“Earlier in the show, we had a puzzle, ‘Seeing the green flash,’” White said before turning to Seacrest. “Have you ever heard of the green flash?”

Seacrest described it as a rare optical phenomenon that occurs right before the sun fully sets. “When I’m sitting there in a lawn chair with a wine cooler, watching its final moments, it flashes at the last second before dipping below the horizon. You see this green refraction of light—it’s quite beautiful.”

Many fans appreciated the clarification, with one person writing, “I’m glad they explained it, but I’ve never heard of that before. Or seen it in the many, many sunsets I’ve watched.”

Sporer Secures His Spot in the Bonus Round

The game continued with White scoring big in the Prize Puzzle Round, correctly solving “Take a shower under a waterfall.” The win earned her $9,000 and a luxurious trip to Aruba.

 

But Sporer took control in the final stretch, nailing all three Triple Toss-Ups and adding $10,000 to his total. He later solved the final puzzle, “In the home stretch,” securing his place in the Bonus Round with $35,000. White finished strong with $22,132, while Russell ended with $5,800.

A Bonus Round Blunder Fans Won’t Forget

With his partner Jeremy and best friend Mary cheering him on, Sporer picked “Phrase” as his category. The board revealed:

O N O _ R _ _ _

Sporer selected C, M, G, and O, but hesitation filled the studio as he struggled to piece it together. Despite several attempts, he failed to say the correct answer: “On Our Way.”

The misstep cost him an additional $40,000—a moment that stunned fans watching at home.

 

“I GOT IT!! I cannot believe he didn’t know it was ‘On Our Way,’” one person wrote on YouTube.

Another admitted, “I was yelling the answer at my TV repeatedly, haha!”

“I’m usually not great at solving puzzles, but I figured this one out even before they added the extra letters,” a viewer commented.

In the end, Sporer still walked away with an impressive $35,000, but his missed opportunity will likely go down as one of the show’s more frustrating Bonus Round moments.

Sources: TV Insider