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Posted by: Crazy Chris 4th March 2018, 06:42 PM

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire is returning to ITV soon with ordinary contestants ie not celebrities. No host officially announced yet but rumours are that it won't be Chris Tarrant but Jeremy Clarkson!

Is it too soon to bring it back and what do you think of Clarkson as host?

Posted by: Dobbo 4th March 2018, 06:47 PM

Used to love this show back in its heyday before they utterly mutilated it with the timer & all the other useless gimmicks.

I'm very intrigued to see how Jeremy Clarkson is as a host of this.

Posted by: Crazy Chris 4th March 2018, 06:48 PM

They're asking for contestants on their Facebook page.

Posted by: T Boy 4th March 2018, 06:53 PM

I don’t think we need anymore Jeremy Clarkson tbh

Posted by: Crazy Chris 4th March 2018, 06:55 PM

I don't like the idea of producers choosing the contestants via auditions now as they do on other quiz shows. The phone question and random picking by computer so looks and personality didn't matter was fine. Now I bet just the photogenic and bubbly people get on. Hope they still do fastest finger first.

Posted by: BridgeCow 4th March 2018, 06:59 PM

absolutely not here for Jeremy Clarkson hosting tho

Posted by: Crazy Chris 4th March 2018, 07:04 PM

Jeremy Paxman would be better

Posted by: JosephSprayberry 4th March 2018, 07:04 PM

I guess a revival of this could be good if they manage to freshen up the formula a little, without losing what made the original run so good!

Jeremy Clarkson, however, is not the answer. Please god no.

Posted by: Dobbo 4th March 2018, 07:19 PM

He's great on University Challenge when he pressured all those know-it-alls but I wouldn't like him on this if they're gonna resort back to the "you only have 3 milliseconds to answer" which completely erases the tension & joy of watching people mulling over whether to risk crazy amounts of money.

Posted by: Mack. 4th March 2018, 08:15 PM

Simple go back and stick to fastest finger first, no auditions, no gimmicks with the timings, changing the questions from 15 to 12. Or any 'swap' lifelines and no Jeremy Clarkson.

Keep the original formula. or show it as 'live'.

Posted by: Chez Wombat 4th March 2018, 09:03 PM

Oh I loved this so much as a child so I'd love to see it back, that said, with Chris Tarrant plz. Jeremy Clarkson is just...not a prospect we should be entertaining.

Posted by: _jase 4th March 2018, 11:19 PM

OMG YES. I absolutely adore the show, but they can piss right off with Clarkson

Posted by: Liаm 4th March 2018, 11:27 PM

I would be here if not for that utter waste of oxygen "presenting" it.

The format was a bit slow at times but I loved the tension it created, it was perfect easy Saturday night viewing.

Posted by: Crazy Chris 5th March 2018, 08:56 AM

For many years it was on Tuesday evenings. Started on Tuesdays too IIRC. They moved it to Saturdays much later.

Posted by: Crazy Chris 9th March 2018, 08:08 AM

Jeremy Clarkson confirmed as new host. To start with and to gauge public reaction, seven new episodes will air on consecutive nights over one week this autumn, the 25th Anniversary of the show's start. Said to be the original format with 15 question, three lifelines and no timer.

Posted by: Dobbo 9th March 2018, 08:47 AM

Glad it's the original format, will definitely be interested in this now! Just wonder how seriously Clarkson will take it or will it be another Robot Wars?

Posted by: gavindeejay 9th March 2018, 09:24 AM

Will be interesting to see Clarkson as the new host. I wonder why Tarrent didn’t return?

Posted by: Mack. 9th March 2018, 09:20 PM

It's the 20th anniversary I believe it is. Please no twists with this.

Posted by: Doctor Blind 9th March 2018, 09:50 PM

Because it is a tired, old format - and for one thing £1 million in 1998 is now worth £1,655,181 due to inflation so it's not actually that much money anymore - I suspect there are many houses worth more than that in the SE of England.

Posted by: kye 10th March 2018, 05:37 PM

£1,000,000 is not actually that much money anymore? on what planet?
it’s still far and away the biggest prize you can win on tv regardless of inflation.

