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decadentrebelM to Creepy WikipediaEnglish · 2 years ago

Michael Larson - "Press Your Luck" contestant who won over $100,000 because he was able to notice the flashing lights pattern

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Michael Larson - "Press Your Luck" contestant who won over $100,000 because he was able to notice the flashing lights pattern

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decadentrebelM to Creepy WikipediaEnglish · 2 years ago
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  • son_named_bort
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    The creepy thing was that he was only 35 or so when he was on the show. He looked so much older. It probably didn’t help that his stated occupation was retired ice cream truck driver.

  • Drusas@kbin.social
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    Interesting story, but far from creepy.

  • Electric_Druid
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    There’s a good YouTube vid by Qxir about this guy, fascinating story.

    • smort
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      There’s also a good documentary about the scandal:

      https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0353238/

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    Damn things went downhill fast!

  • HipPriest@kbin.social
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    Never heard of this but I love stories like this. Reminds me of the Coughing Millionaire scandal here

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    The actual episode can be seen here https://youtu.be/rY4qPIFqqIY

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