Longtime “Wheel of Fortune” host Pat Sajak recently blasted a contestant for getting ahead of themselves on the popular game show.
During Tuesday’s episode, a contestant named Mary Ann spun the wheel and landed on the one-million-dollar wedge.
After she screamed “Oh my God!” out of excitement, Sajak hollered back and said, “No, no, no ba-ba-bop!”
The 76-year-old host then reminded the overly excited contestant of the rules before they proceeded with the game.
‘WHEEL OF FORTUNE’ CONTESTANT BLASTS PAT SAJAK FOR PUZZLE MISHAP
Longtime “Wheel of Fortune” host Pat Sajak recently blasted a contestant for getting ahead of themselves on the popular game show. (Wheel of Fortune)
“Now, here’s what you do. You see, you call a letter,” Sajak relayed.
Mary Ann shouted out “H,” and scored a sweet prize after.
“And because there are two H’s, you may now pick up the million-dollar wedge.”
A contestant named Mary Ann spun the wheel and landed on the one-million-dollar wedge. (Wheel of Fortune)
She then picked up the shiny prize proudly and Sajak continued on with the game show.
“Wheel of Fortune” contestant Mary Ann picked up the shiny prize proudly after Pat Sajak reminded her of the game rules. (Wheel of Fortune)
“You put a million dollars in front of someone they just get goofy,” he remarked.
The official “Wheel of Fortune” social media accounts shared the shocking moment.
The caption read, “No one: [Blank] Pat Sajak: DON’T TOUCH THAT!!!”
“Wheel of Fortune” fans were quick to comment on the contestant’s mistake, as well as Sajak’s reaction.
“Lmao wow! Triggered much?” one fan wrote.
Another fan said “I don’t see anything wrong in what he did he was right.”
“People always make that mistake,” a comment read.
Pat Sajak continues to remind contestants of the rules on the “Wheel of Fortune” game show. (“Celebrity Wheel of Fortune”/ABC/October 23, 2002)
Viewers were also annoyed by Mary Ann’s habit of buying vowels and spinning repeatedly without attempting to solve the puzzles.
“Hey Mary Ann, are you just gonna buy vowels for the other contestants all night?” one person asked on Twitter.
“I DESPISE these people who won’t just SOLVE THE F—ING PUZZLE!” a particularly upset fan ranted.
After Mary Ann used this tactic a few times, another Twitter user wrote “It didn’t work the last two puzzles a–hole and ya lost your million!”
This was not the first time a contestant’s mistake was noticed by passionate fans.
Khushi had two more letters before the puzzle in the “Food & Drink” category was complete, however she blatantly blurted out the wrong letter. (ABC)
Last week, during the game show’s Teen Week, a player named Khushi announced a wrong answer.
The letters remaining on the puzzle board spelled out, “FRE__ TROPICAL FRUIT” in the “Food & Drink” category.
A “Wheel of Fortune” fail slammed by viewers caused an audience member to shout out. (ABC)
‘WHEEL OF FORTUNE’ ANSWER CAUSES AUDIENCE MEMBER TO SHOUT OUT: ‘WHAT?’
After Khushi guessed the second to last letter “H” correctly, “Wheel of Fortune” co-host Vanna White revealed the letter. Sajak advised the contestant to “solve it or spin it, but do something quickly.”
“Wheel of Fortune” hosts Pat Sajak, right, and Vanna White had many viral moments on the game show. (Christopher Willard/ABC via Getty Images)
Khushi spun the wheel one last time before hesitating to announce the letter “G.”
Once Khushi blurted out the incorrect letter, her answer stirred up quite a reaction from someone in the audience.
Vanna White and Pat Sajak have been co-hosts of “Wheel of Fortune” since 1982. (Getty Images)
Immediately after, an audience member is heard saying, “What?” in the background, following a couple of disappointed groans when the contestant did not correctly solve the puzzle.
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She missed out on $650 on the wheel and a luxurious trip to the Caribbean island of Antigua worth $10,000.
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After Khushi’s answer to the “Wheel of Fortune” puzzle, the internet reacted to the viral moment.
“I don’t think I’ve ever heard a single audience member audibly have such a violent reaction on Wheel of Fortune, as this lady did when a poor contestant called a G in ‘Fresh,'” one Twitter user wrote.
Another fan chimed in and defended the teenager, “She blanked out. It happens to the best of us.”
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