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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Maira Butt

Contestant’s final wrong answer on Who Wants to be a Millionaire sees record loss

Jeremy Clarkson
  • Nicholas Bennett, a contestant on "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?", incorrectly answered the £1 million question, losing £375,000.
  • He used two lifelines, asking host Jeremy Clarkson and phoning a friend, but neither knew the answer.
  • The question asked which word, coined by a famous writer, originated from a fairytale about three princes. The correct answer was "serendipity," but Bennett chose "Yahoo."
  • Clarkson expressed his sympathy, calling it potentially the biggest loss in the show's history.
  • Despite the loss, Bennett still won £125,000, his safety net amount.

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Who Wants to be a Millionaire contestant gets £1m question wrong in ‘biggest loss’ in show’s history

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