‘Wheel of Fortune’: Did Wellness Coach Stay Calm After ‘Tough’ $66,000 Loss?

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A Wheel of Fortune contestant, who is a wellness coach with the mantra “mindful movement,” missed out on taking home $66,000. Read on to find out how they reacted after a ‘tough’ loss..

Ryan Peterson, from Las Vegas, Nevada, solved one Fortune Frenzy on the November 10 episode. The wellness coach, who does meditation every day, played against Joe Turner, from Middletown, New Jersey, and Cynthia Matthews from Texarkana, Texas. Turner, a pop culture fanatic and newspaper lover, solved two Fortune Frenzies.

During the first round, Turner obtained the Wild Card in the “Same Letter” puzzle. He went on to solve “Sand, Sunshine, & Snowbirds.” This gave him $10,400. He also solved the “Song Lyrics” puzzle — “Dream On, Dream On,” giving him $12,000.

Matthews solved most of the new puzzle until she landed on Bankrupt. The turn then moved to Peterson, who solved “Coastlines & Tanlines” with only one letter left to solve. He won trips to Panama and Costa Rica, making his total $15,390.

Matthews got on the board when she solved all three Triple Toss-ups, giving her $10,000. This resulted in a big hug from host Ryan Seacrest.

Peterson solved the final puzzle — “Football Stadium.” He ended with a total of $16,890. Matthews took home $10,000. Turner won $12,000.

Peterson advanced to the Bonus Round, where he chose “Thing.” Wheel of Fortune gave him “R,S,T,L,N, and E.” Peterson chose “C,M,D, and I.”

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The puzzle then looked like “_E_ _TI_ _L    _ _LI_ _E.” As the clock counted down, Peterson said “Vestible” over and over again. He couldn’t guess “Beautiful Foliage.”

“You got that last puzzle quickly. This one was really tough to do,” Seacrest said. $50,000 was inside the envelope, which would have given him $66,890.

Peterson stayed calm and put his hands to his chest after the loss.

“I liked Ryan and wished he won big at the end,” a Reddit user said.

“I think the lights and audience got in the way of his attention,” a fan replied.

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