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253 - The World's Greatest Con - Brian Brushwood (rebroadcast)

You Are Not So Smart

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Hacking the Game Show, Press Your Luck

In 1983, someone used a VCR to tape and then memorize the patterns in the seemingly random selection sequence. The idea of the show was you were always just playing with random chance. Michael Larson still holds the record for the most winnings ever won by a contestant in a single appearance on a daytime network game show.

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