Not how I expected the game to end, a Wheel of Fortune The contestant claimed that she was not declared the winner because she mispronounced a word.
After completely solving the puzzle, Wheel of Fortune Contestant Shauna Williams was incorrectly pronounced nice, costing her victory during the Wednesday, January 3 episode.
Following Williams’ mispronunciation, game show host Pat Sajak quickly responded, “Uh, no.” A fellow contestant answered correctly and ended up adding the points.
Viewers were quick to share their opinions on X (formerly Twitter). “There is no way this lady lost Wheel of Fortune with the whole puzzle solved,” wrote one person with laughing and crying emojis.
Another viewer commented: “Is it just me or did Shauna get a raw deal for the R1 puzzle? “It’s been a while since anyone was reported for mispronouncing a word.”
Entertainment Weekly informs that this is not the first time that Wheel of Fortune The contestant lost a puzzle due to a technicality. In 2021, contestant Charlene Rubush missed out on being the winner of an Audi Q3 after she took too long a pause to answer correctly in a bonus round.
‘Wheel of Fortune’ Host Pat Sajak Defends Common Contestant Mistakes
In a since-deleted post on X, Pat Sajak advised Wheel of Fortune Fans should go easy on contestants who can’t solve puzzles.
“It always gets me when nice people come to our show to play and win some money and maybe fulfill a lifelong dream and then get mocked online when they make a mistake or something goes wrong,” Sajak said, according to Entertainment Weekly.
He then pointed to the “Feather in Your Cap” puzzle as an example. “Sitting at home, it seems incredible that they couldn’t fix it, but I knew in real time what was happening. The first attempt at a solution was “Feather in your hat,” which, by the way, is how a lot of people say it. So the three players thought it was a good solution and were surprised when I said it was wrong.”
The presenter wrote that viewers not only feel sympathy for the contestants but also develop some empathy. “Now imagine you’re on national television and suddenly you come around a bend and start worrying about looking stupid. And if the feather is not in your hat, where the hell can it be? You start looking for alternatives instead of synonyms for ‘hat,’” Sajak explained.
“Affable laughter is one thing,” he added. “Damn, they laughed at themselves. But hey, cut them some slack. Unless you’re there, you have no idea how different the studio is.”
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