November 12th 2024.
The latest episode of Wheel of Fortune had viewers on the edge of their seats as contestant Will Jordan made a hilarious mistake that left them screaming at their TVs. Will, a veteran police officer from Connecticut, was playing for the jackpot alongside Kitina Thomas and Chantel Toran. As the game progressed, Will confidently filled the board with three Us and announced that he would like to solve the puzzle.
With great enthusiasm, he declared, "Treat yourself a round of sausage!" However, it didn't take long for Will to realize his blunder as he immediately exclaimed, "No!" Host Ryan Seacrest couldn't help but laugh as he replied, "I'm sorry, that's not it." Kitina then swooped in and correctly solved the clue with "give yourself a round of applause."
Despite his hilarious error, Will still walked away with a whopping $8,000 in third place. Kitina finished as the runner-up with $10,500, while Chantel took home the grand prize of $13,000. In a video on the show's official Instagram page, Maggie Sajak, daughter of longtime host Pat Sajak, caught up with Will to discuss his famous blunder.
"Alright Will, we had a little missolve in the first game," she said. "That's okay! Could you walk me through how you're feeling?" Will humbly replied, "I tell you, when the lights are on and the stars like Ryan Seacrest and Vanna White, I just went blank."
But Will had a great sense of humor about the whole situation, adding, "But, if your dad, in retirement, is watching this show, maybe cracks a beer and gets a laugh, it was worth it." And it seems like he'll have plenty of opportunities to laugh at himself, as Maggie promised to tune in for the episode. Will also joked, "And I'm sure I'm going to have sausages in my locker and police car when I get back. So we'll try and have some fun with it."
Fans watching from home couldn't get enough of Will's blunder, with many flocking to the comments section on the Instagram post to make light of his answer. Teresastebbins wrote, "I was SCREAMING at the TV!! That wasn't the only ridiculous flub he made!!!" Bkroady sympathized, "So funny! I bet it’s hard when the cameras and lights are on you." Jennythesleepypanda added, "Happens to everyone, but that's funny. The way he held back a laugh too. Whoops."
Even host Ryan Seacrest couldn't resist poking fun at the situation, commenting, "Yeah, that's it! Although, Will, I kind of like yours better. That sounds better than just clapping right now." It's clear that Will's blunder will go down as one of the best in the show's history.
But Wheel of Fortune isn't the only game show that has had its fair share of hilarious errors. In fact, here are five of the best quiz show blunders of all time.
During an episode of University Challenge, host Bamber Gascoigne asked a seemingly easy question, "What was Gandhi's first name?" One contestant panicked under the pressure and quickly responded with "Goosey?" Needless to say, they did not get the point.
Things also got a little X-rated on an episode of Wheel of Fortune when a contestant's answer left the audience gasping in shock. When asked to fill in the gaps of a well-known phrase, " _ _ _ _ _N T_E _ _ _T!", the player confidently buzzed in with "Right in the butt!" The correct answer was "This is the best!"
In a 2021 episode of The Chase, host Bradley Walsh was beside himself when a contestant struggled to answer a question about fictional soap pubs. When asked which pub serves Betty's Hot Pot, the contestant confidently answered "Wetherspoons" instead of the obvious answer, the Rovers Return in Coronation Street.
Even the Beast, aka Mark Labbett, has had his fair share of blunders on The Chase. During one episode, he incorrectly answered a question about the year the Balfour declaration was written. And to make matters worse, the contestants also gave the same wrong answer, 1918, before trying to change it to 1917.
But the game show blunder that takes the cake comes from an episode of Who Wants to Be A Millionaire Australia's spin-off, Millionaire Hot Seat. When asked which of the following is not a dinosaur, a contestant confidently answered "Wetherspoons". The correct answer was "Thesaurus" and the audience couldn't help but laugh at the hilarious mix-up.
Host Ryan Seacrest, who took over hosting duties earlier this year, has always felt a responsibility to keep the show a safe place for family fun. He previously told People Magazine, "I've always felt that the privilege came with a responsibility to keep half-hour a safe place for family fun. No social issues, no politics, nothing embarrassing, I hope. Just a game."
With Ryan as the new host, the show has a bit of looseness to it, allowing for moments of real life and humanity. And as fans continue to tune in, we can only hope for more unforgettable blunders like Will's "round of sausage" moment.
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