'Wheel of Fortune' contestant erupts in joyful dance after Bonus Round triumph

"It's about time we finally got a win tonight. Way to go Keisha!!!" a fan reacted.

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Vanna White and contestant Keisha Bell on 'Wheel of Fortune' (Cover Image Source: YouTube| Wheel of Fortune)

'Wheel of Fortune' contestant Keisha Bell caught the attention of fans after she went into a celebratory dance mood. Bell had too many reasons to groove on the game floor; firstly, she won a million-dollar wedge and an extra letter to her earnings. Second, Bell secured a luxurious trip to Antigua, and finally, she entered the Bonus Round with a total of $32,266. But did she win? Did Bell break the dry spell and exceed fans' expectations?

Bell had a great head start; she won the first toss-up, earning $1,000. She later dominated the second toss-up as well. Bell continued to lead, accumulating $12,950 by the end of the first round. She then secured a trip to Antigua worth $9,216, bringing her total to $23,166. Bell made an easy entry into the Bonus Round after winning the triple toss-up, adding another $2,000 to her lead. With total earnings $32,266 and the Million Dollar Wedge in play, along with the extra letter card, Bell walked into the final round with confidence.

"We've replaced the $100,000 envelope with the million-dollar envelope," host Ryan Seacrest reminded Bell. "Just focus on that million," he added. Bell chose "Person" as the category and received the standard letters R, S, T, L, N, E. She then chose M, C, H, A as additional consonants and a vowel, and also used her wild card to add the letter F. The puzzle board gave enough hints because it spelled C, _, M,_,_, T, E, R,_H,_,_. Bell didn't even take a nanosecond to guess the right answer as "Computer Whiz" as soon as the buzzer went off.

Bell completed the Bonus Round, emerging as the winner of $40,000 after a seemingly dry spell. This brought her grand total to $72,266. Bell broke out into adorable dance moves after Seacreat declared her extra winnings. "Not the million but $40,000," the host reacted. He then showed her where the million-dollar envelope was on the wheel, acknowledging she got close but couldn't win it. "Got close, but a big night," Seacrest concluded.

Fans couldn't agree more and were happy for Bell. "It's about time we finally got a win tonight. Way to go Keisha!!!"@myles-spikewebby8519 summed the electrifying moment. "Congratulations Keisha on winning the bonus round and 72k", @Animegamespublishing chimed in. "No million but we’ll take $40K tonight," @sammylerman7136 agreed.

"Wow, what a fantastic player!!!" @loveforeignaccents praised. "Keisha got the answer right, but... her joy was halved with the $40,000 minimum. There was no confetti," @sy-kd6km complained. "The $1,000,000 was under the I in AMERICA," @chris.twentynine pointed out.

You can watch the happy dance moment here.