Chapter 6: Games 2 and 3
Day 2: Ryan/Shane/Lisa Now Ryan would try to defend his championship against Shane and Lisa. It was a short round, as Ryan got three spins, Shane got two spins, and Lisa got a lousy spin. Ryan hit $1,500 twice, then a diamond ring. Shane got $750, but he whammied! He got $300+a spin, but he whammied again! He wants to be careful about picking up a third whammy in round one, so he presses. He gets $1,250. Lisa then went and hit $750. The score for this round was: Ryan: $3,681, 0 whammies Shane: $1,250, 2 whammies Lisa: $750, 0 whammies. The commercials played. Then Round 2 came with a question round. One question was like this: "What time of the day would you eat charlotte rouse?" Ryan answers "dessert". He got three spins. Shane and Lisa got 1. At the end of the round Ryan got 8, Shane got 6, and Lisa got 5. It was Lisa's turn with five spins. She hits $2,000. After that spin, she hits a WHAMMY right off the bat! They played the whammy from the pilot in 1983, whacking his hammer around after appearing in a puff of smoke reading, "WHAM!". She then hit $3,000 and a spin. After that, she hits a trip to New York City. But after those spins, she WHAMMIED AGAIN! The Tap Dancing Whammy, a whammy Leigha picked up from Ryan's first episode played. But Peter did not say his piece when Whammy got the hook. Lisa then nailed $750+a spin. She lost that to a whammy as well! The Surfing Whammy played. That was her third whammy. One more and she would be out of the game. She gets $5,000+a spin, then $3,000 and a spin. Then, all of a sudden... ...A WHAMMY! That puts Lisa out of the game.
"1,001 pardons for taking your money." the whammy said, but the carpet took off without him, so he fell. A fourth whammy card appeared on Lisa's podium. "Well, he's apologizing now because you're out of the game, Lisa. I'm sorry. Let's give her a hand!" Peter said. The audience applauded. Shane was up next with six spins. He hits a Whammy right off the bat. The Pogo Stick Whammy from the first episode in 1983 played. "Shane! The odds are playing games with you. This is what I've been trying to say to Lisa all along here! Five spins and three whammies! One more and you're out of the game!" Peter said. He hits a Piano worth $2,795, and guess what happened? A WHAMMY! Shane is also out of the game. The Barbershop Quartet whammy played. He pressed his luck way too much.
"Well, Shane, you're out of the game as well. Ryan, it's your turn, but you have to play against the house. You can press your luck or end the game right now. Also, if you get four whammies, you will be retired and three new players play next time. OK?" Peter said. Ryan went on regardless of his opponents' demises. On those spins, the first one was a Whammy. "Stop at a Whammy!" Peter said. A car crash was heard and a low foghorn went off. The audience groaned. The Electric Guitar 2003 whammy played. He was dressed up like a freak in punk's clothing. He was playing some entrancing chords in F minor, then D minor.
"WHAMMY! The song is over." A band member shouted. Whammy did not listen. He played again. Then he got an electric shock from the guitar amp. The whammy ended up in pain screaming.
"OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!" Whammy shouted in pain. A whammy card appeared on Ryan's podium.
"Thank you." The band member said, angrily. The audience laughed.
"You know, that's the same whammy Melissa picked up!" Peter said.
On the rest of his spins, he hit a trip to Bermuda, $1,400, $5,000+One Spin, a DVD Player, a Video Game System, and then he stopped.
"You know, I don't want to go anymore. I'm stopping." Ryan said after he had one more spin to take. His total was $10,107.
"Do you really want to stop?" Peter said.
"Yes!" Ryan said.
"OK! You're the champion for today with $10,107! We'll be right back to talk about your winnings right after this!"
After that moment, the commercials hit. After that, Randy West announced the prizes Ryan had won. His total was now $31,388. He was about $20-26K from reaching the $50,000 limit.
In his last game, he played against Courtney and Justin. Ryan racked up $22,381 in this game. Courtney had zero whammies. And so did Ryan. Although Ryan and Courtney kept passing spins back and forth in round one, Ryan ended up victorious. However, Justin Pendleton already had two whammies at the end of round one. Now round two came. It was almost close to the last spin. Courtney had passed a spin from third place. Justin, coming back after an Avril Lavigne Whammy, racked up over $30,515. It was Courtney's turn. She had three spins to work with.
"Pass to Justin, Peter!" Courtney said. It was a stupid move.
"I'm going to get her for this..." Justin said. He hit $1,500 and $2,000.
"One more spin to take! Are you ready, Justin?" Peter said.
"Time to put this to rest, and...STOP!" he screamed. The last spin was a WHAMMY! Ryan was the winner!
