Who Wants To Be A Millionaire player loses biggest | UK News

In a jaw-dropping flip of occasions on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, contestant Nicholas Bennett misplaced the most important sum ever on the show due to a expensive blunder. The quiz show veteran, now in its thirtieth collection, witnessed Nicholas sail to £500k without touching his lifelines, leaving Jeremy Clarkson totally astounded.

But catastrophe struck, and Nicholas walked away with a staggering £375k much less than he might have. After answering the £125,000 query, an impressed Clarkson remarked: “He’s just roaring along.” The £250,000 query was a historic poser: “Which of these groups never successfully invaded the city of Rome?” The selections have been: “a) Visigoths, b) Huns, c) Vandals, d) Gauls”.

Nicholas, exuding confidence, mused: “I do like history, I know the Gauls invaded pretty early on. I’m pretty sure the Vandals destroyed the city – that’s why we have vandalism. I don’t think the Huns did, I don’t think they made it that far into Europe, whereas I knew the Visigoths were around. As it’s a free shot, I’m 70-80% sure..”, experiences the Mirror.

Despite Clarkson’s reminder about the accessible lifelines and the pointless risk of guessing, Nicholas boldly declared: “I don’t think this is a guess though. Maybe on the next question I’ll need them, so I’m gonna say Huns – final answer.”

His gamble paid off, and he superior to the half-million-pound query. Clarkson famous Nicholas’s obvious calmness, to which he replied: “It’s not relaxed inside my head.”

The £500k query posed was: “Which of these long-running US sitcoms had the most episodes? a) The Big Bang Theory b) Friends c) The Office or d) Seinfeld”.

Unsure of the proper response, he sought help from the viewers who believed it to be Friends – but only 37% agreed, while 30% thought it was Seinfeld. Still unsure and not prepared to risk it, he opted for the 50/50 lifeline, which left The Big Bang Theory and The Office (proving the viewers incorrect).

Nicolas admitted that he struggled to articulate his ideas before finally settling on The Big Bang Theory as his closing reply. His alternative was appropriate, paving the way in which for the ultimate £1million query.

Clarkson then requested: “Which of these words, each coined by a famous writer, was derived from the title of a fairytale about three princes? a)Pandemonium b) Serendipity c) Utopia d) Yahoo.”

Nicholas responded: “The one that’s standing out to me is yahoo, but I don’t know.”

He turned to host Jeremy for steerage, who confessed he could not recall a fairytale involving three princes and famous that all 4 phrases have been certainly coined by authors. Nicholas then recalled a puppet show he attended just lately in Spain, which he believed was about three princes.

He confessed his Spanish wasn’t fluent enough to perceive the storyline. “But I think someone was yelling yahoo”, he added.

He rationalised that he’d still have £125k even if his reply was incorrect, prompting Clarkson to remind him of the potential £375k loss and the supply of one other lifeline. Despite this, Nicholas determined to use his lifeline, only to discover that his buddy Meg was clueless about the query.

“Normally, I’m really averse to any kind of gambling, but I do think I’m going to go for it,” he declared, confidently stating “Yahoo, final answer.”

The appropriate reply turned out to be serendipity, a time period invented by Horace Walpole impressed by The Three Princes of Serendip. With a nonchalant angle, Nicholas accepted his remaining £125k, while Jeremy Clarkson confessed he could be “sobbing on the floor” after such a hefty loss.

“Oh my giddy aunt,” exclaimed Clarkson, questioning whether or not this was probably the most substantial loss in ‘Millionaire’ historical past before praising Nicholas: “I don’t think I’ve had a contestant I’ve enjoyed more than you. Well done, enjoy your winnings.”

When the show returned from commercials, Clarkson greeted the viewers with the announcement: “We’ve just seen someone lose what we think is the biggest amount in Who Wants to be a Millionaire history”.