Posted by: Crazy Chris 11th March 2018, 08:56 AM

Agreed. I wouldn't mind half a million never mind a million.

Posted by: Dobbo 11th March 2018, 10:42 AM

When you compare this potential jackpot to the likes of Pointless & The Chase it still absolutely dwarfs them. One day I'ma apply for one of these shows...

Posted by: Brett-Butler 11th March 2018, 04:21 PM

Why not make "one of these days"...today? Here's the http://www.itv.com/beontv/shows/whowantstobeamillionaire.

I don't think that Jeremy Clarkson will make a decent host of this. Then again, if in 1998 you thought that the bloke from Tiswas & Man O Man would end up hosting the show for over 10 years and gaining ratings in excess of 15 million, people would've thought you were crazy.

Posted by: Mack. 30th April 2018, 07:44 PM

ITV have confirmed the start date to be Saturday May 5th at 9 p.m. for 7 consecutive nights

Posted by: Brett-Butler 1st May 2018, 08:06 PM

New lifeline announced, which is "Ask The Host", which could provide interesting. Also being introduced is the ability to set your own 2nd safe point, rather than the traditional £32,000, which doesn't strike me as interesting straight away.

Posted by: Jade 5th May 2018, 09:18 PM

I'm enjoying the return of this! The implementation of the host lifeline was a good move I think.

The QWERTY question was a proper shout at the telly moment for me SALAD, pick SALAD!!!

Posted by: JosephAvery 5th May 2018, 09:19 PM

Same!! when the phone a friend guy said "cheese" I was like

I thoroughly enjoyed that, Jeremy Clarkson was way more natural in the role than I expected and I'm quite happy to say he proved me wrong in just about every way lol.

Posted by: Suedehead2 5th May 2018, 10:05 PM

Clarkson was a lot better than I had expected. He seems pretty relaxed and proved to be a good host. The ability to et the second safety net is an intriguing change. It'll be interesting to see how far people take that.

A nice cheap start for ITV / the production company tonight

Posted by: ubɹǝɯbƆ 5th May 2018, 11:41 PM

I cannot stand Jeremy Clarkson

Posted by: UltraReputation 5th May 2018, 11:42 PM

I hate Clarkson but I actually really enjoyed this

Posted by: Botchia 6th May 2018, 03:49 PM

I absolutely loved this! The return of this iconic theme tune *.* Jeremy Clarkson was a lot better than I thought he would be. He quips were hilarious!

Posted by: Mart!n 6th May 2018, 09:18 PM

I'm enjoying this, on one set of questions I got easily to 32,000 without using a lifeline the coriander question, I just took a guess as the cilantro started with a C

Jeremy Clarkson as a host is very good actually, "got to go to the bathroom, let's take a break" Ha


Yesterday's question over the Qwerty keyboard, it was so obvious its Salad, ring a friend... Cheese if you use a keyboard all the time its so easy to work out.

Posted by: Botchia 6th May 2018, 09:28 PM

I'm loving this being back on so much! The screaming at TV is real *.*

Posted by: danG 6th May 2018, 10:13 PM

this is amazing! Clarkson is better than I thought he'd be too.

Posted by: Chez Wombat 6th May 2018, 11:11 PM

So yeah this is actually pretty good. I loved this show so much back in the day and it's very much the same with some interesting add-ons (how awkward that the host could lose them money ) it's great seeing that again and playing along. And yeah, Jeremy isn't too unbearable here and actually rather funny, so that's a nice surprise.

Posted by: gavindeejay 7th May 2018, 08:03 AM

Really enjoying Clarkson presenting this. Hopefully more episodes will come later on in the year

Posted by: Dobbo 7th May 2018, 12:42 PM

Really enjoying this so far. Seems a lot more relaxed than the original series & Clarkson's quips are generally on the money without going too far.

Although that seems to have brought about a CBA attitude from the contestants, like losing without using a single lifeline? That's the sort of stuff I'd do on the app with nothing to lose.

