Jeremy praised the contestant as he walked away with a quarter of a million pounds instead
WHO Wants To Be A Millionaire fans correctly answered a £500,000 question one player refused to risk his winnings on.
The hit ITV quiz show continued on Sunday night as Jeremy Clarkson welcomed a new batch of contestants.
Eagle-eyed viewers watched as Jack – an avid viewer of the show – tried his luck in the hot seat.
He successfully answered the £250,000 question but when it came to the half a million pound question he decided to bow out.
Jeremy, 64, asked him: “Which food term can also mean the tiny layer of bubbles that forms at the top of a glass of sparkling wine?”
Jack had four answers to choose from – Mousse, Ganache, Fondant, and Soufflé.
Deliberating, Jack then told Jezza: “I don’t drink sparkling wine, so it would be a complete guess.
“And I’ve got no lifelines, none of my friends would probably know, so I’m going.”
Jeremy then declared: “Well there you go, ladies and gentleman.
“You’re leaving here with a quarter of a million pounds!”
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire viewers at home were left impressed by Jack’s game play, but correctly guessed the right answer.
Taking to social media, one said: “I knew the answer to that £500,000 question.”
A second wrote: “Bloody got that £500k question. Didn’t get the one before though.”
While a third posted: “He was definitely one of the best players I’ve seen play.”
Another, revealing the correct answer, said: “I knew mousse, me (I do drink fizz).”
Did you know the answer or guess correctly?
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire is available now on ITVX.
The correct answer is…
A) Mousse – if you know the mousse dessert dish is made up of air bubbles that give it a light and airy texture, then you would probably have guessed correctly. Mousse refers to the overall fizziness or effervescence of a glass of champagne.
B) Ganache
C) Fondant
D) Soufflé
Who has won the jackpot on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire has offered hundreds of hopeful contestants the chance to become millionaires, but there has only been a handful of lucky winners.
There have only been five real winners so far on the show as Charles Ingram, who was the third winner of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? in 2001, had his claim to the prize thrown out because of cheating allegations.
The official winners are…
Judith Keppel
- In 2000, garden designer Judith Keppel made quiz show history as she became the first ever winner of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. Judith is also the only woman ever to have won the million-pound prize.
David Edwards
- Former physics teacher David became the second contestant to win the top prize in April 2001. Following his success, Edwards went on to compete in both series of Are You an Egghead? in 2008 and 2009.
Robert Brydges
- Oxford-educated banker Robert became the third Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? champion when he won the quiz show several moths after David in 2001. Robert has stayed out of the limelight since his win.
Pat Gibson
- World champion Irish quiz player Pat won the show in 2004. Amazingly Pat had TWO of his lifelines still available for his final question, something no other winner has managed.
Ingram Wilcox
- Ingram came close to losing on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? in 2006 as he had used all his lifelines up at the £32,000 mark, but in a shocking twist he went on to scoop the jackpot.