Ricky Wilson misses out on huge jackpot as he struggles through Celebrity Catchphrase – would you have done better?
The Kaiser Chiefs frontman struggled through the finale of the hit ITV game show.
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Ricky Wilson was left practically kicking himself at the end of Celebrity Catchphrase
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He failed at the last hurdle as he attempted to master the Super Catchphrase
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Stephen Mulhern returned to the airwaves to host the long-running gameshow
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Catchphrase usually sees contestants from the public try to identify famous phrases by guessing visual riddles that are posed to them.
Ricky, 47, made it to the Super Catchphrase final round for a chance to win the £50,000 jackpot and a bonus prize.
He breezed relatively quickly through the first two layers of the pyramid on the celebrity version of the show.
The first riddles represented the phrases 'dog biscuit' and 'brain fog' which Ricky correctly guessed with 44 seconds to spare.
However, when he moved to the third layer he was left completely stumped by box number 11 - which also contained the bonus prize.
The first visual clue saw four medieval knights in full armour sitting around two differently shaped tables.
Initially he passed to choose another box before going back for a second guess.
When he still couldn't guess the answer after more deliberation, he chose box number 10.
Once again he was left stumped when the miniature cartoon was circling round the bush whilst playing with a handheld drum.
Ricky unfortunately ran out of time, meaning he had only won £5,000 of the available prize.
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Looking fuming with himself he stated: "Sorry about that," as Stephen Mulhern tried to console him.
The host explained: "Listen, you don't need to apologise about anything.
"The reality is, it just shows and I say it a lot of times. But this is the proof. One of our best players we've ever had and the Super Catchphrase just gets ya."
Ricky then practically threw himself onto the ground in frustration when he realised to himself what the second phrase was.
Stephen Mulhern's career so far
The presenter is a mainstay on various ITV shows, but how did he become one of Britain's most well-known faces?
Stephen first gained an interest in magic and tricks from his father who taught him as a kid.
After performing at Butlins, he became the youngest member of the Magic Circle and even made an appearance on Blue Peter in a piece about Harry Houdini.
His career started in Children's TV when he presenter the show Finger Tips in 2001.
After four years, he launched Tricky TV on CITV in 2005, which he presented until 2010.
During this time, he was handpicked by bosses to front the ITV2 spin-off for Britain's Got Talent.
He presented Britain's Got More Talent until the cancelation of the companion in 2019.
But it's not all bad news for Stephen who is known for his duties on a number of quiz shows.
In for a Penny, a format originally launched on Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway was launched the same year.
Before, he was chosen by bosses to host Catchphrase in 2013 and has been fronting the show ever since.
Other huge shows he presented for ITV included Big Star's Little Star, Rolling In It and the reboot of Deal Or No Deal.
He also made regular appearances on This Morning in 'The Hub' segment between 2011 and 2014.
After the Philip Schofield scandal rocked ITV, he was chosen to reunite with his former CITV co-star Holly Willoughby as the host of Dancing on Ice.
He declared: "Beating about the bush," as he threw his hands on his knees.
Stephen continued: "I'll tell you what. You're gonna kick yourself when you realise the other one as well!"
Ricky laughed at his original guess of 'drumming round the hedge' as he thought too literally.
Stephen then pointed out that the second table was circle-shaped as the first phrase was actually 'Knights of the round table'.
The musician furiously remarked: "I didn't even see the round table!"
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Ricky breezed through the first two riddles as he correctly guessed the phrase was 'dog biscuit'
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The 'knights of the round table' question had the singer completely clueless
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He also didn't guess the second image that represented the phrase 'beating about the bush'
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Ricky still won £5,000 but lost out on the £50,000 jackpot
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Celebrity Catchphrase continues on ITV1 and is available to stream on ITVX.
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