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| 1 | He was of Russian Jewish descent. |
| 2 | The last game show he ever hosted was Paranoia (2000). |
| 3 | While working behind the camera, his agent encouraged him to become a game show host. |
| 4 | Hosted at least 2 other pilots for Mark Goodson and the other for ex-Press Your Luck (1983) producer, Bill Carruthers, before the game show market stalled in the early 1990s. |
| 5 | His last appearance was Big Bucks: The Press Your Luck Scandal (2003). |
| 6 | His twin daughters, Alexis and Candace both appeared on an episode of Press Your Luck (1983). They were there sitting in the front of the studio audience who were originally members of The Beverly Hills Sports Camp. |
| 7 | Interred along with his wife, Kathleen Tomarken, in the same plot at Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery in Culver City, California. |
| 8 | One of his participants, Maggie Brown, has been a contestant on both of his shows: Press Your Luck (1983) and Wipeout (1988). |
| 9 | Best remembered by the public as the host of Press Your Luck (1983). |
| 10 | Friends with Bob Barker, Bill Cullen, Jim Perry, Geoff Edwards, Wink Martindale, Jim Lange, Chuck Woolery, Jamie Farr, Dick Clark, Bill Carruthers, Bob Eubanks, Alex Trebek, Bill Rafferty, Tom Kennedy, Bert Convy and Gene Rayburn. |
| 11 | He met his first wife, Dana Jones, while in high school. |
| 12 | Long before a childhood television admirer of his, Todd Newton would host Whammy! The All New Press Your Luck (2002), he would watch the original Press Your Luck (1983), which was hosted by Tomarken himself. |
| 13 | Long before Randy West would become a prolific game show announcer, he would appear with Tomarken on both of his game shows as a contestant: Hit Man (1983), where he was the last contestant not to win $10,000, and on Press Your Luck (1983), he was the first contestant ever to win a car, among many other cash/prizes, totaling $25,742. |
| 14 | Long before Jenny Jones would become a talk show hostess, she was one of his contestants on Press Your Luck (1983), winning $18,706, in 3 days. |
| 15 | Had six more biggest winners in his 3 years of hosting Press Your Luck (1983), other than Michael Larson, who won $110,237, the biggest money winner to date: one was Tracy Brown, who won $57,636 in 1985, Bob Brown, who won $58,232 in 1984, Chris Kaas, who won $58,779, also in 1984, Randy Meltrotter, who won $61,316, also in 1984, Michael Tearhall, who won $53,176, in 1986, and Annemarie Carretta, who won $62,708, also in 1986. |
| 16 | Went to high school with Bonnie Franklin and Nora Ephron. |
| 17 | His parents, Barnet and Pearl Tomarken, owned Dee's Jewelry Store in Olean, New York. |
| 18 | His family moved to Beverly Hills, California, when Peter was seven. |
| 19 | After hosting two failed pilots which were produced by Jay Wolpert, Tomarken was finally making progress with Wolpert in hosting a short-lived game show, Hit Man (1983). |
| 20 | He was considered as host of Monopoly (1990), but not enough stations signed up to launch the show. |
| 21 | Worked for GSN (formerly Game Show Network) from 1995 to 1999. |
| 22 | Before he was a game show host, he worked as a magazine editor for clothing in New York City. |
| 23 | He also began his own advertising firm, putting in front of the camera. |
| 24 | Worked with announcer Rod Roddy on 2 game shows: Hit Man (1983) and Press Your Luck (1983). |
| 25 | His former wife Dana Jones Tomarken served on the Beverly Hills Board of Education from 1985 to 1993. |
| 26 | He graduated from Beverly Hills High School in 1960. His three children later graduated from the same school. |
| 27 | Had a pilot's license |
| 28 | He and his wife were killed when the small plane he was piloting crashed into Santa Monica Bay. They were en route to San Diego for the group Angel Flight West, which provides air transportation to medical patients who can't afford air travel. |
| 29 | He attended UCLA. |
| 30 | Has worked as a watch winder in his hometown of Olean, New York. |
| 31 | He had two brothers named Edward and James. |
| 32 | Emceed the one of the two pilots of Whammy! The All New Press Your Luck (2002) in 2002 and the other pilot was emceed by Hollywood Showdown (1999) emcee Todd Newton. Newton got the series. |
| 33 | Worked as a real estate agent shortly after leaving the game show scene. |
| 34 | He hosted a few "Closer Look" talk show type infomercials from around 1995 through 1999. |
| 35 | Twin daughters, Alexis and Candace (b. 1975) |
| 36 | Son, Jason (b. 1969) |
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