Riccardo PiancatelliThe 32-year-old, environmental engineer from Recanati, is the new one hero absolute de Wheel of Fortune. Competitors from the Marche region, who are present on Gerry Scotti’s game show in the first half of November 2025, have rewritten broadcast history thanks to a series of consecutive wins that allowed it to accumulate further 410 thousand euros in the prizes, to which is also added the Fiat Panda won in the first days of the race.
Who is Riccardo Piancatelli
Born and raised in Recanati (Macerata), Piancatelli is a environmental engineer worked for a company specializing in interior heating systems. Since it first appeared in the studio, yes different for clarity, speed in play and the essential ability to decipher words and sentences from different rounds.
Beside him, episode after episode, he never lacks support from his girlfriend Juliaoften caught on camera in the audience. A constant presence that the public immediately recognized as one of the emotional elements of his journey. Some viewers also noticed “superstition”: Piancatelli often shows his preferences letter Rperhaps a tribute to Recanati or simply his initials. The champion never confirmed the real reason, thus fueling sympathy for his character.
First debut and win
Piancatelli’s adventure officially begins November 13, 2025a date that immediately marks a historical milestone. In fact, in that first episode he: overtook the defending champion, Gabriele Castiuntil then the most successful competitor in the program (almost 300 thousand euros), won a prize of 17,600 euros and inaugurated an unforgettable journey.
In the next episode he increases his loot by winning one Fiat Pandathen add the prize pool from 100 thousand eurosstrengthening its role as a new gaming phenomenon.
A coup of 200 thousand euros
The most sensational moment occurred on November 17, when Piancatelli achieved maximum victory 200 thousand eurosa goal very rarely in the history of the program organized by Gerry Scottiflanked by Samira Lui. With this coup, the total prize provisionally exceeds 410,700 euros, to which must also be added the car.
This was a result that not only shattered all previous precedents notesbut also helped boost the game show’s ratings in prime time access, confirming that success formula and strong community involvement.
The champion who conquered Italy
With his calm, linguistic intelligence and slight superstition, Riccardo Piancatelli in just a few episodes has become one of the most valued and recognized from recent history
Wheel of Fortune. His journey, filled with triumphs and smashes, has established him as one of the strongest champions ever and a figure destined to be forever remembered by the public.
