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Wheel Of Fortune Fans Spot Mistake In Record-Setting Final Round

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A Wheel of Fortune player amassed $133,555 in total prize money after an incredible bonus round performance during Thursday's (May 26) episode, but fans of the long-running game show seem to have noticed an error.

Jinger, a speech-language pathologist, won $33,555 during the bonus round by correctly answering "on the bandwagon," but several fans pointed out that she called her answer before the timer even started, The Sun reports.

ā€œNo clock was ever started," one fan tweeted.

ā€œThe clock didnā€™t even start,ā€ another viewer wrote, before adding that the extra time was "good for her," via The Sun.

A third user pointed out that host Pat Sajak attempted to comfort Jinger as it was believed to be a hard puzzle, with only seven of the 14 letters revealed at the time, but instead she quickly gave the correct answer.

ā€œOr you can just solve the puzzle and that would be the easiest way to do it," Sajak said as confetti fell on a surprised Jinger following her correct answer during the broadcast. "Donā€™t make the host look stupid. And then you win a hundred thousand dollars!ā€

ā€œBy the way, when the host says itā€™s going to be a difficult puzzle, try to make it look difficult,ā€ Sajak joked when the showed returned from commercial. "If you would please.ā€

ā€œI just blurted it out when it came to me,ā€ Jinger responded. ā€œI had no idea the clock hadnā€™t even started.ā€

Sajak then admitted he attempted an old trick to help her extend time during the bonus round.

ā€œI was buying you a little time there with the clock, and you didnā€™t need it at all,ā€ Sajak said.

Jinger's $133,555 total earnings made her the seventh player to win more than $100,000 during the current season of Wheel of Fortune, which set a single-season record.


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