{"id":46027,"date":"2026-04-26T20:52:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T20:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=46027"},"modified":"2026-04-26T20:52:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T20:52:15","slug":"wheel-of-fortune-player-misses-out-on-62000-after-failing-to-solve-this-easy-puzzle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=46027","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Wheel of Fortune\u2019 Player Misses Out On $62,000 After Failing To Solve This Easy Puzzle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>He had the trip. He had the lead. He had the puzzle half-solved. Then one missing word ripped $40,000 out of his hands \u2014 on national TV. As the clock bled out, Joey Moorman stared at \u201cBE_ _E WOOL CO_T\u201d and froze. 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He\u2019d outplayed two sharp opponents, stacked up over $22,000, and secured a dream trip to the Cook Islands.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1931891\" data-uid=\"12d9d\">\n<div id=\"mgw1931891_12d9d\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mgbox\">\n<div id=\"261e6cab-41ad-11f1-8383-d404e677c390\" class=\"mgline teaser-25311373 type-w\" data-i=\"pFKwakapGZhZpXhhL_XYf_kpEs9yIlP_sK3mSb4mMKY3JZpLYKuGlZ0T-fY2lYk6IIffjmza0wPpgBO7EboXH8z1sYqKGdr9s8tSQT-HZiIrvBfVpctvSlR05fYevKDX\" data-observing-start=\"1777195139911\" data-observing-time=\"1002\" data-showed=\"1\">\n<div class=\"image-with-text\">\n<div class=\"image-container\">When he walked to the Bonus Round with his mom and sister \u2014 lifelong Wheel of Fortune buddies \u2014 it felt like the perfect family full-circle moment, the kind of quiet TV magic that happens between commercials. Then the board flashed: \u201cBE_ _E WOOL CO_T.\u201d Ten seconds. One missing adjective. 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