WHEEL of Fortune host Pat Sajak has raised his voice at an unsuspecting contestant on Friday night.
Pat, 77, kicked things off by interviewing Matt from Eatonton, Georgia.
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The game show contestant revealed he’s been married to his “resilient” wife for 21 years, and they share a “fun-loving” tween son named Lee.
Pat first mentioned from his cue cards how Matt is a “biscuit guy.”
The rumors are true; he’s a biscuit lover trying to “keep this boyish figure” while scouring the nation for the “best biscuit recipe.”
Then, Pat pivoted back to the player’s family and sucked the energy out of the room.
He asked, “Your son is upset about something, what’s the deal?”
Matt explained, “My son was not able to be here just with his school schedule”
Pat cut him off to say, “Wait, you sent him to school instead of bringing him here?”
The Wheel of Fortune host then yelled, “What kind of father are you, Matt!?”
Matt slightly cringed and replied, “Right,” with a chuckle. “It’s a challenge.”
Pat concluded, clearing the air, “Well, I admire that, and he’ll come to admire it one day.”
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“I hope so,” Matt said back, seemingly not expecting the absence of his son to be such a point of contention even if it was all in good fun.
Matt’s opponent, Lauren, had the highest score and went to the bonus puzzle, which she couldn’t solve as, quite ironically, “Piping Hot Biscuits.”
PRIZE DENIED
On Wednesday’s episode, a contestant named Emma was denied a puzzle she had correctly solved in a very messy moment.
She confidently solved a puzzle with “Can’t See The Forest—Oh shoot!”, drawing chuckles from the audience.
She completed it, adding, “For The Trees,” just as the buzzer sounded,” but wasn’t awarded the prize.
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What’s worse, the next contestant, Ben, solved it as “Can’t See The Forest For The Trees,” mirroring Emma’s words, except he was ruled correct.
Pat explained the decision by informing all three players, “So the reason I got a no from producers is you just broke it up too much.
“If you had gone back to the beginning and gone through it again we could have accepted it.
But we can’t just let you sit there and figure it out as you go.” – Ben’s solve secured him a tour of Alaska worth $9899.
“BS!!! Emma solved that forest puzzle. Dumb rule,” one X user wrote.
“Jerks #wheeloffortune …poor Emma,” wrote another.
“To witness a man benefitting from a woman who did the all work is revolting,” wrote a third.
“She should have allowed to/asked to start over. Prize puzzle, extra painful #wheeloffortune” wrote a fourth.
Another fiery fan said on the optics of the moment, “To witness a man benefitting from a woman who did all the work is revolting!”
On Tuesday’s episode, fans had a field day when a contestant looked less than thrilled about winning a trip to… South Dakota.
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