Wheel Of Fortune Contestant Loses Thousands Over Dropped G in Puzzle Solve \rbrRenee Durette: Wheel of Fortune Contestant Loses Chance at Prize After Mispronouncing Word\rbr Email 44 Smaller Font Text Larger Text | Print\rbrabc gma wheel of fortune renee durette jt 121223 wblog Renee Durette: Wheel of Fortune Contestant Loses Chance at Prize After Mispronouncing Word\rbr\rbrABC News\rbr\rbrContestant Renee Durette was on a roll toward thousands of dollars on the game show Wheel of Fortune.\rbr\rbrShe had the winning answer to the word puzzle — Seven Swans a Swimming — or so she thought.\rbr\rbrDurette, a Navy Intel Specialist from Merritt Island, Fla., dropped the g — pronouncing swimming as swimmin.\rbr\rbrHost Pat Sajak had to backtrack and said he couldnt accept her answer, costing her the $3,850 she had accumulated.\rbr\rbrThats kind of how I speak, you know, being from Florida and I asked for the g so I knew it was there, Durette said.\rbr\rbrJudges said the answer violated the rules because it was spoken in vernacular.\rbr\rbrWatch: Woman Wins Prize with Just One Letter\rbr\rbrThe decision sparked outrage on Twitter and even the other contestant who was handed the win couldnt believe it.\rbr\rbrIt definitely spun the tone of the show and the momentum that I thought I had. And I lost it and it wound up costing me the show, Durette said.\rbr\rbrWhile the outcome did not go her way, it did not dampen Durettes overall experience on the show.\rbr\rbrI had an absolute amazing experience. Its just been so funny to see where Ive been and what kind of Internet footprint I have now and its kind of been so crazy, she said. I feel like I should be out with big sunglasses and a big hat.