"Stop at a WHAMMY!" Peter said. "GEEZE! ----! ----!" Justin said, despite the fact his cusswords were bleeped out. The Jeff Hardy Whammy showed up. A low foghorn went off, and then Jeff Hardy's arena entrance theme played instead of Ryan winning the game. The audience laughed on one side of the room while the other side groaned. Justin leapt out of his chair screaming and cussing. The PYL win theme played. Peter was waiting for Justin to stop cursing. His window closed to the right. Justin had covered his face with his hands. The audience was laughing when Justin did his Jim Hess impersonation when he hit the whammy on the last spin of the game.
"...Ryan, you're the champion for today with $22,381! Congratulations!" Peter said, laughing. We'll come back to talk to you about this one, right after this. Ryan could not believe it.
"Courtney, why'd you do that?" Ryan asked. "That was a stupid move from third place!"
"I didn't like that guy anyway." Courtney replied. "Besides, he needed four whammies."
"Really?" Ryan said. Then, the commercials played. When they came back, Randy West once again announced the prizes Ryan had won. His total was $53,769.
"Well, I have good news that you're going to retire as an undefeated champion, since you have won over $50,000. I can see Marissa smiling back there!" Peter said. Ryan applauded.
"Well, Courtney, what can I say? You played one heck of a game, so you'll be leaving us with $15,760! Oh, and, one other thing, what was your strategy near the end of the game?"
"Well, I knew Justin Pendleton would be gone since he hit his third whammy, so I passed the spin to him to see if it worked, and it did. When those cool lights flashed, I thought I won the game, but I was confused." Courtney replied. They showed a replay of Justin hitting the whammy and acting stupid, and Ryan being shocked. "I was now in second place since Justin hit the whammy on his last spin which caused Ryan to win the game instead of me."
"Well, Justin, what can I say? You had a $30,000 lead, and suddenly, he got you! I saw that you lost your temper there on the last spin." Peter said. The audience laughed, along with Justin. After that weird whammy spot the light landed on for Justin, the game board operators removed the whammy from Pick A Corner.
"There will be three new players next time." Peter said. "Until next time, this is Peter Tomarken saying Thanks For Pressing Your Luck! Bye- bye!" The audience applauded and the credits rolled. Randy West announced the final moments. The players went backstage after the cameras turned off. When it was time to go, Marissa drove home. They had a party. Ryan went to the video store. He bought Murder By Numbers and Bring It On. Everyone saw him on Press Your Luck.
"I can't believe you did that in three days!" Marissa said. "I thought Justin was cute."
"You know, if James Marsters passed a spin to Justin, he'd whammy on it." Alexis said.
"OUCH!" Ryan said. "You're a fan of James Marsters?"
"Since 1999." Alexis said. Just then, Courtney and Leigha showed up.
"Was Shane McMahon really out there?" Courtney asked.
"No. That was a different Shane I played against." Ryan replied. "He and Lisa accumulated four whammies in that game. I still don't get why you tried to Whammy Justin."
"He was mean." Courtney said. "He deserved to whammy on the last spin!"
"You know, people who look like Clare Kramer and Michael Pitt really bug me." Ryan said. "But you, Courtney, are something special."
"What about Justin over there?" Marissa asked.
"He's probably explaining to Shane McMahon why he got four whammies." Ryan said. It was nighttime. Everyone was tired and they went to sleep. The next morning came. Just then Luke showed them a video of the game Shane McMahon played where he got his third whammy in round one and leapt out of his chair screaming so loud that nobody could stand it. They groaned and laughed loudly. Clare Kramer ended up the winner of that game, as Shane McMahon did get his fourth whammy on the last spin.
"Oh, I feel sorry for Shane." Marissa said.
"Don't be. He deserved it anyway!" Ryan said.
"What do you think about Michael Pitt, Alexis?" Marissa asked.
"Hmmm, just about as cute as Jeff Hardy." Alexis said.
"Jeff Hardy?" Ryan said. "What?"
"I played Wheel Of Fortune with him on a team. I won $100,000." She replied.
"Oh, yeah. I saw that episode. Alison Sweeney kept hitting Bankrupt." Marissa laughed. "Her contestant partner would always throw fits when she bankrupted. The audience loved that." Then they showed Alison Sweeney hitting a Whammy. She did not like it at all.
"Ooh, that's gotta hurt." Justin said. Then they showed Justin Pendleton hitting the Jeff Hardy Whammy on the last spin of the game! A new episode was coming on.
"WHAT?" Alexis screamed. "They shot down Justin!"
"You idiots..." Ryan said. "And what does Jeff Hardy have to do with Press Your Luck?"
"I don't know, but soon, we will." Courtney said.
"You guys did great!" Sandy said. "I see you've got a new friend, Ryan! Who is she?"
"Courtney Eggbert. She played against me yesterday." Ryan replied. It was going to be interesting in Orange County now that they had a hero in game show history.
Day 2: Ryan/Shane/Lisa Now Ryan would try to defend his championship against Shane and Lisa. It was a short round, as Ryan got three spins, Shane got two spins, and Lisa got a lousy spin. Ryan hit $1,500 twice, then a diamond ring. Shane got $750, but he whammied! He got $300+a spin, but he whammied again! He wants to be careful about picking up a third whammy in round one, so he presses. He gets $1,250. Lisa then went and hit $750. The score for this round was: Ryan: $3,681, 0 whammies Shane: $1,250, 2 whammies Lisa: $750, 0 whammies. The commercials played. Then Round 2 came with a question round. One question was like this: "What time of the day would you eat charlotte rouse?" Ryan answers "dessert". He got three spins. Shane and Lisa got 1. At the end of the round Ryan got 8, Shane got 6, and Lisa got 5. It was Lisa's turn with five spins. She hits $2,000. After that spin, she hits a WHAMMY right off the bat! They played the whammy from the pilot in 1983, whacking his hammer around after appearing in a puff of smoke reading, "WHAM!". She then hit $3,000 and a spin. After that, she hits a trip to New York City. But after those spins, she WHAMMIED AGAIN! The Tap Dancing Whammy, a whammy Leigha picked up from Ryan's first episode played. But Peter did not say his piece when Whammy got the hook. Lisa then nailed $750+a spin. She lost that to a whammy as well! The Surfing Whammy played. That was her third whammy. One more and she would be out of the game. She gets $5,000+a spin, then $3,000 and a spin. Then, all of a sudden... ...A WHAMMY! That puts Lisa out of the game.
"1,001 pardons for taking your money." the whammy said, but the carpet took off without him, so he fell. A fourth whammy card appeared on Lisa's podium. "Well, he's apologizing now because you're out of the game, Lisa. I'm sorry. Let's give her a hand!" Peter said. The audience applauded. Shane was up next with six spins. He hits a Whammy right off the bat. The Pogo Stick Whammy from the first episode in 1983 played. "Shane! The odds are playing games with you. This is what I've been trying to say to Lisa all along here! Five spins and three whammies! One more and you're out of the game!" Peter said. He hits a Piano worth $2,795, and guess what happened? A WHAMMY! Shane is also out of the game. The Barbershop Quartet whammy played. He pressed his luck way too much.
"Well, Shane, you're out of the game as well. Ryan, it's your turn, but you have to play against the house. You can press your luck or end the game right now. Also, if you get four whammies, you will be retired and three new players play next time. OK?" Peter said. Ryan went on regardless of his opponents' demises. On those spins, the first one was a Whammy. "Stop at a Whammy!" Peter said. A car crash was heard and a low foghorn went off. The audience groaned. The Electric Guitar 2003 whammy played. He was dressed up like a freak in punk's clothing. He was playing some entrancing chords in F minor, then D minor.
"WHAMMY! The song is over." A band member shouted. Whammy did not listen. He played again. Then he got an electric shock from the guitar amp. The whammy ended up in pain screaming.
"OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!" Whammy shouted in pain. A whammy card appeared on Ryan's podium.
"Thank you." The band member said, angrily. The audience laughed.
"You know, that's the same whammy Melissa picked up!" Peter said.
On the rest of his spins, he hit a trip to Bermuda, $1,400, $5,000+One Spin, a DVD Player, a Video Game System, and then he stopped.
"You know, I don't want to go anymore. I'm stopping." Ryan said after he had one more spin to take. His total was $10,107.
"Do you really want to stop?" Peter said.
"Yes!" Ryan said.
"OK! You're the champion for today with $10,107! We'll be right back to talk about your winnings right after this!"
After that moment, the commercials hit. After that, Randy West announced the prizes Ryan had won. His total was now $31,388. He was about $20-26K from reaching the $50,000 limit.
In his last game, he played against Courtney and Justin. Ryan racked up $22,381 in this game. Courtney had zero whammies. And so did Ryan. Although Ryan and Courtney kept passing spins back and forth in round one, Ryan ended up victorious. However, Justin Pendleton already had two whammies at the end of round one. Now round two came. It was almost close to the last spin. Courtney had passed a spin from third place. Justin, coming back after an Avril Lavigne Whammy, racked up over $30,515. It was Courtney's turn. She had three spins to work with.
"Pass to Justin, Peter!" Courtney said. It was a stupid move.
"I'm going to get her for this..." Justin said. He hit $1,500 and $2,000.
"One more spin to take! Are you ready, Justin?" Peter said.
"Time to put this to rest, and...STOP!" he screamed. The last spin was a WHAMMY! Ryan was the winner!
