
Big Bucks: The Press Your Luck Scandal
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On May 19, 1984, an out of work ice cream truck driver from Southwestern Ohio broke the bank on CBS' hit game show of the mid-1980's "Press Your Luck" and made TV history by setting a record for the most money won by a contestant in one appearance on a daytime game show; A record which may have been long been surpassed with the Big-Jackpot game shows of today, but still stands strong as the biggest win in "Press Your Luck's" history. Was it brilliance? Was it cheating? And how did he do it? "Press Your Luck's" host and crew, the family of Michael Larson - the man who walked away with $110,237 in cash and prizes - and Michael's opponents from that fateful day gathered in Hollywood 19 years later to relive the events of that remarkable event in TV history.
Production
Game Show Network (GSN), Termite Art Productions, FremantleMedia, Lionsgate Television
Language
EN
Status
Released
Release Date
Cast

Peter Tomarken
Bob Boden
Self
Ryan S. Sands
Teresa Larson
Janie Litras Dakan
Self

Rod Roddy
Self - Announcer (archive sound)
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