More ‘Wheel of Fortune’ backlash over technicality: ‘Frozen’ out

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Wednesday evening’s episode, contestant Chris Davidson lost out on an epic $8,400 trip to Puerto Rico after he made an amateur mistake answering a puzzle.As he was trying to solve the riddle, Davidson added something that didn’t belong and lost on his exotic getaway.

Host Pat Sajak felt Davidson’s pain and said on the show, “Chris knows what he did, which is why he went back.“He threw in that article.

He threw in the ‘A’ in front of it, and we can’t accept it. Just the way it goes. It’s just one of the rules, and we gotta go by ’em, and Carol ends up getting the trip to Puerto Rico,” the longtime game show emcee, 75, added.Despite the mistake leaving Davidson without a vacation, he still won some dough.

He was advanced to the bonus round and his total winnings rounded out to $13,900.Fans showed their support for Davidson on social media shortly after the episode aired.