Press Your Luck Scandal: "Back on May 19, 1984, history was made at CBS by a man who showed how successful you can be if you just pay attention.
Having watched Press Your Luck since it premiered, Michael Larson, then an unemployed ice cream truck driver from Ohio, came to the conclusion that the swift, seemingly random flashing lights that bounced around the Press Your Luck board were hardly random at all. By taping the show religiously and pausing the tapes, Larson discovered that there were just six light patterns on the board. "
"Michael became the champ and won $110,237, over $100,000 of that in cash. "