I was at a St. Louis Cardinal's ball game this Friday against the San Diego Padres when my friend and I were discussing a game show that had "Whammy's" We simply couldn't name it.
It just so happened that the St. Louis fan seated directly in front of us had overheard our conversation and knew the game show "Press Your Luck" which lead to a story about the epic game with Michael Larson.
My friend and I didn't know about this gentleman from the game show but when we both got home we Immediately You tubed this to find out more.
It turned out to be an interesting story about a man that had figured out the numbers and took a game show for all its worth.
Micheal Larson took home $110,237 in 1984 Dollars. All because he used a VCR and watched multiple episodes of PYL an figured out the pattern of "random" prizes.
Spaces 4 & 8 proved to be cash crops and game shows took note that a random system could be used to their advantage.
Anyway, its an interesting, nostalgic story from the early 80's.
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Michael Larson Story