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	Michael Larson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Michael Larson's performance in Press Your Luck was notable for his complete lack of vocalization during spins; instead he silently waited and watched the board in order to stop at just the right moment.
		Larson's strategy began to fail him only as his human abilities reached their limits; a combination of stress and declining reflexes as the show went on was nearly his undoing.
		Larson's game was split into two episodes due to its exceptional running time, and these only aired once during the original run of the series, on June 8 and 11, 1984.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Michael_Larson (1244 words)

	Jean LARSON v. Michael LARSON
		Larson was then living with his girlfriend in an "immoral relationship" and that his exercise of his visitation rights in his home was contrary to the best interest of the children.
		Larson and her lover, Sherry Callendar, applied to the Benton County Clerk for a marriage license and it appears that the clerk refused to issue the license.
		Larson contends that the chancellor erred in finding that she was an "unfit mother based solely on her homosexuality." While the trial court did change primary custody of the children to the father, it made no finding of "unfitness" on the part of the appellant.
	courts.state.ar.us /opinions/old/CA94-154A.html (1397 words)

	Michael A. Larson, Member (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Michael A. Larson, Partner, Larson Hart and Shepherd, PLLC, is a 1979 graduate of the University of Oregon, and graduated from the University of Oregon School of Law in 1983.
		Larson was a member and Articles Editor for the Oregon Law Review from 1982 to 1984, and served as a judicial clerk and extern to Justice Edwin J. Peterson of the Oregon Supreme Court in 1983.
		Larson is also admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington and of Federal Claims, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
	www.l-h-s.com /attorneys/larson (343 words)

	Michael Larson - Fresh Fire Ministries
		Michael was born in 1977 and raised in Langley, a city on the outskirts of Vancouver, British Columbia.
		As the son of a preacher and song leader, Michael had the seeds of praise planted in his heart at a very early age.
		Michael, his wife Jennie, daughter Emma, and son Ethan currently serve as worship leaders at Global Harvest Church, Abbotsford, British Columbia and are associates of Fresh Fire Ministries International.
	www.freshfire.ca /index.php?Id=127 (319 words)

	Michael Larsen, PYL Legend
		Michael hit for cash on the first two of the three passed spins, but the third was another story.
		Larson's story was further immortalized in 2003, when GSN produced a documentary on the event called "Big Bucks: The Press Your Luck Scandal." The documentary showed never-before-seen clips of Michael's episode, and featured interviews with producers Bill Carruthers and Bill Mitchell, as well as other Press Your Luck staffers.
		Michael lost of all of his money quickly, including $40,000 in one dollar bills that was stolen from his home shortly after the episode aired.
	gscentral.net /larsen.htm (1520 words)

	Michael Larson: biography and encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		(Larson was able to determine that there were only five patterns used to determine the movements of the spinner used to award money on the show.
		Michael Larson's performance in Press Your Luck was notable for his complete lack of vocalization during spins, EHandler: no quick summary.
		Larson's game was split into two episodes due to its exceptional running time, EHandler: no quick summary.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/mi/michael_larson.htm (1355 words)

	The Trial
		Her image was burned indelibly on Michael’s mind, her hair blowing wildly in the wind, her eyes holding a promise, a doubt, and a question all at once.
		Michael reached out to touch his grandmother’s hand -- she looked as if she were only sleeping -- but a warning glance from his father stopped him.
		Michael the observer longed to put his arms around her (but he had none), ached to tell her it was all a mistake (but he had no voice).
	www.uwmc.uwc.edu /psychology/the_trial.htm (6944 words)

	TNL Forum - 'Press Your Luck' scandal
		Michael Larson, an unemployed ice cream truck driver from Ohio, memorized the sequence of flashing screens and awaited the dreaded "Whammy" on "Press Your Luck’s" game board to become the show’s all time money winner, racking up $110,237 in cash and prizes with his two-episode appearance.
		Larson, who had watched "Press Your Luck" since it premiered on September 19, 1983, tried out to become a contestant in the spring of 1984 after fervent study of the show’s game board.
		Larson, who was later interviewed by the FBI for his alleged involvement with unsecured securities dealings, died in 1999 of cancer in Florida while on the run from the SEC.
	www.the-nextlevel.com /board/showthread.php?t=33928 (911 words)

	Michael Larson - Did he cheat? - Page 3 - GSN Buzz
		Michael Larson was like a card counter, but card counting isn't illlegal (although it will get you thrown out of any casino).
		As for Michael Larson, his first spin landed on a Whammy because although he memorized the sequence, he hadn't yet got the timing down.
		But in Michael Larson's case it wouldn't surprise me that many people thought he cheated because the Quiz Show Scandals were only 26 years removed, and while that may seem like a long time, it isn't.
	www.gsn.com /buzz/showthread.php?t=72892&page=3 (1311 words)

