Wheel of Fortune fans ‘angry’ at Ryan Seacrest for ‘mistake Pat Sajak would never make’ that cost player bonus round

Fans of Wheel of Fortune are angry at Ryan Seacrest for not explaining the rules to a competitor, who lost out on the bonus round as a result of the misunderstanding.

Ryan, 49, started anchoring Wheel of Fortune with Vanna White in September after replacing longtime presenter Pat Sajak.

The competitors took turns attempting to solve the category event puzzle for the last spin on the November 26 program.

Contestant Oleh chose to solve the puzzle during his second round rather than guess a letter, which would have increased his total by $6,000 for each letter.

Ryan stated that he was barely short of reaching the bonus round with $14,000.

Instead, Kathryn advanced to the bonus round, where she lost despite having $14,176 in total.

FAN BACKLASH

Since viewers believe that prior presenter Pat, 78, had previously assisted contestants in understanding the rules, many were incensed that Ryan had not encouraged Oleh to choose a letter before solving.

Pat would have reminded him to guess a letter before solving, according to a comment made by a viewer on Wheel of Fortune Reddit.

“If I’m Oleh, I’m angry at myself for not understanding the situation,” a second person stated. In addition, I’m upset with Ryan for failing to take action in this particular circumstance, something Pat usually made a point of doing.

Although it’s not the host’s responsibility to draw attention to such things, Pat always tried, so we now anticipate it.

“Could Ryan not say something?” inquired a third.

And a fourth said, “Exactly!” People constantly do this, or at least attempt to. However, Pat was excellent at urging them to call another letter first.

In his first or second show, Ryan probably did the same thing, which was okay because he was new. Now, though?

Fans even conjectured that Ryan’s term might have altered the regulations; one fan wrote, “Ugh, we felt so bad here too,” and another questioned why Ryan hadn’t stated that he could call a letter.

But I agree with someone else that it wouldn’t have been fair for Ryan to get involved. I am aware that Pat and Ryan had done so in the past, but perhaps the producers stated, “Nope, no more?”

A request for comment on the fan notion from The U.S. Sun was not answered by Wheel of Fortune.

RYAN’S MISTAKES

During the first few episodes, Ryan struggled to get used to his new job as presenter.

A competitor mispronounced the term “ripened” while attempting to solve a challenge on the inaugural episode.

Ryan gave the player the victory despite the accident.

“I thought he said the wrong word, but when Ryan said he was correct, I assumed I had misheard,” a fan posted on Instagram.

“When he was mistaken, why would the producers let him win the puzzle? Another viewer remarked, “It’s not a good way to start the new season, especially with a new host.”

“I find it annoying that Terry won the trip problem despite mispronouncing it! ‘I’m sorry, Terry, that’s not the answer,’ Pat would have responded,” someone else said.

One of the viewers insisted, “I agree – I agree, Ryan is fired after the first episode,”

A competitor lost a million-dollar prize on his second night as host because he neglected to clarify the rules to her once again.

“Pat would’ve explained that if she took the risk, she would’ve lost the million-dollar wedge,” a user on X commented.

“Pat would constantly warn the competitors that they risked losing their $1 million wedge if they looked under the $10,000. Another person wrote, “Ryan needs to do this too.”

In order to answer the “What Are You Doing?” puzzle, contestant Vivian advanced to the bonus round on the September 16 broadcast.

Vivan selected the letters “C, H, M, and P” for consonants and the letter “I” for her vowel.

In an attempt to solve the conundrum, Vivian yelled out, asking for assistance, finding help, asking for help, and searching for help.

The puzzle offered some assistance, but Vivian was unable to complete it, therefore the buzzer went off.

The audience screamed when Ryan revealed the prize, which was $1 million.

“You were so close to that million dollars,” Ryan stated with a smile and a giggle. You nearly succeeded.

Ryan asked, “Are you okay?” and Vivan struggled to respond and appeared extremely upset. Take a breath! That trip to Europe and $27,300 are still yours to keep.

The way Ryan handled the setback pleased the fans.

“Ryan doesn’t show the envelope correctly,” one viewer commented. He should be displaying it to the crowd and watchers at home, but instead he keeps showing it to the contestant.

He also performed a poor job of managing the upset participant.

I hear you, a second said. Perhaps it’s more terrible than he thinks.

A third voiced the complaint, saying, “He needs to improve his empathy.” Oh no! Is he even able to recall what it’s like to be poor?

RYAN’S SUCCESS

Despite having a rough start to his first season, Ryan’s difficulties are not reflected in the ratings.

8,310,000 people watched Wheel of Fortune during its inaugural week from September 9 to September 15, according to a prior report from the U.S. Sun.

Ken Jennings hosts the rival game program Jeopardy!, and 7,113,000 people watched the episodes.

It’s surprising that Wheel of Fortune has taken the top spot when Jeopardy! attracted more viewers overall in the previous season.

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