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Host/Narrator
Peter Tomarken
Broadcast
Big bucks
The press your luck scandal
GSN: March 16, 2003
Packagers
Termite Art Productions
FremantleMedia North America
Game Show Network (GSN)
Lions Gate Entertainment

Big Bucks: The Press Your Luck Scandal was a two-hour documentary about Michael Larson, an unemployed ice cream truck driver from Ohio who went on Press Your Luck in 1984 and won $110,237 in just two episodes.

Premise[]

A documentary about Michael Larson, an unemployed ice cream truck driver who was able to become the all-time money winner on the game show Press Your Luck by memorizing the "Big Board" computer-generated light sequence. Also featured alongside the interviews are the full broadcasts of Larson's two appearances from 1984.

Featuring[]

Ed Long
Janie Litras Dakan
Teresea McGlynn
James Larsen
Bobby Edwards
Bill Carruthers
Bill Mitchell
Adrienne Pettijohn
Rick Stern
Darlene Lieblich

Pics[]

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Trivia[]

In 2012, the ratings for this special got beaten by The American Bible Challenge as one of GSN's newest highest-ranked shows.

See Also[]

Second Chance
Press Your Luck
Whammy!: The All-New Press Your Luck
Gameshow Marathon
TV Land's Myths and Legends: Michael Larson
Cover Story: The Press Your Luck Scandal

Full Special[]

Press_Your_Luck_Scandal_(2003)-2

Press Your Luck Scandal (2003)-2

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