A retired English literature teacher from Valrico, Florida, made her former students proud on Friday (September 27) Wheel of Fortune after dominating the game and solving the Bonus Round puzzle.

Amy Nardin, aka Mrs. Nardin, appeared on Friday’s episode as part of the show’s Teachers’ Week, where she told host Ryan Seacrest that she recently completed her 30th year at Bell Creek Academy High School in Riverview, Florida completed.

Despite going bankrupt early on, Nardin soon took control and started cracking through the puzzles. With each correct answer she became more emotional, with Seacrest even having to hand her a handkerchief to wipe her eyes at one point.

“She’s in tears,” Seacrest noted.

By the end of the Express Round, Nardin had picked up a Wild Card wedge and bagged a trip to Curacao, in addition to $12,500 in cash. She increased her winnings to $14,500 at the end of the episode, giving her the win and allowing her to advance to the bonus round.

Nardin chose the ‘People’ category along with the additional letters ‘B, H, W, O’ and her Wild Card choice ‘D’. This left her with a puzzle board that read: “H _ _ H / _ _ H _ E _ ER S.”

Before the time started, Nardin started to choke up as it became clear that she knew the answer. “I really want you to win this,” Seacrest said as the timer started.

“High achievers!” Nardin shouted, which was correct, and won her an additional $40,000.

Fans were super happy for Nardin, including many of her former students, who attended the Wheel of Fortune Instagram page to share their congratulations.

“THAT’S MY AP LIT TEACHER ‼️‼️” one commenter wrote.

“Let’s go Mrs. Nardin!!!” said another.

Another added: “W Miss Nardin!! My English 3 teacher!!”

“We love Mrs. Nardin!!!” wrote one user.

Even those who hadn’t been taught by Nardin were impressed, with one fan writing: “Amy might be my favorite New Era contestant!!!”

“Screaming Wheel of Fortune contestants are the BEST Wheel of Fortune contestants! Well done, Amy!” said another.

“My family absolutely loved Amy!! We just admired her energy!! Congratulations again Amy!” wrote one YouTube commenter.

Another added: ‘I had absolutely no idea but Amy knew straight away. Great work.”

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