{"id":426725,"date":"2024-12-03T13:02:30","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T13:02:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=426725"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T14:00:00","slug":"Wheel-of-Fortune-Fans-Demand-Change-After-Crazy-Bonus-Puzzle-Pattern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/Wheel-of-Fortune-Fans-Demand-Change-After-Crazy-Bonus-Puzzle-Pattern\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Wheel of Fortune\u2019 Fans Demand Change After \u2018Crazy\u2019 Bonus Puzzle Pattern"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/ryan-seacrest\/\">Ryan Seacrest\u2019s<\/a> era of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/ryan-seacrest\/\"><em>Wheel of Fortune<\/em><\/a> is spinning along just fine, aside from the occasional speed bump. However, last week brought an unfortunate occurrence that fans argued should never happen, host aside. Four of the five bonus rounds resulted in losses, leaving fans shocked and wondering if the producers should step in.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, November 26\u2019s episode, the contestant who proceeded to the coveted 10-second final puzzle was Katheryn. Her three-word \u201cFood &amp; Drink\u201d puzzle read as, \u201c\u2018_RO_EN\u2019 \u2018ORN_E_\u2019 \u2018_ _ _CE.&#8217;\u201d She could not solve it as \u201cFROZEN ORANGE JUICE,\u201d losing out on an extra $40,000. On Wednesday, the dry spell continued for Adam, unable to figure out the \u201cWhat Are You Wearing\u201d puzzle, which read as \u201c\u2018M_\u2019 \u2018F_N_ _\u2019 \u2018_LOTHE_\u2019 was \u201cMY FANCY CLOTHES.\u201d He got stuck on the middle word, thinking it was \u201cFunky,\u201d which cost him an extra $40,000.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, November 28, Jade missed her one-word \u201cWhat Are You Doing?\u201d puzzle which read as \u201c_H_S_ER_N_\u201d. The right answer was \u201cWhispering,\u201d and she also lost out on $40,000. To finish out the week, Erwin (all below) missed his \u201cThing\u201d puzzle, which was seeking \u201cA Booming Voice.\u201d Having not selected a crucial \u201cO\u201d as his vowel, he couldn\u2019t crack the middle word, fumbling $50,000. This meant the only bonus puzzle win was on Monday, November 25, for the whole week.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZBf3eTWMbeQ?si=ZoqM7ncDQJSQOAEN\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1164682 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WoF_12_2_3-1014x544.jpg\" alt=\"wheel-of-fortune-12-2\" width=\"1014\" height=\"544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WoF_12_2_3-1014x544.jpg 1014w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WoF_12_2_3-450x241.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WoF_12_2_3-768x412.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WoF_12_2_3-2048x1099.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WoF_12_2_3-570x306.jpg 570w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1014px) 100vw, 1014px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1164683 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WoF_12_2_2-1014x563.jpg\" alt=\"wheel-of-fortune-12-2\" width=\"1014\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WoF_12_2_2-1014x563.jpg 1014w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WoF_12_2_2-450x250.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WoF_12_2_2-768x427.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WoF_12_2_2-2048x1138.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WoF_12_2_2-570x317.jpg 570w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1014px) 100vw, 1014px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1164681 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WoF_12_2_4-1014x531.jpg\" alt=\"wheel-of-fortune-12-2\" width=\"1014\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WoF_12_2_4-1014x531.jpg 1014w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WoF_12_2_4-450x236.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WoF_12_2_4-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WoF_12_2_4-570x299.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WoF_12_2_4.jpg 1814w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1014px) 100vw, 1014px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The game show shared the last miss on YouTube, culminating in a 1\/5 bonus round week, the least successful for Seacrest as host so far. In the comments, some blamed the \u201ctough\u201d puzzles while others urged the producers to pick stronger contestants (admitting pressure plays a part).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHere we go again! Yet another bad week of <em>Wheel of Fortune,<\/em>\u201d one fan wrote under the clip of Friday\u2019s miss.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat is wrong with the contestant pool this week? 4 blown Bonus Rounds in a row on easy puzzles for the minimum!\u201d wrote a second.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cErwin, big mistake picking THING. That was the toughest puzzle this week,\u201d wrote third.