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* February 3, 2005: Teen Best Friends Week duo Taylor and Vlada win $100,000 during a taping in Philadelphia. As a memento for the girls, Pat and Vanna sign the envelope.
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* November 4, 2022: H_S __N ___E (HIS MAN CAVE).
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* May 1996: Ten years after losing $50,000 on ''[[Series/{{Password}} Super Password]]'', Carl Mueller redeems himself in a huge way. He retires undefeated and wins $84,455, including a Ford Mustang.
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* 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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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqIE2-FUpKg November 5, 2010]]: _'__ ___ _ ____ ___L___ _____ ____ (I'VE GOT A GOOD FEELING ABOUT THIS), a Prize Puzzle. Yes, that's ''one'' letter out of '''twenty-seven''' [[note]] [[ThisCannotBe A feat Patrick and the rest of the audience previously thought was]] ''[[BeyondTheImpossible statistically impossible]] (with a one in 1.6x10^37 chance of getting the right answer)'' with the only thing harder than that would be to perfectly solve a puzzle with no letters [[/note]]. Pat was dumbstruck for several moments, and the contestant (Caitlin Burke) appeared on several talk shows after her big solve.

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqIE2-FUpKg November 5, 2010]]: _'__ ___ _ ____ ___L___ _____ ____ (I'VE GOT A GOOD FEELING ABOUT THIS), a Prize Puzzle. Yes, that's ''one'' letter out of '''twenty-seven''' [[note]] [[ThisCannotBe A feat Patrick and the rest of the audience previously thought was]] ''[[BeyondTheImpossible statistically impossible]] impossible (with a one in 1.6x10^37 642x10^37 chance of getting the right answer)'' answer)]]'' with the only thing harder than that would be to perfectly solve a puzzle with no letters [[/note]]. Pat was dumbstruck for several moments, and the contestant (Caitlin Burke) appeared on several talk shows after her big solve.
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqIE2-FUpKg November 5, 2010]]: _'__ ___ _ ____ ___L___ _____ ____ (I'VE GOT A GOOD FEELING ABOUT THIS), a Prize Puzzle. Yes, that's ''one'' letter out of '''twenty-seven''' [[note]] [[ThisCannotBe A feat Patrick and the rest of the audience previously thought was]] ''[[BeyondTheImpossible statistically impossible]]'' with the only thing harder than that would be to perfectly solve a puzzle with no letters [[/note]]. Pat was dumbstruck for several moments, and the contestant (Caitlin Burke) appeared on several talk shows after her big solve.

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqIE2-FUpKg November 5, 2010]]: _'__ ___ _ ____ ___L___ _____ ____ (I'VE GOT A GOOD FEELING ABOUT THIS), a Prize Puzzle. Yes, that's ''one'' letter out of '''twenty-seven''' [[note]] [[ThisCannotBe A feat Patrick and the rest of the audience previously thought was]] ''[[BeyondTheImpossible statistically impossible]]'' impossible]] (with a one in 1.6x10^37 chance of getting the right answer)'' with the only thing harder than that would be to perfectly solve a puzzle with no letters [[/note]]. Pat was dumbstruck for several moments, and the contestant (Caitlin Burke) appeared on several talk shows after her big solve.
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqIE2-FUpKg November 5, 2010]]: _'__ ___ _ ____ ___L___ _____ ____ (I'VE GOT A GOOD FEELING ABOUT THIS), a Prize Puzzle. Yes, that's ''one'' letter out of '''twenty-seven''' [[note]] [[ThisCantBe A feat Patrick and the rest of the audience previously thought was]] ''[[BeyondTheImpossible statistically impossible]]'' with the only thing harder than that would be to perfectly solve a puzzle with no letters [[/note]]. Pat was dumbstruck for several moments, and the contestant (Caitlin Burke) appeared on several talk shows after her big solve.

