Ryan Seacrest suffers hard fall after emotional ‘Wheel of Fortune’ contestant wins $40K grand prize
“Wheel of Fortune” host Ryan Seacrest was thrown to the ground when an overzealous contestant won the popular game show’s $40,000 grand prize on Tuesday. Pittsburgh native Daniel Thomas needed to solve a one-word, seven-letter puzzle in the “Living Things” category in the show’s daunting bonus round.