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Lake Forest Teacher Competes on Wheel of Fortune

An Everett Elementary School teacher won $3,000 on the game show.

A Lake Forest teacher is $3,000 richer after putting her word puzzle solving skills to the test on Wheel of Fortune. 

Chrissy Hucke Banach, who teaches fourth grade at Everett Elementary School, competed on the show that aired Oct. 2. Her prize money came from correctly solving two puzzles, according to a "Wheel of Fortune Recaps" blog. (Answers: “Lexington Kentucky” and “Science Lab.”)

Banach graduated from Stevenson High School in 2002, the school reported.

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Her participation on the show was in conjunction with Wheel of Fortune's Teachers Week.


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