show are back

for a second chance at the greatest game on television.

And at the end of round 1, theo...

This is insane! ...Currently has $122,910 in the bank.

Wow.

Before we jump into round 2,

let's learn a little bit more about our contestants.

So, theo. Yes, I am.

Tell us a little about yourself.

Well, I'm from hawthorne, california.

I have two amazing adult children,

and I just am celebrating my first grandbaby.

She's 9 months old -- riley.

I'm super excited and in love.

Aww!

Nothing better than being a grandpa.

Nothing. It's fabulous.

And what was it like on the original show?

Oh, it was insane. [ laughs ]

I won like $12,000 in cash

and a motorcycle and piano, and --

and at 19, that was like a million dollars to me.

At 19 years old. Oh, I bet.

Well, I believe that we have a clip.

You would have a clip, right?

Let's take a look.

It's about $5,900 separates you and theodore.

Young theo: Ah. You're gonna have to get

that much or more in order to win the game. Whoo!

A whammy, of course, makes theodore the winner.

Are you ready, theodore? Absolutely.

Are you ready, cindy?

Cindy: Yeah, we're gonna spin. Here we go.

Come on! Big bucks!

No whammies!

Big bucks! And stop!

Stop at $500. It is not enough.

Yes! Yes!

Theo: That's right! That's how you do it!

Yeah, baby!

That's how you do it!

Just like that!

Elizabeth: Wow. Just like that.

That's got to bring back some good memories.

It does. It does. It does.

Well, welcome back to "press your luck," theo.

Thank you for having me. So happy to have you.

Glad to be here.

Pam.

Tell me a little bit about yourself.

I live in apple valley, california,

with my husband of 37 years.

We have two wonderful daughters.

They gave us four wonderful grandbabies.

Oh, amazing.

[ cheers and applause ]

and what was it like for you?

Well, it wasn't this big.

[ laughter ]

and we lived in texas,

and I was coming out here to visit my parents,

and so, I wrote a letter --

yeah, you put a stamp on it. [ laughter ]

and when I was here,

they called,

on a rotary phone,

and they said, "come on down," and I did, and I won.

Let's take a look at pam from back in the '80s.

Young pam: Spin that board!

Come on! Go!

Anything -- oh, god, no whammies!

Please! Tim, help me again.

Tim. Please!

Come on. Come on.

Stop! Peter: Stop!

It's seattle once again! Yes!

That trip to seattle is worth $810. Yes! Yes, yes, yes!

And you did it, pam. 58 grand.

You won this game by less than $400,

and we'll talk to you -- oh, god! I don't care!

I know you love it. Okay!

[ cheers and applause ]

pam.

You were a firecracker, pam,

and you brought that spirit back to "press your luck" tonight.

Thank you. Thank you.

And barbara,

you're from victorville, california.

Tell me about yourself.

Well, I was a realtor for 17 years out there,

and my husband and I lived on a lake.

But I have three wonderful daughters.

I have seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

So...

Great-grandmother barbara.

Seven of them. [ laughs ]

wow. Yep.

Anything memorable from your time?

Well, yeah. I had a robot.

[ chuckles ] you won a robot?

A robot.

And then I had a jacuzzi, which we bought with the money.

We were good to go. [ laughs ]

I love it.

I want to jump into that wayback machine one more time

and see how barbara did...

[ laughs ]

...On "press your luck" back in the day.

Big moment. Georgeanne, big spin. Here we go.

Big bucks! Big bucks!

Need that big one.

Big bucks! Stop!

Peter: Stop it! $500 is not enough. Oh!

Barbara, you are the champion,

with $10,350.

We'll come back and talk to you right after these words.

[ laughter ]

ooh!

Was that a velour track suit?

It was a velour outfit, and I was so proud of that velour.

It was mint green,

like the color of money

from, like, the denver mint and everything.

So, I wore green again. Hopefully, it'll make --

it'll make the whammies go away. Oh, she's back in the green.

[ laughs ]

I am so excited to have all three of you

back on the show.

Good luck to all of you tonight.

-Thank you. -Thank you.

It's time for round 2.

I've got four questions this time.

Here we go.

