A fact from Elfrida von Nardroff appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 20 January 2022 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that Elfrida von Nardroff won $220,500 ($2.1 million today) on the game show Twenty-One in 1958, the highest winnings of any contestant?
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... that in 1958, Elfrida von Nardroff won $220,500, $2.1 million in today’s dollars, on the game show Twenty-One, which was the most of any contestant? Source: “Elfrida von Nardroff, who won more money than anyone else on the 1950s television quiz show “Twenty-One” — but who later pleaded guilty to lying to a grand jury in Manhattan about receiving questions and answers in advance — died on Nov. 11 in a hospice in Westhampton Beach, N.Y. She was 96....Over several months in 1958, Ms. von Nardroff charmed television viewers as she defeated one opponent after another on her way to winning $220,500 ($2.1 million in today’s dollars). That dwarfed the $129,000 (nearly $1.3 million) that the show’s most famous contestant, Charles Van Doren, an English instructor at Columbia University, had won in 1956 and 1957.”
We are short here. Since the 1st of January we went from now 1293 to 1681 = 388 total expansion. I was interested in it but I do not think it qualifies Bruxton (talk) 16:31, 12 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I will give a it a review in case I am wrong. Seems it may just be a few hours difference during the expansion? Bruxton (talk) 16:55, 12 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Now 2827 characters. I reorganized, and added photo, an infobox and additional information etc. expansion began on January 1. Hard for me to say when expansion began but since Jan 1 there has been a 5X expansion 199 characters to 2827 today. The hook is supported - (I believe) NYT is behind a paywall so I cannot see it. Article has proper inline citations and the article is neutral, image that I added is not free. Regarding the hook, it is interesting, sadly nothing about the scandal. I expanded that section in the article. Bruxton (talk) 19:03, 12 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Now 2827 characters. I reorganized, and added photo, an infobox and additional information etc. expansion began on January 1. Hard for me to say when expansion began but since Jan 1 there has been a 5X expansion 199 characters to 2827 today. The hook is supported - (I believe) NYT is behind a paywall so I cannot see it. Article has proper inline citations and the article is neutral, image that I added is not free. Regarding the hook, it is interesting, sadly nothing about the scandal. I expanded that section in the article. Bruxton (talk) 19:03, 12 January 2022 (UTC)