This unemployed ice cream truck driver memorized a game show’s secret pattern and won $110,000 in one day
Michael Larson from Ohio recorded episodes of the CBS show Press Your Luck on his VCR and played them back frame by frame for weeks
The board everyone thought was random was actually just 5 repeating patterns
Two specific squares never landed on a Whammy and always hit the highest dollar values
He spent his last savings on a bus ticket to Los Angeles, auditioned, and got on the show
He then went 45 consecutive spins without hitting a single Whammy
CBS executives watched from the control room in horror as his winnings kept climbing past anything they’d ever seen
They accused him of cheating and reviewed the footage for weeks
He hadn’t broken a single rule
They mailed him a check
The episode was so embarrassing CBS banned it from airing
It didn’t air for 19 years
An ice cream man from Ohio figured out what CBS couldn’t
just to confirm you understand the situation. 2.Identify what emotional need this situation is triggering for me. 3. Help me see the situation from the other person's likely perspective. 4.Suggest 2-3 ways I could open this conversation that are honest without being inflammatory
What if you had a brilliant friend who was also a financial advisor, writing coach, therapist, chef, and project manager?
That's Claude — if you know how to ask.
Here are 50 prompts that taught me how. 🧵👇
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Prompt 24 — The Relationship Communication Coach
The Template:
I need help navigating a situation with [person — friend / partner / family member / coworker].
Situation: [Describe what happened and how you're feeling].
What I want from this conversation: [e.g., an apology, a change in behavior, just to be heard] What I'm afraid of: [e.g., making it worse, seeming dramatic, damaging the relationship] Please: 1. Reflect back what I've shared without judgment