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Three contestants made history on Wheel of Fortune this week when they took home back to back to back $100K jackpots in the bonus round.Longtime host Pat Sajak was more shocked than anyone when he revealed the third big winner in a row and jokingly walked off the stage on Wednesday.The 75-year-old later chatted with his daughter Maggie Sajak, 27, the social correspondent for Wheel, and predicted it would be 'virtually impossible' to see a fourth jackpot winner on Thursday. Historic!Three contestants made history on Wheel of Fortune this week when they took home back to back $100K jackpots in the bonus round and no one was more shocked than Pat Sajak For the first time in Wheel of Fortune's 40 year history, the show saw three different contestants win $100K in the bonus round on consecutive days.On Monday, Lisa Kramer walked away with$116,700 after pulling the jackpot bonus card and the following day, Mark Baer had a repeat performance, leaving with $126,550.

Monday and Tuesday’s shows featured players who each won $100,000 in bonus prizes.Bree Yokouchi was the lucky contestant and scored $121,638 in cash and prizes, including a trip to St. Lucia on Wednesday.“I was just excited to be here this morning,” said Yokouchi after her win.

There’s a crazy winning spree taking place on “Wheel of Fortune” this week that’s shattering all the records from the show’s four decades on television.

A special milestone! Wheel of Fortune made history after two finalists in a row, Lisa Kramer and Mark Baer, each ended their episodes by taking home $100,000 — the highest bonus prize possible.

After four decades on the air, "Wheel of Fortune" is still full of surprises.  At least, that’s what viewers learned this week when two contestants won the $100,000 grand prize in the bonus round twice in back-to-back nights of gameplay. While contestants have won the prize before, this marks the only time that two contestants have won it in the same week, let alone two nights in a row.  Yahoo Entertainment reports that contestant Lisa Kramer took home the grand prize on Monday, earning a total of $116,700 in winnings.