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Published December 24, 2023, 9:52 p.m. ET
Player Gishma Tabari went viral with her “The British Ogre” response. ABC
On a recent episode of Wheel of Fortune, viewers were stunned by a contestant's bizarre reaction to a triple throw puzzle. Social media users were quick to call it the “worst guess ever” and many wondered what exactly the player meant.
Player Gishma Tabari spoke to Fox News Digital about her viral guess in a show business category, admitting that saying something “stupid” gave her a lot of anxiety.
“The funny thing was, right before I went on, I went to my husband Saman and thought… 'I'm scared that I'm going to go on the show and say or do something stupid that's everyone's favorite.' “I’m going to laugh,” she told Fox News Digital.
“That’s exactly what happened.”
During the segment, the letters were revealed one by one until “TH- -RITI-S_-GR-E” appeared on the screen.
Tabari quickly guessed: “The British Ogre,” much to the confusion of online fans.
“I think it just came about in my imagination,” she said, explaining the story.
“From the moment I was up there and saw the board, I saw that. Now I look at it and think it doesn’t make any sense.”
After the blunder, Tabari said she knew she had given the wrong answer but was taken aback when host Pat Sajak asked her to “say it again.”
After repeating the same guess, Sajak seemed amused and said, “Uh, no.”
The answer he was looking for was “The critics agree.”
Player Gishma Tabari spoke to Fox News Digital about her viral guess in a show business category, admitting that saying something “stupid” gave her a lot of anxiety. Courtesy of Saman and Gishma Tabari
Tabari remembers thinking, “Why did I say it again?”
The New York native is a longtime viewer of “Wheel of Fortune,” having been watching the game show since she was five years old.
The response and Tabari quickly garnered attention on social media, some of which was laughable.
Tabari says she learned she had become the topic of conversation after her friends started sending her things on social media.
“I saw my picture and thought, 'Oh my God.' It's me.'”
Tabari says her stomach “fell into knots” when she realized people were talking about her mistake, but she soon started laughing at herself.
“There have been some hurtful comments…but honestly it hasn't upset me…People generally don't know who I am. I have a degree, I'm working… I feel like I just experienced a difficult moment that was broadcast on national television,” she noted.
She joked that she now even thinks of The British Ogre as a person.
During the segment, the letters were revealed one by one until “TH- -RITI-S_-GR-E” appeared on the screen as Tabari quickly guessed “The British Ogre,” much to the confusion of online fans. ABC
“If I could do it again, the one thing I would do is just have more fun and be less anxious,” she told Fox News Digital.
Tabari also noted that most of the comments she received were positive.
Despite the excitement online, she achieved what she set out to do: win money!
In addition to a cash prize, Tabari also won a cruise.
She and her husband, who celebrated their two-month wedding anniversary on the day of recording, plan to enjoy the Disney cruise to the Bahamas as their honeymoon.
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