This has to be the quintessential Press Your Luck episode, as it had everything: spin battles, huge whammy loss, and luck dictating the winner by the smallest of margins in the last passed spin!

This is easily one of the funniest and greatest episode of Press your Luck

Loved the battle of the passed spins between Andrew and Paul!

I went to college with Andrew. I knew he was on this show but I've never seen it. He still cracks me up!

I hope Andrew has the time and desire to compete on the ABC version of Press Your Luck.

This is THE closest finish in the history of Press Your Luck. Can't get much closer than that.

So this is the infamous $3 episode? Holy crap, man.

Arguably the best/most exciting episode of PYL ever.

Funny that I'm watching this now, right after we lost Yogi, and Peter says "It ain't over till it's over!!" :)

I’d like to see Nina Jo and/or Andrew return to Banks’ PYL for a rematch

Miss By 3 Dollars! Oh So Close To Catch Nina Jo!😭

Wow !!!!! What an episode !!!! Back and forth back and forth !!!!!

It was pretty interesting that Andrew had the same 3 choices as Paul when he hit Pick A Corner and he also took the money.

What a crazy episode

Sorry Paul...having a birthday on Friday the 13th doesn't make you immune to (huge) whammy losses!

Andrew did good with Paul, but his painful loss at the end😭

At 2:55 Paul got a little cocky when he said "It means bad luck for everyone playing against ME!" As we see in this episode he shouldn't have said that, Karma haha.

22:52 Andrew reacts to the most shocking, most devastating, most heart-stopping, most heartbreaking losses ever! By only $3! Darn, I thought he would come back, but he lost.

+acotbc For half of 1985, Press Your Luck alternated between two different model Big Screen TVs. Because they appeared in the same square, it seemed like a change in price, rather than a different prize.

Much like the "Family Feud" fast money where the highest a team can get without a win is $995.

What I find slightly weird is Andrew asks for a Motorcycle twice, has the chance to get it via Pick A Corner, then passes it up

Bring on the oxygen!!!!!!!!

23:01 Nina Jo hugs Andrew after winning the game. Such a great moment.

What an episode! Andrew survived a spin battle with Paul, who lost $19K, and came so close to winning in the end. If the Big Screen TV hadn't devalued earlier in the year from $3800 to $2600, he would have won (strangely, the value would go back to $3800 later in the year).

BY THREE DOLLARS!!!

@8:05 you can hear Nina Jo shouted whammy

19:36 Once again someone stops the board real quick to try and get a passed spin over with and they hit a Whammy, that happened all the time.

This episode must have been too funny, competitive, and entertaining for GSN to air the edited version that was aired originally and on USA in the 90s. I loved this episode. "Press Your Luck" had the best, exciting, and funny contestants, putting Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! to shame in the mid-1980's. I feel so sorry for the show, it could have lasted longer on TV because it was so competitive, funny, entertaining, and probably one of the best on CBS daytime (next to "The Price Is Right").

Nina-Jo & Andrew should have a rematch on Banks’ PYL

What a battle! 'Nuff said.

18:11-19:56 Spin Battle 2.0.

YESSS! That was exciting! Whoof! now, that's a game. So far that is my favorite ep.

that game was a close game

ABSOLUTELY BEST EPISODE!!

$3 difference between nina-jo and andrew

That really is the Best episode of Press Your Luck history! Nina Jo and Andrew and Paul were all really sweet! The end with Nina Jo and Andrew was not only exciting but it was also really sweet!!!

I'm gonna make a refrence to SlimKirby now. "YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME! $3!" 22:51

Second day in a row that a trip to Tahiti was on the board, though Andrew already had one as part of his winnings.

Nina Jo vs Andrew and also Nina Jo's win makes the intros.

MY GOD, WHAT A GAME!!!! WHOO!!!!

Andrew, you're leaving with $18,876...and possibly nightmares of losing by a measly three bucks.

