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This Guy Just Lost Chance At $1 Million on Wheel of Fortune in Most Embarrassing Way Possible
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Posted on 04/11/2014 6:54:40 PM PDT by SMGFan

A contestant named Julian from Indiana University must be feeling pretty stupid right about now. He had the chance to win $1 million, had the puzzle fully solved, and then lost because he pronounced Achilles like “A-chill-us.” Because of that mistake, the show decided not to give him the victory and instead, one of the other contestants who know the “mythological hero” got the chance to steal and did. (To win the full $1 million he would have had to overcome some other hurdles as well.)

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KEYWORDS: achilles; wheeloffortune
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1 posted on 04/11/2014 6:54:41 PM PDT by SMGFan
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To: SMGFan

Correct pronunciation is racist!!


2 posted on 04/11/2014 6:57:14 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans!)
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To: SMGFan

He should tweet in favor of better education.


3 posted on 04/11/2014 6:57:52 PM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: SMGFan

The French would say A-sheel.


4 posted on 04/11/2014 6:59:02 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy
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I imagine Julian will be taunted by N_GGERS wherever he goes.


5 posted on 04/11/2014 7:00:00 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy
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To: SMGFan

Geez, they were wrong to not give him that .


6 posted on 04/11/2014 7:00:19 PM PDT by Pikachu_Dad (Impeach Sen Quinn)
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To: GeronL

That’s what I was thinking. Also, one of the competitors was from U of Alabama. Media will call “raaaaaayyyyycisssssss”.


7 posted on 04/11/2014 7:01:33 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (Great vid by ShorelineMike! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOZjJk6nbD4&feature=plcp)
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To: SMGFan

If it was only a pronunciation error, I don’t agree with the show’s decision. If there were more to it, maybe ok. But he knew the answer that responded to the question.


8 posted on 04/11/2014 7:01:52 PM PDT by EDINVA
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To: EDINVA

http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2012/12/24/wheel-of-fortune-pronunciation-gaffe-costs-contestant-angers-fans/


9 posted on 04/11/2014 7:06:42 PM PDT by SMGFan (Sarah Michelle Gellar is now on twitter @RealSMG)
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To: SMGFan

Dr. Kate Pulaski: Dah-ta, look at this.
Lt. Commander Data: [looking slightly confused] ‘Day-ta’.
Dr. Kate Pulaski: What?
Lt. Commander Data: My name. It is pronounced ‘Day-ta’.
Dr. Kate Pulaski: Oh?
Lt. Commander Data: You called me “Dah-ta”.
Dr. Kate Pulaski: [laughing] What’s the difference?
Lt. Commander Data: One is my name. The other is not.


10 posted on 04/11/2014 7:09:35 PM PDT by JPG (Yes We Can morphs into Make It Hurt.)
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11 posted on 04/11/2014 7:10:10 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: SMGFan

lemme axe you this!! If they understood what he meant to say...what difference would pronounciation make??


12 posted on 04/11/2014 7:11:51 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ( "Never, never, never give up". Winston Churchill ..Benghazi Clinton Alert)
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To: EDINVA

If you went strictly by the book and had to respond exactly the way the puzzle ought to be read, the pronunciation, the grammar required to be absolutely correct, I would have to blame his lack of schooling for being the culprit. Had he gone to school diligently, he eventually would have had to been exposed to the world ‘Achilles’ one way or another and would have learned the correct pronunciation. It wasn’t bad luck that did him in , it was bad family-value attitude towards schooling.


13 posted on 04/11/2014 7:13:58 PM PDT by lbryce (Obama:The Worst is Yet To Come)
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To: SMGFan

Game, smame.

Vanna’s allwhite with me.


14 posted on 04/11/2014 7:14:24 PM PDT by moovova
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To: MeshugeMikey

Um, let me see... The difference is $1,000,000. Yes?

The puzzle was complete.
He clearly knew the answer because he knew all the letters.
They are fussing because he could not say the last name to their satisfaction.

RUBBISH.


15 posted on 04/11/2014 7:15:52 PM PDT by Pikachu_Dad (Impeach Sen Quinn)
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perhaps they want a backlash to make up for sagging ratings??

Lemme axe you THIS,....WIll AL SHARPTON come to his aid!


16 posted on 04/11/2014 7:18:53 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ( "Never, never, never give up". Winston Churchill ..Benghazi Clinton Alert)
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To: SMGFan

A college student......sheesh.


17 posted on 04/11/2014 7:25:00 PM PDT by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
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To: SMGFan

I couldn’t believe that.


18 posted on 04/11/2014 7:25:30 PM PDT by TribalPrincess2U (0bama's agenda—Divide and conquer seems to be working.)
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To: lbryce

I wholly agree.


19 posted on 04/11/2014 7:26:33 PM PDT by definitelynotaliberal (Go, Cruz! Go!)
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To: Pikachu_Dad

There are rules! Live with it!


20 posted on 04/11/2014 7:26:51 PM PDT by TribalPrincess2U (0bama's agenda—Divide and conquer seems to be working.)
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