A Wheel of Fortune contestant, who recently turned 80, celebrated in style as she won more than $92,000 on Friday’s (September 26) episode after instantly solving the Bonus Round puzzle.
The contestant in question was Meredith Holt from Hobe Sound, Florida, who told Ryan Seacrest that she and her five friends sing at weddings and birthday parties as the “Five Merediths,” all wearing blonde wigs to match Holt’s own hair.
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