Posted by: Liаm 7th May 2018, 09:17 PM

I DESPISE Clarkson like you wouldn't believe but I'm also really enjoying this! I think it is maybe a bit *too* relaxed as above though, there isn't that same intensity as the old version but that could get a bit drawn out and dull at times so I do enjoy this as well. It's just a really nice easy and enjoyable quiz watch on an evening which sometimes is all you need!

Posted by: troublepink 8th May 2018, 04:34 PM

Loving what I've seen so far, but I probably wouldn't have watched if Clarkson wasn't presenting. Found the original WWTBAM boring.
I hope at least one person wins really big money though, I'm guessing we would know if someone had won the million? I remember it used to be all over the papers if anyone ever got the big prize.

Posted by: Klaus 8th May 2018, 06:11 PM

Not really a big fan of Clarkson either but he really is brilliant on this! I thought it was an odd choice but it really has worked so much better than I thought.

I’m glad it had that break too because I was completely fed up and bored of the show in the last few years of its original run but I’ve actually been excited to watch this! One of the improvements is that it drags on a lot less as I was fed up with each question taking like 5 minutes each before. Although it maybe has gone the other way where people immediatley answer or use a lifeline with like no thought. It maybe is a bit too laidback as people have said, but definitely a step in the right direction for me.

Posted by: Klaus 8th May 2018, 08:12 PM

what a f***ing idiot going for St Jeremy. It was clearly only there because of Clarkson yet he goes for it even when its 50/50!!!!

(we all know from florence that st jude is the patron saint of the lost causes)

Posted by: Botchia 8th May 2018, 08:14 PM

omg ikr ffs

Posted by: Klaus 8th May 2018, 08:59 PM

Where have they found these contestants?

I feel like they didn’t want to give money away!

Posted by: Suedehead2 8th May 2018, 10:29 PM

Saying the Balearics were part of Italy was even worse, particularly for someone with a Spanish husband

Posted by: Crazy Chris 9th May 2018, 08:50 AM

Been watching this since Sat. It's alright. I knew the Philip Hammond answer!

Posted by: Suedehead2 9th May 2018, 04:07 PM

Judging by various comments I've seen, a lot of people were caught out by that one. It just goes to show how much impact Hammond made as Foreign Secretary.

Posted by: Crazy Chris 9th May 2018, 05:19 PM

Oh I know the Cabinet members over the years and decades. One of my specialist subjects.

Posted by: Brett-Butler 9th May 2018, 08:00 PM

I didn't get that one right, to my shame (I thought it was Liam Fox!). Hopefully that's not a sackable offence as News & Politics moderator...

Posted by: Mack. 9th May 2018, 08:27 PM

Using a lifeline on Question 2 + 4 blimey.

Posted by: Chez Wombat 9th May 2018, 08:42 PM

Yeah, not knowing the phrase 'that old chestnut' probably was an indicator she wasn't gonna go too far.

Posted by: Klaus 9th May 2018, 08:43 PM

“You go home with £1,000”



This really is getting boring fast when everyone lacks the intelligence the show needs. Maybe its because I’m older but I swear the questions are much easier higher up than they used too! Good job it is over a week as I think everyone would have switched off by Wek 6 if it was weekly.

Hopefully, if the show returns, they pick some smarter contestants.

Posted by: Mart!n 9th May 2018, 09:05 PM

I knew that Thunderbird answer, I was shouting at the screen "its 4 not 5 stupid" 5 is the one up in Space.

And the Scouts question, Jeremy didn't even know that

Some of these contestants, have a brain of a peanut

Posted by: Klaus 9th May 2018, 09:10 PM

That old brazil nut

Posted by: Suedehead2 9th May 2018, 09:24 PM

To be fair, that wasn't the sort of question you could work out if you didn't know the answer. OTOH, there have been rather a lot of questions where - even allowing for the pressure of being in the studio - the contestants seem to be lacking in common sense.

Posted by: Mack. 9th May 2018, 09:25 PM

I think it might be the earliest someone has used a lifeline on Millionaire with the old chestnut question. Historically they would pick 'Ask The Audience ' first.

Posted by: Suedehead2 9th May 2018, 09:37 PM

There's always been the odd early question on a subject like Coronation Street or celebrities where I might need to ask the audience.

