‘Wheel of Fortune’ Contestant Sparks Twitter Reaction Over ‘Dumbest Solve Ever’
Wheel of Fortune celebrated its 47th anniversary on Thursday with an episode that had viewers rolling with laughter after one contestant’s hilariously wrong answer.
A contestant named Shafi had quite the night on the long-running game show, stacking up some big money with plenty of correct answers along the way. However, it’s often the incorrect guesses that stick in people’s minds the most, and that was certainly the case here.
In the category for “Song Lyrics,” the puzzle on the board read, “TH_S _AND _AS MADE FOR YOU AND ME,” referencing the famous Woodie Guthrie song “This Land is Your Land.” Shafi had control of the wheel and decided to take a shot at the answer, which seemed fairly obvious to most of those watching at home.
“This band has made for you and me,” Shafi guessed incorrectly, which led to some shocked and baffled reactions on social media. “We may need to implement some sort of test for contestants hereafter,” tweeted one viewer, while another referred to Shafi’s guess as “the dumbest #WheelofFortune solve” ever.
This might be the dumbest #WheelOfFortune solve ever. Straight fail.
— Sleater Kinski (@fortylittleking) January 7, 2022
Watching Wheel of Fortune and for this puzzle:
This _and _as made for you and me
The dude solves with “this band has made for you and me.”
I… We may need to implement some sort of test for contestants hereafter.
— Katie Casper, the (Mostly) Friendly Gamer (@katiecasper) January 7, 2022
lmaooooooooooooooo whaaaaaat #WheelOfFortune pic.twitter.com/iw0cw0ffNF
— Andrew (@Tashville401) January 7, 2022
HE DID NOT JUST SAY THAT 😂😂😭😭 ‘THIS BAND’?! #WheelOfFortune
— Lillz_11 (@Lillayyyy) January 7, 2022
“This band has made for you and me”???
Yikes. #WheelOfFortune— Todd D. (@stwrs1974) January 7, 2022
#WheelOfFortune 🎶 this band has your band, this band has my band, this band has made for you and me 🎵
— Chill E. Dog (@Cheese_Too) January 7, 2022
The moment was made even funnier by the keen observation that Shafi sounded exactly like Oscar-winning actor Joe Pesci. “If you’re watching #WheelOfFortune like 28 year old me rn, close your eyes and listen to Shafi speak — it’s actually Joe Pesci,” wrote one fan, a sentiment that was shared by many others.
if you’re watching #WheelOfFortune like 28 year old me rn, close your eyes and listen to Shafi speak — it’s actually Joe Pesci pic.twitter.com/3Mtb9Jwxlz
— em barks ✺ (@EmilyySays) January 7, 2022
The guy on #WheelOfFortune sounds like #JoePesci
— Julie4evert (@julie4evert) January 7, 2022
guy on wheel of fortune sounds like Joe Pesci
— David (@WHOWASONCRACK) January 7, 2022
However, in the end, Shafi had the last laugh, as, despite the mishap, he made it all the way to the Bonus Round — and won! So, the brief moment of embarrassment was probably worth it, given that he ended up walking away with $71,150 in total winnings.
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To be fair, he was the big winner and there is a lot of pressure. Nobody is perfect. People seem to be regressing to middle school mentality these days.
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If people are going to make fun of contestants that were not raised in America, the show should either make questions that are more globally known or at least not punish people who grew up outside of North America. I lived in Japan for over 30 years and was never expected to know the lyrics to Kimigayo...
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Or just not make fun of anyone period!
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The guy was from New Jersey!
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Rainbows and unicorns.....
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Spread kindness, That is the right attitude
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I lived in Japan, too, and there are plenty of Japanese game shows I couldn’t have participated in for lack of cultural knowledge. Wheel of Fortune puzzles require cultural knowledge. He knew that going in.
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Or don’t be on the show?
