WHO Wants To Be A Millionaire viewers were left shocked after a contestant missed out on the chance to win £875,000 after making a series of silly mistakes.
One question in particular tripped her up – but did you know the right answer?
During Sunday’s episode (October 6), host Jeremy Clarkson welcomed a new group of contestants who hoped to bag their shot at becoming a millionaire.
Jackie Lynch from Bayswater was first to step up to challenge – but ITV viewers were quick to criticise her performance.
She initially sailed through the competition, although she used up her lifelines in the first few rounds.
But as her confidence increased, it seemed like Jackie would do well as she continued to climb the money ladder.
By the time she reached £125,000 unscathed, Jackie decided to use her safety net, meaning that prize money was in the bag.
But she was tripped up by the next question, with no lifelines left.
Jeremy asked: “Dubbed the ‘Fight of the Century,’ Floyd Mayweather’s 2015 boxing match against which opponent was the highest-grossing in history?”
He then read out the multiple choice answers which were: “A: Oscar De La Hoya, B: Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez, C: Manny Pacquiao or D: Conor McGregor.”
As Jackie realised this would have been a good question for her friend who she already phoned, she admitted she can’t go any further.
Before revealing that she would have guessed De La Hoya, Jackie firmly said that she was not going to guess and will take the money instead.
The correct answer was Manny Pacquiao.
Jackie’s decision to take the money and quit the competition meant she missed out on her chance to bag a further £875,000.
And viewers thought she could have done this if she hadn’t used up her lifelines on the earlier questions.
Taking to X, formerly Twitter, to voice their fury over the episode, one fan raged that Jackie “made an expensive mistake” using her lifelines too early in the show.
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“She could have gone all the way if she used the lifelines smarter,” said another.
While a third fumed: “And this is why you shouldn’t waste your lifelines on easy questions.”
“3 lifelines wasted,” agreed another, while a fifth ITV viewer moaned: “Well, that was a very expensive lesson.”
Viewers were particularly annoyed that Jackie chose to ask the audience for help on a pop culture question, which they felt she should have easily been able to answer.
“Which singer was played by Austin Butler in a 2022 film?” Jeremy asked for £8,000.
Jackie visibly groaned as the TV host read the question and gave her the answers: “A: Elvis Presley, B: Bruce Springsteen, C: Kurt Cobain, D: Axl Rose.”
“I saw the film. I just couldn’t be sure who played him,” she admitted, before thanking the audience for their help.
The audience’s participation helped Jackie advance much further into the competition before she stumbled on the boxing question – but did you know the answer?
