$2-million hug

by Walter Olson on October 24, 2003

“Contestant Will Wright had just won $48,400, and the Wheel of Fortune audience was cheering with abandon in a District of Columbia auditorium where the show was being taped. Suddenly, Wright says, host Pat Sajak leapt at his body and wrapped his arms and legs around him. … This week, the 38-year-old puzzle-guessing champion from Lorton, Va., filed a $2 million lawsuit against the show’s producers over the back injuries he says he suffered from Sajak’s moment of unbridled enthusiasm.” (Carol D. Leonnig, “‘Wheel’ contestant suing over injury”, Washington Post/Arizona Republic, Oct. 18) (via SoCalLawBlog)

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