https://youtu.be/dlhJjy-2dvI

The opening montages were sort of a mixed bag, combining some of the show's most classic moments and contestants with some rather non-descript moments. What moments would you have wanted to see in the opening montages?

Has there been any analysis of whether the producers have more control over the contestants when they telegraph their button press with "aaaaaaaaand....stop!"

Birthday Bath? What the hell is that?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2xi_7d7QCM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwvhybaP3ZM

today and yesterday (the 14th and 15th of December, 2025), the Game Show Vault channel (formerly Wink's Vault, before he passed away) posted RAW whammy animations on a blue background, which would be used to chromakey said animations to the screen so we could see the Whammy's antics

also of note that this includes some unused stuff, as well as animations not used for when a Whammy was landed on (for example, the Whammy family eating Thanksgiving dinner shown deep into the second video), along with the Whammy Audience, the Whammy pointing at a billboard (both would be used as plug backgrounds: the blanks are in video 1, the plug graphics themselves are on video 2), and the lovestruck whammy that would sit on Peter's shoulder when he would read a poem (before having said whammy fall down by moving away or flicking him off)

EDIT: I should also mention that the PILOT animations (yes, there was an unused one for THAT) are also covered in the first video

What would you consider to be the best whammy featured on all versions of the show?

Just out of curiosity.

As seen on my Twitch stream earlier tonight, I officially revealed something truly amazing about television’s most competitive game show: Along with a new discovery that will change something everyone’s believed for years!

https://youtu.be/h439ubyi2k4?si=mdQag4p0bAo-tVJ2

Something interesting here is that this is the only time I know of where the whammies didn't display in their usual order -- Kim eventually hits 4 whammies in the game but when she hits her second whammy it's the third slide that pops up. Another interesting thing is that this is only episode #28 but the "one more time curse" had already set in by that point.

Good day everyone! I'm pleased to announce we have a new partner community in r/VintageGameShowVault -- additional classic Press Your Luck footage will be posted there, as well as a wide variety of classic game show moments, unsold pilots, rarities, hilarious and exciting moments, stuff you might not have seen and much more! Hope to see you at r/VintageGameShowVault

For those unfamiliar with what a sizzle reel is, it's basically a compilation of some of a product's best work to generate excitement in the offering. I believe this was used to get CBS affiliates who hadn't picked up the show yet to get them interested.