Terry Smith (center) of Harleysville moments before solving “Hitting a Grand Slam” for $5,100 on Wheel of Fortune. Smith opted to solve rather than call an extra letter, a decision that cost him thousands.
A Harleysville resident stepped onto the national stage this week when Terry Smith appeared on Wheel of Fortune, bringing a bit of Montgomery County with him.
Smith is known among friends, family, and coworkers for his baking. Each holiday season, he makes about 120 dozen cookies at home and gives them away. That adds up to nearly 1,500 cookies each year. He rotates through seven varieties, with butterscotch oatmeal as his favorite…