This is the stuff of nightmares, but dammit, it's hilarious in a so-glad-this-wasn't-me kind of way and the ultimate brain fart.
Evan Kaufman was a contestant on an episode of American game show called '$100,000 Pyramid' recently and made possibly the biggest faux pas of his life when he answered the question: "People whose last name is Obama".
Kaufman then had to give a clue to the celebrity contestant facing him, which was actor and 'Saturday Night Live' alum Tim Meadows.
And well, see for yourself.
choking on my own tongue. pic.twitter.com/9VtRysTXEL
— ben shapiro is six inches tall (@bobby) August 13, 2018
The clip has since gone viral and Kaufman has taken to Twitter to explain his slip, describing it as "perhaps the most embarrassing moment of my life", and that what the clip doesn't show is that he quickly corrects himself.
Read the thread below:
So. This is me below. Racist $100,000 Pyramid Guy. Let me tell you the story about perhaps the most embarrassing moment of my life. #KillMe (Thread 1/13) https://t.co/CcyxnxXsC9
— Evan Kaufman (@EvanKaufman) August 14, 2018
The producers of the show tell us beforehand, if we get to the final round, to study the questions VERY hard. “People misread them!” They say. They have no idea. (3/13)
— Evan Kaufman (@EvanKaufman) August 14, 2018
I make it to the final round. I remember what the producers said. I try and focus. READ THE QUESTIONS CAREFULLY. (5/13)
— Evan Kaufman (@EvanKaufman) August 14, 2018
“Who else is a famous Obama?” My brain is racing. I need to list multiple people. I can’t just say Barack. What I should have said was, “Michelle, Sasha, Malia, Bo! The PORTUGUESE WATER DOG BO!” (7/13)
— Evan Kaufman (@EvanKaufman) August 14, 2018
And so you have this perfectly viral clip. A clip that is insanely funny. It would be so funny if it wasn’t me. The editing is impeccable. The little breath I take? I’m working so hard to get it right. (9/13)
— Evan Kaufman (@EvanKaufman) August 14, 2018
What you don’t see in this clip is me, shocked, correcting myself and saying Barack. Tim gets the answer. We get stumped on Margarita a few questions later. Turns out Margarita is Tim Meadow’s Grandmother’s name. (11/13)
— Evan Kaufman (@EvanKaufman) August 14, 2018
I leave with $8500... and the story of the worst pyramid guess of all-time. (13/13 Fin)
— Evan Kaufman (@EvanKaufman) August 14, 2018