Believe it or not, e-mails were already a thing

when "press your luck" first hit the air.

But tell me, what does the "e" in "e-mail" stand for?

Pam.

Electronic?

Theo, is it electronic, ethernet, export?

I'm gonna go with electronic.

Barbara? Electronic.

Electronic is correct.

E-mail is electronic mail.

That means theo picked up a spin, pam picked up three spins,

and barbara picked up a spin.

Question 2.

As our breakdancing whammy can tell you,

hip-hop was huge in the '80s.

But you may not know

the birthplace of hip-hop took place

at 1520 sedgwick avenue

in what new york city borough?

Theo?

Brooklyn.

Pam, is it brooklyn, staten island, the bronx?

I'm gonna say brooklyn.

Barbara, what do you think?

I'll just say the bronx.

Are you a big hip-hop fan?

No. [ laughs ]

'cause you're the only one who got the right answer.

[ cheers and applause ]

hip-hop was born in the bronx.

Well, that means that barbara picked up another spin.

Hey. [ laughs ]

I need them. I need them bad. [ laughs ]

he's called jonas in lithuania, charlie in France,

and ubaldo in Italy.

But since making his us debut back in the 1980s,

what do we call the guy in the red-and-white striped sweater --

pam?

Daniel tiger?

[ laughter ]

I'm gonna finish the question.

What do we call the guy in the red-and-white striped sweater

who's always getting lost in the crowd?

Theo, is it daniel tiger, wilbur, waldo?

Waldo.

Barbara, what do you think? Waldo.

[ laughs ] oh, yeah.

We were looking for waldo,

'cause we always looking for waldo.

"where's waldo?"

well, that means that theo picked up a spin,

pam, no spins for you,

and barbara picked up a spin.

Alright.

This is the last question of the round.

Here we go.

It sounds like something that happens on this show,

but whamageddon is actually an internet phenomenon

that rolls around during the yuletide season.

The objective -- to make it all the way to December 25th

without hearing what '80s holiday hit?

Yeah, I got nothing.

[ buzzer ]

whoo!

I finally stumped you.

Since nobody rang in,

I will give you three answers to choose from.

Theo, are you trying to avoid

"grandma got run over by a reindeer,"

"last christmas," "do they know it's christmas?"

"do they know it's christmas?"

pam, what do you think?

Let's run grandma over with a railway -- I mean, with a --

a reindeer. A reindeer.

Barbara, what do you think?

Oh, my kids ran me over

with that reindeer many times, so, yes.

[ laughs ]

you want to go with that one?

Yes, I do.

The clue was in the question.

I was looking for the wham! Song "last christmas."

-oh. -Oh!

Yes.

Whoa. I'm so sorry.

That means no spins for any of you with that last question.

And it's time to take these spins to the big board!

[ cheers and applause ]

♪

it's round 2, so we are doubling the big bucks to $10,000.

[ cheers and applause ]

and remember, here in round 2,

the player with the least amount of money spins first.

Barbara, you have a decision to make.

You can press your luck with those spins

or you can pass them.

I've got to get something going here.

I need some big bucks and some luck.

Okay, let's press my luck!

Big bucks!

Big bucks!

Big bucks! The trip to europe!

Rome!

Stop!

$2,750.

Okay.

Okay.

Barbara, you're still in third place.

I need some big bucks. I have to go.

Alright. She wants to go.

Okay, I'm gonna spin.

I've got to spin. I got to go.

I got to go. Big bucks, no whammies.

No whammies, big bucks.

And...Stop!

Move one space. You have a decision to make.

$2,000 plus a spin,

or a skee-ball.

$2,000 and a spin.

You now have $8,500.

[ exhales sharply ]

you can press your luck with those spins,

or you can pass those spins.

I have to have big bucks...

Alright. ...So I can be up there, too.

She wants the big bucks.

I need to go for this, and I want $10,000.

I want that car!

I could use that car!

Okay, and stop!

Whoa! Okay!

$6,000, and you picked up a spin.

You just jumped ahead of pam.

You can press your luck, or you can pass those spins.

I'm gonna press my luck.

She's gonna go for bank.

I just have to have those big bucks.

I have to have that car.

Get me that car, and stop!

