A Wheel of Fortune contestant, who’s a brand new navy mother, dominated the sport and received $73,000, together with a visit to Costa Rica. Her win got here earlier than she challenged host Ryan Seacrest to a plank-off.
Becky Lenski, from Yorkville, Illinois, confronted off in opposition to Yolande Johnson, from Montgomery, Alabama, and Josh Ficciotti, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on the Wednesday, April 16 episode. Lenski, shared that she has two sons — Van, who simply enlisted within the military, and Max, who’s a freshmen at Ole Miss.
Johnson, a baker who enjoys weekend getaways, solved the primary toss-up. Lenksi solved the second. The sport present contestants each earned $1,000. Johnson took the lead when she solved the primary puzzle. Nevertheless, she landed on Bankrupt on the following puzzle, giving up her lead. In a shocking flip of occasions, Ficciotti, a nerd memorabilia collector, solved the puzzle and took the lead with $4,100.
Ficciotti solved many of the prize puzzle till he landed on Bankrupt. After solely selecting two letters, Lenski solved “Strolling via a cloud forest” and received a visit to Costa Rica, taking the lead.
For the Triple Toss-Ups, Lenski solved two and Johnson solved one. Lenski additionally solved the ultimate puzzle — “From Rags to Riches” — and made her approach to the Bonus Spherical with a complete of $23,150. Johnson left with $5,000. Ficciotti took residence $4,100. Lenski selected “What are you doing?” for her closing class.
She introduced her sons alongside together with her and stated that Max was celebrating his 18th birthday. Seacrest wished him a cheerful birthday and requested Max if this was a superb current. He stated {that a} journey to Costa Rica was an ideal reward.
After Wheel gave Lenski “R,S,T,L,N, and E,” she selected, “D,M,C, and A.” Her puzzle then regarded like “MEM_R_ _ _N_ A _ _EM.” “Memorizing a poem!” Lenski shouted earlier than the time even hit one second. She jumped up and down and screamed.
Ryan Seacrest then confirmed her the envelope, which contained $50,000, making her grand complete $73,150.
“You knew it earlier than we even obtained to it,” he stated. “That was nice.”
Lenski spoke out about her time on the present on her Instagram. “My DREAM got here true and was a contestant on ✨️ Wheel OF Fortune!!!” she wrote.
“You may watch me Wednesday April sixteenth – 6:30 pm ABC channel 7 ( Chicago) . I grew up watching with my dad and mom, and continued that custom with my boys 🤩 The one factor that might’ve made today higher was if my dad and mom could possibly be there, however I do know they’ll be watching up in heaven ! 😇Positively a as soon as in a lifetime expertise ❤️❤️#wheeloffortune #abc7chicago @wheeloffortune.”
After her win, Lenski, who can be a health teacher, challenged Ryan Seacrest to a planking duel, the place he practically fell and burped.
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