An American television program called “Wheel of Fortune” made news on Wednesday. Wheel of Fortune is a game show. Each show usually has three players. They attempt to solve word puzzles by guessing letters, one at a time. The players use the letters to complete words, names or expressions. They win money if they call out the correct letters and solve the puzzle. Wheel of Fortune was first broadcast on American television in the 1970s. Many countries now have their own version of the TV show. In the program broadcast Tuesday night, a contestant named Kevin had a chance to solve the puzzle. He and the other players were given a clue: to think of the name of a famous play. All Kevin had to do was identify the last remaining letter correctly and he would win. Before his final spin of the wheel, the puzzle read: “A Streetcar N-A-_-E-D Desire.” This week, Wheel of Fortune is recognizing the southern United States. Most of the puzzles are related to something from the south. Many people thought Tuesday night’s puzzle was easy to solve. It was the name of a famous play set in the southern state of Louisiana: “A Streetcar Named Desire.” Tennessee Williams wrote the play in 1947. “A Streetcar Named Desire” won the Pulitzer Prize, an award given to American writers and publications. The play, and the film version, starred Marlon Brando. In 1951, the film won three Academy Awards. “A Streetcar Named Desire” is one of the most well-known American plays of the 20th century. But what letter did Kevin call out to solve the puzzle? He asked for the letter “k.” No one watching the show could believe his mistake.
Title: Americans Shocked by Simple Mistake on TV Game Show
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1749/naked_wheel.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Americans Shocked by Simple Mistake on TV Game Show' data-article-id='2267'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='8958'>An American television program called “Wheel of Fortune” made news on Wednesday.</span> <span data-start-time='8958' data-end-time='12438'>Wheel of Fortune is a game show.</span> <span data-start-time='12438' data-end-time='16938'>Each show usually has three players.</span> <span data-start-time='16938' data-end-time='24958'>They attempt to solve word puzzles by guessing letters, one at a time.</span> <span data-start-time='24958' data-end-time='32750'>The players use the letters to complete words, names or expressions.</span> <span data-start-time='32750' data-end-time='40146'>They win money if they call out the correct letters and solve the puzzle.</span> <span data-start-time='40146' data-end-time='49229'>Wheel of Fortune was first broadcast on American television in the 1970s.</span> <span data-start-time='49229' data-end-time='55438'>Many countries now have their own version of the TV show.</span> <span data-start-time='55438' data-end-time='65208'>In the program broadcast Tuesday night, a contestant named Kevin had a chance to solve the puzzle.</span> <span data-start-time='65208' data-end-time='74333'>He and the other players were given a clue: to think of the name of a famous play.</span> <span data-start-time='74333' data-end-time='83063'>All Kevin had to do was identify the last remaining letter correctly and he would win.</span> <span data-start-time='83063' data-end-time='96438'>Before his final spin of the wheel, the puzzle read: “A Streetcar N-A-_-E-D Desire.”</span> <span data-start-time='96438' data-end-time='104146'>This week, Wheel of Fortune is recognizing the southern United States.</span> <span data-start-time='104146' data-end-time='109813'>Most of the puzzles are related to something from the south.</span> <span data-start-time='109813' data-end-time='115958'>Many people thought Tuesday night’s puzzle was easy to solve.</span> <span data-start-time='115958' data-end-time='127438'>It was the name of a famous play set in the southern state of Louisiana: “A Streetcar Named Desire.”</span> <span data-start-time='127438' data-end-time='132958'>Tennessee Williams wrote the play in 1947.</span> <span data-start-time='132958' data-end-time='143521'>“A Streetcar Named Desire” won the Pulitzer Prize, an award given to American writers and publications.</span> <span data-start-time='143521' data-end-time='149500'>The play, and the film version, starred Marlon Brando.</span> <span data-start-time='149500' data-end-time='156625'>In 1951, the film won three Academy Awards.</span> <span data-start-time='156625' data-end-time='165500'>“A Streetcar Named Desire” is one of the most well-known American plays of the 20th century.</span> <span data-start-time='165500' data-end-time='171208'>But what letter did Kevin call out to solve the puzzle?</span> <span data-start-time='171208' data-end-time='174521'>He asked for the letter “k.”</span> <span data-start-time='174521' data-end-time='180104'>No one watching the show could believe his mistake.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' 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