Can contestants outsmart a game show by studying its format?
The most famous example of a contestant outsmarting a game show was Michael Larson who, in the mid-80’s, went on a game show call Press Your Luck. Michael Larson was so intent upon winning on Press Your Luck that he actually taped the show day after day for months prior to his appearance and memorized the pattern of the flashing lights on the board so that when he got on the show he could stop the button at the exact second, the exact frame, to be able to win the top prize time and time and time again. As a result he won on one episode over $110,000, which at that time was an astounding amount for one episode. What Michael Larson did in some peoples minds was cheat, but in truth all he did was beat the system. He did nothing wrong. He was just smarter than the producers and smarter than the network and he walked away with a bundle.
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