Rashad Jennings apparently isn’t much of a movie buff, and it became clear during a recent game show appearance.
The former Giants running back’s unfamiliarity with famed director Quentin Tarantino resulted in possibly the worst guess ever on Wheel of Fortune. Jennings participated in the celebrity edition of the show, with winnings benefiting his youth charity, The Rashad Jennings Foundation.
Unfortunately, his prize wasn’t as big as it could’ve been on Wednesday’s episode because he couldn’t solve the puzzle with only one letter remaining to be guessed.
Rashad Jennings is the worst Wheel of Fortune player of all time! 😂😂😂 He said “Driving to Reno with Puentin Tarantino” then follows it up by trying to solve and leaving a whole word out of his guess. pic.twitter.com/1hIgSFjS2z
— The Gringo Wingo (@CwRnY816) October 19, 2023
Football players are terrible at Wheel of Fortune pic.twitter.com/4e4UH3CQvm
— Brother Bri (@thebrotherbri) October 19, 2023
Jennings’s guess was “P,” which would’ve made “Puentin” the answer. Maybe there are people named “Puentin,” but if so, we haven’t met them. Or perhaps Jennings didn’t realize a first name was part of this rhyming puzzle. It’s also possible that Jennings was referring to “puenting," the Spanish word for bungee jumping.
Fellow contestants and former NFL stars Marcellus Wiley and Jared Allen made no remarks, perhaps out of kindness—especially when the game was being played for charity.
But that didn’t stop people from posting quips and disbelief on social media.
The way he says P has me crying laughing, he knew it was wrong and he was about to get flamed
— Moosey (@0nlyMeez) October 19, 2023
The way he says P has me crying laughing, he knew it was wrong and he was about to get flamed
— Moosey (@0nlyMeez) October 19, 2023
If Tarantino finds out about this, perhaps he can send copies of his films or his recent book to Jennings. Even better, maybe the director can offer a cameo role in his upcoming movie, reportedly titled The Movie Critic. That would be fun.
