Millionaire contestant uses TWO lifelines on tricky £16k question about Ireland – would you have got the right answer?
A CONTESTANT on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire is left having to use two lifelines in order to get to the correct answer on the show.
Mike Hayes returns to the hot seat on the show this weekend after running out of time last week.
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Amid a steady first few rounds, fans of the programme will see Jeremy Clarkson quiz him on a tough question about Ireland.
In order to bank £16,000, Mike will have to answer the following question - but would you be able to get it right without using any lifelines?
The Sun's exclusive clip shows Jezza asked him: "Which county in the Republic of Ireland is the largest by area, and the most southerly?"
He is then presented with the following options: "Cork, Donegal, Wicklow and Mayo."
It became clear that Mike was struggling to come to any sort of clear basis for an answer.
He said: "I have no idea, so I think this will be one where I ask the audience."
It was then up to the crowd to decide which of the four possible answers they believed to be the correct choice.
However, the results were not clear cut with 51% plumping for Cork but still a rather large percentage of 30 going for Donegal.
Only 6% opted for Wicklow with 13% picking Mayo.
Unsure, Mike then said to Jeremy: "It is a clear majority, but it is not overwhelming.
Who Wants to be a Millionaire contestant loses huge amount of money on tricky tree question
"I have more lifelines, but do I really want to use anymore?
"I'll use the 50/50 please!"
Unhelpfully, Mike is then left with both of the top choices - Cork and Donegal.
Trusting in the audience, Mike decided to play without using any more lifelines and picked Cork as his final answer.
Thankfully, it paid off and is correct and lands him £16,000.
But just how far will Mike get up the Millionaire ladder?
Mike's episode airs Sunday at 8pm on ITV.
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