{"id":2344445,"date":"2024-09-22T12:21:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-22T16:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-wheel-of-fortune-contestant-heartbroken-after-blunder-costs-her-1-million\/"},"modified":"2024-09-22T12:22:33","modified_gmt":"2024-09-22T16:22:33","slug":"watch-wheel-of-fortune-contestant-heartbroken-after-blunder-costs-her-1-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-wheel-of-fortune-contestant-heartbroken-after-blunder-costs-her-1-million\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: &#8216;Wheel of Fortune&#8217; Contestant Heartbroken After Blunder Costs Her $1 Million"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-wheel-of-fortune-contestant-heartbroken-after-blunder-costs-her-1-million%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2344445&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/petty-tyrants-twitter-yanks-verification-from-jeopardy-champ-matt-amodio\/\" title=\"Petty Tyrants: Twitter Yanks Verification from &#039;Jeopardy!&#039; Champ Matt Amodio\">popular game show<\/a> &#8220;Wheel of Fortune&#8221;\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tucker-carlson-calls-out-large-bump-on-john-fettermans-neck-keep-your-eyes-on-this-lump\/\" title=\"Tucker Carlson Calls Out Large Bump On John Fetterman\u2019s Neck: \u2018Keep Your Eyes On This Lump\u2019\">recently gained attention<\/a> when a contestant named Vivian \u2064faced a heartbreaking \u200bmoment during the bonus round. On a show aired on \u2064September 9, 2023, which featured new host Ryan Seacrest, she had a chance to win a million dollars but ended up \u2062missing her answer. The puzzle, under the category &#8220;What are you \u2063doing?&#8221;, was &#8220;offering\u2064 some help,&#8221; which Vivian incorrectly attempted \u2063to solve with various\u200d phrases \u2063before the time ran out. After revealing the correct answer, Seacrest showed her how much she could \u2063have won, \u200dleaving\u2062 her\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jill-biden-disappears-from-planned-effort-to-reunite-child-migrants-separated-from-their-families\/\" title=\"Jill Biden Disappears From Planned Effort To Reunite Child Migrants Separated From Their Families\">visibly shocked<\/a> and almost in tears. This incident highlights the emotional rollercoaster that often accompanies game show experiences, even as\u2064 &#8220;Wheel \u2062of Fortune&#8221; continues its long-standing legacy, \u2064now nearly 50 years since its\u2063 premier.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The show may have a new host, but it&rsquo;s clearly still up to some of its old, familiar tricks.<\/p>\n<p>Wildly popular and enduring game show &ldquo;Wheel of Fortune&rdquo; went viral again (as it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/former-nfl-player-rashad-jennings-accused-worst-wheel-fortune-guess-ever\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">often<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wheel-fortune-host-pat-sajak-puts-winning-contestant-wrestling-hammerlock\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bizarrely<\/a> does) after Monday&rsquo;s show ended with a crestfallen contestant.<\/p>\n<p>That Monday show, which returned from an offseason hiatus on Sept. 9 &mdash; and with Ryan Seacrest replacing the legendary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fans-offer-condolences-pat-sajak-reveals-death-beloved-dog-stella-wheel-fortune\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pat Sajak<\/a> as host &mdash; saw a woman named Vivian making it to the bonus round with Seacrest.<\/p>\n<p>In short, the woman had a shot to win a million dollars.<\/p>\n<p>In shorter, she did not.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>You can watch the entire, agonizing three-minute clip below:<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n2-uwKahOpQ?si=zKCmZd4CnENzG4jW\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>After spinning the wheel and having Seacrest pluck a mystery envelope, the new host got to work laying out the word puzzle for Vivian.<\/p>\n<p>With the category chosen (&ldquo;What are you doing?&rdquo;), Seacrast had co-host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-vanna-white-breaks-tears-says-goodbye-pat-sajak\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vanna White<\/a> select the following letters: R, S, T, L, N and E.<\/p>\n<p>Vivian than selected an anagram of &ldquo;chimp,&rdquo; by choosing, in order: C, H, M, I and P.<\/p>\n<p>That left Vivian with the following puzzle to suss out: &ldquo;_ _ _ ERIN _ \/ S _ ME \/ HELP.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>With the latter two-thirds of the phrase clearly &ldquo;SOME HELP,&rdquo; Vivian set about to try and solve the first word &mdash; with her incorrect answers getting worse with each passing attempt.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Wondering some help, answering some help, um, finding some help, looking around for some help, um, boundering for help, uh &hellip;&rdquo; And that&rsquo;s when the buzzer hit.