Press Your Luck
Bet on yourself
Press Your Luck is an American television game show where contestants answer trivia questions to earn spins on a randomized game board, then risk their winnings by pressing a button to stop on prize squares while avoiding the "Whammy"—an animated character that wipes out accumulated earnings.
The phrase has entered general usage for any situation where someone repeatedly gambles on favorable outcomes: She kept pressing her luck with the boss until she got fired.
- gameshowTV competition with prizes
- whammyCurse or misfortune
- spinRapid rotation around axis
- chanceLikelihood of occurrence
- take a chanceAccept risk willingly
gamble · risk · buzzer · CBS · contestants · trivia · board · slots · jackpot · winning · losing · prizes · random · stop · game board · television · 80s · reboot
- TV showsTV shows, sitcom, The Office, cartoon, Modern Family
- game showsbuzzer, buzzers, contestant, contestants, jackpot
Press Your Luckplay it safe
Avoid unnecessary chances
cut your losses · hedge your bets · err on the side of caution · cash out · walk away
Press Your LuckJeopardy!
Quiz show, reversed format
Trivial Pursuit · quiz show · skill game · Wheel of Fortune · Family Feud
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