You gotta feel for this guy. Pat Atkinson lost (a chance at) a million dollars (we'll get to why in just a little bit!) when he mispronounced 'corner curio cabinet.' It's a brutal loss. Take a look here:
Nine's Million Dollar Wheel of Fortune has spun up a Bankrupt, axed after just five weeks.This week's celebrity edition didn't come close to Deal or No Deal. It's strongest faring was on Monday (616,000) but it was thumped by Seven (979,000). On Wednesday only 567,000 saw the $200,000 prize won. Recently, there has been a viral video about a contestant Wheel who supposedly lost $1,000,000, as implied by the video's title.The video footage consists of the end of Round 1 on September 17, 2013, where contestant Paul Atkinson picked up the Million-Dollar Wedge, then missolved CORNER CURIO CABINET by mispronouncing 'CORNER' as 'CORNO', and 'CURIO' as 'CURRO', thus disqualifying him from. Winning the million dollars isn't easy, and Wheel of Fortune certainly makes their contestants work for it. In order to win the big money, players must spin the wheel and land on the million. Game-Show Shocker! $100,000 Not Really $100,000 I love watching Deal or No Deal, but it drives me crazy when Howie says, '$100,000 is enough to change your life!' After taxes, won't the contestant.
Adobe indesign 2020 15 0 12. Well, you guessed it, Jimmy Fallon gives him a second chance. Or at least a chance to redeem himself. Watch:
But don't be too sorry for Pat Atkison. According to Today, while it was certainly tough to watch him get his potential million taken away due to a pronunciation error, it would have taken more for him to win the million:
Even if the powers that be behind 'Wheel' had cut the man some slack and given him the win on the 'curio' puzzle, it would've been really tough for Paul to even make it to the bonus round without landing on 'Bankrupt,' and then spinning the special bonus-round wheel to land on the $1 million envelope. That's because fellow player Luis ended up with more than $30,000 in prizes to move on to the final round, while Paul had a relatively puny $2,000.
(h/t: Late Night)
Paul Atkinson joins the list of game show contestants who possibly were robbed of a win over a silly mistake.
Atkinson, a 'Wheel of Fortune' contestant, missed pronounced the words 'Corner Curio Cabinet' because he was nervous and flustered, according to ABC News.
'I was nervous! I've got Pat freaking Sajak to my immediate right .. I've got lights and cameras in my face .. ,' Atkinson said.
He pronounced the phrase 'Corno Curro Cabinet,' lost his chance at $1 million and walked away from the with $2,000 cash prize. Another contestant correctly pronounced the phrase.
'It just didn't come out the way you intended,' Host Pat Sajak told ABC News about Atkinson's flub.
Atkinson told the news publication it was his 'biggest nightmare.'
'I knew I messed up,' he said. 'I knew something awesome could've happened, but I totally goofed it.'
This isn't the first flub that has cost a game show contestant a win.
New ipad notes. A Newtown, Conn. eigth-grader named Thomas Hurley III, 12, experienced the same frustration when he was the show 'Jeopardy!'.
Hurly answered Emancipation Proclamation signed by President Abraham Lincoln, the correct answer to the Final Jeopardy question. However, the misspelled the documents' name as 'emanciptation,' forcing judges to rule of his answer.
The boy was also embarrassed by his error.
'I was pretty upset that I was cheated out of the final 'Jeopardy!' question,' Hurley told The News-Times of Danbury. 'It was just a spelling error.'
The game show's producers released the following statement about Hurley's spelling flub:
'If 'Jeopardy!' were to give credit for an incorrect response (however minor), the show would effectively penalize the other players. We love presenting young people as contestants on our show and make every effort to be fair and consistent in their treatment.'
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This isn't the first flub that has cost a game show contestant a win.
New ipad notes. A Newtown, Conn. eigth-grader named Thomas Hurley III, 12, experienced the same frustration when he was the show 'Jeopardy!'.
Hurly answered Emancipation Proclamation signed by President Abraham Lincoln, the correct answer to the Final Jeopardy question. However, the misspelled the documents' name as 'emanciptation,' forcing judges to rule of his answer.
The boy was also embarrassed by his error.
'I was pretty upset that I was cheated out of the final 'Jeopardy!' question,' Hurley told The News-Times of Danbury. 'It was just a spelling error.'
The game show's producers released the following statement about Hurley's spelling flub:
'If 'Jeopardy!' were to give credit for an incorrect response (however minor), the show would effectively penalize the other players. We love presenting young people as contestants on our show and make every effort to be fair and consistent in their treatment.'
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