Outraged \u201cWheel of Fortune\u201d enthusiasts are crying foul, convinced that a contestant, Megan, was unjustly stripped of $40,000 for an answer that might have been spot-on.\n\n\n\n

Megan, a married high school choir director from California, faced the challenge of unraveling a two-word bonus puzzle under the category of \u201cLiving Thing.\u201d\n\n\n\n

As the wheel spun, host Pat Sajak guided Megan to the puzzle board, revealing the partial phrase \u201c_ N \u2018 R _ _ _.\u2019\u201d Megan, making strategic letter selections, transformed the board to \u201cP_N_\u2019 \u2018RC _ D.\u201d\n\n\n\n

With a mere 10 seconds left, Megan hastily uttered her final guess, sounding like \u201cPink Orchid\u201d or faintly resembling \u201cSomething Orchid.\u201d The correct letters illuminated the board just as the timer buzzed, prompting Megan to audibly express her frustration at the correct answer, \u201cPink Orchid.\u201d\n\n\n\n

Sajak, acknowledging Megan\u2019s potential correctness, displayed the prize estimate card, revealing a substantial $40,000\u2014far surpassing the $14,007 she ultimately received.\n\n\n\n

Viewers watching from their living rooms couldn\u2019t fathom the outcome, expressing their discontent to Wheel of Fortune about Megan\u2019s seemingly unjustly deemed incorrect answer.\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe woman got screwed on #WheelOfFortune bonus puzzle tonight; she totally said \u2018PINK ORCHID\u2019 right at the start,\u201d one viewer complained.\n\n\n\n

\u201cI asked the judges from the first thing she said!! I\u2019m deaf in one ear, and half remaining on right, so I use captions and lip read. She said \u2018Pink Orchid\u2019!! No question!!,\u201d defended another fan.\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am FUMING!! She got it; she said pink orchid! Wtf?!\u201d exclaimed a third person.\n\n\n\n

\u201cHey @WheelofFortune I heard the contestant say \u201cpink orchid\u201d at the beginning of that final puzzle & rewound it to make sure. You owe her some $$$,\u201d demanded one irritated viewer.\n\n\n\n

\u201cOkay @WheelofFortune if you play tonight\u2019s episode once again for the final puzzle, the one that just aired, you will hear clearly that she said \u2018pink orchid.\u2019 You did not properly credit the winner. Go and play it back. Seriously she said exactly that! Pink Orchid!\u201d\n\n\n\n

Amidst the controversy, Wheel of Fortune faces mounting criticism from fans for apparent slip-ups, including a recent dispute over a rhyme during an Express round. The audience erupted on Jan. 22, as the show seemingly fumbled an answer in the \u201cRhyme Time\u201d category.\n\n\n\n

In the unfolding debacle, two contestants found themselves stumped, but Jill, a third contestant, cracked the puzzle by guessing two \u201cy\u2019s,\u201d forming the rhyme: \u201cAbsolutely Positively.\u201d\n\n\n\n

Fans ardently contested the decision, arguing that \u201cAbsolutely Positively\u201d does not constitute a rhyme. \u201cHey @WheelofFortune,\u201d one viewer wrote. \u201cCare to explain how these two words rhyme Because they absolutely positively DON\u2019T.\u201d\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"