The second question round started a few minutes later. "All right, let's do this again," said Peter. "I have four new questions, again, a correct buzz-in answer earns three spins and a correct multiple choice earns one spin. Before we begin, I'd like to point out that, for the first time in 'Press Your Luck' history, all four questions this round pertain to a single subject. More specifically, a famous fighter (besides you three)."

That didn't seem to bother Andy or Eiji, but Aoshi looked a little nervous.

Peter asked the first question. "The fighter Mai Shiranui was born on a holiday. Which holiday was it?"

Andy buzzed in. "New Year's Day," he said.

"Is the correct answer New Year's Day, Christmas, or Valentine's Day?" Both Aoshi and Eiji said New Year's Day, which was the correct answer. Andy got three spins, his opponents each got one.

"Next question," said Peter. "In battle, Mai always carries what as a weapon?"

Andy buzzed in. "Fans."

"Is the correct answer fans, rocks, or knives?" Eiji said "fans" and Aoshi said "knives". Since the correct answer was "fans", Eiji picked up his second spin and Andy went to six.

"And here's the third question," said Peter. "Mai's most notable feature is her large bust." He blushed and laughed. "I don't come up with the questions, I only read them! Anyway, in centimeters, exactly how big is it?"

Andy buzzed in. "87 centimeters."

"Is it 87, 76, or 100?" Both Eiji and Aoshi said "87". Aoshi went to two, Andy to nine, and Eiji to three.

Peter got over his embarrassment and noted, "Apparently, Andy likes to deal in threes. All right, last question. In Mai's native Japan, it is believed that one's blood type has a lot to with personality. What blood type is Mai?"

Andy buzzed in for the fourth time in a row. "B."

"Is the correct answer B, O, or A." Aoshi said "O", while Eiji said "A".

"Well, I don't what that says about her personality, but Mai's blood type is B! Aoshi stays at two, Andy goes to twelve, and Eiji stays at three. And that was the last question. We'll be back to see who walks away with the big bucks and the big surprise when we come back!"

A few minutes later, it was again time to play the big board. "It's that time again, guys," said Peter. "$80,000 up there on that board, one prize worth more than $5000, and of course, Whammies, be careful. the player who wins this round gets to keep it all and gets the big surprise as promised. Dollar-wise, Aoshi has $500, Eiji has $1120, and Andy has $3945. He will play last. Player with the least amount of money goes first, with $500, Aoshi, that's you."

"Okay, Peter," said Aoshi. "Come on, big bucks, no Whammies, I want that big surprise, STOP!" He stopped at $1500 and a spin. He spun again, this time hitting $3000 and a spin. He was now $1055 ahead of Andy, so he passed his spins.

However, Andy did not have to take those passed spins right away as Eiji still had to take his turn. Again, Eiji said nothing except "STOP!" when he played. First, he hit $750 and a spin, then Whammied.

A Whammy wearing a chef's hat and tossing pizza dough appeared in front of Eiji's scoreboard. "We got the cheese, pepperoni, tomato, sausa-" said the Whammy, just as the pizza dough fell on his head. He then asked, "How 'bout some spaghetti?" A Whammy card them popped up in front of Eiji.

Eiji decided to take his two remaing spins to try and catch up. He hit $5000 and a spin, then hit $1500 and spin, followed by 750 and a spin. With a score of $7250, he passed his spins to Aoshi. That gave Aoshi his third Whammy, which danced the hula across the scoreboard and ultimately fell in the ocean. The other passed spin was moved to the earned column.

"As you know, one more Whammy and you're out of the game," said Peter.

Aoshi was aware of that, therefore he passed his spin back to Eiji. This netted Eiji another $2000, bringing his total up to $9250.

Andy finally got to take his turn. He had two spins that he had to take before he could use the twelve he had earned earlier. He hit $2000 with his first passed spin. On the second passed spin, he hit a Whammy.

"OH SH... SHOOT!" Andy screamed when he heard the foghorn.

A Whammy then tap danced back and forth, saying, "Hee ha ha, watch this one, yes sir. Yes sir, ha ha ha." He then got the hook and yelled "Whoa!"

After the Whammy card popped up in front of Andy, Peter said, "'Oh shoot' is right, Andy, though I thought of something else. But you still have twelve big spins you can use to catch up."

