Ryan Seacrest Reveals the Rule He Established After Derek Hough’s “Wheel of Fortune” Appearance: ‘Please Don’t Do That’

Ryan Seacrest isn't pushing his luck again aft Derek Hough's quality connected Celebrity Wheel of Fortune.

The host, 50, revealed successful a caller USA Today question and reply that Hough — who appeared connected nan crippled show connected Sept. 26 alongside Dancing pinch nan Stars colleagues Jenna Johnson Chmerkovskiy and Bruno Tonioli — really stepped ft connected nan famed wheel. And he surely wasn't expected to.

"In nan commercialized break, [Hough] was jumping connected nan halfway of nan instrumentality and having Bruno rotation it, overmuch for illustration nan apical of a barroom ornament," Seacrest revealed of Hough, 40.

"We did say, 'Please don't do that," Seacrest added. "That would break it, and there's only 1 of those wheels. If that breaks, we person a existent problem."

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Seacrest past explained that he moreover encouraged nan DWTS formed to "stick to nan ledge" during nan show, which is precisely what Hough did. During nan play 6 premiere, Hough notably jumped connected nan set's podium, avoiding immoderate harm to nan show's beloved money-making centerpiece.

"They're very physical, and that makes for fun," Seacrest said.

Hough's methods whitethorn person paid off, though, arsenic he won nan section and secured $63,350 for nan Feeding America organization.

Elsewhere successful nan Wheel of Fortune universe, wheels whitethorn not person been surgery but records were. Seacrest handed retired biggest prize successful nan show's history conscionable past month, erstwhile contestant Christina Derevjanik from Stamford, Conn. won a cash prize of $1,035,155. 

The triumph made Derevjanik nan first million-dollar victor since Seacrest took complete hosting duties for Pat Sajak following his status successful 2024.

Seacrest besides joked pinch USA Today that "somebody successful immoderate office" was apt upset astir cutting nan million-dollar cheque to Derevjanik. "I thought that mightiness beryllium nan case. But it's not, because it's specified a uncommon thing," he said. "When it happens, it happens, and nan bully news is they person to pay. Those are nan rules."

Last month, Seacrest caught up pinch PEOPLE astir his busy schedule — from hosting Wheel to overseeing his play syndicated power program, On Air pinch Ryan. "I do sleep. Everyone asks me, do I sleep?" he said. "It's like, I spell to furniture immediately, and I get a bully night's sleep. But it's beautiful jam-packed successful betwixt nan sleeps."

As for really he gets that sleep, he told PEOPLE he has "a typical pillow" he travels with. "So everyplace I am, I've sewage my ain pillow that makes maine autumn dormant beautiful easily," he explained.

Wheel of Fortune airs weeknights (check section listings) connected ABC. New episodes of Wheel of Fortune stream connected Peacock, Hulu and Disney+ nan adjacent day.