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Lights Out With Sylvia Shults by Sylvia Shults

Mar 16, 2026Society & Culture

In 1984, a teenager named Zak Brown appeared on the game show Wheel of Fortune and won $3,050. He spent all the money to but a go-kart. He went on to become the CEO of McLaren F1 racing.

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Today I Learned … is an episode from Lights Out With Sylvia Shults by Sylvia Shults. In 1984, a teenager named Zak Brown appeared on the game show Wheel of Fortune and won $3,050. He spent all the money to but a go-kart. He went on to becom...

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Published Mar 16, 2026.

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