Pic credit: @wheeloffortune/Instagram Wheel of Fortune watchers are up in arms after a contestant was awarded a win they deemed incorrect ... costing her the $100,000 grand prize.

In the Friday, January 31 episode, Cindy Valenzuela from Merced, California, took home a Bonus Round prize on the game show of $40,000 after solving the puzzle "HIDDEN IN PLAIN VIEW." Cindy guessed ...

Wheel of Fortune ... went on to win the episode, though she failed to solve the Bonus Round puzzle and became the sixth contestant this season to miss out on the massive $100,000 prize.

“Wheel of Fortune” host Ryan Seacrest was thrown to ... “I get so excited when people win the money, and they win a lot of money. I’m hoping to give away a million dollars in 2025.” ...

A Wheel of Fortune contestant could have walked away with a massive $100,000 on Tuesday’s (January ... giving him a total of $25,000, enough to win the episode despite Swiger’s late game ...

A Wheel of Fortune contestant walked away a massive winner ... it reminded me that I was about to win a prize. When he turned the envelope over, and it said a Mercedez-Benz, I was super excited.” ...