DWTS star Carie Ann's scoring blunder leaves viewers in splits on premiere night

Dancing With The Stars judge Carrie Ann fumbled her score paddle, using a 9 paddle to indicate a score of 6.

Dancing With The Star judge, Carie Ann Inaba was caught in the spotlight with a blunder on the first live show. While many would have suspected her to gain attention because of her gorgeous red gown, the viewers got distracted as she fumbled on the show.

Carie Ann Inaba distracted viewers as she misplaced her score 6 paddles and used 9 instead.(@carrieanninaba/X)

Carie Ann’s blunder on live show

After Tori Spelling’s performance, the judges were required to score the act as is the format of the show. However, Carie Ann had a moment of panic while scoring as she lost one of her score paddles. As the camera switched to her to reveal her score, she was recorded playing with cards. She finally admitted, “I couldn't find the right panel but it's a 6." Under panic, she used the Number 9 paddle upside down to show 6. This caught the attention of several viewers and distracted them from what was happening on the stage.

The incident came in the wake of the American TV personality reflecting on her health issues, admitting she was “in a lot of pain” in 2023. She previously opened up about her health when she revealed she had suffered from an array of health problems such as spinal stenosis, Sjögren syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia, as reported by Daily Express US. Last month Carie Ann expressed on Instagram that she had a “complicated” 2024.

Netizens react to Carie Ann’s blunder

Carie Ann's act of using 9 as 6 left the viewers in splits. Netizens were quick to rush to social media to comment on her blunder on the show. one user wrote on X “Carrie Ann not being able to find the 6 paddle?? I can’t with her unserious a**.” A second user wrote, “Carrie Ann using the 9 panel for 6 has me laughing.” A third user wrote, “Carrie Ann losing her paddle BYEEEE." While another user wrote, “Carrie Ann you can no longer give anyone a 6.”