Wheel of Fortune contestant Angie Sutton, from Dolton, Illinois, shocked host Ryan Seacrest when she solved the Bonus Spherical in file time. This all occurred after followers observed a snafu with Vanna White.
The episode, which initially aired on September 20, 2024, reaired on Friday, June 13. The sport present is in its summer time reruns and can air new episodes in September to kick off Season 43, Seacrest’s second season as host.
Sutton performed in opposition to Barry Wolfsheimer from Jarrettsville, Maryland, and Teresa Vaughn from Paducah, Kentucky. Sutton is a fan of crafting and stitching and claimed to be the queen of razzle-dazzle.
She began off the sport by fixing each toss-ups. After Vaughn, a live performance fanatic, solved many of the letters within the first puzzle, she landed on Bankrupt. Sutton swooped in and solved “Thrilling Journeys & Terrific Excursions,” giving her the lead with $17,200, and a visit to Las Vegas.
Vaughn lastly received on the board when she solved the subsequent puzzle. Nevertheless, her luck ran out when she landed on Bankrupt through the Prize Puzzle. Sutton solved “Elephants and Rhinos” and gained a visit to Tanzania. This gave her a complete of $32,550 and a Wild Card.
It was throughout this puzzle that followers observed one thing odd with Vanna White. “Did anybody see Vanna’s reflection desync from her physique on as we speak’s episode? I is likely to be tripping however I believe I noticed her reflection strolling when she was standing nonetheless??” one fan wrote on Reddit.
The hostess was seen standing to the left of the puzzle board per the viewer’s perspective. Nevertheless, the reflection beneath the puzzle on the stage flooring included two Whites. The primary reflection was the place it ought to be, as White’s legs may very well be seen standing to the left. Nevertheless, there was one other reflection in the midst of the display screen with White’s legs in movement. Many followers mentioned they noticed the snafu and questioned the way it occurred.
Vaughn solved two of the triple toss-ups whereas Sutton solved one. Sutton picked up one other $8,000 when she solved the ultimate puzzle — “Gathering Classic Automobiles.” This gave her a complete of $42,550. Wheel of Fortune gave Wolfsheimer, a baseball participant, $1,000. Vaughn ended with $9,700.
Through the Bonus Spherical, Sutton selected “Dwelling Issues.” Wheel of Fortune gave her “R,S,T,L,N, and E.” She picked “B,M,H,A, and C,” resulting from her wild card, to spherical out the puzzle.
It then seemed like “_ _L_H_NS.” Earlier than the clock counted down one second, she solved “Dolphins.”
Ryan Seacrest stared at Sutton as she celebrated. “How’d you do this so quick?” he requested.
She gained $40,000 giving her a complete of $82,550. Ryan Seacrest requested her once more how she solved it so quick. “It simply labored out,” Sutton responded.
“It did work out,” Seacrest replied.