SILLY SAUSAGE

‘Wheel of Fortune’ Contestant Goes Viral for Botching Puzzle

Social media users are getting a kick out of a contestant’s awful answer on Monday night’s Veteran’s Day episode.

Wheel of Fortune contestant Will Jordan from Connecticut had a memorable blank moment on Monday night’s episode, answering a fairly filled-in puzzle that appeared as “___E _OURSE_F A ROUN_ OF A___AUSE,” with “Treat yourself a round of sausage.” The now viral moment has been widely shared on social media, as users call it “painful,” but appreciate the former service member and police officer’s sense of humor about the gaffe. “I’m sure I’m gonna have sausages in my locker and police car when I get back, so we’ll try to have some fun with it,” Jordan told Maggie Sajack, the show’s social media correspondent (and daughter of retired host Pat Sajak) in a post-game clip. “If your dad, in retirement, is watching the show, maybe cracks a beer and has a laugh, it’ll be worth it,” Jordan also told Sajak, as he opined the puzzles are much harder to solve on national television “when the lights are on and the stars” Ryan Seacrest and Vanna White are staring at you, than they are at home. Said one social media user, “Yup the lights were definitely on, and nobody was home.”