This famous line is chanted by contestants on the classic game show Press Your Luck (1983-1986). Three players are after big bucks, but they have to avoid the Whammy as they play the most exciting game of their lives: Press Your Luck! ... His weird life is documented in Big Bucks: The Press Your Luck Scandal (2003).

What Whammies mean?

whammy • \WAM-ee\ • noun. 1 a : a supernatural power bringing bad luck b : a magic curse or spell : jinx, hex 2 : a potent force or attack; specifically : a paralyzing or lethal blow.

What's the game with no whammies?

Press Your Luck is an American television game show created by Bill Carruthers and Jan McCormack. It premiered on CBS daytime on September 19, 1983, and ended on September 26, 1986.