That was tough! A Wheel of Fortune contestant lost out on taking home $69,000 on an “extremely hard” bonus puzzle. Fans thought the puzzles have been “weird” lately.
Alicia Cantrell, from Seattle, Washington, solved the first toss-up after both of her opponents guessed the wrong phrase on May 13. She is a special needs school bus driver who knows all of the kids’ names on the bus.
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