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   Big Money No Whammies! The Scandal That Shook the Game Show World. Mickey Yarber. Back in May of 1984, a 35-year-old former ice-cream truck driver from Lebanon Ohio named Michael Larson flew to California to audition for the CBS game show, Press Your Luck. Michael was no ordinary contestant though.

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   Whammy! The All-New Press Your Luck. Press Your Luck is an American television game show created by Bill Carruthers and Jan McCormack. Contestants answer trivia questions to earn "spins" on a randomly cycling game board whose spaces display cash, prizes, extra spins, special items, or the show's mascot, a cartoon creature known as the Whammy.

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   Jan 27, 2021 · Big Money, No Whammies! Mickey Yarber. ·. Follow. 8 min read. ·. Jan 27, 2021. How Michael Larson duped the game show world. Back in May of 1984, a 35-year-old former ice-cream truck driver...

6. www.mentalfloss.com › article › 7665611 Whammy-Free Facts About Press Your Luck - Mental Floss

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   • Author: Garin Pirnia

   • PRESS YOUR LUCK IS BASED ON A 1970S GAME SHOW CALLED SECOND CHANCE. Bill Carruthers produced the show Second Chance, which ran from March to July of 1977.
   • THE BIG BOARD WAS MADE UP OF SLIDES. PressYourLuck.com explained that in order to get the dollar values to change, each square contained three different slides.
   • BETTER OFF DEAD WRITER-DIRECTOR SAVAGE STEVE HOLLAND ANIMATED THE WHAMMIES. One of the best parts of watching Press Your Luck was seeing what kind of Whammy would appear when a contestant lost his or her loot.
   • A CONTESTANT CAUSED ONE OF THE BIGGEST SCANDALS IN GAME SHOW HISTORY. During the June 8 and June 11, 1984 episodes, a contestant named Michael Larson cheated the Press Your Luck system.

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9. www.imdb.com › title › tt10038600Press Your Luck (TV Series 2019– ) - IMDb

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   Press Your Luck: Created by Chester Feldman. With Elizabeth Banks, Neil Ross, Darren Capozzi, Cathy Cisneros. A game of wits, strategy and high stakes as contestants try to avoid the iconic WHAMMY for a chance at life-changing cash and prizes.

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    Did big Bucks offer extra spins & no Whammies?

    • According to the 2003 Game Show Network (GSN) documentary Big Bucks: The Press Your Luck Scandal, the unemployed ice cream truck driver from Ohio spent months studying the light patterns of the Big Board and discovered a couple of squares always offered extra spins and no Whammies (he needed the bonus spins to continue his massive quest).

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    How many contestants ended the show with no money?

    • TWICE, ALL THREE CONTESTANTS ENDED THE SHOW WITH NO MONEY. The first time this happened was on November 26, 1984. Contestant Diane and returning champ Chris Whammied out, and Chris passed one spin to Dom, who had no choice but to take it. If he hadn’t hit a Whammy he would’ve gone home with $13,250.

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    Why did Joe and Wayne say 'no Whammies'?

    • As she said “No Whammies” in the split screen, Joe mouthed “Whammy,” hoping she would lose, which is exactly what happened. She was upset about her loss, but Joe and Wayne excitedly high-fived each other, as they knew they’d be back. For the first time in Press Your Luck history, all three players came back the next day (where Wayne won).

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    What prizes were there in a 'whammy square' game?

    • In addition to cash prizes, there were also other prizes like vacations, pool tables, or sailboats for example. The squares to stay away from though were the “Whammy” squares that featured a little cartoon drawing of a devil that would wipe out their entire winnings.

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