Ryan Seacrest has explained why he pauses for a second or two before showing off the envelope with the prize money in it on Wheel of Fortune . The host fired back at the game show change after fans blasted the way he had introduced “extra drama” to the end of the show.
When Ryan Seacrest shows how much money the Wheel of Fortune contestant won or would have won, he does it slowly. Instead of just opening the envelope and showing the amount to the contestant, he peeks at it and then turns it around, dragging it out before the contestant or fans know what it is.
But he explains that the hesitation in his blood. “I’m used to saying, ‘The winner is … Kelly Clarkson !'” Seacrest told USA Today about his time hosting American Idol , which he has done since Season 1 . “Any ti