A new week of Wheel of Fortune began on Monday, with one contestant giving one of the funniest wrong answers in recent memory.
Host Ryan Seacrest welcomed a trio of service members to celebrate Veterans Day on Monday, one of whom was Will Jordan of Wethersfield, Connecticut.
Will was on a roll with the first puzzle, filling the board with six words in the phrase category, with most of the second and fourth words completed when he decided to solve it.
“Treat yourself to a round of sausages,” Will said, and immediately realized it was wrong, which Seacrest confirmed.
The next contestant, Kitina, immediately solved it and gave the correct answer: “Give yourself a round of applause.”
Host Ryan Seacrest welcomed a trio of service members to celebrate Veterans Day on Monday, one of whom was Will Jordan of Wethersfield, Connecticut.
Will was on a roll with the first puzzle, filling the board with six words in the sentence category, with most of the second and fourth words completed by the time he decided to solve it.
The next contestant, Kitina, immediately solved it and gave the correct answer: “Give yourself a round of applause.”
Will, a Coast Guard veteran and 23-year police officer who now works as a school resource officer, took the mistake in stride, while Seacrest mocked him.
After Kitina solved it, Seacrest joked, “Although, Will, I liked yours better.” That sounds better than just clapping right now.’
Will didn’t win any money in the game until the final puzzle, when he solved the correct answer for ‘Necklines and Hems’ to win $8,000.
She finished in third place behind Kitina with $10,500 and winner Chantel with $13,000, who advanced to the bonus round after winning $10,000 by solving all three puzzles in the Triple Toss-Up round.
Unfortunately, Chantel was unable to solve the final ‘Online Auction’ puzzle, which would have won her $100,000.
After the game, Will proved to be a good sport about the mishap and spoke to Maggie Sajak about the ‘mistake.’
When iconic host Pat Sajak’s daughter Maggie asked him how he was feeling at that moment, he said he just “blank.”
“Yeah, I’ll tell you, when the lights are on and you meet the stars, Ryan Seacrest and Vanna White, it’s… I just went blank,” Will admitted.
Will, a Coast Guard veteran and 23-year police officer who now works as a school resource officer, took the mistake in stride, while Seacrest mocked him.
After Kitina solved it, Seacrest joked, “Although, Will, I liked yours better.” That sounds better than just clapping right now.
Will didn’t win any money in the game until the final puzzle, when he solved the correct answer for ‘Necklines and Hems’ to win $8,000.
After the game, Will proved to be a good sport about the mishap and spoke to Maggie Sajak about the ‘mistake.’
“Yeah, I’ll tell you, when the lights are on and you meet the stars, Ryan Seacrest and Vanna White, it’s… I just went blank,” Will admitted.
However, he added: “If your dad, who is retired, is watching the show, maybe has a beer and laughs, it will be worth it.”
Seacrest then walked over with a cue card from the show that he signed, and Will asked him to get it to the Jordan family, which he did.
“Don’t worry about it, Will, even if they put sausages in your locker now,” as they shared a snap together.
However, he added: “If your dad, who is retired, is watching the show, maybe has a beer and laughs, it will be worth it.”
Maggie said she would, “make sure you tune in that night, that’s a promise,” when Will acknowledged he’d get some funny jokes about the mistake at home.
“I’m sure I’ll have sausages in my locker and in my police car when I get back, so we’ll try to have some fun with them,” Will added.
Seacrest then walked over with a cue card from the show that he signed, and Will asked him to get it to the Jordan family, which he did.
“This is going to be really special,” Will said as Ryan handed the card to Maggie to sign and she offered some words of encouragement.
“Don’t worry about it, Will, even if they put sausages in your locker now,” as they shared a snap together.
