A contestant on a recent episode of Wheel of Fortune disagreed with the correct answer to a puzzle he failed to solve and Pat Sajac agreed with him.
In the bonus round of the popular game show now in its 40th season, the feisty player from California named Ben did his darnedest to guess the incomplete phrase in the category of “Fun and Games.”
After filling the puzzle board with R, S, T, L, N, E and adding the consonants M, H, C and the vowel, A, Ben was left with:
A _ _ N _ A _ _ _ C _ _ _ _
"Taunt a chuck guy," he guessed incorrectly, and went on to offer, "chance guy."
He continued hurling other options but nothing seemed to stick.
"No, there's no C. Wacky guy...taunt a wacky guy."
Alas, the buzzer sounded off followed by our sarcastic host commenting:
"Ooh that was so unclose."
The puzzle revealed the phrase, which read:
"Taking a quick jog."
“You just didn’t have the letters,” said Sajak about Ben's loss in the round.
But Ben was not having it.
He refused to accept the fact the correct answer qualified in the suggested category.
So Ben told it like it is.
“I just don’t consider jogging fun and games."
You tell them, Ben.
Here is a clip of the play.
He was a good sport about it, however, and gave the camera a thumbs up suggesting he knew viewers were with him on this.
Sajak then responded with, “Oh, well, there you go," and then faced the camera expressing he could see Ben's point.
"That wasn’t bad.”
Online, those who watched Ben being outspoken also agreed with his stance on jogging.
\u201cthe category for that round of wheel of fortune was \u2018fun and games\u2019 and the answer was \u2018taking a quick jog\u2019 \u2026 that\u2019s not fun or a game\u201d— Lauren (@Lauren) 1674779303
\u201cBen I said the same thing, jogging is not \u201cfun and games.\u201d #WheelOfFortune\u201d— Lilyfaire (@Lilyfaire) 1674781055
\u201cI\u2019m not one for Wheel of Fortune, but \u2018taking a quick jog\u2019 is not fun & games, it\u2019s what are you doing. The guy was right.\u201d— CAE (@CAE) 1674781123
\u201cFinal puzzle category on Wheel of Fortune was Fun and Games. The answer was \u201cTaking a quick jog\u201d. Since when is that fun or a game??\u201d— Dasher (@Dasher) 1674782007
People were amused by the quirky contestant.
\u201c@BTuckerTorch Hi Ben! I just want to say that I enjoy watching you on Wheel Of Fortune, you were fun to watch and I loved your energy \ud83d\ude00!\u201d— Jamal John (@Jamal John) 1674800055
\u201cBen is hilarious #WheelOfFortune #WOF\u201d— Real Deal Aneil (@Real Deal Aneil) 1674780390
Ben may have lost the round but he made up for it by gaining admirers.
\u201cBen on Wheel of Fortune is such a clown \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02 I love him\u201d— austin :) (@austin :)) 1674780414
\u201cI\u2019m loving Ben\u2019s vibe on #WheelOfFortune\u201d— Taylor (@Taylor) 1674781149
\u201cAhahahhaah Ben has gotta be the most entertaining @WheelofFortune candidate in recent memory\u201d— meejmeej (@meejmeej) 1674779376
\u201c@WheelofFortune can we get this kid Ben\u2019s Twitter handle? Love this guys energy\u201d— Conor Kavanaugh (@Conor Kavanaugh) 1674780504
Well played, Ben.
Well played.
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