Longtime 'Wheel of Fortune' Fan Surprises Mom On-Air With $50K Win

What a fun surprise! Longtime #WheelOfFortune fan Theodora won $50K on the show and today, along with the help of host Ryan Seacrest, we helped surprise Theodora's mom live on-air! Listen back to Theodora's mom's reaction here

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Theodora James, who is a longtime fan of Wheel of Fortune,
and she participated in our Fan Friday contest if you
talk about all the time on the show. She went
to wheel of Fortune dot com. Basically, we gave you
a word on the show, and you entered in the
site and you won fifty thousand dollars. So, first off, congratulations.

Speaker 2 (00:19):
Thank you, thank you.

Speaker 1 (00:21):
Where are you right now, New York?

Speaker 2 (00:24):
Yes?

Speaker 1 (00:25):
All right, So here's the fun part. She's won fifty grand.
Her mom doesn't know about it. Your mom's in Florida.
Her name is Barbara. I did my research, and we're
gonna call You're gonna call her and reveal it with
us while we listen in right.

Speaker 2 (00:39):
Yes, Hello, Hello, can you hear me? I got good
news for you. Okay, I'm ready, you ready? Uh huh.

(01:02):
I won fifty thousand dollars from the Wheel of Fortune
fiftieth anniversary giveaway. Oh my gosh.

Speaker 1 (01:13):
Barbara, it is Ryan Seacrest on the line listening to
this very good relationship you have with Theodora, your daughter,
which I admire and love. Listen, I gotta run, love
you guys, Theodora, Barbara, thank you so much for watching
Wheel of Fortune Theodora thank you for entering our Fan
Friday contest, and we just keep on doing it, keep
giving away money. Wheel Fortune Weeknights You Are On Air
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