Enthusiastic ‘Wheel of Fortune’ player celebrated as ‘greatest contestant ever’ by fans
Diana Hawkins was extremely excited to compete on Tuesday’s “Wheel of Fortune,” and viewers found her smile and happiness to be infectious.
Several fans took to Twitter to proclaim that she was amongst the greatest contestants in the show’s history, with one person tweeting, “Every game show on the planet should be reaching out to Diana to get her on.”
She wasn’t only fun, she was also great at solving puzzles - winning almost $20,000 on her way to the bonus round. In the bonus round she needed less than a second to solve the puzzle and win an additional $38,000, which brought her total winnings up to a whopping $57,850.
Video Transcript
PAT SAJAK: You look happy to be here.
DIANA HAWKINS: I am happy to be here Pat. Oh I love it being here.
PAT SAJAK: Oh good. Like almost hysterically happy to be here.
- Diana Hawkins was extremely excited to compete on Tuesday's Wheel of Fortune, and viewers found her smile and happiness to be infectious.
PAT SAJAK: What do we have?
DIANA HAWKINS: I feel pretty great.
PAT SAJAK: (LAUGHS) That's it. You could have fooled me.
- Several fans took to Twitter to proclaim that she was amongst the greatest contestants in the show's history, with one person tweeting, every game show on the planet should be reaching out to Diana to get her on. She wasn't only fun, she was also great at solving puzzles, winning almost $20,000 on her way to the bonus round and a nice short chat with Pat.
PAT SAJAK: I said, do you know how to relax? And you said--
DIANA HAWKINS: No.
PAT SAJAK: Oh okay, okay.
- And while Dianas awesome personality made the viewers nights, it also made her a boatload of cash.
PAT SAJAK: You have 10 seconds to talk it out. Good luck.
DIANA HAWKINS: It was a major victory?
PAT SAJAK: Wow, look at her.
[DIANA CHEERS]
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDS]
PAT SAJAK: See what happens when you relax? You get $38,000.
[DIANA SCREAMS]
