PYL Board Configurations: Whammy! Season 1

The series begins with an entirely different kind of board -- different shape, anywhere from 20-30 prizes instead of 7-9, the new "Pick-a-Prize" square, and new Whammy rules in Round One.

PLEASE NOTE: A new footnote is used for the Round One boards: #n where n is the pass-through during which the attached value becomes a Whammy. That is, all squares marked #1 will get replaced with a Whammy after the first spin, #2 after the second, etc. Whammies were never added after the fourth pass.

The numbering scheme shown below is the one used on Jason Wuthrich's Whammy! GameControl. During R2, squares 1, 4, 7, etc. would shuffle together, then 2, 5, 8, etc., then 3, 6, 9, etc. Thanks to Jim Todd for discovering this pattern!

Season One, Board 1
taped episodes #1-2

Prize

$1000

STATISTICS

Cash:	11060
Avg:	442
PrEst:	8848
Dir:	3036
Total:	22944

[$C]	25, 1:2.16
[P]	20, 1:2.7
[Wh]	4, 1:13.5

[D2]	460
[D5]	442
[D12(BB)]	1250
[D12(A2)]	442
[D13]	442

$350

Prize

$1250

$250

$550 #3

$470

Prize

$1500

$200 #1

Prize

Move 1 #2

Back 2

Prize

Early Episodes (R1)

Only two episodes were taped using this
early configuration. A small font was used
for these squares. The 4-digit values in this
round do not use commas.

Prize

$450

$200

$400 #4

$250 #1

Prize

$740

Prize

$100 #2

$250 #1

$200 #3

$100 #2

$300 #4

$350

Prize

$500

$400

Prize

Prize #1

$250 #3

Prize

$250

$350

Prize

$400

Big Bucks

Prize

Pick-Prize #4

Advance 2

The Whammy additions are provided by Brian "Sonic Whammy" Sapinski. Some interesting things
happened (or could have happened) that would not occur on future boards:

A prize in [14] actually turns into a Whammy during the first pass!
Because there is a Whammy in [14] after the first pass, it was possible to hit Adv 2 in [12] and land
on a Whammy.
While the first pass added four Whammies to the board, the other three passes only added three
Whammies each. Future episodes would add four Whammies for each pass (except for special
episodes, the Big Font Change! episodes, and some Season Two Car Giveaway episodes).
Many cash and directional slots remained after the fourth and final pass. Todd announced that
more Whammies were added to the board on what would have been the fifth pass, but no more
had been added.
The Whammies were not added one at a time to the board, but were added
all at once. In addition, players did not start with $1000 at the beginning of these two episodes.
Thanks to Jeff Pfeifer for the heads-up.

$900

$3,000+S

STATISTICS

Cash:	28700
Avg:	1435
PrEst:	27265
Dir:	9461
Total:	65426

[$C]	14, 1:3.86
[$+]	6, 1:9
[$T]	20, 1:2.7
[P]	19, 1:2.84
[Wh]	3, 1:18
[WD]	7, 1:7.71
[WT]	10, 1:5.4

[D1]	1268
[D3]	1435
[D6]	1268
[D12(BB)]	4000
[D12(M1)]	1490

$1100

$4,000+S

Prize

$500

$1,500

Advance 2

$5,000+S

Prize

$750

Prize

Move 1*

Early Episodes (R3)

Once again, tons of prizes with few cash
spaces, and not even many extra spins!
A new space in [9] gives one the option
to take $1000 or the chance to spin again
for something better.
Commas are used, but not consistently
(see [2] and the "optional" [9] and [11]).

*Can only move to [2] or [18].

Move 1

$700+S

Prize

$1,400

$500+S

Prize

$1,750

$750+S

Prize

$600

$550

$700

Prize

$800

$1000/Spin

Prize

$1,200

Prize

$2000/W

Prize

Big Bucks

Prize

Move 1

*This was changed to a Double Whammy for most of T# 2, but during the last two spins, a regular
Whammy once again appeared in this space.

Season One, Round 2
taped episodes #3-12

Prize

$1000

STATISTICS

Cash:	9160	(-1900)
Avg:	611	(+169)
PrEst:	18320	(+9472)
Dir:	3694	(+658)
Total:	31174	(+8230)

[$C]	15, 1:3.6	(-10)
[P]	30, 1:1.8	(+10)
[Wh]	4, 1:13.5

[D2]	611	(+151)
[D5]	611	(+169)
[D12(BB)]	1250
[D12(A2)]	611	(+169)
[D13]	611	(+169)

Prizev

Prize

$1250

Prizev

Prize*

Prizev

Prize

$1500

$500v+ #1

Prize

Move 1* #2

Back 2 #4

Prize

Small Font Board (R1)

Count 'em up: Thirty prizes on the board!
Many of the existing cash spaces have
increased in value, with the lowest existing
values being the two $350 spaces.

