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Who Wants to be a Millionaire? contestant falls at final hurdle as he fails to answer jackpot question

English teacher John Robinson was asked the million-pound question (Picture: ITV)

The first contestant to be asked the million-pound question on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? since 2006 has left with £500,000 after failing to pick the right answer.

English teacher John Robinson raced through the questions on Monday night's episode of the ITV show, before arriving at the final hurdle with no lifelines left.

It was the first time viewers had seen the show's biggest question since 2006 and the first time host Jeremy Clarkson has seen a contestant get to the final round since he took over hosting from Chris Tarrant in 2018.

For the £1 million question, Robinson had to say which former UK prime minister had never served as foreign secretary. However, he was unable to choose from Winston Churchill, Anthony Eden, Harold Macmillan and Alec Douglas-Home.

Deciding he was not willing to risk so much money, Robinson took the £500,000.

The correct answer was Winston Churchill.

Afterwards, Clarkson said: "What a player, what a fabulous player" and called the game play "extraordinary".

There have been five £1 million winners since Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? started on UK television in 1998.

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? continues on ITV this week.

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