A Wheel of Fortune contestant, who got a second chance at life, got emotional after winning nearly $60,000. She stomped her feet and cried with host Ryan Seacrest after the amount she won was revealed.
Holly Nilles, from Verona, Wisconsin, played Wheel of Fortune on May 28. She lives by the saying “grateful to be able” after having a health scare years ago. She had life-saving surgery and has donated 33 gallons of blood platelets.
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