Most of the episodes with small fonts use
this configuration (but see below).

Prize

$470(2* #3

$300(16 #4

$450v+ #2

$400(15 #1

Prize

$740 #4

Prize

$350v+ #2

$450(18 #1

$550v+ #3

$300v+ #1

$500c #3

Prizev

Prize

Prizev

Prize

$400v+ #2

Prize

Prizev

Prize

Prizev

Big Bucks

Prize

Pick-Prize #3

Advance 2 #4

*For T# 3, $470 switches places with a prize in [1]. During T# 4, Move 1 in [2] was not replaced with a
Whammy.

$900

$3,000+S

STATISTICS

Cash:	28150	(-550)
Avg:	1482	(+47)
PrEst:	28150	(+885)
Dir:	9471	(+10)
Total:	65771	(+345)

[$C]	13, 1:4.15	(-1)
[$+]	6, 1:9
[$T]	19, 1:2.84	(-1)
[P]	19, 1:2.84
[Wh]	3, 1:18
[WD]	8, 1:6.75	(+1)
[WT]	11, 1:4.91	(+1)

[D1]	1291	(+23)
[D3]	1482	(+47)
[D6]	1291	(+23)
[D12(BB)]	4000
[D12(M1)]	1407	(-83)

$1100

$4,000+S

Prize

$500

$1,500**

Advance 2

$5,000+S

Prize

$750

Prize

Move 1*

Small Font Board (R3)

The Double Whammy officially moves in to
[17], but a Regular Whammy has also been
added to [15], possibly to smooth out the
Regular/Double Whammy ratio. A few swaps
have also been made.

*Can only move to [2] or [18].

Move 1

$700+S

Prize

$1,400

$500+S

Prize

$1,750**

$750+S

Prize

New

Prize

$600

Prize(11

$700

Prize

$1000/Spin

Prize

(14

Prize

$800(15

Prize

$1,200

(10

Prize

Big Bucks

$2000/W

Prize

Move 1

**Possibly due to an edit, T# 4 uses the standard small numbers for $1,500 [2] and $1,750 [7] during the
board intro, switches to the big font during most of Round Three, then switches back to small numbers
for the last spins of the game.

Season One, Board 3
taped episodes #13-25

Prize

$1,000

STATISTICS

Cash:	9185	(+25)
Avg:	612	(+1)
PrEst:	17758	(-562)
Dir:	3675	(-19)
Total:	30618	(-556)

[$C]	15, 1:3.6
[P]	29, 1:1.9	(-1)
[Wh]	4, 1:13.5

[D2]	589	(-22)
[D5]	612	(+1)
[D12(BB)]	1250
[D12(A2)]	612	(+1)
[D13]	612	(+1)

Prize

$1,250

Prize

$470(18*

Prize

$1,500

$500 #1

Prize

Move 1 #2

Back 2 #4

Prize

Big Font Change! (R1)

The spaces on the board now sport a larger
font than before. In addition, each cash space
uses a default background color. The Gem
Car also (eventually) debuts on this board
(see below for more details). Finally,
commas are always used where needed.

(Same Whammy replacements as before.)

Prize

Prize(1

$300 #4

$450 #2

$400 #1

Prize

$740 #4

Prize

$350 #2

$450 #1

$550 #3

$300 #1

$525v+* #3

Prize

$400 #2

Prize

Gem*

Big Bucks

Prize

Pick-Prize #3

Advance 2 #4

*T# 13-17 used a second prize in place of Gem, and a teal $500 in [16].
T# 18 was the Mother's Day episode, which used an all-cash board, and kept the $500 in [16].
T# 19-22 included Gem in [13] and $525 in [16].
During T# 23-25, Gem was replaced with a prize once again but $525 remained.
This Gem space did not offer a chance to spin again.

During all of these episodes, $470 was not replaced with a Whammy.

$900

$3,000+S

STATISTICS

Cash:	28000	(-150)
Avg:	1474	(-8)
PrEst:	28000	(-150)
Dir:	9499	(+28)
Total:	65499	(-272)

[$C]	13, 1:4.15
[$+]	6, 1:9
[$T]	19, 1:2.84
[P]	19, 1:2.84
[Wh]	3, 1:18
[WD]	8, 1:6.75
[WT]	11, 1:4.91

[D1]	1334	(+43)
[D3]	1474	(-8)
[D6]	1287	(-4)
[D12(BB)]	4000
[D12(M1)]	1404	(-3)

$1,100

$4,000+S

Prize

$500

$1,500

Advance 2

$5,000+S

Prize

$750

Prize

Move 1

Big Font Change! (R3)

Besides the changes mentioned in R1, the
Car space is added to [15]. See the notes
below for more details.

