A Wheel of Fortune contestant revealed comfortable reminiscences of household meals at Olive Backyard after profitable a visit to Italy on the sport present. However, sadly, she didn’t win the Bonus Spherical after a troublesome puzzle and misplaced out on an extra $40,000.
Grace Hamilton, from Westcliffe, Colorado, performed towards Derek Houk, from Spokane Valley, Washington, and Takesha Butler, from Columbia, South Carolina, on Monday, April 14.
Butler, an lively Air Drive member, solved the primary toss-up, incomes $2,000. Hamilton, a actuality TV lover, solved the second, additionally incomes $2,000. Hamilton additionally solved the primary puzzle — “Merely Good” — and had a complete of $4,250 in her financial institution, taking the lead. Houk, a golfer, lastly bought on the board when he solved the crossword puzzle, transferring to second place.
For the prize puzzle, Hamilton solved half of it earlier than touchdown on Bankrupt. Butler additionally spun Bankrupt. Houk solved all however two letters when he landed on Lose a Flip. Hamilton solved “Seek for the Finest Gelato” and gained a visit to Italy. This introduced her complete to $13,850.
Hamilton solved two of the three Triple Toss-Ups, including $4,000 to her complete. Butler solved considered one of them. Houk solved the ultimate puzzle, “The Movement of the Ocean,” including $4,500 to his financial institution, for a complete of $7,900. Butler left with $3,000. Hamilton was the evening’s huge winner with $17,850 and a visit to Italy. She superior to the Bonus Spherical, the place she picked the class “Factor.”
Within the Bonus Spherical, Hamilton introduced her mother and her “homie” boss to cheer her on. After Wheel gave her “R,S,T,L,N, and E,” she picked “C,H,M, and A.” Her puzzle then seemed like “_ _ _LTE_ _A_R_C.”
Hamilton mentioned, “Filter,” however then didn’t guess the rest because the clock counted down. The puzzle was “Quilted Material.” Host Ryan Seacrest instructed her that she misplaced out on an extra $40,000.
After the present, Hamilton was interviewed by social correspondent Maggie Sajak. “You’re an adventerous particular person. You’re going to be taking a visit to Italy quickly,” she mentioned.
“I’ve needed to go to Italy my entire life,” Hamilton revealed. “We grew up having meals round Christmas at Olive Backyard and ever since then, I’ve needed to go there.”
“The countless breadsticks in Italy are even higher,” Sajak mentioned.
Hamilton additionally admitted that she was so nervous and didn’t anticipate to do pretty much as good as she did.
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