Even Tiffany Godshalk of Jamison, Pa., appeared surprised when her guess was correct.

Ryan Seacrest and Wheel of Fortune fans baffled by bizarre, kinky-sounding puzzle as contestant wins $54K

Even Tiffany Godshalk of Jamison, Pa., appeared surprised when her guess was correct.

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A recent *Wheel of Fortune* puzzle had some viewers raising their eyebrows.

Things began innocently enough on Thursday's episode, with the category introduced as "Pet Life." Contestant Tiffany Godshalk of Jamison, Pa., ultimately came up with the correct answer, though she uttered it cautiously.

"Wearing my new dog collar," she said, shaking her head in surprise after she won.

Host Ryan Seacrest acknowledged that it "sounds weird," but it was in fact the right solution.

Godshalk's opponents, Moses Sankey of Chicago and Yumn Elkhoja, of Ypsilanti, Mich., appeared as amused as members of the audience, who laughed as they applauded.

Seacrest also noted that the phrase was one he didn't expect anyone to get.

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Godshalk went on to take home $53,498 by winning the entire game.

But what received attention from the long-running series' dedicated fans was that blush-worthy moment. "Should have been called 'Pet Life or Kink?,'" a viewer said on Reddit.

Another added simply, "That was weird!"

One viewer said their son had suggested the category was called "Never Have I Ever."

** has reached out to the show for comment.

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*Wheel of Fortune* has been on the air since 1975 and is generally pretty no-nonsense. In October, for instance, Seacrest scolded Derek Hough, the *Dancing With the Stars* judge, when he toyed with the show's most important element during a game of *Celebrity Wheel of Fortune *against costars Jenna Johnson-Chmerkovskiy and Bruno Tonioli.

"In the commercial break, [Hough] was jumping on the center of the wheel and having Bruno spin it, much like the top of a cake ornament," the host told *USA Today*. "We did say, 'Please don't do that. That would break it, and there's only one of those wheels. If that breaks, we have a real problem.'"

Tiffany Godshalk on 'Wheel of Fortune'.

Seacrest has hosted since September 2024, after the retirement of longtime host Pat Sajak.

"I still can't believe my luck in being here with you tonight, to continue this legacy of this incredible show with all of you, and of course my good friend Vanna White," Seacrest said on his first episode with the title.

"Hosting *Wheel of Fortune* is a dream job," added Seacrest, who also hosts *American Idol*. "I've been a fan of this show since I was a kid watching it in Atlanta with my family. And I know how special it is that *Wheel* has been in your living rooms for the past 40 years, and I'm so grateful to be invited in. I also know I've got some very big shoes to fill — so let's play."

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