A Wheel of Fortune contestant has broken their silence after a costly puzzle mistake.
The correct response would have clinched a victory, but after his miss, control of the game shifted. Another contestant moved on to the Bonus Round, ultimately missing out on a $61,000 prize during the series's February 25th episode, reported TV Insider.
Contestant Jack Marquardt, from Chicago, Illinois, admitted the expression that tripped him up was one he’d never encountered before. He played against Rachel Anderson, from Ionia, Iowa, and Alexis Wiggley, from Westhampton, New Jersey.
The error occurred during the series' Prize Puzzle round when Marquardt tried to solve the puzzle by answering, “Having a Shake of a Good Time." Unfortunately, that answer was incorrect.
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View this post on InstagramWiggley provided the correct response, which was "Having a Whale of a Good Time." This mistake eliminated Marquardt from the competition.
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The contestant later took to Reddit, where he responded to viewers who couldn't believe he missed what they thought was an obvious puzzle solve. He revealed it wasn't a phrase he was familiar with.
Marquardt wrote, "Ok, to be fair, I knew it was a digraph with an 'h' and 's' was still on the board. 'Shake' followed the digraph-vce pattern based on what was left. Unfortunately, I’m a moron and didn’t know the phrase 'whale of a good time.'"
He added, "I had 2 goals: 1) win big or 2) say something really stupid. I made goal number 2!!!"
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When some Redditors said that it wasn't fair to criticize, Marquardt added, "No, it’s fine! I’m honestly enjoying the national roasting. Honestly, it was a dream of mine when I was eight, applied a year ago after not watching for 30 years, failed upwards. Good times!"
Wheel of Fortune airs weeknights in syndication. The series stars Ryan Seacrest and Vanna White.
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