Whammy! The All-New Press Your Luck - Notable Contestants

Notable Contestants

  • Jack Benza—Author of So You Wannabe on Reality TV; first appeared on June 7, 2002 and later won the Tournament of Champions (July 25, 2003) with an all-time grand total of $50,111 (including a Suzuki Aerio SX). He later appeared as America's team captain on Trivial Pursuit: America Plays in 2008 and appeared on both The Price Is Right Distraction and Baggage in 2010.
  • Sandy Fox—Now a voice actress, she won a grand total of $11,337 on May 2, 2002. She later returned for the Tournament of Champions (July 23, 2003), but Whammied out in the finals.
  • Lex Lang—Anime voice actor and husband of Sandy Fox; he appeared on June 26, 2002 (under the name "Alexis" Lang), but did not win his game.
  • Skyler Stone—Host of Con on Comedy Central, he lost his appearance on the first aired episode (April 15, 2002). Stone was invited back for the special "Tournament of Losers" (July 21, 2003) but lost again – this time losing a near-record $21,989 to the Whammy in his next-to-last spin. Stone was also a contestant (and Top Dog) on Dog Eat Dog later that year.

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