Rashad Jennings on Wheel of Fortune.Photo:Christopher Willard/ABC
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Rashad Jenningslikely won’t forget his visit toWheel of Fortuneanytime soon.
Jennings, 38, a formerDancing with the Starschampion, competed on the game show’s celebrity edition to raise money for his foundation, theRashad Jennings Foundation, on Wednesday. But an epic blunder stopped the former NFL player from earning as much as he could have — and made him go viral.
Competing against other former NFL stars Marcellus Wiley and Jared Allen, Jennings' mishaphappenedwhen he needed to guess the final letter to spell out, “Driving to Reno with Quentin Tarantino,” with only the “Q” in the director’s name yet to be revealed.
However, Jennings apparently entered Wednesday’s taping unfamiliar with thePulp Fictiondirector because he chose the letter “P” to spell out an inaccurate “Puentin” as his final answer.
HostPat Sajakinformed Jennings his guess was incorrect, and Wiley and Allen seemed to let the embarrassing moment pass without poking fun at their opponent.
CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE - RASHAD JENNINGS, MARCELLUS WILEY, JARED ALLEN.Christopher Willard/ABC
Social media wasn’t going to let Jennings off as easily as his game show opponents, however.
Oneuseron X, formerly Twitter, called Jennings “the worst Wheel of Fortune player of all time” in a post on the app.
Another accountwrote, “I haven’t been able to stop laughing after he said P…Puentin Tarantino,” in a post on X.
Others were impressed with Jennings' composure despite the embarrassing miss. “Poor guy! What a good sport, though,” one userwrote.
Rashad Jennings on Wheel of Fortune.Christopher Willard/ABC
In 2017, Jenningstook home the Mirror Ball Trophyon season 24 ofDancing with the Stars.
“I’ve really been getting to know myself. It’s an emotional journey, truly, because the intimacy of each song that you have to get inside of and find that place to truly bring out the art of dance, it is emotional,” Jennings told PEOPLE of his experience on the competition series at the time.
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Rashad Jennings on Dancing with the Stars season 24.Eric McCandless/ABC/Getty
Since then, he has been seen onGreat NewsandCelebrity Dating Gamein addition to Wednesday’sWheel of Fortuneappearance.
source: people.com
