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Research By Kaelyn Brandt.
SOURCES:
https://theretronetwork.com/big-money-no-whammies/
https://www.damninteresting.com/who-wants-to-be-a-thousandaire/
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/an-ice-cream-man-hacked-press-your-luck-1984-1217142/
https://nypost.com/2019/06/10/press-your-luck-game-show-scandal-back-in-the-spotlight/
https://www.sec.gov/divisions/enforce/claims/archive/pleasuretime.htm
https://medium.com/@hannah.fluxgold/the-confused-math-lady-meme-bd97530b1885
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