OT: "Press Your Luck" the Movie

sachmo71 · 11-05-2003, 02:47 PM

Wouldn't that be a cool movie?

Maybe Tammy Whamette could do a solo?

Or the Homeland Security Agency could come after the Whammies? After all, they do run around and dynamite big wads of cash with high explosives. That can't be legal.

Or Rod Roddy could...sorry. He couldn't do much, could he?

bigdawg2003 · 11-05-2003, 02:49 PM

I remember reading that they were making a movie based on the guy who ripped off the show for 110,000 bucks and bill murray was gonna star. what happened with that?

kingnebwsu · 11-05-2003, 02:50 PM

It got "postponed" during pre-production. Us game show addicts were really looking forward to it. I wouldn't plan on Bill Murray starring in it anytime soon...but maybe they'll find another company or something to make the movie.

Alan T · 11-05-2003, 02:53 PM

How did a guy rip off Press your luck for $110k?

JeeberD · 11-05-2003, 02:55 PM

He realized there was a pattern to the lights, memorized it, and kept going for like an hour straight...

cartman · 11-05-2003, 02:56 PM

It wasn't really a rip-off, but he taped the shows and saw a pattern to how the squares got lit up. There were something like 14 different patterns for the light sequence, and he memorized them all. When he got on the show, he was on for like two days straight and never got a whammy in the second round. They finally made him stop. I remember seeing it on TV when it happened, I was home from school sick. Picked the right day!

bamcgee · 11-05-2003, 02:57 PM

hahaha. That is freaking fantastic.

Franklin · 11-05-2003, 03:00 PM

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Originally posted by cartman
It wasn't really a rip-off, but he taped the shows and saw a pattern to how the squares got lit up. There were something like 14 different patterns for the light sequence, and he memorized them all. When he got on the show, he was on for like two days straight and never got a whammy in the second round. They finally made him stop. I remember seeing it on TV when it happened, I was home from school sick. Picked the right day!

Did he at least keep the money?

I don't see how they could say he did anything wrong...

Subby · 11-05-2003, 03:01 PM

That is so cool.

What a great story...

Butter · 11-05-2003, 03:02 PM

They didn't make him stop. He just stopped on his own because he was getting tired and almost slipped up and got a whammy. He got to keep the money.

bbor · 11-05-2003, 03:04 PM

BIG MONEY NO WHAMMIES!!!!

JeeberD · 11-05-2003, 03:05 PM

Here's the story according to Snopes...

http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/whammy.htm

Franklin · 11-05-2003, 03:13 PM

Wow... blew it all in two years. That's a bummer. You'd have thought he'd have been a little smarter than that.

Passacaglia · 11-05-2003, 03:17 PM

Ah ha, the last part of that story is the best.

Butter · 11-05-2003, 03:20 PM

They actually had a 2 hour special about this on Game Show Network. The guy was sort of a get-rich-quick type, and blew it on a lot of crappy schemes... and had a lot of it just lying around his house in cash.

albionmoonlight · 11-05-2003, 03:39 PM

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Originally posted by Butter_of_69
They actually had a 2 hour special about this on Game Show Network. The guy was sort of a get-rich-quick type, and blew it on a lot of crappy schemes... and had a lot of it just lying around his house in cash.

I saw that. It was really cool. I never in my life thought that I would watch a made-for-TV movie on the game show network, but there I was.

Ksyrup · 11-05-2003, 03:57 PM

That's amazing. We were watching Jeopardy last night, and for some reason that show came into my mind, and I was thinking about the one episode I had seen where a guy went for two episodes without getting a whammy and then stopped on his own after he had made $100K.

I had no clue what the story was behind it. Kinda weird that this popped up today.

Ksyrup · 11-05-2003, 03:59 PM

After reading that story...

