Wheel Of Fortune viewers were left “falling off their chair” over a player’s rather cheeky answer.
The long-running game show returned for another instalment this week – fronted by Pat Sajak. But things took a rather cheeky turn during the show’s opening segment.
At the start, as letters appeared on the board, the contestants were quizzed to solve the phrase puzzle as quickly as possible. Parts of the four-word phrase including the letters N, T, E and T appeared on the board.
READ MORE: Wheel of Fortune star ‘robbed’ of eye-watering sum ‘despite giving right answer’
READ MORE: Click for more brilliant Daily Star TV stories
And one contestant, Tavaris, confidently buzzed to solve the puzzle. But nobody was expecting the answer he gave.
(Image: CBS)
He blurted out: “Right in the butt?” leaving his fellow contestants shocked. Meanwhile, the crowd erupted into laughter.
A female player then chimed in and gasped: “What?” While long-running host Pat attempted to keep his composure and he responded to the player: “No.”
As the audience was still giggling, contestant Blake ended up solving the puzzle and got the innocent answer: “This is the best!”
(Image: CBS)
And it didn’t take long for the player’s X-rated gaffe to make its rounds online. Over on X, formerly known as Twitter, one person said: “Tavaris will never be able to live this one down. So many jokes. Forever.”
Someone else chimed in and added: “I saw it on tv today. I almost fell out of my chair.” A third penned: “Oh it was real!! I was crying.”
(Image: ABC)
Echoing their thoughts, another viewer proclaimed on the social media platform: “Just saw it! We DIED laughing.” A fifth wrote: “Wheel of Fortune is now NSFW.”
The awkward blunder comes just weeks before host Pat Sajak will retire from the show after 43 years. The beloved star’s last episode will air June 7, and he’ll be replaced by Ryan Seacrest in the fall.
Want all the biggest Showbiz and TV news straight to your inbox? Sign up for our free Daily Star Showbiz newsletter.
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
