Michael McIntyre's The Wheel in fix row as fans claim last question was ‘far too easy' – would you have got it correct?
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The Wheel has been engulfed in a new fix row as fans claimed the last question was 'far too easy'.
Michael McIntyre took to the airwaves to front the hit BBC game show.
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Fans who tuned into Michael McIntyre's show on the BBC have a major problem
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Contestant Anjad wanted to win thousands of pounds to buy a new convertible car
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Jo Brand was announced as the worst performing expert throughout the show
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Three players were welcomed into the BBC One studio to win a possibly huge monetary prize.
Experts on the wheel included McFly's Danny Jones, TV presenter Anneka Rice and Oscar nominated actor Richard E. Grant.
The other stars to take part included Saffron Barker, Melvin Odoom, boxer David Haye, and comedienne Jo Brand.
The third player named Anjad was the contestant to clear the initial categories on the wheel and play for the jackpot prize.
All the players managed to add £38,000 to the total throughout the game,
Jo was ranked as the worst-performing expert when it came to the questions, so by choosing her to be the on-hand help in the final round, Anjad was able to double the potential winnings.
However, fans of The Wheel claim the considering the money at stake, the last question was far 'too easy'.
In a multiple choice question, Michael asked: "Which of these pastas resembles ribbons?"
The contestant was given four potential types to choose from which included tortellini, rigatoni, orzo and pappardelle.
Anjad and the famous personality both correctly guessed that pappardelle was the type of food referred to in the question.
Donna Preston on Michael McIntyre's Big Show
But droves of viewers took to social media as they were left fuming by the seemingly unchallenging question.
One game show fan enquired: ""Is The Wheel running out of questions?
"Never seen such a piss easy run of q's for 76k. That final pasta question would be a who wants to be a millionaire £500 er."
A second stated: "I'm sorry I think that last question on #TheWheel was FAR too easy."
"Honestly, it's very hard to think this isn't fixed," exclaimed a third viewer.
While a someone else angrily asked: "76K for naming a pasta type? I'm sorry, but anyone with simple common sense can do that!"
And a fifth fumed: "And this is why I hate situations like this on #thewheel, you contributed hardly anything to the show, just to win 76k off of a f****** easy pasta question? F*** off."
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If Anjad was to choose Jo for the final, he double the prize pot and potentially win £76,000
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The comedian seemed to be informed about the different shapes
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Taking Jo's advice, Anjad correctly guessed the question referred to pappardelle
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Jo was relieved on-screen after she gave the player sound advice
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However, fans were left fuming as they thought the question was far too easy
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They claimed it should not have been chosen for such a huge prize pot
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The Wheel continues on BBC One and is available to stream on iPlayer.
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