He is being called the worst “Wheel Of Fortune” contestant ever — but Julian Batts says he did just fine. And yes, he knows who Achilles was. And yes, he knows who Achilles was. Via NY Daily News reports. Worst 'Wheel Of Fortune' Contestant Ever Blows Shot At $1 Million Prize On 'Wheel of Fortune' last week, Indiana University honors student Julian Batts had three chances to solve puzzles -.

Julian Batts Wheel Of Fortune Wheel

Indiana University honors student Julian Batts might the luckiest unlucky ‘Wheel Of Fortune’ contestant ever. During Friday night’s episode, Julian had an easy chance to win a trip to London and a shot at the show’s million dollar prize. Unfortunately, with a fully solved puzzle, Batts failed to pronounce the name ‘Achilles’ correctly. During the show’s ‘Prize Puzzle’, Julian had another easy chance to win a Chevy Sonic and a trip to Jamaica, but failed. By the end of the game he was making up words, ‘dicespin’. Surprisingly, Julian made it to the ‘Bonus Round Puzzle’ [not shown] but was unsuccessful.

Julian Batts Wheel Of Fortune Spin

Julian Batts had the opportunity of a lifetime on Wheel Of Fortune. The Indiana University honors student struck gold by hitting the million-dollar piece and was in position to solve the puzzle. All he had to do was correctly read the words on the screen and he managed to botch it. Batts failure to correctly pronounce the word “Achilles” cost him a million dollars. Catch the meltdown here:

Batts stoke of bad luck didn’t stop there, as he fumbled on two other puzzles, losing a car and a trip to London in the process. The story doesn’t end in tragedy though, as Batts managed to still win the game and make it to the bonus round. “Julian, I don’t think anyone has ever taken a more circuitous route to victory,” host Pat Sajak said.