One fortunate Wheel of Fortune contestant had an enormous spin and an enormous win on Monday’s (December 23) episode of the long-running sport present.
Thomas Russo from Scarsdale, New York, proved to be a pressure to be reckoned with as he took on the enduring wheel. Russo, a New York Mets and New York Jets fan who goals of visiting Mount Rushmore in South Dakota, confronted off in opposition to Brenda Sweetser from Oak Garden, Illinois, and Cobina Gibson from Chicago, Illinois.
Issues began off regular for Russo earlier than he picked up his sport within the Specific Spherical, rising his winnings to $11,700 and bagging himself a visit to the Caribbean island of Bonaire. He continued to dominate within the Triple Toss Up, in the end ending on $17,100 and advancing to the Bonus Spherical.
After choosing the “What Are You Doing?” class and introducing his mother, Diane, and aunt Carol, Russo was requested by host Ryan Seacrest to present the prize wheel a “massive spin.” Russo delivered such a robust spin that the wheel saved on spinning, leaving Seacrest misplaced for phrases.
“An excellent spin!” the host awkwardly mentioned because the wheel lastly slowed down after what appeared an eternity.
Turning to the puzzle board, Russo studied the blanked-out phrase earlier than deciding on the letters “H, G, C, and I” to go together with his already given letters of “R, S, T, L, N, and E.”
This left him with a three-word puzzle that learn: “_ _ _ I N G / T H _ N G S / H _ _ _ E N.”
It didn’t take lengthy for Russo to determine it out. As quickly because the ten-second timer began, he shouted, “Making Issues Occur!”
“You actually are,” Seacrest responded earlier than opening the prize envelope and revealing Russo received an additional $40,000. This gave the New York native a grand complete of $57,100 — as he exclaimed all through the present, that’s some “massive cash!”
Followers took to social media to reward Russo’s sport, with one YouTube commenter writing, “He positively did give it an enormous spin!”
“Approach to go, Thomas! You made issues occur for positive!” mentioned one other.
“Money cash moolah, regardless of the way you say it, you simply received $40,000!!!!! Congratulations, Thomas!” one other added.
One other wrote, “Thomas was an absolute beast tonight. Didn’t must suppose too arduous about his letter decisions or the puzzle. He had it nailed down proper from the beginning. Congratulations, Thomas! Get pleasure from the additional money!”
“Thomas made Christmas celebrations occur with $40,000! Merry Christmas!!!” mentioned one fan.
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