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The Sun
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Millionaire contestant forced to guess tricky £32k question – but would you get it?
A WHO Wants To Be A Millionaire player was forced to make a guess after burning through half their lifelines - would you have got it right? Air traffic controller Mike Hayes from Altrincham made it through to the famous black chair and all the way up to the £125k question. 3 3 But it was the £32k question that left him momentarily stumped. Host Jeremy Clarkson read: "Which literary character is the narrator of the J.D Salinger novel 'The Catcher in the Rye'? The choices were: Nick Carraway, Scout Finch, Holden Caulfield, Esther Greenwood. Despite reading the novel 30 years ago, Mike struggled to recall the author. After using half his lifelines on the previous question, Mike was reluctant to use up any more. So, he took a punt without using any of his remaining lifelines and guessed Holden Caulfield. Jeremy said: "It's funny how these facts live in our heads. That was correct, well done." Later in the show, Mike reached the £125k question - but with no lifelines remaining. So, he decided to happily walk away with the whopping amount money. The episode also featured contestant Faridah Oyetunji, a bio medical science student from Abbey Wood. Millionaire player forced to make a guess after using lifeline on 'easy' £2k soap question - would you have got it correct- She made it through to the famous black chair after winning fastest finger first. Faridah struggled from the start and had to use her audience life line to answer the £300 question. Jeremy asked: "Which of these are traditionally swapped by opposing players at the end of a football match? The choices were Shirts, Shorts, Boots or Socks and not being a big football fan, the audience helped her correctly choose shirts. 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. 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. 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. She then had to use Jeremy as her second lifeline when she was asked to name the thoroughfare that connects Edinburgh Castle to the Palace of Holyrood House. But Faridah 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." The choices were Mandy Dingle, Kim Tate, Tracy Barlow or 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, which was correct. 3
Daily Mail
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
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.
The Sun
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
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. 5 5 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. 5 5 5
Yahoo
29-04-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Tempe brings back photo enforcement for red light runners and speedy drivers
The Brief Speed and red light photo enforcement is coming back to Tempe after the city ended the program in 2009. The city says with these cameras, officers will be able to patrol the city instead of waiting for drivers to speed and/or run red lights. TEMPE, Ariz. - For the first time in over a decade, red light and speed cameras are coming back to Tempe. The backstory Drivers spoke to FOX 10 in 2009, just before police said the cameras were removed, who were not fans of programs like this. "I would agree with it more on a street corner where there's a school or something, but why on the freeway, why every five miles? It's a revenue scam basically," a driver previously said. Now, years later, some Valley cities are bringing back photo enforcement. Phoenix is working on a new red light camera program, and you can add Tempe to the list, too. What we know Tempe is adding cameras to 14 intersections in the city, and officials say it's all about saving lives on the road. The cameras are being installed throughout the city at some of its busiest intersections. Starting May 7, anyone who speeds or runs a red light at these intersections will get their picture taken. "And the people will just get warnings to start out with, and then on June 5, hopefully we're going to start issuing true citations where people will be held accountable for their violations," Tempe Police Lt. Mike Hayes said. Tempe drivers will soon see red light and speed cameras at 14 high-risk intersections, but that's not all. "Then we have four other mobile cameras that will be moving throughout the year," Lt. Hayes said. "We use the same kind of statistical analysis to put those cameras on those major roadways to places where we've seen high amounts of wrecks on arterial streets, where people are picking up big, heavy speeds, and through speed studies that show that people are a little bit faster on those roads as compared to other roads." The Tempe Police Department says this is all in response to achieving Vision Zero and reducing deaths on Tempe roads. "What we did is, to figure out where the photo radar cameras should be positioned was, we did about a three to five year study in our worst intersections and areas that have had bad collisions. We can use our officers in other locations around the city to kind of make the city as a whole much safer," Lt. Hayes explained. He says drivers who violate the law and are caught on one of the cameras can expect to see a civil citation with a fine of $250 in the mail. "We receive video and still photos from the company, and then we can see everything that they did while they were driving that vehicle through the intersection or pass one of the mobile cameras. We can see their face, everything. We have to judge that. Our people internally judge that to make sure it's the correct person, the violation is correct. If none of that is true, then we don't send it out. We don't send that back and verify that. They will never get a ticket," Lt. Hayes said. What we don't know FOX 10 asked how much the program is costing the city, and we are waiting for a response. What you can do If you receive a citation, Tempe Police say you'll have the opportunity to go to court, pay it outright or go to driving school if you are eligible. If it's not paid, it'll go to collections, the same way the court handles other citations. Click here to learn more about Tempe's photo enforcement.
Yahoo
20-03-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Tornado causes $1M damage at Creve Coeur Park Soccer Complex
MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. – Thursday, storm damage from last weekend is still being assessed in some areas. The county estimates that the damage to the Creve Coeur Soccer Complex, a notable spot for many, could amount to $1 million. 'My office chair ended up two fields over close to the lake. I found a photo of my two young children that was on my wall amidst the rubble,' said Mike Hayes, Creve Coeur Soccer Complex operations manager. He stood in front of a pile of rubble that used to be his office. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now 'From refrigerators to computer servers, office chairs, personal belongings, files, it all made the trip when the tornado ran through,' Hayes explained. According to Hayes, the county is still assessing the damage, but the storm's impact, resulting in broken lights, missing fences and much more, remains evident for locals. 'Right now everybody is in the midst of their spring season, and they don't have a home. They're scrambling right now to figure out how they're going to get through the rest of their spring,' Hayes said. This St. Louis eatery is Missouri's 'best Italian restaurant,' food writers say He also shared that the fields are full every night. June is the busiest month, with athletes across the country competing at the complex. 'The impact is across the board for local teams but also for regional and national events that we're trying to assess, and we're getting a little more clarity, but we've got a long road ahead,' Hayes said. The county estimates the repairs could cost $9 to $10 million. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