Needless to say, Andy did so. He hit the "big bucks" space again, this time giving him $5000 and a spin. His next spin landed on a portable spa, adding $2995 to his score. His next five spins gave him $2000, $1500 and a spin, a trip to New York (which added $2932), and a space that said "go back two spaces". This led to $4000 and a spin. Andy, now in first place with $18427, passed his nine remaining spins to Eiji.

At first, those spins seemed to be lucky for Eiji, as he hit $3000 and a spin, followed by $2000, $750 and a spin, and $1750. But his next spin after that was a Whammy.

"Yes yes yes, ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!" said the construction worker Whammy as he rode by on a jackhammer. A second Whammy card popped up in front of Eiji, and the six passed spins were moved to the earned column. Eiji decided to go again, then after hitting $5000 and a spin, $1500, $4000 and a spin, and $500 (giving him $11000), fearing another Whammy, he passed his four remainig spins back to Andy.

With the first of those passed spins, Andy landed on a bedroom set, adding $2499 to his score. Then he landed on a space marked "pick a corner" which gave him a choice between $1400, a trip to Calgary, or a trip to Nashville. He picked the $1400. He now had $23425. On his next spin, he hit a very lucky space.

"Stop at 'Double Your Money' and a spin!" Peter exclaimed. "That brings you up to $46850! One more spin you have to take, let's see if you can hold on to all that money!"

Andy was in a cold sweat, enough that his platinum-blonde hair clung to his neck. He took that last passed spin in silence, except to yell, "STOP!" in a stressed voice. He stopped at a trip to Paris, giving him $3291 and a total of $50141. Andy then breathed a big sigh of relief.

"You have one more spin in the earned column," Peter reminded him. "What are you going to-"

"Pass it!" interrupted Andy as he pointed in Eiji's direction. "Pass it!"

The spin went over to Eiji. Once it did, Peter informed Eiji of the situation.

"$39141 seperates you and Andy," Peter said. "You'll have pick up something that gives you an additional spin in order to stay in the game. Are you ready?"

"Yes," said Eiji. He hit $1500 and a spin, giving him a total of $12500. Knowing that his only real chance of winning would be if Andy hit a Whammy, he passed the spin.

"Andy, if you can avoid a Whammy, you win," said Peter. "Otherwise, it's Eiji. Are you ready?"

"Yes," said Andy.

"This is it! Who's it gonna be, Andy or Eiji?" said Peter.

Meanwhile, Andy said, "Anything but a Whammy... STOP!"

"Stop at $2500 and it's Andy!" exclaimed Peter. "With $52641!"

Andy only smiled, though his heart was pounding.

"We'll be back to find out what you've won right after this!" said Peter.

After the commercial, at Peter's command, Rod described the prizes that Andy had won. However, he didn't say anything about the surprise.

"Congratulations, Andy!" said Peter after Rod had finished. "You're our first big winner in fifteen years! Aoshi and Eiji, you won't be going away empty-handed, we've got some nice parting gifts for you, and we thank you all for being with us. And now, Andy, here is your big surprise. Bring her on out!"

"Her?" said Andy, rather shocked. At that moment, who should come onstage but the subject of the second question round. And she wore a wedding dress!

"Oh Andy, I was so worried I'd have to leave with one of those other losers!" said Mai as she ran up to Andy and threw her arms around his sweaty body. Andy looked like he would die of embarrassment.

"Wow, Andy, you really are lucky!" exclaimed Peter.

Andy managed to smile. "I guess I am," he said. Aoshi and Eiji looked very angry.

Peter just laughed and said, "Good luck, you two." Then he turned to the camera and said, "Until next time, this is Peter Tomarken saying so long from 'Press Your Luck'!" He then saluted and said, "Bye bye!" as the show went into the closing credits.

Author's notes:

"Press Your Luck" was a real-life game show that ran on CBS daytime between 1983-86, reran on the USA network between 1987-95, and now reruns on Game Show Network (GSN). Peter Tomarken was the host and Rod Roddy the announcer (yes, the same Rod Roddy from "The Price Is Right").

The Whammy clips in the story were ones on the actual show. The question about the "sport of kings" was also actually used on the show. The rest I made up (certainly the round two ones).

In one real episode of "Press Your Luck", a contestant did yell "OH SH... SHOOT!" when she hit a Whammy (like Andy did). The tap dancing Whammy clip played, and Peter said that "oh shoot" was right, though he thought of something else. The scene in the story was a parody of that.