{"id":18319,"date":"2025-04-19T17:59:32","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T17:59:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/?p=18319"},"modified":"2025-04-19T17:59:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T17:59:32","slug":"wheel-of-fortune-player-turns-heads-after-failing-to-solve-puzzle-with-one-letter-left","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/?p=18319","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Wheel of Fortune\u2019 Player Turns Heads After Failing To Solve Puzzle With One Letter Left"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was a moment of pure agony on Wheel of Fortune Tuesday night when a contestant fumbled what should have been an easy win\u2014leading to one of the most unforgettable blunders in recent game show history.<\/p>\n

Nikol Gamble, a Houston escape room owner, faced off against two other contestants: Dustin Whittern, an experienced black diamond skier from Oklahoma City, and Rachael Traywick, a longtime Wheel fan from Kapaa, Hawaii.
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\nWheel of Fortune puzzle with one missing letter, Photo Credit: wheeloffortune\/Instagram<\/p>\n

Everything was going well for Gamble\u2014until the Mystery Round. With the category set as \u201cSong Lyrics,\u201d contestants worked through a massive 12-word puzzle, gradually filling in nearly every blank.<\/p>\n

By the time it was Gamble\u2019s turn, the puzzle read:<\/p>\n

S E E \/ T H E \/ L I N E \/ W H E R E \/ T H E \/ S _ Y \/ M E E T S \/ T H E \/ S E A \/ I T \/ C A L L S \/ M E.<\/p>\n

All she had to do was pick the right letter.
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\nWheel of Fortune contestant Nikol Gamble answering the puzzle, Photo Credit: wheeloffortune\/Instagram<\/p>\n

But despite host Ryan Seacrest reminding her there were no vowels left, Gamble confidently guessed \u201cO\u201d\u2014declaring, \u201cSee The Line Where The Soy Meets The Sea It Calls Me.\u201d<\/p>\n

The audience gasped. The incorrect buzzer sounded. And in that moment, she realized her mistake.<\/p>\n

Traywick quickly jumped in and solved the puzzle correctly: \u201cSee The Line Where The Sky Meets The Sea It Calls Me\u201d\u2014a lyric from the hit Moana song, How Far I\u2019ll Go.
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\nWheel of Fortune contestant Nikol Gamble answering the puzzle, Photo Credit: wheeloffortune\/Instagram<\/p>\n

Viewers at home couldn\u2019t believe what they had just witnessed.<\/p>\n

One Instagram user summed it up: \u201cThis is quite literally my worst nightmare \ud83d\ude31\u201d<\/p>\n

Another added: \u201cOmgeeee!!!! Painful to watch!!!!! \ud83e\udd74\ud83e\udd26\ud83c\udffb\u200d\u2640\ufe0f\u201d<\/p>\n

Over on X (formerly Twitter), the reaction was just as brutal. One user wrote:<\/p>\n

\u201cMay be the worst Wheel of Fortune arrangement of ALL time. My 3-year-old niece can\u2019t even read, and even she knew the answer.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another joked: \u201cI would immediately leave the stage. Thank you for the opportunity, but I don\u2019t want any money anymore. I\u2019ll go cry in bed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Others, however, appreciated Gamble\u2019s ability to laugh at herself.<\/p>\n

\u201cLove it! I have a feeling she\u2019s laughing at herself!\u201d one fan wrote.
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\nWheel of Fortune host Ryan Seacrest making a face, Photo Credit: wheeloffortune\/Instagram<\/p>\n

Even Wheel of Fortune icon Vanna White chimed in, noting that this was the longest 12-word puzzle in the show\u2019s history.<\/p>\n

But the misstep proved costly. Gamble never bounced back and ended the episode with zero dollars\u2014a crushing outcome for any contestant. Meanwhile, Whittern stole the spotlight, advancing to the Bonus Round and winning a staggering $68,880 in cash.<\/p>\n

It was a night that will go down in Wheel of Fortune history\u2014but for Gamble, it\u2019s a moment she might rather forget.<\/p>\n

Sources: TV Insider<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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