Pat Sajak apologizes for making fun of contestant’s fear on ‘Wheel of Fortune’
nypost.comPsychCentral describes ichthyophobia as “a persistent and irrational fear of fish” in which people “might fear seeing, smelling, touching or eating fish.”Sajak asked the contestant if the phobia came from a childhood experience, to which Laumb replied, “It’s a long story, Pat.
We don’t have time.”Sajak however didn’t take the bait.Later on, Laumb moved on to the bonus round of the game show and as Sajak was coming over to congratulate the winner, he turned to another contestant and drew out a plastic fish.“Can you do me a favor?
I don’t want her to see this, just hold onto this,” said Sajak handing the fish to the contestant.Laumb was then spotted groaning and covering her eyes but was seemingly laughing.That’s when Sajak decided to concede and say sorry. “Ashley, you all right,” asked Sajak. “You’ll forgive me for that, won’t you?”“I might,” she responded, according to Fox News.Laumb was declared the victor with a whopping $24,250 and managed to solve the bonus puzzle, bringing her grand total to $63,250.This is not the first time the host has gone bankrupt on the show.
Sajak came under fire after a “cringe” moment when he touched and pulled a man’s beard while on the show. “If I come over there, can I tug on it?” Sajak asked before tugging the man’s facial hair. “I’ve never done that, and I will never do it again.” The host also once snapped at a contestant who attempted to pick up the $1 billion wedge before calling out a letter.“No, no, no, ba-ba-bo-bop,” snapped Sajak.
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