‘Wheel Of Fortune’ Ryan Seacrest On-Air Fail Botches Bonus Round?

Wheel Of Fortune: Ryan Seacrest

Wheel Of Fortune fans are looking for every reason to blame new host Ryan Seacrest for everything bad that happens on the show since he officially took over from Pat Sajak. However, did a recent on-air fail from Ryan botch a player’s bonus round?

Wheel Of Fortune: Fans Wanted Ryan Seacrest Out Before He Could Even Prove Himself

As soon as Wheel Of Fortune made the announcement that Ryan Seacrest would be taking over from Pat Sajak, show fans grabbed the pitchforks. Game show fans are a passionate bunch, and the one thing that they have all rallied around is the fact that they do not want the American Idol host taking over.

Wheel Of Fortune fans have been adamant about this, to the point where they call out everything Seacrest does that they perceive as a mistake, or different from the way that Pat would have done something. A changing of the guard like this is always tough, and there are still a lot of growing pains with the new host.

Wheel Of Fortune: Ryan Seacrest
Wheel Of Fortune: Ryan Seacrest/YouTube

Ryan Seacrest Error Cost Player Bonus Round?

A recent bonus round Wheel Of Fortune player had the chance to add to his winning total when he went all in on a phrase. He did not get much help, even with the usual R, S, T, L, N, and E. Even with his added consonants and a vowel, he had his work cut out for him.

This recent player did the best he could with the ten seconds he had to guess the right answer to this word puzzle. However, many Wheel Of Fortune fans think that Ryan Seacrest jumping the gun cost this player the puzzle more than poor letter choices.

Ryan Seacrest | YouTube
Ryan Seacrest | YouTube

Wheel Of Fortune: Fans Blame Ryan Seacrest For Loss?

As viewers know, people are looking for every reason they can nowadays to throw Ryan Seacrest under the bus. However, there may be a legitimate reason as to why many have a bone to pick with the host based on this recent bonus round.

Ryan Seacrest interjected at the last moment, and, in a game like this where every second matters, many viewers blame Ryan for costing this contestant the bonus round. There was more than enough time for a Hail Mary last guess if the new host did not interject prematurely.

Viewers even pointed out that Pat Sajak would wait until the full puzzle was revealed before saying anything, with Ryan botching the order of things. Unfortunately for this contestant, Seacrest jumping the gun a little too early essentially cost him a new car.

  • One commenter said: “First Car Loss Of The Ryan Seacrest Era.”
  • Another commenter piled on, adding: “He’s still saying the puzzle when the contestant misses it. Just let the letters come up, Ryan.”

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Evan Morgan

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