The Move 1 space in [1] is now tri-
directional, just like in [6].

Move 1

$700+S

Prize

$1,400

$500+S

Prize

$1,750

$750+S

Prize

$600

Car/Spin*

$550v-

Prize

$1,000/Spin

Prize

$800

Prize

$1,200

Prize

Big Bucks

$2,000/W

Prize

Move 1

*See R1 for specific episode information. Once Car debuted, it read "CAR or A SPIN". If there were no
Gem cards out (either Gem wasn't hit in R1, or the Whammy would take the last Gem card held in R3),
Car/Spin would be replaced with a prize.

Season One, Board 4
taped episodes #26-65

Prize

$1,000

STATISTICS

Cash:	9185
Avg:	612
PrEst:	17758
Dir:	3675
Total:	30618

[$C]	15, 1:3.6
[P]	29, 1:1.9
[Wh]	4, 1:13.5

[D2]	589
[D5]	612
[D12(BB)]	1250
[D12(A2)]	612
[D13]	612

Prize

$1,250

Prize

$470 #3

Prize

$1,500

$500 #1

Prize

Move 1 #2

Back 2 #4

Prize

Final Board (R1)

This was the board used most often in
Season One. Here, players who hit Gem now
have the option take the card or spin again.
again. The space reads "GEM or SPIN
AGAIN".

(Same Whammy replacements as before.)

Prize

$300 #4

$450 #2

$400 #1

Prize

$740 #4

Prize

$350 #2

$450 #1

$550 #3

$300 #1

$525 #3

Prize

Prize*

Prize

$400 #2

Prize

Gem/Spin

Big Bucks

Prize

Pick-Prize*#3

Advance 2 #4

*T# 62 has a duplicate $350 in place of the prize in [16]. One of them is replaced with a Whammy as
marked, while the other stayed through the end of the round.

For the Halloween episode, Pick-A-Prize was replaced by a prize (no Whammy replaced it during Pass 3),
and a Trick-Treat pair replaced the Gem-Car pair. For more details, visit the Special page.

$900

$3,000+S

STATISTICS

Cash:	28150	(+150)
Avg:	1482	(+8)
PrEst:	28150	(+150)
Dir:	9518	(+19)
Total:	65818	(+319)

[$C]	13, 1:4.15
[$+]	6, 1:9
[$T]	19, 1:2.84
[P]	19, 1:2.84
[Wh]	3, 1:18
[WD]	8, 1:6.75
[WT]	11, 1:4.91

[D1]	1338	(+4)
[D3]	1482	(+8)
[D6]	1291	(+4)
[D12(BB)]	4000
[D12(M1)]	1407	(+3)

$1,100

$4,000+S

Prize

$500

$1,500

Advance 2

$5,000+S

Prize

$750

Prize

Move 1

Final Board (R3)

Players now have the option to spin again
when they hit Car. The space reads "CAR or
SPIN AGAIN". (But only when Gem cards are
out; see above.)

Move 1

$700+S

Prize

$1,400

$500+S

Prize

$1,750

$750+S

Prize

$600

Car/Spin

$700v+

Prize

$1,000/Spin

Prize

Prize*

Prize

$800

Prize

$1,200

Prize

Big Bucks

$2,000/W

Prize

Move 1

*T# 26-45 use the board shown above. T# 46-65 (including the Halloween episode) have a Double
Whammy in [9], bringing the total to 12 Whammies (3 regular and 9 Double Whammies)! Thanks
to Jim Todd for pointing out this change.

Sources:
Layout inspired by Jason Wuthrich's Board Configuration Page at Game Show Warehouse
Numbering scheme is that used by Jason Wuthrich's Whammy! GameControl at Game Show Warehouse
Whammy additions for the Early Board were provided by Brian "Sonic Whammy" Sapinski. Be sure to visit his website!
Corrections and color information provided by Jim Todd and Jeff Pfeifer.

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CONTENTS
Early Episodes	T# 1-2	Round One	Round Three
Small Font Board	T# 3-12	Round One	Round Three
Big Font Change!	T# 13-25	Round One	Round Three
Final Board	T# 26-65	Round One	Round Three
For the Mother's Day Charity Board, please refer to the Special page. For the Halloween Episode Board, please refer to the Special page.