Woman Beats Amazing Odds to Win $1 Million on Wheel of Fortune
Neetzan Zimmerman · 05/31/13 08:45AMA California woman beat increasingly impressive odds to take home an actual fortune on last night's episode of Wheel of Fortune.
A California woman beat increasingly impressive odds to take home an actual fortune on last night's episode of Wheel of Fortune.
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