She set a record! Wheel of Fortune contestant Christina Derevjanik, of Stamford, Connecticut, became the first contestant to win $1 million since Ryan Seacrest started hosting the game show in 2024.

Derevjanik became Wheel of Fortune‘s biggest ever winner after landing a jackpot prize of $1,035,155 on the Tuesday, September 30, episode of the show. She is now only the fourth person in Wheel‘s history to win the $1 million prize during the Bonus Round, after landing on the wedge during the game.

The $1 million wedge was incorporated into the game show in 2008 at the beginning of Season 26. The top prize of $100,000 is replaced with $1 million if a contestant lands on the wedge, solves the puzzle, and never hits a Bankrupt after landing on it.

Over the course of the show, Derevjanik

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