A Wheel of Fortune contestant, who is a 10th-grade social studies teacher, lost out on taking home $83,000 during the Bonus Round. His miss sparked fans to notice something different about the game show .

Miguel Martinez, from Chicago, Illinois, played against Scott Johnston, from Greenville, South Carolina, and Pia Wilson, from Dallas, Texas, on September 16. Martinez teaches at Mansueto High School and coaches boys and girls volleyball there.

Johnston, a high school science teacher, took the lead when he solved both Toss Ups. He had $9,400 after solving the first puzzle — “My Poodle Ate My Homework.”

Martinez took the lead when he solved “King George The Third Grader” and won a trip to Lake Tahoe, totaling $10,769. He took an even bigger lead when he landed on the Express wedge on

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