WHEEL of Fortune fans were left bothered after a contestant missed the bonus puzzle and a cool $40K by a single word.
Nick had guessed "Do You Know What I Mean" instantly, but the correct solve was a painstaking "If You Know What I Mean."
Nick, who revealed he and his husband adopted twins who came two weeks after signing up with an agency, was all smiles arriving in the Wheel of Fortune bonus round.
Nick's husband Sean waved from the audience as the contestant spun and he had chosen "Phrase."
He chose an "A, M, C, and P" as Pat, 75, admitted: "Not a lot of help but maybe you can put it together.
As the 10-second timer began, and with only seven letters in the entire six-word phrase, Nick did have an impressively close guess.
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"Do you know what I mean!?" he announced and looked over at Pat thinking that had to be it.
"No," the host simply said back, no further encouragement or hint given.
Nick had no further guesses and just stared, repeating his first guess.
"Well you had the right idea and you were right there, the first word was 'if'" Pat broke the silence.
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'I KNOW...'
"I know that's frustrating," he added as Vanna White, 64, held her hands together and looked disappointed.
"I won't shake your hand" Pat awkwardly added, "You did just fine."
Nick went home with $17K instead of $67K as one fan spun to Twitter and wrote:
'I HAVE NEVER USED THAT PHRASE'
"I have never used the phrase 'If you know what I mean' ever.
"They knew every person would have started it with “Do” and would have never thought of 'If'. #wheeloffortune".
CHANNELING RAGE
Hundreds of viewers were also bothered because a huge chunk of the episode was interrupted for Ukraine president Zelensky's address.
"Turn Wheel of Fortune back on!" one of hundreds complained.
"Missing Wheel of Fortune…" wrote another as a third expressed: "All I wanted to do was watch some Wheel of Fortune as I ate dinner, but no. Ukraine's president is on instead."
The episode returned midway through Nick choosing his category.
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