<\/p>\n<p>The correct answer turned out to be &ldquo;offering some help,&rdquo; which is an agonizing miss on its own, given the simplicity of the verbiage.<\/p>\n<p>But then Seacrest showed Vivian the amount she would&rsquo;ve won, had she correctly answered.<\/p>\n<p>The longtime television personality opened the envelope and showed Vivian that she missed out on &ldquo;one million&rdquo; dollars.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You were so close to that million dollars,&rdquo; Seacrest said.<\/p>\n<p>A visibly shell-shocked Vivian appeared to almost be on the verge of tears, causing Seacrest to check in with her.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s all a very painful (or at least awkward) moment that will go down in the annals of the show&rsquo;s history, but it&rsquo;s hardly the first such moment.<\/p>\n<p>As missed as he is, former host Pat Sajak was no stranger to controversy.<\/p>\n<p>Sajak&rsquo;s old school sensibilities found him often <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pat-sajak-fire-wheel-fortune-bit-poked-fun-contestants-phobia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">offending<\/a> swathes of liberal-leaning viewers with his quirkiness.<\/p>\n<p>And even when Sajak was largely held in-check, the show still found ways to upset <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cheated-100k-wheel-fortune-accused-ignoring-college-kids-correct-answer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">viewers<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/saddest-wheel-fortune-round-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">contestants<\/a> alike.<\/p>\n<p>Given the viral nature of this show, it should be little surprise that it&rsquo;s still around nearly 50 years after its original run in 1975 with then-host Chuck Woolery.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The immensely popular game show &#8220;Wheel of Fortune&#8221; went viral once more (as it frequently does) after a recent episode concluded with a disappointed contestant. This particular episode aired on Monday, marking the show&#8217;s return from its offseason break on September 9, and featured Ryan Seacrest stepping in as host in place of the iconic Pat Sajak. During the episode, a contestant named Vivian reached the bonus round with Seacrest and had an opportunity to win one million dollars\u2014but ultimately did not succeed.<\/p>\n<p>After spinning the wheel and having Seacrest select a mystery envelope, he began revealing the word puzzle for Vivian. The category was &#8220;What are you doing?&#8221; and Seacrest had co-host Vanna White choose letters R, S, T, L, N, and E. Vivian then picked letters C, H, M, I, and P to form an anagram of &#8220;chimp,&#8221; leaving her with this puzzle: &#8220;_ _ _ ERIN _ \/ S _ ME \/ HELP.&#8221; With two-thirds of the phrase clearly being &#8220;SOME HELP,&#8221; she attempted to guess the first word but her guesses became increasingly off-base: \u201cWondering some help,\u201d \u201canswering some help,\u201d \u201cfinding some help,\u201d \u201clooking around for some help,\u201d \u201cboundering for help,\u201d until time ran out.<\/p>\n<p>The correct answer was revealed to be &#8220;offering some help,&#8221; which was particularly painful given how straightforward it was. To make matters worse for Vivian, Seacrest then showed her what she could have won\u2014an envelope containing &#8220;one million&#8221; dollars. He remarked how close she came to winning that amount as she appeared visibly shaken and nearly in tears.<\/p>\n<p>This awkward moment is set to become part of the show&#8217;s history; however it&#8217;s not unprecedented\u2014former host Pat Sajak also faced his share of controversies during his tenure. His old-fashioned style often rubbed liberal viewers the wrong way at times despite him generally keeping things under control; nevertheless there were still instances where both contestants and viewers found themselves upset by various situations on air. Given its viral appeal over nearly five decades since its debut in 1975 with Chuck Woolery as host\u2014it\u2019s no wonder that &#8220;Wheel of Fortune&#8221; remains popular today<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2344446,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Wheel-of-Fortune-Blunder.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[41444,41445,40973],"class_list":["post-2344445","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-contestant-blunder","tag-million-dollar-loss","tag-wheel-of-fortune"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Wheel-of-Fortune-Blunder.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2344445","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2344445"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2344445\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2344446"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2344445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2344445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2344445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}