We’ve seen our fair share of Wheel of Fortune fails over the years—and more quickly now that anyone can film and upload them online—but one contestant’s wrong guess might just be the worst one yet.
On Tuesday night’s episode, the contestants had a board with only one letter missing—the ‘M’— on A Streetcar Named Desire, the famous Tennessee Williams play and film. Even if you didn’t know that A Streetcar Named Desire existed, there aren’t many letters that would fit there. But Kevin, who spun the wheel instead of solving the puzzle, found one of the only other letters that would’ve made an actual word—if it wasn’t for the title.
https://twitter.com/MBragiel/status/844332737708347393
Yes, he said ‘K’ to make the world “Naked.” A Streetcar Naked Desire. How.
It’s secondhand embarrassment taken to a whole new level as even the audience audibly groans.
Dude on Wheel of Fortune had to solve this:
— David Aldridge (@davidaldridgedc) March 21, 2017
A STREETCAR NA_ED DESIRE
He asked for a K.
I’m gonna go lie down.
Feeling for “Streetcar Naked Desire” guy tonight on @WheelofFortune. The real life Joey: pic.twitter.com/p0uezhtvMX
— S.E. Cupp (@secupp) March 21, 2017
Tennessee Williams must be rolling over in his grape. #SaveTheNEA https://t.co/RYM82v7gkc
— Mark Harris (@MarkHarrisNYC) March 22, 2017
It’s a cakewalk for the next contestant, although Pat Sajak clearly prefers Kevin’s title.