Wheel of Fortune is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary this week and used the event to drag a heartwarming shock on one former contestant.
On Thursday (January 9), Wheel of Fortune aired a clip during which hosts Ryan Seacrest and Vanna White revealed that the boyfriend of former contestant Rhea Mathew had reached out for assist in popping the query to his long-time girlfriend.
“We’re celebrating milestones in honor of our fiftieth anniversary and really had one occur earlier within the week proper right here on the set,” Seacrest mentioned in a clip.
“Robin, the boyfriend of former contestant Rhea, reached out for our assist in asking her an enormous query,” White added, noting that the present, together with announcer Jim Thornton, received collectively to create “a little bit of a ruse, making Rhea suppose she was again to have fun Wheel’s fiftieth.”
Within the video, Rhea, who appeared on the present again in October 2023 (solely successful $3,000), was seen enjoying a spherical of Wheel with two different contestants. After buzzing in, she accurately solved the puzzle, “Will You Marry Me?”
That was when her boyfriend Robin walked out from behind the puzzle board to shock her, getting down on one knee and asking, “Rhea Susan Mathew, will you marry me?”
A shocked Rhea nodded and mentioned sure earlier than the couple hugged and celebrated the heartfelt second.
“I feel she was actually stunned,” Seacrest added.
“Sure, that was so heart-warming,” White replied.
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“Very candy. I like that we are able to try this on this present,” Seacrest famous.
The official Wheel Instagram web page later reshared the clip, writing, “Screaming, crying, shedding our minds over this candy Wheel proposal!”
Robin posted within the feedback, saying, “A second we’ll always remember!!! Thanks @wheeloffortune for making magic occur!!! You all are the best possible!!!”
Rhea herself additionally jumped into the feedback, writing, “AHHH thanks thanks thanks for making this right into a actuality!!! 🥹🥹🥹 past even my wildest of desires!!”
She additionally posted concerning the second on her personal Instagram web page alongside a photograph of the “Will You Marry Me?” puzzle board. “We’ve got been almost BURSTING with pleasure to share the main points of our proposal!!” Rhea wrote. “Tune in to @wheeloffortune TONIGHT on ABC to catch @rkuriakose put my jaw on the ground doing the sweetest, most elaborate factor anybody has ever executed for me.”
Viewers additionally beloved the second and shared their reactions on social media, with one Instagram commenter writing, “Omg! I’ll love this as many occasions as I can!! So wonderful and so deserving of all of the happiness and love! Congratulations!”
One other added, “That is cool. However now everybody will need to do it!”
“Who’s chopping onions subsequent to me,” quipped one other.
“I’m not crying, you’re crying! I like this!” mentioned one fan.
“Oh wow!! Now that was lovely and surprising!! So cute!!!” wrote one other.
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