The Scandal That Rocked the TV Game Show World || The Grave of Michael Larson
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- I am in Lebanon, Ohio, to visit the grave of Michael Larson, the man who outsmarted the television game show Press Your Luck. Is he a scam artist or just a brilliant genius? You decide.
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"In the end, We all become stories." (Margaret Atwood)
And my story is loooooong and saaaaaad 🤦♀️
I definitely agree!!!!!!!!!! Lol
Oh GEEZ….Me Too!!!!
True - the idea is TO MAKE YOUR OWN A STORY WORTH TELLING
Can you do a video of Steve Prefontaine? The runner from Oregon. He is laid to rest in Coos Bay Oregon
Guy didn't cheat, he deserves all that money for figuring out the system. Props man.
When you put it this way I suppose he is the Winner
Totally agree.
I agree too. He was smart enough to figure it out.
If someone figures out a pattern, that’s not cheating that’s the fault of the show that’s the game shows fault 🤷🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️
That's what I said..
I remember this story from many years ago. No, he didn't scam the game show, he had a particular talent for recognizing patterns and he used that to his advantage. I do remember the game show tried every trick in the book not to pay this guy, but he won the money fair and square.
I totally agree!! Hate how it ended for him though 😞
I agree!
I AGREE WITH YOU 100%!!!
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I should add, I also remember after a lot of cash was stolen from his house, he accused his girlfriend of setting up the robbery.
I loved the original PYL..and I remember him and the whole scandal. I thought he scammed, but now I don't. Some contestants had the knack to win like Larson did.
Calling him a scammer is like saying someone's a scammer for getting an A+ on a test because they studied before hand.
The guy outsmarted the game and this guy calls him a scam artist! What a bunch of bullshit! He has a talent for beating that game, that makes him special to be admired, not a scam artist! LMAO! It's those bozos at the game show that are idiots for underestimating their contestants! There is always that one guy that could outsmart the system and make them look like fools! More power to the man! He earned what he got!
Very well said…
Casinos don't like to lose. When they lose, they call you names. Some individuals/groups behave the same way.
Good point
He wasn't scamming them at all. He knew how to play the game, he figured out the system.
I know, right? The guy outsmarted the game and this guy calls him a scam artist! What a bunch of bullshit! He has a talent for beating that game, that makes him special to be admired, not a scam artist! LMAO! It's those bozos at the game show that are idiots for underestimating their contestants! There is always that one guy that could outsmart the system and make them look like fools! More power to the man! He earned what he got!
I remember him. He's a legend. He didn't scam. He studied and memorize the game. Plus it's the 80s. Not like today's time. Nothing wrong with what he did. RIP Paul🙏🏿💪🏿
The 80’s time period has nothing to do with him figuring out the patterns…Press Your Luck still comes on today & the board is the same today as it was in the 80’s …it was the 80’s NOT the 40’s or 50’s.🙄🙄🙄🙄
Amen 🙏 Awesome story
@@cherylj6499 it actually kind of did. That board could only memorize so many patterns. He only had to remember so many patterns. Plus the board has such a simple layout. But later on, they did a revival in the early 2000s on game show network, the new board was completely random. It was impossible to beat the new version
I also remember this guy & this show. He had a VCR at home & ran the patterns in slow motion is how he got to recognize the pattern used on the show. Not a scammer at all.
He didn't scam them.
He just figured out how to beat them at their own game.
They were just sore because he figured it out......he didn't scam. More power to him for knowing how the game worked.
I watched the Michael Larson episode as a kid when it aired. I called the network and asked how he did that. They didn't know. His timing was off on a few occasions and he could have lost it all. Luck was on his side that day. I give him credit and he did nothing wrong he deserved his money. After he won he got greedy and got into trouble. This is a lesson for anyone who obtains a lot of money, it can be a curse. I hope he is resting peaceful. Everyone has made mistakes and done wrong to people. Thanks for your video and showing where his grave is.
