True to Wheel of Fortune’s $1,000 Toss-Up answer on Friday, Might 16, contestant Wanda Ruff had “STIFF COMPETITION” on that day’s episode, with two of her bowling buddies becoming a member of her on the wheel. However the actual competitors turned out to be the sport itself, as Wheel of Fortune notched its fifteenth straight Bonus Spherical loss, a lot to followers’ dismay.
It was Wanda who made it to Friday’s Bonus Spherical, the class of which was “Factor.” After Vanna White slotted within the free letters — R, S, T, L, N, and E — the puzzle board learn “A _ _ T _ _ _ _ T _ _ _ _ _ _ _.”
And after Wanda’s letter alternatives — H, C, D, and A — the puzzle board seemed like this: “A _ A T C H _ _ T H _ C _ _ _ _.”
Wanda gave it her all, however she didn’t guess the answer: “A PATCH OF THICK FOG.”
And thus, Wanda missed out on the Bonus Spherical prize, which ended up being a brand new Mercedes-Benz automotive. However she did go dwelling with $21,398, which isn’t dangerous for a half hour of gameplay, as host Ryan Seacrest identified.
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On YouTube, nevertheless, commenters can’t imagine the Wheel contestants’ dangerous luck these final three weeks.
“15 losses. Tonight marked 15… losses… and it needed to be a FREAKING CAR?!” one wrote.
“Oh, not this once more — a triple-skunking-trombone losses for a three-week bonus spherical dropping streak” one other commenter wrote. “This must a cease. There’s no technique to make it complete month of losses this month!”
A 3rd fan commented, “Fifteen straight [losses] and no Mercedes automotive win tonight. You suppose being in thick fog is dangerous? Dropping within the Bonus Spherical 15 straight occasions is actually, actually, actually, actually, actually, actually dangerous. Want I say extra? I mentioned it’s been irritating currently, and am I shocked? Nope. I’m not. Solely 4 extra weeks left this season. One thing has to vary earlier than it will get higher.”
Another person, in the meantime, noticed that Wheel of Fortune has turn into “Wheel of Misfortune, the present the place contestants lose potential cash (typically 15 [times] in a row)! If this continues subsequent week, the month of Might is unquestionably cursed.”
Not less than we had Wanda and her pals to awaken our spirits. One YouTube commenter referred to as them, in all caps, the “greatest contestants ever,” including, “They have been so enjoyable, [and] their laughs have been contagious, lol. If WOF does fan favorites once more, they need to positively be thought-about.”
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