'Wheel of Fortune' Contestant Mocked Over Puzzle Answer
A self-described Wheel of Fortune champion has mocked another player for botching their chance at solving a puzzle.
Nonie, who was appearing on the daily game show after trying three times to get on it, even managed to draw a dramatic response of "no!" from soon-to-be retired host Pat Sajak.
She had a great chance of solving the puzzle in a "Food and Drink" round and winning big after landing on a $3500 wedge.
"Now the trick here is you have to find a letter," Sajak told Nonie, who picked 'D' and was left with "S_PER_OOD SMOOTHIE" on the screen.
"I would like to solve, Pat," Nonie told the host, who replied with: "What do you got?"
"Supergood smoothie," she exclaimed to stunned silence from the studio audience and her fellow contestants.
Wheel of Fortune co-host Vanna White visibly cringed at the reply as Sajak shouted: "No!"
Realizing his dramatic response, Sajak quickly apologized.
"I'm so sorry it's not correct," he told Nonie, who seemed devastated to get the response wrong.
The next competitor had her chancer and correctly guessed "superfood smoothie."
A Wheel of Fortune superfan who goes by the name WheelRob10 on X, formerly Twitter, and claims to be a former champion of the show, mocked Nonie's attempt.
"Have you ever had a smoothie that was just so good you might call it SUPERGOOD?" he joked on X.
Another X user, @101P4GES, added: "Noni, please don't come back on these people show..you thought "super good" was one word?? Smdh."
While, @Lillayyyy, wrote: "Not, 'SuperGOOD smoothie'."
Sajak has hosted the game show for 40 years, but will host his final episode on June 7 after announcing his retirement last year.
American Idol host Ryan Seacrest will take over hosting duties for season 42, and White will remain in her role as letter-turner and co-host.
White has long appeared on Wheel of Fortune opposite Sajak, who recently admitted he did not think she would make the cut when she first auditioned for the show.
"I remember after her audition, 'She's really sweet and seems like a very nice person,' but she was so nervous. I mean her lips were trembling and she was perspiring. I thought, 'He's never going to hire her,'" he said, referring to the show's creator, Merv Griffin.
Sajak made the comments during a chat with his daughter Maggie Sajak on the show's YouTube channel.
"Merv is smarter than I am and he saw something in her and knew that the nerves would go away. And they did and she's been a joy. And, you know, I shudder to think how life could have been different.
"I mean, she's been great. She's just a sweetheart and has made my life fabulous."
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