"A Duck-Filled Platypus?!": Wheel of Fortune contestant's $10k mistake
A Wheel of Fortune contestant has made a hilarious mistake that cost her US$7250 ($10,900) with viewers blasting her on social media for not knowing the painfully obvious answer.
During an episode of the American game show this week, Floridian contestant Kimberly Wright failed to complete the puzzle when she picked the wrong letter, according to Fox News.
The puzzle board read “D U _ _ – _ _ L L E D PLATYPUS,” and Wright chose to spin the wheel which landed on the Express wedge.
“I’m going to call an F,” she said, which elicited groans from audiences in the studio.
Wright believed that the answer was “duck-filled platypus”, when it was “duck-billed platypus" an animal native to Australia, and many fans were in disbelief over her "painful" mistake.
“I have never been more enraged watching wheel of fortune,” one fan wrote in response to a clip of the viral moment.
“Oh my, that was painful. F?? She thought the platypus was filled? with what exactly?” another tweeted.
“F***** brutal,” a third agreed.
“Where did this lady think an F was going to go in this puzzle?" a fourth asked, while another wrote: “wheel of fortune puzzle was clearly duck-billed platypus and the lady asked for an F she’s like reverse autocorrect.”
“A Duck-Filled Platypus!?” another chimed in.
“Oh, I hope Red isn’t on social media. She gonna get blasted for missing that puzzle,” wrote another viewer.
Image: News.com.au/ Wheel of Fortune