“Wheel of Fortune” watchers don’t think Thursday’s bonus puzzle was fair.

Contestant Cesar Redaja, a clinical pharmacist from Tampa Bay, Florida, entered the special prize round with $26,393, but the final phrase he had to solve proved difficult.

Choosing “phrase” as the category in the bonus round, the standard letters “Lnrste” with the additional letters “Hgma” Redaja chose, he attempted to solve a four word puzzle reading “That _AS A ____TAL _A_T_R.”

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He began to guess “That was a … uh …” as his husband cheered him on from off-stage, but he failed to correctly guess the answer, which turned out to be “That was a pivotal factor.”

Host Pat Sajak noted the phrase was a “toughie” as he showed Redaja the amount he would have won had he guessed correct — $100,000. It was only the...