| Christina Derevjanik | |
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| Name: | Christina Marie Derevjanik |
| Born: | 1990 |
| Birth Hometown: | Siena, New York |
| Occupation: | Marketing manager |
| Years active: | 2025 |
| Known for: | Biggest overall money winner in Wheel of Fortune history |
Christina Marie Derevjanik (born 1990) is an American game show contestant best known for becoming the fourth $1 million winner in syndicated Wheel of Fortune history, the first since Sarah Manchester on September 17, 2014, and the fifth in its 50-year history.
Game show run[]
Wheel of Fortune[]
Pre-game[]
On September 30, 2025, Christina appeared on Wheel of Fortune, facing off against Kennedy Moore and Scott Dinerman. According to Christina, during the interview, she has run one full marathon and eleven half marathons, and she loves to hike with her dog, Hazel. She enjoys watching the Hallmark Channel at 8:00 PM and sipping wine by the water.
Maingame[]
In the first round of the game, Christina picked up the $1 million wedge and won $750 in cash + a $9,806 trip to Montana, locking in the wedge. In the express/prize puzzle round, Christina won $5,350 in cash + a $11,599 trip to Tokyo, Japan. Christina picked up another $2,000 in one of the three triple toss-up puzzles. Christina then won an additional $5,650 in cash in the speed-up round, and at the end of the game, she won $35,155 in cash and prizes + the $1 million wedge for a potential $1 million at stake, while Scott received $7,950 for second place, and Kennedy received $3,000 for third place.
Bonus round[]
Christina's category choices were:
- THING
- PHRASE
- LIVING THINGS
Before spinning the bonus wheel, Christina confirmed that her boss, Jennifer Ng, is in the audience, but she didn't want to come to the stage because her employee could ask for time off or quit.
As the bonus round began, Christina spun the wheel and landed on &. When RSTLNE popped up, the puzzle board revealed...
_ _ _ _ / _ _
_ _ _ _ T E S
...Christina selected MCFA, the board showed...
_ A C _ / _ F
C _ _ _ T E S
...Christina correctly solved PACK OF COYOTES. As Ryan Seacrest opened the envelope, Christina won the $1 million grand prize for a total of $1,035,155 in cash and prizes.
Aftermath[]
After her win, Christina decided to pay off her student loans.
Trivia[]
- Christina's $1,035,155 surpassed Autumn Erhard's total of $1,030,340 to become the highest-earning player ever in Wheel of Fortune history.
- Christina is the first $1 million winner in the Seacrest era of Wheel of Fortune.