The popular Wheel of Fortune game show celebrated Valentine’s Day with a special sweethearts week, but Tuesday the 14th’s episode was far from sweet as host Pat Sajak served up a nearly impossible puzzle to contestants. Greg Ruvolo and Tom Bayer from Lathrup Village, Michigan attempted to win $40,000 with their answer, but lost and went home with way less — $15k.
The contesting couple, who have been together for 18 years — six of which as a married couple — easily stole the audience’s heart as they revealed their dream to run a gourmet bistro market. Social media fans and viewers of the show rooted for their win, but were left quite disappointed as the lovers received a lower financial winning instead.
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Greg and Tom had a chance to win nearly triple the amount they already had during the bonus round, which featured the “Event” category with the puzzle having additional letters “C, M, P, and O” and the given letters of “R, S, T, L, N, and E.” The duo also used the Wildcard Wedge to pick an extra consonant, “Y.”