Sixty-three years of life, you die on a plane heading to pick up a medical patient as part of a humanitarian mission, and "big bucks, no whammies" leads off your AP obit:
"SANTA MONICA – Peter Tomarken was known as host of the hit 1980s game show "Press Your Luck," in which contestants often shouted the slogan "big bucks, no whammies."
He left the world Monday as a humanitarian trying to provide a free flight for someone in need of medical help. Tomarken, 63, and wife Kathleen Abigail Tomarken, 41, were killed when their small plane crashed in Santa Monica Bay shortly after takeoff on a charity flight, authorities said."
For what it's worth, as a tribute to Tomarken, the Game Show Network is airing that documentary about the "Press Your Luck" scandal tonight (3/14) at 10 p.m. And episodes of "Press Your Luck" will air all day on Sunday.
A lesser person would make some jokes here, but even I'm not that depraved.
Rest in peace, Peter and Kathleen.
Back to funny stuff tomorrow.
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