Before Elizabeth Banks ever took the stage as host of ABC’s revived take on “Press Your Luck,” she got hung up on the game show’s logistics, understandably so. The first-time host wanted to do right by the popular format, originally hosted by Peter Tomarken in the 1980s, but she had to get a handle on the rules first.
In each episode, three contestants tempt fate by spinning for prizes and cash on a randomly selected game board that also features the pesky Whammy monster. Hit too many Whammies and your prize pot plummets to zero. Survive until the end and one contestant has the chance to take home life-changing,
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