Figuring out a pattern is not a scam. If you don't make something truly random, someone good at pattern recognition will figure it out.
In the UK a few decades ago a guy found out the scratch tickets had a pattern. They didn't believe him until he sent in the winning tickets. So he would know when to buy sets based on what pattern was on the tickets in regards to winning amounts...
I'm a huge fan of game shows. Especially old ones that I grew up with. I remember this well. You did a great job telling this story!
I searched for the earliest episodes of the original Wheel of Fortune. (1970’s).
The host was Chuck Woolery. After each round, the winning contestant gets to use their winnings to buy merchandise from a vignette of items on the stage.
I found some of those episodes here on UA-cam. I STILL prefer them over the current ones!
@@debbieflaherty1975 I know!! It's so much fun to see those old episodes!
He beat them at their own game..
Kind of reminds me of the guy on “The Price Is Right”. He guessed the exact price and moved on to the big money prize. He guessed the exact price. The host asked him how he knew the exact prices, he said he was a super fan and remembered the exact prices of the prizes because they had the same items on the week before and he remembered the prices. Did he cheat?!? I say no.
I’ve never heard this story before. You did a fantastic job telling it. Like a lot of commentators here, I agree, he won fairly. That’s pretty amazing that he was able to figure out the pattern.
I loved Press your Luck, I guess I'm telling my age. I don't believe that he cheated like you said he was smart and watched it over and over. He picked up the rhythm and made good use of his smarts! Thanks for this story I've often wondered about him, couldn't remember his name. You always pick the best stories and are always interesting. 🥇
They'd play it over and over with "The Gong Show" on the USA network back in the 80's. Watched it all the time and I vaguely remember seeing this episode in like '89 or so (guess I didn't).
I watch a UA-cam video on michale Larson on press your luck
What a amazing story!! I kindly remembered this now but I think he won it fair & square. You bring up alot of stories that have been forgotten about so Thank you for all that u do for all of us & I truley appreciate you & bc you are so so dedicated!!
Much Love🙏❤⚘
I didn’t know he passed away… and so young… also R.I.P. to the game show host Peter Tomarken and his wife who died in a plane crash years ago…
Oh wow! I didn’t know that! That’s sad! 😞
Always wondered why i never saw him anywhere since the show..figured something had happened but not that. Sorry to hear
Lamont, you are SO entertaining!!! Love it when I see that you posted a new one. Kept it up!!
My bru
Good story, Lamont. Those game shows don't tell the public everything. I know a woman who was on the Price Is Right and won a brand new car. After she won it, she found out that she had to pay thousands of dollars in taxes on the car. Sure, she won the car, but still paid thousands in taxes on the car. The Price Is Right probably figured some people would just decide not to take the car. She felt misled, and decided to give the car to her mother.
Yeah property/sales taxes can be crazy high on new vehicles depending on the value of the car and the state it’s in.
Not The Price Is Right shows fault.... thank your government.
Now you can't even sell more than $600 of items that you already paid taxes on without paying taxes on it AGAIN when you sell it... unless you kept the original receipt from years ago and can prove a loss, but nobody keeps a receipt to a CD they bought in 2008. For example, you want to sell a CD on ebay.... you paid taxes when you originally purchased it, the person you sold it to paid taxes on it when they bought it from you, and now you get to pay taxes on it a second time! Thanks JOE and the Dems! Now ask yourself why they want to do away with cash and have all digital currency.
All the game shows are like that! You have to pay taxes and also file it as income too! it's her fault for not knowing that.
actually prize money is considered income for some reason, so the government expects you to pay income tax. Guess what we the American People are NOT required to pay income tax in any form, including prize money. I bought and read Income Tax Shattering the Myth, and it's an eye opener, on who the income tax actually applies to and it doesn't apply to 98% the American People. That includes taxes on prizes. please buy and read the book, you will be shocked and ticked off how the government has been scamming the American People.
