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* November 23, 2018: ____NG A GL_T__ (FIXING A GLITCH).



* October 10, 2021 (''Celebrity Wheel of Fortune''): A ___L __ _R__T (A BOWL OF FRUIT). Solved by Creator/AmberRiley, who also won the other half's Bonus Round. Opponent Creator/DonnyOsmond's jaw dropped.

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* October 10, 2021 (''Celebrity Wheel of Fortune''): Wheel''): A ___L __ _R__T (A BOWL OF FRUIT). Solved by Creator/AmberRiley, who also won the other half's Bonus Round. Opponent Creator/DonnyOsmond's jaw dropped.



* October 9, 2022 (''Celebrity Wheel of Fortune''): __NDER_NG ___ (WONDERING WHY). Solved by Creator/ThomasLennon for $100,000.

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* October 9, 2022 (''Celebrity Wheel of Fortune''): Wheel''): __NDER_NG ___ (WONDERING WHY). Solved by Creator/ThomasLennon for $100,000.
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** Round 3: After landing on the $5,000 space 3 times in a row, Leigh completes the front-game sweep with ''$44,300'', a one-round record that ''still stands today'' in terms of money earned from a contestant's own spins[[note]]The overall one-round record is $54,000, but that was achieved thanks to a $6,000 Final Spin.[[/note]]. She becomes the third-known person on the nighttime run to win two cars in one round, adding two more Buicks to her take (a Skyhawk Coupe & a Century Limited Coupe), along with a fur coat, bedroom set, a bookcase, a diamond necklace, and a trip to Rio de Janerio. All told, $59,013.[[note]]Sadly, Leigh couldn't win a $17,400 ring in the bonus round, which would've made her the then-biggest winner in ''Wheel'' history with $76,413.[[/note]]

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** Round 3: After landing on the $5,000 space 3 times in a row, Leigh completes the front-game sweep with ''$44,300'', a one-round record that ''still stands today'' in terms of money earned from a contestant's own spins[[note]]The overall one-round record is $54,000, but that was achieved thanks to a $6,000 Final Spin.[[/note]]. She becomes the third-known person on the nighttime run to win two cars in one round, adding two more Buicks to her take (a Skyhawk Coupe & a Century Limited Coupe), along with a fur coat, bedroom set, a bookcase, a diamond necklace, and a trip to Rio de Janerio.Janerio[[note]]Plus $234 in gift certificates.[[/note]]. All told, $59,013.[[note]]Sadly, Leigh couldn't win a $17,400 ring in the bonus round, which would've made her the then-biggest winner in ''Wheel'' history with $76,413.[[/note]]
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* October 10, 2021 (''Celebrity Wheel of Fortune''): A ___L __ _R__T (A BOWL OF FRUIT). Solved by Creator/AmberRiley, who also won the other half's Bonus Round. Opponent Creator/DonnyOsmond's jaw dropped. Riley remains the only celebrity to date to win two Bonus Rounds.

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* October 10, 2021 (''Celebrity Wheel of Fortune''): A ___L __ _R__T (A BOWL OF FRUIT). Solved by Creator/AmberRiley, who also won the other half's Bonus Round. Opponent Creator/DonnyOsmond's jaw dropped. Riley remains the only celebrity to date to win two Bonus Rounds.

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* October 9, 2022 (''Celebrity Wheel of Fortune''): The only double-win episode of Season 3, both Bonus Rounds were $100,000 wins.

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* October 9, 2022 (''Celebrity Wheel of Fortune''): Wheel''): The only double-win episode of Season 3, both Bonus Rounds were $100,000 wins.wins.
* September 27, 2023 (''Celebrity Wheel''): Creator/BrendanHunt steamrolls the competition during both halves and wins the $100,000 ''twice!'' His final total? $328,200, blowing the previous non-million celebrity record out of the water.
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* September 26, 2023: A Toss-Up of ___A____N ___ ____ (HIMALAYAN SEA SALT). The second of a Triple Toss-Up, but not nearly as predictable as usual given the esoteric answer (the first was FRESH GROUND PEPPER, for the record).

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* October 9, 2022 (''Celebrity Wheel of Fortune''): __NDER_NG ___ (WONDERING WHY). Solved by Creator/ThomasLennon for $100,000.



* October 9, 2022 (''Celebrity Wheel of Fortune''): The first aired double-win episode of Season 3, both Bonus Rounds were $100,000 wins.

