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Game Show Movie Review: The Luckiest Man in America
The Occasionalists Podcast
1 hour 29 minutes 30 seconds
2 months ago
Game Show Movie Review: The Luckiest Man in America
Game Show Month is coming to an end with our final movie review, this time a look at the dramatization of the real-life Press Your Luck scandal, The Luckiest Man in America! We discuss how scheming, unemployed ice cream truck driver Michael Larson took the Press Your Luck producers and CBS executives for the largest single-day winnings haul in game show history in 1984.
We also investigate the real man and fictional portrayal behind the scandal and find that it's no surprise that Larson finally figured out a way to game the system, something he tried doing his whole life.
Quick question: Is it cheating if you know exactly how the game works?
The Occasionalists Podcast
Some people engaging in the world’s most important topics in pop culture and society. But sometimes, not.