I THINK WE'VE FOUND QUIKSAND'S BROTHER!

tucker342 · 11-05-2003, 04:47 PM

wow, what a great story

11-05-2003, 02:49 PM	#2
bigdawg2003 High School Varsity Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Austin, Texas, USA	I remember reading that they were making a movie based on the guy who ripped off the show for 110,000 bucks and bill murray was gonna star. what happened with that? __________________ I didn't even know Elvis was from Memphis. I thought he was from Tennessee.

11-05-2003, 02:53 PM	#4
Alan T Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mass.	How did a guy rip off Press your luck for $110k? __________________ Couch to ??k - From the couch to a Marathon in roughly 18 months.

11-05-2003, 02:55 PM	#5
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	He realized there was a pattern to the lights, memorized it, and kept going for like an hour straight... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

11-05-2003, 02:56 PM	#6
cartman Death Herald Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas	It wasn't really a rip-off, but he taped the shows and saw a pattern to how the squares got lit up. There were something like 14 different patterns for the light sequence, and he memorized them all. When he got on the show, he was on for like two days straight and never got a whammy in the second round. They finally made him stop. I remember seeing it on TV when it happened, I was home from school sick. Picked the right day! __________________ Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint

11-05-2003, 03:01 PM	#9
Subby lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: sans pants	That is so cool. What a great story... __________________ Superman was flying around and saw Wonder Woman getting a tan in the nude on her balcony. Superman said I going to hit that real fast. So he flys down toward Wonder Woman to hit it and their is a loud scream. The Invincible Man scream what just hit me in the ass!!!!! I do shit, I take pictures, I write about it: chrisshue.com

11-05-2003, 02:50 PM	#3
kingnebwsu College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Ohio	It got "postponed" during pre-production. Us game show addicts were really looking forward to it. I wouldn't plan on Bill Murray starring in it anytime soon...but maybe they'll find another company or something to make the movie.

11-05-2003, 02:57 PM	#7
bamcgee High School JV Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: San Francisco, CA	hahaha. That is freaking fantastic.

11-05-2003, 03:02 PM	#10
Butter Coordinator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dayton, OH	They didn't make him stop. He just stopped on his own because he was getting tired and almost slipped up and got a whammy. He got to keep the money. __________________ My listening habits

11-05-2003, 03:04 PM	#11
bbor Pro Starter Join Date: May 2001 Location: toronto	BIG MONEY NO WHAMMIES!!!! __________________ Pumpy Tudors Now that I've cracked and made that admission, I wonder if I'm only a couple of steps away from wanting to tongue-kiss Jaromir Jagr and give Bobby Clarke a blowjob.

11-05-2003, 03:05 PM	#12
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	Here's the story according to Snopes... http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/whammy.htm __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

11-05-2003, 03:13 PM	#13
Franklin Banned Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Placerville, CA	Wow... blew it all in two years. That's a bummer. You'd have thought he'd have been a little smarter than that.

11-05-2003, 03:17 PM	#14
Passacaglia Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Big Ten Country	Ah ha, the last part of that story is the best. __________________ Pride and Prejudice -- an FOF9 Lions dynasty, starting 1966

11-05-2003, 03:20 PM	#15
Butter Coordinator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dayton, OH	They actually had a 2 hour special about this on Game Show Network. The guy was sort of a get-rich-quick type, and blew it on a lot of crappy schemes... and had a lot of it just lying around his house in cash. __________________ My listening habits

11-05-2003, 03:57 PM	#17
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	That's amazing. We were watching Jeopardy last night, and for some reason that show came into my mind, and I was thinking about the one episode I had seen where a guy went for two episodes without getting a whammy and then stopped on his own after he had made $100K. I had no clue what the story was behind it. Kinda weird that this popped up today. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

11-05-2003, 03:59 PM	#18
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	After reading that story... I THINK WE'VE FOUND QUIKSAND'S BROTHER! __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

11-05-2003, 04:47 PM	#19
tucker342 Pro Starter Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Iowa City, IA	wow, what a great story

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