Speaking afterwards, Jeremy estimated Millionaire history may have been made
A WHO Wants To Be A Millionaire player used two lifelines on the £1m question – only to lose in a devastating moment.
Jeremy Clarkson welcomed brand new contestants to the iconic ITV game show.
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.
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.”
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.
