Press Your Luck was an American television daytime game show that ran weekdays on CBS from September 19, 1983 to September 26, 1986, where contestants collected "spins" by answering trivia questions, and then used the spins on an 18-space gameboard full of cash and prizes, while trying to avoid the "Whammy", an impish character who would appear in various guises to steal the contestant's winnings.