{"id":14943,"date":"2026-05-13T18:48:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T18:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trendusa1.online\/?p=14943"},"modified":"2026-05-13T18:48:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T18:48:56","slug":"wheel-of-fortune-contestant-stuns-fans-after-solving-688318585-1418154880340944-3635984161677504529-n-for-her-bonus-puzzle-keyes-selected-the-what-are-you-doing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trendusa1.online\/?p=14943","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Wheel of Fortune\u2019 Contestant Stuns Fans After Solving 688318585 1418154880340944 3635984161677504529 n For her bonus puzzle, Keyes selected the \u201cWhat Are You Doing?\u201d category. She began, as the game dictates, with the standard letters R, S, T, L, N, and E. For her additional picks, she went with D, G, H, and O. Holding a Wild Card from earlier in the game, she got to choose one extra consonant \u2014 C.uzzle"},"content":{"rendered":"

Scoring a Wheel of Fortune bonus round victory is no small feat these days \u2014 and when it happens, the celebrations usually get loud. But contestant Linda Keyes stole the spotlight this week with a more heartfelt approach, dedicating her win to someone very special: her late mother.<\/p>\n

Keyes\u2019 episode, recently aired on ABC, was taped not long after her mom passed away. According to TV Insider, her mother had been an avid viewer, rarely missing an episode. That made the win bittersweet \u2014 and the dedication even more touching.<\/p>\n

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For her bonus puzzle, Keyes selected the \u201cWhat Are You Doing?\u201d category. She began, as the game dictates, with the standard letters R, S, T, L, N, and E. For her additional picks, she went with D, G, H, and O. Holding a Wild Card from earlier in the game, she got to choose one extra consonant \u2014 C.<\/p>\n

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Her letter choices turned out to be spot-on. When the board revealed the results, most of the puzzle had already taken shape: \u201cOR _NG _RO_ND THE _ _RD.\u201d With 10 seconds on the clock, Keyes paused, focused \u2014 and then screamed the correct answer: \u201cWorking around the yard!\u201d<\/p>\n

Host Ryan Seacrest opened the prize envelope to reveal a $40,000 cash bonus \u2014 plus a luxury trip to England and Scotland. Her total winnings from the game? A staggering $77,546 in cash and prizes.<\/p>\n

But for Keyes, the trip and the money weren\u2019t the real reward. Speaking with the Northwest Herald, she recalled how her mom would spend 30 minutes every day watching Wheel of Fortune without fail. Landing on that stage was something they had both dreamed about. Winning the bonus round turned that dream into a tribute.<\/p>\n

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Her road to Wheel of Fortune wasn\u2019t quick. Keyes first auditioned for the show a few years ago with Sony, but never got a call back. Last year, she tried again \u2014 this time via a video call audition. Once again, months went by without a word, and she assumed she hadn\u2019t made the cut.<\/p>\n

Then came the surprise call: she had just two weeks before her episode would tape. Keyes described those days as a \u201cmad dash\u201d to brush up on puzzles and strategy. All the preparation paid off in the biggest way possible \u2014 with a life-changing win and a moment she\u2019s certain would have made her mom proud.<\/p>\n

Her time on Wheel of Fortune ended with a trip across the pond, thousands in prize money, and a memory that will last far longer than any vacation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Scoring a Wheel of Fortune bonus round victory is no small feat these days \u2014 and when it happens, the celebrations usually get loud. But contestant Linda Keyes stole the spotlight this week with a more heartfelt approach, dedicating her win to someone very special: her late mother. Keyes\u2019 episode, recently aired on ABC, was…<\/p>\n

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