‘Wheel of Fortune’ Fans Blast Show After Contestant Misses $71,000 Win
Fans have blasted Wheel of Fortune after a contestant lost out on $71,000 in the Bonus Round. They claim the puzzle in the round did not match up with the category, making it too hard.
Teryce Walters, from Bolingbrook, Illinois, played against Dawn McMahon, from Galena, Ohio, and Nick Oswald, from Ankeny, Iowa, on Thursday, September 18. Walters, a fourth-grade teacher, solved the second Toss Up for $2,000. McMahon, a high school science teacher, solved the first.
Walters maintained the lead with $5,600 when she solved “Global Positioning System.” She landed on the $10,000 in the Crossword puzzle. The category was “Corn,” and she solved “Bread,” “Ball,” “Dogs,” and “Flakes” for $17,800.
Walters solved the Prize Puzzle — “Beautiful Day Advisory!” — and won a trip to the Dominican Republic, putting $27,560 in her bank. She added $4,000 to her total by solving two of the three Triple Toss Ups. Oswald, a choir teacher, finally got on the board when he solved the other.
Oswald walked away with $11,600 after solving the final puzzle — “Pomp and Circumstance.” “Wow!” Oswald exclaimed. McMahon went home with $1,000. The big winner of the night was Walters with $31,560.
She chose “Event” for her category and brought her husband, Horace, with her. Walters was given R,S,T,L,N, and E.” She chose “M,D,F, and A.”
Only getting one extra letter, the puzzle looked like “_ _ _ER _ _TA_E.” “That’s it,” host Ryan Seacrest said.
The game show contestant didn’t guess it in time, saying “Cover,” “Baker,” “Exhale.” The puzzle was revealed to be “Power Outage.” She lost out on taking home an additional $40,000, which would have given her a total of $71,560.
Fans blasted the show for having “Power Outage” in the “Events” category. “Great player, but no way to get that bonus round puzzle. I would say a power outage is more of a ‘thing’ than an ‘event’,” a YouTube user wrote.
“How is a power outage an ‘event’? That’s more of a thing than an event,” another said.
“A power outage is not an event,” a third said.
“The puzzle looked difficult to solve,” one last fan said.
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Commenting on W of F: I believe "power outage " is more of an event because it's something that happens! A thing is not. So it looks like what happened is ; she just picked the wrong letters (bottom line) either way!
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An event is something that happens, so a power outage IS an event. A thing is an object..like something you can touch..so a power outage, unlike a plate or a banana, IS NOT a thing. These so-called 'fans' are DUMMAZZFUKK!!
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If you have ever been in a power outage it is definitely an event.
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A power outage is the exact definition of an event. Event doesnt mean a concert or a venue. Those things are examples of special events...but an event by definition is anything that happens, usually of some sort of importance... a tidal wave is an event, just as a power outage is.
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There's a pattern to fans complaining.
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They still went home with 31 grand quit crying and be happy with what you got.
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She's not the one complaining.
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This could go both ways it all depends on one's opinion, going the the official definition of an event, an event is an occurrence, especially one of some importance or a planned occasion. The term can also refer to a single contest within a larger sports program or, in probability, a specific set of outcomes. In my opinion while it does technically fit by definition it in no way shape or perform fits the common conception most would think of when thinking of an event. I believe this made this question very unfair and extremely difficult to solve, it might as well have been hintless considering the hint was descretely deceiving. Do better ABC and Wheel of Fortune
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Of course a power outage is an event!!
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Are the fans saying it's a thing maybe thinking of a power outlet?
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When I think of a power outage I think of a circumstance not an Event. I would've never guessed power outage.
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Power outage is intact an event, Americans smh
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You “Northern people” seem to know it all! Canadians smh 👈 (showing my intelligence)
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And it is IN FACT.
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😆😢😆😢😆😢😆
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That is the primary reason why I don't watch Wheel Of Fortune anymore.
These ignorant, vague puzzles are quite literally stupid.
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People are saying this because she's black it is a event.
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I think it was a tough puzzle either way. But was definitely not an EVENT. An event is a planned thing. Power Outages are not planned. She was a fantastic player and may have had a better chance thinking “thing”. However, the letters she chose just weren’t enough help either way.
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A power outage is an event and they can absolutely be planned. You are thinking more along the lines of a concert, which is also a type of event. Not all events are good things. A shooting is technically an "event." A "thing" is a tangible object.
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Not true an event is anything that can happen regardless of whether or not it was planned.
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