Wheel of Fortune fans stunned as contestant loses $1M prize – twice
NY Post
“Wheel of Fortune” fans were audibly surprised by a moment on Thursday’s episode of the popular game show.
Contestant Tara Brown beat the odds twice when she managed to land on the small $1 million wedge at two different points, and both times, she failed to secure the big prize.
Fans of the show, hosted by Pat Sajak and Vanna White, know that the $1 million wedge works differently than the others – when a contestant lands on it and then correctly guesses a letter, they pick it up, and if they solve the final puzzle, then the $1 million prize will be available to win after the bonus round.
The first time Brown obtained the wedge, it was when the contestants had nearly solved a puzzle in the “Let There Be Light!” category. There were only two letters left before the puzzle was complete, and it read “BULB, BEA__N, SUN, STARS.”
Sajak reminded her that she needed to “call a letter that’s in the puzzle, and she hesitantly guessed “H?”
The audience audibly reacted in dismay, and one person could be heard crying out, “Oh no!”