Wheel of Fortune viewers are left in hysterics at contestant’s ‘lurid’ and ‘hilarious’ puzzle answer ‘Brushing up on my Italian sausage’ but the uncommon phrase lands him $10,000 as he turns out to be CORRECT
- Wheel of Fortune coined ‘Brushing Up On My Italian Sausage’ phrase Thursday
- The Before & After category takes two phrases that have a common word and combines them into one
- ‘Brushing up on my Italian’ term for practicing a language was blended with the ‘Italian sausage’ food term
- Viewers tweeted: ‘That doesn’t sound right,’ and ‘I don’t know about this one’
- Others laughed: ‘I think the jokes write themselves’ and found it ‘hilarious’
Wheel of Fortune fans have been left in hysterics after an answer to a puzzle evoked risqué connotations.
Viewers took to social media Thursday to share how they couldn’t stop laughing when the ‘kinky’ phrase ‘Brushing Up On My Italian Sausage’ was revealed on the CBS program.
Studio audience members applauded when contestant Adam Goodell guessed the expression, prompting tickled host Pat Sajak to explain: ‘Uh… it’s a grilling expression’.
But those watching the game show at home weren’t so convinced.
Wheel of Fortune coined the ‘Brushing Up On My Italian Sausage’ phrase on Thursday
Studio audience members applauded when contestant Adam Goodell guessed the expression, prompting tickled host Pat Sajak to explain: ‘Uh… it’s a grilling expression’
Viewers called the phrase ‘hilarious’, ‘kinky’ and ‘lurid-sounding’ after the show aired
‘That doesn’t sound right,’ one person tweeted. Another posted: ‘Bruh what intern must made the puzzle “brushing up on my Italian sausage” I’m dead.’
‘Yeah, I don’t know about this one,’ viewer Franco Sicilia Jr. said.
The peculiar answer came as part of Wheel of Fortune’s Before & After category which takes two phrases that have a common word and combines them into one.
In this case both sayings include the word ‘Italian’. The ‘brushing up on my Italian’ term for practicing a language was blended with the ‘Italian sausage’ food term to coin a suggestive made-up phase.
For the most part, those who caught the moment on the family-friend show found the choice of phrase entertaining viewing.
‘I found the “Brushing up on my Italian sausage” puzzle on #WheelofFortune tonight hilarious for some reason!’ one person commented.
The Before & After category takes two phrases that have a common word and combines them into one. In this case both sayings include the word ‘Italian’. The ‘brushing up on my Italian’ term for practicing a language was blended with the ‘Italian sausage’ food term to coin a suggestive made-up phase
Contestant Goodell guessed the phrase, which had seven letters missing. It landed him $2,450 and took him to the bonus round
Many viewers found the peculiar answer very funny and one suggested it must have come from an intern
Viewers noted the phrase could be interpreted n a variety of ways and reminded each other Wheel of Fortune is supposed to be a family-friendly show
Another said: ‘I think the jokes write themselves.’
Contestant Goodell certainly had no problem with the answer revealed by hostess Vanna White.
The phrase – which had seven letters missing – landed him an extra $2,450, taking his total to $10,100, and to the bonus round.
At least one fan of the show didn’t find the phrase unusual.
‘I brush up on my Italian sausage every night, twice on Saturday,’ one tweeted.
Some social media users were confused about how the show came to coin the phrase
Some social media users were confused about how the show came to coin the phrase