A ‘Wheel of Fortune’ contestant easily solved this Chiefs-related puzzle
Winning the Super Bowl has helped the Chiefs enter the nation’s conscience in some unexpected ways.
Last week, the Chiefs made it into the New York Times crossword puzzle, and on Friday, they were featured in a “Wheel of Fortune” puzzle.
A contestant named Naima won the puzzle without anyone else having a chance to spin the wheel. There were 37 letters for Vanna White to reveal, so that drove the prize of the puzzle up to $8,650. Naima also won a trip to Panama, which made the puzzle worth a whopping $15,716.
Naima guessed N-T-A-E-C-R-I-S-H, but had to “buy” those vowels.
Here is the puzzle:
This story was originally published March 9, 2020 at 8:54 AM.
Pete Grathoff
The Kansas City Star