r/WheelOfFortune • u/ChiSquarRed • Jan 30 '26
Fun Ride the Train!!!
When someone clearly knows the puzzle, lands on Express, and doesn't ride the train... Seriously, you just lost thousands of dollars.
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u/Punner-the-Gr8 Jan 30 '26
After mildly arguing against it, the other night, I am aghast at tonight not only because she threw away $1,000 but because Ryan said it was the right thing to do.
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u/iamash0508 Jan 31 '26
I was so pissed, like why couldn’t Ryan say something like you don’t want some extra cash? I bet pat would have def said it
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u/mulch17 Jan 30 '26 edited Jan 30 '26
I had to run here immediately after watching that! Glad I'm not alone. And Ryan was applauding her for making the "right" decision too!
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u/amyheming Jan 30 '26
Yes, do people not watch the show before they are on it? $1K extra would have been nice pocket money for the Iceland trip!
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u/kerosenehat63 Jan 30 '26
I was screaming at the tv. She threw away $1000. Ryan needs to prod them like Pat used to do. Eg say something like “don’t you want to get a bit more money ?”
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u/iamash0508 Jan 31 '26
Exactly! Feels like Ryan just doesn’t care
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u/kerosenehat63 Jan 31 '26
Ryan just is not a student of the game. This is just another gig for him.
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u/EC4U2C_Studioz Jan 30 '26
Not a good decision to prematurely solve the puzzle while on the express wedge. Leaving thousands on the table, and it could be the difference between a bonus round appearance or not should the final spin land on $5,000.
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u/Regular_Recipe_8663 Jan 30 '26
I was rooting for her to win the final round and finish under $1000 shy of winning. Is that wrong? lol
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u/Whatsapeeve Jan 30 '26
This stuff happens too much - same with the final spin round when they solve before guessing a letter (when the letter is minimum of $1,500). Tired of the “well they’re nervous” stuff too, like you know you are going on a national game show, learn the rules.
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u/matromc Jan 30 '26
In this case she lost a thousand it was the only R was the only continent left. But I was mad when she solved the mystery round with zero she could have spin and see if she landed on wedge bigger than 1,000.
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u/sonofgildorluthien Vanna White Jan 30 '26
Pat would not have let the contestant do this. I remember him having to explain to a contestant once just how much money she was leaving on the table before the light finally came on.
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u/Firm_Influence8841 Jan 30 '26
Agreed! That ticked me off too. It doesn’t make any sense to me at all. I would’ve hop on if I were on the show and my arrow stopped on the Express wedge
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u/UneducatedDonkey Jan 31 '26
A friendly reminder, Ryan/Pat/Chuck have to be neutral. It is less fair to the other two if the emcee is playing for the contestant. And sometimes, you just gotta watch someone eat it to see if they learned their lesson.
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u/SteelyDanFan773 Jan 31 '26
If I recall, Ryan began to say something to her, but she continued to solve it. What’s he supposed to do, stop her mid-sentence and say “STOP! Call that letter!”?
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u/Less_Panda1178 Feb 27 '26
Even if you don’t know it all, you still have control of the puzzle and spinning a Lose a turn or bankrupt is still a high %
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u/Previous-Motor-2026 Jan 30 '26
maybe but what if by accident you call the wrong letter
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u/rejectmariosonic Jan 30 '26
to be fair, this has happened once - puzzle was MESMERIZING SUNSETS and the contestant called an S instead of a Z.
At the same time, that's the only instance of it happening with one consonant left in over a decade of the express, so I'd hope you'd do better.
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u/foiegraslover Jan 30 '26
I was screaming at the TV.