The article lists the top 10 game show scandals. Here's a concise summary:
1. Terry Kniess and his wife studied The Price is Right to achieve a perfect bid, raising suspicions among producers.
2. Renae Durrett was disqualified on Wheel of Fortune for mispronouncing "swimming" as "swimmin'" in the phrase "seven swans a-swimming."
3. Thomas Hurley III was penalized on Jeopardy! for misspelling "Emancipation Proclamation" as "Emancipation."
4. Carrie Ketchum, wanted for insurance fraud, appeared on Super Password under an alias and was arrested after winning.
5. A couple on Million Dollar Money Drop was penalized for answering a question correctly due to a technicality in the show's research.
6. Several models have sued The Price is Right for various reasons, including sexual harassment, weight discrimination, and being fired for getting pregnant.
7. Charles Ingram was stripped of his winnings on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire UK for cheating by having his wife and friend cough to indicate correct answers.
8. Michael Larson won over $100,000 on Press Your Luck by exploiting a pattern in the game board, but his winnings were later marred by his involvement in scams and his eventual death from throat cancer.
9. The 1950s game show Twenty-One was found to be rigged, with producers feeding answers to contestants and predetermining the outcome.
10. Rodney Alcala, a serial killer, appeared as a contestant on The Dating Game in 1978, charming his way to a win, but his dark past was later revealed.
The article also mentions honorable mentions, including a contestant who was penalized for mispronouncing "Wimbledon" on Jeopardy!
Here are the key facts from the text:
1. Terry Kniess and his wife studied The Price is Right for months to pick up on its patterns and pricing.
2. Terry Kniess made a perfect bid on The Price is Right, guessing the exact price of a showcase.
3. The actual retail price of the showcase was $23,743, which was the same as Terry's bid.
4. Renae Durrett was a contestant on Wheel of Fortune who was told her answer was incorrect due to a pronunciation issue.
5. Renae said "seven swans a-swimming" instead of "seven swans swimming".
6. Thomas Hurley III was a contestant on Jeopardy! who answered a question correctly but was ruled incorrect due to a misspelling.
7. Thomas spelled "Emancipation Proclamation" with a "P" instead of a "P" being in the correct place.
8. Carrie Ketchum, also known as Patrick Quinn, was a contestant on Super Password who was wanted for insurance fraud, credit card fraud, and forgery.
9. Carrie was arrested after winning on the show when a viewer recognized her and called the police.
10. Herbert Stempel was a contestant on 21 who revealed that the show was fixed and that producers had given him answers to questions.
11. The scandal led to Congress amending the Communications Act to declare fixing quiz shows illegal.
12. Charles Ingram was a contestant on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire UK who used a coughing system to cheat on the show.
13. Charles had his wife and friend cough to indicate the correct answers, and he was later stripped of his winnings.
14. Michael Larson was a contestant on Press Your Luck who used a pattern to win over $100,000.
15. However, Michael struggled with financial and legal issues after his win and eventually died of throat cancer in 1999.
16. Rodney Alcala was a contestant on The Dating Game who had a history of murder, kidnapping, and rape.
17. Rodney was arrested and later convicted of multiple crimes, and his appearance on the show was not properly vetted.