Veteran Contestant Misses Simple $45K Puzzle
A Wheel of Fortune contestant is drawing stunned reactions after missing what many fans called one of the season’s easiest Bonus Round puzzles. The mistake cost him a massive $45,000 prize.
Josh Post, a retired Coast Guard veteran from Magnolia, Texas, competed on the Nov. 14 episode against two other veterans: Aaron Graham, a former Army servicemember from Los Angeles, and Arlene Kruser, a Marine veteran from Grove, Illinois.
The episode opened with quick wins. Graham claimed the first Toss-Up with “Great Courage.” Moments later, Kruser took the second with “Guessing Someone’s Age,” then extended her lead by solving “Try Restarting Your Computer,” bringing her total to $9,750.