Since its premiere in 1983,Wheel of Fortunehasbecome atelevisionstaple.
The one thing I love aboutWheel of Fortuneis that you never know whats coming next.
But a moment later, he found out that his answer was correct!
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He jokinglypatted down Emil to check for any hidden earphones.
As a longtimeWheel of Fortunefan, he haddeveloped an ability to recognize common word patternsand think under pressure.
I guess all those years of watching the show paid off well for him.
Julian confidently solved the puzzleMythological Hero Achilles.He got the whole thing right using the letters on the board.
But whats worse is that this wasnt Julians only mistake of the night.
8Tony Harrisons Second Chance
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Wheel of Fortunehas astrict one-time appearance policyfor all its contestants.
This means that everyone gets one shot at the game.
Whether they win or lose, they cant come back for a second chance.
However, Tony took toX(formerly known as Twitter) to offer an explanation.
And during his comeback, Tony didnt waste a single second.
He completelydominated the competitionand walked away with$93,831 in cash, prizes, and a trip to Barbados.
As Nura headed into the final speed round, her strategy left Pat and the audience baffled.
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He made sure to call Nura out for her bizarre guesses.
But Nura just shrugged it off and said that she guessed what she thought was right.
Now, thats what you call confidence.
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Her achievement came not too long after the show first introduced the now-coveted Million-Dollar Wedge.
Because she was overwhelmed with emotions, Michelleactually ran away from Pat,who looked at her in shock.
However, she quickly returned back to celebrate her unbelievable victory.
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Now, Brittanys performance in the game was pretty impressive.
The category was What Are You Doing.
After Brittany had made her guesses,the board had about 9 letters revealed.
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And when the 10-second timer started, Brittany hesitated before trying to guess the answer.
However,Ryan Seacrest sadly revealedthat Brittanysanswer came after the buzzer,which meant that it couldnt be counted.
However, I have to say that this has been one of the showsmost frustrating losses.
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Brent had already won a $20,700 prize along with a trip to St. Lucia.
After a few letters on the board were revealed, Brent guessedHot Large Topping,which was way off.
As the clock ticked, it looked like this chef was running out of luck.
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And when Ryanopened the prize card to reveal the $100,000 jackpot,Brent was over the moon.
Confetti rained down on the set as the chef celebrated with his parents.
And soon enough, he had revealed most of the phrase.
Slowly but surely, Nate managed to guess the phrase:Footprints in the Sand.
As Nate moved on to the next phrase, it was a little more difficult for him to tackle.
His luck worked out once again!
He was competing alongside college professorMadhavi Sethnaand patient care tech,Danielle Hollander.
As the three headed into the third toss-up of the night,Mike was on a winning streak.
First, he guessed the phraseSly as a Foxwith just three letters revealed.
And that immediately had his competition on edge.
This added another$3000 to Mikes $20 grandearnings.
Then, it was time for the final spin and the phrase was in the Event category.
Mike made yet another successful guess, but it looked like his opponents were catching up too.
Even Pat couldnt help but express how appropriate the whole thing was.
At the end of the day,Mike won $62,398.
His win wasnt just a lucky guess, it was also a masterclass in puzzle-solving instincts.
During the Final Spin round, Rufus managed to pull off one of themost mind-blowing solvesin the shows history.
But thats not what he did.
Say what you will, though, because this moment has gone down in TV history.
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