‘Wheel of Fortune’ Host Ryan Seacrest Reveals Massive Giveaway Goal for 2025

After Wheel of Fortune entered a new era in 2024 with Ryan Seacrest taking over for Pat Sajak, the new host is revealing a big goal he has for the new year. Seacrest’s first episodes officially started airing in September, and while fans had mixed opinions on him, it seems like he’s been doing alright, despite some reported behind-the-scenes troubles with the crew and Vanna White. Regardless, Seacrest is looking ahead to more Wheel and told Fox News Digital while attending the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball on Dec. 6 his goals for 2025.

“I am always impressed and grateful for what the show has meant to me before I even started working there and what it means to so many people and generations around the country,” Seacrest said. “I love giving away the money. I get so excited when people win the money, and they win a lot of money. I’m hoping to give away a million dollars in 2025.”

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It’s a big ask, even for a show that’s been on the air for a long time. Throughout Wheel of Fortune’s run, only four people have won the million-dollar prize during the Bonus Round. Most recently, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch star Melissa Joan Hart won it on Celebrity Wheel of Fortune in October 2021, donating the prize to her chosen charity, Youth Villages. Of course, that’s not the only time that the million dollars has come up during the Bonus Round, as there have been people that have unfortunately gotten the envelope with the big prize but complete the Bonus Puzzle, as what happened last fall.

Seacrest was pretty close to giving away a million dollars with just his second week, so it is quite possible. Even though he was blamed for costing someone $13,000. Considering it is Wheel of Fortune, though, anything can happen. At the very least, Seacrest has plenty of time to give way that kind of prize money, assuming he stays on Wheel of Fortune for a long time. He knows how it feels seeing people’s lives change in an instant after hosting American Idol. This is just a tad different.

It will be interesting and entertaining to see if Ryan Seacrest manages to give away a million dollars in 2025, but the year just started. You never know what could go down on Wheel of Fortune.