'Wheel of Fortune' Fans Slam Pat Sajak for His Response to Contestant's Story
'Poor Scott just wanted to tell his story'
Poor Scott just wanted to tell his story. Pat just throwing the shade 😂 #WheelOfFortune #patsajak pic.twitter.com/0wkEL2aRan
— AyeRaeRae43 (@AyeRae43) March 10, 2022
The audience joined Ingwersen in thanking the paramedics by applauding, but Sajak didn't think there was anything worth clapping about. "That may have been the most pointless story ever told," the befuddled television legend said. "And you told it, Scott. Congratulations to you."
prevnext'When did Pat Sajak get so cold-blooded?'
A contestant on #WheelOfFortune was telling a story. When he finished. Pat said to him... That may Have been the most pointless story ever told. 😲 When did #Patsajak get so cold-blooded? 😁😁 pic.twitter.com/37QDH4ukbA
— Boomba (@4real4reel) March 10, 2022
While Sajak might have called it a pointless story because Ingwersen's toe lost its point in the accident, many at home read Sajak's comment as shade being thrown at the contestant. Sajak hasn't commented further on the situation. However, he did tweet on Thursday, "I'm now of the age where, if I drop something, I only bend down to pick it up if there's something else I can do while I'm down there." Scroll on to see how fans reacted to Sajak's criticism of Ingwersen's story.
prevnext'Scott needs an apology'
So @patsajak got on his @WheelofFortune high horse a week ago & lectured everyone to be nice to contestants who couldn’t solve an easy puzzle, but tonight he had no problem belittling and insulting a contestant who told their intro story. Scott needs an apology. #WheelOfFortune
— ABT20 (@GoBlueD1) March 10, 2022
This is just the latest viral moment for Wheel of Fortune. The previous one came on March 1, when two contestants failed to correctly guess the phrase "Another feather in your cap." Sajak asked fans to "cut them some slack." Sajak later added, "It was an oddly entertaining puzzle and it's okay to laugh at the situation. But have a little heart. After all, you may be there one day. And no one wants to be trending on Twitter."
prevnext'You owe this man an on-air apology'
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— iLeen (@BellaBells429) March 10, 2022
"That may have been the most pointless story ever told." You owe this man an on-air apology humiliating him as you did. Cheap shot. I won't say any of my personal thoughts about you doing this because I don't get my kicks by embarrassing others.
One of the contestants who didn't guess correctly, Christopher Coleman, told TMZ he hadn't heard the phrase since he was a kid. "Just go easy on me and the other contestants because we are very educated people and we don't want to be put in a situation where we are being cackled and publicly humiliated on a show that was a lifelong dream," Coleman said in a message to social media users. He added that people "should have more empathy and a little more grace and understanding."
prevnext'The audacity to be so rude is baffling'
Pat Sajak telling someone their story was pointless is the exact reason I can’t watch Wheel of Fortune. The audacity to be so rude is baffling.
— Cheyenne Rose (@Chey_5683) March 10, 2022
"Is anyone else watching [Wheel of Fortune]??? Pat Sajak is such an a—hole who says to someone 'That's the most pointless story ever' when someone is opening up on National TV???" one fan complained.
prevnext'This was the worst'
#WheelOfFortune Sometimes Pat says really mean things to contestants, but this was the worst. A man thanking paramedics for giving him his big toe back, an important toe for balance, is not a pointless story. It’s touching that he still feels gratitude for them and took the time.
— Nat (@NatalieCierzan) March 10, 2022
"Why is the host of Wheel of Fortune so rude," one fan asked. "That guy just wanted to thank the paramedics who helped him when he was a kid and the host flat out told him that was the most pointless story that's ever been told on the show WTF."
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