That $3 difference is insane. This had everything that made a great episode. The energy this show had was so much fun. I miss this from back in the day. I hope we can get another season with the reboot, even though it does not compare to this version

At 22:51, Andrew is saying in his head "Ain't that a BICTH!!!!!!!"

Don't you just hate it when you fall short?

Wow I can't believe Andrew Hit his head on the button

Also, did Nina Jo actually say "Whoa Shit!" when Peter announced her the winner?

By far the best pyl episode ever! Love the show.

Nina Jo rules!

What a heartbreaking loss for Andrew when he lost by $3.

Definitely one of the most exciting games of the show

This was the most exciting show I hv seen! Wow!

With the exception of a couple of times when all three contestants had $0, then you would probably be right.

Also a huge $19K loss.

Buzzr unfortunately skipped this episode, thankfully GSN didn’t speed this one up when it was on GSN

BTW, anyone know why this airing lasts nearly 25 minutes, than 22 minutes, like most episodes of this show did? Was this a special cut put together by GSN from the original master tape?

Nina Jo, sure is cute. I wonder what she looks like now?

Showing that nail-biting last spin to me could kind of look like a scene from The Price Is Right. As if you're seeing which one of them has won their showcase.

Wow, both contestants thought Paris was way more!

22:52 - Wow! What an ending it was. It cannot get any closer than that. Nina Jo pulled it out by $3.

22:53 "shit" is said for the first time on national television.

7/26/84 where Stacy gets a car on her final spin.

Interesting that Andrew had the same 3 choices as Paul when he hit pick a corner but he also took the money.

Andrew was a hoot in this episode

I can Imagine how Andrew was after it was all over losing by just 3 dollars. Wow

That was a close but intense game! Damn, I thought Andrew was going to win again but he was off by only $3 unfortunately making Nina Jo the victor instead.

If Andrew landed on the motorcycle, could he have won?

@8:09 why Andrew sounds like "Lil Jon" yeeeahah

Press Your Luck

22:51 only by $3.00

Whammy big bank count from 6/19/85 Rerun on GSN:3/20/2004 1st whammy:$2,385 2nd whammy:$0 3rd whammy:$12,015 4th whammy:$19,722 Total:$34,122

Good Game !

22:50 .. I’ve yet to see a $3 difference on the ABC run of PYL

Do you have any episodes from college week. Had a very memorable win where the contestant ran down and hugged Petet

19:37 what happens when you stop the board too soon. Has happened to several on PYL

Lucky

22:50 The scores say it all.

Is it just me, or contestants named Paul have the worst luck on the show? Having said that, on that passed spin when he whammied, the nerd in me was hoping for him to hit the $2,500 space in #13 (or the Advance Two Spaces in #11, or the Move one space in #14 with $2,500 showing) which would have given him $22,222 on his scoreboard. (Provided, of course, in the case of Move One Space, he chooses $2,500)

$3 .. doesn’t get much closer than that on PYL

Are you sure Nina-Jo's wearing shorts, Peter?

I'd like you to load these "Press Your Luck" requests: (6/20/85) Nina Jo/John/Sandy (6/21/85) Cindy/John/Guy (6/24/85) Ned/Joanna/Cindy

I wish other contestants could use they're head's on the button with out hands.

22:39 Future Intro Clip

Was this Nina-Jo's only game show appearance?

$3

Today BUZZR skipped this episode.

Everybody, I'm happy to present you your 2-Day Returning Champion who deserved to be back on his 3rd Day: Andrew!

Question Round 1 1. 0/3 (Try Harder) 2. 3/3 (Perfect) 3. 3/3 (Perfect) 4. 3/3 (Perfect) 9/12 Good Question Round

PICO T.QUINTOS: According to America's"PressYourLuck" from June 1o8t, why wouldNina-Jo (player) use a sweater along with shorts?

Question Round 2 1. 3/3 (Perfect) 2. 1/3 Andrew (That Came Out Great) 3. 3/3 (Perfect) 4. 3/3 (Perfect) 10/12 Great Question Round

22:50 Andrew is shot by 3 dollars.

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