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Michael Larson

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Birth Name: Paul Michael Larson

Born: 10 May 1949 Died: 16 February 1999

Country of origin: United States


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Press Your Luck Scandal (2003)

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Description: Paul Michael Larson was an American contestant on the television game show Press Your Luck in 1984. Larson is notable for winning $110,237 (equivalent to $271,000 in 2019) in cash and prizes, at the time the largest one-day total ever won on a game show. He was able to win by memorizing the patterns used on the Press Your Luck game board. Originally from southwestern Ohio, Larson used his cash winnings for taxes and real estate investments. However, he also had problems with the law and was involved in illegal schemes. As a result, Larson lost all of his winnings within two years of the show's taping and moved to Florida, wh ... (more)
Tags: Born 1949 (2), Died 1999 (2), Cancer (1), Game Show (1), Throat Cancer (1), Press Your Luck (1)
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