'Wheel of Fortune' contestant loses car due to tough puzzle — fans call it 'another budget saver'
"Wheel of Fortune" contestants frequently losing out in the bonus round because of puzzles that are too tough to solve has prompted fans to suggest that the show is trying to save up on its budget. Once again, a contestant failed to win the big prize in the Bonus Round, even on Veterans' Day. However, this time, the contestant came quite close to solving the puzzle. Fans were left disappointed in the end, and they made their feelings known. One can hope for a winner in the next episode of the show.
The contestant was named Jenny, who had won $15,200 on her way to the Bonus Round. She had her husband and her son on set to support her, and it turned out that her son was an active military personnel. “I have my husband Cliff and my son Kyle, who is stationed at Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota,” Jenny said. Host Ryan Seacrest then addressed Kyle.
“Tell your mom what you said to me in the commercial,” he said. “I said I’m very glad I got her brains in the family,” Kyle replied. It was then time to spin the wheel, and Jenny had a chance to win big. It landed on the letter 'I.' The contestant had chosen the ‘Person’ category and, as per the rules of the show, was given the letters R, S, T, L, N, and E. Those letters only opened up one spot in the puzzle.
Jenny then had the chance to pick three more consonants and one more vowel. She chose the letters M, P, D, and O. Unfortunately, those did not do much either, as only one more spot opened up. The puzzle now read, “_ _O___L ___.” Her 10 seconds started counting down, and the contestant said, “A joyful boy,” and “A woeful boy.” Neither was correct. Her time eventually ran out, and she expressed her disappointment.
“I don’t know how you’ve done it or gotten there, it is A Jovial Guy,” Seacrest said. “Oh my God!” the contestant exclaimed. “I was close.” The host then revealed that Jenny had lost out on winning a Chevrolet truck. That would have been a big win, but it was not to be. Fans of the show were not overly pleased with the result, and they made their feelings known in the comments section of the clip on YouTube.
“I'm disappointed that we didn't get a winner tonight,” one fan commented. Sucks to see there is no bonus rounds winner, which made my day drama,” quipped another. “Another budget saver, but she was a lot closer than we thought on that second word,” one more viewer added.
Watch the disappointing moment in the video here.
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