$4,000. Oh!

And you picked up a spin.

$18,500. Two spins left.

I'd better spin.

I'm gonna press my luck.

[ cheers and applause ]

come on! That car!

I want that car!

I need that car!

I need that car!

Big bucks!

Big bucks, and stop!

Whoa!

$6,000, and you picked up a spin.

You still have two spins.

Oh, gosh.

I'm gonna pass them. I'm gonna pass them.

Aah! She's gonna pass them!

I'm gonna pass them!

Oh, my god! I'm gonna pass them!

Alright.

Those two spins are two theo's gonna have to take,

but pam is gonna spin next, with her three spins,

and she will take those spins when "press your luck" continues

right after this.

Stick around.

[ cheers and applause ]

[ cheers and applause ]

welcome back to "press your luck."

tonight, three returning players from the original show

are getting a second chance -- whoo! --

To tell that whammy who's boss.

And it is time for pam

to take her chances on the big board.

Pam: Let's go! Let's go!

$10,000 and a spin!

$10,000, and stop!

Double your money!

Theo: There you go! Oh!

There you go!

She doubled the money up,

and she picked up a spin.

Pam, you are now in second place.

You can press your luck with those spins

or you can pass them.

They would go to theo.

I'm gonna pass them to theo.

You now have five spins that you must take.

Alright. We can do this.

Big bucks!

No whammies!

And stop!

$2,750, and you picked up a spin. $2,750 and a spin.

Alright.

You now have $125,660 in the bank.

Alright. We got four to go. Not a problem.

Look at that grand piano back there!

I won you once,

I will win you again and give you to my mama, too!

Big bucks, no whammies!

Big bucks, and stop!

It's a european cruise!

Ohhhhhh!

Yeeeees!

That's right!

How much?

Oh! Yes! $18,178 in the bank.

But you have three spins.

Roll it up. Let's do this!

Come on!

Big bucks!

No whammies!

Big bucks!

And stop!

It's a grand piano.

[ cheers and applause ] that's two!

That's two pianos!

35 years ago, theo won a piano.

He just won it again.

Yes, I did.

Holy moly. The grand piano is worth what?

Come on, now.

$16,999.

[ cheers and applause ]

yeah! Theo, two more spins you must take.

Alright. Come on!

Whip it up!

No whammies!

Come on, now!

Come on!

Oh, lord!

Stop!

Across the board! $2,000 and a spin.

You guys! You guys!

I love it!

That's nuts!

He's got to get a whammy.

You got to get a whammy. [ chuckles ]

well, you have one more you have to take.

[ audience chanting "theo!" ] oh!

Alright! Big bucks!

No whammies!

Come on! Come on!

Watch me!

Oh! Oh!

It's $1,500 and a spin!

[ cheers and applause ]

oh!

Yes! This is so much fun!

Oh, my goodness!

You made it through all those passed spins.

I did.

One simple question remains for theo.

Theo... Yes, ma'am.

...Press your luck or pass?

We're gonna take that pass, baby!

He's passing.

We're gonna take that pass, baby!

Pam, you ready?

Pam: Yes, I am.

Five spins you have to take.

Okay. Whenever you're ready.

Alright. I'm ready.

Let's press my luck!

I don't want any whammies!

Please, no whammies!

Big bucks, and stop!

That's big bucks.

That's 8 grand.

Pam. Yes.

$32,912.

Four spins you got to take. Take it away.

I see rome!

No whammies!

Stop!

$2,750, and she got another spin.

Stop getting those extra spins, pam.

Oh, lordy, lordy.

Three more, pam.

Oh, poopy. Okay.

Let's go.

Big bucks!

Big bucks!

No whammies! Stop!

[ sour note plays ]

yes, yes, yes, yes!

Aw. [ laughs ]

pam, I'm sorry, honey.

[ boing! ]

here's the deal -- because you hit the whammy...

Mm-hmm.

...All those passed spins just moved on over

to the earned column.

You can do with those spins whatever you like.

Uh, yeah, I need to get ahead of barbara,

so I'm gonna press my luck.

She wants to build the bank.

Let's go!

I can do this!

I can do this!

No whammies, no whammies,

and stop!

