{"id":26776,"date":"2026-05-21T12:01:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T12:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/?p=26776"},"modified":"2026-05-21T12:01:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T12:01:39","slug":"wheel-of-fortune-contestant-left-devastated-after-missing-the-simplest-bonus-round-puzzle-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/?p=26776","title":{"rendered":"Wheel Of Fortune Contestant Left Devastated After Missing The Simplest Bonus Round Puzzle Ever!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"qMYqUG_convSearchResultHighlightRoot\">\n<div class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-WEB:d4c2284e-3de9-42da-a5d9-66216e4a42eb-16\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\">\n<section class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:d4c2284e-3de9-42da-a5d9-66216e4a42eb-16\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-WEB:d4c2284e-3de9-42da-a5d9-66216e4a42eb-16\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-34\" data-scroll-anchor=\"false\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"0\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"e46db4b2-4f20-466c-94cd-dfba48422107\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-5\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"300\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Wheel of Fortune<\/span><\/span> contestant <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Joey Moorman<\/span><\/span> went viral after missing what many viewers considered an easy Bonus Round puzzle. After winning over $22,000 and a trip to the Cook Islands, Joey reached the final round with the puzzle showing \u201cBE_ _E WOOL CO_T.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"304\" data-end=\"493\">While viewers at home quickly guessed \u201cbeige wool coat,\u201d Joey struggled under the pressure of the countdown clock and couldn\u2019t solve it before time ran out, missing out on an extra $40,000.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"497\" data-end=\"826\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The moment sparked major reactions online, with many debating how stress, bright lights, cameras, and nerves can affect performance in high-pressure situations. Despite the heartbreaking miss, Joey still left the show with significant winnings and became a memorable example of how pressure can overwhelm even strong contestants.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 w-full empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"text-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none -mt-px h-px translate-y-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom)-14*var(--spacing))]\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none translate-y-(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom) R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars min-h-(--gutter-remaining-height,0px) group-data-stream-active\/scroll-root:h-[calc(var(--thread-response-height)-16*var(--spacing))]\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wheel of Fortune contestant Joey Moorman went viral after missing what many viewers considered an easy Bonus Round puzzle. After winning over $22,000 and a trip to the Cook Islands, Joey reached the final round with the puzzle showing \u201cBE_ _E WOOL CO_T.\u201d While viewers at home quickly guessed \u201cbeige wool coat,\u201d Joey struggled under&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/albotips.com\/?p=26776\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Wheel Of Fortune Contestant Left Devastated After Missing The Simplest Bonus Round Puzzle Ever!&rdquo;<\/span> &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26777,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26776","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26776","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=26776"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26776\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26778,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26776\/revisions\/26778"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/26777"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26776"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=26776"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=26776"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}