A woman from Connecticut went down in history as the largest winner in Wheel of good luck The story, earning the right to buy as many vowels as she likes.
On Tuesday, September 30, Kristina Derevanik received a cash prize of 1,035,155 US dollars in a game show, making it fifth Wheel of good luck A participant who received a prize for a million dollars and the first from the moment Ryan Sikrest I took on the responsibilities of hosting.
A woodener, marketing manager in Con Edison, first won trips to Montana and Tokyo, deciding puzzles to get $ 35,155 in cash and prizes. She said that her boss was in the audience of the studio, and when Sikrest asked what would happen if she wins a million dollars, the village said: “I can put in two weeks [notice] But we will not tell her yet.
Then, in a bonus round, the wooden man chose a category of living creatures and decided a puzzle that said: “A package of coyots.”
Seachast opened a prize envelope and told a wooden man that she had won the prize for a million dollars. Bath White joined the couple, exclaiming: “I'm so happy for you!”
“Congratulations, you are my first winner for a million dollars. I have a tear in my eyes, ”Sikrest added.
After the episode, Sikrest confirmed the tree that it is the largest winner in the 49-year history of the show, according to the statement Wheel of good luckField
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“I have no words!” She answered. “I am so happy to be part of the story now.”
When he was asked how much she wanted to win, the wooden man said: “I tried to show it. I was hoping for confetti, but I never thought it would really happen. ”
During the interview With Good morning, America After her victory, the wooden man said that she did not introduce to her notification about her two weeks, although she won a large prize.
“My boss, who is also one of my good friends, is actually from the moos -angles initially, so she came with me and we joked as:“ Well, if you win 1 million dollars, I can go home in the office, you may have to fill your place, ”said the wooden man. “So it was just a joke, never thinking that it would happen when it would happen. But yes, I'm going to stay at work. ”
The village also shared how she plans to spend her prize money.
“The first thing I spend on it is to get rid of all my student loans,” she said. “This is that, the last 15 years, I have been outside the college, I just said:“ How someday I am going to pay it? “And now, it will simply be such a relief, and then, I hope to invest in the house in the next couple of years.”
Klin 1 million dollars was included in Wheel of good luck In 2008, at the beginning of the 26th season. The main prize of $ 100,000 is replaced by $ 1 million, if the participant lands on the wedge, solves a puzzle and never falls into bankrupt after landing on a wedge of $ 1 million.
The first main prize for $ 1 million was won by Michelle Lowenstein in October 2008, which was followed by autumn Erhard in May 2013 and Sarah Manchester in September 2014, According to TV InsiderThe field actor Melissa Joan Hart also won a prize of $ 1 million during episode The famous wheel of good luck In October 2021.
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