Rosie Ruiz and the Boston Marathon

S01 E01 • Tuesday, Jan 10, 2006 • Jan 10 • 1h

The story of Rosie Ruiz, who achieved notoriety in 1980 for being disqualified as the female winner of the Boston Marathon when it was ruled she did not actually run the entire race. Includes interviews with Ruiz, men's and women's winners Bill Rodgers and Jacqueline Gareau, and talk with race officials and reporters.

MIT Blackjack Team Exposed

S01 E02 • Tuesday, Jan 17, 2006 • Jan 17 • 1h

Circa 1990. The Whiz kids took on the Kingpins of Las Vegas. What were the odds that a rat pack of mousy MIT students could take down the luckiest town on earth? A team of Blackjack players comprised of math students from Massachusetts Institute of Technology took aim on the desert. Based on the work of a previous MIT scientist, perhaps players could exploit a hidden odds advantage to the game. These students of secrecy honed the intricacies of card-counting, ready to take their schooling to The Strip. Determined to dodge the surveillance cams, the plan was put in motion. But could they really pull off fooling the casino?

Arnold Schwarzenegger

S01 E03 • Tuesday, Jan 24, 2006 • Jan 24 • 1h

Arnold Schwarzenegger rises from humble beginnings to set new standards in weight training on his way to becoming a top entertainer and the governor of California.

Johnny Cochran

S01 E04 • Tuesday, Jan 31, 2006 • Jan 31 • 1h

Lucky Numbers

S01 E05 • Tuesday, Feb 7, 2006 • Feb 7 • 1h

The Crash of John DeLorean

S01 E06 • Tuesday, Feb 14, 2006 • Feb 14 • 1h

The All-American Soap Box Derby Scandal

S01 E07 • Tuesday, Feb 21, 2006 • Feb 21 • 1h

Improper modifications cause a boy to be disqualified from the Soap Box Derby.

Tonya Harding: Her Story

S01 E08 • Sunday, Mar 12, 2006 • Mar 12 • 1h

In 1991, a young girl from Portland named Tonya Harding would become one of the best figure skaters in the world. She completed what no other American woman had with her performance of a triple axle and was on top of the skatin gworld. Few could predict the road she would travel down just three years later. Caught in an Olympic scandal and ravaged by the media, Harding was banned from the world of professional figure skating. Her life would never be the same.

The Magnificent Seven

S01 E09 • Sunday, Mar 19, 2006 • Mar 19 • 1h

A profile of "The Magnificent Seven," the gold-medal-winning women's gymnastics team at the 1996 Olympic games in Atlanta. Included are interviews with team members, coaches, and former Olympians Nadia Comaneci and Bart Conner.

Amarillo Slim

S01 E10 • Sunday, Mar 26, 2006 • Mar 26 • 1h

A profile of Amarillo Slim (born Thomas Austin Preston Jr.), a pool hustler-turned-poker legend who won his first World Series of Poker championship in 1972.

The Breeders' Cup Pick Six Fix

S01 E11 • Sunday, Apr 2, 2006 • Apr 2 • 1h

The Mad Genius of Bobby Fischer

S01 E12 • Sunday, Apr 9, 2006 • Apr 9 • 1h

A profile of chess champion Bobby Fischer, who beat the Soviet Union's Boris Spassky for the world title in 1972, but has also achieved notoriety for his eccentric behavior and flouting government regulations.

Episode 13

S01 E13 • Sunday, Apr 16, 2006 • Apr 16 • 1h