On This Day: February 20, 1984 CBS Taped the Legendary Michael Larson Episode of Press Your Luck

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On This Day: February 20, 1984 CBS Taped the Legendary Michael Larson Episode of Press Your Luck.

On this day, February 20, 1984, CBS taped one of the most infamous game show episodes in television history. Michael Larson’s record-breaking appearance on Press Your Luck. Larson, an unemployed ice cream truck driver from Ohio, won an astonishing $110,237 in cash and prizes, setting a record for the show that would never be surpassed.

Unlike other contestants who relied on luck to avoid the dreaded "Whammy," Larson memorized the patterns of the game’s big board, allowing him to land on...
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