‘Wheel of Fortune’ Contestant Wins $66,000 After Ryan Seacrest’s Body Confession

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A Wheel of Fortune contestant took home a lot of cash despite being in pain. She won $66,000 after injuring her foot, prompting host Ryan Seacrest to make a confession about his body and himself.

Autumn Martin, from Charlestown, West Virginia, played against Gina Rosales, from San Francisco, California, and Jordan Mayer, from Wauconda, Illinois, on September 28. Martin, a big *NSYNC fan whose favorite is Lance Bass, solved two of the three Fortune Frenzies, giving her $2,000. She also met Joey Fatone at Comic-Con once. Rosales, an events company entrepreneur, solved one.

Martin obtained the Wild Card during the first round and solved “Tom Holland & Zendaya” for $5,350. Rosales jumped into the lead with $5,650 after she solved the “Before & After” puzzle — “Casting A Magic Spell Checker.”

Martin won a trip to Thailand when she solved “They’re Playing Our Song.” She took back the lead with $17,900.

The game show contestant added $4,000 to her bank when she solved two Triple Toss-ups. Rosales solved the third.

Martin ended with $26,850 when she solved the final puzzle — “Hitting a Line Drive.” She chose “What Are You Doing?” for her Bonus Round category.

Mayer, a man who is involved with a 35+ baseball league, didn’t win any money, so Wheel of Fortune sent him home with $1,000. Rosales won $7,650.

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During the Bonus Round, host Ryan Seacrest realized Martin had a boot on her foot, and made a confession about himself. She explained that she took part in an adult kickball league, bunted the ball, and when she went to sprint, she tore her Achilles. Seacrest put his arm out to make sure she didn’t fall. When they picked up the envelope and walked over to the center to guess the puzzle, he said, “I’m limping with you. I don’t know why, because I’m sore and old.”

Wheel of Fortune gave her “R,S,T,L,N, and E.” Martin rounded out her puzzle with “B,M,C, and A.”

Her puzzle then looked like “BEAM_N_.” With a big smile on her face, Martin solved “Beaming.” She added an additional $40,000 to her bank, giving her $66,850.

“That’s going to heal faster now,” Seacrest said, pointing to her foot.

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