Note: we are republishing this story which originally made the news in February 2020.
Wheel of Fortune viewers were left in stitches following a risqué message in one of its puzzles.
Adam Goodell’s “Brushing up on my Italian sausage” puzzle solve got him $2,450 and into the bonus round, but viewers were left fixated on the answer.
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Viewers took to Twitter to express disbelief, with many dubbing it “kinky” and “hilarious.”
Sharing a picture of their TV screen, one user stated: “Yeah, I don’t know about this one #wheeloffortune #ohvannapickmealetter.”
Another person commented: “I found the ‘Brushing up on my Italian sausage’ puzzle on #WheelofFortune tonight hilarious for some reason!”
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A third stated: “Bruh what intern must made the puzzle ‘brushing up on my Italian sausage’ I’m dead.”
“‘Brushing up on my Italian sausage’ may be one of the most lurid-sounding #WheelofFortune puzzles ever,” another tweet read.
“So apparently the solution to a puzzle on Wheel of Fortune yesterday was ‘Brushing Up On My Italian Sausage’…and I think the jokes write themselves,” another person wrote, punctuating the tweet with several laughing face emojis.
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“That doesn’t sound right,” another person wrote.
Host Pat Sajak laughed at the answer before quickly commenting, “Uh…it’s a grilling expression.”
Sources: Fox News