Who Wants To Be A Millionaire fans beg contestant to ‘take the money and run' after tricky history question worth £125k - but would YOU have sailed through it?
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire fans begged a contestant to 'take the money and run' after he was asked a tricky history question worth £125k - but would YOU have sailed through it?
The latest episode of the ITV show, which aired on Sunday evening, saw air traffic controller Mike Hayes, return to the studio in a bid to win some cash.
Mike already had £64k in the bag and had to answer a history question to win make sure he got his hands on £125k.
Host Jeremy Clarkson asked: 'Which of these historical events did not take place in the 1700s?'
Player Mike was given the options of: Jane Austen is born, American Revolutionary War begins, Napoleon I is crowned Emperor and Last Stuart monarch dies.
Those watching at home were worried for him.
Host Jeremy Clarkson asked: 'Which of these historical events did not take place in the 1700s?'
One viewer brutally said on X, formerly known as Twitter: 'Don't even bother trying to guess this mate. Take the money and run.'
'I'll take the money please.'
'I think its Napoleon. But I'm not taking a chance, So I'll take the money.'
After the question was read out, he explained that he was able to rule of the Jane Austen and Revolutionary War options.
Mike confessed: 'I wish I had a lifeline left. But I don't.'
He added: I really want to play it. I know I would lose £35k... but I'd still have £32k.'
Mike decided to go with option C and explained: 'I am going to play that. Final answer.'
Jeremy told him: 'That's the right answer!'
One viewer brutally said on X, formerly known as Twitter: 'Don't even bother trying to guess this mate. Take the money and run'
'That was fabulous. '
Mike replied: 'I don't think it was very logical...'
The player couldn't take the smile off his face when Jeremy told him that he was sitting on £125k.
Jeremy then asked the next question: 'Which part of the human brain, connected to the pituitary gland, is responsible for controlling heart rate and body temperature?'
Mike didn't want to risk it and decided to walk away with the whopping prize fund he managed to win himself.
It comes after another player was forced to cash out after facing a tricky history question with no lifelines.
June Walker worked her way through the questions up until the £125,000 point where she found herself stuck and had ran out of lifelines.
The question read: 'Which of these was a plot to assassinate Elizabeth I? A: Rye House Plot, B: Bye Plot, C: Babington Plot, D: Despard Plot.'
June deliberated: 'The only one that's really sticking out is Babington, because I'm sure there was someone Babington involved in the plot.'
She weighed up the pros and cons of taking the risk, and added: 'I stand to gain more than I lose but it's a lot of money to lose when we need to rebuild the business.'
'Babington shouting at me but maybe I'm just a tight Scot,' June said.
In the end, she decided to take the money and reasoned: 'I'd rather kick myself by taking the money and finding out I had been right, than kick myself for not taking the money and finding out I was wrong.'
June went on: 'I don't know well enough, take the money final answer.'
The former Top Gear host supported June's decision and commented: 'Okay, can't say I blame you. It does mean you are leaving here with a whopping £64,000.'
However, the correct answer was Babington Plot.
It comes after Amy, from Stroud, also attempted to win some cash but suffered a similarly eye-watering loss after getting stuck on a question.
The tourism officer eventually set a safety net at £32,000 and worked her way through to the £125,000 question.
It read: 'Which of these species of trees lives the longest? A: Yew, B: Oak, C: Sweet chestnut, D: Beech.'
'I kill a lot of my plants so trees are not my strong suit,' Amy commented.
June deliberated: 'The only one that's really sticking out is Babington, because I'm sure there was someone Babington involved in the plot.'
'I know an Oak tree is very old, but I don't know if that's just old tales and hearing that, and it's a very English tree to grow.'
She added: 'I don't know a Sweet chestnut and I've seen a Yew tree and a Beech tree, but they've never told me how old they are.'
Amy considered 'taking a chance' at the question but Jeremy interjected: 'Let me just explain the current situation, if you did take a chance and got it right, that would be great, you'd win £125,000.'
He added: 'If you get it wrong, you lose £32,000 but you still go home with £32,000.'
After some thought, Amy said: 'I think I might as well go for it, no point in not doing it, right?'
'I'm going to go for Oak, final answer,' Amy said.
The tourism officer eventually set a safety net at £32,000 and worked her way through to the £125,000 question
Jeremy called her 'unbelievably brave' but revealed she had answered incorrectly.
The correct answer was in fact Yew.
'Oh I am sorry Amy, but I just love your attitude and you are leaving her with £32,000 which is pretty good,' Jeremy said.
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