Ryan Seacrest finally had the chance to make someone a millionaire.
On the Sept. 30 episode of Wheel of Fortune, the TV show host got to award his first ever million-dollar prize to a contestant—and it was just the fifth time ever in the series’ history that someone has scored the million.
The lucky winner was Christina Derevjanik, who left with a grand total of $1,035,155 along with other prizes including a “luxurious cabin retreat” in Montana and a trip to Tokyo—the most money ever awarded in the show’s 42-year history.
Christina had already picked up the million-dollar game piece, and when she beat out her fellow contestants to move on to the final round, she had the chance to take home the winnings. In the category “Living Things,” she won with the answer “Pack of Coyotes.”
As confetti started pouring down following the correct guess, Christina embraced Ryan in a very enthusiastic hug before going on to hug Vanna White as the speaker made the official announcement.
“I’m in tears,” Ryan said to Christina and Vanna as he held up her final piece saying “one million,” speaking to them as the crowd went wild and continuing, “You’re a millionaire!”
