{"id":2124803,"date":"2025-10-30T14:03:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T14:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2124803"},"modified":"2025-10-30T14:03:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T14:03:14","slug":"snow-white-lookalike-wins-80000-cracks-up-ryan-seacrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/snow-white-lookalike-wins-80000-cracks-up-ryan-seacrest\/","title":{"rendered":"Snow White \u2018Lookalike\u2019 Wins $80,000 &#038; Cracks Up Ryan Seacrest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/show\/wheel-of-fortune\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Wheel of Fortune;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Wheel of Fortune<\/em><\/a> contestant had a real hoot on Wednesday\u2019s (October 29) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/wheel-fortune-drama-teacher-t-133902971.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u201cHalloween Week\u201d episode;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">\u201cHalloween Week\u201d episode<\/a> despite a mix-up that cracked up host <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/ryan-seacrest\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ryan Seacrest;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Ryan Seacrest<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The contestant in question was Abi McLaughlin from North Hollywood, California, who shared with Seacrest that she\u2019s often told she looks like Snow White because of her \u201cdark hair and fair skin.\u201d In fact, she said she\u2019s received so many collectibles of the Disney Princess that she has enough ornaments for a Snow White Christmas tree.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">McLaughlin, who was up against Rahima Schwenkbeck, a travel lover from Las Vegas, Nevada, and Evan Thiam, a LEGO fanatic from Alexandria, Virginia, started the episode strong. She nailed both the $1K and $2K Toss-Up puzzles to take the early lead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It was in the Round 1 \u201cSong Lyrics\u201d category where McLaughlin made her gaffe. When asking Seacrest if she could buy a vowel, she accidentally said, \u201cI\u2019d like to buy an <em>owl<\/em>.\u201d This highly amused the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/show\/american-idol\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:American Idol;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>American Idol<\/em> <\/a>host, who kept bringing it up throughout the round, double-checking each contestant wanted a \u201cvowel\u201d and not an \u201cowl.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Wheel of Fortune contestant<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Wheel of Fortune YouTube<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI forget what the vowel was that she called. If it was \u201cO\u201d I can see why you would accidentally say Owl when she meant to say vowel,\u201d wrote one fan on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/WheelOfFortune\/comments\/1ojkbgi\/id_like_to_buy_an_owl\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:the Wheel of Fortune Reddit forum.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">the <em>Wheel of Fortune<\/em> Reddit forum.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cHOOT HOOT,\u201d said another.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Another pointed out that this isn\u2019t the first time someone has made the \u201cowl\u201d mistake. \u201cSomeone also made that flub on the first episode where they ditched shopping for prizes, and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/pat-sajak\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Pat [Sajak;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Pat [Sajak<\/a>] said, \u2018We do not sell any birds on the show anymore.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Schwenkbeck ended up solving the \u201cSong Lyrics\u201d puzzle to take a slight lead; however, McLaughlin fired back in the Express Round, solving the \u201cPlaces\u201d puzzle for $4,950 and a trip to Southern Italy worth $12,110.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">McLaughlin and Schwenkbeck both solved puzzles in the Triple Toss-Up round, while Thiam bagged himself some cash in the final Speed-Up puzzle. In the end, McLaughlin won the episode with $25,660 cash.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Heading into the Bonus Round, McLaughlin selected the \u201cPhrase\u201d category, along with the letters \u201cB, C, M, and A,\u201d giving her a four-word puzzle that read: \u201c_ _ _ \/ M A _ E \/ M E \/ B L _ S _.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">There were no mishaps or blunders here, as McLaughlin quickly shouted out the correct answer, \u201cYou Made Me Blush.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Seacrest then opened the prize envelope to reveal McLaughlin won an extra $55,000 (the first $55K winner this season), giving her a grand total of $80,660 cash, plus a trip to Italy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Did you figure out this Bonus Puzzle? What did you think of Wednesday\u2019s episode? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em><strong>Wheel of Fortune<\/strong><\/em><strong>, Weeknights, check local listings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the latest entertainment news on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:TV Insider;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">TV Insider<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Wheel of Fortune contestant had a real hoot on Wednesday\u2019s (October 29) \u201cHalloween Week\u201d episode despite a mix-up that cracked up host Ryan Seacrest. The contestant in question was Abi McLaughlin from North Hollywood, California, who shared with Seacrest that she\u2019s often told she looks like Snow White because of her \u201cdark hair and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2124804,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[403615,350794,403616,21872,39864],"class_list":["post-2124803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-abi-mclaughlin","tag-mclaughlin","tag-rahima-schwenkbeck","tag-ryan-seacrest","tag-wheel-of-fortune"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Snow-White-\u2018Lookalike-Wins-80000-Cracks-Up-Ryan-Seacrest.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2124803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2124803"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2124803\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2124805,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2124803\/revisions\/2124805"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2124804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2124803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2124803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2124803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}