One contestant\u2019s slip-up on Wheel of Fortune during the bonus round left even host Ryan Seacrest scratching his head.<\/p>\n
On the November 18 episode, Joey Sweet, a program director from Oceanside, California, came agonizingly close to winning a<\/p>\n
$40,000 prize. The category was “phrase,” and Sweet had a nearly completed puzzle when he made his guess.<\/p>\n
The puzzle read, “CA_ED’ ‘_ _’ ‘_AND,'” after Sweet selected the letters C, D, M, and A, with an extra letter “F” from his Wild<\/p>\n
Card. The young contestant\u2019s guess, \u201cCleared in hand,\u201d seemed reasonable at first, but the timer ticked down with no correct<\/p>\n
solution. The answer, however, was “Carved By Hand” \u2014<\/p>\n
a tricky solution that caused some frustration for both Sweet and viewers.<\/p>\n
Even Vanna White, who had been eagerly awaiting the reveal, threw her hands up in disappointment after the incorrect guess.<\/p>\n
Seacrest, who has hosted the show since 2021, was quick to offer consolation. “You were on the right track. This is a tricky one,”<\/p>\n
he said, speaking directly to Sweet. He then opened the gold prize card to reveal the $40,000 that Sweet had missed out on, but<\/p>\n
Seacrest didn\u2019t stop there. “Tough one,” he remarked, adding, “Even with the head start,” referring to Sweet\u2019s Wild Card wedge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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