‘Wheel of Fortune’ Fans React to Stunning Comeback Win and ‘Case of the Munchies’

Wheel of Fortune brought the entertainment on Thursday night (January 16) with a hilarious wrong answer, a surprise comeback and an incredible bonus round solution.

The episode saw a tense showdown between Angela Johnson, a soccer player from Phenix City, Alabama, Ada Vega, a crocheter from St. Cloud, Florida, and Frank Mantesana, a pro-wrestling fan from Brooklyn, New York.

Johnson got off to a hot start, cracking the first puzzle of the episode to take an early lead. She then increased her winnings to $20,600 in the Express round, where she also bagged a Scottish cruise. At this point, Mantesana was behind by $5,850, while Vega had yet to get on the board.

The Triple Toss Up round saw all three players answer correctly, although Vega also made a hilarious wrong guess on the final puzzle, which had the studio audience laughing. Faced with a board that read: “A / _ ASE / _ F / _ H _ / M _ N _ _ _ S,” Vega guessed, “A case of the munchies.”

“I have a few follow-up questions for you, Ada, after the show,” host Ryan Seacrest joked.

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“”A Case of the Munchies” is hilarious! wrote one X user, while another added: “Y’all watching @WheelofFortune tonight? A meme is born. A case of the munchies.”

“A CASE OF THE MUNCHIES? CUT IT! GET IT TRENDING!” said another.

Back to the episode, Mantesana buzzed in with the correct answer, “A Case Of The Mondays.” From there, the New York native made an impressive comeback, especially after landing $6,000 per consonant for the final Speed ​​Up puzzle.

After guessing three letters correctly, Mantesana solved “World Atlas” for a whopping $18,000, meaning he overtook Johnson to win the episode with $25,850 compared to her $20,600. Vega finished last with $2,000.

Heading into the bonus round, Mantesana chose the dreaded “phrase” category along with the extra letters “H, C, F, and O.” This left him with a three-word puzzle that read: “TO _ _ H / _ _ T / F _ _ R.”

When the ten-second timer started, Mantesana quickly figured out the first word as “hard,” but it took a few seconds to put the rest together. Finally he got it and said, “Tough But Fair.”

“Yeah, that’s what you got!” Seacrest exclaimed before opening the prize envelope and revealing that Mantesana won an additional $40,000, giving him a massive total of $65,850.

“I never would have guessed! Good job Frank,” wrote one YouTube commenter.

Another added: “I can’t believe he got it! I never would have guessed!”

“Talk about two close shaves in one in Speed-Up! He popped the big one, hit the buzzer and won by just a few thousand, not to mention this amazing bonus round solution. I wonder what else Frank can pull off, but Thanks to him for everything he did tonight!” said a fan.

“Congratulations Frank on a great bonus round solve,” added another.

What did you think of Thursday’s episode? Did you solve the last bonus round puzzle? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.