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* [[Limited Animation]]: The Whammy animations. The 1983 pilot used only one animation, and even the real show's animations were kind of low-budget.

* [[Loophole Abuse]]: Michael Larson exploiting the patterns set into the board at the time. CBS admitted that he was not actually breaking any rules and therefore said they had to give it to him.

* [[Missing Episode]]:

** The Larson episodes (see above as to why it was "episodes") were kept out of syndication for many years, perhaps as an [[Old Shame]].

** Among the episodes GSN reran was a sixth taping from Back-To-School Week (August 1985) that was not seen during the show's original run or the repeats on USA. The episode itself is notable for being one of the few times a contestant played against the house.

** There were 109 episodes prior to the earliest aired-on-GSN episode (February 21, 1984). But, hey, wait a minute. How can this be true? The show had three nation-wide preemptions up until that point (two during thanksgiving week 1983, and one during January 2, 1984). Could there have been another unaired episode that counts as an actual episode, or an episode that aired in some parts of the country, while a different episode aired in other parts during a particular day?

* [[Luck-Based Mission]]: It was supposed to be one from the beginning, but Larson proved that it can be won with skill.

* [[No Budget]]: A likely reason for the many changes during the final season, which proceeded to break Pick-A-Corner to the point of being ousted entirely on July 25, 1986.