‘Wheel of Fortune’ Contestant Makes Hilariously Flawed Guess Throughout Vacation Puzzle

A Wheel of Fortune blunder goes viral after a contestant guessed a hilariously fallacious reply.

Throughout a holiday-themed episode that aired on Dec. 17, contestant Phil McManus made a laugh-out-loud mistake. McManus, who’s from Palmer, Mass., appeared assured as he tried to unravel a puzzle which was within the “Similar Letter” class. When the board subsequent to Vanna White learn, “Chocolate, Chestnuts & Chi_ne_s,“ host Ryan Seacrest requested McManus if he needed to unravel the puzzle — which contained all holiday-related phrases — or spin the wheel.

McManus selected to unravel the three-word puzzle, answering, “Chocolate, Chestnuts and Chickens.” Instantly following his guess, a contestant named Matt Komma from Riverton, Utah, supplied the right reply: “Chocolate, Chestnuts and Chimneys.” Komma scored $4,200, whereas McManus misplaced $9,550 for his incorrect response.

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Viewers swiftly took to social media to roast McManus for the flub. 

“That was my procuring listing final weekend,” one X (previously Twitter) consumer joked, whereas one other viewer wrote on Instagram: “I used to be screaming on the TV.”

“I laughed so loud that my deaf canine jumped out of her mattress ,” another person wrote in the identical Instagram thread.

Incorrect reply apart, showing on the present marked a serious life milestone for McManus, who shared with Seacrest, 49, and viewers that he was recognized with most cancers two years in the past and “handed a demise sentence.” He stated that after his prognosis, he made a bucket listing of three issues: attending a Blink-182 reunion live performance, going to WrestleMania and visiting Disneyland.

“I’d by no means been to Disneyland, and I truly went final night time for the primary time,” he stated, whereas additionally revealing that he’s now in remission.

McManus isn’t the primary contestant to commit a viral fail on the enduring recreation present. On the Nov. 11 episode, a contestant named Will tried to unravel the puzzle “Give your self a spherical of applause” with, “Deal with your self a spherical of sausage,” per a clip shared on X.

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After Will’s “missolve,” his fellow contestant Katina answered accurately.

“Will, I form of like yours higher,” Seacrest joked afterward, including, “That sounds higher than simply clapping proper now.”