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a contestant on wheel He was left in tears after opening up about his ordeal while celebrating his huge £110,000 jackpot win lung cancer,
Popular game show hosted by comedians Michael McIntyreRevolves around a contestant who chooses one of the celebrity guests to help answer specific categories of questions.
His show returned on Saturday night (25 October) with guests Roman Kemp, Katherine Ryan, Jill Scott, Susan Wokoma, Leighton Williams, Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith and. celebrity traitor star joe marler,
However, the real star of the episode was 55-year-old Sally, a lollipop lady gatesheadWhen she is first introduced on the show, Sally reveals that she hopes to spend her winnings on a van.
He said, “My partner Mark and I have a dream of buying a van that can be converted into a campervan. We have all the equipment, but we are missing one key component – the van itself.”
Sally added, “And if there was a little left, I was diagnosed with lung cancer five years ago, and my friends were absolutely amazing and were with me every step of the way.” “I also got everything in March! So, I would love to treat them and pay them back.”
During the game, after successfully increasing the prize fund to £55,000, Sally decides to double her money, and chooses Joe Marler to help her win the jackpot, despite the rugby player answering the least number of questions correctly. At £110,000, it is one of the highest sums ever paid in the show’s six seasons.
“I don’t want to do it. I feel sick,” the former England international said upon being selected.
The final categories for Sally were vitamins, martial arts and the beach. Sally and Jo ended with martial arts and the question was: “Which martial art has Welsh athlete Jade Jones won two Olympic gold medals in? Kickboxing, Judo, Taekwondo or Karate.”
Sally immediately thought the answer was either judo or taekwondo because she remembered seeing pictures of “a girl who won a medal for kicking.” Marler said he would have gone for the same answers and told Sally to go with her “eyes and gut”.
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She passed off the answer as taekwondo and began jumping, shouting and hugging the celebrities when confirmed correct.
“Did this just happen?” Sally asked tearfully. “We can get our van and go on adventures, and I can treat my friends and thank them. What a year! Everything got cleaned up in March and now this! But I still won’t hang up my lollipops!”
McIntyre ended the episode by saying, “There’s nothing better than making someone as happy as we’ve made you. Awesome.”
Sally’s win is the second biggest win in the history of the show, which began in 2020. In November 2022, Jonathan from Surrey won £116,000.