A Wheel of Fortune contestant pulled a intelligent stunt on America earlier than his large win on Tuesday, November 12’s episode. Whereas gamers often crack their bonus puzzle after they get their extra letters, this savvy solver was seemingly conscious of the reply from the get-go, utilizing the additional leeway for just a little hat trick.
Brandon Shields, a Marine Corps veteran from Wilmington, Delaware, who invited Ryan Seacrest and Vanna White to attempt the pulled pork recipe he mastered whereas in service (hopefully with a spherical of sausage), gained the sport. With $22,400 in money and a visit to St. Maarten, he proceeded to the coveted bonus spherical choosing “What Are You Doing?” Joined by Seacrest, he was confronted with a four-word puzzle that learn as, “‘L _ _ _ _ N _’ ‘_ _R’ ‘_ _’ ‘_E_S’.
Retaining a straight face, he chosen the unconventional letters of “YKFO.” White went over to the puzzle as Seacrest hinted, “I believe you’re gonna see just a few issues right here.” Shields burst into an excited smirk because the puzzle coincidentally practically stuffed out to a hilarious extent. Together with his decisions, it learn, “LOOK_N_’ ‘FOR’ ‘_Y’ ‘KEYS.”
White broke character, audibly laughing with a figuring out grin on the puzzle board, clapping even earlier than the timer started, because the viewers did as nicely. Shields immediately solved it as “Wanting For My Keys.” The group went wild and Seacrest revealed he gained an additional $50,000 for a pleasant lump sum of $72,400. His household swept in to have fun as he shared, “I pays for childcare, that’s superior!”
Followers flooded the feedback when the sport present shared the massive win on YouTube, with many believing he bought fortunate with unconventional letters. Others prompt a extra doubtless state of affairs: he tricked viewers by choosing letters that exposed virtually all the puzzle, most likely already figuring out the reply, making for a really humorous flourish.
“He picked letters you don’t see usually within the bonus spherical, and so they all labored out. Properly completed!” one YouTube commenter wrote, pondering he bought fortunate together with his letter picks.
“Uncommon letter picks that paid off…actually! Such a wonderful household! “Option to go, Brandon!” wrote one other additionally certain his odd letters that labored out.
“He knew that from the start,” defined a 3rd.
“You knew that Bonus Puzzle all alongside! How about that?” wrote a fourth.
“When Brandon picked Y, I simply knew he was toying with us as Pat [Sajak] would say,” defined a fifth.
“He undoubtedly knew it from the start,” agreed a sixth.
“Oh, he knew that puzzle from the RSTLNE. It’s not usually you hear a contestant name for a Y or a Ok,” wrote another.
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