Wheel of Fortune host Ryan Seacrest spun into controversy final week over a hotly contested ruling towards a participant who many viewers felt was unfairly denied a $2,000 puzzle. Longtime followers now declare Pat Sajak would have dealt with the very same scenario in another way and been kinder to the contestant, having discovered no less than one occasion of the previous host doing so.
On the December 5 episode, issues hit a snag through the remaining “Meals and Drink” triple toss-up puzzle. A contestant named Clint incorrectly guessed “Properly-Seasoned Meal.” Subsequent, Adrianne buzzed in however faltered, leaving Jenn Walker because the final participant who might reply. Host Seacrest informed her, “Take your time, and don’t let it fill out.” Jenn appropriately solved it as “Properly-Balanced Meal,” however the bother was she didn’t ring in first. Seacrest yelled, “Buzzer!” and the $2,000 puzzle was thrown out because the studio viewers audibly gasped.
This led to a clumsy deliberation the place Seacrest turned to the producers, “Can we get the judges on that? She didn’t buzz however gave a solution?” The judges upheld the choice, with Seacrest explaining, “You gotta buzz in.” Jenn replied, “Okay.” Clint completed with $26,150, thus profitable the episode, whereas Jenn completed in a slim second place with $20,490.
Followers slammed the ruling on the time, arguing Jenn deserved the $2,000 since this was a uncommon occasion the place she was the one participant left who might reply. “Wheel of Fortune did Jenn soiled,” one viewer wrote on X on the time. Others argued that Sajak would have finished the identical as guidelines are guidelines. Nonetheless, that apparently isn’t so.
On Monday, a fan took to the WoF Reddit discussion board sharing a side-by-side video (beneath) of Seacrest’s ruling and a ruling from Sajak on the April 1, 2024 episode the place he dominated a participant’s method in the very same scenario.
In that episode, two gamers equally whiffed a triple-toss-up, leaving a participant named Alicia the one one who might reply it. She appropriately solved it as “The Joker Is Wild” with out ringing in. Sajak allowed it, telling her, “Alicia didn’t truly ring in. You have been the one one left. It’s all nice, all clear. We’re not going to jail or something.”
It appears the modified the rule on whether or not it’s a must to buzz in when you’re the final remaining participant on a Toss-Up
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The person titled the put up, “It appears the modified the rule on whether or not it’s a must to buzz in when you’re the final remaining participant on a Toss-Up.”
Different followers spun to the feedback part expressing shock that Seacrest dominated extra harshly than Sajak, some pushed for Jenn to be invited again on technicality.
“I’m glad somebody posted about this. I had the identical thought watching it,” one fan commented.
“Actually????? Lame technicality ruling. Frequent sense could be evident in case your the final individual within the spherical there could be no must buzz. DUH!” wrote one other.
“I assumed it was actually flawed when Ryan stated she needed to buzz in, not making any new associates doing that,” wrote a 3rd.
“Yeah, after I noticed that I stated she’s coming again,” wrote a fourth.
It’s unclear if the sport present modified the rule for Seacrest’s Season 42 alongside the long-lasting Vanna White or if the judges determined to stay together with his preliminary name as to not make him look unhealthy. But it surely actually bothered already irked followers to see that Sajak did, actually, enable puzzle solves with out ringing in for the one participant left.
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