Wheel Of Fortune Fans Are PISSED After Contestant Loses Prize Over ‘Hidden Rules’

Wheel of Fortune followers had sturdy phrases for the sport present after a contestant misplaced out on profitable her personal Audi Q3 throughout a technicality — one which many thought was B.S.!

The second got here throughout Tuesday’s episode of the long-running collection, when Charlene Rubush obtained an opportunity to compete within the bonus spherical after racking up $16,500 earlier within the present.

The “What Are You Doing?” class offered a puzzle that risked her winnings. Whereas she initially guessed, “Choosing the proper card,” the contestant adjusted her reply to “Choosing the proper… phrase” — however it sadly got here a second too late for host Pat Sajak.

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Though Rubush obtained the appropriate reply earlier than being informed she was flawed, apparently her pause between made her lose out on the prize — due to a timing rule we’ve by no means heard. Sajak defined:

“You understand, this one’s robust since you mentioned all the appropriate phrases, together with the phrase ‘phrase’ however, as you recognize, it’s gotta be kind of steady. We’ll permit for somewhat pause however not 4 or 5 seconds. I’m sorry. You probably did a superb job in getting it, however we are able to’t provide the prize, and it was the Audi.”

Simply rubbing in her face that it was the automotive.

Womp womp.

Rubush didn’t go away empty handed; she walked off along with her $16,500 prize cash and a trip. Nonetheless, viewers nonetheless felt she deserved the Audi, too. One fan wrote:

“I can’t select the appropriate ‘phrase’ to elucidate how the #WheelofFortune simply took the Audi away from the one who appropriately obtained the puzzle proper however misplaced on a technicality. #Unhappy. #bahhumbug.”

Others have been so furious, they introduced they’d not watch the present due to the incident, writing:

“@Audi are you able to please give this contestant the automotive she deserves. She gained on @WheelofFortune and Pat denied her. I’m not a ‘wheel watcher’ due to this.”

“@WheelofFortune nicely we had a superb run. I gained’t watch the present anymore. That woman gained the AUDI, she answered the phrase throughout the timeframe allowed. You’ve got hidden guidelines, faux present. Sick by no means watch once more (except she will get the AUDI ANNND the rule adjustments).”

This isn’t the primary time followers have referred to as out the sport present as of late. Simply final week, viewers slammed the collection for incorrectly spelling rapper Younger Joc‘s title as “Younger Jock” in a phase, and never giving contestant Kennise Miller one other probability for the reason that letters on the board didn’t permit for the appropriate guess to start with.

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