Biggest Wheel of Fortune Idiots Disaster- 40K Lost - Funny

EsotericDesi, the board said "Beach", but unfortunately she said "Beaches" instead of "Beach" :(

beach-ES!

Can someone please explain why she didn't win? Did she not say "Gleaming"? What was her error?

She can read, but she was nervous. Put you in front of millions of people, put $33,000 on the line, see how calm and cool you are. Jerk.

That does S**k but she didn't say the puzzle as it is shown up there. I remember that did that hurt. But those are the rules.

Ah, this goes down as a bad case of nerves, not in the category of really stupid contestants.

she deserved to lose. she can't read.

Why start my own, when this one is so good? I don't dislike all of the rules of Wheel of Fortune, Grouchy. I just dislike this one. But you do raise a good point. She didn't solve it totally, though I would argue that saying the word counts as filling in that blank. The only part she got wrong was the part she already solved.

You're forgetting she DIDN'T solve the puzzle "100%". She had 1 letter left (M), which the next contestant then guessed. You don't like the rules, go start your own game show.

So messed up.

kihadat, of course the ideal game for the same contestant with the first spin to fill in all (or most) letters, and then solve it correctly--which is quite common I believe. Not to mention how that way, the contestant looks like he / she has the puzzle all to himself / herself LOL. The only problem is that the "Bankrupt" and "Lose a turn" parts on the wheel sometimes get in the way LOL. But then at least if that does happen, someone else will have the chance to solve (adding letters or not)

Well, I agree that there would be a revolt given the format. You would have to eliminate the suspense surrounding the person yelling out the answer in order for people to accept the completion of the puzzle as the "solution." Instead of the person having to say the answer, maybe Vanna should say the answer (it always bothered me that she never said anything). Or no one says the answer (after all, we can all read) unless they want to solve the puzzle before filling in all the letters.

Also, it doesn't matter which contestant(s) "built up the puzzle"--what really counts is the contestant who reads it out loud. The contestant who is the first one to say the correct puzzle word for word is the winner--even if it was actually another contestant who filled in all the letters

Oops sory, typos there :(

kihadat, I will say that I do feel bad about what happened, but the thing is that US game shows are famous for their "You snooze, you lose" attitude and mentality. Besides, if she actually was rewarded, imagine how there would be quire a revolt, which may result in other contestants saying for example "Buttery popcorn" when the puzzle was actually "Buttered popcorn" instead--then expecting the reward because "Well, you if you gave the prize to the Beaches lady, so that means I can a prize too"