‘Wheel of Fortune’ fans are adamant contestant got ‘screwed’ in the bonus round
A pink orchid has “Wheel of Fortune” fans seeing red.
A pink orchid has “Wheel of Fortune” fans seeing red.
The Jan. 30 episode of the popular game show ended in controversy after viewers claim Megan, the contestant who made it to the bonus round, lost, even though they claim she guessed the correct answer, which was “Pink Orchid.”
Here’s the setup: The category was “Living Thing,” and the puzzle that appeared after she got the traditional R, S, T, L, N, and E and guessed her letters was “P_N_ RC _ D.”
The first words out of Megan’s mouth once the timer started sounded like “pink orchid,” but nothing happened and she continued to try and work out the answer, to no avail.
If you rewatch the clip — and you know you will, right? — it sounds like Megan may have said “pink orchid” or “something orchid.”
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