STAMFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — A woman from Connecticut became the biggest winner in "Wheel of Fortune" history after earning a whopping $1,035,115 on the show.
Christina Derevjanik was already on a winning streak in Tuesday night's episode, having collected $35,115 in cash and prizes (including trips to Montana and Tokyo) as well as the wheel's million-dollar wedge during the show's earlier puzzles.
When she made it to the bonus round, Derevjanik admitted — in front of her boss, who was in the studio audience — that she "may be putting in my two weeks" if she ended up winning the grand prize. She chose the category "Living Things," and correctly solved the puzzle as soon as the clock started ticking. (The answer was "PACK OF COTOYES.")
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