*Sad she didn't know THERE'S NOTHING IN THIS WORLD FOR FREE LOL* 🤦♀️
Be safe great story. I feel he won it fairly, he studied the pattern and figured it out.
Thank you, LaMont! Another good story told in a fabulous way. You are such a great story teller!
I would say he figured the system out.
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He didn't scam them. When they revived Whammy, they brought back the 2 who didn't win along with Michael's brother and the original host did the questions, Michael's brother won, but not like the original, the patterns in later episodes were hard to figure out. You should visit Peter Tamarkin's grave, he met a sad demise as well.
He was very smart to have memorized the board.
You’re awesome bro! I absolutely love hearing you tell stories!
I'm with you Bruce. His story's are great
I like your channel the best. You get straight to the point, tell us the details and that's it. I also like the different cemeteries you travel to. They're pretty (most of them) and peaceful. Until I started watching your channel, I never realized how different the cemeteries all are from each other. Fascinating stories too.
Well not every cemetery is going to look the same.
I remember coming home from school in the afternoons, and my stay at home mom was watching game shows. Fond memories. In kindergarten she’d get me to watch Dark Shadows with her. Barnabas traumatized my 6 year old self. 🙈 But I’ve never heard this story. The guy was just a genius at no fault of his own. Woww..
I loved dark shadows 😂. Thanks for sharing!
I loved Dark Shadows as well!!!!!! 🧛🏻♂️
Am age (51)!!!!! 🤓
Loved that show lol
Same here. I'm 49 how old are you?
You can’t stop someone from watching the show before going on it.
In a way, it's the show's own fault. They should have randomized the pattern. The pattern is completely random if you go on Press Your Luck today, there's no more memorizing the show.
Born in the 60s and raised in the USA, and I've never heard of "Press Your Luck". Thanks for all you do, Lamont.
It was on CBS in the 80s.
Damn👀I’m a 80’s baby and I remember this show. I would watch it all the time
I remember that Whammy show. Like you said, I think he just figured out the pattern. Way better than I could’ve done on that show, so I’m not hating. He died young, but game show folks will remember him for sure. More power to him.
The Game shows are like Sharks so I don't feel bad for them. He won one for the people.
The fact that he paid attention that close, tells me he deserves all of that money. Hell yeah!
Hi lamont liked the vlog from Margaret P England don't forget to do a vlog on Meatloaf plz plz
I freakin love the walking around then ending at the grave by stories end. Clever boy.
Hey Lamont. Please don't Criticize yourself the way that you do. You have your own Style. I found you very Funny. You have a Unique way of Delivering your Message. That is what makes You Lamont. Keep on Keepin' on Brother. Peace.☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮
That’s what i like about him too,witty gritty humour. The first vid i watched i was hooked,i luv the guys delivery and ‘to the point’ presentation.
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@@pickettywitchoriginal I Enjoy listening to Lamont. I don't think he knows how Funny he can be. He tells like it is in His Own Way. 🌹🌹
@@LadyWarrior4JC couldn’t agree more Lady,he has that ‘we could be just walking along with him vibe,he could be more popular if he was more dramatic and sensationalist but he tells the story like a friend.Thats special.... ego stroking well deserved.
Have you seen his other channel? Funneee if a little odd sometimes.
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@@pickettywitchoriginal I haven't checked out Lamonts other Channel yet. I am going to. I think it would be a Blast for a Bunch of his Fan's to Hook Up with him Strolling Right Along Aside of Him. Have a Good Night.🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
I'm not sure. He might have just been lucky enough to figure out the pattern just as you said. Just because you figure something out doesn't mean you're scamming. Later in his life he might have scammed but my feeling is that he was just lucky enough to "get" this.