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* October 9, 2022 (''Celebrity Wheel of Fortune''): The first aired only double-win episode of Season 3, both Bonus Rounds were $100,000 wins.
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** Round 3: After landing on the $5,000 space 3 times in a row, Leigh completes the front-game sweep with ''$44,300'', a one-round record for the shopping era. She becomes the third-known person on the nighttime run to win two cars in one round, adding two more Buicks to her take (a Skyhawk Coupe & a Century Limited Coupe), along with a fur coat, bedroom set, a bookcase, a diamond necklace, and a trip to Rio de Janerio. All told, $59,013.[[note]]Sadly, Leigh couldn't win a $17,400 ring in the bonus round, which would've made her the then-biggest winner in ''Wheel'' history with $76,413.[[/note]]

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** Round 3: After landing on the $5,000 space 3 times in a row, Leigh completes the front-game sweep with ''$44,300'', a one-round record for the shopping era.that ''still stands today'' in terms of money earned from a contestant's own spins[[note]]The overall one-round record is $54,000, but that was achieved thanks to a $6,000 Final Spin.[[/note]]. She becomes the third-known person on the nighttime run to win two cars in one round, adding two more Buicks to her take (a Skyhawk Coupe & a Century Limited Coupe), along with a fur coat, bedroom set, a bookcase, a diamond necklace, and a trip to Rio de Janerio. All told, $59,013.[[note]]Sadly, Leigh couldn't win a $17,400 ring in the bonus round, which would've made her the then-biggest winner in ''Wheel'' history with $76,413.[[/note]]
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* Circa January 1985 (nighttime): D__ T_ ______ST_N__S ____ND ___ __NT___ (DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND OUR CONTROL). Solved for $27,500, in which the contestant, Renita, spent the entire lot on a full-sized Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale Brougham sedan and an Oldsmobile (Cutlass) Calais Supreme coupe (with a $6 gift certificate), one of at least two occasions somebody bought both of the cars offered. She went on to win $11,000 earrings in the bonus round, for a total of $41,050.

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* Circa January 1985 (nighttime): D__ T_ ______ST_N__S ____ND ___ __NT___ (DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND OUR CONTROL). Solved for $27,500, in which the contestant, Renita, spent the entire lot on a full-sized Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale Brougham sedan and an Oldsmobile (Cutlass) Calais Supreme coupe (with a $6 gift certificate), one of at least two three occasions somebody bought both of the cars offered. She went on to win $11,000 earrings in the bonus round, for a total of $41,050.



* January 1985: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCvu7dKL0qk The other time on the syndicated run a player bought two cars.]]

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* January 1985: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCvu7dKL0qk The other second time on the syndicated run a player bought two cars.]]

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* November 1986: The all-time syndicated regular round winner during the shopping era was a woman who solved AN AMERICAN SUCCESS STORY for $44,300. (That's nearly $20,000 less than what Terry, the contestant who was unable to cash in with $62,400 on the infamous "THE THRILL OF VICTORY AND THE AGONY OF DEFEAT" episode.) By comparison, the top single-round winners on the daytime show seldom topped $10,000.
** What makes this even more awesome is the fact that the contestant won ''three'' cars that night! The first one was a special prize in Round 2 and the other two were purchased from the aforementioned round.

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* November 1986: The all-time syndicated regular March 31, 1987: Let's break down the day Leigh Sampson had.
** Round 1: She wins the
round winner during with $1,350, picking up a VCR & his/hers watches.
** Round 2: She wins the round with a mere $150, which is bumped to the minimum $200 giving her a set of duck decoys (a pair of wooden ducks). She also wins the Round 2 prize... a ''Buick Skyhawk Hatchback''. So far, she has $14,713.
** Round 3: After landing on the $5,000 space 3 times in a row, Leigh completes the front-game sweep with ''$44,300'', a one-round record for
the shopping era was a woman who solved AN AMERICAN SUCCESS STORY for $44,300. (That's nearly $20,000 less than what Terry, era. She becomes the contestant who was unable to cash in with $62,400 third-known person on the infamous "THE THRILL OF VICTORY AND THE AGONY OF DEFEAT" episode.) By comparison, the top single-round winners on the daytime show seldom topped $10,000.
** What makes this even
nighttime run to win two cars in one round, adding two more awesome is Buicks to her take (a Skyhawk Coupe & a Century Limited Coupe), along with a fur coat, bedroom set, a bookcase, a diamond necklace, and a trip to Rio de Janerio. All told, $59,013.[[note]]Sadly, Leigh couldn't win a $17,400 ring in the fact that bonus round, which would've made her the contestant won ''three'' cars that night! The first one was a special prize then-biggest winner in Round 2 and the other two were purchased from the aforementioned round.''Wheel'' history with $76,413.[[/note]]

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew_YfZkm7Go This contestant]] managed to guess "FISHERMAN'S WHARF", with only an "s" present. And during a "toss-up"!
-->'''Pat:''' "Do you have a cab outside with the meter running?"

