I’ve seen my fair share of bad Wheel of Fortune guesses over the years.
There was poor Shermian, who just needed the first and last word to solve a puzzle but ended up bungling the whole thing; and this guy’s dirty mind (it’s A Streetcar Named Desire, not A Streetcar Naked Desire, although maybe it should be); and who could forget this act of hubris. Shout out to “bridal and gold shower,” too. But Thursday’s episode of the syndicated game show had one of my all-time favorite terrible guesses.
As seen above, the category was “People” and the board read: TH_ N__T __N_R_T__N. To be honest, I didn’t know the answer, but I knew it wasn’t “The Best Buttercup,” which is what contestant Matt guessed. Or maybe he said “The Best Buttercut.” It’s hard to tell, but neither is close to being right (the actual answer: “The Next Generation”). Even Pat Sajak sounded confused. After Matt tried to solve the puzzle, the host replied, in a deadpan voice that would make the late, great Alex Trebek proud, “Uh, no. Oddly enough, no.” Matt ended up winning the episode (although he wasn’t able to get the bonus puzzle), but that’s not what he’ll be remembered for.
“Best buttercup!” “Uhh no.” #wheeloffortune #fail #wof pic.twitter.com/dilptYs9GW
— emily (@emilybabyy) June 10, 2021
Ok I had to rewind like 100x but did this MF say the best buttercut???? #WheelOfFortune pic.twitter.com/QG3tEI3zyg
— 🪀 (@yorobertaa) June 10, 2021
https://twitter.com/down2LARSgirl/status/1403130737621151749
Did this dude really say “the best buttercup” 😂😭 #wheeloffortune
— Brittany (@richhomiebla) June 10, 2021
https://twitter.com/wheelwatcha/status/1403138570769010693
The best buttercup? #wheeloffortune @patsajak how did you not crack up laughing or make one of your hilarious faces? 😂 pic.twitter.com/YxGxcFFhWo
— Melissa (@Melroyvol) June 11, 2021
The Best Buttercup – Matt #WheelOfFortune 🤦🏻♂️
— Tim 🇺🇸 (@FrankieMaldoon) June 11, 2021
Did he say ‘The Best Buttercup?! 😂😅🤣🤦🏾♀️ #WheelOfFortune
— Lillz_ay (@Lillayyyy) June 10, 2021