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In 2008, Wheel of Fortune increased its top prize to $1,000,000, making it the second syndicated game show to have a top prize of that value. To date, three contestants have won Wheel ' s million-dollar prize.
The titular Wheel of Fortune is a roulette-style wheel with 24 wedges. Most are labeled with dollar amounts ranging from $500 to $900, with a top value in each round: $2,500 in round 1, $3,500 in rounds 2 and 3, and $5,000 for round 4 and any subsequent rounds.
Jennings holds numerous game show records: he is the highest-earning American game show contestant, having won money on five different programs, including $4,522,700 on Jeopardy!. His original appearance on the program marks the longest winning streak, and he also holds the record for the highest average correct responses per game.
Claim to Fame: Was the Wheel of Fortune's first $1 million winner in 2008.She first tried to get on the show when she was 13. After the Show: Moore, then known by her married name Loewenstein ...
During a team event on Tuesday’s Wheel of Fortune, a 92-year-old mother and her son not only won more than $65,000 in prize money, but they also won over the hearts of hosts Pat Sajak and Vanna ...
Wheel of Fortune Winner. ... If they manage to beat those odds, the $100,000 top prize on the 24-slot bonus round wheel jumps to $1 million -- which they still have to hit, and then solve the ...
The highest-rated episode during Holzhauer's run was his final one, which at 14.5 million same-day viewers was the highest-rated episode since Jennings's last episode in 2004, the highest-rated episode of a syndicated show that season and the third-most-watched episode of a running series in the 2018–19 season (behind only the series-ending ...
Wheel of Fortunate is not for the faint of heart—as evidenced by a contestant named Vivian's devastating mistake during an "easy" Bonus Round puzzle.. On Monday, Sept. 16, Vivian won the popular ...