Does second place win anything on Press Your Luck?

Does second place win anything on Press Your Luck?

Contestants can also win if they’re in second place and decide to pass the spin to the first-place contestant in hopes of them spinning a whammy.

Do Press Your Luck contestants get to keep their money?

The game featured contestants collecting spins by answering trivia questions, and then later using the spins on an 18-space gameboard to win cash and prizes. The contestant who amassed the highest total in cash and prizes kept their winnings for the day and became the returning champion.

How much did Michael Larson win on Press Your Luck?

Big Bucks: The Press Your Luck Scandal was a two-hour documentary about Michael Larson, an unemployed ice cream truck driver from Ohio who went on Press Your Luck in 1984 and won $110,237 in just one day, which was actually split into two episodes.