{"id":2244464,"date":"2026-01-21T20:00:54","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T20:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2244464"},"modified":"2026-01-21T20:00:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T20:00:54","slug":"wheel-of-fortune-controversy-did-65000-winner-get-puzzle-wrong-entertainment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wheel-of-fortune-controversy-did-65000-winner-get-puzzle-wrong-entertainment\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Wheel of Fortune\u2019 Controversy: Did $65,000 Winner Get Puzzle Wrong? | Entertainment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>A <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/show\/wheel-of-fortune\/\"><em>Wheel of Fortune<\/em><\/a> contestant danced after winning a car on the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/category\/game-shows\/\">game show<\/a>. The irony was that the contestant is a driver\u2019s ed teacher. However, some fans thought he said the wrong word during the Bonus Round that won him a car and cash worth more than $65,000 in total.<\/p>\n<p>Steve Knapp, from Hampshire, Illinois, played against Sharisse Cohee, from San Diego, California, and Stacy Robinson, from Columbus, Ohio, on January 20. Knapp is an ambidextrous driving instructor and teacher at Larkin High School.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Cohee, a fantasy sports fan, solved the first toss-up after Robinson, a grandmother of six, said one of the wrong words. Cohee also solved the second toss-ups, putting her in the lead with $3,000.<\/p>\n<p>She solved \u201cTake It With a Grain of Salt\u201d for $7,350. After all three contestants landed on Bankrupt during the Mystery Round, Knapp solved the \u201cBefore &amp; After\u201d puzzle \u2014 \u201cWord of Wisdom Tooth\u201d \u2014 for $2,750.<\/p>\n<p>During the Prize Puzzle, Cohee rode the Express Train, but guessed an \u201cM,\u201d which wasn\u2019t in the puzzle, and went Bankrupt. Robinson also went Bankrupt. Knapp solved \u201cLuxurious Getaway\u201d for a trip to Punta Cana, giving him $15,300.<\/p>\n<p>Knapp tried to solve the first triple toss-up with \u201cDance the Foxtrot,\u201d but it was \u201cDoing the Foxtrot,\u201d so the money went to Cohee, who solved it. Robinson got on the board when she solved the second and third ones with $4,000.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Perfect Envelope for Him!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/olv9xDQ0az0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Knapp solved the final puzzle in the \u201cMost Likely To\u201d category \u2014 \u201cMake It To the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/show\/super-bowl\/\">Super Bowl<\/a>\u201d \u2014 putting $5,100 in his bank. He ended with $20,400 and advanced to the Bonus Round.<\/p>\n<p>Robinson went home with $4,000. Cohee left with $9,350.<\/p>\n<p>Knapp chose \u201cWhat Are You Doing?\u201d for his Bonus Round category.\u00a0He brought his wife and his childhood friend with him to cheer him on.<\/p>\n<p>After being given \u201cR,S,T,L,N, and E\u201d by <em>Wheel of Fortune<\/em>, Knapp chose \u201cG,C,M, and A\u201d to round out his puzzle.<\/p>\n<p>It then looked like \u201cG_ _ _NG\u00a0 AN\u00a0 A_T_GRA_ _.\u201d The contestant worked it out, and about halfway through the timer, he guessed \u201cGiving An Autograph.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes,\u201d host <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/ryan-seacrest\/\">Ryan Seacrest<\/a> said. Knapp whooped and did a little dance in place. \u201cWas that your foxtrot?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was something,\u201d Knapp responded.<\/p>\n<p>Seacrest revealed the envelope to have the Nissan in it, which the contestant cheered about. This gave him a grand total of $65,800.<\/p>\n<p>Afterwards, some fans thought he didn\u2019t solve the puzzle correctly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAm I crazy?\u201d a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/WheelOfFortune\/comments\/1qiit6m\/am_i_crazy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reddit<\/a> user asked. \u201cOn tonight\u2019s episode (1\/20\/2026), did he say \u2018Getting\u2019 or \u2018Giving?\u2019 I\u2019m like 90% sure he said \u2018Getting\u2019 but the answer was \u2018giving\u2019 and he won? Tell me if I\u2019m crazy lol.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCan here to confirm. I heard getting,\u201d a fan replied.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI heard getting, but we played it back, and he actually did say giving,\u201d a third added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMan, I had to find this thread. I heard getting\u201d another wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI heard the same at first watch. Ryan\u2019s reaction seemed so quick, I thought they messed up, but couldn\u2019t walk it back after revealing the puzzle. I then rewound it and watched it a couple of times, paying special attention to his lips as he spoke. He did indeed say \u2018giving\u2019 but I was right there with you with my initial shock,\u201d one last fan said.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think he said? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-block\" data-skm-boomerang-el-2=\"processed\">\n<div class=\"contents\">\n<div class=\"post-block\" data-skm-boomerang-el-2=\"processed\">\n<div class=\"post-block\" data-skm-boomerang-el-2=\"processed\">\n<div class=\"post-block\" data-skm-boomerang-el-2=\"processed\">\n<div class=\"post-block\" data-skm-boomerang-el-2=\"processed\">\n<div class=\"post-block\" data-skm-boomerang-el-2=\"processed\">\n<div class=\"post-block\" data-skm-boomerang-el-2=\"processed\">\n<div class=\"post-block\" data-skm-boomerang-el-2=\"processed\">\n<p><strong><em>Wheel of Fortune<\/em>, weekdays, check local listings, stream next day on Hulu and Peacock<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>More Headlines:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.gjsentinel.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Wheel of Fortune contestant danced after winning a car on the game show. The irony was that the contestant is a driver\u2019s ed teacher. However, some fans thought he said the wrong word during the Bonus Round that won him a car and cash worth more than $65,000 in total. Steve Knapp, from Hampshire, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2086256,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[348458,21738,21902,137882,137883,399491],"class_list":["post-2244464","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-game-shows","tag-news","tag-ntvb_media","tag-syndicate","tag-syndicate-news","tag-wheel-of-fortune-american-game-show"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Big-Ticket-gjsentinelcom.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2244464","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2244464"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2244464\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2244465,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2244464\/revisions\/2244465"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2086256"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2244464"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2244464"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2244464"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}