Team SurviveOars paddler Janet Jacquier won BIG on the TV game show ‘Press Your Luck’! She won cash and prizes valued at $234,339, including a NEW DRAGON BOAT! Janet’s winning episode aired on ABC on August 25, 2022, and is available to watch on HULU.
During the interview process, the producers learned about Janet’s interests, including her love of dragon boat racing! When she made it to the bonus round, the ‘prize board’ contained prizes that were unique to Janet, including a new dragon boat and a family vacation to Italy/Tunisia to honor her grandfather who was stationed there during World War II. She pressed her luck, avoided ‘the Whammy’, and won BOTH of those special prizes, plus a lot more. Janet enthusiastically busted out some ‘paddling’ moves to celebrate winning the boat! Janet’s mom Cynthia and sister Allie cheered her on.
Janet had to keep the results of the show a secret between the taping in May and the airing on August 25. Since CCDBA bought two new dragon boats in May, and our dock storage is full, the boat could not come to Morro Bay. As luck would have it, Nathan Salazar of the Los Angeles Dragon Boat Club is building a strong youth dragon boating program in Southern California, and they were thrilled to have the boat to practice for the World Championships next year! Janet is excited to donate the boat to a team of young paddlers, the future of dragon boating.
Congratulations paddler Janet!
