One of the closest calls in Wheel of Fortune history happened on May 5, 1986, when contestant Ken reached the Bonus Round with the puzzle “AT MY WIT’S END.” Ken initially gave the wrong answer, “At my cat’s end,” before realizing his mistake with virtually no time remaining. He began correcting himself just before the buzzer, saying “At my…” and then finished “wit’s end” as time expired. The finish was so close that Pat Sajak couldn’t immediately determine whether Ken had solved it in time. With no commercial break remaining to quietly review the tape, production actually stopped recording while officials decided whether his answer should count. When filming resumed, an off-camera voice announced “winner,” confirming that Ken had gotten enough of the correct answer out before time expired. The moment became even stranger years later. When Wheel of Fortune revisited the clip during its ceremonial 4,000th episode in 2003, the footage was reportedly edited into a montage in a way that made it appear Ken had actually lost after answering “At my cat’s end.” In reality, Ken won the Bonus Round by one of the smallest margins imaginable, creating a finish so tight that production had to stop the show to determine the result. #WheelOfFortune #PatSajak #GameShowHistory #BonusRound #ClassicTV #TVTrivia
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That was after the buzzer 😅 they gave it to him
The guy in charge was like "fuck it, let him have the car"
Literally was at his wit’s end.
The guy went to Michigan U he got an extra second 🤣🤣
"We have no commercials left" is something the world needs right now, right up there with peace
I love how it was so silent, you could hear the judge say "winner"
Producer made a good call.
"At my cat's end" is wild!
What’s really cool is that he said “thank you”.
He started saying "At my..." before the bell rang, then shouted "Wits end" afterwards. Awarding him the victory was the right decision.
Him winning was better for tv, costs the show barely anything, plus the contestant was a polite guy, all round good stuff to see
He said “thank u so much” 3 times, grateful people deserve to win in life 💯
Technically he started saying the phrase before the buzzer.
The famous Pontiac fiero. Now he's going to outer space in it. 😂
He started “At my” before the buzzer then screamed Wits end after it. They did the right thing giving him the win.
Rule has always been that if you start the correct answer before the buzzer you win.
He started it before the buzzer
He nearly karate chopped the hosts hair off out of excitement 😂😂😂❤❤
Somebody in the audience shouted "winner" and he won. 😂🤣☠
He started at my before buzzer and finished during good call by the ref😂😂