‘Wheel of Fortune’: Teacher Fails to Win $70,000 on ‘Impossible’ Puzzle
There was another Bonus Round loss on Wheel of Fortune as the season winds down. A contestant, who has been a teacher for over 30 years, lost out on taking home $70,000 after fans deemed the puzzle “impossible.”
Karen Binge, from Aliso Viejo, California, played against Santio Cupon, from Malden, Massachusetts, and Trish Diaz, from Slidell, Louisiana, on Friday, May 30. Binge has been teaching at Tustin Ranch Elementary for 34 years and comes from a line of teachers.
Cupon, a drag queen under the name Landa Plenty, solved the first Toss-Up for $2,000. However, Binge took the lead after solving the first puzzle — “Flying A Shark-Shaped Kite” — for $3,600. She also picked up the Million Dollar Wedge on that round.
The game show contestant also solved the “Before and After” Mystery Round puzzle — “Captain America Ferrera” — giving her $17,450. Binge didn’t even give her opponents another chance as she solved most of the prize puzzle — “Rejuvenating Hot Springs” — adding $4,500 to her bank. This gave her a total of $30,450 and a trip to Iceland.
Diaz, a hairstylist, finally got on the board when she solved all three Triple Toss-Ups for $10,000. She won another $4,800 for solving the final puzzle — “And the Rest is History.” This gave Diaz a final score of $14,800. Cupon had $3,000. Binge was the night’s big winner with $30,450 in cash, a trip to Iceland, and the Million Dollar Wedge.
For the Bonus Round, Binge chose “Living Things.” She brought her parents and brother with her as her husband and 14-year-old daughter stayed home.
After Wheel of Fortune gave her “R,S,T,L,N, and E,” Binge chose “G,P,H, and O,” to round out her puzzle. The puzzle then looked like “_ _ _ _ _ GRE_HO_N_.”
As the clock counted down, Binge guessed “Friendly Greyhound, Grey Greyhound, ughh.” She couldn’t guess that the first word was “Quick Greyhound.”
Host Ryan Seacrest revealed that there was $40,000 in her envelope. The One Million Dollar envelope was on the other side of the wheel. “We’re going to give it away. We feel it soon,” he said.
“Another borderline impossible puzzle. This budget mode has to go,” a YouTube fan said.
“Back to budget mode for another reason,” a fan wrote.
“I would have never of guessed ‘quick greyhound’,” said a third.
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I agree with what you’re saying, but that’s not what an oxymoron is
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It's a redundancy.
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Oxymoron is not redundancy! Learn English sweetie
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That's what he is saying, maybe you need to pick up a book once in a while.
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He's not saying oxymoron is a redundancy. He's saying quick greyhound is a redundancy.
Try again...sweetie
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I've owned greyhounds for 20+ years and never would've guessed "quick greyhound!"
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It was a difficult one, but I got it right away. I thought what describes a greyhound? He's fast, quick. That's how I got it.
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Stop lying sweetie
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So because you aren't smart enough to get it, Noone else is, lol, is was so easy
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I got Greyhound first. Then I thought First Greyhound then thought what is a Greyhound? It's Quick.
Took me 5 seconds.
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Are you guys thinking of pet greyhound. I was thinking of the bus😬
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If the bus was a living thing, perhaps we might have been thinking that...
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Oxymoron
Slow Greyhound?
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I believe those puzzles are picked at the last moment. I believe someone is deciding depending on the contestant if they are worthy or not to win. Puzzles are chosen accordingly. I don't believe for a second that it is random.
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I totally agree. I've been saying this in my house for years!
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Worthy or maybe the right person to fit into the network's agenda?
I have noticed a lot of Qs, Js, and Ks in the final puzzles lately, 3 of the least used consonants.
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😂 try jumbo shrimp, giant dwarf, or even an exciting death!!
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Only quick or quiet works. Use x y z & q as the bad ones, rarely used. Process of elimination in Wheel tuffies. Must.
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QuiET?
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