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photo by Carol Kaelson | Courtsey Wheel of Fortune
Plezetta West reacts to winning $100,000 in the bonus round on Wheel of Fortune Monday night as host Pat Sajak reveals her winnings.
Natchez native wins thousands on Wheel of Fortune
Published Tuesday, March 24, 2009
NATCHEZ — Plezetta West’s magic wand conjured up $120,050 on Wheel of Fortune Monday night.
But it wasn’t magic at all, West will tell you. It was luck and God’s blessing.
The Natchez native has been a life-long Wheel of Fortune fan who practiced for her TV appearance, but picking the envelope containing $100,000 and solving the bonus puzzle wasn’t a skill.
After Vanna White revealed the standard letters — r s t l n e — and West chose her letters — d c g i — the answer was obvious, West said.
“All my letters were there and I knew it,” she said. “It said blank, blank, g, i, c, blank, blank, n, d. I started smiling.”
After she solved the puzzle — Magic Wand — host Pat Sajak opened the envelope previously chosen by West to reveal $100,000.
“They thought I was going to pass out,” West said.
West also won a trip to Central America.
The total value of her winnings is among the show’s highest.
“It was a combination of luck and God,” West said. “I was in the right place at the right time.”
West, who hasn’t yet received her prize money, said she’ll try to put some thought into spending it while she waits.
“I tend to be a very impulsive person,” she said. “But I have student loans for college and law school. And I might make a down payment on a house.”
West, a 2001 Natchez High graduate, is the daughter of Plez West Sr. and Josie Gilchrist Camper of Natchez. She is the niece of former mayor Phillip West.
She is currently a law school student at Loyola University in New Orleans.
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Posted by joker980 (anonymous) on March 23, 2009 at 7:18 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Congratulations.....and as long as you continue to give God the glory, you will be blessed.
Posted by NitaRobinson (anonymous) on March 23, 2009 at 7:23 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Congrats to you, Plezetta. May that combination of blessing and luck follow you all the days of your life. Continue to make Natchez proud.
Posted by steve_o (anonymous) on March 23, 2009 at 7:23 p.m. (Suggest removal)
“But I have student loans for college and law school..."
Take care of your business first and the good times will follow!
Congratulations to you!!!!!
Posted by Yeahuhuh (anonymous) on March 23, 2009 at 7:39 p.m. (Suggest removal)
The picture is priceless!!!!
You go girl!
Posted by gottabehappy (anonymous) on March 23, 2009 at 7:43 p.m. (Suggest removal)
KEEP YOUR WINNINGS!!!!
Posted by foghornleghorn (anonymous) on March 23, 2009 at 7:43 p.m. (Suggest removal)
G O O D J O B
Posted by kenpeoples2 (anonymous) on March 23, 2009 at 7:52 p.m. (Suggest removal)
God is good and you didn't have to bet anything. You were indeed at the right place at the right time. Be smart with your winnings and take it from someone who has been blessed with money at different times and because I didn't use it wisely, God is showing me how if you don't be smart with His Blessings, you will lose them. I'm truly happy for you.
Posted by natchezrepublican (anonymous) on March 23, 2009 at 8:14 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Congratulations! Make sure to keep true friends and family close...you wouldn't believe the number of people that will be there now that you have that cash.
Posted by harvest1 (anonymous) on March 23, 2009 at 8:25 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Way to go West. Congrats.
Posted by hitchcock (anonymous) on March 23, 2009 at 8:47 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Congratulations!!
Yeahuhuh
I agree the picture is priceless.
Posted by barely40 (anonymous) on March 23, 2009 at 8:49 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Congratulations! I was rooting for you. I don't live there anymore, but it was like watching the home team.
Posted by NtzMom55 (anonymous) on March 23, 2009 at 8:56 p.m. (Suggest removal)
So GREAT to see you on national TV, especially as a winner from home. Congratulations Plezetta!! Use your winnings wisely. You deserve it. I'm so proud and happy for you!!!
Posted by CaptainObvious (anonymous) on March 23, 2009 at 9 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Go Girl!
Posted by jrn59 (anonymous) on March 23, 2009 at 9:23 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Congrats Plezetta! Finally you have put Mississippi and Natchez on the map. Way to go girl. You done us proud.
Posted by GodsChild (anonymous) on March 23, 2009 at 9:37 p.m. (Suggest removal)
CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!
Be Blessed My Sister
Posted by courtlayne (anonymous) on March 24, 2009 at 1:25 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Aww congrats girl!
Posted by jogdencombs (anonymous) on March 24, 2009 at 6:21 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Congratulations! Way to go! And what a great picture - truly does say it all!
Posted by notfromnatchez (anonymous) on March 24, 2009 at 6:50 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Very nice...now she can move out of Natchez. Dreams do come true.
Posted by blessed76 (anonymous) on March 24, 2009 at 7:13 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Congratulations on your winnings and always keep God close for indeed you have a blessing
Posted by time4change (anonymous) on March 24, 2009 at 7:43 a.m. (Suggest removal)
<(*-*)> the force was withya;)
Congratulations on the winnings!
Posted by ntzchildhood (anonymous) on March 24, 2009 at 8:11 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Congratulations!!!!!!! You did an incredible job, Plezetta!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by proudmom (anonymous) on March 24, 2009 at 8:11 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Congratulations Plezetta! You have represented our city well! Be continually blessed!
Posted by drawpaintsing (anonymous) on March 24, 2009 at 8:15 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I watched the show yesterday, and she swept right through Wheel of Fortune! You, go Plez!