You had me by my seat today. Fantastic video. My view is. If the guy is smart, cool, and collected good for him. He got his car, house, and money for retirement. That’s sad about after the press your luck. If he would have just chilled and moved. It would have been a good life for him
I love watching you bro! I was just thinking how much my father would have enjoyed your stories! I got this love for history and unique stories from him and the older I get the more I am in too it! Keep up the good work bro!
He won it fair and square as he played by the rules. I’m sure the game show learned a lesson and fixed their patterns afterwards but he won fairly Imo. It’s like blackjack at the casino, you can learn to count cards in their head (few can) but it’s just beating them at their own game. The casinos have learned to detect card counting these days but in the early days they couldn’t.
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There is a couple named Jerry and Marge Selbee, who figured out how to use the lottery to their advantage. They ended up making millions of dollars because of it.
Loved that show!! A game of chance and he beat them at their own game!! RIP buddy!! Thanks Lamont you are the man!!
never even heard of this show but I remember hearing about this guy's story. I saw clips of his episode and the lights move so fast, it's incredible he was able to get the patterns down.
At some point the producers had to think he was onto something when he got up to 100k. No one can be that lucky
@@charlesgerety1403 you can
@@charlesgerety1403 They knew something was up around the $25-30,000 mark. That special limit was prolly based on statistics.
@@trapmafia4716 Past a certain point...you can't by pure luck. It essentially becomes a statistical impossibility.
I remember watching those 2 episodes when this guy was on. The gameshow did end after that incident. It was revived years later called Whammy but it never had the flair as original Press Your Luck did. Great video. Have blessed day Lamont. 🤘🏻
Press Your Luck has been revived lately on ABC. The format is somewhat different, and the host was so fake. I didn't like it.
@@sandrasanders706 You may not have liked it, but I and a lot of other people certainly did. We're all watching. Hoping. That someone can win that million dollars. But, I won't bash you if you don't like it. We're all free to agree and disagree to different things.
Larson’s tenacity and confidence led him to beat the Game Show at their own game, fair and square. It is a shame his bright light bulb only shone one time. His inflation-adjusted winnings(2022) of nearly $300,000 remains an impressive claim to fame, to this day.
@@JonesDylan874 I'm a big fan of Elizabeth Banks, I probably wouldn't watch it if it weren't for her.
You brought up informercials, you should do a vlog on Miss Cleo one day. (I think she's buried in Florida, not sure though) If anyone watched tv during the 90s you should know who Miss Cleo was, with her "psychic hotline" and yes obviously it was a scam
"Call me now!!"😄
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Hi Lamont! I don’t think he scammed the game show, he just figured out how to beat them at their own game. Love your channel ❤.
That's like counting cards, it's not scamming it's knowing how to win with memory.
U r so funny Lamont. Great story. Hey if he could memorize the lights more power to him. Too bad he died so young and broke. Thank you Lamont. Take care
He figured out their game and won. Nothing wrong with being smart enough to beat them at their own game!
Lamont you should do a video on the "serial killer" Rodney Alcala that went on the TV game show "Dating Game" and he WON!! He died last year 2021. Maybe show his gravesite.
great suggestion!
I remember this guy and his story. There is a guy that did the kind of the same thing with 'The Price Is Right'. Great video Lamont. Thanks 👍☺️
I love the sound of the rain falling on your umbrella in the background 😌
Hell there are people out in the world that are 5 deck card counters so good for him for finding the pattern
I remember that game show when I was a teenager living in LA in the 80s!
He wasn't a scammer, he just knew how the game worked! It's the game show's fault for not making it hard!
It's like at those traveling Carnival games, throwing the hoops or balls to win the prize. If you figure it out on the body position to throw the hoop you can win the prize! Those people don't want you to know that!
Doooood I was al little kid and i remember this as it happened lmfaoo
Hey Lamont. Have a great day
I don't know about anyone else but I'd watch a 2 hour Press Your Luck documentary narrated by none other than Lamont At Large...Good stuff... Thanks for sharing!!!!
