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Game show contestant Charles Van Doren admits to cheating - November 2nd, 1959

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On this day in 1959, Charles Van Doren admitted that his winning streak on a popular TV quiz show had been rigged by the show's producers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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