A long-time Brandon and now Minto resident has come up big on popular tv game show The Price is Right.
In an edition of the show first taped in December and aired this morning, Charlene was called on to take part in the game on the show known as “Rat Race.” As part of the game she was asked to pick from one of five plush rats on a sort of race track that she felt would win a race. Charlene chose pink and the rest is history:
Later in the episode, a lucky spin of the wheel resulted in further windfall:
I was able to connect with the lucky winner this evening and I understand that she was in Hollywood as part of a family surprise birthday trip to Vegas for her mother before Christmas. They managed to score tickets to the show as part of a surprise for mom.
There is some history of local folks making it on the show and winning prizes and based on a past discussion on eBrandon the taxes associated with winnings can complicate matters. It sounds like Charlene has a plan for sorting out whats said to be a 37% in taxes associated with winning the vehicle. If all goes according to expectation the new wheels are likely going to be in Brandon within about a month at which time Charlene’s 2013 Chevy Sonic is in for a replacement!
Updated, 10pm: Corrected that Charlene now lives in nearby Minto after many years right in Brandon