The competitor of "Wheel of Fortune" cheated on $ 40,000, say fans
Did Megan Carvale said "pink orchid" or "something orchid?"
The bonus tour of Wheel of Fortune Maybe trying for competitors who hope to add to their gaming gain. After receiving a few letters, they must solve the remaining puzzle in 10 seconds or less in order to earn either a Grand Prix, like a car or more money. On the January 30 episode of Wheel of Fortune ,, Megan Carvale Went around a bonus, where a puzzle on the floral theme left it without the additional price. But, as indicated by Today , some fans of the show believe that She did Resolve the puzzle And should have received the price of $ 40,000 that his bonus round card indicated.
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After Carvale received the usual letters - R, S, T, L, N, E - and guessed his own letters - C, D, P, A - She was left with A Puzzle Reading : "P_n_ _rc_ _ D." When the 10 -second timer started to click, she immediately said what sounded for certain viewers like "something orchid", but what sounded others like "Pink Orchid". She then said: "Pi ... Pony Orchid?" Before the buzzer triggered.
"You may have thought too much, thinking of a type of orchid", host Pat Sajak said to Carvale. When the answer appeared on the board, she said: "Pink! Ohh" and smiled while Sajak opened the card revealing that she would have won an additional $ 40,000 if she had resolved the puzzle correctly. In the end, Carvale won $ 14,007, whom she seemed to be happy. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
But, while Carvale seemed to be satisfied with his earnings and surprised by the response of the puzzle, some fans believe that she did Say the right sentence and was deceived in the bonus prize.
"There is no question, she absolutely said" Pink Orchid ". Please give this girl her earnings!" wrote an x (formerly Twitter) User, who also marked the show account, as well as the Sajak and Vanna White . Another spectator wrote , "I am sorry, did she not say Pink Orchid the first time? Or do I trip." Someone else posted on the social media site, "which has looked at Wheel of Fortune ? Didn't she say a pink orchid? "" Yet another fan said , "The producers of @wheeloffortune completely screwed Megan with her victory in a bonus last night! She had the puzzle of the Round and they bordered her to the prize of $ 40,000!"
Others noted that they heard Carvale say "something orchid" - even if it was necessary to rewind the series several times. "She said" something orchid "as she knew Orchid but did not know the first word. She then said that Pony Orchid Lol clearly thought it was a type of orchid and not in color. Not even crazy when he said the answer. She certainly didn't say Pink, " A user x wrote . Another display , "Ok. Totally a retract. I thought she had said" Pink Orchid ", but she said" something orchid ". Literally 14 rewinds.
Carvale spoke of the controversy During an appearance of February 1 on Hello America . "You know, I would like to say 'pink' because I would have been richer by $ 40,000," said Carvale in the show. "But I said" something "."
The competitors said that she was "disappointed" that she had not won the bonus tour and said that she just needed to go through her episode once. Instead, she was surprised to see that she had become viral and made the headlines for her appearance in the series. "I relive this loss, but at least it's a positive attention," she said. "It could have been people who make fun of me that I did not understand well."
Carvale also said that his young son had gave him trouble not resolving the puzzle. "My son, throughout the way back - because my 8 year old son was in the audience with me - and all the way back - because we live in the County of Orange - from the house of L.A., "Mom, I can" I think you didn't become rosy. I can't believe you don't have a rose. This word has already haunted me, and now all of America believes that I said, but I didn't do it. "