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After selecting additional consonants and a vowel, the contestant stood quietly as the puzzle board revealed a sparse collection of letters. The category offered little help at first glance, and the phrase looked daunting. Host Ryan Seacrest turned to the contestant with the familiar prompt: “You have 10 seconds. Good luck.”
Without hesitation — and before the ticking clock could even build suspense — the contestant confidently delivered the correct answer in what felt like a single breath. The audience gasped, then erupted into cheers as the buzzer confirmed the solve. Even Seacrest appeared momentarily stunned before breaking into a wide grin and announcing the prize: a whopping $65,000.
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