Press Your Luck contestant wins all-time record payday previously set by player with cheating scandal as fans go insane

A PRESS Your Luck contestant has set a new record for the highest payday in its history in an iconic game show moment.
Elizabeth Banks hosts the game show, which returned with its second episode of Season 6 tonight on ABC.
Personal trainer Dylan faced Navy veteran Hattye and real estate broker Frank.
The trio were also all Marvel stans, which was only fitting as the Whammys were replaced with Deadpool and Wolverine in honor of the new movie.
During the second Big Board round, Dyan got a “take the lead” spin, supersizing his score from $0 to $7401.
One spin later, he won a Dodge Charger worth $59,000, and the crowd went insane as he charged to $66,000.
Dylan’s wins just kept coming as he wound up with an astounding $98,000 and landed on the mystery “Big 50” square.
“I’m dead!” Elizabeth said as she collapsed on the set, and Dylan embraced his opponents.
The “Big 50” square wound up being $50,000, giving him an incredible $152,233 total.
Avoiding a Whammy in his last spin, Dylan secured the whopping payday, setting a show record.
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Michael Larson previously set the Press Your Luck record in the ’80s.
In 1984, the unemployed ice cream truck driver set the $110,000 record by memorizing the board’s patterns.
This was also a record for highest amount won on any game show at the time.
FANS CELEBRATE
Fans went insane over the payday and the context given the show’s past.
“Eat your heart out Michael Larson, New #PressYourLuck record of $152,333!” one social media user wrote.
“A new game show record!” wrote another.
“Michael Larson’s record finally goes down!” wrote a third.
“Biggest record in the main game!” wrote a fourth.
‘LIFECHANGING’
Elizabeth asked Dylan during the bonus round, “How does it feel to have won more money in our frontgame than anyone else in Press Your Luck history!?”
Dylan said he was planning to “buy a house” as he currently lives in his friend’s basement in Utah.
“This is lifechanging,” his wife tearfully said from the audience. “He’s the most deserving person I can think of, I’m so so happy.”
Press Your Luck Season 6 airs weekly on Thursday nights throughout the summer at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and on Hulu.
FEELING LUCKY?
On Press Your Luck, contestants start with general knowledge trivia questions to earn spins on the Big Board.
For each question, the first person to buzz in has a chance to answer.
A correct buzz-in answer gets three spins, while getting a multiple-choice answer correct afterward is worth one.
After four questions, the set rotates to the Big Board (and the winner eventually goes on to the bonus round.)
At the Big Board, cash and prizes ensue which range from Outdoor TVs to lavish vacations.
But so does the sinister Whammy, which takes all earnings away and is to be avoided at all costs.
The show was a smash in the 1980s, but ended in 1986 after just there seasons.
Fans thrilled the show is back and is now hosted by Elizabeth – who is a huge fan and used to watch the show growing up, per ET.
According to the outlet, she “cried in the shower” after her first day hosting the revival because it meant so much to her.
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