Wheel of Fortune fans could not believe that this player didn’t ride the Express Train fully, causing her to miss out on an extra $1,000.
Beth Malone, a single mother from Georgia, played against Erica Witherspoon from Michigan and Austin Rosen from Florida on Tuesday evening.
Malone solved “It’s Good to See You Again!” for $8,650. Witherspoon picked up the one-million-dollar wedge when she solved “Matt Damon Stars in The Odyssey,” which gave her $6,200.
With only three letters left in the puzzle to solve and a Wild Card won, Malone landed on the Express Wedge. The Express Train refers to the Express Wedge feature on the wheel, which lets contestants stop spinning the regular wheel and instead rapidly call letters for $1,000 per consonant until they solve the puzzle or make a mistake. She first called an “X”, then the train ride started. When the puzzle looked like “EXTRAORDINARY TEMPLE_,” she solved “Extraordinary Temples.”
Though Malone already won a trip to Cambodia and had a total of $28,300 at this point, Malone would have gotten an extra $1,000 if she had guessed the “S.”
“Celebrity Wheel of Fortune,” hosted by Ryan Seacrest and Vanna White, welcomes Kristen Kish, Action Bronson and Rashid Shaheed to spin the world’s most famous wheel in hopes of winning big money for the charity of their choice.Eric McCandless/Disney via Getty Images)
Many shared their reactions to that specific round on Reddit and X.
“Don’t solve when riding the train until you fill everything in!” one said.
“Especially because the category was “landmarkS” so the S should have been automatic, not to mention being one of the common letters you should always call up front,” a viewer responded to the comment above.
“Wish they’d get rid of the train entirely,” another fan said. “The players don’t understand it. They skip it for no reason half the time, then don’t understand how it works when they do ‘hop on’. It’s infuriating.”
“why does it drive me nuts when they hit a big $ amt and only go for one letter when there are two on their that they can get more money or maybe they didn’t know the puzzle?” another viewer asked. “Can’t recall who or what the puzzle was now or when there are letters up there but they have no $ and decide to solve it?”
A viewer posted on X: “For Wheel of Fortune fans only. Two critical gameplay rules: 1) Never call a vowel if you KNOW a consonant. 2) Always ride the Express.”
The TV game show “Wheel Of Fortune” celebrates its 25th anniversary at Radio City Music Hall on September 27, 2007, in New York City.Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images
Though Malone lost out on an extra $1,000 due to a mistake, she still ended up taking a lot of money. By the end of the game, the Georgia-based contestant won $30,300 in cash and prizes, including a trip to Cambodia.
“That’s ok!” Malone said during the broadcast. “It was a good day.”
Wheel of Fortune is a long-running American television game show where contestants solve word puzzles to win cash and prizes by spinning a giant carnival wheel. The game show was created by Merv Griffin in January 1975, and has been on the air since. Combining the traditional pencil-and-paper game of hangman with the thrill of a spinning roulette-style wheel marked with cash amounts, prizes, a “Bankrupt” wedge that loses all cash and turns, the “Express Train” and a “Lose a Turn” space.
Ryan Seacrest currently hosts the program alongside co-host Vanna White, following long-running previous hosts like Pat Sajak and Chuck Woolery. Wheel of Fortune started its 44th season this week and can be streamed on Hulu, Peacock or Philo every weeknight.
Related: ‘Wheel of Fortune’ Announces Season 44 Switch-Up in Game Format
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