Devastating moment Who Wants To Be A Millionaire player uses two lifelines on £1m question and LOSES- could you get it?
Jeremy Clarkson welcomed brand new contestants to the iconic ITV game show.
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Nicholas Bennett took the iconic hotseat
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He reached the £1m question - and it concerned writers and words
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He turned to host Jeremy for assistance
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Nicholas Bennett, from West Hampstead, took to the hotseat after winning Fastest Finger First.
The University Challenge alum got through several questions with relative ease.
He soon found himself playing for the £1 million jackpot - and with two lifelines intact.
The question asked: "Which of these words, each coined by a famous writer, was derived from the tale of of a fairytale about three princes?"
Meanwhile, the options were A) Pandemonium, B) Serendipity, C) Utopia and D) Yahoo.
Nicholas had an early hunch that it may be Yahoo but wasn't certain - so he opted to use his Ask Jeremy lifeline.
Unfortunately, the host wasn't quite certain either - although his contribution did spark a thought in the player's mind.
Nicholas remembered attending a puppet show in Spain, which was about three princes - and he had a memory of Yahoo being said.
To cover all bases, he decided to use the last lifeline - Phone A Friend - although his friend ended up not knowing the answer.
Nicholas seemed ready to give his final answer - although Jeremy reminded him that £375,000 was on the line.
Millionaire player forced to make a guess after using lifeline on 'easy' £2k soap question - would you have got it correct-
He opted for his initial thought, Yahoo - only to soon learn it was incorrect.
In the end, the right answer ultimately turned out to be B) Serendipity.
Nicholas didn't let much disappointment show, as he optimistically said: "Still get £125,000."
Speaking afterwards, Jeremy estimated: "We've just seen a contestant lose what we think is the biggest amount of money in Millionaire history."
It comes as another player was forced to make a guess after using her lifeline on an 'easy' £2k soap question.
Faridah Oyetunji, a bio medical science student from Abbey Wood, struggled from the start of her game.
Despite this, she made it to her safety net of £1000 by confidently answering the next question that came along.
However, the £2000 question confused her, when Jeremy asked: "Which recurring TV soap character has been played by Lisa Riley since 1995."
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.
- 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.
- 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.
The choices were A. Mandy Dingle, B. Kim Tate, C. Tracy Barlow or D. Sharon Mitchell.
Faridah said: "I've got absolutely no clue, I'm not a soap fan."
She then decided to use her third lifeline and go 50-50 and was left with A and C - Faridah then took a guess at Mandy Dingle.
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire airs on ITV1 and ITVX.
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