Pat Sajak: Tonight's 'Wheel of Fortune' prize was unintentionally funny

Of all the weeks to award the prize of a tour of the Washington D.C. monuments, this is probably the worst.

Wheel of Fortune giving away trip to DC monuments during govt shutdown. #prerecorded

— Jeremy Hobson (@jeremyhobson) October 2, 2013

watching Wheel of Fortune & they gave away a trip to DC to all the National Monuments. Too bad they're all closed… #governmentshutdown

— Kalie Jay (@kalie_jay) October 2, 2013

Of course, these shows are all recorded weeks in advance. Let’s hope the winner wasn’t arrested by the police for trying to claim his prize.