Kicker - Close but no Audi

NICK EICHER, HOST: She solved the puzzle, but did not win the prize.

The internet was outraged after a contestant on Wheel of Fortune correctly guessed all of the words in the puzzle, but lost out on a brand new Audi on a technicality.

The phrase that Charlene Rubush correctly guessed was “choosing the right word,” but here’s what happened.

AUDIO: … the right … word.

You know, this one’s tough because you said all the right words including the word ‘word,’ but as you know, it’s got to be more or less continuous. We can’t give you the prize and it was the Audi.

But a short time later, Audi heard about her tough loss and tweeted this:

You’re a winner in our eyes, Charlene. Now, let’s give you a prize. Time to—hashtag— #GiveHerTheQ3.

That would, of course, be the Audi Q3—the prize she almost won on Wheel of Fortune.

Either Audi execs caught wind of the internet controversy or they got a call from Santa.

It’s The World and Everything in It.

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