Woman Muffs Wheel Of Fortune Puzzle By Guessing That There's An 'F' In 'Duck-Billed Platypus'

Wheel of Fortune looks like it'd be pretty easy. At least until you're in the thick of battle and you miss a lay-up in embarrassing fashion the way one contestant did in a recent episode.

This time around, our protagonist — per The New York Post — is Kimberly Wright of Apopka, Florida (give it up for Orange County, Florida!) and she found herself staring down a puzzle that fell under the category of "Living Thing" and read "DU__-_ILLED PLATYPUS."

Alright, you could probably guess it, but in the world of Wheel, you've got to run your score up. So, Kimberly gave the iconic wheel a spin with a cool $7,250 and more about to come her way as she set cruise control to close things out.

All she needed to do was pick one letter and then say the name of everyone's favorite duck bill-having, egg-laying, venomous mammal from Australia, and that money was hers.

She did not do that.

The wheel stopped on a pie slice that said "$1,000 Express" (I'll be honest, I have no idea what the hell that means), and Pat Sajak — a man with visions of retirement dancing through his head — asked Kimberly to first call a letter.

Kimberly breathed a deep breath and picked a letter.

"I'm going to call…" she said.

The wind up…aaaaand the pitch.

"…An F."

Wha… what?! An F?!

A "DUFF-BILLED PLATYPUS?!"

A "DUCK-FILLED PLATYPUS?!"

Kimberly! Aside from "DUCK-BILLED" nothing else could have gone before "PLATYPUS!" 

All you had to say was C, K, or B and you're one step closer to the bonus round! 

I know we don't encounter a whole lot of Platypuses (platypi) in Central Florida, but you don't need to be an expert on Australian flora and fauna to get that one.

Ugh. Kimberly, Kimberly, Kimberly… God love ya.

Maybe she got a little nervous with the bright lights and Vanna White staring at her and blurted out a letter that had no business in that puzzle. 

I know I'd get nervous under those circumstances. I'd probably start every sentence with "I just wanted to say hi, Vanna…" until they asked me to stop and focus on the game.

But you want to know what I wouldn't forget?

What a duck-billed platypus is!