Emmerdale's Joe Absolom wins huge jackpot with seconds to spare on Celebrity Catchphrase – did you get it before him?
The soap star, 46, had just seconds left to answer his last crucial puzzle.
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Joe defeated Alex Beresford and Sarah-Jane Crawford to reach the final round.
He made light work of the ITV show's pyramid - with 29 seconds remaining to answer the £50,000 Catchphrase.
At this point, Joe hit a stumbling block as he tried to work out the last puzzle.
It first showed various shops, with stop signs on display in the window.
The key focus was "Sign World", which had a single stop sign and an arrow pointing to it.
Joe initially guessed "Stop sign" and "Only a stop sign", as the clock ticked away.
With only four seconds left, the actor correctly answered "One stop shop."
It meant Joe scooped £50,000 for his charity - as well as £6,700 he won in earlier rounds.
Host Stephen Mulhern said: "Do you know what, that is incredible. Wow, I have never seen it done like that."
Joe then revealed he couldn't wait to share the good news with his charity.
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He joined the Emmerdale cast this year, playing shady new bad guy Ray Walters.
Introduced with connections to Mackenzie (Lawrence Robb), it was revealed he would be involved with Dylan (Fred Kettle).
Speaking at the time of his casting, Joe shared: "Well what an honour to join such a talented team at Emmerdale!
"It's an iconic show and I'm grateful to be part of it."
He added: "I can't wait to see what's in stock for Ray!'
Hardest Quiz Show Questions
Would you know the answers to some of quizzing TV's hardest questions
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire - Earlier this year, fans were left outraged after what they described as the "worst" question in the show's history. Host Jeremy Clarkson asked: 'From the 2000 awards ceremony onwards, the Best Actress Oscar has never been won by a woman whose surname begins with which one of these letters?' The multiple choice answers were between G, K, M and W. In the end, and with the £32,000 safe, player Glen had to make a guess and went for G. It turned out to be correct as Nicole Kidman, Frances McDormand and Kate Winslet are among the stars who have won the Best Actress gong since 2000.
The 1% Club - Viewers of Lee Mack's popular ITV show were left dumbfounded by a question that also left the players perplexed. The query went as follows: "Edna's birthday is on the 6th of April and Jen's birthday falls on the 15th of October, therefore Amir's birthday must be the 'X' of January." It turns out the conundrum links the numbers with its position in the sentence, so 6th is the sixth word and 15th is the fifteenth word. Therefore, Amir's birthday is January 24th, corresponding to the 24th word in the sentence.
The Chase - The ITV daytime favourite left fans scratching their heads when it threw up one of the most bizarre questions to ever grace the programme. One of the questions asked the player: "Someone with a nightshade intolerance should avoid eating what?" The options were - sweetcorn, potatoes, carrots - with Steve selecting sweetcorn but the correct answer was potatoes.
Long-time soap fans will remember Joe as EastEnders ' Matthew Rose from 1997 to 2000.
The character feuded with Steve Owen (Martin Kemp) - who memorably framed him for murder.
Elsewhere, Joe recently shared a difference between working on the two soaps.
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