‘Wheel of Fortune’ viewers disappointed with bonus rounds $ 40,000 prize

On By Littum

You would think that a $ 40,000 jackpot would be the cause of celebration but Wheel of Fortune Viewers are ready for bigger and better prizes on the long -lasting game.

In the episode, released Friday (January 31), Cindy Valenzuela from Merced, California, was the latest season 42 player who won the low-end bonus round.

The category for her puzzle was “expression”: _ _ _ _ A _ N _ L _ _ N _ _ _ _ E _.

Cindy guessed the answer almost instantly: hidden in plain views.

Host Ryan Seacrest opened the prize conglance with a flowering and revealed Cindy had won $ 40,000. Cindy screamed with joy and embraced his friends Stephanie and Edith, who cheered her on when she took home a total prize package worth $ 60,400.

But to judge from YouTube commentsViewers were less enthusiastic.

“When I saw Ryan hid the award for the envelope, I thought he (was) would surprise her and the audience with $ 100,000!” A person wrote.

“How many $ 40,000 envelopes are there in the bonus round? I see another $ 40,000 win again, ”commented on another.

Another fan observed season 42 had not had any $ 1 million, $ 70,000 or $ 75K winners.

“I was thought for sure (Seacrest) would reveal $ 100,000, and that was only $ 40,000,” wrote a fourth commentator. “Still a great solution and great effort. Lovely work! “

Wheel of Fortune statistics Shared after games showing recapper andy nguyen Show that from week 20 a price of $ 40,000 had come up 61 times. A car price, meanwhile, had only come up 11 times, a $ 50,000 premium had come up 10 times, a $ 70,000 premium had come up three times, a price of $ 75,000 had come up six times, and a $ 100,000 or $ 1 million The price had come up three times.

Viewers also complained over the $ 40K price after the game show’s 30 January episode.

“What is the meaning of the bonus wheel if it always lands at $ 40K?” A person wrote at the time. “Well, ok, maybe not always, but it feels like it consistently lands at $ 40K.”

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