A contestant’s “embarrassing” mistake on ABC’s “$100,000 Pyramid” has gone viral after he mixed up former Taliban leader Osama bin Laden with Barack Obama.
Evan Kaufman called the on-air flub that has now gone viral “perhaps the most embarrassing moment of my life.”
The new father, teamed with “Saturday Night Live” alum Tim Meadows, was given the subject “People Whose Last Name is Obama” on Sunday’s show. After a deep breath, Kaufman went ahead with “bin Laden” as his clue, correcting himself with the name Barack after a pause.
And while Meadows did offer the correct answer after that, the moment was sealed in social media history, spreading online until Kaufman mocked himself for the gaffe, posting a series of tweets explaining what had happened.
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
Admitting that Meadows was one of his heroes, Kaufman’s tweets offered “the whole tired dad thing” as one of the possible reasons for the error, even adding a hashtag to his tweet, “#KillMe.”
I was on $100,000 Pyramid. I’m playing with Tim Meadows, one of my heroes from SNL. My son had been born two weeks prior. I am very tired but excited to win money for my family. We play up the whole tired Dad thing. (2/13)
— 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
Kaufman explained that he froze when the first square flipped and he could only think of the former president he would have voted for a third tine.
The first square flips. I breathe. I read “People Whose Last Name is Obama.” I freeze. There’s only one. BARACK OBAMA. The man I would have voted for three times*! (*H/T Jordan Peele) (6/13)
— 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
Here’s what my brain decided. Who is associated with Obama? Who did he kill? What sounds like Obama! (8/13)
— Evan Kaufman (@EvanKaufman) August 14, 2018
“It would be so funny if it wasn’t me,” Kaufman quipped, calling the whole thing a “disaster.”
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
But this just goes to show you that even a liberal Globalist Cuck like yours truly has some inherent racism lurking in my brain. What a disaster. (10/13)
— 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,” the contestant continued.
I leave with $8500… and the story of the worst pyramid guess of all-time. (13/13 Fin)
— Evan Kaufman (@EvanKaufman) August 14, 2018
While Kaufman’s moment earned plenty of mocking feedback on Twitter, he did find some sympathy and support.
Questlove of the Roots and “The Tonight Show” said he understood all too well how “thoughts leave your head” at a moment like that.
*tears are in my eyes right now DYIN…..* (ONLY because i been in this position on the show I understand ALL THOUGHTS leave your head when you are in the winners circle….the day I shot someone couldn’t name one Prince song lol) https://t.co/dLh7Qk9Gd2
— T’Questlove (@questlove) August 14, 2018
Oh. Hi @Questlove. Huge fan. I love your music. Your writing about Prince is so wonderful and helped me process his death. Oh by the way… this is 100% not how I wanted us to meet and I am now officialy dead. Please throw dirt on my grave.
— Evan Kaufman (@EvanKaufman) August 14, 2018
*shakes hand*
— T’Questlove (@questlove) August 14, 2018
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