A look at a game show scandal

Review: He became 'The Luckiest Man in America' after outwitting a TV game show

The show was called 'Press Your Luck' and, in 1984, an Ohio man won a windfall on it, as dramatized in this retro-styled media satire starring Paul Walter Hauser.

A look at a game show scandal

‘The Luckiest Man in America” is an ironic title for the story of Michael Larson, the Ohio man who managed to win over $110,000 on a 1984 episode of the game show “Press Your Luck.” The truth is, luck had…

Paul Walter Hauser is Michael Larson, who, in 1984, was at the heart of a TV game scandal.

Movie Review: 'The Luckiest Man in America' goes behind scenes of game show scandal

This is an American story made by an international cohort, and the film is so much more than just an exploration of this anomalous oddball story and character who managed to outsmart the media. -- Katie Walsh, Tribune News Service

Michael Larson Hacked a Popular Game Show to Become ‘The Luckiest Man in America’

Michael Larson engineered his way to a record-setting win on ‘Press Your Luck’ in 1984. The game show scandal inspired the movie ‘The Luckiest Man in America.’

'The Luckiest Man In America' Works Looking At The Spectacle

Substream Magazine - Music. Film. Culture. Obsession. Who among us hasn’t dreamt of winning the bid stage on “The Price Is Right” and maybe getting a chance to spin the big wheel? The allure of game shows is that they are fun, tense, and possibly life-altering. That’s why no matter what era in media it is, they are always a sure thing. You’ll never run out of people wanting to finish the phrase on “Wheel of Fortune” for an indiscriminate amount …