'Wheel of Fortune' contestant fails nearly-completed puzzle

Publish date: 2024-05-03

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It left everyone wheely uncomfortable.

“Wheel of Fortune” fans were left gobsmacked after one contestant failed to solve a puzzle that was missing only one letter.

In Monday’s episode, the three contestants were challenged to solve a puzzle in the category, “What are you doing?”

After solving nearly the entire puzzle, the show’s frontrunner, who was identified as Jessica, was left with “Dining in the dining _ar.”

“I’d like to solve it, Pat,” said Jessica nervously to “Wheel” icon Pat Sajak,76. “Dining in the dining jar?”

Jessica’s incredibly wrong answer sent a massive gasp throughout the studio audience and even caused Sajak’s trusty letter-turner Vanna White, 66, to give a pitied expression.

“No,” stated Sajak, who has been subjected to numerous wild guesses throughout his time on the show.

The next person to spin chose the letter “C” and managed to complete the puzzle. which read: “Dining in the dining Car.”

The blunder comes as Sajak enters his final season of the iconic games show before it is taken over by “American Idol” host Ryan Seacrest. ABC via Getty Images
Vanna White will remain with the game show after receiving a “substantial” raise. Vanna White / Instagram
After solving almost the entire puzzle, the show’s frontrunner, who was identified as Jessica, was left with “Dining in the dining _ar.”

“Yeah, there may be a C in there,” sneered Sajak, who is retiring at the end of the current season. “Now it’s just a matter of reading it.”

Several X (formerly Twitter) users were sent spinning out of control following Jessica’s failure to solve.

“This woman said Dining in the Dining JAR on Wheel of Fortune. wtf is a DINING JAR SISTEREN,” laughed one person.

Ryan Seacrest will take over from Sajak starting next season. Getty Images for Health-Ade Kombucha
Jessica’s incredibly wrong answer sent a massive gasp throughout the studio audience and even caused Sajak’s trusty letter-turner Vanna White, 66, to look away with an expression of pity creeping onto her face. Wheel of Fortune
The next person to spin chose the letter “C” and managed to complete the puzzle which read ” “Dining in the dining Car.” Wheel of Fortune

“Please!!! Do not approach me, or otherwise bother me while I am dining in the dining jar,” giggled a second user.

“Dining in the dining jar?! These people are morons,” slammed a third person.

A fourth person on X claimed that they were rooting for Jessica until her random answer, which “sent my jaw to the floor.”

The blunder comes as Sajak enters his final season of the iconic game show before it is taken over by “American Idol” host Ryan Seacrest.

White, who finally managed to receive a raise after 18 years of being on the show, will remain by her trusted puzzle board alongside Seacrest.

Sajak, who served as the syndicated show’s host since 1981, announced his retirement in June.

“Well, the time has come. I’ve decided that our 41st season, which begins in September, will be my last,”he tweeted at the time. “It’s been a wonderful ride, and I’ll have more to say in the coming months. Many thanks to you all.”

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