Posted by Teach4Peace (anonymous) on March 24, 2009 at 8:40 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Yes, myself and my family are just a ball of excitement for her and if you know Plezetta, you KNOW that she deserves every bit of it and more! She's been a blessing and when up against odds, she perservered on! This is a wonderful message to anyone in this life, if you are going through something or wanting God to do something for you, ASK, believe, and if it is in His will, it will be done! I don't care HOW long it takes!
Plezetta, we are VERY proud of you!!!!
Posted by jen_jen1227 (anonymous) on March 24, 2009 at 8:42 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I didn't watch but was looking forward to seeing the results this morning. I am so very proud, and yes this picture is priceless. Congratulations!!!
Posted by cleanupwoman (anonymous) on March 24, 2009 at 8:51 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Mz. West thank you for giving God the glory but you did't give him the glory he truely derserve. With God the is no luck. God is awesome and have all power. There is no power in luck. Luck has disappointed us so many times. God never have and never will.
Posted by firered (Elizabeth Geter) on March 24, 2009 at 9:08 a.m. (Suggest removal)
CONGRATULATIONS Plezetta!!!!
I was sooooo proud of you while I was watching you last night. You represented Natchez very well! Spend your winnings wisely! To God be the glory!!
Posted by JLewis (anonymous) on March 24, 2009 at 9:28 a.m. (Suggest removal)
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
I am so proud of you, when praises go up, blessings come down!
Posted by nd (anonymous) on March 24, 2009 at 9:34 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I was screaming so loud for you, someone would have thought that I had just won. You go girl!
Posted by FamilyofGod (anonymous) on March 24, 2009 at 9:42 a.m. (Suggest removal)
God Bless You. I know this must have been such fun for you! And there is nothing like seeing the child of an intellegent, loving, and outgoing parent who took parenting seriously do well! Ms Josie I know you are proud of your daughter! We are too!
Posted by Hardcorps (anonymous) on March 24, 2009 at 10:23 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Congrats! The pic is... errr uhhh no further comment.
Posted by vidalia1 (anonymous) on March 24, 2009 at 10:35 a.m. (Suggest removal)
All of my friends from Louisiana and California were watching and yelling.Way to go, God bless you. Maybe one day when I visit Natchez if you are there I may get to meet you. Good show, we are all so proud.
Posted by Godschild77 (anonymous) on March 24, 2009 at 11:13 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Plezetta, I cried for you as I watched you win on the show. For two reasons, now you will have problems with so many people about money and also because I was so happy for you. I don't know you, but you went to school with my sister Kim Pernell. May God lead you in the right directions with your winnings, Take care of yourself and your home. But don't forget to do something charitable for someone. God gives to those who give back.Do something good for the church or just someone that you know needs a blessing. It doesn't have to be much. A little goes a long ways in God's eyes.Take care of yourself and don't let anybody cheat and use you.Look out, because sometimes family can be your worst enemy. Remember who has been there for you, because the evil lurks around you all day, everyday. Be the wise woman that we all know that you are. And don't forget to keep your faith and continue to thank God daily. You have truly been blessed, do good with it.
S.Oliver
Posted by outoftherenow (anonymous) on March 24, 2009 at 2:03 p.m. (Suggest removal)
The only problem I see her having is less law school debt... Years and years after professional school most are still paying student loans. $100,000 is not that much when you spend at least 7 years in higher ed. Most usually end up with WAY more than that in debt if they do more than undergraduate. Good for her getting a lucky start on life out of college! She set herself up well by getting her education.
Posted by Lily_Dream (anonymous) on March 24, 2009 at 2:19 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Congrats Plezetta!!
I have never been a game show fan, but when my mom shouted someone was on from Natchez, you and Pat Sajak got my attention. I wish you many more days of excitement and blessings! Spend it well. You earned it.
Posted by diva27 (anonymous) on March 24, 2009 at 3:29 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Plezetta ohh my god, you are so blessed and highly favored girl. We must say God is good ALL the time. Plezetta you are so deserving of the blessing you have received.. Im so happy for you and on another note I must say, this is an accomplishment of a True DST soror....OOOoopp. You go P...
Posted by purvisbowman (anonymous) on March 24, 2009 at 4:28 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Message is from Purvis (your almost brother in law).
The first thing you are to do Mrs.Plezetta is take care of God first,and secondly take your time,and plant yourself a future nest egg to retire on in the mere future. Congrats to a truly deserving,yet beautiful young lady.
Purvis L. Bowman
Posted by Greenfields (anonymous) on March 24, 2009 at 5:34 p.m. (Suggest removal)
That pic......Yikes.
Posted by dmackZuluking (anonymous) on March 24, 2009 at 9:52 p.m. (Suggest removal)
You go girl...but we have to make fun about those pants..no flooding her : )
Posted by enduserx (anonymous) on March 25, 2009 at 11:08 a.m. (Suggest removal)
That's awesome. I'm glad for her! But it was 100% God; there is no such thing as luck. God doesn't share glory.
Posted by sista (anonymous) on March 25, 2009 at 7:48 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Girl,you have done mississippi proud and the first time no negative feedback in the comments from the natives!!Thanks for helping "Natchez" (if only temp)
Posted by justinhughes14 (anonymous) on March 26, 2009 at 8:52 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Mississippi Girl
Magic Wand! Thats for making Mississippi proud. Obviously the Lord has waved his Magic Wand on a child of God and obviously good things will follow. Way to go girl, enjoy.
Posted by justinhughes14 (anonymous) on March 26, 2009 at 9 p.m. (Suggest removal)
"Mississippi Girl"
Magic Wand! Thats for making Mississippi proud. Obviously the Lord has waved his Magic Wand on a child of God and obviously good things will follow. Way to go girl, enjoy.
Posted by shooshoo (anonymous) on March 27, 2009 at 12:57 p.m. (Suggest removal)
you go girl, have fun in "central america"
lol
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