1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:04,320 Speaker 1: One of two point seven Kiss FM now last night 2 00:00:05,360 --> 00:00:07,840 Speaker 1: on Wheel of Fortune. Every night Van and I start 3 00:00:07,880 --> 00:00:10,040 Speaker 1: the show. I always wanted to give away a million bucks. 4 00:00:10,039 --> 00:00:11,760 Speaker 1: I keep saying, let's give away a million dollars. I 5 00:00:11,800 --> 00:00:13,720 Speaker 1: want to do it. It'd be so much fun. They've 6 00:00:13,720 --> 00:00:15,240 Speaker 1: only done it a couple times in the history of 7 00:00:15,240 --> 00:00:18,520 Speaker 1: the show, and I just felt like, Gosh, we need 8 00:00:18,560 --> 00:00:20,119 Speaker 1: to do it. We gotta do. If you put it 9 00:00:20,160 --> 00:00:21,959 Speaker 1: out there, if you manifest Tana, you're a big believer 10 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:25,319 Speaker 1: of manifestation. If you put it in the universe, it 11 00:00:25,680 --> 00:00:30,200 Speaker 1: will come. And it did. Christina from Connecticut, who's joining 12 00:00:30,240 --> 00:00:34,320 Speaker 1: us in a second, won over a million dollars last 13 00:00:34,360 --> 00:00:36,559 Speaker 1: night on Wheel of Fortune. She is the winner of 14 00:00:36,600 --> 00:00:40,280 Speaker 1: the largest jackpot ever in the forty three seasons of 15 00:00:40,520 --> 00:00:44,239 Speaker 1: Wheel of Fortune's history. She came in. She was not 16 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:46,680 Speaker 1: a millionaire. She had a job. Her boss was in 17 00:00:46,720 --> 00:00:49,360 Speaker 1: the audience. Yeah, what are the odds. So we'll get 18 00:00:49,360 --> 00:00:51,000 Speaker 1: into that in a second with Christina. She's on the 19 00:00:51,080 --> 00:00:53,480 Speaker 1: zoom smiling. I'm so excited to talk to you again. Christina. First, 20 00:00:53,560 --> 00:00:55,040 Speaker 1: here's last night on Wheel. 21 00:00:54,800 --> 00:00:56,480 Speaker 2: Fortune of Coyotes. 22 00:00:58,160 --> 00:01:10,399 Speaker 1: That's the song. Here's the fireworks confetti Wow, Christina, you're 23 00:01:10,400 --> 00:01:16,840 Speaker 1: gonna mess you work. You just want a million? Oh 24 00:01:16,880 --> 00:01:19,119 Speaker 1: my gosh, I mean it was the bonus round. It 25 00:01:19,200 --> 00:01:21,920 Speaker 1: was the bonus round. The category was living things and 26 00:01:22,040 --> 00:01:26,479 Speaker 1: she puzzle for you, not for Christina. I was like face, 27 00:01:27,080 --> 00:01:31,000 Speaker 1: she yeah, it's before I started the countdown clock. I 28 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:32,240 Speaker 1: know that. And let me give you a little bit 29 00:01:32,280 --> 00:01:34,920 Speaker 1: more here go out here to the camera. What would 30 00:01:34,959 --> 00:01:40,760 Speaker 1: you like to say to your boss, Congratulations, you're my 31 00:01:40,840 --> 00:01:45,240 Speaker 1: first million dollar winner. I don't like it too on 32 00:01:45,400 --> 00:01:48,600 Speaker 1: my life and here she is joining us now Christina 33 00:01:48,640 --> 00:01:52,320 Speaker 1: in Connecticut, Well, Christina, you are a millionaire. Has it 34 00:01:52,360 --> 00:01:53,960 Speaker 1: sunk in? You know? 35 00:01:54,320 --> 00:01:58,040 Speaker 2: The last few days, it really has started to hit me. 36 00:01:58,400 --> 00:02:02,280 Speaker 2: I had keep this a secret for four months, as 37 00:02:02,360 --> 00:02:08,120 Speaker 2: you did too. It was definitely quite the experience doing that. 38 00:02:08,200 --> 00:02:12,640 Speaker 2: But now that everyone knows, it's just been a whirlwind 39 00:02:12,919 --> 00:02:16,520 Speaker 2: and I am just so excited. And