diff --git a/1985/lycklama/README.md b/1985/lycklama/README.md
index 1cfb41ccb..3df3eb84b 100644
--- a/1985/lycklama/README.md
+++ b/1985/lycklama/README.md
@@ -31,18 +31,7 @@ make SLEEP=700 clobber alt
 which would set it at 700. Then, whether you use the default value or not, try:
 
 ```sh
-./lycklama.alt < lycklama.c
-
-# notice the difference between the above and this one:
-./lycklama.alt < lycklama.alt.c
-
-# also try:
-./lycklama.alt < lycklama.orig.c
-
-./lycklama.alt < README.md
-
-./lycklama.alt < Makefile
-
+./try.alt.sh
 ```
 
 
diff --git a/1985/lycklama/try.alt.sh b/1985/lycklama/try.alt.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..20dd5bc88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/1985/lycklama/try.alt.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# try.alt.sh - demonstrate IOCCC winner 1985/lycklama alt code
+#
+
+# make sure CC is set so that when we do make CC="$CC" it isn't empty. Doing it
+# this way allows us to have the user specify a different compiler in an easy
+# way.
+if [[ -z "$CC" ]]; then
+    CC="cc"
+fi
+
+make CC="$CC" alt >/dev/null || exit 1
+
+# clear screen after compilation so that only the entry is shown
+clear
+
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./lycklama.alt < lycklama.c: "
+echo 1>&2
+./lycklama.alt < lycklama.c
+echo 1>&2
+
+# notice the difference between the above and this one:
+echo "Notice the difference with the above and this next one." 1>&2
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./lycklama.alt < lycklama.alt.c: "
+echo 1>&2
+./lycklama.alt < lycklama.alt.c
+echo 1>&2
+
+# also try:
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./lycklama.alt < lycklama.orig.c: "
+echo 1>&2
+./lycklama.alt < lycklama.orig.c
+echo 1>&2
+
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./lycklama.alt < README.md: "
+echo 1>&2
+./lycklama.alt < README.md
+echo 1>&2
+
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./lycklama.alt < Makefile: "
+echo 1>&2
+./lycklama.alt < Makefile
diff --git a/thanks-for-help.md b/thanks-for-help.md
index dfcfa73eb..866978ace 100644
--- a/thanks-for-help.md
+++ b/thanks-for-help.md
@@ -206,6 +206,8 @@ changed the `#o` lines to `#define`. Also `unistd.h` had to be `#include`d.
 [Yusuke](#yusuke) provided some useful information that amounts to an alternate version
 that Cody added. See the README.md for details.
 
+Cody also provided the [try.alt.sh](/1985/lycklama/try.alt.sh) script.
+
 
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