Wheel of Fortune fans were left with their ‘jaws on the floor’ as the contestant couldn’t solve the puzzle after skipping a word

WHEEL of Fortune fans have shared their shock after a contestant failed to win a round after skipping a word.

There were only eight letters missing from the puzzle, so the participant went ahead and chose to solve it.

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But when reading the supposed answer, “Knock it out,” the contestant, named Dee, forgot to say the word “of.”

The buzzer sounded immediately, marking the answer as incorrect.

The camera then switched to the next contestant, Kerry, who also chose to “settle.”

“Knock it out,” he replied, winning the round.

FAN RESPONSE

Fans were impressed by the interaction, rushing to Twitter to share your opinions.

Many attributed the error to Dee’s vernacular.

“That was a mess LOL,” one said.

I can’t believe they don’t accept ‘African American Vernacular English,'” one wrote.

“Ebonics has failed me now,” joked a third, while a fourth confessed: “I saw it live and my jaw was on the floor.”

“She left out a whole word. Of course, she is incorrect,” wrote a fifth.

HONOR PAT

Wheel of Fortune host Pat Sajak is in his final episodes before retiring from the game show next month.

As he nears the end of his 43-year run on the show, fans reflect on some of his funniest on-camera moments.

Many have noticed his classic phrases used when a contestant gets a puzzle wrong.

In a throwback clip shared on Instagram, one question asked players to guess “quick-burning stove,” “food-burning stove,” and “hood-burning stove.”

Finally, one contestant said “wood burning stove,” which was the correct answer, but the 77-year-old presenter said it was too late.

“We burned practically everything in sight,” he joked.

Another puzzle left participants guessing they were riding a horse, despite only one “N” being left on the board.

“This is incredible and it’s wrong!” Pat joked.

When a second person also guessed something involving the same animal, the host shouted, “Who said anything about horses?”

For the next category focused on “stuff,” one clip caught a man guessing “whiners and bitches.”

Pat was quick to dismiss his idea, although he awarded another player the win when she guessed “fingers and toes.”

In a hilarious moment, the TV star told the man they were laughing with him, not at him.

The next category left fans and the host in shock.

One player guessed: “A group of pill dealers?” to which Pat shouted in response, “This is Wheel of Fortune, Joel! Good night everyone.”

Wheel of Fortune Host Timeline

Debuting in 1975, the beloved game show has had a few different iconic hosts over its nearly 50 seasons.

BELOVED STAR

Fans rushed to the comments section to gush over Pat’s humor and share how much they will miss him on WOF.

“I actually cry when I think about Pat leaving! I love his humor. We will miss him”, confessed one of them.

“I’m loving these clips! Pat is so hilarious. We will miss him so much. It won’t be the same without him,” a second agreed.

“That was amazing,” shared a third.

“Legend,” another put it briefly.

Ryan Seacrest, 49, was chosen as Pat Sajak’s replacement, although fans shared mixed feelings about the decision.

On social media, one dedicated viewer claimed that the American Idol star has “big shoes to fill” when it comes to the WOF star’s beloved humor.

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