$3,500 and another spin.

Okay. That's okay.

Press your luck or pass?

No, I have to press my luck.

I got to get ahead of barbara.

Alright. Here we go.

No whammies.

No whammies, big bucks.

Rome, and stop.

It's a diamond ring.

Whoo!

Hoo! How much we putting in the bank?

It's $4,975. Oh, good!

Okay, okay.

Eh-eh-eh-eh. It's a pretty diamond.

We're there. We're almost there.

Pam, three spins.

Press your luck or pass them?

Press my luck.

Take it away.

Let's go, let's go!

Give me big bucks!

Give me $10,000!

$10,000 and a spin, and stop!

It's move two spaces.

Oh. Oh, right past the big bucks

to $4,750.

That's okay. That's okay.

$13,225.

Pam, two more spins. How you feeling?

I have to press my luck.

I have to get ahead of her.

Pam is pressing her luck.

Let's go.

$10,000 and a spin!

No whammies and $10,000 and a spin,

and stop!

Whoo! Here's a decision.

$2,750 and another spin,

or a trip to rome.

I need the spin. I'm gonna take the spin.

$2,750 and a spin.

Alright. Pam...

Yes? ...Two spins.

Pass or press your luck?

I'm gonna press my luck.

I knew you were gonna say that.

$10,000 and a spin!

No whammy, no whammy, no whammy,

and stop!

$8,000, and she got another spin!

Oh, lordy, lordy.

You have almost caught barbara.

Whammy time!

You trail her by only $525.

Yeah. No, I have to go for it.

Everything's bigger than that.

Okay. Pam's pressing her luck.

Photo shoot, skee-ball.

Anything but a whammy.

And stop.

It's a trip to mexico.

Whoo!

Mexico's worth $8,400.

You are now

in second place, pam.

You can press your luck, or you can pass those spins.

I'm just gonna pass it and hope that he whammies.

I knew it was coming.

I can't get that amount of money. I knew it was coming.

Theo. Theo: Yes, ma'am?

It is time to press your luck.

That's right.

One spin.

Roll that bad boy! [ audience chanting "theo!" ]

come on, everybody! Let's go!

This is for...The game.

No whammies!

No extra spins! Whammy, whammy, whammy, whammy,

whammy, whammy, whammy, whammy.

Just big bucks!

Whammy!

Whammy, whammy!

Elizabeth: $3,500! He did it!

Theo did it! Whoo! Yes!

He survived the whammy!

Oh, thank you! [ laughs ]

theo!

Oh, thank you, my people over there!

This crowd is going wild!

Theo, you are taking home a grand total

of cash and prizes of $167,837. Wow!

Thank you!

So sad we have to say goodnight.

Hey, we had fun.

Maybe there'll be a third time.

I am in love with you.

I know all of america's in love with you. So much fun.

Thank you for coming back again

to visit us on "press your luck."

you need to come right on back for "press your luck,"

our bonus game,

where theo is gonna play

for cash and prizes of up to $1 million.

[ cheers and applause ]

wow, wow, wow.

That was fantastic. Thank you. So awesome.

[ cheers and applause ]

welcome back, everybody.

Theo first appeared on "press your luck" 35 years ago.

Yes, I did. And so far tonight,

he has already won cash and prizes

totaling $167,837.

What are you gonna do with all that money?

Well, I'm a commissioner

for the pacific coast youth football conference.

I'm gonna put some money in that program to keep that afloat

and maybe lower some of the costs for the kids that play for me.

Incredible. [ cheers and applause ]

well, that is all yours to keep

no matter what happens the rest of the night. Yes.

But now it's just you versus the big board.

Me and that board, baby.

You could go home tonight a millionaire.

I know.

[ cheers and applause ]

I know.

And you have some amazing supporters here with you tonight.

I do. I do.

Introduce me.

Well, first here, I've got my son, theo iii.

[ cheers and applause ]

hi, theo.

I've got my daughter, dyanna,

who gave me my first grandbaby, riley.

Dyanna.

And my son-in-law, tosin, dyanna's husband.

Welcome!

I heard he used to coach you in football.

He did used to coach me in football.

What was that like?

