‘Wheel of Fortune’ contestant's hilarious wrong answer has fans in stitches
On Thursday’s Wheel of Fortune, contestant Melanie Fisher from Northern California was off to a pretty strong start, solving the first puzzle of the day with relative ease. But not long after telling host Pat Sajak that she graduated from college in just three years while maintaining a perfect 4.0 GPA, she made a bit of a goof.
While trying to solve a puzzle which read, “_ _ L _ Y G O O _ F E L L O W” on the board, Fisher hit her buzzer and incorrectly said, “Jolly goof fellow.”
While fellow contestant J.R. Browning was quick to chime in with the correct answer, “Jolly good fellow,” viewers on Twitter were quick to have a nice laugh over Fisher’s guess.
Ultimately it was Melanie who got the last laugh at the end of the night since she ended up making it all the way to the final puzzle. And while she didn’t get the last puzzle correct, she still walked away over $20,000 richer. Not a bad little goof up.
Video transcript
PAT SAJAK: And it's Melanie.
MELANIE: Mountain peaks.
PAT SAJAK: Yeah, that's it.
KYLIE MAR: On Wheel of Fortune Thursday, contestant Melanie from Northern California was off to a solid start. But not long after telling Pat Sajak that she graduated from college in three years with a perfect 4.0 GPA, this happened.
PAT SAJAK: Yeah, it's Melanie.
MELANIE: Jolly Goof Fellow.
PAT SAJAK: No, JR.
JR: Jolly Good Fellow.
PAT SAJAK: Yeah, there you go.
KYLIE MAR: Viewers on Twitter found the "Goof" to be quite hilarious, with comments like, "Wheel of Fortune I can't stop laughing. No disrespect, but come on, "Goof Fellow". And, "I guess that answer was not GOOF enough". And while Melanie would eventually redeem herself, she wasn't quite done with the goofs just yet.
PAT SAJAK: 3 E's.
MELANIE: Wilkes and sheep.
KYLIE MAR: Again, viewers got a good laugh from the unlikely puzzle guests. But really, it was Melanie, who got the last laugh since she made it all the way to the final puzzle.
PAT SAJAK: You get a good night, that's for sure $20,701. Thanks lefty for being here. We appreciate it.
