{"id":2081941,"date":"2025-10-10T14:54:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T14:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2081941"},"modified":"2025-10-10T14:54:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T14:54:13","slug":"wheel-of-fortune-contestant-speechless-after-65000-win-fans-react","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wheel-of-fortune-contestant-speechless-after-65000-win-fans-react\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Wheel of Fortune\u2019 Contestant \u2018Speechless\u2019 After $65,000 Win \u2013 Fans React"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A\u00a0Wheel of Fortune<\/em><\/a>\u00a0contestant was at a loss for words on Thursday\u2019s (October 9) episode after nailing the Bonus Round puzzle<\/a> and walking away with over $65,000.<\/p>\n

The contestant in question was Kristyn Lyerly, a pickleball and softball player from Woodridge, Illinois, who was up against Dan Brumbacher, a newlywed from Studio City, Los Angeles, and Brittanie Ramsey, a former kindergarten teacher from Auburndale, Florida.<\/p>\n

Lyerly took an early lead after solving the Round 1 puzzle, giving her $5,700, though Brumbacher and Ramsey weren\u2019t too far behind. Heading into the Express Round, Brumbacher followed closely with $3,000, while Ramsey had $1,950.<\/p>\n

However, Lyerly increased her lead after nailing the \u201cEvent\u201d puzzle in the Express Round, earning her $1,900 and a wine tasting trip to Greece worth $11,198.<\/p>\n

Brumbacher fired back with a couple of correct solves in the Triple Tossup, but it wasn\u2019t enough to stop Lyerly, who went on to win the episode with a total of $25,648 in cash and prizes.<\/p>\n

Heading into the Bonus Round, Lyerly selected the \u201cEvent\u201d category and introduced host\u00a0Ryan Seacrest<\/a>\u00a0to her husband, John, who was there to support her at the side of the stage.<\/p>\n

Faced with a two-word puzzle, Lyerly picked the additional letters \u201cC, D, H, and A\u201d to go with the already given \u201cR, S, T, L, N, and E.\u201d The \u201cC\u201d and \u201cH\u201d proved helpful as they provided the first letter of each word, giving her a puzzle board that read: \u201cH E A _ _ \/ D _ _ N _ _ _ R.\u201d<\/p>\n

It didn\u2019t take long for Lyerly to shout out the correct answer, \u201cHeavy Downpour.\u201d<\/p>\n

Seacrest then opened the prize envelope to reveal Lyerly won an extra $40,000, giving her a total of $65,648, plus a trip to Greece.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m\u2026 I\u2026 I\u2019m speechless,\u201d Lyerly said. \u201cThank you so much!\u201d<\/p>\n

Fans jumped onto social media to share their reactions to Lyerly\u2019s big win, with one YouTube commenter writing, \u201cWay to go, Kristyn! You got that right!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cKristyn what a night and here is a cherry on top! $40,000 congratulations!\u201d said another.<\/p>\n

Another quipped, \u201cKristyn, here comes a downpour of cash: $40,000.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cKristyn, ca-ching ca-ching, you just won $40,000!!!!!!\u201d said another.<\/p>\n

\u201cGreat job, Kristyn!\u201d wrote one fan.<\/p>\n

Did you figure out this Bonus Puzzle? What did you think of Thursday\u2019s episode? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.<\/p>\n

Wheel of Fortune<\/strong><\/em>, Weeknights, check local listings<\/strong><\/p>\n

Read the latest entertainment news on TV Insider<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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