Former New York Giants running back Rashad Jennings epically fumbled trying to solve a Wheel of Fortune puzzle involving a famous Hollywood director.
On Wednesday's Celebrity Wheel of Fortune, with one letter left to solve the puzzle, Jennings couldn't figure out that the phrase "Driving to Reno with _uentin Tarantino" should be completed with the letter Q.
The puzzle was, of course, referring to Academy Award-winning director and screenwriter Quentin Tarantino–who is known for films like Pulp Fiction (1994), Django Unchained (2012), and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019).
Although the accomplished filmmaker is familiar to most general contemporary-moviegoing audiences, it's not entirely shocking that there are people, let alone a pro athlete, who would not be familiar with Quentin Tarantino.
With a $4,050 winnings tally, Jennings chose to go for another spin and guessed the letter P would solve the puzzle.
The audience audibly groaned in disappointment after rooting for Jennings, who thought "Puentin" Tarantino was a real person.
Here is the clip.
Rashad Jennings with an all time terrible Wheel of Fortune guess— Barstool Sports (@Barstool Sports) 1697681942
Social media users face-palmed.
@barstoolsports Terrible— Royal_ND\ud83d\udd4a\ufe0f\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfe\u2764\ufe0f\ud83d\udc9a\u2665\ufe0f (@Royal_ND\ud83d\udd4a\ufe0f\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfe\u2764\ufe0f\ud83d\udc9a\u2665\ufe0f) 1697684685
@barstoolsports \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02 JESUS CHRIST— Kenny Ross (@Kenny Ross) 1697682036
@barstoolsports I mean it really is bad, but if he doesn\u2019t know who he is, can\u2019t really blame him too much. Puentin is pretty far fetched for someone\u2019s name though.— Captain Hindsight (Mostly Satire) (@Captain Hindsight (Mostly Satire)) 1697682632
@barstoolsports The way he says P has me crying laughing, he knew it was wrong and he was about to get flamed— Moosey (@Moosey) 1697682341
@barstoolsports Some athletes get through school because of......athletics.— CasinoJoe (@CasinoJoe) 1697694360
@barstoolsports Should've asked him to say it.— NUKE (@NUKE) 1697713711
@barstoolsports This hurt my feelings.— Johnny Wright \ud83e\udd18\ud83c\udffb\ud83e\udd69\ud83e\udd43 (@Johnny Wright \ud83e\udd18\ud83c\udffb\ud83e\udd69\ud83e\udd43) 1697682080
@barstoolsports Puentin Tarantino will ALWAYS remember the time he was a wheel of fortune answer.— mushroomplanet (@mushroomplanet) 1697733981
At least he's still a champ.
After announcing his retirement from the NFL on December 8, 2017, Jennings went on to dominate in another competitive field with Season 24 of Dancing with the Stars.
He was paired with professional dancer Emma Slater, and together they won the competition on May 23, 2017.
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