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Posted: 2018-08-14T03:10:14Z | Updated: 2018-08-14T07:01:03Z Racist Game Show Contestant Explains Worst Pyramid Guess Of All-Time | HuffPost

Racist Game Show Contestant Explains Worst Pyramid Guess Of All-Time

"It would be so funny if it wasn't me."
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A ″$100,000 Pyramid”  contestant made the flub of a lifetime when he associated former President Barack Obama with deceased terrorist Osama bin Laden

With actor and “Saturday Night Live ” alum Tim Meadows sitting across from him, contestant Evan Kaufman was given “People whose last name is Obama” as a subject. 

After a heavy sigh, Kaufman let loose with “bin Laden” as his clue for Meadows.

As the clip went viral, Kaufman tweeted out a mea culpa explaining what he called “perhaps the most embarrassing moment of my life,” complete with a #KillMe hashtag:  

Kaufman’s explanation earned him some support on Twitter, including this exchange with Questlove of the Roots and “The Tonight Show”:

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