The Press Your Luck Scandal

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Jun 10, 202642:12Society & Culture

On May 19, 1984, an ice cream truck driver from Ohio named Michael Larson wins more than $100,000 on the CBS daytime game show Press Your Luck. How he does it is a total mystery. Is he a scammer? Is he supernaturally luc...

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