The final of the M-1 Grand Prix 2025 (ABC TV/TV Asahi), a contest to determine the best manzai comedian in Japan, was broadcast live on TV Asahi (Minato Ward, Tokyo) on December 21st, and wheelchair tennis player Oda Kaito, who was the presenter of the "Emikuji" lottery that decides the order of the acts, made a "catastrophic mistake," which became a hot topic.
When deciding the order of the sixth group's material in the first round, Oda, who drew the Shojin lottery ticket, mistakenly said "Yoneda 2000" as "Yoshida 2000." After realizing his mistake, he lowered his head and gave a wry smile.
Afterwards, Yoneda 2000 was eliminated in the first round with a score of 826. He then joked, "Is that Yoshida 2000's score?", causing the studio to erupt in laughter.
On social media, there were a number of comments such as "His mistake of saying 'Yoshida 2000' made me LOL", "Yoneda 2000! So kind of him to follow up on Oda", "This is Yoshida 2000's score, right? That made me LOL", "This is Yoshida 2000's score, right?? So funny LOL", and "The off-board joke at the beginning when Yoshida 2000 was announced and at the end when the score was announced made me LOL".
