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Marine Wife on 'Wheel of Fortune' Tuesday
Beth Freeman of San Clemente wins $19,000 in cash and prizes on the game show.
Beth Freeman of San Clemente appeared as a contestant on Wheel of Fortune on Tuesday night. Freeman, who has three children and one grandchild, works as a family readiness officer for a Marine battalion and has been married to her Marine husband for 26 years.
She is a huge fan of the show and does a "victory dance" every time she guesses a puzzle correctly while watching at home, according to a press release.
Freeman plans to use her winnings -- $19,000 in cash and prizes -- to “splurge on everyone and take my Marine on a well-deserved, overdue vacation,” she said.
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Wheel of Fortune trivia:
- In 1992, the Guinness Book of World Records listed Vanna White as the world's most frequent clapper. Vanna puts her hands together for contestants some 28,080 times a season - an average of 720 times per show.
- The show's original name was "Shoppers Bazaar" and included a wheel that was much bigger and featured carnival sound effects.
- The wheel on the show weighs about 2,400 pounds.
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