	SuperShow 8000: The Michael Larson Sweep
		In it, Michael Larson was interviewed about what he did on his June 1984 appearance on Press Your Luck.
		Larson became fascinated with the illuminated money board, and was convinced he could determine the location of all the whammies.
		Michael Brockman, then CBS's head of daytime programming, was at home when the panic phone call came in.
	www.xanfan.com /pressyourluck/larson.htm (1424 words)

	Prof finds you don't have to live like a refugee - The Boston Globe
		Michael Larson of New Orleans is a refugee professor.
		When he's not busy with his extended family, Larson and one of the Tulane students with him at MIT have been working on a chess-like game called Deflexion that uses lasers to eliminate an opponent's pieces from the board.
		Larson said his family will stay in the area and finish out the school year at Roxbury Latin and the Deerfield School in Westwood while he returns to Tulane this coming semester to help his students readjust.
	www.boston.com /news/local/articles/2006/01/01/prof_finds_you_dont_have_to_live_like_a_refugee (750 words)

	Compaq.com - Consumer 2C Launch - Notebooks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Larson has senior management responsibility for building, growing and managing the worldwide $5.5 billion Consumer Products Group, ensuring achievement of worldwide strategic business goals, financial goals, market competitiveness, product development and brand leadership.
		Larson was named to his current position in January 1999.
		Larson's eight-year career at Toshiba included serving as vice president of national accounts and special markets for the consumer products division.
	h18000.www1.hp.com /corporate/bios/Bios_LarsonRobidoux.html (433 words)

	HyperRust: News Flash: Nicolette Larson, RIP
		LOS ANGELES, Dec. 16, /PRNewswire/ -- Nicolette Larson, international singer and recording artist, died today at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, California due to complications of cerebral edema, it was announced this afternoon by her husband and renowned drummer Russell Kunkel.
		Larson was one of six children belonging to Mr.
		Larson divided her time between a grueling concert schedule and her home in Los Angeles sharing the stage with The Dirt Band, Jimmy Buffet, The Beach Boys, Willie Nelson, Bob Newhart to name just a few.
	hyperrust.org /News/Flash/Nicolette.html (574 words)

	FRONT PAGE
		Michael Larson's premiere collection of poetry explores the life lessons resonating in halls of memory, in private quarters of joy and grief, and in soaring cathedrals of faith.
		While Larson is haunted by his particular wraiths and informed by his Catholicism, by his north country upbringing, and by his probing intellect, his poetic offerings are easily acknowledged as unique and courageous takes on humankind's shared experience.
		A native of Minnesota, Larson earned the MFA in poetry from the University of Arkansas and the MA in literature from St. Cloud State University.
	www.exmac.com /FRONTPAGE.htm (502 words)

	Michael Larson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In late 1983, Paul Michael Larson, at the time an unemployed ice cream truck driver from Lebanon, Ohio, had been studying the game, but in a different way.
		Instead, Michael saw patterns, five to be exact, that no one else had ever seen before.
		It was because of Larson that the PYL format changed; among those changes: a $75,000 cap on winnings and five new patterns (and eventually 11 others on top of that), which made it next to impossible to do what Michael did.
	www2.hawaii.edu /~awakamat/larson.htm (775 words)

	Pacific Inv. Co. v. Townsend (1976) 58 CA3d 1
		The partnership agreement recognized that general partner Michael Townsend was a real-estate broker and would receive a 5 percent commission on the sale of Pacific Gardens to the partnership, and that General Management Company (in which Michael Townsend had an interest) would receive 2 percent of the partnership's annual receipts for management services.
		Michael Townsend nevertheless continues to act as general partner and to occupy an apartment rent-free, and he refuses to turn over the partnership records to his successors.
		Michael Townsend and Margaret Torma are clearly bound and desire to be bound.
	online.ceb.com /calcases/CA3/58CA3d1.htm (2277 words)

	Press Your Luck (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Michael Larson $110,000 victory was certainly the most memorable episode in the show's history and would qualify as "jumping the shark".
		Oh, and kudos to the producers for bringing back Michael Larson's brother (Larson died in '99) along w/the challengers on his ep(s) to play in a special "reunion" ep that kicked off the new season, as well as having Tomarken return to host the question round on that ep.
		Larson's wife had the sense to hide 5000 bucks of it and took off with it as well right after the robbery.
	www.jumptheshark.com /p/pressyourluck.htm (6921 words)

	Michael Larson Realtor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		“Michael always puts other people and their interests first.
		As a realtor at one of Santa Fe’s oldest, most established firms, Michael has the resources and the nation’s most innovative real estate tools you need in buying or selling a home.
		Michael’s love of sports, competitive gymnastics and 25 years of coaching, marketing and landscape design will give you the focus and performance you expect.
	www.mlarsonsf.com (65 words)

	Electronic Finding Aids/Research Guides in SC&A
		Larson was one of the talented American scientists working on the Manhattan Project during World War II.
		Dr Larson was a recipient of the Distinguished Achievement Award of the American Society for the Advancement of Science.
		Michael La Vean Collection of Revolutionary, Breton, and Early-Empire French Documents Michael La Vean is an entrepreneur and medical device patent holder who studied Business Administration at George Mason University.
	www.gmu.edu /library/specialcollections/eadfndgaids.html (7751 words)

