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'Wheel of Fortune' host Pat Sajak shared a message on his Twitter after the game show aired an episode with the puzzle "Feather in Your Cap."

The players and we, the public, are blessed to have you occupying the seat you have for so many generations. And no one wants to be trending on Twitter,” Pat concluded. Pat revealed he didn’t care to be praised for “keeping it together” and instead brought the focus back on being compassionate. These are good people in a bad situation under a kind of stress that you can’t begin to appreciate from the comfort of your couch. In a rare move, Pat took a second to address the online critics. This recently happened after the show aired its March 1st episode in which Thomas, Laura and Christopher had trouble solving the phrase, “Another Feather In Your Cap.” In the end, it took them eight turns and 10 attempts to figure out the five-word puzzle.

Sajak decided to defend the contestants who struggled to solve a puzzle on Tuesday's episode.

“But mocking them online and calling them names? These are good people in a bad situation under a kind of stress that you can’t begin to appreciate from the comfort of your couch.” Many people went on social media to criticize Laura’s failed attempts at solving the puzzle.

Thomas Lipscomb, a postproduction coordinator from Glendale, Calif., was on his lunch break Tuesday when he got a text from a friend, who asked, “Are you on ...

Since the taping in December, he said, he hadn’t thought much about the “feather in your cap” misadventure until this week. According to him, the “feather in your cap” incident was just one of a number of tiny mishaps on set the day the episode was taped — so between reshoots and other technical challenges, it barely registered as something that could become controversial. You get a word in your head, and then, of course, when you figure it out, you go, ‘Eh! What was I thinking?’ You know?” Sajak said with a laugh. Coleman, a 30-year-old actor, project manager and community activist from Los Angeles, used to watch “Wheel of Fortune” with his grandmother, who died in January, and he competed on the show in her honor. But it was fun in a sort of perverse way.” Alas, Sajak’s words came after the end of the video viral clip that’s been circulating. Indeed, after the “feather in your cap” puzzle was solved, Sajak reassured the contestants: “Boy, this stuff happens. “Now imagine you’re on national TV, and you’re suddenly thrown a curve and you begin getting worried about looking stupid, and if the feather isn’t in your hat, where the heck can it be? “The first attempted solve was ‘Feather in your hat’ which, by the way, is how a lot of people say it. “It always pains me when nice people come on our show to play a game and win some money and maybe fulfill a lifelong dream, and then are subject to online ridicule when they make a mistake or something goes awry,” he wrote. “Last night’s ‘Feather in your cap’ puzzle was a case in point. Lipscomb, Chris Coleman and Laura Machado were the three contestants on that day’s “Wheel of Fortune,” which you might have seen by now. And like so many viral reality-TV and game-show moments that have come before it in the Internet age — the Homer vs.

The longtime host came to contestants' defense after a viral puzzle in which they struggled to solve the phrase, “Another feather in your cap.”

Twitter content Twitter content Things first went awry when Laura guessed, “Another feather in your hat.” After that answer came up short, the contestants tried everything from “map” to “lap” until Thomas mercifully landed on the correct letter.

Wheel of Fortune” host Pat Sajak is speaking out after the contestants from a recent episode became the subject of ridicule following an especially trying ...

Wheel of Fortune host Pat Sajak says it “pains” him to see to see contestants subjected to “online ridicule” after a clip of a puzzle solving fail went ...

During Thomas Lipscomb's turns, he landed on Bankrupt and Lose a Turn before eventually successfully guessing the letter "C" and solving the puzzle. Social media quickly blew up with many users making fun of the contestants and causing Wheel of Fortune to become a trending topic. The 75-year-old host explained that the first wrong guess of "Feather in your hat" was totally understandable, as many people actually use the phrase that way. "You begin getting worried about looking stupid, and if the feather isn't in your hat, where the heck can it be?," he continued, explaining the players' possible thought process. Christopher Coleman incorrectly guessed the letter "G," landed on Bankrupt and also failed to solve the puzzle. "Last night's 'Feather in your cap' puzzle was a case in point.

The feathers flew on Wheel of Fortune as the contestants tried to complete the phrase “Another feather in your cap” but were guessing incorrectly.

“And if the feather isn’t in your hat, where the heck can it be?” Sajak tweeted. “Another feather in your hat” was the first and closest guess, but things went downhill from there. This “Wheel of Fortune” group isn’t the first to struggle with a seemingly simple phrase.