Wheel of Fortune has crowned its first grand prize winner in the Ryan Seacrest era as one contestant had a very happy Halloween on Wednesday’s (October 23) spooky-themed episode. The lucky contestant was Halloween-obsessed Jackie Fakhoury from Visalia,

The 42nd season of Wheel of Fortune with Ryan Seacrest averaged its best premiere month audience in three years, making it the No. 1 series on TV.

Viewers are still giving “Wheel of Fortune” a spin with new host Ryan Seacrest. The syndicated strip’s Season 42, with Seacrest taking over for longtime host Pat Sajak (and joining co-host Vanna White),

Ryan Seacrest survived his first fumble as host of “Wheel of Fortune” with a little help from co-host Vanna White — and eagle-eyed fans took notice. The multi-hyphenate host of the long-running show kept a contestant in suspense by pausing too long after they solved a puzzle correctly.

Wheel of Fortune Season 42's Ryan Seacrest's awkward pause leaves a contestant hanging for his big win, leading fans to blast the new hosts blunder.

Some fans think the odd turn of events could be the fault of the new host — with comments that “Ryan brought some bad mojo with him” and theories that “It’s the wheel retaliating against Ryan.” Despite Seacrest suffering his first big flub in recent days, others offered a possible explanation that, if true, is way more logical. RegisPhone wrote:

Wheel of Fortune is spinning along surprisingly well with Ryan Seacrest, who is pulling ratings that are head and shoulders above Pat Sajak, and above the studio lot next door.

With his Wheel of Fortune ratings boost, Ryan Seacrest is reportedly looking into changing things up on the show.

As the big Wheel keeps on turning, the big wins keep on coming in the ratings for Wheel of Fortune. Deadline reports that, according to Sony Pictures TV's Nielsen stats, Wheel of Fortune ranked as the top show in TV during the period of Sept.