‘Wheel of Fortune’ contestant’s embarrassing wrong answer on simple puzzle costs her $1M prize: ‘Painful’

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“Wheel of Fortune” contestant Vivian Tran lost out on a $1 million prize on Monday night’s episode.During Ryan Seacrest’s second week of hosting the long-running game show, Tran missed one word during the puzzle. “My heart is racing, this is a first for me,” Seacrest, 49, said during the Bonus Round. “You’re playing for $1 million.”Tran additionally received a wild card for an extra letter.

Seacrest, who replaced host Pat Sajak just a few weeks ago after his retirement, explained that the show had replaced the usual $100,000 envelope with a $1 million envelope.Tran spun a small wheel that held the envelopes and randomly selected one.The puzzle category was “What Are You Doing?” and Tran chose the letters C, H, M, I and P.“Wheel of Fortune” co-host Vanna White then revealed the correct letters the player selected on the board, leaving the prompt to read “_ _ _ E R I N G S _ M E HELP.”Tran shared with Seacrest that she was “nervous” before she attempted several guesses at the puzzle.“Wondering some help?

Answering some help? Finding some help? Looking around for some help? Boundary for help?”The “Wheel of Fortune” puzzle unveiled the answer as: “Offering some help,” with Tran becoming frustrated and emotional over missing out on the correct sentence.Seacrest revealed that her envelope contained the coveted $1 million prize, and Tran immediately put her head in her hands.Despite missing out on the grand prize, she was still in good spirits as she managed to walk away with $27,300 and a trip to Europe.“The stakes this season are already at an all-time high and it’s only Week 2,” the caption read beneath the clip on the official “Wheel of Fortune” Instagram account.Fans flocked to the comments section to share their shock on.