The Press Your Luck scandal was contestant Michael Larson's 1984 record-breaking win of $110,237 (equivalent to $333,642 in 2024) on the American game show Press Your Luck.

3 days ago · The Samir Oliveros directorial film ‘The Luckiest Man in America’ presents a real-life inspired story about a seemingly impossible game show run. It’s based on an actual episode of …

Apr 7, 2025 · Michael Larson engineered his way to a record-setting win on ‘Press Your Luck’ in 1984. The game show scandal inspired the movie ‘The Luckiest Man in America.’

Press Your Luck debuted in 1983 and, the following year, was scammed by The Luckiest Man in America. Michael Larson, an ice cream truck driver from Ohio, appeared on the show and walked...

Apr 7, 2025 · When Press Your Luck debuted, Ohio-native Michael Larson was an unemployed air conditioning repairman and an ice cream truck driver. Larson had a history of get-rich-quick schemes …

Paul Michael Larson (May 10, 1949–February 16, 1999) was an American television game show contestant from Ohio who appeared on the CBS program Press Your Luck in 1984.

Mar 27, 2025 · Paul Walter Hauser stars as Michael Larson, an ice cream truck driver who made history in the strangest of ways as a contestant on Press Your Luck in 1984. If you want to be surprised by …

Mar 19, 2025 · Michael Larson cracked Press Your Luck in 1984, winning $110,237 with a near-perfect strategy—but his fortune quickly vanished. Here’s the true story behind his win.

Oct 16, 2024 · TORONTO—On May 19, 1984, 35-year-old Michael Larson won $110,237 on CBS’s Press Your Luck, thus becoming the most successful single-day game show contestant in television …

In 1984, a man named Michael Larson racked up more winnings than anyone was thought possible on the game show, Press Your Luck. It wasn't just luck, and the world of games shows would never be …