I was going to post on the untimely passing of Peter Tomarken, the host of “Press Your Luck”, but as I was GIS’ing for a funny pic of Tomarken for my IM client, I came across a fascinating story:

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. With this bit of knowledge, he practiced at home while watching the show and realized that he could stop the board wherever and whenever he wanted, if he just had patience.

Michael Larson won $110,237 with NO WHAMMIES! Read more on this amazing story.