Wheel of Fortune Contestant’s Big Bonus Round Win Sparks Intense Viewer Debate

He won the car. He won the trip. But some viewers say he shouldn’t have won at all. When Illinois teacher Steve Knapp solved his Bonus Round puzzle for a red Nissan Z Sport, the studio erupted. Online, it exploded. Fans replayed the moment, frame by frame, arguing over how he said just one cru… Continues…

Steve Knapp walked onto Wheel of Fortune as a soft-spoken driver’s ed teacher and walked off as the center of a national argument. Early in the game, he looked finished: “Lose a Turn,” a failed mystery wedge gamble, and another contestant racing ahead. His first big break, solving “Words of Wisdom Tooth,”