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FishStickNick
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02 May 2014, 1:59 am

Not sure if anyone here watched Wheel of Fortune Thursday night, but...

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An Arizona man who survived nine brain surgeries, one open heart surgery and has Tourette syndrome, as well as Asperger syndrome, is a viral star after his “smashing” run on “Wheel of Fortune.”


http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainme ... hallenges/



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02 May 2014, 5:44 am

I swear there was a member here who was obsessed with Wheel of Fortune and I was wondering if it was them. I can't remember any username though.



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02 May 2014, 6:38 am

I have no idea of what wheel of fortune is.



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02 May 2014, 6:59 am

^It's a US game show where contestants guess a phrase. It's an international franchise, too.



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14 May 2014, 9:24 pm

Haha, the woman that says 'I was worried he wasn't going to get it right, that he wouldn't be able to pronounce smashing' :roll: