Pretty Much the Worst 'Wheel of Fortune' Guess Ever

 By 
Andrea Romano
 on 
Pretty Much the Worst 'Wheel of Fortune' Guess Ever
Credit: Alec Turner

In the words of Pat Sajak, "Uh, no."

During Wednesday's Wheel of Fortune, a contestant named Stephen made game show history with one of the most absent-minded guesses of all time.

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After the contestants had uncovered all but four of the letters in the puzzle, spelling out "S_RF C_ _Y _ERE WE COME," Stephen rang in with his guess -- a confident, "Surf clay, were we go."

Poor Stephen. Fortunately, another contestant rang in with the correct answer, "Surf city here we come," a reference to the song, "Surf City," written by Brian Wilson.

But the real question remains: What is surf clay?

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