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Michael Larson Net Worth

By Sarah Richards |


Paul Michael Larson net worth is
$2 Million

Paul Michael Larson Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family

Paul Michael Larson (May 10, 1949 – February 16, 1999) was a contestant on the American television game show Press Your Luck in 1984. Larson is notable for winning $110,237 (equal to about $250 thousand in today's money) in cash and prizes, at the time the largest one-day total ever won on a game show. Larson was able to win by memorizing the patterns used on the Press Your Luck game board.Larson used his cash winnings for taxes and real estate investments. However, he had other problems, such as getting in trouble with the law and getting involved in illegal schemes. As a result, Larson lost all of his winnings and decided to migrate to Florida, where he later died of throat cancer at the age of 49. Even after his death in 1999, Larson's game has been re-shown on TV multiple times and inspired the 2003 Game Show Network documentary Big Bucks: The Press Your Luck Scandal. 
Full NamePaul Michael Larson
Net Worth$2 Million
Date Of Birth1949-05-10
Died1999-02-16
Death CauseThroat cancer
OccupationAir conditioning mechanic,
ProfessionPress Your Luck contestant
Work PositionBig Bucks: The Press Your Luck Scandal
NationalityAmerican
SpouseTeresa McGlynn Dinwitty, had been married and (divorced) twice before
ChildrenThree
NicknamesMichael, Michael Larson, Larson, Michael

Known for movies

Loot 2008
as Himself