They want to reinvent the Wheel.
Fans of the long-running “Wheel of Fortune” didn’t mince words about a 2016 rule that cost a contestant a chance to win big bucks Wednesday night.
David Pederson correctly answered, “Soul, Flounder, Cod and Catfish,” but host Pat Sajak nixed it because of the word “and,” which is not allowed under the crossword puzzle format, Yahoo Entertainment reported.
The crossword is a categorical list that often comprises four words, but contestants are not allowed to say “and” before the last word — a nit-picky rule that has nullified correct answers before.
“No, sorry. That’s not right,” Sajak told Pederson after he uttered the no-no conjunction.
A fellow competitor then solved the puzzle by providing the same list, this time without the banned word.
The technicality elicited a wave of angry comments in social media.
Today when folks dont like a rule because its not part of their beliefs its demanded to be changed.
Wow.
There is technicality and there is Common Sense.
In todays Political World, Common Sense has been thrown to the way side.
Pat reminds contestants “not to add anything” when solving EVERY TIME. They knew the rules and were reminded. No sympathy!
That sucks.