Wheel of Fortune fans fume contestant was ‘robbed’ due to Ryan Seacrest mistake

 
Viewers have accused Ryan Seacrest of talking too long, leading the contestant to run out of time
Wheel of Fortune fans are claiming a contestant was “robbed” due to Ryan Seacrest’s mistake, which comes following growing concern for the host.

On Tuesday’s episode, contestant Pia ran out of time in the Speed Up section as Ryan Seacrest took a long time to explain the question to her. However, Pia, who said she knew the answer, ended up losing out on $10,000 due to the error.

This also isn’t the first time fans have spoken out in anger because, in May, they shared their frustrations about a glitch that meant a Drew Barrymore advertisement played on repeat during the show.

Yet on September 16, after watching the most recent episode, viewers took to Reddit to share their frustration at Pia’s situation. “Watching tonight, 9/16, Pia got buzzed out too soon on the final puzzle. Seriously don’t believe they gave her the three seconds. She got “cheered out of $10k+,” one person said. “I believe the four seconds is from letter time, she got buzzed 3 seconds from her spin.”

A second Redditor also added, “Pia was robbed. He talked through her time.”
One fan, who was supposedly at the viewing, said the show made it up to Pia with an unaired round

A third person further chimed in on the conversation, saying they ran to Reddit to find out if other people felt the same as them. “I looked up and joined this subreddit just to look for this comment!!! Dude, he wouldn’t shut up, and she KNEW the puzzle! I am so mad for her lol,” they said.

However, one person, who claimed to be at the episode’s filming, said, “Was at the taping for today’s show back in April. There was indeed controversy at the end of the Speed Up. Pia was taken aback by the only vowels left sound and appeared to be waiting for Ryan to finish explaining what it meant, though she had the puzzle figured out.”

But the Redditor explained that Ryan spoke to Pia after, asking if she knew the answer, which she did. This is when the show supposedly decided “that they would play an additional $2,500 TDV [Top Dollar Value] spinning round.” The viewer then said she went on to win this round, getting herself some extra money.

In the end, Pia took home at least $4,000 from the episode, whilst other contestants appearing alongside her won $28,517 and $14,800.

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