'Wheel of Fortune' host Pat Sajak jokingly calls out 'ungrateful' contestant: 'I finally snapped!'
The longtime host ultimately apologized despite insisting he was 'just teasing'
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Pat Sajak, the often chipper host of "Wheel of Fortune," jokingly called out a contestant on Wednesday night's episode, resulting in several stunned viewers reacting at home.
The banter began when contestant Darin solved a puzzle for things that begin with the word "kitchen."
"Cabinet, oven, towels, sink," Darin correctly answered. However, the contestant pointed out it didn't necessarily make sense.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"Kitchen oven? What was that?" Darin said.
"Yeah, where else would you keep an oven?" Sajak quipped.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Pat Sajak almost lost his cool on a 'Wheel of Fortune' contestant during Wednesday night's episode. (Gerardo Mora/Getty Images)
"For sure in the kitchen, but who calls it a 'kitchen oven?'" Darin furthered.
"You won! Don't argue, Darin! You got the puzzle! Ungrateful players, I've had it!" Sajak responded.
The host, who was laughing, then clarified: "No, I'm just teasing. I finally snapped!"
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Fans at home were split on the contestant's argument.
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"Oh my @patsajak almost lost it on this dude #WheelOfFortune," another reacted.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}One viewer sided with Darin, writing on Twitter, "kitchen oven is like saying bathroom toilet #wheeloffortune."
"I agree...who calls it a Kitchen Oven. #WheelOfFortune," another wrote.
"Pat was trying to be funny!" one person defended Sajak, adding that the "(non) confrontation" was so slight they may have missed it.
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Twitter users were split over Pat Sajak's clapback, with some claiming it was wrong to call contestant Darin 'ungrateful' while others insisted he was just joking around. (Jim Spellman/WireImage)
Responding to a clip of the moment on Twitter, the viewer added: "He wasn’t ‘mean’ or condescending. I watch this every weeknight."
Another insisted: "He was kidding around. How does this get twisted into Pat losing it???"
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Darin's appearance on the show was unique in that he revealed his mother was a three-night champion back in the 1980s. He ultlimately took home $15,350, according to Yahoo!, as well as an apology from Sajak.
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"I'm sorry I yelled at you," Sajak told him, via the outlet. "It's just -- I don't remember your mother giving us trouble like you did."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The syndicated version of "Wheel of Fortune" is currently in its 38th season and is distributed by CBS Television Distribution.