Wheel Of Fortune fans SLAM ‘unfair’ show after contestant Chris was ‘robbed’ of prize for saying ‘a’ before answer

WHEEL Of Fortune fans were outraged today over the show’s “tiresome” rules that are “ruining the program.”

The online reaction came following the Express Train round, in which contestant Chris guessed the answer to be “a frozen concoction”, before quickly correcting his answer to just, “frozen concoction”.

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Contestant Chris fell victim to Wheel Of Fortune’s strict rules todayCredit: ABC

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He missed on out a huge prize as a resultCredit: ABC
However, host Pat Sajak refused to accept his answer, on the basis that the article “a” did not fit the puzzle.

He then passed it onto the next contestant, who achieved the correct answer simply by saying, “frozen concoction”.

Chris looked highly disappointed by the show’s strict enforcement of the rules.

Furious viewers took to Twitter to express their disbelief.

One wrote: “Your ‘rules’ have become so tiresome that they’re ruining the program. I may end up developing ‘a’ new one. Don’t watch the Wheel.”

Another said: “I genuinely feel bad for this guy.”

A third empathized: “My man on Wheel Of Fortune looks like he’s about to have a meltdown over that loss.”

A fourth angry viewer wrote: “Back to back complete f**kups, every night is worse than the night before.”

Addressing the rule, host Pat said: “Chris knows what he did… he threw in the article which is why we can’t accept it.”

As a result of the mistake, the unlucky contestant missed out on $8,300 and a vacation to Puerto Rico.

It’s not the first time that a simple error has cost a Wheel Of Fortune player big.

Last year, viewers were left outraged after a contestant missed out on a brand new Audi Q3 because she stuttered while solving the puzzle.

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Chris knew the correct answerCredit: ABC

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He was obviously dissatisfied with the resultCredit: ABC

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Pat Sajak and Vanna White are the hosts of Wheel of FortuneCredit: Getty