Loved the longer video and captivating commentary I really liked listening to the story. Really cool.
Hi Lamont Steve in Massillon Ohio. I follow you on all your pages they are awesome! This Lamont was a great story loved it. But hey Lamont you have been in Ohio moving around but I wanted to let you know that here in Massillon Ohio right next door to Canton Ohio is a story that is just up your alley that you like to report and I love to read. Today is the 40th anniversary of the murder of a child Dawn Marie Hendershot. She was eight years old at the time walking home from school and abducted by here neighbor by the name of Donald Maurer! I tell you Lamont this is a great story and at the time it rocked the city and its people of that murder. Keep up the good work Lamont!
poor little Dawn Marie🙏
If you dont know that show man you must have been living under a rock. That was one of the most popular game shows back in the 80's. The yr when all of this went down I would've been around 4 & don't remember it from then but as I got older I would watch the re-runs & I do remember this episode. He didn't scam he simply figured the pattern that's all
Perhaps a non viewer,like me, didn't like the show and/ or had a much more interesting and busy life. To each his/her own.
Or in school 🤷🏼♀️ I was a comptative skater in high school so chances are after school I was at the rink preparing for a competition 🤦♀️
Excellent video.
Been fascinated with this story since my daughter told me about it more than a few years ago.
He didn’t really cheat. But he did rig the system.
May we all “rig” whatever whenever whatever whenever system. Some day.
I used to watch this show as a kid. I remember the contests as they spun used to say "Big bucks,no whammy and stop" as they hit the button and sometimes they would get the whammy, other times the money, but this guy played the game perfectly, and beat them at their own game. They were just soar loosers just like the casinos that don't like you counting cards cause the rich always want to get richer.R.I.P. and you were very smart and did well for yourself, even if it was only for a short time.
Oh how the rain drops sound so soothing
Hi 🙋🏿♀️
🙋🏻♀️Right back at ya! Have an awesome day.😎🌞✌
Just saw something like this on Netflix with the Price is Right.
Memorizing the board isn't a scam, it's the show's own fault. If you want to avoid someone from memorizing the pattern, make it random each episode to prevent that from ever happening. If I watched Press Your Luck every day and the pattern never changed, I would be able to memorize it as well.
They actually brought back Press Your Luck a couple of years ago and it's now hosted by Elizabeth Banks, it can be watched on Hulu, I think they just finished season 3. I heard of this story before and was paying very close attention to the board to see if it were possible to memorize the pattern now. They seem to have learned their lesson after Larson. The pattern is completely random.
Much more Entertaining with you Lamont. LOVE your channel💖💖
I remember him being on Press Your Luck, my favorite game show. We were so glad he won so much. I live 15 miles west of Lebanon. Wish you well on your travels Lamont and stay safe.
Figuring out that there is a pattern and devising a strategy to use that to your advantage is NOT cheating. He outfoxed the gameshow and made all of them look like a**holes. Well played sir!
That was no skam! He was just great at timing and was able to concentrate on the board. I hope he enjoyed his win. I watch it and it not only helped him but also raised the ratings of the show. It was just all luck and a bit of thinking.
RIP Peter Tomarken as well, who was killed in a plane crash in 2006
Stay safe everyone, life is a blessing!
Fabulous. This is a fabulous story. I’ve never heard of it before. I’m Gen X and I remember watching press your luck on those days off from school when I was in elementary school. But I don’t remember that man or the story behind it. This is so fascinating. Great research and I love the way that you talked about it you’re a real natural storyteller and I appreciate you bringing these more unusual cases to the forefront. Now I want to go watch that press your luck game if it’s on YT. Thanks!
Keep on going with these entertaining stories. We love you!💖🥂👍
Like you said Lamont, Larson "BEAT THEM AT THEIR OWN GAME"!!!! And GOOD FOR HIM!!!! Too bad he ended up actually scamming people!!!!
