Back in 1984, an unemployed air conditioning repairman and ice cream truck driver named Michael Larson went on the CBS daytime game show, Press Your Luck. By studying and figuring out the patterns of the show's game board, he managed to clean them out of a whopping $110,237. The competition ran so long, it had to be broken up and aired over two days (the only time that happened on that program) and yielded one of the most memorable occurrences in game show history. Host Peter Tomarken (pictured above) was as astonished as anyone.
CBS was disgusted and/or embarrassed over the incident. They downplayed the whole extravaganza and declined to rerun it. Game Show Network has been reairing old Press Your Lucks but, though a friend over there assured me they would soon air Mr. Larson's moment of triumph, they've been skipping over those shows. Finally though, you'll get to see them March 16 when GSN debuts a two-hour documentary on the incident, which will include both episodes along with interviews with folks involved in the show. Here's a link to an article with more details.