Wheel of Fortune fans took to social media after Ryan Seacrest made a well-known mistake. This blunder left many viewers upset. The drama unfolded as contestant Elizabeth Teal walked away empty-handed. She missed out on the $69,000 prize.
Teal, a funeral director from Tennessee, took charge of the game. She secured her place in the Bonus Round. But when Seacrest revealed the prize amount, things went sideways fast.
Fans blasted him for repeating the same quirk they’ve noticed all season.
The Puzzle That Cost Her Thousands
Teal picked “Phrase” as her category, and the final board read:
TE A MB
She cracked the first two words, “Quite A,” but couldn’t reach the final answer: “Quite a Combo.”
Seacrest opened the envelope to reveal a prize of $50,000. This brought her total to almost $70K. His reveal caused confusion since he opened it away from the camera.
A crew member had to remind him to show it.
Teal groaned. Fans groaned harder.
Viewers Call Out Seacrest’s “One-Season Mistake”
The comments rolled in fast.
“Ryan, show the camera the open envelope. You’ve had one season to learn how this goes, man,” one viewer complained.
Another wrote, “Why did Ryan not show the camera at first?”
And one simply asked the question on everyone’s mind: “What was in the envelope?!”
Fans say he keeps showing the winning card to the contestant instead of the camera. This has become a constant frustration.
And Tuesday night was the breaking point.
Ryan Seacrest Shifts Gears to New Year’s Eve Extravaganza
Despite the Wheel backlash, Seacrest is gearing up for a massive end-of-year bash. He announced the full lineup for “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve,” and it’s loaded with mega-stars.
Mariah Carey. Post Malone. A-list pop acts. K-pop heavy-hitters. Grammy winners.
He promised the “biggest blowout yet.” Performers will be in New York, Chicago, Las Vegas, Puerto Rico, and more.
The show is introducing its first live countdown for Central Time. It will also have its longest broadcast ever.
But even with all that glam, the Wheel fiasco is what fans are still talking about today.
