Tony Harrison On Wheel Of Fortune
- A Valencia man won nearly $100,000 on “Wheel of Fortune,” which aired Monday evening. Tony Harrison, a software project manager, participated in “Wheel of Fortune” for the second time Monday, after a reported “production issue” during his previous appearance.
- Wheel of Fortune has a one-and-done policy, but one contestant defied the odds and received his second shot at game show gold.On Monday night, contestant Tony Harrison was brought back for a second turn due to an unspecified “production issue” that affected his first appearance.
- On April 6, 2020, contestant Tony Harrison made a surprise second appearance on Wheel, according to AOL's news site, which quotes Sajak's introduction: 'If Tony looks familiar — this is Tony Harrison, who's been here before.'
- — Tony Harrison (@TonySCV) March 31, 2020. As for Wheel of Fortune, the show shut down production in the middle of March amid the coronavirus pandemic. 'With the increasing concern surrounding COVID-19, we have decided to temporarily suspend production on Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy!,' the show announced on March 16.
The longtime TV game show host sat down for his first interview since he had an emergency surgery after getting a “horrific pain” in his stomach due to an in.
Wheel of Fortune saw another impressive performance from a contestant on Monday night, but the player in question had a bit more experience than is usually allowed. Much like Jeopardy!, its syndicated game show sibling Wheel of Fortune only allows contestants to play in their regular games once. Jeopardy!, mind you, allows champions who go on long runs to return for its Tournament of Champions.
Wheel, meanwhile, is a one-and-done deal. Which is why Tony Harrison was a big exception on Monday night’s episode. Harrison appeared on an episode in 2017 and though it’s unclear exactly what happened, everyone was made aware that this wasn’t his first rodeo during player introductions.
“If Tony looks familiar, this is Tony Harrison, who’s been here before,” host Pat Sajak said. “We had a little production issue, and in the interest of fairness, we brought Tony back.”
Harrison tweeted about his appearance before it aired and seemed very excited to be back.
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Tony was asked by a fan why he appeared twice on Twitter, and while he didn’t have a full answer he appreciated the show was upfront with him that he would eventually get another shot.
I really don’t know the answer to that Tony, but the show was great about staying in touch and letting me know that it was just a matter of time.
— Tony Harrison (@TonySCV) April 7, 2020
He certainly took full advantage of that shot, dominating the show and winning more than $100,000 in prizes for the effort, including a nice $45,000 payout for winning in the prize round and a trip to Barbados. Harrison was predictably thrilled, but not everyone was happy that he was given a second shot and won so big.
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I’ve never been on Wheel of Fortune once but Tony gets to be on it twice…
— Whit (@whitl24) April 6, 2020
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If those have a tinge of jealousy to them, well, you’re an astute observer. But not as astute as Tony, who certainly made the most of his second chance on Tuesday.