A former ice cream truck driver from Ohio won a record-breaking $110,237 on CBS' "Press Your Luck" in 1984, setting a benchmark that may have been surpassed in modern big-jackpot game shows.
Big Bucks: The Press Your Luck Scandal
A contestant on the CBS game show "Press Your Luck" in 1984 achieved a remarkable feat by winning a record-breaking sum of money after breaking the bank.