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Wheel of Fortune contestants regularly whiff their bonus puzzles, but the winner of Monday, December 2’s episode was in for a particularly heartbreaking spin. Her additional letter choices added ZERO letters to a tricky puzzle, which was even more shocking since she had the advantage of a Wild Card wedge. The tough break involved Kelsey Sowders, a mom of three and steak/wine savant from Tomball, Texas. After an astounding performance, she proceeded to the coveted bonus round, having racked up $40,398 in cash, a prize trip to Japan, and the elusive Wild Card. This meant she got to pick five additional letters instead of four, which often spells success. Selecting “What are You Doing?” as her category, with the off-side support of her eldest son Grant and husband, Sowders joined Ryan Seacrest center stage. She landed on the star portion of the wheel, and the host assured, “Perhaps it’s good luck.” “I hope so,” Sowders said. The two-word puzzle read as “_EE_N_’ ‘_ _ S_,’ and she chose an additional “MFDA,” and H.” However, Vanna White didn’t move an inch as the letter choices were useless, making the puzzle very difficult. “Oh no!” Sowders exclaimed in disappointment. She went through the five stages of grief, staring in disbelief, blowing a raspberry in frustration, and recollecting herself. Seacrest wished her the best, “You’re doing great so far tonight.” But the cruel twist of fate left Sowder unable to solve the puzzle under the 10-second timer, which ended up being “KEEPING BUSY.” She was close, even able to get the first word, but nowhere near the second. “Oh no!” Sowders exclaimed once more as the full puzzle was displayed. Then, cutting back to the contestant and Seacrest, the second dagger came. The host revealed from his prize card contained $75,000 and she hid her face from it. “I don’t want to see that,” she said as Seacrest winced at the camera. “Don’t worry,” the host told her as she emotionally recovered and told him, “That’s okay.” The game show shared the big miss on YouTube, where fans expressed their shock and empathized with the player’s reaction. “That was a tough one. I didn’t get it either. Props to her for getting the first word right, but that second word was tricky as hell. I’m glad she’s not walking away empty-handed, though. She still won up until that point and nobody can take that from her,” one fan wrote. “Impossible without the right letter choices. Been a few of those this season,” wrote another. “If she would have won, she would have won over $100,000 cash without actually landing on the envelope! That’s really disappointing. Also, the fact that she had 5 letters but didn’t get a single one?! Should I be disappointed or impressed?” asked a third. “Ouch!” wrote a fourth. “You don’t see $75,000 all that often!” Meanwhile , Seacrest had huge shoes to fill replacing the legendary Pat Sajak after four decades for Season 42. His debut month was the strongest ratings month for WoF in the past three years, and viewers were already treated to a viral moment (via a round of sausage) . That said, there have been some questionable host moments according to fans. In September, Seacrest suffered what fans dubbed his “first blooper” , involving a delayed reaction to rewarding a bonus round. Fans also called out the host for ruling against another player before the timer was up. Most controversially, fans recently called out the host for not reminding a player to pick a letter , leading to him losing the game in a misunderstanding and by a mere $147. Another puzzling pattern has emerged, which is that no player has won the bonus round in a full week , many fans blaming the players, not the host. As for Sowders, another contestant recently botched their bonus puzzle in a similar way after choosing poor letters, but in that instance, they didn’t have the boost of the Wild Card wedge. Wheel of Fortune , Weeknights, Check your local listings More Headlines:Buchanan scores 28 off the bench, Boise State downs South Dakota State 83-82Vintage Varsity: a former Footlight

