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By the time he reached the Bonus Round with the category “What Are You Wearing?”, the studio felt electric. Standing beside Ryan Seacrest, family cheering from the audience, Wredberg faced the final puzzle with ten seconds and a partially filled phrase. He circled the right idea but couldn’t land on “My Fancy Clothes” in time. The $40,000 vanished, but his grace in defeat, and the razor-thin margin of that miss, reminded fans why they care so deeply: because in those final seconds, everyone feels like they’re playing along.