He didn't scam the game show, he just found the algorithm, like everyone else is saying. If you go back to the early 50's, tv game shows like Twenty-One and The $64,000 question were found to be fixed or had given the players the answers, so they knew they would win before anyone else would. This was not the case lol
Peter Tomarken (the game show host of PYL) & his wife died tragically in a small plane crash in CA a few years later.
As always great story Lamont!!! He won that money fair and square didn't scam them at all!!
Game shows are one of the things I miss about the 80s. I watched Press Your Luck but I don’t remember this incident.
Wow, you would have to be very intelligent to study this game. No I don’t believe that’s scanning them. That’s why they payed him the money. This story was interested to hear. Thanks Lamont well said💕👏🏼
Thanks Lamont!! Very well done as always. The man was extremely observant and used it to his advantage. Good for him. The entire game show industry learned a valuable lesson. While I don’t agree with what he did afterwards. I do hope he is at peace now.
I'm 52 so back in the day I remember game shows were huge back then. I seriously don't remember this game show at all.
I guess Chrissy DOESN'T know it all...🤣🤣🤣
How in the world?????
@@poempadgett4664 it was on CBS, one of the biggest networks in the world. Lol.
If you're trying to imply that it wasn't well known, it was on CBS for 3 years (83-86).
@@bobsaget9675 I sure don't know it all🤣🤣🤣
Love the way you tell the stories, Lamont!👍
Yes, you do tell the story better, Lamont! And, no, he was not a scammer. It was a flaw in the game show, the guy figured it out and used it to his advantage. Too bad the game show didn't change the patterns to avoid this problem!
If I remember correctly I think they did. The old pattern was a repeating pattern, when they changed it it was to a program that never repeated the same pattern twice.
They brought Press Your Luck back in 2020 and the pattern is now random.
You definitely are more entertaining!! Thank you for making a part of our day a great one! “We are all just a story….”
So true
You are very entertaining and informative and I watch everything you put out .Thank you for sharing your time with us 😊
Be safe and thank you for great videos
RIP..Let him rest. He won the money fair n square. I love your version 😍
Thanks for this story Lamont. Now I'm going to have to watch this Press Your Luck episode. Great story teller!
my Wife And I watched the show and it was great. No Scam. He did his homework and outsmarted the show. I love It HA Ha
Love your personality and this is the best story yet!
"Paul Larson... Come on Down!!" 🏆
Thanks Lamont! this reminds me of the old couple that figured out one of the lottery scratchers they made the news, they didn’t scam anybody of course but they were able to somehow configure one particular game that is what this guy did. what he did later in life about scamming anybody in a manner that harms people, that’s a completely different topic, but I think if someone’s intelligent enough to find a weakness in a game well like you said, he thought he was going to beat them at their own game In a way he did.🤷🏻♀️
What an Awesome Channel! Great Story!
another interesting story near my hometown that I have never heard of. great job Lamont!
Just like the guy who memorized all of the prices on The Price Is Right.
I’ve never heard of this, but it sounds like an interesting story. Thank you for the video Lamont, keep up the great work!
I love your videos. They are usually very thought-provoking. I don't know how you have money and time to travel all over the country looking at graveyards but that's none of my business. I don't mean to rain on your parade, but I looked at the Wikipedia article of this. Michael Larson and the dollar figure that you were saying is different the Wikipedia article says "Michael Larson's 1984 record-breaking win of $110,237 (equivalent to $323,296 in 2023) "
I love the way you tell the stories
Lamont you are my favorite utuber by far.i injoy all your videos keep Rockin it my friend ❤️
Yes you are definitely the best story teller! This was a great story. Thank you for bringing this to us!!! Loved it!
Thank you :)
@@LamontAtLarge No THANK YOU! “See” ya on the next go around!
I like your videos Lamont. Thank you
He just beat the system!! Absolutely LOVE your long episodes!!!!