"Stop at a WHAMMY!" Peter said. "GEEZE! ----! ----!" Justin said, despite the fact his cusswords were bleeped out. The Jeff Hardy Whammy showed up. A low foghorn went off, and then Jeff Hardy's arena entrance theme played instead of Ryan winning the game. The audience laughed on one side of the room while the other side groaned. Justin leapt out of his chair screaming and cussing. The PYL win theme played. Peter was waiting for Justin to stop cursing. His window closed to the right. Justin had covered his face with his hands. The audience was laughing when Justin did his Jim Hess impersonation when he hit the whammy on the last spin of the game.
"...Ryan, you're the champion for today with $22,381! Congratulations!" Peter said, laughing. We'll come back to talk to you about this one, right after this. Ryan could not believe it.
"Courtney, why'd you do that?" Ryan asked. "That was a stupid move from third place!"
"I didn't like that guy anyway." Courtney replied. "Besides, he needed four whammies."
"Really?" Ryan said. Then, the commercials played. When they came back, Randy West once again announced the prizes Ryan had won. His total was $53,769.
"Well, I have good news that you're going to retire as an undefeated champion, since you have won over $50,000. I can see Marissa smiling back there!" Peter said. Ryan applauded.
"Well, Courtney, what can I say? You played one heck of a game, so you'll be leaving us with $15,760! Oh, and, one other thing, what was your strategy near the end of the game?"
"Well, I knew Justin Pendleton would be gone since he hit his third whammy, so I passed the spin to him to see if it worked, and it did. When those cool lights flashed, I thought I won the game, but I was confused." Courtney replied. They showed a replay of Justin hitting the whammy and acting stupid, and Ryan being shocked. "I was now in second place since Justin hit the whammy on his last spin which caused Ryan to win the game instead of me."
"Well, Justin, what can I say? You had a $30,000 lead, and suddenly, he got you! I saw that you lost your temper there on the last spin." Peter said. The audience laughed, along with Justin. After that weird whammy spot the light landed on for Justin, the game board operators removed the whammy from Pick A Corner.
"There will be three new players next time." Peter said. "Until next time, this is Peter Tomarken saying Thanks For Pressing Your Luck! Bye- bye!" The audience applauded and the credits rolled. Randy West announced the final moments. The players went backstage after the cameras turned off. When it was time to go, Marissa drove home. They had a party. Ryan went to the video store. He bought Murder By Numbers and Bring It On. Everyone saw him on Press Your Luck.
"I can't believe you did that in three days!" Marissa said. "I thought Justin was cute."
"You know, if James Marsters passed a spin to Justin, he'd whammy on it." Alexis said.
"OUCH!" Ryan said. "You're a fan of James Marsters?"
"Since 1999." Alexis said. Just then, Courtney and Leigha showed up.
"Was Shane McMahon really out there?" Courtney asked.
"No. That was a different Shane I played against." Ryan replied. "He and Lisa accumulated four whammies in that game. I still don't get why you tried to Whammy Justin."
"He was mean." Courtney said. "He deserved to whammy on the last spin!"
"You know, people who look like Clare Kramer and Michael Pitt really bug me." Ryan said. "But you, Courtney, are something special."
"What about Justin over there?" Marissa asked.
"He's probably explaining to Shane McMahon why he got four whammies." Ryan said. It was nighttime. Everyone was tired and they went to sleep. The next morning came. Just then Luke showed them a video of the game Shane McMahon played where he got his third whammy in round one and leapt out of his chair screaming so loud that nobody could stand it. They groaned and laughed loudly. Clare Kramer ended up the winner of that game, as Shane McMahon did get his fourth whammy on the last spin.
"Oh, I feel sorry for Shane." Marissa said.
"Don't be. He deserved it anyway!" Ryan said.
"What do you think about Michael Pitt, Alexis?" Marissa asked.
"Hmmm, just about as cute as Jeff Hardy." Alexis said.
"Jeff Hardy?" Ryan said. "What?"
"I played Wheel Of Fortune with him on a team. I won $100,000." She replied.
"Oh, yeah. I saw that episode. Alison Sweeney kept hitting Bankrupt." Marissa laughed. "Her contestant partner would always throw fits when she bankrupted. The audience loved that." Then they showed Alison Sweeney hitting a Whammy. She did not like it at all.
"Ooh, that's gotta hurt." Justin said. Then they showed Justin Pendleton hitting the Jeff Hardy Whammy on the last spin of the game! A new episode was coming on.
"WHAT?" Alexis screamed. "They shot down Justin!"
"You idiots..." Ryan said. "And what does Jeff Hardy have to do with Press Your Luck?"
"I don't know, but soon, we will." Courtney said.
"You guys did great!" Sandy said. "I see you've got a new friend, Ryan! Who is she?"
"Courtney Eggbert. She played against me yesterday." Ryan replied. It was going to be interesting in Orange County now that they had a hero in game show history.