I've always thought the most curious prize ever offered on the original Press Your Luck was a trip to the Daytime Emmys, mainly because the show was never once nominated for such an honor during its 3 years of existence. Interestingly, host Peter Tomarken did feature prominently in the intro to the '85 ceremony, despite not being nominated.

The prize appeared on the show for about a week or so a few months before the awards were to take place in 1985, and Peter promised the winner would have lunch with him in New York before being the show's guest at the ceremony. Without hesitation, the prize was won by Lisa on one of the first days it was offered.

Then the craziness happened. Apparently wanting to overhype the prize to death, the prize appeared again on the next show, when it was promptly hit again, this time by Ron who picked the prize on a Pick a Corner hit even though "it's only a 20 minute train ride away from me." Then he passed his remaining spins to Lisa, now the returning champion. Defying all logic, the prize appeared again on the board and Lisa was instantly offered it twice *in a row* on consecutive spins when she hit Move One Space. She declined it both times, to which Peter remarked, "You could have gone three times by now!"

 

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