Note: This story, originally making headlines in May 2017, is being republished. A puzzle on “Wheel of Fortune” had the entire nation puzzled simultaneously. The game went viral after a podcast host shared a screenshot of the puzzle on Twitter, accumulating over 40,000 likes and 13,000 retweets.
Numerous guesses flooded in to solve the puzzle, ranging from “Suck it dork” to “Duck at work,” “Lick it fork,” “Pick at pork,” and even the nonsensical “Return to Zork.” Some guesses were inappropriate. Observers amused themselves watching people’s attempts on Twitter, drawing even more attention to the tweet, even from those who weren’t fans of the show.
“I really appreciate all the replies and quote tweets of this with alternate jokes,” wrote the podcast host. “Can’t get enough of it!” One Twitter user responded, “[H]ahahahahaha why can’t I be watching when this happens!?” Another wrote, “[I] hate that show but this is funny.” The correct answer, guessed by a sharp “Wheel of Fortune” contestant within a minute, was “back at work.”
This isn’t the first time this year “Wheel of Fortune” has caused a stir online. In March, a contestant named Kevin mistakenly confused “A Streetcar Named Desire” for “A Streetcar Naked Desire,” amusing even the show’s host, as reported by TIME Magazine. “And although you got the right answer,” host Pat Sajak said to the winning contestant, “I’d rather see Kevin’s play.” Social media erupted with reactions.
“One dude on Wheel of Fortune had to solve this: A STREETCAR NA_ED DESIRE,” tweeted one person, according to TIME Magazine. “He asked for a K. I’m gonna go lie down.” “Nothing’s funnier to me than Wheel of Fortune fails,” added another. “Unlike Jeopardy, it’s literally spelled out for you.” “Hey, Wheel of Fortune contestant who just tried to fill in A STREETCAR NA_ED DESIRE with a K, DM me – I’ll buy you a beer or 20,” chimed in a third. Only a few weeks later, another “Wheel of Fortune” contestant gained national attention for another entertaining puzzle and answer, as reported by Thrillist. In April, contestants were given the word, “O_EYS_CK_E B_S” under the category “living things.” Many were amused to hear the woman’s guess, “popsicle bike,” when the correct answer was “honeysuckle bush.” “I don’t know what I was saying,” the contestant later admitted, according to the Dallas Observer. “Maybe it’s because I saw a ‘K’ at the bottom, but I’m like OK, let’s move on. So I didn’t think about it, but my daughter’s like, ‘That’s gonna go all over.'”
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