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Generally, the Wheel Of Fortune long-time host, Pat Sajak, tries to be fair. While he has held down his post for more than four decades, there are times he rubs fans the wrong way with his decisions. Undoubtedly, during a recent episode, some fans were critical of his enforcement of a rule over a minor mistake. Specifically, a small infraction that cost one player a beautiful getaway.

Pat Sajak Comes To Terms With Criticism

On Thursday, May 16, some Wheel Of Fortune fans got a little miffed at Pat Sajak for his judgment of a contestant’s answer. While this isn’t the first time Pat has fallen out of some fans’ graces, it is getting closer to the last time. With more than four decades of experience, this isn’t Pat’s first rodeo of disappointing someone. In recent months, some fans even thought Pat was seemingly more agitated and...

Wheel of Fortune viewers are taking sides after host Pat Sajak made a judgment call that cost a contestant a trip to Mexico.

Dee Merritt, a Navy sexual assault response coordinator from Portsmouth, Virginia, made her Wheel of Fortune debut last week.

The hopeful contestant faced off against her competitors, Kerry Ruiz, a wellness studio co-owner from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Amanda Morris, a billiards player from Wilmington, North Carolina.

All three contestants were given the opportunity to solve a puzzle during the Express Round in the Phrase category.

The six-word phrase on the board read “_ N O _ _ / I T / O _ T / O F / T H E / _ _ _ _,” and Dee was the first to buzz in, confident she could solve the puzzle correctly.

“I would like to solve,” Dee told host Pat Sajak. “Knock it out the park!”

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— AC  (@ACinPhilly) May 16, 2024

After a few seconds of silence,...

An unlucky Wheel of Fortune contestant cost themselves a trip to Mexico after missing one tiny two-letter word from their spoken answer. Now many fans are saying that the ruling was “too tough” and “unfair.” Last Thursday’s (May 16) episode saw a face-off between Kerry Ruiz, a wellness studio co-owner from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Amanda Morris, a billiards player from Wilmington, North Carolina, and Dee Merritt, a Navy sexual assault response coordinator from Portsmouth, Virginia. During the Express Round, the three contestants were faced with a six-word “Phrase” puzzle that read, “_ N O _ _ / I T / O _ T / O F / T H E / _ _ _ _.” Merritt was first to take a guess at solving the puzzle, answering, “Knock it out the park.” At first glance her answer seemed completely correct to many viewers. But it wasn’t precise enough. “I’m sorry,” host Pat Sajak responded as the buzzer sounded to indicate Merritt was incorrect.