A cheesy Oversight costs nearly a “Wheel of Fortune” contestant thousands in prize money.
Angie Gautney, a teacher from North DeLand, Florida, appeared on Wednesday’s episode of the beloved game show, where two tricky characters nearly separated her from taking home $7,300.
He had to fill in the correct letters during a puzzle in the “Food and Drink” category that already read “Hot Toasted Ba_ales with Lo_ and Cream Cheese.”
Gautney correctly guessed the incomplete first word to be “bagels”, but then guessed that the second was “less” rather than the correct “lox”, which is brine salmon. Born in Scandinavia.
But it was the New York Jewish community that popularized lox on a bagel with cream cheese. It remains a favorite breakfast item on the East Coast.
He finally asked to place an “X” on the board and proudly read aloud, “Hot toasted bagels with lox and cream cheese.”
“Yeah, that’s a great recipe,” said host Pat Sajak.
But while many lox lovers took to Twitter, asking how Gautney seemingly didn’t know what lox was, others also admitted to not being familiar with the ingredient.
“What is Locks? Never heard of it. I’ve seen a lot of bad wheel of fortune screw-ups,” one user said. noted, While the other said they would “Never show your face again” If they guessed “less” instead of “lox”.
“My dad and I were surprised that my mom was more understanding but I guess there are so many NY transplants in Florida that she should have known!” twitter continued.
“My mom and I yelled at this woman who didn’t know what a locust was,” another person said. shared.
“In the entire 500,000 year history of the Wheel of Fortune, these may be the only complete dimwit contestants I’ve ever seen, and I mean the purest. Who has never heard of LOX #WheelOfFortune“Another person asked.
Gautney was a good sport, at least: that He also made fun of himself on his Facebook account. Encouraging her appearance by noting in advance that there would be “some embarrassing moments”.
The Fish fiasco joins the list of other recent “wheel” snafus — mostly at Sajak’s expense. The show’s official Twitter account also poked fun at the longtime host’s viral reaction to a player who needed another rundown of the rules this week.
In December, viewers went wild when he praised his daughter Maggie, 27, who many fans think will take over for her dad when he finally retires. Another awkward moment occurred when a contestant nearly threw thousands of dollars down the drain after she couldn’t solve a bonus round puzzle — and upset Sajak in the process.
