my rationale on contestants on wheel of fortune

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This observation is only applicable to the Philippine version of Wheel of Fortune: Sometimes the contestants are ridiculously slow in solving the puzzles. Sometimes they mention the same wrong or right letter twice or thrice in a single puzzle. Given, the contestants are nervous. Getting on television for the first time, and in a contest at that, is surely to give one the jitters. But I think that the main reason that they fail to give the right answer right away or that they are not keenly following the puzzle is this: LACK OF FOCUS. What I noticed is that all they care about is clapping and shouting and cheering while the wheel is going on. While I believe it is part of the show that they are directed to clap and cheer while the wheel in turning, they should not neglect the puzzle board. After all, they are supposed to solve it. What happens is, after the wheel stops, they are out of breath and still gathering their wits from all the shouting. I believe they could not even hear themselves speak after shouting so loud. When it is a person's turn, sometimes, he or she fails to say a letter or even think of one. There were even some cases when the buzzer already signaled the end of the time and the contestant has not even uttered a letter! I believe that if the contestants are more concerned with the puzzle board than the wheel, then they would be better able to solve the puzzle and the game would become more competitive. As such, I think the game is for the loudest screamer than a game of wits. Do you agree with my observations?