	YuppiePunk \| Adventures in Middlebrow (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In 1984, an Ohio ice cream truck driver named Michael Larson won over $110,000 on the game show "Press Your Luck." At the time, his prize was the largest single show payout in the history of television game shows.
		Larson had memorized the six different patterns of flashing lights on the game's prize board, avoiding the show's deadly Whammies and driving up his winnings higher and higher with each press of the plunger.
		until cable network GSN documented Michael Larson's story in the excellent"Big Bucks: The Press Your Luck Scandal." The series was so successful in fact, that GSN has just launched a new series, "Anything to Win." But before we get into that, take a look at some video of Larson's remarkable run here.
	www.yuppiepunk.org /2006/01/no-whammies.html (432 words)

	Amanda Larson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Amanda Larson: When I was 9 years old.Cause of MJ and NKOTB and I found out I could sing.So that's how it got started.
		Amanda Larson: Michael Jackson and 3T,I want to sing not to be famous but to make people happy and help the world be a better place.
		Amanda Larson: To be a singer/dancer and as long as I have some fans and the ones I love around me that's all that matters.
	www.geocities.com /heal4michael/AmandaLarson.html (280 words)

	michaellarson.com
		Michael will be playing over the next little while.
		View a list of all the albums and songs Michael has released.
		Find out what Michael uses to make the music sound even better.
	www.michaellarson.com (61 words)

	Larson Episode Spin Recap
		Ed and Michael say Best Man (Ed, a minister, actually thought about it for a while).
		At this point, Michael Larson has taken 15 spins and has totaled up $36,851 in cash and prizes, already a single-day record on Press Your Luck.
		So we will continue this incredible run of spins on Monday's program, as Michael Larson continues to press his luck.
	www2.hawaii.edu /~awakamat/larsonep.htm (1132 words)

	Michael Larson: News
		Michael's third studio album entitled "The Sound of a Roar" is now available through our store.
		Michael is currently wrapping up sessions in the studio and is pleased to announce that the new record entitled "The Sound of a Roar" will be released April 18th and is proving to be his best release to date.
		Michael's daughter Emma joins him in the writing and singing of the new song "Fly" which has gone over very well in recent live performances.
	www.michaellarson.com /news (4433 words)

	Amazon.com: The Fish Bride and Other Gypsy Tales: Books: Jean Russell Larson,Michael Larson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Larson's introduction describes her childhood visits to Gypsy camps in Iowa, where she was fascinated by the colorful storytelling she heard, and the similar youthful experiences of Jack Richards, who contributed the Welsh stories.
		Larson also tells briefly of the long history of Gypsy persecution in Europe and elsewhere.
		Illustrations by Michael Larson were not clear enough to evaluate in the galley.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0208024743?v=glance (712 words)

	Discourse.net: July 14, 2004 Archives
		But it’s Michael Larson they should have been watching for.
		As Myers reports: “Bush’s speech was interrupted for a few seconds when a protester, Michael Larson of Duluth, stood up in an aisle and yelled, ‘Shame on you.’ Bush stopped speaking only briefly and didn’t acknowledge Larson, who was wearing a white T-shirt with fake blood painted on it.
		Larson was immediately ushered out by police and Secret Service.
	www.discourse.net /archives/2004_07_14.html (695 words)

	Michael Larsen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		If an internal link referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
		For the Danish author, see Michael Larsen (author).
		For the man who gamed the TV Show Press Your Luck, see Michael Larson or Press Your Luck.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Michael_Larsen (99 words)

	Game Show Network Broadens Programming Slate to Include Its First-Ever Documentary 'Big Bucks: The Press Your Luck ...
		The announcement was jointly made today by Rich Cronin, president and chief executive officer, GSN and Bob Boden, senior vice president, programming, GSN as part of the network's Television Critics Association presentation.
		Larson, an unemployed ice cream truck driver from Ohio, memorized the sequence of flashing screens and awaited the dreaded "Whammy" on "Press Your Luck's" game board to become the show's all time money winner, racking up $110,237 in cash and prizes with his two-episode appearance.
		The documentary will feature both the original episodes of Larson's game play and exclusive interviews from sources close to the show and Larson, including host Peter Tomarken, co-contestants, Larson's family and network executives.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/01-09-2003/0001868856&EDATE= (1067 words)

	Minutes
		Michael Gillum (Editor) reported that five of six sections of the Self-Study Report have been posted on the web site (http://www.unca.edu/sacs/self_study_draft.htm), and that he will finish the sixth section early next week.
		Bruce Larson responded that since the relevant staff for the program had departed, it might be useful to have current staff revise the section with an eye toward the issues raised by Dr. Gravely.
		Michael Gillum opened the meeting by reporting that the introduction to the final Enhancement Report will be ready for discussion next Friday, and that the last of the corrections to the Compliance Report will be finished in the next few days.
	www.unca.edu /sacs/minutes.htm (11090 words)

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