took to Twitter on Wednesday to share a lengthy thread in which he called on viewers to “have a little heart.”“It always pains me when nice people come on our show to play a game and win some money and maybe fulfill a lifelong dream, and are then subject to online ridicule when they make a mistake or something goes awry,” Sajak stated. “Last night’s ‘Feather in your cap’ puzzle was a case in point.
Sitting at home, it seems incredible that they couldn’t solve it, but I knew in real time what was happening,” the veteran host explained, claiming the contestants were “flailing” due to the pressures of being on TV.
The three competitors — Laura Machado, Christopher Coleman and Thomas Lipscomb — were all attempting to solve the puzzle “Another feather _n yo_r _a_” While the correct answer was simply “Another feather in your cap,” they took several tries to get there — and they were ridiculed by those watching at home.
But Sajak called for kindness. “Of course, when it’s solved, you want to crawl in a hole,” he continued. “I’ve been praised online for ‘keeping it together’ and not making fun of the players.
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