‘Wheel of Fortune’ Fans Think Vanna White Said NSFW Word

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A slip of the tongue on Wheel of Fortune has fans replaying a clip to determine if Vanna White just dropped the F-bomb on TV.

During the Wednesday, January 22 episode of the game show, as part of their Winter Wonderland Week, host Ryan Seacrest and White, 67, appeared in a segment where they were skiing in Park City, Utah. While Seacrest, 50, tumbled down the slope off-camera, White’s reaction caused a stir.

Many viewers believe that White’s response to the fall sounded suspiciously like a four-letter expletive and debated about it on the Wheel Reddit forum.

“I swear she says the F word!” one fan commented, while another agreed, “That’s what I thought she said too!”

A third corrected, “She said ‘Look,’not the F word,” while a fourth confirmed via subtitles, “She said ‘Look’. At least that’s what the closed captioning said.”

Despite some viewers pointing out that closed captions indicated White said “look,” others were unconvinced, continuing to speculate about what was really said. “I keep trying to give her the benefit of the doubt that maybe she said duck, lol, NOPE!” another fan added.

This isn’t Seacrest’s first tumble on Wheel this week. The TV personality lost his footing on the Tuesday, January 21 episode— though this time, it was thanks to a contestant’s excitement. Pittsburgh native Daniel Thomas made it to the bonus round and, after correctly solving a puzzle, hugged Seacrest so enthusiastically that he toppled the host onto the floor. The audience laughed as Seacrest quickly got to his feet, assuring Thomas, “No, I’m good! I’m good!”

While the audience was clearly entertained by the unexpected mishap, Seacrest was all smiles, telling Thomas, “Don’t worry — I loved it!” The excited contestant went on to win $71,950, but not before accidentally taking down Seacrest with his celebratory hug.