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Wheel of Fortune' Guy Some Say Was Cheated Out of $1M Gets a Shot at Redemption...Kind Of

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Paul Atkinson went from anonymity to being a punchline after his screw up on "Wheel of Fortune" went viral.

Mike Opelka
September 20, 2013
Image: NBC

Does this qualify as "turning lemons into lemonade?" The man who screwed up when he mispronounced "corner curio cabinet" on "Wheel of Fortune" recently and became a national story has found himself in the spotlight again.

This week, Paul Atkinson went from anonymity to being a punchline after his screw up on "Wheel of Fortune" went viral via YouTube. However, Thursday night Jimmy Fallon offered Atkinson a shot at redemption - giving him a second chance to pronounce "corner curio cabinet."

Wheel redemption Image: NBC

It should be no surprise that Atkinson nailed the pronunciation this time. And NBC rewarded the accomplishment by giving the man the prize that would likely have haunted him for the rest of his life - a corner curio cabinet filled with merchandise from Fallon's show.

NBC gives a corner curio cabinet Image: NBC

Watch the segment courtesy of NBC and "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon."

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