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqIE2-FUpKg November 5, 2010]]: _'__ ___ _ ____ ___L___ _____ ____ (I'VE GOT A GOOD FEELING ABOUT THIS), a Prize Puzzle. Yes, that's ''one'' letter out of '''twenty-seven''' [[note]] [[ThisCantBe [[ThisCannotBe A feat Patrick and the rest of the audience previously thought was]] ''[[BeyondTheImpossible statistically impossible]]'' with the only thing harder than that would be to perfectly solve a puzzle with no letters [[/note]]. Pat was dumbstruck for several moments, and the contestant (Caitlin Burke) appeared on several talk shows after her big solve.
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqIE2-FUpKg November 5, 2010]]: _'__ ___ _ ____ ___L___ _____ ____ (I'VE GOT A GOOD FEELING ABOUT THIS), a Prize Puzzle. Yes, that's ''one'' letter out of '''twenty-seven'''. Pat was dumbstruck for several moments, and the contestant (Caitlin Burke) appeared on several talk shows after her big solve.

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqIE2-FUpKg November 5, 2010]]: _'__ ___ _ ____ ___L___ _____ ____ (I'VE GOT A GOOD FEELING ABOUT THIS), a Prize Puzzle. Yes, that's ''one'' letter out of '''twenty-seven'''.'''twenty-seven''' [[note]] [[ThisCantBe A feat Patrick and the rest of the audience previously thought was]] ''[[BeyondTheImpossible statistically impossible]]'' with the only thing harder than that would be to perfectly solve a puzzle with no letters [[/note]]. Pat was dumbstruck for several moments, and the contestant (Caitlin Burke) appeared on several talk shows after her big solve.
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* May 3, 2022: A Toss-Up of ________ D. _______L_ ([[UsefulNotes/FranklinDRoosevelt FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT]]). Like the November 2021 example, this was the first of the Triple Toss-Ups, before the theme was known.
* May 4, 2022: A Speed-Up of _T______ __T_ ___ ______ (ATLANTIC CITY NEW JERSEY). Notably, this was the Final Spin round, but the money earned in this round put the contest at a close second place, behind by less than $1000. He may have won if he let the other contestants guess, then state a letter and then solve.

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* May 3, 2022: A Toss-Up of ________ D. _______L_ ([[UsefulNotes/FranklinDRoosevelt FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT]]). Like the November 2021 example, this was the first of the Triple Toss-Ups, before the theme was known.
known. Made a bit easier by knowing that the theme is "Big Money" and puzzles of the names of people on money are common during this theme.
* May 4, 2022: A Speed-Up of _T______ __T_ ___ ______ (ATLANTIC CITY NEW JERSEY). Notably, this was the Final Spin round, but the money earned in this round put the contest at a close second place, behind by less than $1000.$1,000. He may have won if he let the other contestants guess, then state a letter and then solve.
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* May 4, 2022: A Speed-Up of _T______ __T_ ___ ______ (ATLANTIC CITY NEW JERSEY). Notably, this was the Final Spin round, but the money earned in this round put the contest at a close second place, behind by less than $1000. He may have won if he let the other contestants guess, then state a letter and then solve.
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May 3, 2022: A Toss-Up of ________ D. _______L_ ([[UsefulNotes/FranklinDRoosevelt FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT]]). Like the November 2021 example, this was the first of the Triple Toss-Ups, before the theme was known.

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* May 3, 2022: A Toss-Up of ________ D. _______L_ ([[UsefulNotes/FranklinDRoosevelt FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT]]). Like the November 2021 example, this was the first of the Triple Toss-Ups, before the theme was known.
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May 3, 2022: A Toss-Up of ________ D. _______L_ ([[UsefulNotes/FranklinDRoosevelt FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT]]). Like the November 2021 example, this was the first of the Triple Toss-Ups, before the theme was known.
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* February 16, 2022: _____RDS (JAYBIRDS).
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* February 7-8, 2022: For the first time, the show has $100,000 winners on back-to-back episodes.

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* February 7-8, 7-9, 2022: For the first time, the show has Three consecutive episodes with $100,000 winners on back-to-back episodes.winners.
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* February 7-8, 2022: For the first time, the show has $100,000 winners on back-to-back episodes.
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* January 3, 2020: F_N_NC__L ____ (FINANCIAL WHIZ).
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* October 17, 2021 (''Celebrity Wheel of Fortune''): Creator/MelissaJoanHart becomes the franchise's fourth million dollar winner, and the first in seven years, while playing for Youth Villages. She wins them a total of $1,039,800 from both games.

