Game Show Fans Who Won ‘Fabulous’ Prizes Share Their Stories

WHEEL OF FORTUNE, Vanna White, 1975-, © Sony Pictures TV / Courtesy: Everett Collection
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For many people, simply appearing on a game show is an accomplishment in itself, with winning adding yet another feather to one’s cap. That victory can come with glorious, but sometimes impractical, prizes.

But what happens once the lights dim, the audience goes home, and the confetti settles, leaving the victor saddled with a lifetime supply of Rice-a-Roni, or a child’s bike, or worse?