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Please be aware that this story is being republished after it was initially published in January 2024.<\/p>\n

Angry \u201cWheel of Fortune\u201d viewers are demonstrating because they think a contestant named Megan was unfairly denied $40,000 for what may have been a right solution.<\/p>\n

A bonus challenge involving two terms that fit within the \u201cLiving Thing\u201d category had to be solved by Megan, a married choir director at a California high school.<\/p>\n

When host Pat Sajak guided Megan to the puzzle board while the wheel was spinning, the unfinished phrase \u201c_ N\u2019R _ _ _\u201d became visible.<\/p>\n

Megan carefully selected the letters and modified the board to read \u201cP_N_\u2019 RC _ D.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Megan screamed out her guess in the last ten seconds, which was either \u201cPink Orchid\u201d or maybe \u201cSomething Orchid.\u201d As soon as the timer sounded and the appropriate letters appeared on the screen, Megan yelled her frustration at the right answer, \u201cPink Orchid\u201d.<\/p>\n

Sensing she might be correct, Sajak produced the prize estimate card and gave Megan a healthy $40,000\u2014much more than the $14,007 she ultimately received.<\/p>\n

Viewers, who were in their living rooms, couldn\u2019t accept the outcome and took to Wheel of Fortune to express their annoyance with Megan\u2019s response, which they believed was unfairly wrong.\u201dThe woman got screwed on the #WheelOfFortune bonus puzzle tonight; she totally said \u2018PINK ORCHID\u2019 right at the start,\u201d commented one user.<\/p>\n

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As soon as she said that, I immediately asked the judges! I am partially hearing in one ear and deaf in the other, therefore I lip read and use subtitles. She referred to me as \u201cPink Orchid.\u201d \u201cDefinitely!\u201d said another admirer.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m blowing up! \u201cPink orchid,\u201d she murmured, understanding! \u201cWTF?\u201d shouted a third person.<\/p>\n

Hello, @WheelofFortune After hearing the competitor say \u201cpink orchid\u201d at the start of the last puzzle, I rewound it. \u201cYou owe her some $$$,\u201d yelled one angry viewer.<\/p>\n

Okay, @WheelofFortune. If you rewatch tonight\u2019s program to solve the last problem from the most recent airing, you might clearly hear her say \u201cpink orchid.\u201d You did not give the winner the credit they deserved. Now play it back. That\u2019s exactly what she said! Bright Orchid.<\/p>\n

In the middle of the controversy, Wheel of Fortune fans have been increasingly critical of the show over what seem to be errors, including a recent debate over a rhyme during an Express round. When the show seemed to falter over an answer in the \u201cRhyme Time\u201d category on January 22, the audience erupted.<\/p>\n

The current farce had left two of the contenders perplexed, but Jill, the third applicant, figured it out by guessing two \u201cy\u2019s,\u201d coming up with the rhyme \u201cAbsolutely Positively.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAbsolutely Positively\u201d is not a rhyme, according to supporters, who vehemently disagreed with the decision.<\/p>\n

\u201cHello @WheelofFortune,\u201d one of the spectators wrote. Would you kindly explain the rhyme between these two words? Since they most certainly don\u2019t.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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