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Globally known or not he still said a word that had the letter H in it and the first word of the puzzle already had an H in therefore he should have known better
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Hmmm, this man doesn’t appear to be American might wanna give him a break in not knowing this. 🤷🏻♀️
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The guy (Shafi) was from New Jersey!
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To be fair people from New Jersey are definitely unAmerican
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Speak for yourself.
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While I have friends in NJ, this is hilarious!
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Give him a break? He said a word with the letter H in it when he should have known that was impossible because this first word of the puzzle had an H in it
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No one has mentioned that the "h" had been used in the first word, so it couldn't have been "has" anyway.
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He is obviously not an American, why would he know that very old sing?
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I don’t even know the song lol 😆 but I tried to guess! This land was made for you and me! I’m I right!
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Thank you. Apparently we’re the only smart ones to realize this. Definitely not the “worst solve of all time.”
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He’s originally from New Jersey!
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All your base are belong to us!
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Dang you beat me to it!
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Translation?
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ITA Humanity is losing it's humanity; people are harsh these days.
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And stupid evidently
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Much ado. People get bent out of shape for nothing. Mistakes are made. The end results out weighed the beginning.
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In all fairness, it's an old song and generational... which is kind of sad, because my parents always made sure I knew the oldies & the classics 🥰
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In a fairness, he tried using "h" twice so know the song or not, it was a bad guess as well.
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Generational?!!! What do you think about our National Anthem? A song from the 40’s is not generational. I assume you believe both World Wars, The Great Depression, the Vietnam War and Korean War are generational. Was 9/11 also generational to you? Aside from that nonsense, people should read the history of the song. It’s a protest song.
All of that aside, this person is an idiot if they are of American descent. I put it that way because I do not ever expect first generation immigrants or newly person emigrated here to know that song.
However, I still maintain your comment around being generational is idiotic. Songs such as God Bless America are very well known. The song was penned in 1918 and then rewritten in the latter 30’s. I find it to be just as relevant.
He messed up. Plain and simple. Why do people constantly try to make allowances for wrong answers?! If it were his job, there are no allowances. ENOUGH! No more trophies for everyone! Earn it or go away!
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That's an old song, and he obviously is an immigrant. Give a guy a break.
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Reeeeeee. Give him a participation award!!
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Or he’s from Louisiana
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Still better than Randy Marsh’s Wheel of Fortune gaffe
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Honestly, not as bad as "on the spot dicespin"
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Right up there with Joey guessing Count Rushmore
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This wasn't the biggest fail in WoF history. A lady had the following puzzle: A__STERDA__ NETHERLANDS and tried to solve it with AYSTERDAY NETHERLANDS.
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So many people show up to events and sing the National Anthem professional and non professional singers for the crowd attending and sing it badly or mess up the lyrics all the time
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Now that some people can finally solve their first puzzle on WOF, they make fun of a dude who doesn’t know an elementary school rhyme about America. I don’t know for sure, but his name doesn’t sound American, so I’m willing to bet he didn’t attend grammar school in the states
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Word! He chose to be on the show.
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And what he did say does not make grammatical sense-- "this band has made for you and me." Dumbazz.
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At least he didn’t say this hand.
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What band? Metallica is my guess
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I have noticed that some of the 'contestants' are no longer the brightest bulb in the lamp....
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Oh no! Did someone upset you?! You poor thing. We will keep you safe while you grow a spine.
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Cry me a river. Good God
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The education in this country a joke!!
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Well when liberals run schools this happens
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Hmm, I learned the song in SCHOOL.
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That's certainly true of the public school system. For the most part, the teachers are baby-sitters rather than educators. Charter and parochial schools do much better without the bureaucratic nonsense.
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Hmmmmmm…. While I wildly agree with our poor education system, this one has nothing to do with that. We don’t teach songs outside of our National Anthem.
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Depends on the school and whether they have a music program or patriotic assemblies. Most public schools do not, while private schools usually do.
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Instead of teaching these songs to kids maybe they should re teach them to adults! #ReadingIsFundamental
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