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A WHEEL of Fortune contestant has inadvertently caused fan outrage over the accuracy of its categories.
Ben called out Pat Sajak after missing a “Fun and Games” themed puzzle and when the show joked he “had a point,” people argued he was onto something.
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On January 26th’s Wheel of Fortune episode, the charismatic Ben from California went to the special bonus round and could not guess: “Taking a quick jog.”
He told Pat, 76, he didn’t consider the exercise-based puzzle to have fit the category.
“Well, you see, I don’t consider jogging ‘Fun and Games’,” Ben said.
To which Pat replied: “that wasn’t bad!” implying he was joking.
The game show’s official Instagram account uploaded a video of the moment, writing in their caption: “He has a point,” with a laugh emoji.
‘HE’S RIGHT!’
However, fans weren’t laughing and called out the show as well.
Dozens agreed that the category did make Ben’s chances to win more money unfairly difficult and took the opportunity to fume over how the category and puzzle didn’t really match.
One fan commented: “Finally! A contestant finally speaks out about the answers not matching the category! The kid was great!”
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“Fact. Category is wrong…” wrote another.
“He was so entertaining! And he got ripped off. I agree with him. How is Jogging fun and games?” asked a third user.
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“He’s right!! Who comes up with these puzzles?!?!?” wondered a fourth.
“I mean… he’s not wrong. Weird puzzle for that category,” wrote a fifth as a sixth even begged: “That puzzle made no sense, he deserves a do-over.”
“He is right, the clue should be ‘ACTIVITY’ rather than ‘FUN & GAMES,'” someone else suggested.
Ben enjoyably opened the show by asking Pat “what’s shakin’ bacon” so fans also just enjoyed his on-stage presence – if not the so-so puzzle.
THAT’S NOT A ‘THING’!
Last week, contestant Yung-Mei also lost the special bonus round on a puzzle that viewers deemed plain ridiculous.
She missed out on a Volkswagen car after being asked to guess: “A Peculiar Quirk” under the category “Thing.”
After “A Peculiar Quirk” showed itself she simply exclaimed: “Oh jeez.”
The contestant threw her hands up in frustration as Pat said: “It was a quirk, quirk.”
A pin drop could be heard in Stage 11 studios as the player added: “Huh.”
One fan tweeted: “Feel bad for the Wheel of Fortune lady, like for real…’A peculiar quirk’ what kind of answer is that? That’s not even a ‘thing’
Another wrote: “#apeculiarquirk what a joke!!!! . Wheel of Fortune really needs to work on its final puzzles.”
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