Controversy!

Your humble blogger likes a screaming controversy as much as anybody. And Wheel of Fortune unleashed a doozy on Wednesday when they shafted ruled against a contestant for a dropped "g" on "Seven swans a-swimming."

All sorts of phosphors have spilled on the Internet about the horrid injustice of this outrage against humanity, decency, and better and brighter game show judging. Well, I dunno. It's always a good idea on Wheel to pro-nounce ev-er-y syl-la-ble and ev-er-y sound as distinctly as possible. When you drop a "g," you're dropping it at your own risk.

Of course, the contestant who ended up winning the puzzle and the show had no regrets at all. "The experience was amazing. It was surreal. I still can't believe that I did it, until I watch it tonight," cooed winner Amy Vincenti. As they say, Amy, history is written by the winners.

Losing contestant Renee Durette grinned and bore it. She also wound up with $8,200, so it's not like she bombed out completely. For more fun and games, you can check the episode thread at Buy a Vowel.

UPDATE: An eventful week on Wheel of Fortune ends with contestant Leanne McLaughlin setting a main game record of $69,300 in winnings. She couldn't H-I-T T-H-E B-U-Z-Z-E-R in the bonus round, though.