A Wheel of Fortune contestant misplaced out on some huge cash within the Bonus Spherical on a troublesome puzzle, however he had an exceptional recreation and nonetheless walked away with an enormous chunk of change.
Joe Ferroni, from Sarasota, Florida, performed towards Marianna Reid, from Omaha, Nebraska, and Sharona Nafisi, from Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, September 12. Ferroni is a musician who can play the harmonica and guitar on the identical time.
Reid, a girl whose husband handed away 4 years in the past, performed in honor of him, solved the primary Toss Up. Ferroni pulled forward after fixing the second.
He gained an enormous lead after touchdown on $2,500 within the first puzzle and getting two “Ps” out of it. He additionally landed on the “Yr of Enjoyable” wedge, which gave him an extra $5,000 if he solved the puzzle, in addition to a visit to Hawaii. When his opponents had dangerous luck, the flip moved again to him, and he solved “The Final Celebration Planner.” All of that collectively totaled $27,830, giving him an enormous lead.
Nafisi, a monster truck lover, was near fixing the following puzzle, however guessed a “Q,” inflicting the flip to maneuver to Reid, who solved “Guilt Journey of a Lifetime” with solely two letters left. She put $2,000 in her financial institution.
On the following puzzle, Reid landed on the Specific Wedge, which might give her $1,000 per letter. However, if she guessed fallacious, she could be Bankrupt. Redi guessed an “F,” which wasn’t within the puzzle, and he or she dropped right down to $0. Ferroni wound up fixing the puzzle — “Drink In My Hand, Toes Within the Sand” — and received a visit to Turks and Caicos, giving him $45,268.
Ferroni added to his complete when he solved all three Triple Toss Ups and put $10,000 in his financial institution. He additionally added $7,750 to his complete after fixing the ultimate puzzle — “Peanut Butter Milkshake.” This gave him a ultimate complete of $63,018. Nafisi didn’t have something, so Wheel of Fortune gave her $1,000. Redi went house with $2,000.
Within the Bonus Spherical, Ferroni selected “Phrase.” He introduced his daughter and spouse with him to cheer him on.
After being given “R,S,T,L,N, and E,” the sport present contestant selected “C,M,G, and I.” Just one letter popped up on the display, and he mentioned, “That’s it?” His puzzle seemed like “_ER_ _ _S_I_N_ _LE.”
“That’s all you bought,” host Ryan Seacrest mentioned.
Because the timer counted down, Ferroni tried to guess what it was. “Very Personable,” “Very Distinguishable,” “Very Disturbing,” “Noble,” “Very Very Personable,” “Very Refreshing,” he mentioned.
He was not proper on any of them as a result of the puzzle turned out to be “Very Modern.” He misplaced out on an extra $45,000, which might have given him $108,018.
“You already know what? I’ll take it,” Ferroni mentioned.
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