After winning big on Wheel of Fortune, contestant Scott Kolbrenner has announced that he’s giving away every penny of his earnings to charity. On Thursday night’s edition of the popular game show, Kolbrenner emerged as the winner with $145,000 in total earnings. Feeling that the money could be better used elsewhere, Kolbrenner will donate the entire prize evenly between two separate charities.
“It’s been a dark time. When I went on the show, I was doing it for the fun of it. I said to my wife as I went on, ‘If I do OK here, anything that I get, let’s give it to charity. We’re very fortunate. Let’s see if we can support some others who aren’t as fortunate as we are ” he said.
Kolbrenner’s prize money will be split between the behavioral health treatment providers Uplift Family Services and L.A. Regional Food Bank. In response to the news of Kolbrenner’s donation, the former took to Twitter to publicly thank the Wheel of Fortune player for his generosity by tweeting: “We are so honored and grateful that Scott chose to play for us while advocating for our agency’s Los Angeles-based Hollygrove programs!”
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(Photo courtesy of LA County Food Bank Instagram)
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