Fans of Wheel of Fortune love to call out contestants for terrible guesses and hilarious mistakes, but there are plenty of instances when they’ve gone to bat for them, too. Ryan Seacrest began his second season hosting one of the best game shows of all time, with Season 43 premiering on the 2025 TV schedule this month, and already there has been controversy, as a contestant lost after Seacrest talked over her. Here’s what apparently went down.
Wheel of Fortune has been honoring educators on Teachers Week, and Pia Wilson from Dallas, Texas, was one contestant on the September 16 episode. During the last puzzle, she guessed the final consonant, but by the time Ryan Seacrest finished explaining that only vowels were left, her 3 seconds to solve the puzzle had passed. The next contestant immediately got it, and I’d say Wilson didn’t look too pleased:
