New ‘Wheel of Fortune’ host Ryan Seacrest has only been on the job for a couple of weeks, but there’s already plenty of drams for the new host.
During Monday night’s episode, player Vivian Tran lost out on the $1 million prize as she missed one word during a puzzle.
“My heart is racing, this is a first for me,” Seacrest said during the Bonus Round. “You’re playing for $1 million.”
Seacrest, who replaced longtime host Pat Sajak, explained that the game show had replaced the usual $100,000 envelope with the $1 million envelope.
Tran then spun a small wheel that held the envelopes with the prizes inside and selected one at random.
The puzzle category was “What Are You Doing?” and Tran chose the letters C, H, M, I and P.
After “Wheel of Fortune” co-host Vanna White revealed the correct letters, the player selected on the puzzle board, the prompt read “_ _ _ E R I N G S _ M E HELP.”
Tran revealed she was “nervous” before she took several guesses at the puzzle.
“Wondering some help? Answering some help? Finding some help? Looking around for some help? Boundary for help?”
When the “Wheel of Fortune” puzzle unveiled the answer was “Offering some help,” Tran initially appeared frustrated and emotional.
When Seacrest revealed that her envelope contained the $1 million prize, she put her head in her hands.
“You were so close to that million dollars,” Seacrest said after he showed the envelope. “You almost had it.”
After Tran was shocked she missed out on the grand prize, she was in good spirits and still managed to walk away with $27,300 and a trip to Europe.
Regardless, what a brutal way to miss out of that grand prize!