Who Wants To Be A Millionaire's Jeremy Clarkson left stunned as contestant makes ‘show history'
On Sunday night's episode, the Clarkson's Farm star returned to his presenting duties on the beloved ITV game show, with a host of new contestants trying to win the coveted cash.
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First up was Nicholas Bennett, who earned his place in the hot seat after fastest finger first.
The West Hampstead data analyst was supported by his family as he made his way through the questions, starting an impressive run as he made his way to his first safety net of £125,000 with no pressure.
In an impressive run of questions, Nicholas managed to make it to the all-important £1million question with lifelines still in his back pocket.
However, he then ran into trouble, and needed to use his remaining two lifelines in order to try and secure the win.
Jeremy asked him: 'Which of these words, each coined by a famous writer, was derived from the title of a fairytale about three princes: Pandamonium, Serendipity, Utopia or Yahoo.'
Using the lifeline to ask Jeremy, the host admitted: 'I'm loathe to say anything… because if I do say something…'
Noting that all four potential answers must have been coined by an author, Jeremy struggled before admitting: 'I can't think of a fairytale that's about three princes.'
Nicholas noted that it had 'twigged something in his head' – saying he had recently been to see a puppet show while in Spain about three princes, but it was in Spanish so he wasn't sure what they were saying… but thought someone was saying Yahoo.
Jeremy then sadly bowed out, saying he didn't know the answer.
So with that falling flat, Nicholas opted for his second lifeline to phone a friend in order to call his roommate, Meg.
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Once calling her, Jeremy told her just how much was on the line, but she didn't know either.
Despite this, Nicholas decided he was going to gamble and pick an answer anyway, leaving Jeremy stunned.
'£375,000 is what you're gambling,' Jeremy reminded him. 'I know you still go away with a lot but…'
But Nicholas had made his mind up, saying Yahoo as his final answer – prompting a round of grimacing noises from the audience.
Sadly, he was wrong – the right answer was Serendipity – and he walked away with just £125,000.
Despite not becoming a millionaire, Jeremy noted: 'A couple things I'm trying to work out is, is that the biggest loss we've had in Who Wants To Be A Millionaire history, and I don't think I've had a contestant that I've enjoyed more than you.'
But Nicholas seemed content with taking home the £125,000 – and walked away happy.
As the scenes played out on screen, one fan wrote: "Unlucky to the bloke for not getting the million-pound question. But fair play to him for giving it go.
"He seemed [like] a really nice guy. Gutted for him!" noted another, while a third said: "What a shame. Fair play to the lad for giving it a go."
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