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The Roy half of Siegfried and Roy was mauled on October 3rd, 2003, by a 380-pound white tiger live on stage in Las Vegas.\nRoy lived, but was partially paralysed, which spelled the end for the wildly successful double act, which had performed more than 30,000 shows for 50 million people and generated well over $1 billion in ticket sales over nearly half a century.\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly explore how opulence, German accents and mullets proved a winning formula for Siegried and Roy; discuss how the pair bonded over a smuggled cheetah; and look into why there was a police investigation into the white tiger\u2019s attack\u2026\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018Siegfried and Roy: What Happened the Night of the Tiger Attack?\u2019 (Reader\u2019s Digest, 2021): https://www.rd.com/article/siegfried-and-roy-tiger-attack/\xa0\n\u2022 \u2018The untold truth of Siegfried and Roy\u2019 (Grunge, 2021): https://www.grunge.com/163908/the-untold-truth-of-siegfried-and-roy/\xa0\n\u2022 \u2018Roy Horn Reveals Shocking Info on Tiger Attack from 11 Years Ago\u2019 (Entertainment Tonight, 2014): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hU_d7O8dWww\xa0\n\u2022 \u2018Siegfried & Roy Full Show: The Magic & The Mystery at The Mirage Las Vegas (Legends of Magic, 2020): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7VCa8yowlA\xa0\xa0\xa0\nLove the show? Join\xa0\U0001f334CLUB RETROSPECTORS\xa0\U0001f334 to DITCH THE ADS and get an additional full-length episode every SUNDAY!\nPlus, get weekly bonus bits, unlock over 70 bits of extra content and support our independent podcast.\nJoin now via\xa0Apple Podcasts\xa0or\xa0Patreon.\xa0Thanks!\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Sophie King.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2022.\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices