Overview

• Sony and multiple outlets confirmed Christina Derevjanik’s $1,035,155 total, the largest single-episode payout in the show’s history.
• She secured the rare million-dollar wedge during regular play, reached the Bonus Round and solved a puzzle in the Living Things category before the envelope revealed the top prize.
• Before the final round, she had amassed $35,155 in cash and prizes, including trips to Montana and Tokyo.
• The Stamford, Connecticut marketing manager joked about giving two weeks’ notice with her boss in the audience, later saying she plans to pay off student loans and hopes to buy a home.
• She is the fourth contestant to convert the million-dollar wedge since its 2008 debut; the show has not disclosed payout timing, and past broadcasts have noted annuity or reduced lump-sum options.