Imagine having your biggest role model as your football coach.

It was amazing.

[ cheers and applause ]

good luck to all of you.

Now, you are gonna face off against the whammy

over five rounds.

At the end of each round, you can walk away

with whatever money, prizes are in the bank,

or you can stay, press your luck, and play on.

And if you make it to our final round...

[ chuckles ]

...Our big bucks bonanza,

one spin could be worth $100,000.

Wow! [ cheers and applause ]

wow!

But four whammies -- out of the game altogether.

Got you.

If your bank ever reaches $500,000,

this episode of "press your luck" is over,

because we automatically bump that up

to a million bucks, and you go home a millionaire.

Let's get there, baby!

That's what we want!

Alright.

First round, big bucks are worth $10,000.

Okay.

But there's more than just cash up on that board.

We like to pick out personalized prizes just for you.

Let's see your first one.

It's helicopter lessons. Oh! Yes!

Yes!

I've been wanting this forever!

My brother and I got a helicopter ride,

and soon as the pilot took off, my brother looked over at me

says, "we need some pilot lessons."

so, man, this is for my brother and me, right here.

Well, let's put that up on the board.

[ cheers and applause ] yes.

And I want to add one more prize to the board

before we start spinning. I figured you might.

Okay.

Oh! Custom suits.

Man! That's what I'm talking about!

I love to dress! Suits are my fave!

These are good prizes. Right?

This is five luxury suits tailored just for you.

Nice! Oh, man.

Why are suits your thing?

One of my role models was my father.

He wore a tie every day to work.

So, in high school, I wore a tie to school every day, right?

I went to school one day,

and this new administrator showed up,

and he goes, "oh, you must be one of the administrators,"

and I said, "well, of course I am."

[ laughter ]

then I got detention, but that's another story.

Put those custom suits up on the board.

Alright.

You're starting the first round with five spins.

You must take all your spins.

Okay.

Theo, when you're ready.

Start it up! Let's go!

Alright! Big bucks!

Big bucks!

Big bucks! Stop!

$2,020.

[ cheers and applause ]

alright. Put more money in the bank.

Come on, baby!

Come on, now!

Big bucks! No whammies!

And stop!

$2,500.

$2,500.

Keep building that bank up.

Yes, ma'am. Let's go.

Big bucks!

Come on, now!

Let's get some suits made!

Stop!

$2,750. $2,750.

Okay, yes!

$7,270.

Alright! Two more spins! Come on!

No whammies!

Stop!

$3,250.

$3,250.

Yeah!

Come on. I need those lessons!

Get them, theo.

Alright. Come on! Big bucks!

Big bucks!

No whammy!

Stop!

Yes!

You got them!

[ cheers and applause ]

come on, man!

Come on!

You are the king of winning prizes!

Come on!

It's gonna put how much in theo's bank?

$6,000. Yes!

I'll take that 6!

Yes! Okay!

Alright, theo, you can walk away right now with your money

and your helicopter lessons,

or you can stay and press your luck in round 2,

where the big bucks jump up to $25,000.

[ cheers and applause ] okay.

We have to take four spins.

Four spins.

What do you think?

Well, I came to play.

Yes!

I'm gonna press my luck! Oh!

I'm pressing my luck!

Great decision.

Which means I get to add another prize to the board!

Oh, here we go! Talk to me!

Oh! Football jerseys!

[ laughs ]

theo, this is -- wow!

This is 1,100 custom-printed football jerseys.

Wow! You said --

for the football program.

Yes. That's fantastic!

[ cheers and applause ] man!

We're putting that up on the big board.

Nice!

Alright, in round 2, you only have to take four spins,

and you're gonna take those spins

when "press your luck" continues right after this.

[ cheers and applause ]

alright!

I'm having the time of my life.

[ cheers and applause ]

welcome back to "press your luck."

it's round 2 of the bonus game,

and theo has $16,520 in his bank.

The big bucks in round 2 are worth $25,000.

Wow! Wow!

You have to take four spins. Okay.

Let's go!

I need those jerseys!

No whammies!

Come on, now! Be good to me, board!

And stop!

Move two spaces. It's an automower!

Yes! Yes!

How much is it worth for theo?

$1,699. Yes! Yes!

Not bad. We'll take it!

Okay, three more spins in this round.

Big bucks! No whammies, now!

No whammies!

And...Stop!

Oh! [ sour note plays ]

[ grunting ] and I saw it, too.

Ooh! You know what?

[ laughs ]

aaaaaaah! Whatever.

Whatever.

[ boing! ]

good news is, you have two more spins.

That's two opportunities to win big bucks.

Yes, it is. Take it away, theo.

Let's do it. Come on!

Big bucks! No whammies!

Big bucks! No whammies!

And...Stop!

Move two spaces.

$6,000 and a spin!

Yes! We're inching it up!

Let's go! There you go!

Alright, you picked up a spin,

so you have two left in this round.

Okay. Alright.

Big bucks!

No whammies! Big bucks!

And stop!

It's the custom suits!

[ cheers and applause ]

yes! Let's go!

Let's go!

How much are the suits worth?

$10,000 of suits.

[ cheers and applause ]

keep the streak alive!

Alright, big bucks!

No whammies!

Stop!

$3,500.

$3,500. Whoo!

Made it out alive.

Now we're moving up.

Alright. You have $19,500.

You have one whammy. I do.

You can walk away right now,

or you can stay and press your luck in round 3,

where the big bucks double up to $50,000.

[ cheers and applause ]

[ laughs ]

what do you want to do?

Press your luck!

Let's go! Yes!

Press your luck! Yes!

I'm gonna press my luck!

He's pressing his luck. Oh, I love it.

Alright.

It really bummed me out that you lost those helicopter lessons.

Can I put those back on the board?

Would you, please?

Let's put the helicopter lessons back on the big board!

Okay.

And it's time...

To put one more prize up on the board for you, theo.

Let's see if my heart can take it.

[ laughter ] flip it.

Oh, lord.

Oh!

[ cheers and applause ]

this is a month-long trip.

Month-long?!

A month-long trip for six people,

including a tour of madagascar, a safari in kenya,

a stop in south africa, and 10 days in nigeria.

Wow!

[ cheers and applause ]

why is this prize so special to you, theo?

So, my baby over here studied in africa.

My son-in-law is from nigeria.

Yes.

[ cheers and applause ]

and so, we need, as a family,

to get the giddy-up on down to giddy downtown to africa.

Put it on the board!

[ cheers and applause ]

theo, round 3, big bucks are worth $50,000.

Man: Good luck, theo! Thank you, bruh.

You have to take three spins.

Are you ready to press your luck, theo?

I'm ready to press my luck!

Go and get it!

Come on, africa!

Come on, africa!

And...Stop!

$6,500.

Come on!

Two more spins. Two more spins.

Big bucks!

Here we go! Here we go!

Stop!

Whoo! $4,444.

$4,444. $4,444!

You the man! You the man, right there!

$4,444.

There you go. Oh.

Slow and steady.

[ audience chanting "theo!" ]

come on, now!

I'm ready!

One, two...

Stop.

Ohhhh!

$9,000, or you lose a whammy.

You know what I'm gonna do, right?

You know what I'm gonna do, right?

Knock it out!

Oh, let's get rid of it! Knock it out!

Come here, come here!

Bye! Bye!

Whammy: Noooo!

[ cheers and applause ]

theo, I know you didn't lose that whammy to walk away,

but I got to ask you anyway.

Do you want to take that $30,444

and skedaddle out of here,

or do you want to stay and press your luck in round 4,

where the big bucks jump up to $75,000?

[ cheers and applause ]

you only got to take three spins.

I'm gonna press my luck.

♪ he's gonna press his luck ♪

♪ I'm so happy ♪

[ laughter ]

guess what.

You thought the african tour was, like, the bee's knees

of all the prizes, right? You trying to hurt my feelings right now? Yeah.

I got to put one more up on the board for you. Okay.

Show him!

It's a luxury boat!

Oh! Yes! Yes!

Yes! Yes! Yes!

This is a 29-foot cabin cruiser boat.

Wow.

You like to boat?

I've always wanted to have a boat,

but people say the best days of a boat owner

are when you buy it and when you sell it.

