A contestant on Thursday's Wheel of Fortune gave what many considered was the worst possible guess in the game show's recent history.
The contestant, named Matt, was in the lead with $9,900 after guessing the letter N—of which there were three on the board.
The clue for the three-word puzzle was, "people," and two of the Ns were in prominent positions.
The second word in the phrase started with the letter N and the third word ended with the same letter.
Not only did Matt guess incorrectly, but he also did not use the letter he chose when verbalizing his answer.
Matt thought the phrase was, "The Best Buttercup," instead of "The Next Generation."
On @WheelofFortune last night, one of contestants guessed \u201cThe Best Buttercup,\u201d as the answer. Seriously? \n\n#WheelOfFortunepic.twitter.com/Owqij66gQc— Darrel Pullie (@Darrel Pullie) 1623417698
There was some speculation online Matt said "Buttercup" instead of "Buttercut."
While the jury was out on that one, Twitter users agreed it was an epic fail either way.
"The best buttercup"...Matt. what are you looking at? #WheelOfFortune— Leesh (@Leesh) 1623369141
I don\u2019t even think he said buttercup. I think it was butterCUT. What?— jon (@jon) 1623369205
The best buttercup? #wheeloffortune @patsajak how did you not crack up laughing or make one of your hilarious faces? pic.twitter.com/YxGxcFFhWo— Melissa (@Melissa) 1623369774
\u201cN\u201d\n 3 N\u2019s \u201cThe Best Butter Cut\u201d As if that is a phrase, also contains none of the letter he just revealed 3 of. The brain is fascinating.— Fella\u2122\ufe0f (@Fella\u2122\ufe0f) 1623437469
I never realized \u201cBEST\u201d starts with an \u201cN\u201d... or that \u201cBUTTERCUT\u201d ends with one also...— For Crying Out Loud!\ud83d\ude2b\ud83d\ude29 (@For Crying Out Loud!\ud83d\ude2b\ud83d\ude29) 1623474565
Idk which one worse this one or the girl that said \u201cRoasted Peanuts\u201d or whatever lolhttps://twitter.com/emilybabyy/status/1403134514977779713\u00a0\u2026— Brittany (@Brittany) 1623369262
The N is silent— Vahe Robert Mandani (@Vahe Robert Mandani) 1623459400
Ok I had to rewind like 100x but did this MF say the best buttercut???? #WheelOfFortunepic.twitter.com/QG3tEI3zyg— \ud83e\ude80 (@\ud83e\ude80) 1623367464
Host Pat Sajak was heard off-camera responding to Matt's answer with:
"Uh, no. Oddly enough, no."
Despite the embarassing game play, Matt ended up walking away a winner with a large cash prize at the end of the game.
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