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Presenters of “Wheel of Fortune” Ryan Seacrest and Vanna White helped make one contestant’s night a little special.
On Thursday night, during the game show’s 50th anniversary celebration, Seacrest announced that they had helped Robin propose to Rhea Mathew, a former “Wheel of Fortune” contestant who competed in October 2023.
“We’re celebrating milestones in honor of our 50th anniversary and one actually happened earlier this week here on set,” Seacrest announced in a clip posted to YouTube.
“Former contestant Rhea’s boyfriend, Robin, asked us to help him ask her a great question,” Vanna added.
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He explained that with the help of announcer Jim Thornton, they were able to create “a little ruse, making Rhea think she had returned to celebrate 50 years of ‘Wheel.'”
Ryan Seacrest and Vanna White helped with a marriage proposal on the game show. (Getty Images/Wheel of Fortune YouTube)
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“But take a look and see what happened,” White added, before discussing Robin and Rhea’s proposal.
In the clip, Rhea solved the problem “Will you marry me?” puzzle.
“Well done,” Thornton told Rhea.
Robin came on stage, got down on one knee and asked, “Rhea Susan Mathew, will you marry me?” The former contestant seemed surprised and nodded his head.
“Rhea Susan Mathew, will you marry me?”
The video then cut to White and Seacrest.
“I think she was really surprised,” Ryan said.
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“Yeah, that was very comforting,” White said.
“Very sweet. I love that we get to do that on this show,” Seacrest added.
“You never know what’s going to happen around here,” White joked.
Vanna White participated in the surprise proposal. (Christopher Willard via Getty Images)
“Wheel of Fortune” shared the couple’s special moment on their Instagram account.
“Screaming, crying, losing my mind over this sweet proposal from Wheel!” he captioned the post.
Rhea commented on the post and wrote, “AHHH thank you thank you thank you for making this happen! beyond even my wildest dreams!!”
Pat Sajak’s daughter, Maggie, spoke to the contestant before the proposal. (Christopher Willard/ABC via Getty Images)
Rhea shared a picture of the proposal. on his Instagram and noted that her fiancé “blew me away by doing the sweetest, most elaborate thing anyone has ever done for me.”
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Former host of “Wheel of Fortune” Pat Sajak’s daughter, Maggie, He spoke to Rhea before the proposal in a video posted on his Instagram page.
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“I actually brought someone very special with me today. I brought my boyfriend Robin. He’s one of my biggest fans. So I’m really excited to share this magic with him,” Rhea told Maggie, who is the social correspondent of the game show. .
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Sajak’s video then showed a behind-the-scenes look at the proposal with the caption, “An on-set proposal?! 2025 is off to a magical start!”
