‘Wheel of Fortune’ Contestant’s Epic Fail Will Go Down in Game Show History
“Hey Stella,” Marlon Brando yells in the 1951 film A Street Car Named Desire. It’s safe to assume Kevin, a contestant on Tuesday night’s Wheel of Fortune, has never heard that famous line, nor is it likely he has seen or read the play by Tennessee Williams.
In what may go down as the most epic fail in game show history, with one letter left in the “Title”-themed puzzle, “A STREETCAR NA-ED DESIRE,” Kevin asked Vanna for a “k.” You read that correctly: He asked for a “k” instead of an “m,” meaning he thought the answer to the puzzle was, “A STREETCAR NAKED DESIRE.” Host Pat Sajak’s response, “No.” No indeed.
Lisa, the contestant to Kevin’s left, went on to correctly solve the puzzle and all Kevin got were these parting words from Sajak: “The nice thing I can tell from meeting you, you’re a nice guy, and I’ll bet you have really nice friends. They’re not going to make any remarks to you. They’re not going to give you any grief at all. Good luck with that.”
Sajak also wryly admitted that while Lisa got the correct answer, he would rather see Kevin’s idea of the play.
Watch the now-classic Wheel of Fortune moment below:
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Most epic fail in game show history? I don't think so. There have been a lot of instances like this on Wheel not to mention other game shows. They've even had cases where all the letters were shown, and none of the three contestants could read what was up there correctly. I don't think it's odd that a young man never heard of a play (or film) from over 60 years ago. I'll bet a majority of people under 30 have never heard of it.
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Anyone 18 or older should at least know the title of this classic, period.
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I was amazed when I saw this. Poor guy. Sure makes for an interesting conversation piece though!
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