Rubush answered correctly, but she paused for a few seconds between “right” and “word.”
“You know, this one’s tough because you said all the right words, including the word ‘word,’ but as you know, it’s gotta be more or less continuous,” host Pat Sajak told Rubush, a hint of disappointment in his voice. “We’ll allow for a little pause, but not four or five seconds.
“I’m sorry,” he continued. “You did a good job of getting it, but we can’t give you the prize, and it was the Audi.”
“Come on @WheelofFortune, the woman literally chose the right word,” he tweeted. “Give her the car.”
Tara Rush, Audi of America Chief Marketing Officer, said the company was “thrilled to gift Charlene” in a statement to CNN.
“It is the season of giving after all and, technicality or not, we are always eager to share a bit of Audi magic and cheer!” Rush said in the statement.
“Wheel of Fortune” did not immediately responded to CNN’s requests for comment.
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