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* October 17, 2021 (''Celebrity Wheel of Fortune''): Creator/MelissaJoanHart becomes the franchise's fourth million dollar winner, and the first in seven years, while playing for Youth Villages. She wins them a total of $1,039,800 from both games. Even better, this was the first taped episode of Season 2 (but the fourth aired).

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* February 25, 2015: DON'T ___ _O_ __ ____NT_N_ (DON'T CRY FOR ME ARGENTINA)

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* February 25, 2015: DON'T ___ _O_ __ ____NT_N_ (DON'T CRY FOR ME ARGENTINA)ARGENTINA). After solving, the contestant stated that she remembered the puzzle from a previous episode.


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* April 28, 2015: __SP O_ ___R (WISP OF HAIR).
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* November 22, 2021: A Toss-Up of ___P_ ________! (HAPPY BIRTHDAY!). This was part of a Triple Toss-Up, but it was the ''first'' puzzle, meaning the theme was not yet known. The second puzzle, __P__ __________Y! (HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!), could also count.

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* November 22, 2021: A Toss-Up of ___P_ ________! _______Y! (HAPPY BIRTHDAY!). This was part of a Triple Toss-Up, but it was the ''first'' puzzle, meaning the theme was not yet known. The second puzzle, __P__ __________Y! (HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!), could also count.
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* November 22, 2021: A Toss-Up of ___P_ ________! (HAPPY BIRTHDAY!). This was part of a Triple Toss-Up, but it was the ''first'' puzzle, meaning the theme was not yet known. The second puzzle, __P__ __________Y! (HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!), could also count.
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* September 28, 2017: Contestant Mike solves PIZZA PARLOR right on the buzzer. The judges had to step in to investigate... [[spoiler: and declared him a winner of $35,000.]]

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* September 28, 2017: Contestant Mike solves PIZZA PARLOR right on the buzzer. The judges had to step in to investigate... [[spoiler: and declared him a winner of $35,000.]]



* January 21, 2011: A contestant lands on a Mystery Wedge and decides not to flip it over, lest she risk the Caribbean trip she got earlier in the round. Later, she lands on the other Mystery Wedge...and decides this time that she ''will'' risk both $2,800 and the trip for a chance at $10,000 extra. [[spoiler:She gets the $10,000 and then hits $3,500 on her next spin, eventually solving the puzzle for $17,000 combined.]] That took ''balls''.

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* January 21, 2011: A contestant lands on a Mystery Wedge and decides not to flip it over, lest she risk the Caribbean trip she got earlier in the round. Later, she lands on the other Mystery Wedge...and decides this time that she ''will'' risk both $2,800 and the trip for a chance at $10,000 extra. [[spoiler:She She gets the $10,000 and then hits $3,500 on her next spin, eventually solving the puzzle for $17,000 combined.]] combined. That took ''balls''.
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* November 8, 2021: ____ING _ITH I_E_S (BUZZING WITH IDEAS).
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'''Contestant''': C... D... B...\\

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'''Contestant''': C... D... B...H...\\



'''Contestant''': MOMENT OF AWESOME.\\

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'''Contestant''': MOMENT OF AWESOME.\\AWESOME?\\

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** October 6 and 8, 1992: Contestant Dalet Brady managed to pull this off ''twice'', completely revealing ASH CAN on her first episode and ZOO on her third. The latter is particularly notable since RSTLNE gave her absolutely nothing to work with, yet she played a hunch (based on the category of Place) and called C-D-Z-O.

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** October 6 and 8, 1992: Contestant Dalet Brady managed to pull this off ''twice'', completely revealing ASH CAN on her first episode and ZOO on her third. The latter is particularly notable since RSTLNE gave her absolutely nothing to work with, yet she played a hunch (based on the category of Place) and called C-D-Z-O. Her son later appeared on the show in 2021 and mentioned her gutsy Z call.



* December 28, 2012: Exactly a week later, Cindy wins $42,000 in the Speed-Up, then $100,000 in the Bonus Round. Her end total of $147,000 puts her first among all non-million-dollar winners.

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* December 28, 2012: Exactly a week later, Cindy wins $42,000 in the Speed-Up, then $100,000 in the Bonus Round. Her end total of $147,000 puts put her first among all non-million-dollar winners.winners, a record that stood for eight years.



