Ryan Seacrest Jokes ‘Wheel of Fortune’ Contestant Cheated After ‘Amazing’ Solve
Ryan Seacrest has got jokes on Wheel of Fortune!
The freshly minted game show host found a recent Wheel of Fortune contestant’s win to be so impressive, that he dramatically searched her for a hidden earpiece feeding her the words after she solved a seemingly impossible puzzle.
In a clip from the show uploaded to the series’ official YouTube account, a contestant named Traci was given the phrase “T_e_ __ ___ ____” for her bonus round. After requesting C, D, M and O for her second set of letters, she was left with only, “T_e_ _o ___ __c_”.
With only 10 seconds on the clock, she suggested, “They go way back,” almost immediately, stunning the host. Seacrest circled her, checking her ears and the top of her head for a wire before celebrating her win.
“Congratulations!” he called out to her and her husband. “That was amazing!”
He revealed that her $50,000 prize brought her up to a “grand total of $78,650” before questioning, “How in the world did you solve that last one?”
“I just dug deep,” she said, laughing.
Viewers were equally stunned by the quick—and confident—solve.
“I couldn’t solve that one to save my life, but Traci got it like it was nothing,” one admitted. “Congratulations! Enjoy the moolah!”
“I didnt have a clue,” another agreed, calling it a “Fantastic solve!”
“AMAZING solve,” a third commenter applauded. “I was stunned. And I RSTLNE a lot of these bonus puzzles. I couldn’t get it with the extra letters, but Tracey just SAW IT. GOOD JOB.”
“So much confidence! I was actually lost on this puzzle… good on her,” another comment read.
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