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Florida Man Creates A Viral Moment On Wheel Of Fortune

Author Richie Ortiz
NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 27: The TV game show "Wheel Of Fortune" celebrates its 25th anniversary at Radio City Music Hall on September 27, 2007 in New York City. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images)

Florida just can’t help be its own worse enemy. It’s already bad enough that Sunshine State gets a bad rap for our news headlines, but now we are out here making ourselves look ridiculous on national television. If you haven’t seen the clip yet, there’s a video circulating the internet and the Florida man creates a viral moment on Wheel of Fortune.

What Happened?

If you were fortunate enough to watch the “Wheel of Fortune” episode that aired on Thursday night, you would have been pleased to meet Tavaris Williams. This man from Port Saint Lucie wasted NO TIME making a unique impression on everyone with his first guess. Let me paint the picture for you.

On the first toss-up puzzle of the night, the letters on the board read: _ _ _ _ I _ T _ E B _ _ T!

Tavaris rang his bell first and confidently answered “Right in the butt!” which was met by gasps and people laughing in the audience. You can even hear retiring host Pat Sajak’s response of “No” and tell Pat was thinking to himself “What in the hell was that?!”. The answer was revealed as “THIS IS THE BEST” just moments later.

First of all, the first word only had 4 letters. Last time I checked, RIGHT had 5 letters. Another note, if someone already guessed “T” and only one was showing on the last word, why would you still guess “butt”?

Tavaris’ guess could be one of the funniest responses in television history. It also got me thinking of another hilarious answer from a past episode.

EKLUSIVE NIGHTCLUBS

This contestant practically had the puzzle completed. The Letters read “E_LUSI_E NIGHTCLUBS”. Call me crazy, but I would imagine most contestants would have tried to guess the phrase, but not this contestant. She went on to guess the letter “K” which of course was wrong. The very next contestant guessed the right answer.

What are some other funny moments from Wheel of Fortune?

Rich grew up in the Bronx, NY but moved to Tampa in 2006 to attend the University of Tampa. Even though he completed 4 years at the University for Sports Management, Ortiz realized his true passion for radio after taking a couple of classes to fulfill his communications minor and volunteering at UT's WUTT radio station as a sports director. Rich also worked at several clubs in Tampa as a host/promoter where he would meet and work alongside Davy Rolando, who would be the one who would help him get a job at WiLD 94.1. From there, Rich worked his way up from Promotions assistant to promotions coordinator, to eventually full-time on-air. Rich loves to write about his favorite Tampa food spots, concert reviews, and the WiLDest Florida man/woman stories.

7 Famous Movies Filmed In Tampa Bay: Ranked

  • #7 Spring Breakers

    Florida is known for it’s Spring Break life style! It’s definitely a hot spot for Spring Breakers every year and this movie was shot in St.Petersburg in the James Franco movie, ‘Spring Breakers’. In the trailer you can also see the Sunshine Skyway Bridge.

    Coral Reef Motel, located between RumFish Beach Resort and TradeWinds Island Grand, was also displayed in the movie. It has many famous actors featured like Selena Gomez and Vanessa Higgins.

  • #6 Magic Mike

    Channing Tatum’s Magic Mike showcases Tampa Bay and it’s beautiful beach scenery. Channing who went to school in Tampa showed off the area in his successful movie as well as The Amphitheatre at Ybor City. The film is a loose portrayal of Tatum’s real life experience of being a male stripper. His character Chan Crawford worked in Tampa before making it big in Hollywood.

  • #5 The Punisher

    Did you know that Honeymoon Island was portrayed as Puerto Rico in the 2004 movie The Punisher? This movie starred Thomas Jane alongside of John Travolta and cost a total of $30 million to make. They created high speed chases on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, US 19 and even I275. It’s a fun movie to watch!

  • #4 Ocean’s Eleven

    Derby Lane located in St. Petersburg was used in the 2001 action-comedy Ocean’s Eleven. They hired a whopping 2,800 local residents as extras for the scene featuring Brad Pitt. This famous movie is a favorite for moviegoers. If you haven’t seen it definitely check it out because you’ll love it.

  • #3 Dolphin Tale

    The 2011 Disney movie ‘Dolphin Tale’ was actually inspired by the true story! It’s about Winter a dolphin that loses its tail and thankfully gets a prosthetic replacement. The movie had famous actors Harry Connick, Jr. and Ashley Judd and was a success. They filmed a lot of the movie in Clearwater Aquarium.

  • #2 Edward Scissorhands

    A classic movie! The 1990 film Edward Scissorhands was shot around the Dade City and Wesley Chapel area. Tim Burton featured Lutz in his movie with all the houses looking the same. As a matter of fact, you can take a tour of the house that was featured in the movie.

  • #1 Goodfellas

    Ever been to Lowry Park Zoo? Well the 1990’s classic film ‘Goodfellas’ was filmed there. When actors Ray Liotta and Robert De Niro play mobsters that are asked to carry out a job in Tampa, a lot goes wrong. In a famous scene where they dangle an indebted gambler over the lion’s den that was filmed at the zoo.

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