* April 27, 2021: During a special week, contestants have a chance to win a home in a Margaritaville property through the BonusRound. Contestant Laura manages to do just that, solving I CAUGHT A GLIMPSE for a brand-new home valued at $375,000.

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* April 27, 2021: During a special week, contestants have a chance to win a home in a Margaritaville property through the BonusRound. Contestant Laura manages to do just that, solving I CAUGHT A GLIMPSE for a brand-new home valued at $375,000. Even better, although the show had a special Home wedge that would add a second home envelope to the Bonus Wheel, Laura didn't need it, landing on the single envelope that was in there by default.


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* October 17, 2021 (''Celebrity Wheel of Fortune''): Creator/MelissaJoanHart becomes the franchise's fourth million dollar winner, and the first in seven years, while playing for Youth Villages. She wins them a total of $1,039,800 from both games.

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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 first 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 first other half's Bonus Round. Her opponent Creator/DonnyOsmond's jaw dropped.dropped.
* October 11, 2021: _L____N_ __T (FLIPPING OUT). Solved just ahead of the buzzer following unfitting guesses of "SLEEPING OUT" and "SLEEPING COT".
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* September 26, 2021 (''Celebrity Wheel of Fortune''): ___'_E _____ _EED _ ____ER ____ (YOU'RE GONNA NEED A BIGGER BOAT). Solved by Creator/JasonAlexander.


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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 first half's Bonus Round. Her opponent Creator/DonnyOsmond's jaw dropped.
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*** The S (attempted) call was potentially to have covered off the possibility of [[Film/TheAdventuresOfPriscillaQueenOfTheDesert QUEEN OF THE DESERT]] as an alternate solution.
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* September 12, 1996: The current champion hands in the Double Play token (only used for that season) and lands on $1,000, the second-highest possible value in that round. She calls two R's, which net her $4,000. The icing on the cake? The doubling causes her to win another game, as she narrowly beats the competition by $1,000 and change.

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* September 12, 1996: 1995: The current champion hands in the Double Play token (only used for that season) and lands on $1,000, the second-highest possible value in that round. She calls two R's, which net her $4,000. The icing on the cake? The doubling causes her to win another game, as she narrowly beats the competition by $1,000 and change.

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* February 8, 1996: A team hands in the Double Play token (only used for that season) and hits the $10,000 prize, which is one-third the width of normal wedges. Normally, the token didn't have any effect on prize wedges, only dollar amounts. However, it ''did'' apply for the $10,000 despite being a prize. It would be worth $20,000 if won, which it was. They returned the next day for Friday Finals, used the token again, and hit $1,500 for $3,000 per letter. The team went on to become the biggest winners in ''Wheel'' history with $146,529, a record that stood until the first million-dollar winner 12 years later.

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* February 8, September 12, 1996: A team The current champion hands in the Double Play token (only used for that season) and lands on $1,000, the second-highest possible value in that round. She calls two R's, which net her $4,000. The icing on the cake? The doubling causes her to win another game, as she narrowly beats the competition by $1,000 and change.
* February 8, 1996: A team hands in Double Play
and hits the $10,000 prize, which is one-third the width of normal wedges. Normally, the token didn't have any effect on prize wedges, only dollar amounts. However, it ''did'' apply for the $10,000 despite being a prize. It would be worth $20,000 if won, which it was. They returned the next day for Friday Finals, used the token again, and hit $1,500 for $3,000 per letter. The team went on to become the biggest winners in ''Wheel'' history with $146,529, a record that stood until the first million-dollar winner 12 years later.
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAwUxG2MdbY November 5, 2010]]: _'__ ___ _ ____ ___L___ _____ ____ (I'VE GOT A GOOD FEELING ABOUT THIS), a Prize Puzzle. Yes, that's ''one'' letter out of '''twenty-seven'''. Pat was dumbstruck for several moments, and the contestant (Caitlin Burke) appeared on several talk shows after her big solve.

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAwUxG2MdbY com/watch?v=QqIE2-FUpKg November 5, 2010]]: _'__ ___ _ ____ ___L___ _____ ____ (I'VE GOT A GOOD FEELING ABOUT THIS), a Prize Puzzle. Yes, that's ''one'' letter out of '''twenty-seven'''. Pat was dumbstruck for several moments, and the contestant (Caitlin Burke) appeared on several talk shows after her big solve.

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