'Wheel of Fortune' fans rip game show puzzle after another contestant 'robbed' of big prize

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"Wheel of Fortune" fans slammed the game show after an unlucky contestant didn’t solve a bonus puzzle correctly. [{ "selector": ".kbmum-a", "duration": "250ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "1000ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "100%"} ] }]

During a bonus round this week, "Wheel of Fortune" player Cesar took a stab at the challenging puzzle. [{ "selector": ".xbuuj-a", "duration": "250ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "1000ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "100%"} ] }]

For the category, "Phrase," Cesar chose four additional letters "HGMA" and was left with the puzzle. [{ "selector": ".fsmtp-a", "duration": "250ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "1000ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "100%"} ] }]

"That was a…uhh capital," Cesar guessed while struggling to solve the puzzle. [{ "selector": ".gdzxo-a", "duration": "250ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "1000ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "100%"} ] }]

the timer buzzed and longtime game show host Pat Sajak replied, "Well you needed one more letter, either the ‘P’ or the ‘F,’" he suggested. [{ "selector": ".koski-a", "duration": "250ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "1000ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "100%"} ] }]

The audience was heard saying "aww" in the background. [{ "selector": ".agetj-a", "duration": "250ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "1000ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "100%"} ] }]

Sajak then opened the envelope to the grand bonus prize of a hefty $100,000 that Cesar could’ve walked away with. [{ "selector": ".mqmqw-a", "duration": "250ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "1000ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "100%"} ] }]

Instead, the "Wheel of Fortune" player still managed to leave with $26,398 from his game show winnings. [{ "selector": ".mwedq-a", "duration": "250ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "1000ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "100%"} ] }]

Sajak, who has hosted since 1981, occasionally gets flak from fans on social media over his rulings. [{ "selector": ".knubx-a", "duration": "250ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "1000ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "100%"} ] }]