Tacoma woman gets $40,500 in animated 'Wheel of Fortune' win
The TV footage was almost two months old, but the fist-pumping squeal from Tacoma’s Devan Lawrence looked fresh enough. It’s hard to contain the joy of winning $40,500.
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A Tacoma woman won it big on game show “Wheel of Fortune” recently. She just can’t say how big until the show airs Friday night. “I will say I did really well,” said Devan Lawrence, 26, who even weeks after the taping could still barely contain her excitement.
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