A Wheel of Fortune contestant wasn’t cracking up when he misplaced a automobile within the bonus spherical, however he made followers chortle all through the episode. The sport present contestant mentioned letters with the phonetic alphabet, which is if you say a phrase after a letter to ensure the correct one was heard.
Rodney Flippen, from Calumet Metropolis, Illinois, performed towards Sharon Skolnik, from Suwanee, Georgia, and Lauren Hernandez, from New Brighton, New Mexico, on Monday, September 29. Flippen mentioned he had been a fan of Ryan Seacrest since he hosted Gladiators 2000, and a fan of Vanna White since he was three years outdated.
Skolnik, a lady who wants cash for her grownup youngsters’s weddings, solved the primary Toss Up, and Flippen solved the second. He cheered very loudly for his resolve. “We’ve bought an extended technique to go. Don’t run out of celebration but,” Ryan Seacrest mentioned.
Flippen solved the primary puzzle, “If These Partitions May Speak Trash,” and each time he spun the wheel, he mentioned, “Come on! Massive cash.” He additionally overvalued his opponents each time they spun the wheel.
On the second puzzle, when Flippen requested for an O, he mentioned, “I’d like to purchase a vowel. ‘O’ as in Octopus.” He additionally yelled out for the Bankrupt wedge to “keep away from him,” and it labored. He additionally mentioned, “‘H’ as in Hiya,” ”F’ as in Flippen,” and “‘N’ as in Nancy.” Flippen solved “Cornucopia of Contemporary Produce” for $20,050, after getting three “Cs” on $3,500.
Through the Prize Puzzle, Flippen shouted out, “Come on, a million!” however landed on “Bankrupt” as a substitute. Hernandez, a mom of three, lastly bought on the board when she solved the puzzle “The place, Oh, The place, Is That Grizzly Bear?” and gained a visit to Anchorage, Alaska, for a complete of $14,589.
Flippen cheered loudly when he bought the primary Triple Toss Up, however he additionally cheered actually loudly when his opponents bought the others. By the ultimate puzzle, Flippen had his teammates saying “S’ as in Sam,” and “T’ as in Tom.” Flippen solved “Nice Punch Line” for $27,150. Skolnik left with $3,000. Hernandez’s ultimate complete was $16,589.
Flippen shook his opponents’ arms earlier than going to the Bonus Spherical. Through the Bonus Spherical, he mentioned he wanted $7,000 to repay his payments, so he was pleased he gained sufficient to try this. As he spun the wheel with pressure, Flippen shouted, “$100,000!”
He picked “Ok,M,B, and O” after being given “R,S,T,L,N, and E” by Wheel of Fortune. Flippen’s puzzle then seemed like “_ _ _ _T_N_ M_ _ _ONE.”
Because the clock timed down, Flipped guessed “Ready My Telephone,” “Watching My Telephone,” “Visiting My Telephone,” amongst others. The right puzzle was “Updating My Telephone.” He misplaced out on driving residence within the Ford. Followers have been heartbroken for him after being such an entertaining contestant on the present.
Reddit customers thought Rodney was so humorous. “Rodney 😭 This man is cracking me up tonight. That’s it, lmao,” one fan posted.
“F AS IN FLIPPIN,” one other fan commented. “O AS IN OCTOPUS,” somebody responded.
“I additionally preferred how the opposite contestants began saying
“I taped with him in Could. Was my favourite dude to hang around with backstage and had me in tears throughout his recreation,” a contestant commented.
“My husband and I each mentioned we completely loved watching him and beloved his enthusiasm,” one final fan mentioned.
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