About this episode
The episode explores the mysterious win of Michael Larson on the game show Press Your Luck and the surrounding scandal.
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 lucky? Or has he made his own luck? Help us reach 10k followers on Instagram! @theconspiracypod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Topics covered
- game show
- scandal
- luck
- true crime
- mystery
Keywords
- Press Your Luck
- Michael Larson
- game show scandal
- CBS
- 1984
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: CBS
Places: Ohio
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