Almost everyone gets this story wrong. Michael's tale is not a cheeky, scheming success story... but a tragic tale of addiction. Here's why.

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An Ohio conman exploits Press Your Luck for the largest single-day haul in game show history. That's only the beginning of his strange, sad story.

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