[ laughter ] now, since I don't have to buy it,

it's gonna be beautiful!

[ cheers and applause ]

right?

Let's put that luxury boat up on the board.

Theo iii: Man.

You only have to take three spins. Yes.

And you're gonna take those spins

when "press your luck" continues right after this.

Come on back.

♪

oh, my goodness.

[ cheers and applause ]

welcome back to "press your luck."

whoo! We are about to begin round 4,

where the big bucks are worth $75,000.

Let's roll it up! Let's do it.

$75,000!

And...Stop!

[ sour note plays ] [ groans ]

it's alright.

[ cat meowing, dog barking ]

hold it, fang! Hold it!

Don't forget the money!

[ boing! ] it's disappointing.

It's okay.

Two more spins.

Let's wind it up!

We're moving on. Big bucks!

I want to go to africa! I want that boat!

Come on! Big bucks! No whammies!

And stop!

Yes!

$6,750.

One more spin in this round.

Alright.

No whammies!

Big bucks!

Big bucks!

Stop!

$5,500. I didn't whammy out, baby.

That's good. There you go.

You're climbing back. You're climbing up!

Alright. You're climbing back.

Here's the thing -- you can walk away with this money,

or you can press your luck in our final round,

where the big bucks top out at a life-changing $100,000.

Theo: Wow.

Wow!

I could use that money.

But not only that,

we are bringing back the big bucks

from all the previous rounds...

[ chuckles ]

...Because you made it to the big bucks bonanza!

Yes!

That means $10,000 is on the board,

$25,000 is on the board,

$50,000 is on the board...

Wow!

...$75,000 is on the board... Whoo!

Man! ...And $100,000 is on the board!

Man! [ cheers and applause ]

that's big!

Theo... Theo: Yes, ma'am?

...Do you want to play in our big bucks bonanza?

You know... Or do you want to walk away?

Let me tell you.

After I won on the show in '84...

Yeah.

...There was never another show that compared

to that experience,

and when I saw that you guys brought it back,

I said to myself,

"I'm gonna get on the show, I'm gonna make it to round 5,

I'm gonna play my heart out."

whoo!

[ cheers and applause ]

so, I'm gonna press my luck!

Oh!

[ cheers and applause ]

press your luck!

You lost those custom suits.

I want to put them back on the board.

Oh! You're my best friend right now!

Put them back on the board.

Nice!

Roll them up!

No whammies!

Big money!

Mega bucks!

And...

Stop!

$10,000.

[ cheers and applause ]

$10,000!

Yes, yes! Oh!

Yes! Two more spins.

Big bucks, big bucks!

Come on!

Stop!

$25,000!

[ cheers and applause ]

yes!

Oh! $47,250 in the bank.

But you did pick up a spin there, too.

Yes. So you still have two more.

Fantastic. That's two more opportunities to win.

That's right.

Alright. Big bucks.

No whammies.

[ sour note plays ]

[ gong clangs ] whammy: Mm-hmm, mm-hmm.

It's coming to me now.

I see financial disaster in your future.

[ boing! ]

alright.

One more spin.

Roll it up.

Big bucks! It all comes down to this.

No whammies!

Come on, $100,000!

Stop!

Helicopter lessons!

Helicopter lessons, baby!

[ cheers and applause ]

love it! Love it!

Theo, prize king of "press your luck."

alright. How much are the helicopter lessons worth?

$6,000. Yes.

You have made it to the end of "press your luck."

yes, I have.

Congratulations. Thank you very much.

Neil, remind everybody what theo is taking home tonight.

Congratulations, theo!

I got a list of prizes for yo, starting with...

Yes!

...Donuts for a year,

a golf simulator...

Yes!

...A trip to whistler,

a grand piano,

a 10-day european cruise from cruise & maritime voyage,

helicopter lessons,

plus $122,325 in cash,

bringing your grand total to $173,837 in cash and prizes.

Love it! Love it!

Oh, my god! Whoo!

Thank you.

Thank you all so much

for watching the big reunion show tonight.

We'll see you next time. Thanks for watching, everybody.

[ cheers and applause ]

what an incredible night!

I can guarantee you that a year's supply of donuts

won't last a year with me.