On This Day: May 19, 1984 - CBS Taped the Legendary Michael Larson Episode of Press Your Luck

Hey!

Welcome to We love the Eighties Community!

Thanks for visiting our 80s paradise. Here, we celebrate everything that made the 1980s unforgettable, including music, movies, television, fashion, video games, and pop culture. Explore our Retro Rewind flashbacks, join the discussions, and share your favorite memories. You can view a few threads as a guest, but to unlock full access, you will need to register. 🕹️ Ready to join in? Register today and become part of our eighties community.
Register Log in

Overview Discussion

Pete

Pete

Mr. Eighties
Joined
Apr 29, 2023
Messages
10,753
Reaction score
468
Credits
75
Pete has published a news story:

On This Day: May 19, 1984 - CBS Taped the Legendary Michael Larson Episode of Press Your Luck.

On this day May 19, 1984, CBS taped one of the most remarkable episodes in game show history when contestant Michael Larson appeared on Press Your Luck. In a display of unprecedented strategy and focus, Larson won a record breaking 110,237 dollars in cash and prizes, a feat that stunned the studio and viewers alike when it aired in June.

Larson was not just lucky. He had studied the game board patterns at home by recording episodes on his VCR and memorizing the sequences. Using this...
Click to expand...

Read the full story here...
 
Back
Top