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{{quote|''"Big bucks, no Whammys, stop!"''|Typical contestant speech while watching the Big Board on ''[[Press Your Luck]]''.}}
A '''Whammy''' is a [[Game Show]]'s sadistic streak personified in a condition that ''takes'' from the unlucky player who gets it, usually everything. A player who gets a Whammy can pretty much throw in the towel right then and there, unless of course his opponents (if there ''are'' any opponents) also hit them as well.
If the [[Zonk]] is the prankster that tapes a "Kick Me" sign to your back, and the [[Prize Letdown|Flokati Rug]] is the annoying roommate who thinks putting Saran Wrap on the toilet is the surest way to express his friendship, then the Whammy is the guy who mugs you with an AK-47. There's no reasoning with the Whammy. He only takes, and just how much he takes is purely up to the show's producers.
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