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew_YfZkm7Go This contestant]] managed to guess "FISHERMAN'S WHARF", with only January 16, 2017: A Toss-Up of _________'S _____ (FISHERMAN'S WHARF). After the contestant solved, an "s" present. And during a "toss-up"!
-->'''Pat:'''
astonished Pat quipped, "Do you have a cab outside with the meter running?"

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* October 10, 2021 (''Celebrity Wheel of Fortune''): A ___L __ _R__T (A BOWL OF FRUIT). Solved by Creator/AmberRiley, who also won the other half's Bonus Round. Her opponent Creator/DonnyOsmond's jaw dropped.

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* October 10, 2021 (''Celebrity Wheel of Fortune''): A ___L __ _R__T (A BOWL OF FRUIT). Solved by Creator/AmberRiley, who also won the other half's Bonus Round. Her opponent Opponent Creator/DonnyOsmond's jaw dropped.dropped. Riley remains the only celebrity to date to win two Bonus Rounds.


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* May 23, 2023: _ANC_ ___T___E (FANCY BOUTIQUE).
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* Spain, July 2016: Contestant Germán, thanks to several lucky spins that landed him on the €1000 wedge and the X2 wedge twice thereafter, [[https://www.antena3.com/programas/la-ruleta-de-la-suerte/noticias/german-se-lleva-17225-euros-gracias-al-panel-del-amor_2016071457877e836584a86fb36b187b.html wins a total of €16,550 in a single round]] after coming dangerously close to hitting Quiebra (Bankrupt) three times. Special shows notwithstanding, his final total of €17,225 is still the one-day record in Spain.
** Germán's win is even more impressive when you take into account that, until the Quiebra/€1000/Quiebra wedge comes into play in Round 4, the top money value on the wheel is just €200. As if that wasn't enough, he actually missolved earlier in the round without a Comodin (Free Spin) on hand, so control had to get back around to him before he could try again.
* Spain, [[https://www.antena3.com/programas/la-ruleta-de-la-suerte/noticias/dani-protagoniza-momentos-mas-increibles-emocionantes_201910185da97dfd0cf2e8e7ead3cfac.html October 2019]]: Dani hits the €1000 and finds SEVEN S's for a total of €7000, but missolves immediately afterwards. In an incredible stroke of luck, the turn manages to come back around to him with a few more letters on the board, and THIS time he's able to solve for his seven grand.

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* Spain, July 2016: Contestant Germán, thanks to several lucky spins that landed him on the €1000 €1,000 wedge and the X2 ×2 wedge twice thereafter, [[https://www.antena3.com/programas/la-ruleta-de-la-suerte/noticias/german-se-lleva-17225-euros-gracias-al-panel-del-amor_2016071457877e836584a86fb36b187b.html wins a total of €16,550 in a single round]] after coming dangerously close to hitting Quiebra (Bankrupt) three times. Special shows notwithstanding, his final total of €17,225 is still the one-day record in Spain.
** Germán's win is even more impressive when you take into account that, until the Quiebra/€1000/Quiebra Quiebra/€1,000/Quiebra wedge comes into play in Round 4, the top money value on the wheel is just €200. As if that wasn't enough, he actually missolved earlier in the round without a Comodin (Free Spin) on hand, so control had to get back around to him before he could try again.
* Spain, [[https://www.antena3.com/programas/la-ruleta-de-la-suerte/noticias/dani-protagoniza-momentos-mas-increibles-emocionantes_201910185da97dfd0cf2e8e7ead3cfac.html October 2019]]: Dani hits the €1000 €1,000 and finds SEVEN S's for a total of €7000, €7,000, but missolves immediately afterwards. In an incredible stroke of luck, the turn manages to come back around to him with a few more letters on the board, and THIS time he's able to solve for his seven grand.
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* March 16, 2023: A Toss-Up of T__ _____X ([[Film/TheMatrix THE MATRIX]]). This was the first of a Triple Toss-Up.
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* The 2022 [[https://www.buzzerblog.com/2022/08/21/wheel-of-fortunes-getting-a-new-puzzle-board-that-uses-frickin-laser-beams/ revamp of the puzzle board to actually use]] FrickinLaserBeams just to keep track of Vanna's hands.

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* The 2022 [[https://www.buzzerblog.com/2022/08/21/wheel-of-fortunes-getting-a-new-puzzle-board-that-uses-frickin-laser-beams/ revamp of the puzzle board to actually use]] FrickinLaserBeams ''[[MundaneMadeAwesome just to keep track of Vanna's hands.hands]]''.
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* The 2022 [[https://www.buzzerblog.com/2022/08/21/wheel-of-fortunes-getting-a-new-puzzle-board-that-uses-frickin-laser-beams/ revamp of the puzzle board to actually use]] FrickinLaserBeams just to keep track of Vanna's hands.

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