PAT Sajak, the host of Wheel of Fortune, has mocked a contestant after they lost a large chunk of money.
After a tough game where the wheel was cruel to all the contestants, Pat added insult to injury when it came time for the final puzzle.
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Jimmy, the top contestant, started the final round with $12,350 and a trip to Puerto Rico.
For his final category, Jimmy chose event instead of phrase or thing.
The round started with Pat chastizing Jimmy and making sure the contestant stood on his mark.
When it was time to choose the letters for the round, Jimmy chose the letters D M C and O in addition to the six letters every final contestant gets.
The board was about a third of the way filled out before Jimmy ever started trying to solve the puzzle.
A NOT-SO-NORMAL GUESS
For his entire turn, Jimmy thought the event started with the word “abnormal,” but that was an impossible answer based on the letters that were already on the board.
When the turn was over, Pat said: “I don’t know where abnormal came from.”
The answer to the puzzle was “informal gathering.”
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Pat then laughed and said: “I’ve been to some abnormal gatherings. He was way off his mark.”
Jimmy lost out on $40,000 in the final round.
THE FINAL MISTAKE
Blunders during Wheel of Fortune are extremely common due to the added layer of pressure and all of the money at stake.
A few days before this episode aired, a contestant potentially lost out on one million dollars because of one spin.
New Yorker Ricky enjoyed a perfect game by solving every single puzzle correctly.
After he solved the Bonus Round, Pat revealed that Ricky had won $40,000, bringing his total winnings to $89,120.
While he came home with a small fortune, Ricky had the Million Dollar Wedge in his hands during the game.
Unfortunately, he was forced to give up the wedge after landing on Bankrupt.
A former Wheel of Fortune champion tweeted the player to ask: “In the fourth round, did you consider blowing your turn on purpose so you could defend your Million Dollar Wedge that you eventually lost from too much spinning?”
Ricky replied: “I didn’t. I wish I thought of that beforehand.”
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