<\/p>\n<p>Additional fans agreed that future players should more carefully choose their additional letters and avoid vague categories like \u201cThing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy \u2018Thing\u2019 is the worst category to pick,\u201d agreed a fourth. \u201cBecause there are a lot of potential possibilities with that category.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is crazy that these puzzles are not being solved,\u201d a fifth wrote.<\/p>\n<p><p id=\"content\" class=\"style-scope ytd-expander\"><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string yt-core-attributed-string--white-space-pre-wrap\" dir=\"auto\" role=\"text\">A sixth defended, \u201cWhen you brain is working at 100 miles an hour hoping to win either a 100k or 1 million it just blanks out.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"toolbar\" class=\"style-scope ytd-comment-engagement-bar\">\n<div class=\"inline-callout\">\n<div class=\"inline-callout-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/1164523\/celebrity-wheel-of-fortune-season-5-episode-1-preview-exclusive\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"156\" width=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Celebrity-Wheel-of-Fortune-1-234x155.jpg\" alt=\"&#039;Celebrity Wheel of Fortune&#039; Preview: Pat Sajak Imitates Lil Jon&#039;s &#039;Yeah!&#039; (Exclusive)\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-callout-label\">Related<\/div>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/1164523\/celebrity-wheel-of-fortune-season-5-episode-1-preview-exclusive\/\">&#8216;Celebrity Wheel of Fortune&#8217; Preview: Pat Sajak Imitates Lil Jon&#8217;s &#8216;Yeah!&#8217; (Exclusive)<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"yt-spec-button-shape-next__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<p>To which one more claimed, \u201cThese puzzles should\u2019ve been solved \u2013 they weren\u2019t that hard! Yes I know it\u2019s nerves \u2013 but still, you gotta solve easy puzzles like this.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-skm-boomerang-el-2=\"processed\">Meanwhile<em>,\u00a0<\/em>Seacrest had huge shoes to fill replacing the legendary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/pat-sajak\/\">Pat Sajak<\/a>\u00a0alongside the iconic\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/vanna-white\/\">Vanna White<\/a>\u00a0after four decades for Season 42. His debut month was the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/1158413\/wheel-of-fortune-ratings-ryan-seacrest-jeopardy\/\">strongest ratings month for\u00a0<em>WoF<\/em><\/a>\u00a0in the past three years, and viewers were already treated to a viral moment (via a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/1161579\/wheel-of-fortune-will-round-of-sausage\/\">round of sausage)<\/a>. That said, there have been some questionable hosting moments according to fans.<\/p>\n<p><p data-skm-boomerang-el-2=\"processed\">In September, Seacrest suffered what fans dubbed his\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/1155706\/wheel-of-fortune-ryan-seacrest-first-blooper\/\">\u201cfirst blooper\u201d<\/a>, involving a prolonged reaction to rewarding a bonus round. Fans also called out the host for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/1157395\/wheel-of-fortune-ryan-seacrest-tense-bonus-puzzle\/\">ruling against another player before the timer was up.<\/a> Most controversially, last month, \u00a0fans<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/1164267\/wheel-of-fortune-final-spin-fail-ryan-seacrest\/\">\u00a0called out the host for not reminding a player to pick a letter<\/a>, leading to him losing the game in a misunderstanding and by a mere $147.<\/p>\n<p><p data-skm-boomerang-el-2=\"processed\">What do you think? Are the contestants to blame or does <em>Wheel of Fortune<\/em> need to make its bonus round easier? Let us know in the comments below!<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-block\" data-skm-boomerang-el-2=\"processed\">\n<div class=\"post-block\" data-skm-boomerang-el-2=\"processed\">\n<div data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\" data-skm-boomerang-el-2=\"processed\">\n<div class=\"post-block\" data-skm-boomerang-el-2=\"processed\">\n<div class=\"post-block\" data-skm-boomerang-el-2=\"processed\">\n<div class=\"post-block\">\n<p><em><strong>Wheel of Fortune<\/strong><\/em><strong>, Weeknights, Check your local listings<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>More Headlines:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/1149514\/2025-golden-globes-date-host-nikki-glaser\/\">2025 Golden Globes: Ted Danson to Receive Carol Burnett Award \u2014 When &amp; How to Watch<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/1164615\/wheel-of-fortune-bonus-round-losses-ryan-seacrest\/\">\u2018Wheel of Fortune\u2019 Fans Demand Change After \u2018Crazy\u2019 Bonus Puzzle Pattern<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/1164619\/survivor-season-47-episode-11-barge-boulder-journey-explained-rachel-jeff-probst\/\">\u2018Survivor\u2019: Jeff Probst Breaks Down Every Detail of That New Weighted Timer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/1164663\/fbi-most-wanted-season-6-episode-6-hana-ethan-relationship-cheating-breakup\/\">\u2018FBI: Most Wanted\u2019 Sneak Peek: Is Ethan Cheating on Hana? 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