Contestant Brittany discovered that she had correctly guessed the correct answer to the puzzle – albeit after the buzzer, meaning she missed out on a $40,000 prize.

In the bonus round, Brittany, who had already won $30,921 in regular play, guessed the letters G, C, P and P as well as the given R, S, T, L, N and E for her puzzle.

After all the letters were on the board, it read _P_ _T_ NG _ _ S O_ T _ _ R E.

As the countdown continued, Brittany appeared perplexed before trying to discern if the first word was “Uplifting” before realizing that the third word was “Software”, which she said as the buzzer sounded.

She then guessed the correct answer: “Update my software,” but couldn’t get the prize money because she said it too late – albeit by a small margin.

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And while Seacrest praised her for guessing correctly, he was forced to let her know it was too late, and most fans agreed, watching the show’s YouTube clip about it to share , that it was unfortunate, but the show made the right decision.

“It was extremely thin, but in the end it wasn’t enough to win. “Heartbreaking loss but $39,000 is nothing to sneeze at,” one fan wrote. “Plus she was cheered on by Donald Duck and who doesn’t love Donald Duck?”

“I hate that she was late but even after the buzzer it was an excellent solution,” said a second.

“Well, that was a little late. Congratulations Brittany!” a third added.