<Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Second Chance (1977) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Followed by </Th> <Td> Whammy! (2002--03) </Td> </Tr> <P> Press Your Luck is an American television daytime game show created by Bill Carruthers and Jan McCormack . It premiered on CBS on September 19, 1983, and ended on September 26, 1986 . In the show, contestants collected spins by answering trivia questions and then used the spins on an 18 - space game board to win cash and prizes . The contestant who amassed the highest total in cash and prizes kept his / her winnings for the day and became the champion . Peter Tomarken was the show's host, and Rod Roddy was the primary announcer . John Harlan and Charlie O'Donnell filled in as substitute announcers for Roddy on different occasions . Press Your Luck was videotaped before a studio audience at CBS Television City, Studios 33 and 43, in Hollywood, California . The show was a revival of the earlier Carruthers production Second Chance, which was hosted by Jim Peck and aired on ABC during 1977 . </P> <P> The show was known for the "Whammy", a red cartoon creature with a high - pitched voice . Landing on any Whammy space reset the contestant's score to zero, accompanied by an animation that showed the Whammy taking the loot, but frequently being chased away, blown up, or otherwise humiliated in the process . The Whammies were created and animated by Savage Steve Holland and Bill Kopp, and voiced by Carruthers . Approximately 85 different animations were used . </P>

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