Look, everyone knows how ‘Wheel of Fortune’ works.
You go on the show, you spin the wheel, they give everyone a puzzle to solve and you solve it. If you get it right, boom. You win money. If you keep getting it right, you get to solve the final puzzle. And getting that right means more money or a cool prize.
This woman was in prime position to take home a pretty cool prize on the show. It was a new Audi. All she had to do was solve the final puzzle.
And that’s exactly what she did. But, due to a rule technicality, she still lost.
Apparently, she took too long to say the final word in the final phrase “choosing the right word.” She got it right. But there was a bit of a pause between “right” and “word.” So she missed out on the car.
Come on @WheelofFortune, the woman literally chose the right word. Give her the car. pic.twitter.com/aAaMyFeEZl
— Alex Jacob (@whoisalexjacob) December 22, 2021
Fans were rightfully heated about this. It doesn’t make any sense. She didn’t give a horribly wrong answer or something silly. She actually got the phrase right.
And everyone gets that rules are rules, but it’s not as if she took a full 10 seconds to get this right. She paused for 3 or 4 seconds and got it.
People were livid about this. They let WoF hear about it online.
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#WheelofFortune You know what?! I’m gonna take a long pause from wheel of fortune…
— K1P2 🏥🩺🚑 (@willcharmom) December 22, 2021
now that was ridiculous… #wheeloffortune
— jay3515 (@jayy3515) December 22, 2021
#WheelofFortune I think tonight’s ruling for “too long” of a pause ….stinks.
— BoilerVol (@Daledot) December 22, 2021
That woman got screwed on the Wheel of Fortune. Wow.
— GarrettHuggins (@garrett_huggins) December 22, 2021
Wheel of Fortune, you just lost a viewer. "I am choosing the right word" to never watch this show again. #WheelofFortune #choosingtherightword
I'm done! I'm with that lady. She deserves that Audi! That rule is the most dumbest thing ever! She had it right before the time was up!— TalinOrfaliGhazarian (@TalinOrfaliGhaz) December 22, 2021
This could be the worst ruling in Wheel of Fortune history pic.twitter.com/cQuXaFfk5S
— Cracking Aces (@CrackingAAces) December 22, 2021
@ ‘wheel of NO fortune’ you owe that woman a car! She got screwed! @Audi please step up – give Charlene a damn car for #Christmas @WheelofFortune #WheelofFortune #audi #audiA3
— jamie k (@jamiebeth1) December 22, 2021
this woman just lost wheel of fortune because she had the right answer but didn’t say it all together????
— noa (taylor’s version) (@noabournexo) December 22, 2021
Wheel of fortune just cheated a woman out of an Audi scrooge horrible show.
— Jose (@Jose63222217) December 22, 2021
I'm just shaking my head
We should all gather a petition to let Wheel of Fortune give her well-deserved prize #WheelofFortune #choosingtherightword https://t.co/ulkudrgNM0— TalinOrfaliGhazarian (@TalinOrfaliGhaz) December 22, 2021
they cheating that lady out of her audi on wheel of fortune bc she very much guessed it in time …
— azu ♡ (@ilyazuleaa) December 22, 2021
They’re absolutely right. The contestant got the phrase right within the time limit. She deserves her Audi. WoF needs to correct this — ASAP.
