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Wheel of Fortunereached a historic milestone on Tuesday night.
For the first time in the show’s history, which spans more than 40 years, two contestants won the $100,000 grand prize in the bonus round for consecutive nights in a row.
After claiming the prize, contestant Lisa Kramer walked away with total earnings of $116,700 on the show Monday night.
Then, on Tuesday night, contestant Mark Baer marked a milestone after winning the $100,000 grand prize. He had total earnings of $126,550.
The showtweetedabout the prizes calling them a “Wheel of Fortunefirst.”
“Whoa, did that just happen?! A Wheel of Fortune first! A second $100,000 winner in a row! 2 NIGHTS 2 HUGE WINS!” read a tweet from the show.
“It’s never happened. And wouldn’t you know it, I just sold all my confetti stock … There’s always something new around here, isn’t there? That’s incredible,” saidWheel of FortunehostPat Sajakafter learning about Baer’s big win on the show.
On Twitter fans of the show expressed their excitement.
One fanwrote: “For the first time in Wheel of Fortune we got ourselves back to back $100,000 winners this week guys!! This is just great y’all. #WheelOfFortune.”
Another fantweeted, “Wheel of Fortunejust gave out $100k two days in a row, get ready for some crazy words the next few days or else they’re gonna run out of money.”
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The show also recently celebrated another major milestone. In December, Sajak, 75, celebrated his 40th anniversary as host ofWheel of Fortune. He started hosting the show in 1981.
The game show host marked his40th-anniversaryhostingWheel of Fortuneon Twitter and noted how much has changed since he began the gig in the 1980s.
source: people.com
