A detailed guess. Wheel of Fortune followers had been confused when Alexa Hoekstra misplaced $100,000 on the Thursday, April 6 episode.
The Texas Girl’s College gained the episode and headed to the bonus spherical the place she selected the “What Are You Doing?” class. After guessing her letters, she was left with “__ST _IN_ING IT” on the board. She had 10 seconds to guess the reply, and followers believed she stated, “Simply Winging It,” which turned out to be the proper reply. Nevertheless, host Pat Sajak believed Hoekstra stated “Simply Successful It.”
After Sajak stated she didn’t win, the contestant lamented, “So shut.”
The faculty pupil didn’t stroll away empty-handed. She gained $19,950 throughout the sport.
Whereas Hoekstra was a superb sport concerning the loss, Wheel of Fortune followers had been outraged. “Okay so I re-watched Alexa’s bonus spherical and from what I heard, she clearly stated the reply on the primary strive. The present clearly owes her the $100k now #WheelOfFortune,” one outraged viewer shared through Twitter.
“Bro the woman LITERALLY SAID ‘JUST WINGING IT’ IMMEDIATELY!!!! @WheelofFortune You completely ripped her off of $100k,” one particular person tweeted. One other added, “Alexa on Wheel of Fortune simply stated “simply winging it” on the ultimate puzzle they usually didn’t settle for it regardless of it being the proper reply. Didn’t win the $100k. Truly robbed.”
Some even blamed Sajack, 76, for the loss. “She stated each. Simply winging it after which Simply profitable it. I’m accomplished with this present. Retire Pat. It’s time,” one indignant viewers member shared.
For her half, Hoekstra hasn’t publicly commented on the matter. After the present, she merely shared a photograph noting her pleasure. “Again in January, I had the chance to compete on Wheel of Fortune, representing Texas Girl’s College. Final evening was my air date! It was a tremendous expertise and I’m so proud to characterize my college!” she shared through LinkedIn on Friday, April 7.
Sajak, who has hosted the ABC sport present since 1981, not too long ago went viral for jokingly tackling a winner.
Fred Jackson defined within the broadcast that he works as knowledgeable wrestler (along with different gigs, together with drama trainer and bar trivia host). After profitable $75,800, Sajak requested the opposite contestants whether or not they wished him “to body-slam [Fred] for you” due to his wrestling background.
The Illinois native then jokingly tried to place the Wheel of Fortune champion in a headlock. Fred, for his half, didn’t thoughts the tough housing.
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“Because the man that he was placing in that maintain, I cherished that second. L-O-V-E in capital letters,” Jackson informed TMZ amid the backlash. “That was one of many largest highlights of the present. From my perspective to see the criticism he’s getting on-line is slightly unfair. I used to be the one who was put within the maintain and I used to be completely OK with it. The truth is, I cherished it. I don’t assume [fans] ought to get any extra upset than I’m getting.”