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No. 23 Alabama women beat Alabama State 83-33 at Emerald Coast ClassicLeicester 3-1 West Ham: Ruud van Nistelrooy's first game produces a stirring win to leave luckless Julen Lopetegui on borrowed time Jamie Vardy put Leicester in front inside two minutes at the King Power Stadium Bilal El Khannous and Patson Daka wrapped up the victory in the second half LISTEN NOW: Manchester City correspondent Jack Gaughan joins It's All Kicking Off! to explain whether Pep Guardiola will have money to spend in January By TOM COLLOMOSSE Published: 09:15 AEDT, 4 December 2024 | Updated: 10:16 AEDT, 4 December 2024 e-mail 10 shares 13 View comments As one era begins, so another may have edged a little closer to its conclusion as Julen Lopetegui felt the full force of West Ham supporters’ fury. Ruud van Nistelrooy’s first game as Leicester boss produced a stirring win as his side enjoyed the sort of luck that deserted Lopetegui when he needed it most. West Ham fans chanted ‘You’re getting sacked in the morning’ in the closing stages and though Lopetegui’s words after the game were defiant, he had the look of a broken man. Nine years ago, Jamie Vardy scored in 11 consecutive matches to break a Premier League record that Van Nistelrooy had held. This game was only 98 seconds old when Leicester’s extraordinary talisman put his team ahead, and Bilal El Khannouss doubled their advantage early in the second half. In between those moments, only West Ham will know how they did not score. Just before the second, they had a goal ruled out for a foul on Leicester goalkeeper Mads Hermansen, who so often kept his team in it. To add insult to injury, substitute Patson Daka made it three with time ticking away and West Ham sub Niclas Fullkrug’s stoppage-time header was too little, too late. Ruud van Nistelrooy's Leicester reign got off to the perfect start as they beat West Ham 3-1 The result may have pushed Julen Lopetegui closer to the exit door at West Ham Jamie Vardy got the ball rolling as Leicester took the lead inside the opening two minutes While the visiting fans voiced their anger, the under-pressure Lopetegui stood on the touchline, wondering how many more times he would do so in charge of West Ham. There has been little to show for the heavy spending that followed the Basque’s arrival last summer and he may now be on borrowed time. MATCH FACTS Leicester (4-4-2): *Hermansen 8.5*; Justin 6.5, Coady 7, Vestergaard 7 (Faes 60, 6), Kristiansen 5; McAteer 7.5 (Mavididi 73, 6), Ndidi 7.5, Soumare 6, El Khannouss 8; Buonanotte 7 (De Cordova-Reid 72, 6), Vardy 8 (Daka 60, 7). Scorers: Vardy 2, El Khannouss 61, Daka 90 Booked: Soumare, Vardy Manager: Ruud van Nistelrooy 7 West Ham (4-1-4-1): Fabianski 6.5; Coufal 6 (Emerson 62, 6), Mavropanos 6, Kilman 6, Wan-Bissaka 6; Alvarez 7; Bowen 7.5, Soucek 6 (Paqueta 62, 6), Soler 6 (Antonio 62, 6), Kudus 6.5; Ings 5 (Summerville 46, 6). Scorers: Fullkrug 90+3 Booked: Coufal Manager: Julen Lopetegui 5.5 Referee: Josh Smith 6 Advertisement Having frustrated fans all season, Lucas Paqueta was left out of the starting XI by Lopetegui, who has been asked regularly about his future in recent weeks. Paqueta was one of five players to be axed after the Hammers were thrashed at home by Arsenal. At least Van Nistelrooy will not have to handle such questions for a while. The Dutchman made it clear he will take no nonsense from this restless Foxes squad and he was as good as he word, leaving Wout Faes out of the line-up for the first time since October 2022. Van Nistelrooy has replaced Steve Cooper, whose reign was doomed from the start amid player dissatisfaction over tactics and management style. The former Nottingham Forest boss was not even mentioned by owner Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha in his column in the programme. Time to look ahead. Yet while Leicester looked more fluent going forward, it will take more than a change in the dugout to fix the defensive problems that have hobbled them all season. The away side took a remarkable 20 shots before the break and 31 across the 90 minutes, their most on a record in a Premier League fixture. West Ham were 5-2 down at half-time against Arsenal last Saturday and should probably have been leading by that margin at the interval here, even though Van Nistelrooy could not have dreamed of a better start. El Khannouss found Vardy haring through the middle and his finish was perfect, though initially disallowed for offside. As the players waited for the VAR verdict, the West Ham fans taunted Vardy with a chant about his family. West Ham finally found the net but the goal was ruled out for a foul by Tomas Soucek on Mads Hermansen West Ham's players were furious with the goal being disallowed and crowded the referee Bilal El Khannous doubled Leicester's lead just a minute after West Ham's goal was ruled out Sure enough, Vardy returned the compliment when the goal was given as he raced towards the travelling supporters, flapping his arms in the manner of a