Followers have blasted Wheel of Fortune after a contestant misplaced out on $71,000 within the Bonus Spherical. They declare the puzzle within the spherical didn’t match up with the class, making it too exhausting.
Teryce Walters, from Bolingbrook, Illinois, performed in opposition to Daybreak McMahon, from Galena, Ohio, and Nick Oswald, from Ankeny, Iowa, on Thursday, September 18. Walters, a fourth-grade trainer, solved the second Toss Up for $2,000. McMahon, a highschool science trainer, solved the primary.
Walters maintained the lead with $5,600 when she solved “International Positioning System.” She landed on the $10,000 within the Crossword puzzle. The class was “Corn,” and she or he solved “Bread,” “Ball,” “Canines,” and “Flakes” for $17,800.
Walters solved the Prize Puzzle — “Stunning Day Advisory!” — and received a visit to the Dominican Republic, placing $27,560 in her financial institution. She added $4,000 to her complete by fixing two of the three Triple Toss Ups. Oswald, a choir trainer, lastly acquired on the board when he solved the opposite.
Oswald walked away with $11,600 after fixing the ultimate puzzle — “Pomp and Circumstance.” “Wow!” Oswald exclaimed. McMahon went house with $1,000. The massive winner of the evening was Walters with $31,560.
She selected “Occasion” for her class and introduced her husband, Horace, together with her. Walters was given R,S,T,L,N, and E.” She selected “M,D,F, and A.”
Solely getting one further letter, the puzzle appeared like “_ _ _ER _ _TA_E.” “That’s it,” host Ryan Seacrest mentioned.
The sport present contestant didn’t guess it in time, saying “Cowl,” “Baker,” “Exhale.” The puzzle was revealed to be “Energy Outage.” She misplaced out on taking house an extra $40,000, which might have given her a complete of $71,560.
Followers blasted the present for having “Energy Outage” within the “Occasions” class. “Nice participant, however no solution to get that bonus spherical puzzle. I might say an influence outage is extra of a ‘factor’ than an ‘occasion’,” a YouTube consumer wrote.
“How is an influence outage an ‘occasion’? That’s extra of a factor than an occasion,” one other mentioned.
“An influence outage just isn’t an occasion,” a 3rd mentioned.
“The puzzle appeared troublesome to resolve,” one final fan mentioned.
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