“Wheel of Fortune” fans are begging Ryan Seacrest to change his “forced” bonus round move

“Ryan acts like it’s $75,000 or $100,000 with the slow way he displays the amount,” one fan wrote when the game show shared the clip on YouTube.

Over there on WoF Reddit, a fan, dedicated a discussion thread to the moment titled “Bonus Reveal… lolz.” They continued, “I like Seacrest but I have to admit I’m not a fan of the dramatic 40K reveals lol.”

“Agreed…” a second user wrote, arguing that a candidate in the future could be “disappointed” if it wasn’t more.

“The woman and I commented on this last night. He presents it as if it was a little more than the reserve prize amount! One day the participant will react with disappointment.”

A third wrote: “He also twists his body awkwardly and jumps around just to open the card.” Then he says: “It was so much,” as if he couldn’t say the amount. Kind of strange. However, the lack of larger amounts recently is striking. I’m glad it’s been cash only so far. A lot of the cars before were 30k, which is nice, but they were the lowest price.”

“I agree, it feels like he’s forcing it,” wrote a fourth.

A fifth was even more critical: “I’m sorry, I know a lot of people will be mad at me, but I just don’t like him.” There’s something about him that I don’t enjoy at all when I see him see anything.”

In the meantime, Seacrest, of course, had big shoes to fill after four decades in Season 42, replacing the legendary Pat Sajak alongside the legendary Vanna White. Its debut month was the highest ratings month WoF for the past three years, and viewers have already been treated to a viral moment (via a round of sausage). However, according to fans, there were some other questionable moments.

In September, Seacrest suffered what fans called his “first blunder,” namely a sustained reaction to being rewarded with a bonus round. Fans also called out the hosts for deciding against another player before time expired. There were also a few on-screen “glitches” and a small typo in a Thanksgiving puzzle. Many fans also blamed Seacrest’s lack of experience for mishandling a contestant’s $1 million wedge, which she promptly forfeited.