cockerel. Afterwards the first half was largely West Ham against Mads Hermansen. The Dane turned an effort from Jarrod Bowen around the post before clawing away a header from Danny Ings. Not long afterwards, Bowen was thwarted by Hermansen again. Hammers fans thought their team had equalised when Tomas Soucek’s header rippled the net. Lopetegui thought it was in, too – and the Leicester fans jeered when he realised the ball had hit the side netting. Then Bowen steered a perfect cross to the far post but nobody was there for the tap-in. The visitors were nearly made to pay when Facundo Buonanotte released Kasey McAteer. With Vardy waiting, Lukasz Fabianski blocked with his shin. Hermansen soon produced his best save, an instinctive left hand to stop Bowen steering in Edson Alvarez’s pass. From the corner, Carlos Soler volleyed just wide and in first-half stoppage time, Hermansen’s luck was in when he failed to claim a high ball but Lopetegui’s men could not take advantage. Lopetegui had hauled off the ineffective Ings and sent on Crysencio Summerville, with Bowen now through the middle. The West Ham captain created another good chance for Soucek, who squandered it. It was not long before Hermansen was back in action as he tipped over Mohammed Kudus’ deflected effort. And when West Ham finally had the ball in the net after Hermansen punched fresh air, the goal was ruled out for a foul by Soucek. Patson Daka put the result beyond doubt when he fired home a late third goal for the hosts Niclas Fullkrug pulled a goal back in stoppage time but it was too little too late for West Ham Vardy was brought off on the hour mark and given a big hug by Van Nistelrooy. The pair would soon be celebrating again as Leicester doubled their lead. Buonanotte sent McAteer scurrying through and El Khannouss drifted into space on the edge of the box to guide home the pass. El Khannouss then produced a delicious cross that drew a stunning Fabianski stop from Wilfred Ndidi’s header. At the other end, Leicester somehow preserved their two-goal lead. Summerville sneaked ahead of James Justin to prod Bowen’s cut-back beyond Hermansen but there was Conor Coady to poke it off the line. By now the Hammers fans were berating Lopetegui and VAR’s decision to disallow Bobby De Cordova-Reid’s third was no consolation. Sure enough, fellow substitute Patson Daka made it three soon afterwards and Fullkrug’s headed goal could not alter Lopetegui’s miserable night. Ruud van Nistelrooy Patson Daka Leicester Share or comment on this article: Leicester 3-1 West Ham: Ruud van Nistelrooy's first game produces a stirring win to leave luckless Julen Lopetegui on borrowed time e-mail 10 shares Add comment

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QUEBEC CITY , Dec. 5, 2024 /CNW/ - iA Financial Group is pleased to announce that Caroline Drouin has been appointed Head of Investor Relations, effective January 1, 2025 . Ms. Drouin already holds the position of Vice-President, Investor Relations, Sustainability and Public Affairs since last July. In this role, Ms. Drouin will be responsible for managing relations with investors, as well as with the various players in the financial markets. She will also be responsible for the company's public affairs, sustainability and philanthropy programs. Caroline Drouin holds a Bachelor in Actuarial Science from Université Laval and is a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries and the Society of Actuaries. She joined iA Financial Group in 2018, where she has since held various management positions. Marie-Annick Bonneau , who has been Head of Investor Relations since 2019, will take on a new challenge as Senior Vice President, Integrated Risk Management at iA Financial Group. The careers of these two leaders clearly illustrate the importance of internal mobility at iA Financial Group, as a significant lever in career and personal development. About iA Financial Group iA Financial Group is one of the largest insurance and wealth management groups in Canada , with operations in the United States . Founded in 1892, it is an important Canadian public company and is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol IAG (common shares). iA Financial Group is a business name and trademark of iA Financial Corporation Inc. and Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc. SOURCE Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc. View original content: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/December2024/05/c8064.html © 2024 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.