‘Wheel of Fortune’ contestant’s ‘flub’ costs her $1 million prize, trip
nypost.comsurveyed the internet, referring to an incorrect guess during Teen Week. “A) Fregh…B) Fireplace… I’d go B since it changed the entire game.”On that episode, contestant Khushi was one letter away from a trip to Antigua when she incorrectly solved the board that read “FRE_H TROPICAL FRUIT.”Twitter users accused the teen of “zoning out” and missing the seemingly obvious “FRESH.”“The fregh tropical fruit one also changed the game.
It was a prize puzzle, so she also missed out on a vacation,” another fan replied.A contestant can compete for $1 million in the bonus round if they land on the $1 million wedge during regular game play, solve the puzzle and win the game.
That amount is placed in one of the bonus round envelopes.The show’s official TikTok page revealed last week that only three contestants have ever won the $1 million prize.
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