Nit-picky rule costs Wheel of Fortune contestant big time
We’re pretty sure flamenco dancing has been ruined for this guy forever.
What you just watched was Wheel of Fortune contestant Johnny losing out on a good $9000 after mispronouncing “flamenco”.
The poor (well, at least $9000 poorer) guy pronounced it “flamingo” instead.
And those stringent judges at the show reckoned this didn’t cut the mustard.
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Instead, the guess was passed to the next contestant who Steven Bradburied her way to winning the round.
And hoooly heck, Jonny wasn’t happy.
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Video of his defeat is now going as viral as you’d expect it to go on an electronic network of schadenfreude addicts, who love to nit-pick on grammatical errors and spelling mistakes.
It was uploaded to the Wheel of Fortune YouTube channel on Monday, clocking up nearly 90,000 views by Wednesday morning.
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YouTubers were divided over this one, revealing that some people are really passionate about their gameshows.
“I believe when some letters still are missing and contestant wants to solve the puzzle, then the way he or she says the puzzle is important,” one YouTuber said.
“But when all the letters are already there, it should be regarded as puzzle solved.”
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“This rule has been in place since show began,” another chimed in.
“Pat even warns regularly to be careful and speak slowly.
“The rules are provided to each applicant on the show prior.
“Technicalities matter when other contestants are there to win. ”
And, of course, people were loving this on Twitter:
Geez.
But don’t fret too much, Jonny did eventually go on to has a win with perhaps the most fitting puzzle ever, BTW:
