Wheel of Fortune viewers are flocking to social media in stitches over 'the most embarrassing moment of all time' on the game show.
Wheel of Fortune may be advertised a game show, but it's certainly no ordinary game show. Providing viewers with some of the most bizarre and outrageous moments on TV, there's never a moment of boredom and last night's episode (23 May) was no exception.
Prepare to feel your jaw drop:
The contestants on last night's episode - including a man named Tavaris - were tasked with solving a 'Phrase' puzzle.
The phrase featured four blank spaces, and then a new word beginning with 'i' with one other space, then 't,' blank space, 'e' and the final word begun with 'b' with two blank spaces and a 't' and exclamation mark.
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Tavaris dinged his bell in rapid fashion and host Pat Sajak invited him to make a guess.
However, nothing could've quite prepared studio audiences or those on set for the answer the contestant delivered.
With barely a quiver of doubt in his voice but a strong conviction instead, Tavaris responded: "Right in the butt!"
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And you could hear a pin drop in the studio, before gaps and awkward laughter erupted across the audience and another contestant simply queried: "What?!"
Seemingly too taken aback to even comment on the answer fully, Sajak responded: "No."
Fellow contestant Blake then quickly pinged her bell and saved the day, correctly answering: "This is the best!"
Sounding relieved but also unable to contain a tone of amusement, Sajak replied: "Yeah, that's it."
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According to TODAY, Tavaris later apologised to Sajak for the answer, noting he 'was a little excited', and while Sajak said they'd try to 'figure out a way to handle [the moment] tastefully,' well, the moment certainly didn't go unnoticed with viewers, who flocked to social media in stitches over the moment.
One X user said: "The most embarrassing moment of all time."
However, another added: "He knew it was wrong and said it anyway. The hero we deserve."
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"I think he was asking his wife. Such a romantic gesture to do it on television," a third wrote.
A fourth commented: "How hilarious that was!"
And a final resolved: "Just give him the money for that answer."
The episode will certainly go down in history among viewers and not just as a result of Tavaris' answer - host Sajak retiring from his role as host of Wheel of Fortune after over 40 years.
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Sajak's final episode is set to air on 7 June later this year and Ryan Seacrest will be his replacement.
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Poppy Bilderbeck