Wheel Of Fortune winning contestant's son SHOCKS Ryan Seacrest and Vanna White with amazing feat
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Thursday's episode of Wheel of Fortune provided a glimpse at a very swift skill as the episode came to a close.
The new episode was won by Frank Mentesana of Brooklyn, New York, who took advantage of $6,000 per letter in the final round to sneak out a victory over Angela, who had a $1 million wedge at the time.
He solve the final puzzle - 'Tough But Fair' to win a cool $40K, bringing his grand total up to $65,850 for the evening.
He was mobbed by his son Braden, his brother-in-law Michael and his brother Ciro, after the big win, but Braden took the spotlight as the episode came to an end.
During his introduction earlier in the episode, Frank mentioned his son Braden can solve a Rubik's Cube in under 30 seconds.
After Frank's win, Braden got the chance to show off his skills, pulling off a quick solve just before the show went off the air, stunning Ryan Seacrest and Vanna White.
Thursday's episode of Wheel of Fortune provided a glimpse at a very swift skill as the episode came to a close
The new episode was won by Frank Mentesana of Brooklyn, New York, who took advantage of $6,000 per letter in the final round to sneak out a victory over Angela, who had a $1 million wedge at the time.
After Frank's win, Braden got the chance to show off his skills, pulling off a quick solve just before the show went off the air, stunning Ryan Seacrest and Vanna White
Frank said at the start of the episode that Braden, 'just said he was going to do it,' a few years earlier.
'A few days later, he had pages of notes of algorithms and things I couldn't understand,' Frank added.
The proud father also joked, 'I try to get him to teach me to do it, but in the pace I'm going, it should be about 30 years.'
When Ryan introduced Frank's family before the Bonus Round, he asked Braden if he could solve a Rubik's Cube faster than his dad could solve the puzzle, and he confidently said, 'Yeah.'
As the episode came to an end, Seacrest asked Braden what his personal record of solving a Rubik's Cube was, and he said, '18 seconds.'
Braden quickly went to work, as Frank added, 'He's used to Speek Rubik's Cube,' adding the pieces, 'move quicker,' but he insisted his son 'got it.'
While Ryan started wrapping up the episode, Braden managed to solve it with just seconds left before the game show went off the air, solving it in approximately 28 seconds.
The art of 'speedcubing' has been around for years, with the first speedcubing competition held in 1982, 12 years after engineer Erno Rubik created the Rubik's Cube.
Frank said at the start of the episode that Braden, 'just said he was going to do it,' a few years earlier
When Ryan introduced Frank's family before the Bonus Round, he asked Braden if he could solve a Rubik's Cube faster than his dad could solve the puzzle, and he confidently said, 'Yeah.'
As the episode came to an end, Seacrest asked Braden what his personal record of solving a Rubik's Cube was, and he said, '18 seconds.'
While Ryan started wrapping up the episode, Braden managed to solve it with just seconds left before the game show went off the air, solving it in approximately 28 seconds
The art of 'speedcubing' has been around for years, with the first speedcubing competition held in 1982, 12 years after engineer Erno Rubik created the Rubik's Cube
The first world record established at that 1982 event was 22.95 seconds by Minh Thai, though there wasn't another competition for decades.
Now the World Cube Association (WCA) holds bi-annual World Championships, with a number of other events throughout any given year.
The current world record is a blistering 3.134 seconds set by Max Park at an event in June 2023.
Park and other prominent solvers were even featured in a 2020 Netflix documentary dubbed The Speed Cubers.