I'm excited that 40 00:02:16,600 --> 00:02:18,960 Speaker 2: I was able to be your first million dollar winner 41 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:19,399 Speaker 2: as well. 42 00:02:19,480 --> 00:02:25,400 Speaker 1: Yes, now, tell sissany Tania about your job? What you 43 00:02:25,440 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 1: were doing? Like, well for work? The day you came 44 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:29,320 Speaker 1: in there, you took some time from work, your boss 45 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:30,160 Speaker 1: was there. What was your job? 46 00:02:31,840 --> 00:02:35,959 Speaker 2: Yeah? So I am a marketing manager. So I work 47 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:39,480 Speaker 2: in Manhattan and my boss. I worked with her at 48 00:02:39,480 --> 00:02:42,639 Speaker 2: my last company and now again at my current company. 49 00:02:42,760 --> 00:02:45,960 Speaker 2: So she's a friend. She's originally from la and she 50 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:51,040 Speaker 2: came out with me to experience the show. And it 51 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:53,840 Speaker 2: was just a joke kind of that we ran with 52 00:02:54,040 --> 00:02:56,400 Speaker 2: the whole trip. We were like, oh, well, you know, 53 00:02:56,480 --> 00:02:59,119 Speaker 2: if you win a million dollars, never thinking was going 54 00:02:59,160 --> 00:03:03,920 Speaker 2: to happen, Yeah, sure, you'll maybe not come back with me, 55 00:03:04,120 --> 00:03:09,040 Speaker 2: You'll stay out in California, quit your job. But obviously 56 00:03:09,560 --> 00:03:12,520 Speaker 2: never expected it to happen. And then when it actually 57 00:03:13,440 --> 00:03:15,359 Speaker 2: came about, we were like, oh my. 58 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:18,600 Speaker 1: God, yeah, well I will. 59 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:22,000 Speaker 2: Say I yeah, I'm going to stay at my job. 60 00:03:22,120 --> 00:03:27,120 Speaker 2: So she's happy, but she but she was very supportive 61 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:29,600 Speaker 2: the whole time. So it was just it was all 62 00:03:29,720 --> 00:03:31,239 Speaker 2: very exciting for the both of us. 63 00:03:31,480 --> 00:03:34,440 Speaker 1: You're listening to Christina and Connecticut. She won one million, 64 00:03:34,639 --> 00:03:37,760 Speaker 1: thirty five, one hundred and fifty five dollars. She's the 65 00:03:37,800 --> 00:03:40,520 Speaker 1: fourth ever winner of a million dollars in the history 66 00:03:40,560 --> 00:03:42,720 Speaker 1: of all the Fortune and she's the largest jackpot winner 67 00:03:42,760 --> 00:03:45,240 Speaker 1: in the history of Wheel of Fortune. And you know 68 00:03:45,240 --> 00:03:46,920 Speaker 1: what the funny thing was, because we start the show. 69 00:03:46,920 --> 00:03:48,560 Speaker 1: I don't know who's gonna go the bonus round. We 70 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:51,560 Speaker 1: started the show by you winning that trip, and I 71 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:54,120 Speaker 1: remember you telling me you said, oh my gosh, my 72 00:03:54,160 --> 00:03:55,480 Speaker 1: boss is here, and I got to ask for some 73 00:03:55,560 --> 00:03:57,800 Speaker 1: time off, like a little week off to go on 74 00:03:57,800 --> 00:03:59,880 Speaker 1: this trip, and that stuck with me and we kind 75 00:03:59,920 --> 00:04:01,960 Speaker 1: of joked about it during the show. Then all of 76 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:05,080 Speaker 1: a sudden, she gets to the million, her boss is there. 