Pat Sajak Yells at Contestant Following Viral 'Wheel of Fortune' Tackle Incident

“Wheel of Fortune” host Pat Sajak has found himself in the media spotlight once again due to his somewhat odd behavior during the popular game show.

This comes just a day after he went viral for tackling a contestant on-stage.

During Wednesday’s episode, Sajak was caught losing his patience with a contestant named Nicole from Peachtree, Georgia, urging her to solve a puzzle.

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As Nicole announced her decision to solve the puzzle with only two unknown letters remaining, Sajak snapped, “Please, solve the darn puzzle!”

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Just before this, Nicole had successfully guessed several letters, prompting Sajak to say, “Looks pretty good to me,” suggesting she should not need to spin again.

Nicole eventually solved the puzzle correctly shouting “Coconut and cough syrup!” and then let out a huge sigh of relief.

Sajak then snarked, “It’s a horrible moment when you know that everyone in America knows what this is, ‘Why don’t I?’ But you got it.”

He also sarcastically added, “We appreciate that you pretended you didn’t know ’till the end, you increased the drama and that was great.”

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Despite her efforts, Nicole ultimately lost to contestant Cory, who was declared the episode’s winner.

This incident followed a controversial moment the previous day, when Sajak playfully tackled that night’s winner, Fred, a drama teacher, bar trivia host, and professional wrestler.

After Fred dominated the episode by solving multiple puzzles, Sajak jokingly asked the other contestants if they wanted him to body slam Fred, to which they agreed.

In the bonus round, Fred successfully solved the puzzle and celebrated by hugging his father who joined him on stage.

Fred’s father then held up his arm as if he had just won a wrestling match.

Fred Fletcher Jackson swept the entire episode, taking home a grand prize of $75,800 — before getting quite the sendoff! (via @toofab)https://t.co/rNQylxFGhf

— TMZ (@TMZ) March 23, 2023

Sajak approached and pretended to put Fred in a choke hold, grabbing his face and locking his arm behind his back.

Although the interaction was lighthearted, fans were left puzzled by Sajak’s behavior.

Viewers took to Twitter after the show to share their reactions, with comments such as “Lost your mind @patsajak” and “@patsajak getting ready for the @WWE next week.”