Wheel of Fortune viewers are weighing in after former contestant Kristen Shaw was offered a brand new prize after having lost $10,000 and a trip to Nashville on a technicality. After appearing on the show back in October and being disqualified during the crossword puzzle segment for her addition of the word “and” in her answer, Shaw was recently offered a replacement prize, something that is raising a few eyebrows among fans who deem it unfair to other contestants.
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“They opened up a Pandora’s box, everyone that slips up like that will use her as an example if they don’t get something,” one person wrote after learning Shaw had been offered a new prize.
- Nov 22, 2019 Wheel of Fortune contestant Kristen Shaw lost a lot of money on a minor mistake Thursday night. Turns out the rules for the occasional “crossword puzzle” challenge are rather particular.
- The instant she said it, Kristen Shaw knew she had made a mistake. Shaw, 26, of Bangor, Maine, was a contestant on Wheel of Fortune during an episode that was taped back in October.
“I am glad she got the trip but rules are rules,” a second commented. “It was unfortunate, but she didn’t play the game according to their rules. It was a fair call, and her mistake.”
“She shouldn’t have been given anything. She answered incorrectly! A rule is a rule,” a third added. “What about all the other contestants that accidentally did the same thing. I guess they’re just shit out of luck!”
“That's their rule. It was not a technicality. Play by the rules or you don't win. Simple as that,” another wrote. “I think it's kind of a silly rule, but it is what it is.”
However, while many seemed to believe that Shaw was awarded by the show despite her slipup, she was actually awarded by the Nashville-based tourism company Adventureworks, who rallied several local vendors to chip in and give Shaw the trip to Nashville she had lost, including a stop by the Grand Ol' Opry.
“Our hospitality community is so close-knit, and we’d love to show Ms. Shaw and the nation that we’re a lot more than boot-stomping and beer drinking,' L.J. Whalen, a director of Adventureworks, said in a statement. “This is what we do here in Nashville. We give second chances, AND we are not going to make you solve a puzzle to claim it.'
0THE Wheel of Fortune contestant who was denied $10,000 and a trip to Nashville because of a bizarre rule was gifted a free vacation when the Music City gave her a 'second chance.'
commentsResponding to the generous offer, Shaw said that it nearly left her “speechless.”
“I was honestly so shocked I was almost speechless. There is a lot of negativity in this world, but this shows me we are all human, we make mistakes, and for someone to want to give me a second chance, it just blew me away,” she said, revealing that she intends to take her mother on the trip.
Kristen Shaw is being gifted with a trip after a technicality cost her the win.
When the 26-year-old Wheel of Fortune contestant made a guess on a nearly solved board during an episode back in October, she made a critical error costing her a free trip to Nashville, Tenn.
'Right, football, left and Sally,' she said as the buzzer indicated that she was wrong. Her response was considered incorrect because she said 'and' while listing off the four correct words, and the mistake cost her $1,950 and a trip to Nashville. (In the game, you can only say exactly the words while answering.)
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“It was probably one of the most embarrassing experiences of my life. And I knew that in about a month, almost everyone in America would see it,' she revealed of the episode which went on to go viral.
However, she received a message of support from L.J. Whalen, one of the directors of Adventureworks, a Nashville-based tourism company, who presented her with the gift of plane tickets, hotel accommodations and tickets to the Grand Ole Opry.
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“Our hospitality community is so close-knit, and we’d love to show Ms. Shaw and the nation that we’re a lot more than boot stomping and beer drinking. This is what we do here in Nashville. We give second chances, AND we are not going to make you solve a puzzle to claim it,' they said in a statement.
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'I was honestly so shocked I was almost speechless. There is a lot of negativity in this world, but this shows me we are all human, we make mistakes, and for someone to want to give me a second chance, it just blew me away,' Kristen said.