77 00:04:05,200 --> 00:04:07,200 Speaker 1: Then she wins the million, and her bosses there was 78 00:04:07,200 --> 00:04:08,320 Speaker 1: like the greatest moment ever. 79 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:14,000 Speaker 2: I know. The whole time, I think her her jaw 80 00:04:14,120 --> 00:04:17,320 Speaker 2: is to the floor, and you know, I'm just so 81 00:04:17,520 --> 00:04:20,200 Speaker 2: excited for the trips. I mean, I get to go 82 00:04:20,240 --> 00:04:24,960 Speaker 2: to Montana, I get to go to Tokyo. So I'll 83 00:04:24,960 --> 00:04:28,040 Speaker 2: definitely be requesting some time off in the next year. 84 00:04:29,480 --> 00:04:31,760 Speaker 2: And she said that she will approve the time off, 85 00:04:31,839 --> 00:04:33,960 Speaker 2: so we're good. 86 00:04:35,080 --> 00:04:40,080 Speaker 1: Yes, yes, So now Christina, who is with us here. 87 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:41,719 Speaker 1: She won the money, she had to keep it a secret. 88 00:04:42,279 --> 00:04:44,560 Speaker 1: Do you keep that a secret for four months? 89 00:04:45,680 --> 00:04:49,400 Speaker 2: Oh my gosh, it was so difficult, And I have 90 00:04:49,480 --> 00:04:53,240 Speaker 2: to say, I am not holding any secrets for a time. 91 00:04:53,720 --> 00:04:57,360 Speaker 1: You have are you married, you have a boyfriend or girlfriend? 92 00:04:57,400 --> 00:04:58,720 Speaker 1: I forget your status. 93 00:05:00,200 --> 00:05:01,240 Speaker 2: I have a boyfriend. 94 00:05:01,440 --> 00:05:06,000 Speaker 1: Okay, how has he changed? Oh wow, has he proposed already? Right? 95 00:05:09,040 --> 00:05:14,000 Speaker 2: Not yet? Not yet? No, so he's very excited and that. Yeah. 96 00:05:14,200 --> 00:05:16,960 Speaker 2: Well see if he earns a trip bus. 97 00:05:17,080 --> 00:05:22,320 Speaker 1: I love it so much. A million bucks. Then she 98 00:05:22,360 --> 00:05:24,200 Speaker 1: gets the thirty five, one hundred and fifty five she 99 00:05:24,240 --> 00:05:26,320 Speaker 1: already won in the show. And this is the thing, 100 00:05:26,760 --> 00:05:29,400 Speaker 1: This is why you love Wheel of Fortune because people 101 00:05:29,400 --> 00:05:31,080 Speaker 1: come on, they went real money. Even if she won 102 00:05:31,120 --> 00:05:32,920 Speaker 1: the trips and just the money, that's a big night 103 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:35,280 Speaker 1: in thirty minutes, guys, this is a thirty minute show. 104 00:05:35,600 --> 00:05:38,720 Speaker 1: She walked in wanting to win something. She walked out 105 00:05:38,880 --> 00:05:42,479 Speaker 1: a millionaire. And so if you've never been on the show, 106 00:05:42,520 --> 00:05:44,520 Speaker 1: you always wanted to go to Wheel of Fortune dot 107 00:05:44,520 --> 00:05:46,920 Speaker 1: com sign up? I mean, why not, right? I mean 108 00:05:47,120 --> 00:05:47,520 Speaker 1: why not? 109 00:05:48,640 --> 00:05:52,280 Speaker 2: Yeah? Absolutely? I mean I think I applied a few 110 00:05:52,360 --> 00:05:56,760 Speaker 2: years ago, and then it was a while later that 111 00:05:56,880 --> 00:06:00,400 Speaker 2: I got that first email saying, hey, we would love 112 00:06:00,560 --> 00:06:03,640 Speaker 2: to interview you for the show. I went through the 113 00:06:03,720 --> 00:06:08,160 Speaker 2: interviews and it took another few months until I got 114 00:06:08,200 --> 00:06:13,080 Speaker 2: that email saying you are selected to be a contestant. 