‘Wheel of Fortune’: Fiercely Competitive Contestant Loses $56,000 in Costco Clash
This had to be tough for her! A Wheel of Fortune contestant lost $56,000 after admitting that she is fiercely competitive. The episode turned out to be something of a Costco clash as one player revealed she’s a big fan of the store, while another actually works for Costco.
Kinley Hatch, from Burlington, North Carolina, solved two Fortune Frenzies on November 11. Hatch, whose favorite pastime is shopping at Costco, played against Curtis Kincy, Jr., from Granville, Michigan, and Adam Meesey from Ballwin, Montana. Both of the men solved one Fortune Frenzy each. Hatch is so competitive that her husband, Andrew, has to tell her to calm down when they go to game nights at friends’ houses because he wants to be invited back.
Kincy, a Costco worker of 10 years, solved “Everglades National Park.” This gave him $3,500.
With only three letters left in the “Before & After” puzzle, Meesey, a technology director for Holy Infant School, solved “It’s Not Easy Being Green Onions.” He took the lead with $7,500.
Hatch obtained the Wild Card when she solved “Request a Late Checkout.” She won a trip to Toronto, Canada, giving her a total of $11,250.
All three game show contestants solved one Triple Toss-up each, giving them an additional $2,000. Hatch had to get rid of her Wild Card after she landed on Bankrupt during the final puzzle. She had most of the puzzle solved. Both men struck out, so the turn moved back to Hatch.
She wound up solving “Solving a Mystery.” Hatch had $16,750, advancing her to the Bonus Round. Meesey took home $9,500. Kincy won $5,500.
Hatch chose “What Are You Doing?” for her Bonus Round category. Wheel of Fortune gave her “R,S,T,L,N, and E.” She rounded out the puzzle with “P,H,C, and O.”
The puzzle then looked like “_ L _PP_N_ _ _ _R_S.” As the clock counted down, Hatch guessed “Flipping My….” She said “Flipping My Bars” at the last second, but was still wrong.
“Flapping My Arms” was the puzzle. There was $40,000 in the envelope, which would have given her $56,750.
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