Things I Learned Last Night

Press Your Luck Scandal | How Cheating Won Him the Biggest Game Show Prize Ever


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In the 1980s, Michael Larson became an overnight celebrity when he appeared on the game show Press Your Luck and set the record for the biggest single-day winnings in game show history. Larson, an ice cream truck driver from Ohio, didn't become the king of Press Your Luck by chance. He had carefully studied the patterns of the game board and learned how to time his button presses perfectly to land on the high-dollar squares.


Things I Learned Last Night is an educational comedy podcast where best friends Jaron Myers and Tim Stone talk about random topics and have fun all along the way. If you like learning, and laughing a whole lot while you do, then you’ll love TILLN. Watch or listen to this episode today!


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