Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Entertainment
Brogan-Leigh Hurst

Tipping Point contestant suffers major geography slip-up as fans left in hysterics

Tipping Point fans were left in stitches at tonight's episode after a contestant suffered an epic geography slip-up.

The gameshow saw Jon, a Worcestershire firefighter, make the hilarious gaffe as he incorrectly guessed the name of an American state.

After landing himself in the semi-final part of the game, Jon made the embarrassing blunder as host Ben Shephard delivered quick-fire questions.

The firefighter was playing against contestant Sue, who was a freelancer from Pontypridd.

During the intense round, Ben asked Jon: "The name of which American state begins and ends with the letter 'O'?"

Jon had the option to answer the question or pass it to his co-player, but he opted to take the plunge.

Ben Shephard on Tipping Point (ITV)

He answered, "I'm pretty sure it's Ontario," as the host said: "OK, let's find out, is it Ontario?"

However, Ben was the bearer of bad news as he replied: "The answer we were looking for is Ohio. Ontario is a province in Canada."

Meanwhile, Sue stole the winning counter as her co-star lost another chance to try and get through to the next round.

Jon's answer had viewers at home raging at their TV screens (ITV)

Jon's awkward mishap left fans at home laughing at their TV screens.

Taking to Twitter, one wrote: "Geography isn't Jon's strongest point, is it? #tippingpoint."

Another penned: "Ontario???? As an American state??? Can we go lower than this?????? #TippingPoint."

Jon went on to lose against co-player Sue (ITV)

While a third added: "Did... did he just say f**king Ontario?"

"Ontario is a Canadia you wet wipe!!" a fourth commented.

Jon didn't quite make it to the final round, and Sue went on to win the show.

She bagged herself a beach holiday for two people and a cooking lesson, but missed out on the jackpot counter.

She opted to dodge the trade and took home £3,400.

*Tipping Point airs weekdays on ITV.

Do you have a story to sell? Get in touch with us at   webcelebs@trinitymirror.com   or call us direct 0207 29 33033

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.