Wheel of Fortune kept the wheel spinning with Celebrity Wheel of Fortune, which features celebrity contestants playing for charity. Here, eight former contestants look back on their exciting episodes and share their favorite memories of Pat Sajak and Vanna White ahead of the host's upcoming retirement (his final episode airs Friday, June 7 — don't miss it!).

This is an excerpt from the Wheel of Fortune: Farewell, Pat Sajak issue of TV Guide Magazine. For more inside scoop on the long-running game show and Pat's final episode, pick up a copy of the issue, available on newsstands and online at WheelofFortuneMag.com.

Was it magic? The actress best known for her starring role on ABC's Sabrina the Teenage Witch won her final round of the puzzle by guessing "Bran Muffins," earning her charity Youth Villages $1,039,800 and placing Hart in the top five highest winners in Wheel history. "I didn't realize how rare [my win] was at the time, but Vanna's face let me know how big it was," Hart told TV Guide Magazine. "I practiced for weeks because I'm more of a numbers girl and word puzzles aren't my thing." But host Pat Sajak helped her through her nerves. "Pat is still one of the nicest people I've met in the industry," she says. "His patience with each contestant really sets the tone."

Last fall, the former Kenan & Kel star played for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America and won $35,800. Mitchell had a great game, but he wasn't the biggest winner of the night due to a Bankrupt wedge and a few near misses while solving puzzles. Still, it was a success for Mitchell, who is now a youth pastor. "Being a guest on Celebrity Wheel wasn't just a TV moment; it was a step into the realm of legend," he says. "Pat Sajak is a beacon of warmth, humor and wisdom in the world of TV." The highlight? "When [Pat's daughter] Maggie told me she grew up watching my show," he says. "It was a surreal moment, realizing that I had found my way into the Sajak household, just as Pat had become a fixture in mine."