There's a lot of pressure involved being on a TV game show. Even the smartest of people can break down under the expectations of a TV audience.
Melanie Fisher, a recent contestant on Wheel Of Fortune is very smart, having maintained a 4.0 GPA through college, from which she graduated in three years.
However, if you were to watchWheel of Fortune during Fisher's episode last week, you likely couldn't tell.
Especially if you looked at the Twitter comments.
I swear the people are getting dumber by the episode #WheelOfFortune— Public Enemy #\u20e31\u20e3\u270c\ud83c\udfff (@Public Enemy #\u20e31\u20e3\u270c\ud83c\udfff) 1633649035
the wheel of fortune episode tonight is so unbearable, how are they not solving these— Kc (@Kc) 1633650768
Lmao at Wheel of Fortune— Muppets Haunted Mearnsion (@Muppets Haunted Mearnsion) 1633650144
Crazy to watch jeopardy then wheel of fortune right after its like the one with smart people and the one with idiots— BABY BRAT ZO \ud83c\udff9\ud83e\udd0d (@BABY BRAT ZO \ud83c\udff9\ud83e\udd0d) 1633650843
How could someone so smart be causing such a reaction? Well, that might come down to the little mistakes Fisher made.
One puzzle had the letters slowly reveal themselves until a contestant buzzed in.
It got to this point:
"_ _L_Y GOO_ FELLOW"
Fisher buzzed in and gave the guess "Jolly Goof Fellow" which was clearly wrong.
While trying to solve a puzzle which read, \u201c_ _ L _ Y G O O _ F E L L O W\u201d on the board, the contestant hit her buzzer and incorrectly said, \u201cJolly goof fellow.\u201dhttps://ca.news.yahoo.com/wheel-of-fortune-viewers-cant-stop-laughing-over-contestants-uniquely-wrong-answers-052253765.html\u00a0\u2026— Yahoo Canada News (@Yahoo Canada News) 1633703071
Another contestant quickly answers "Jolly Good Fellow" securing him the spin.
An easy mistake, or an unbelievable one?
@patsajak Wheel of Fortune I can\u2019t stop laughing. No disrespect, but c\u2019mon \u201cGoof Fellow\u201d G O O F— Always Tired (@Always Tired) 1633660728
I guess that answer was not GOOF enough\u2026#WheelOfFortune— MK (@MK) 1633647932
LOLLL— Christian Dixie \ud83e\udd8b (@Christian Dixie \ud83e\udd8b) 1633648102
Can't stop laughing!— M (@M) 1633821770
That's all right, Fisher had another chance with another puzzle.
As the contestants guess letters, another puzzle comes into focus.
With the letters revealed as:
"W_L_ES AND SHEEP"
Fisher took her guess to try "Wilkes and Sheep."
SHE GUESSED \u201cWILKES AND SHEEP\u201d I AM DEAD #WheelOfFortunepic.twitter.com/nxIWLyVrOT— K (@K) 1633711344
This was obviously incorrect.
After another contestant guessed the letter "V" Fisher seemed to beat herself up to not have gotten it.
The answer was:
"Wolves and Sheep"
WILKES?!?!?!?! #WheelOfFortune— MeeZee \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\u271d\ufe0f\u2618\ufe0f (@MeeZee \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\u271d\ufe0f\u2618\ufe0f) 1633648967
@WheelofFortune How the heck didn't any of them know it was wolves?— charlespoet (@charlespoet) 1633649042
Can't stop laughing!— M (@M) 1633821770
We're sure Fisher doesn't feel too bad about it though. She ended up winning and making her way to the bonus round.
There are bigger mistakes we've seen on Wheel of Fortune, from contestants giving the wrong answer, to even host Pat Sajak himself giving away an answer.
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