Danger! Contestant reveals non-winners receive an unexpected benefit affecting sister show Wheel of Fortune

DANGER! Contestant David Maes announced that non-winners are welcome to sit in the Wheel of Fortune audience.

David revealed that although he didn’t make it through to the next round, producers still encouraged him to go to the Green Room – aka the set of Wheel of Fortune.

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The danger! The contestant responded to a fan forum thread in which he discussed his short run on the trivia show.

Commenting on his experience, David said, “Kristina was one of the first people I got to meet and chat with on tape day, and Troy is even more personable in person than he already is on screen.”

He shared: “I initially struggled to figure out the timing of the buzzer and just before the Double Jeopardy round a staff member told me I’d be there a bit early.

“I made my adjustment and finally got into a groove.”

Finally, he revealed: “And if you’re a prospective contestant, I strongly recommend that you stay in the Green Room (aka the Wheel of Fortune stage) after your game; watching, commenting and cheering on live games with other contestants was a blast.”

One fan responded and asked, “They let you hang out in the green room after playing instead of the spectator side? Fun!”

DETHRONED!

David was against Jeopardy! Champion Troy Meyer who lost his six-day winning streak.

After the loss, viewers of the game show shared their theories as to why the contestant couldn’t pull off another win.

Troy entered the competition with a total winnings of $214,802 after winning the previous six games.

He was joined by challengers Dee Williams, a research associate, and Jake DeArruda, a delivery person.

Earlier in the episode, host Ken Jennings, 48, summarized how the music executive from Tampa, Fla., “came through another tight game” the day before.

He explained how the champion “went into the final Jeopardy by a slim margin” and how “Troy was a very strong player in that third round of play.”

Unfortunately, that wouldn’t be the case for Troy this time.

Heading into Final Jeopardy, the show’s newcomer Jake led the way with $27,800, followed by Troy with $15,600 and challenger Dee in last place with $6,600.

After all three contestants misrepresented the American title for the 2007 French biopic La Môme, the game ended with Jake winning, raising a total of $22,797.

After wagering his entire winnings on the Final Jeopardy question to win and continue his streak, Troy ended the game with $0.

Troy’s run ended with him finishing “21st all-time for regular wins” and 9th for highest 5-day totals.

GREAT WEAKNESS

The day before, fans spotted a weakness in Troy’s gameplay after noticing that the contestant wasn’t looking for the all-important “daily doubles” and was constantly being dragged on the ropes.

The returning champion was joined by John Guszkowski, a planning consultant from Pomfret, Connecticut, and Emma Moore, a librarian from Princeton, New Jersey.

Troy had a large lead until his rival John found one of the three randomly placed Daily Doubles.

There are three hidden special clues in each game, and if you land on one, a contestant can wager as much as they want from their bankroll and act on it alone.

John bet $8,000 and got it, which put him well into the game.

In Final Jeopardy, Troy – who had just found a daily double early on – was up $24,400.

John was right behind with $22,200 – and Emma was right behind with $2,800.

Final Jeopardy under “History” read: “When Columbus returned home in 1493, he stopped in the Azores at an island by that name, also something he had lost off the coast of Haiti.”

John was right, and when he revealed he had wagered $11,000, he had a big head start, at least for now.

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