Wheel of Fortune fans, and contestants have rarely, if ever, seen a puzzle solved as quickly as Matt DeSanto nailed this one on the game show December 26.

A Wheel of Fortune contestant solved a 13-letter puzzle with just one letter! Matt DeSanto wowed the crowd and host Pat Sajak! The category was “Character” VIDEO: One #WheelOfFortune. Wheel of Fortune! This, along with Jeopardy, are definitely the two most favorite game shows in American television history. Matt DeSanto ($91,892) Matt Desanto perhaps pulled off the.

Here was the clue and what he had to work with ...

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Exactly. Pretty hard to guess it without more help.

But Matt DeSanto is not one of those idiots. DeSanto clearly kicks ass at Wheel of Fortune (either that or he has ESP powers that he hopefully never plans to use for evil: fingers crossed). Matt DeSanto: operations manager for a scientific laboratory supply & distribution co. (and he had a childhood crush on Vanna) from Malvern, PA Joanna Kronberg: senior logistics analyst for major retailer and former balloon artist in college married to Brant 5 years from Eden Prairie, MN (orig. From Lexington, SC).

Unless you're Matt. With nothing more than an 'E' on the board, and knowing only that it was a 'Character,' DeSanto somehow came up with the answer:

'The Lone Ranger!' Obviously. Why didn't we think of that.

Asked how he did it, the Malvern, Pa., resident said luck.

'The wheel definitely worked in my favor,' DeSanto said.

'I was extremely fortunate.'

It couldn't have been all luck, as the father of two ended up solving every other puzzle during the main game, earning a record $91,892 for the main game!

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It was the show's first sweep since 2011, and DeSanto became the first to top $70,000 before the bonus round, which is ironically when his Fortune reversed.

He was unable to get the bonus round clue ('Wooden Gavel'), which limited his ultimate winnings and stumped him for the first time all episode.

'I was pretty exhausted [by the bonus round],' recalled DeSanto, who guessed 'gavel' but couldn't get the first word. 'I should have picked better letters.'

Still, he has more than $90K to show for his efforts, and instantly made our Great Moments in Game Show History video hall of fame, which is just as important:

Wheel of Fortune! This, along with Jeopardy, are definitely the two most favorite game shows in American television history. Who are some of the big winners that have gone on to read a hefty prize? Read on more to find out about the top 10 prizes given away in Wheel of Fortune history.

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Michelle Loewenstein ($1,026,080)

Michelle Loewenstein was the first-ever winner of a prize greater than $1 million in the history of Wheel of Fortune. Even better, she won the coveted million dollar prize just after she returned home from her honeymoon, fresh off a marriage. With that money, most if it was invested away into a savings, although she did treat herself to a new car and spoiled herself. The final puzzle that she solved was “Leaky Faucet.” Michelle won the prize when this episode of Wheel of Fortune was filmed on August 8, 2008, or 08/08/08. She attributes this to being married on July 7, 2007, or 07/07/07.

Autumn Erhard ($1,030,340)

Autumn Erhard, known as winner of the largest prize in Wheel of Fortune history (but not the first one to win $1 million, which Michelle had that honor), managed to win a staggering $1,030,340 off her filming round. This was achieved in 2013, 5 years after the first million dollar winner. This is all on top of the other $30,000 she won in prizes earlier on the show. Autumn graduated from the University of California, based out of San Diego, in 2005 with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics in 2005. Since the filming of the episode in 2013, she has worked as a sales representative at Animal Health International, Inc. The puzzle she solved was “Tough Workout.”

Sarah Manchester ($1,017,490)

Just one year after Autumn Erhard placed the $1 million prize, Sarah Manchester, a match teacher based out of Silver Spring, Maryland, won yet another $1 million prize on Wheel of Fortune. She went on to win the prize during Wheel of Fortune’s “Teacher’s Week,” which consisted of the first 5 episodes of the show’s 32nd season. Sarah would go on to solve the puzzle “loud laughter,” which was plainly described as ‘thing.’ Since then, Sarah has continued her teaching in her home state of Maryland, although now she is far more recognisable on the streets than your average math teacher.

The Five $100,000 winners ($100,000)

In April of 2016, to kick off the show’s upcoming season, contestants would be entered to win $100,000 by solving the game’s final puzzle. Typically, on Wheel of Fortune, you would spin the final wheel and reveal your prize, but every prize was $100,000. The contestants were not told this, and in a twist of fate, all 5 contestants that week won $100,000. They all have individual names and placed with prizes ranging from $117,500 upwards of $140,350, but all of them walked away with a cool amount of change in their pocket.

Matt DeSanto ($91,892)

Matt Desanto perhaps pulled off the impossible in December of 2014; on the very last puzzle to win the grand prize, Matt had only one letter given to him. He continued on to set a record with a one-letter hint, solving the puzzle “The Lone Ranger.” For his efforts, Matt won the final prize at $80,000, which brought him out to nearly $92,000 in winnings. Since then, Matt Desanto has returned to his hometown of Malvern, Pennsylvania and continues operating his pizza business, which has boomed in business thanks to his newfound status as a hometown hero.

Andy Kravis ($50,550)

Andy Kravis is known for having appeared on multiple game shows, including Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune, and Million Second Quiz. On Wheel of Fortune, Andy managed to solve his final puzzle as “Bear in the woods” and walked away with a $25,000 grand prize and an additional prize in the form of a trip to the bahamas, worth an estimated $7,000. Andy also won $2.6 million in the Million Second Quiz in September of 2013, and is continually active on the Jeopardy message boards with the user name “alkrav112.”

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