Wheel of Fortune fans slam Ryan Seacrest for ‘inexcusable’ error during episode

On a recent episode of Wheel of Fortune, Ryan Seacrest upset fans by appearing to make a mistake during the bonus round

Ryan Seacrest is having a hard time filling Pat Sajack’s shoes.

The new host of Wheel of Fortune was recently called out by fans after he seemingly didn’t hear a contestant’s correct answer during the bonus round. Typically the round started with the winning contestant spinning a bonus wheel and whatever envelope they land on is the prize if they guess the bonus puzzle right.

On the episode of the long running game show that premiered Wednesday December 18, Noel Ballacco was able to make it to the bonus round. For her puzzle board the category was “people” and she was given the traditional letters “R, S, T, L, N, and E” to help her out.

As usual she had to choose three consonants and a vowel, picking “G, L, M, and I.” Once her ten second timer started, Noel didn’t waste any time guessing: “Great kids.”

Noel appeared to say the correct answer multiple times (Image:Wheel of Fortune)

Vanna White appeared to smile and nod, seemingly nodding that Noel was correct. However, Ryan stayed silent.

Noel continued to think, repeating the phrase once more as Vanna held out her hands like she was waiting for Ryan to say that the contestant was right. Soon enough, Ryan said: “yes, that’s it!” and celebrated with Noel as he revealed she won $50,000.

Fans watching at home noticed this interaction and took to Reddit to share their thoughts. “Did anyone else catch she said the correct answer, but Ryan didn’t call it out as being correct at first?” one person asked.

“She had to say it a second time before it was acknowledged,” they continued, “I even back tracked my TV to make sure I heard it right the first time around.”

Another pointed out Vanna’s nodding but said that when Ryan stayed silent they “started thinking [Noel] messed up.” Meanwhile others thought it was Ryan who messed up.

“If we’re this far into Ryan’s first season and he’s still making inexcusable errors like this, and others, then I don’t see him as taking the job seriously enough to continue,” a third claimed, “I want to like Ryan, the show has gotten better since he started, but stuff like this keeps happening over and over.”