Lee’s “Press Your Luck” Run

This guy along with two men went viral for that embarrassing REGIS PHILBIN & KELLY RIPA fiasco on the S27 episode airing January 4, 2010 (click HERE for info on that game) and ended in second with $8K. Hopefully he did a whole lot better in this game hosted by Elizabeth Banks that aired last night.

Contestants

Tracy Brown: project mgr. for a health advocacy organization in Oakland to encourage people to stop smoking and owner of a rescue bulldong from Oakland, CA

LEE PASCHEN: Air Force Captain for 13 yrs. stationed at Edwards Air Force Base from Chicago married for 10 yrs. w/ three kids

Debbie Weiser: geologist for a technology co. to help people and local governments get more prepared for earthquakes and other natural disasters from L.A.

ROUND 1

Q1: In October 1957, Dr. Seuss introduced him & that’s a fact — Cumerbatch voiced him, Karloff made him scary and back in 2000, he was played by Jim Carrey. Who was he?

Lee prematurely buzzed in w/ The Cat in The Hat (Other Choices: Sam-I-Am & “The Grinch”).

Ladies: both correctly said The Grinch.

Q2: Some people call Elizabeth the hostess w/ the mostest, because she pays them to. But which Hostess snack cake was introduced first?

Debbie: Twinkie (Other Choices: Ding Dong & Cupcake)

Tracy: Cupcake
Lee: agreed w/ Debbie on Twinkie

Tracy was correct w/ Cupcake.

Last Question This Round: What 2018 film was the first superhero movie to be nominated for an OSCAR for Best Picture?

Debbie: “Black Panther” (Other choices: “Avengers: Infinity War” & “Wonder Woman”)

Everybody else said “Black Panther”…and they’re all correct.

Total Spins after this round of Q’s:

Tracy: 3/Lee: 1 spin/Debbie: 4 spins

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BIG BOARD

Some prizes up there include a swimmer’s treadmill, popcorn for life, crystal chess set, massages for a year and trips to nhow London & Greece.

Lee: POPCORN FOR LIFE ($5,199; replacing that prize was an electronic dartboard)

Tracy: “FAMILY FEUD” WHAMMY, “THIS IS AWKWARD” WHAMMY, MOVE TWO SPACES TO $5K

Debbie: $1,500, SKELETON WHAMMY, $1,500 + ONE SPIN, BREAKING NEWS WHAMMY, SWIMMER’S TREADMILL ($1,500)

Scores after this round:

Tracy: $5K 2 Whammies/Lee: $5,199 popcorn prize/Debbie: $1,500 2 Whammies

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ROUND 2

Q1: Like any good parent, Elizabeth spends a lot of time looking up slang terms on dictionary.com. If she want to tell her kids to be authentic & truthful, she’d tell them to keep it what number?

Tracy: 100 (Other Numbers: 11 or 99)

Everybody else said 100…and that’s the right answer.

Q2: As reported in “Travel + Leisure Magazine”, four & five-star hotels report what item is most commonly stolen?

Tracy: Towels (Other choices: Hangers or bathrobes)

Lee: Bathrobes
Debbie: Towels

The women were right w/ towels.

Q3: If you cruhed a Cadbury, snarfed a Scharffen Berger, or gobbled a Ghiradelli, you might be comfort-eating your way through PMS. According to the Mayo Clinic, what does PMS stand for?

Tracy: Premenstrual syndrome (Other choices: Parry Mammary Symptom or Puffy Middle Section)

Everybody’s right w/ Premenstrual syndrome.

Q4: If you had a pencil, horseshoe or walrus on your face you’d be wearing a specific style of what?

Debbie: Mustache (Other choices: Glasses or nose ring)

Everybody’s right w/ mustache.

TOTAL SPINS AFTER THIS ROUND

Tracy: 10 spins/Lee: 3 spins/Debbie: 6 spins

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BIG BOARD #2

Some other prizes up for grabs were a Christian Louboutin collection, a private dinner party, a luxury croquet set, trips to Dubai and Machu Picchu and an Alfa Romeo Giulia.

Debbie: $4,500, MOVE TWO SPACES TO $6K + ONE SPIN, DINOSAUR WHAMMY (-$12K), $3K, LUXURY CROQUET SET ($2,771; replaced by jet pack), $2K, PRIVATE DINNER PARTY ($2K; replaced by a trip to Portugal)

Tracy: BIG BUCKS TO $6K, MOVE TWO SPACES T0 $10K + ONE SPIN, $2,750, $2K + ONE SPIN, $3,500, ALFA ROMEO ($41,290; replaced by tennis bracelet), PASSES 7 SPINS TO DEBBIE

Debbie: LOUBOUTIN COLLECTION ($6,775), $1,500 + ONE SPIN, $2,750, $2K + ONE SPIN, WHAMMIED OUT OF $22,796 (bartender)

Lee: DOUBLE YOUR $$$ + ONE SPIN, PASSES 3 SPINS TO TRACY

Tracy: MOVE TWO SPACES TO $8K + ONE SPIN, $2K, ”FAST & FURIOUS” WHAMMY (goodbye $80,540), MOVE TWO SPACES to $4,750 — GAME OVER FOR HER

Lee became the champion w/ $10,398 cash & popcorn!

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MILLION DOLLAR BONUS GAME

His strategy for this part of the game is that he would keep going until he lands on two Whammies. And supporting this guy is his wife Nicole of 10 years.

R1 (personalized prizes were a trip for four to Cubs Spring training (includes meet-and-greets w/ the players on the field) and an obstacle course for his kids): $4K, CATAPULT WHAMMY, $4,750, $3,250, $10K (Current Total: $18K)

R2 (next personalized prize was a 1-wk. trip to the Maldives including dinner in an underwater restaurant): $3,800, $4K, CUBS SPRING TRAINING ($5,800), $5,250 (Current Total: $36,850)

R3 (next personalized prize was a Dodge Grand Canavan and camper): MOVE ONE SPACE to MINIVAN & CAMPER ($84,328) (he could’ve also chose $11K + ONE SPIN), MALDIVES ($20K), $50K

R4 (the last personalized prize was a Disney Fairy Tale Wedding)

He would go on if he didn’t get two Whammies, but he decided not to risk the Maldives trip his wife wanted to go her entire life, so he’s stopping right there and left w/ a grand total of $210,076 cash & prizes! Very nice redemption right there!