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Grandma Wins $1 Million on Game Show

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An exclusive clip reveals the moment a Rhode Island grandmother wins $1 million on this weekend’s episode of ‘Monopoly Millionaires’ Club.’

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Updated Apr. 14, 2017 10:48AM ET / Published May. 06, 2015 1:45PM ET 

Ronda Churchill for MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES' CLUB

It’s been 15 years since John Carpenter became the first million-dollar victor of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, and in the time since, while game shows have spread like watered Gremlins across syndication, gigantic cash prizes have become far sparser. This weekend, however, Susan Campagnone, a grandmother from Cranston, Rhode Island, will win $1 million on the nationally syndicated game show Monopoly Millionaires’ Club. (Check here to find out when it airs in your area.) The 56-year-old associate project manager couldn’t be more freaking adorable—watch her hands shake as she realizes she’s close to the big prize. Numerology based on her grandson, who’s about to be spoiled like whoa, even plays a part in winning her the cash.

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