115 00:06:13,440 --> 00:06:16,000 Speaker 2: And it was three weeks later I was flying out 116 00:06:16,040 --> 00:06:20,520 Speaker 2: to LA and going for what turned out to be 117 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:25,320 Speaker 2: an adventure of lifetime. So it was just so surreal, 118 00:06:25,720 --> 00:06:28,560 Speaker 2: and I just I can't believe that you know this 119 00:06:28,720 --> 00:06:31,200 Speaker 2: is going to really just change my whole future. 120 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:35,000 Speaker 1: Well, you are so so good at the game. I 121 00:06:35,040 --> 00:06:38,240 Speaker 1: loved meeting you. I'm happy that you want. Ecstatic then 122 00:06:38,240 --> 00:06:40,120 Speaker 1: and I both ecstatic that you want, she says, Hi, 123 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:43,920 Speaker 1: by the way, and we are gonna do it every 124 00:06:43,920 --> 00:06:47,280 Speaker 1: weeknight seven thirty on ABC seven in Los Angeles. If 125 00:06:47,279 --> 00:06:49,320 Speaker 1: you're anywhere else streaming, check your local listings. It's on 126 00:06:49,360 --> 00:06:52,840 Speaker 1: everywhere around the country. Wheel of Fortune, the biggest winner 127 00:06:52,880 --> 00:06:56,919 Speaker 1: of all time. Christina there in Connecticut, thank you, good luck, congrets. 128 00:06:56,960 --> 00:06:59,159 Speaker 1: I'm just gonna text. I'm just gonna textpell me or EP. 129 00:06:59,520 --> 00:07:02,440 Speaker 1: Have you old like you're all when do you see 130 00:07:02,440 --> 00:07:04,520 Speaker 1: people in the office next? 131 00:07:04,920 --> 00:07:07,360 Speaker 2: I will probably be seeing them within the next couple 132 00:07:07,440 --> 00:07:10,600 Speaker 2: of days. Okay, can you videotape here with me throughout 133 00:07:10,640 --> 00:07:11,720 Speaker 2: the whole quest journey? 134 00:07:12,240 --> 00:07:15,480 Speaker 1: Okay? Can you videotape like reaction from some people, your 135 00:07:15,560 --> 00:07:18,080 Speaker 1: your crew, your boss, your team, I mean, your coworkers, 136 00:07:18,160 --> 00:07:19,760 Speaker 1: because if you can get like some good video, I 137 00:07:19,800 --> 00:07:21,600 Speaker 1: want to put that in the show with then and 138 00:07:21,640 --> 00:07:23,120 Speaker 1: I one of our closes. At the end of the show, 139 00:07:23,160 --> 00:07:25,240 Speaker 1: I want to roll it back. So maybe just show 140 00:07:25,320 --> 00:07:27,080 Speaker 1: some of the excitement when people see for the first 141 00:07:27,080 --> 00:07:28,920 Speaker 1: time and have your boss videotape it or something to 142 00:07:28,960 --> 00:07:29,800 Speaker 1: send into Is that cool? 143 00:07:31,440 --> 00:07:33,000 Speaker 2: Absolutely? You got it? 144 00:07:33,520 --> 00:07:37,080 Speaker 1: All right, Christina, I'll see you later. Thanks for comingratulations, 145 00:07:37,200 --> 00:07:41,600 Speaker 1: all right, bye, so much, Bye. What a great person 146 00:07:41,680 --> 00:07:47,800 Speaker 1: to win the million dollars thirty thirty minutes. Come on, 147 00:07:47,960 --> 00:07:51,720 Speaker 1: it's wild, Sophie, our intern. Why go to college, drop 148 00:07:51,760 --> 00:07:55,800 Speaker 1: out and play Wheel of Fortune? That's next on my list. 149 00:07:55,920 --> 00:08:00,400 Speaker 1: Come on, it's easier than Jeffardy. No, you should. You 150 00:08:00,400 --> 00:08:04,240 Speaker 1: should graduate hard. Jeffies too hard. Oh my gosh, this 151 00:08:04,320 --> 00:08:05,840 Speaker 1: is way easier than Jeopardy? Are kidding? 152 00:08:05,880 --> 00:08:06,000 Speaker 2: Mean? 153 00:08:06,800 --> 00:08:09,760 Speaker 1: That's for me? That's right, that's right. I'm assisting you 154 00:08:09,760 --> 00:08:11,320 Speaker 1: on this coming back one or two point seven kids, 155 00:08:11,400 --> 00:08:13,400 Speaker 1: m do you want sold out chaperon tickets? Call me