The Worst 'Wheel of Fortune' Player Ever

Wheel of Fortune
Alexander Abad-Santos 4,697 Views Jan 11, 2013

We realize there's only so much time one can spend in a day watching new trailers, viral video clips, and shaky cell phone footage of people arguing on live television. This is why every day The Atlantic Wire highlights the videos that truly earn your five minutes (or less) of attention. Today:  

If we're ever on Wheel of Fortune we would hope that we were on with the worst players. In part, because deep down, we know we'd be pretty bad at it—all that pressure, all that Sajak, and Vanna staring at you with her vacant eyes... it's just too much, really. But even we know Johnny Cash never made a song called "I Have the Wine." 

Movies? We can explain:

Oh, broadcast journalists, you may never know the pain of an embarrassing typo, but we don't envy you. Not even one bit:

And, finally, this video makes us think of the time we were first introduced to after-work drinks. Which is where we will now be going. Enjoy!

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