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* August 8, 1986 (daytime): Jody Spreckles wins the Lot, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHYWlS51rng leaving with a total of $107,462]]. She was brought back due to an error that occurred during her original tenth game and cleared the board by defeating a six-time champion.

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* August 8, 1986 (daytime): 1986: Jody Spreckles wins the Lot, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHYWlS51rng leaving with a total of $107,462]]. She was brought back due to an error that occurred during her original tenth game and cleared the board by defeating a six-time champion.
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* Any time the winning score is $100[[note]](a.k.a. [[IncrediblyLamePun the Century mark]].)[[/note]] or more.

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* Any time the winning score is $100[[note]](a.k.a. [[IncrediblyLamePun [[{{Pun}} the Century mark]].)[[/note]] or more.
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* April 8, 1985 (daytime): Mark [=DeCarlo=] (Yes, [[WesternAnimation/JimmyNeutron THAT one]]) becomes the first player to win the Lot in the Winners' Board era, winning $115,257, despite trailing throughout most of the show and winning only after his opponent missed a tie-breaker question.

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* April 8, 1985 (daytime): Mark [=DeCarlo=] (Yes, [[WesternAnimation/JimmyNeutron [[WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius THAT one]]) becomes the first player to win the Lot in the Winners' Board era, winning $115,257, despite trailing throughout most of the show and winning only after his opponent missed a tie-breaker question.
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* July 1984: Barry Jones ([[NamesTheSame not the politician from Victoria]], this particular Barry Jones is from Western Australia) wins $213,712 (including a $90,000 Jackpot).

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* July 1984: Barry Jones ([[NamesTheSame not (not the politician from Victoria]], Victoria, this particular Barry Jones is from Western Australia) wins $213,712 (including a $90,000 Jackpot).
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* 8 July 1997: John Patterson wins the Lot with a score of $100, leaving with $282,647 (including a Jackpot of $126,000).
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* Any time someone wins big from Instant Cash; the highest it ever got was $16,000.

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* Any time someone wins big from Instant Cash; the highest it ever got on the US version was $16,000.
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* 1992 (date to be checked): Jeff Safey wins a car on his final night, giving him a total of $40,209. On his last night, he initially finished $11 short of winning the lot; after the consolation prize announcement, an incorrect judging on a question was reversed, meaning he was [[CruelTwistEnding just $1 short of winning all prizes]]. A "shattered" Jeff decided to take the car.
** Jeff later appeared on a Trans-Tasman tournament episode (incidentally, the unannounced last episode of the New Zealand version of ''Sale'', beating his opponent by $1.
** He also appeared on the Australian ''Temptation'' revival, [[ThirdTimesTheCharm winning over $350,000 in cash and prizes]].

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* 1992 (date to be checked): Jeff Safey wins a car on his final night, giving him a total of $40,209. On his last night, he initially finished $11 short of winning the lot; after the consolation prize announcement, an incorrect judging on a question was reversed, meaning he was [[CruelTwistEnding just $1 short of winning all prizes]].prizes]]; essentially, all he had to do was win the next game to win the lot. A "shattered" Jeff decided to take the car.
** Jeff later appeared on a Trans-Tasman tournament episode (incidentally, the unannounced last episode of the New Zealand version of ''Sale'', ''Sale''), beating his opponent by $1.
** He also appeared on the Australian ''Temptation'' revival, [[ThirdTimesTheCharm winning over $350,000 in cash and prizes]].$350,000]].
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* Any time during the Winner's Big Money Game era where the champion falls behind ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyJ5lK-C8Zo either by passing]] or [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYC6IMXduhE getting a puzzle wrong]]) only to make a major comeback and win.

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* Any time during the Winner's Big Money Game era where the champion falls behind in the bonus game ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyJ5lK-C8Zo either by passing]] or [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYC6IMXduhE getting a puzzle wrong]]) only to make a major comeback and win.
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* 1992 (date to be checked): Jeff Safey wins a car on his final night, giving him a total of $40,209. On his last night, he initially finished $11 short of winning the lot; after the [[Consolation Prize]] announcement, an incorrect judging on a question was reversed, meaning he was [[CruelTwistEnding just $1 short of winning all prizes]]. A "shattered" Jeff decided to take the car.
** Jeff later appeared on a Trans-Tasman tournament episode (incidentally, the [[Cancellation unannounced last episode of the New Zealand version of ''Sale'']), beating his opponent by $1.

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* 1992 (date to be checked): Jeff Safey wins a car on his final night, giving him a total of $40,209. On his last night, he initially finished $11 short of winning the lot; after the [[Consolation Prize]] consolation prize announcement, an incorrect judging on a question was reversed, meaning he was [[CruelTwistEnding just $1 short of winning all prizes]]. A "shattered" Jeff decided to take the car.
** Jeff later appeared on a Trans-Tasman tournament episode (incidentally, the [[Cancellation unannounced last episode of the New Zealand version of ''Sale'']), ''Sale'', beating his opponent by $1.

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