A Florida woman went on Wheel of Fortune and suffered this embarrassing flub
Wheel of Fortune is one of the longest-running game shows on television.
Part of the fun is playing along at home and solving word puzzles that stump the contestants.
But one Florida woman went on Wheel of Fortune and suffered this embarrassing flub.
Florida woman gets puzzle wrong despite obvious answer
Kimberly Wright of Apopka, Florida had a turn on Wheel of Fortune that she wishes she could forget.
Wright was confronted with a puzzle where just one letter remained.
“DUCK – _ ILLED PLATYPUS.”
The answer seemed obvious to everyone sitting at home watching on television.
“Duck-Billed Platypus.”
But in the heat of the moment and under the bright lights of national television, Wright froze.
It could happen to anyone.
And for her final letter guess Wright went with “f.”
“Duck-Filled Platypus” wasn’t the right answer.
And Wright’s fellow contestant Marie Kioski got to solve the layup puzzle and take home $7,250 in cash.
Kioski also won a trip to the Margaritaville Vacation Club Rio Mar in Puerto Rico valued at $7,863.
Social media reacts
If you are ever on a game show and botch an easy answer stay off social media.
Every online is an expert since they aren’t the ones on the clock and they have the benefit of Google to look up any answer they want.
“Oh my, that was painful. F??” one X user wrote. “She thought the platypus was filled? with what exactly? #WheelOfFortune.”
“This lady said ‘f’ #wheeloffortune,” another posted on X.
“Man, #WheelOfFortune can be just depressing sometimes,” a third wrote in response to Wirght’s blunder.
“Oh, I hope [she] isn’t on social media,” a fourth added. “She gonna get blasted for missing that puzzle #WheelOfFortune.”
Not the worst Wheel of Fortune blooper
But Wright shouldn’t feel too bad.
In a March 2023 episode, Khushi Talluru of Colorado Springs was on an episode featuring teenage contestants when she too panicked.
Talluru also faced a puzzle with one letter missing.
“FRE_H TROPICAL FRUIT”
The answer to “FRESH TROPICAL FRUIT” also seemed obvious to everyone watching at home.
But Talluru froze and didn’t know what to do at which point host Pat Sajak told her she needed to “‘solve it or spin, but do something quickly.”
Talluru said she would like to solve.
“What letter for you,” Sajak asked.
“I’ll go with a…G?” a clearly nervous Talluru blurted out.
“What!” an audience member could be heard shouting.
Pat Sajak stepped in to show why he’s been a beloved host for decades when he quickly diffused any embarrassment by rushing to the teen’s defense.
“You know, when that happens when you’re sitting at home, you’re thinking: “How in the world?” but sometimes it’s just a word that doesn’t want to come into focus,” Sajak stated.
‘It did for you,’ he said to Juliana.
