WoF 10/14/08: First Million Dollar Winner

I can't believe it happened that quickly either. :D

The $26,080 from the maingame was accumulated during Toss-Up 2, Round 1 (4 N's on 2500 space + prize puzzle: trip to Hawaii, about 18k total), and Round 2 ($5100 with major help from a couple of $800 spins).

Skeptics believing it was too easy - yes, a prize puzzle always helps, but it was only $5200: the N's in the 1st round vaulted her ahead, and when $10k was amassed in the second round by another player, she couldn't finish off "SKYLINE". $7000 from 2 S's on the $3500 space was washed away by a Bankrupt by another player as well. Granted she wasn't dominant late, and never had any close calls...but in the end, it comes down to this:

1/24 chance of landing on the $1mil slip in the Bonus Round. She barely made it to the W instead of the I, which could have just as well had 25k - that, no matter what you think the maingame has become, is ALL luck. She doesn't say A in the puzzle, she's doomed as well - CDMA is the most common, but we've seen CDMO and CDMI as well. And then other combos like PDHI/O would have gotten no help at all.

Michelle's reaction on WOF's Contestant Blog: http://www.wheeloffortune.com/contestantsandtickets/contestantdiaries/?id=160

Viewing party story: http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?se...ent&id=6451733


10/20 - Another $1mil bonus round occured tonight. The puzzle was not solved, but she landed on the exact same letter - the W in WIN - which held $30k. The million was behind the I in WIN. So 3 out of 4 times, the million has been two spaces or lower away.
11/17 - 30000+! Also, a near-$1mil win, sorta tonight, but it was still $100k!
2/16 - See brand-new video response.

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[disneydanny2]

i seem to recall reading soomewhere )perhaps on the Sony boards before they crashed) that the ending was changwed when it re-aired that following Saturday. if it did do you know if that was posted on Youtube?

[WayoshiM]

@disneydanny2 See the video response.

[Flipzsd2]

after taxes: $18.00

[LimitedUOwner]

Round house?

"S M U R F

H O U S E S"

:D I win

[stripes5150]

In the future, when this video is watched...People will be like...why they so excited? it's just a million dollars...

[718shark]

congratulations!!!!! after taxes you get 1 million pennies!!!!

[tommygunallday]

@tonyryuz No he didn't..

[tonyryuz]

1:58 he said ONE MMAHH... BAHHILLLLIIIOOONNN DOLLLARRS

[EARL131141]

How beautiful! I'm so glad a black woman won that much! Kudos to her! =)

[thehowlingcommando53]

2:16 Pat: "How did this happen?" Me: "You should know Pat, you rig the wheel."

[denelson83]

@race1717 It cut off the start. He said, "Some suspicious-looking character".

[ineedbry]

Of course ... Its in the Kitchen what do you Expect?

[coldplay1235]

of course the woman gets "Around The House"