Michael Hodges, son of Church of the Highlands pastor Chris Hodges, won $52,650 on “Wheel of Fortune” during an episode that aired Thursday, Dec. 7. Michael’s wife, Katie, posted about the win on Instagram, revealing that the show was filmed in October.
“Still can’t believe it!! What a FUN adventure!” she said on Friday, Dec. 8. “We went to LA back in October but couldn’t say why we were there but we were actually there to film Wheel of Fortune!”
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Michael Hodges Wins Big on ‘Wheel’
Michael Hodges is vice president of spiritual development at Highlands College in Birmingham, Alabama. His father, Chris Hodges, is founder and chancellor of the college (established in 2011) and the founding and senior pastor of Church of the Highlands (a megachurch established in 2001).
Chris is also the founder of GrowLeader, which trains and equips church leaders, and a cofounder of Association of Related Churches (ARC).
“My son Michael was the big winner on Wheel of Fortune tonight!” Chris Hodges posted on Dec. 7. “Just in time for the Legacy Offering 😜.”
“😂😂 Just trying to make an #eternalimpact,” Katie replied.
The video in Katie Hodges’ post shows an excited Michael arriving at the “Wheel of Fortune” studio early in the morning. “I’m losing my freaking mind,” he said. “But it’s gonna be a good day.”
“It was the longest day. Michael left at 6am that Thursday and there was still a chance he may not be selected to be on the show,” Katie said. “He couldn’t have his phone all day so even after @kristinmartele [Kristin Mitchell] and I arrived 11am, we still didn’t know if he even made it on the show!”
In the video, Katie Hodges and Kristin Mitchell scope out the “Wheel of Fortune” studio and take a photo in front of a picture of Pat Sajak and Vanna White.
“After sitting in the studio audience through filming for 5 hours, he finally came on!” Katie wrote. “It was so much to take in and I remember thinking HOW IN THE WORLD DID HE SOLVE THOSE PUZZLES SO FAST! He does them pretty quick at home but it’s a whole other ballgame doing it in person! I was blown away!”
