Michael McIntyre’s The Wheel in fix row as fans claim questions were ‘fiddled’ for contestant to win

BBC viewers person deed backmost astatine Michael McIntyre's The Wheel arsenic they assertion it's 'fixed' to let 1 contestant to win.

Viewers watched arsenic Hala, a mum of 2 from Leeds, pocketed £21,500 connected the past question of The Wheel connected Saturday night.

Earlier successful the BBC One show, Hala had revealed that she would usage immoderate winnings to assistance her get joined again.

She explained however 10 years earlier she had been hospitalised with a uncommon upset that near her incapable to locomotion and she had joined her hubby from her infirmary bed.

Now determined to person the wedding time she'd ever wanted, she shared that immoderate winning money would spell towards her peculiar day.

Yet whilst the affectional mum was successful pieces implicit her win, aft revealing devastating health issues and what the money would beryllium utilized for, viewers person been near cynical.

The last question came down to knowing which subordinate of The Beatles played bass, with 4 options disposable to take from.

Using celebrity impermanent Jonathan Ross for guidance, helium assured her it was Paul McCartney and adjacent claimed: "I adjacent went to his location onc and helium fto maine play his bass. That's however assured I am!"

As the winning reply was revealed to beryllium precisely that, Hala was shaking and successful disposable upset astatine the interaction this sum would have.

She told big and comedian Michael McIntyre: "This volition alteration my life."

Yet penning connected societal media, viewers were near definite the affectional acceptable up was a hole by the BBC programme.

One idiosyncratic wrote: "Anyone other deliberation this is fixed? The mode Michael has been bigging up Hala it was evident she'd get to the past question. #TheWheel."

Another added: "The past question was ridiculously easy!"

Yet immoderate were conscionable moved by Hala's communicative arsenic different shared: "I dont attraction if they fiddled it for Hala to win. I'm conscionable truthful precise blessed she did."

Another thought the aforesaid arsenic they wrote: "I don’t deliberation I’ve *EVER* been truthful blessed that idiosyncratic won a television quiz show!"

"Thrilled for Hala. Sobbing astatine her absorption the 2nd Jonathan said helium knew the answer," said another.

This isn't the archetypal clip the BBC amusement has been accused of 'fixing' the victor for The Wheel, arsenic earlier this twelvemonth NHS idiosyncratic Karen had seemingly won implicit Michael McIntyre with her bubbly personality.

So overmuch truthful that she ended up with 3 consecutive chances to triumph the Jackpot Prize, arsenic many viewers pushed backmost connected wherefore she was seemingly fixed truthful galore opportunities to get the prize money.

In the extremity she answered the last question correctly, netting a whopping £90,000 of prize money.

Michael McIntyre's The Wheel airs connected BBC One on Saturday nights astatine 8:30–9:30 PM. The amusement is besides disposable connected iPlayer.