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Talk about making the impossible, possible!

Wheel of Fortune contestant solves puzzle with one letterWheel of Fortune contestant solves puzzle with one letterWheel of Fortune contestant solves puzzle w. SAN FRANCISCO - A contestant on the Wheel of Fortune took home a record prize on Friday night. With just one vowel on the wall, Matt Desanto correctly guessed 'The Lone Ranger'.

Wheel of Fortune contestant Matt DeSanto defied everyone's expectations when he was faced with a standard 13-letter puzzle Friday night.

As soon as Vanna White delivered one letter, the father-of-two buzzed in with a prediction. With nothing more than the letter 'E' on the board, DeSanto guessed the correct answer: 'The Lone Ranger.'

Host Pat Sajak and the audience were left visibly shocked (understandably) after the man's quick thinking skills. In fact, their jaws practically dropped to the ground.

'I'm never going to do this again,' DeSanto explained after solving the puzzle. 'I'm going to keep buzzing.' And that he did! The record-breaking contestant came out winning $91,892!

So what was the secret behind his quick skills? Well, nothing too special at all.

'The wheel definitely worked in my favor. I was extremely fortunate,' he explained to Today.com when asked how he prepared. 'Maybe some extra crossword puzzles. I tried not to overthink it too much.'

Sajak, on the other hand, has another reason behind his good fortune.

'I don't want to cause trouble at home, but I still think there's a connection between you and Vanna,' he joked during the episode. 'Nice job!'

Unfortunately, all good things had to come to an end. DeSanto's lucky skills concluded during the bonus round when he couldn't solve the final clue in time.

Turns out winning so much money can be taxing on the mind.

'I was pretty exhausted [by the bonus round],' he explained. 'I should have picked better letters.'

Wheel of Fortune fans, and contestants have rarely, if ever, seen a puzzle solved as quickly as Matt DeSanto nailed this one on the game show December 26.

Here was the clue and what he had to work with ...

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Exactly. Pretty hard to guess it without more help.

Unless you're Matt. With nothing more than an 'E' on the board, and knowing only that it was a 'Character,' DeSanto somehow came up with the answer:

'The Lone Ranger!' Obviously. Why didn't we think of that.

Asked how he did it, the Malvern, Pa., resident said luck.

'The wheel definitely worked in my favor,' DeSanto said.

'I was extremely fortunate.'

It couldn't have been all luck, as the father of two ended up solving every other puzzle during the main game, earning a record $91,892 for the main game!

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It was the show's first sweep since 2011, and DeSanto became the first to top $70,000 before the bonus round, which is ironically when his Fortune reversed.

He was unable to get the bonus round clue ('Wooden Gavel'), which limited his ultimate winnings and stumped him for the first time all episode.

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'I was pretty exhausted [by the bonus round],' recalled DeSanto, who guessed 'gavel' but couldn't get the first word. 'I should have picked better letters.'

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Still, he has more than $90K to show for his efforts, and instantly made our Great Moments in Game Show History video hall of fame, which is just as important: