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UPDATED 3/16/2023 The name of the game is the same but the faces and personalities have all been different. In over four decades of doing Wheel of Fortune, host Pat Sajak can still be left speechless. One such occasion happened in a recent episode when a contestant let a shocking comment leak out. Meet Kate from Cincinnati. Something important to know about Kate, as she revealed at the start of Friday's episode, is that she wrote her own one-woman comedy show. But in the end, she didn’t just tell Sajak and Vanna White about her comedy history; she displayed it with a shocking remark. Trying to fix a leak, or something like that View this post on Instagram A post shared by Wheel of Fortune (@wheeloffortune) Kate found herself at the bonus round of Wheel of Fortune, confronted with filling in the blanks for a clue, “What are you doing?” As she chipped away at the puzzle, Kate was unable to land on quite the right answer. The correct answer was “Fixing a leak,” but Kate kept guessing phrases with the word “leaf” in it, much to Sajak’s dismay. RELATED: Pat Sajak May Leave ‘Wheel Of Fortune’ After Season 40 Ends As a result, “raking a leaf” and “moving a leaf” took precedence over anything with “leak” in it, never mind fixing one. After ten seconds passed, Sajak told her the answer included the word “leak.” That’s when Kate fired back with, “I kept thinking of doing something else with leak but I didn't think that was it.” Another strong reaction from Pat Sajak Sajak had a strong reaction to Kate's joke about taking a leak / Instagram Sajak has been having quite a few emotional moments on the show lately thanks to contestants. Sometimes their determined answering style sends him to the floor in exaggerated dismay. This time, when Kate made her NSFW joke, he nodded along at first until the audience started laughing. More and more understood she was implying the phrase “taking a leak.” The real answer was fixing a leak / Instagram Once it clicked for Sajak, his head whipped around to stare dead-eyed into the camera; he even ended up dropping his notes. As he recovered, he picked them up and said, “Excuse me, these get heavy sometimes.” In the end, Kate’s inability to solve the final clue meant she didn’t win the extra $40,000 but she still netted $48,000 for her previous victories, plus an invaluable reaction from Sajak. Well done! Sajak ended up dropping his notes / Instagram RELATED: Maggie Sajak Shares New Photo Of Herself And Dad Pat Sajak Ahead Of Season 40 FAQs What did the Wheel of Fortune contestant say? Pat Sajak was me with backlash by a Wheel of Fortune contestant last month when they incorrectly guessed a phrase to the puzzle. The contestant, Ben Tucker, was upset when he argued that “taking a jog” was one of the answers for the Fun & Games category. What did Pat Sajak say about Wheel of Fortune? Pat Sajak issued an apology after teasing a contestant about her phobia. He showed her a fake fish to trigger a reaction.