PAT Sajak was left utterly speechless when a Wheel of Fortune player solved the final puzzle with barely any letters.
Contestant Laura managed to score a staggering $58,550 after correctly guessing a seemingly impossible question,
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During Friday’s episode of Wheel of Fortune, Laura only had the letters “h”, “s”, “n”, and “e” to work with to guess a phrase about a “place”.
Pat seemed doubtful that Laura could do it, remarking: “That’s all you’re getting…”
The presenter then clocked Laura’s triumphant grin and added: “But look, she’s smiling! I think she might do it!”
Laura then said, “His man cave,” to everyone’s shock.
As she celebrated with her hands in the air, Pat stood next to her looking stunned.
He eventually gathered himself and said to her: “You’re not embarrassing your daughter tonight, that’s for sure! Wow.”
Pat revealed Laura had won $40,000 – taking her total to $58,550.
Still looking dumbstruck, the game show host said: “Congratulations. $58,550… very nice.”
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Pat’s reference to Laura’s daughter comes after Laura shared a story about embarrassing her earlier in the episode.
She revealed: “When she graduated middle school, I dressed up in a huge inflatable cow costume and showed up at her school.”
FAN BACKLASH
Meanwhile, Pat was slammed last week over an awkward interaction he had with a contestant.
He shut down a grandmother who was trying to share a sweet story about her family.
“The oldest just graduated, she’s 18, and the youngest is a rambunctious two-year-old!” the player proudly told Pat.
But he seemed uninterested as he shot back: “Alright, well I think, I believe all two-year-olds are rambunctious.”
The longtime Wheel of Fortune host has seemed disillusioned with his job on-screen lately, especially during the interview segments.
NO MORE PAT?
It could be that he is preparing to finally step down from his role after 41 years on the show.
Pat has been hosting America’s Game since 1981, with his co-host Vanna White joining him the following year.
But in September, he told Entertainment Tonight: “Years go by fast. We’re getting near the end. It’s been a long [time]. We’re not going to do this for another 40 years. The end is near.”
It comes after fans called for him to either retire or be fired as they grow increasingly sick of his on-screen demeanor.
Similarly, the National Enquirer reported in May that the Wheel of Fortune crew had complained about the host’s behavior in the past.
Pat is said to be raking in $14million a year from the job.
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