Outrage from fans was sparked during the Mystery Round of the episode, where contestants had to solve a four-word "Before and After" puzzle. The puzzle read: "L O V E / L E T T E R / O _ / R E S I G N _ T I O N" when Zinzi attempted to guess the answer and said,

Wheel of Fortune took a turn on Wednesday, February 12 when a player lost all of their earnings, and fans are blaming host Ryan Seacrest for it. Stephen Bailey, a nonprofit worker and a cover band lead singer from North Richland Hills,

A Wheel of Fortune contestant was branded a 'total idiot' by fans after gambling $4,000, a trip and a wild card for a 50/50 chance at winning for $10,000.

Only a fortunate few have won the $1 million-dollar top prize on TV's Wheel of Fortune. Since the stake was introduced in 2008, just four contestants have managed to win it, although 13 have had a shot. The most famous name to take home the big prize was Sabrina the Teenage Witch star Melissa Joan Hart on Celebrity Wheel of Fortune in 2021.