[Decider] Well, that’s one way to leave an impression. On Wednesday, Wheel of Fortune contestant Marie Leo got a little mixed up during a bonus round and offered a NSFW answer on the family-friendly game show. Leo immediately knew her answer was wrong ‐ Pat Sajak’s silence made that clear ‐ but viewers at home didn’t seem to mind, as they quickly proclaimed her a Wheel of Fortune champion. "One of my all time favorite incorrect guesses," wrote one fan.According to Yahoo, Leo, a 911 operator, advanced to Wednesday night’s bonus round with $13,950. Faced with three possible puzzles to complete, she chose "What Are You Doing?," a decision that would soon prove to be a grave mistake. Leo was asked to guess the phrase, which consisted of a seven-letter word followed by a four-letter word, based on just three letters, a task that is, by all objective accounts, very difficult.
With time running out, Leo had no choice but to just go for it. "Chasing Tail?" she asked, giggling. She immediately corrected herself, saying, "No," but it was too late. Time expired, and the correct, non-sexual answer was revealed: "Kicking Back."
"Aww, Kicking Back," she said. "I started to say ’K.'" But longtime Wheel of Fortune host Sajak definitely wasn’t saying "K." For a moment, he was speechless, and he mimed locking up his mouth and throwing away the key. "You left us with something to think about," said Sajak, after revealing that the gaffe cost Leo $45,000.
Leo may have lost $45,000, but she’s still a winner in the viewers’ eyes. Her NSFW Wheel of Fortune moment quickly went viral on Twitter, where fans proclaimed her a "hero" and praised her "amazing final guess." Wrote one viewer, "Pat Sajak almost had a stroke."