Wheel of Fortune fans slam Pat Sajak for ‘talking a kid into going bankrupt’ on Teen Week special
WHEEL of Fortune fans accused Pat Sajak of pressuring a 10th grader into picking what wound up being a bankrupt wedge during Thursday’s special episode.
Deepshiv looked unsure about picking up the wedge before the host “influenced him into it,” according to heated viewers.
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Pat Sajak said: ‘Do you want my advice? No, I can’t give it to you…’Credit: NBC
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The youngster decided: ‘You know what I’ll take it!’Credit: NBC
Deepshiv from California revealed he’s the first Fiji-descending Indian-American contestant on Wheel of Fortune and loves being involved in school clubs.
The game show is airing a Teen Week special all week, and it’s been a wholesome experience until an interaction fans were bothered by.
Midway through a puzzle under the category “Person” Deepshiv suddenly had $6K after landing on 6 “T’s.”
He looked super excited and Pat, 76, pointed out he had landed on a mystery $1K wedge but didn’t have to pick it up.
Pat said: “Do you want my advice? No, I can’t give it to you.”
The crowd laughed and then Pat added: “If it were me I might…” he trailed off but may have said “pass.”
“You know what I’ll take it!” Deepshiv announced.
“You really will? You sure? Go ahead!” Pat excitedly said as the audience gasped.
Deepshiv picked up the mystery wedge, and it was a bankrupt wedge.
The poor youngster looked destroyed as he lost his money and held up the other side of wedge.
“I’m sorry” Pat winced. “A gambing man!”
‘GOOD JOB, PAT’
Fans were not happy on Twitter as one wrote: Good job Pat Sajak for talking that kid into risking bankrupt.
How about you shouldn’t offer any decision-making opinions, especially with easily influenced kids??”
Another fumed: “He Influenced him to gamble it away!!!!”
Thankfully, Deepshiv spun back as by the end he had the highest score, then he got the bonus puzzle correct and won $63K.
His mom and sister rushed to the stage looking beside themselves.
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Deepshiv looked wrecked when the wedge turned out to be a bankruptCredit: NBC
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‘You shouldn’t offer any decision-making opinions, especially with easily influenced kids,’ one Twitter user blastedCredit: NBC
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However, the young champ made a comeback and got this bonus puzzle as ‘Socializing’ winning $63K totalCredit: NBC
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