Mankato Man Wins Nearly $200k in Prizes on ‘Wheel of Fortune’

Chad Cabanilla, an alpaca farmer from North Mankato, has be a 'Wheel of Fortune' fan since he was a kid. Younger Chad would be absolutely floored to hear that he went on the show and achieved a historic streak!

If you could be on any TV game show, what would it be? Mine would be 'Survivor'. I'm not sure how long I'd last but I'd sure like to try. I think I'd be one of those competitors that would be underestimated.

Anyway, back to Chad! He spoke with MPR about his time on the show, which ended last Wednesday. He said it was a once in a lifetime experience: "'everything about it will stick out to me, and it’ll be a memory that will last forever.'"

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Mankato, Minnesota Man 'Wheel of Fortune' Winning Streak

Usually when you go on 'Wheel of Fortune' you play one show and that's it. But Chad joined the show for their Spring Forward tournament where if you win you get to move on and participate in the next episode.

Chad plaid a total of 5 shows in a row, which is the first time since 1995 that a contestant has won more than 3 shows, according to KEYC.

Not only that, but Chad also walked away with the 6th-highest winnings in the shows history.

Chad took hope a total of $183,723, which includes six trips. Yes, six! The trips are to Amsterdam, Aruba, Costa Rica, Vietnam, Seattle and Washington D.C. He told MPR that he's most excited to get to go back to Vietnam.