Vanna White ‘Glitch’ Moment Scares ‘Wheel of Fortune’ Fans

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Now that it’s officially fall, some Wheel of Fortune fans think the popular game show may have gotten a little too into the Halloween spirit.

On the September 20 episode — which saw Angie Sutton from Dolton, Illinois, Barry Wolfsheimer from Jarrettsville, Maryland, and Teresa Vaughn from Paducah, Kentucky facing off — fans noticed something weird about Vanna White.

It started off normal, with White, 67, standing by the puzzle board during the Express Round, which showed the category as “Living Things.” She wore a yellow pantsuit, and was standing to the side of the board, clapping her hands.

Vanna White and Ryan SeacrestThe camera panned to show the contestants, and then when it returned to White and the puzzle, though the letters were the same, the category read, “Same Letter.” Even more frightening, White appeared to be standing in the same spot, but if you glanced down at the floor, her reflection was in the middle of walking across the stage.

Fans took to Reddit to point out the inconsistency, questioning if their eyes had deceived them. “I might be tripping but I think I saw her reflection walking when she was standing still??” one person posted, while another responded calling it a “glitch in the matrix.”

Upon closer inspection, the co-host’s regular reflection was there as well, making fans wonder: how many Vanna’s are there? “Did anyone see Vanna’s reflection desync from her body?” one person asked, while another responded, “Just saw it on the replay. Insane!”

“So that’s even a reflection of a different puzzle…” another Reddit user pointed out. “I noticed it too. Maybe [host] Ryan Seacrest isn’t the only new member of the staff,” someone else joked. Some criticized the editors, commenting, “Surprised they didn’t catch this before air, what a sloppy edit lol.”

The answer to the puzzle was “Elephants and Rhinos,” which won Sutton a Lion World Travel safari in Tanzania worth $12,900. Sutton also went on to win the whole episode, including the Bonus Round Puzzle, which made her grand total for cash and prizes for the episode $82,550.