Apr 14, 2014 You get the chance to represent your college on Wheel of Fortune and you could win a car or some huge cash prizes. However, it all backfired for Indiana University student Julian Batts, who blew a. We all have those days where nothing goes right. We say the wrong things, we miss very simple answers. That's what happened to Julian Batts of Indiana Univer. Apr 14, 2014 April 14, 2014 More like the Wheel of Misfortune! College student Julian Batts lost his chance at $1 million competing on Wheel of Fortune Friday, April 11, after mispronouncing a common term. He was the Wheel Of Fortune contestant who had VERY LITTLE help from Vanna during his Bonus Round puzzle, and somehow, someway, guessed correctly. Now meet Julian Batts. Apr 12, 2014 Round 1: CHARACTER Julian starts the letter search w/ an $800 T, a $600 R, two E’s and A’s, a $650 S and three O’s, followed by three H’s for the London getaway, two I’s to clean out the vowels, but then N for no while on TD. Second, Shelby uncovers a $600 M and LOSES A TURN. Third, Laura BANKRUPTS next to TD, so Julian gets a reprieve.
Indiana University freshman Julian Batts says he did the best that he could when he answered questions on “Wheel of Fortune”.
Unfortunately, his best just wasn’t good enough.
Batts filled in the letters to practically solve the puzzle “Mythological Hero Achilles,” but he mispronounced the hero’s name, saying instead: “A-chill-is.”
It cost him potentially $1 million.
In an interview with “Good Morning America,” Batts explained what was going through his mind when he realized what had slipped through his fingers in the episode, which aired Friday during the show’s College Week
“It just kind of hit me like a train and I really didn’t know how to react to it – the game continued on and [another contestant from] Texas A&M, she solved it and it hit me right then and there that it was Achilles,” he said. “I didn’t feel like I made a mistake but I feel like I solved the puzzle entirely and all I had to do was read it and I just went for it and I did my best.”
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In a statement to ABC News, “Wheel of Fortune” said: “When a contestant tries to solve a puzzle, they must pronounce it using the generally accepted pronunciation.”
Batts went on to incorrectly solve two additional puzzles, but went on to win the game with $11,700.
Batts says that despite the mishaps, “it was one of the greatest experiences I’ve accomplished so far.”
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