“Wheel of Fortune” never ceases to amaze its fans.
Contestant Will Jordan from Wethersfield, Connecticut gave a botched answer on Monday’s episode that has gone viral.
He was one of three former service member who competed on the game show in honor of Veteran’s Day.
Jordan started strong in the first game and correctly solved a good portion of the word puzzle, leaving the prompt to read “_ _ _ E _ OURSE _ F A ROUN_ OF A _ _ _ AUSE.”
The veteran police officer gave the answer “Treat yourself a round of sausage” — which was wrong.
“I’m sorry. That’s not it,” host Ryan Seacrest told Jordan.
Air Force veteran Kitina Thomas, the next contestant, gave the correct answer which was “Give yourself a round of applause.”
“Although, Will, I kind of liked yours better,” Seacrest, 49, jokingly told Jordan, adding, “That sounds better than just clapping right now.”
Jordan finished the game in third place with $8,000. Thomas came in second with $10,500 and Army Reserves veteran Chantel Toran took first place with $13,000.
After the first game, Jordan spoke to social media correspondent Maggie Sajak — also the daughter of retired host Pat Sajak — about his brutal mishap.
“I tell you, when the lights are on and the stars, Ryan Seacrest and Vanna White, I just went blank,” he explained.
Jordan then told Maggie, 29, “If your dad, in retirement, is watching the show, maybe cracks a beer and has a laugh, it’ll be worth it.”
Maggie promised that her and Pat, 78, will tune into the episode once it airs, while Jordan acknowledged he’s going to be ridiculed for his mistake.
“I’m sure I’m gonna have sausages in my locker and police car when I get back, so we’ll try to have some fun with it,” he said.
Seacrest, who replaced Pat, 78, as host this year, then joined the pair with a white cue card that he signed for Jordan’s family.
“You’ve got a really big autograph,” Maggie told Jordan.
“This is really gonna be special,” Jordan said.
Maggie then gave Jordan a pep talk, saying, “Don’t worry about it, Will. Even if they put sausages in your locker room now.”
Jordan’s wrong guess sparked huge reactions from fans of the game show on social media.
“I never laughed so hard 😂😂😂 hysterical,” one fan wrote in the comments section of the TikTok clip of the incident.
“This was painful,” another viewer wrote.
Someone else said, “single worst, but best wheel performance I’ve ever seen. lmfao. love this dude.”
“Awww he’s a good sport about it. It’s a lot easier to solve on your couch than it is under the lights and in front of the cameras!” a different comment read.
A fifth fan joked, “Yup the lights were definitely on, and nobody was home 😂.”
Another viewer added, “I can’t be the only one who yelled at their tv.”
Even the show joked about Jordan’s epic fail, captioning the TikTok, “Playing #WheelOfFortune on stage is a whole different ball game than playing at home, but Will was a great sport about his missolve! 🙂↕️.”
[Notigroup Newsroom in collaboration with other media outlets, with information from the following sources]
