Pat Sajak surprised “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune” viewers Sunday after admitting he has no clue who Benedict Cumberbatch is.
The host made the admission after “Fresh Prince of Bel Air” star Tatyana Ali solved the puzzle “Eggs Benedict Cumberbatch”.
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Sajak said, “We know eggs benedict, explain Benedict Cumberbatch,” in a clip shared by Yahoo!
Ali replied, “Benedict Cumberbatch is an actor. Right?” as Sajak admitted that was his “little host trick” to pretend he knew who the actor was when he actually didn’t and wanted Ali to tell everybody.
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— Tatyana Ali (@TatyanaAli) January 23, 2022
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The whole thing got everybody talking online.
Pat Sajak doesn’t know who Benedict Cumberbatch is? That’s just (Dr) Strange
— SportsPontif (@SportsPontif) January 24, 2022
not this wheel of fortune before & after being eggs benedict cumberbatch
— reanna (@seattlesqueer) January 24, 2022
Easiest Before and After I’ve ever seen 😅😂🤣
— egan (@eganomaly) January 24, 2022
I was surprised she solved Eggs Benedict Cumberbatch.
— Jeff Veloso (@jveloso100) January 24, 2022
Eggs Benedict Cumberbatch #CelebrityWheelOfFortune #WheelOfFortune pic.twitter.com/lmbXEt4Ahv
— Chima Amanambu (@chimatronx) January 24, 2022
So much so, that the “Wheel of Fortune” Twitter account ended up apologizing, writing:
Our apologies, Benedict Cumberbatch! 😂 #CelebrityWheelOfFortune
— Wheel of Fortune (@WheelofFortune) January 24, 2022
