{"id":4704,"date":"2026-03-08T23:53:51","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T23:53:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzzflash1.com\/?p=4704"},"modified":"2026-03-08T23:53:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T23:53:51","slug":"wheel-of-fortune-player-turns-heads-for-failing-to-solve-this-easy-45k-puzzle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buzzflash1.com\/?p=4704","title":{"rendered":"Wheel of Fortune\u2019 Player Turns Heads For Failing To Solve This Easy $45k Puzzle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Wheel of Fortune contestant is facing a wave of stunned reactions after missing what many viewers believed was one of the simplest Bonus Round puzzles of the season \u2014 a miss that cost him a staggering $45,000.<\/p>\n<p>Josh Post, a retired Coast Guard veteran from Magnolia, Texas, stepped behind the wheel on Friday, Nov. 14, competing against two fellow veterans: Aaron Graham of Los Angeles, who served in the U.S. Army, and Arlene Kruser of Grove, Illinois, a Marine veteran who said she enlisted after her brother dared her to do it. <strong>VIDEO BELOW<\/strong><\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"outstream-0\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d is-empty not-filled\" data-ad-group=\"outstream-0\" data-zone-count=\"8\">\n<header class=\"m-ad-outstream--header\">\n<div class=\"m-ad-outstream--legend\"><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad--slot not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d is-empty not-filled\">\n<div id=\"ad-outstream-ac1aa20e92554ba78ef0bf5b9c538d6d\" class=\"m-ad-outstream--fallback is-filled\" data-outstream-slot-id=\"ad-outstream-outstream-e28983556d2346ff9e4f11e4bcff8eca\" data-google-query-id=\"CMb74ezukJMDFbDCygAd0g0c9g\">The night opened with Graham snagging the first Toss-Up puzzle, correctly naming \u201cGreat Courage.\u201d Kruser quickly claimed the second puzzle with \u201cGuessing Someone\u2019s Age,\u201d putting early pressure on her competitors. She then jumped ahead with a strong solve \u2014 \u201cTry Restarting Your Computer\u201d \u2014 giving her $9,750 and the lead.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-outstream-slot-id=\"ad-outstream-outstream-e28983556d2346ff9e4f11e4bcff8eca\" data-google-query-id=\"CMb74ezukJMDFbDCygAd0g0c9g\">\n<p>Despite the disappointment in the Bonus Round, Post still walked away with more than $18,500 and an unforgettable trip \u2014 but the internet isn\u2019t letting him forget what could have been.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"m-video mm-video--landscape l-inline\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"bUn3gjw7mcE\" class=\"m-video--frame rh-null\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/bUn3gjw7mcE?enablejsapi=1\" width=\"598\" height=\"336\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-rhp=\"1\" data-original-client-width=\"390\" data-original-client-height=\"218\" data-yt-skip=\"1\" data-rh-vid=\"1\" data-embed-url=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/bUn3gjw7mcE?enablejsapi=1\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Sources: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/1228558\/wheel-of-fortune-coast-guard-veteran-loses-45000\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TV Insider<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Wheel of Fortune contestant is facing a wave of stunned reactions after missing what many viewers believed was one of the simplest Bonus Round puzzles of the season \u2014 a miss that cost him a staggering $45,000. 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