Posted by: Brett-Butler 9th May 2018, 09:56 PM

Could be worse. You could get the 1st question wrong, which has happened more than once in the US edition. When I was in America I got to meet this guy who didn't get off the starting block -

Posted by: Kath 9th May 2018, 10:17 PM

I just can't believe that the Oxford student needed to waste a lifeline on the heliocentric question. The contestants this time around do seem to be rather dim.

I do like the chap from Halifax though and I'm loving JC as the host on this (and I normally detest Clarkson) he moves things along speedily and doesn't waste time with inane waffle like Tarrant did.

Posted by: Mack. 11th May 2018, 05:54 PM

The producers will be happy that they at last got 2 fairly big winners last night.

Posted by: dandy* 11th May 2018, 08:27 PM

Oh Jeremy!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Mack. 12th May 2018, 08:36 AM

Really enjoyed the reboot, and hope Clarkson returns to front future episodes, assuming it returns.

Posted by: Botchia 12th May 2018, 09:39 AM

How funny was that cock up when Clarkson said it was the right answer and it was in fact wrong

All-in-all it's been a good reboot but it's just annoying we've had pretty dumb contestants.

Posted by: Mack. 13th September 2018, 09:42 PM

According to ITV - Be On TV, Who wants To Be A Millionaire is coming back for a second series and hosted by Jeremy Clarkson once again. Applications will be accepted until 10th December 2018.

Posted by: Suedehead2 4th December 2018, 04:02 PM

The new series begins on New Year's Day.

Posted by: cam123456 11th December 2018, 06:05 AM

I used to love this show.

Posted by: CarrotNinja 26th December 2018, 05:04 PM

I watch the Indian version of millionaire now which is actually quiet good for a show. They have four life lines - 3 are the same as UK millionaire show but the fourth is "Ask an expert" Option which is interesting.

Posted by: Mack. 2nd January 2019, 09:55 PM

The 'G' being green on Google. Have you never used Google man?

Posted by: lewistgreen 2nd January 2019, 10:03 PM

I legit had to check as I thought it was red

Posted by: Conderella 2nd January 2019, 10:25 PM

Everyone has a different type of memory so I wouldn't be so quick to blame someone's incorrect answer to a seemingly obvious (for some people) question on lack of intelligence or poor erudition. I use Google constantly but unless I tell myself to memorise a specific detail I won't be able to remember it despite having seen the image 1000s of times...

Posted by: Liаm 2nd January 2019, 11:12 PM

I really had to think about the Google one! We use it every day but the logo isn't something exactly study and stare at.

Posted by: Suedehead2 3rd January 2019, 11:02 AM

Could you tell us, without looking, whose picture is on various banknotes? I know I couldn’t. It’s the sort of thing we see every day but without absorbing the detail.

Posted by: Rossco 3rd January 2019, 05:55 PM

Glad the show is back but not a fan of Clarkston. He’s very cold and borderline rude.

Posted by: Klaus 3rd January 2019, 06:26 PM

I actually got it right straight away but I can’t do the other letters - I know because a similar question regarding the ‘l’ or something came up in a pub quiz recently and I hadn’t a clue!

Posted by: Mack. 3rd January 2019, 09:29 PM

Mr Bean the fastest with Nick.

Posted by: dobbo 5th January 2019, 06:46 PM

Been great having this back on TV this week, really thought that first lady was gonna go the whole distance!

Posted by: Suedehead2 5th January 2019, 07:56 PM

At least they seem to have got better contestants than the last run.

Posted by: Mart!n 5th January 2019, 10:12 PM

The current contestant is a right twit, its Anne you dipstick, I knew that straight away when the question came up, she is the eldest. What a waste of two lives.

Posted by: Suedehead2 5th January 2019, 10:33 PM

Oh look, I antisipated a question

Posted by: WhoOdyssey 5th January 2019, 11:38 PM

That politics student was a bit full of himself!

Posted by: Crazy Chris 6th January 2019, 05:38 PM

I knew it was Anne as she was the first to marry in 1973.

Posted by: WhoOdyssey 6th January 2019, 09:14 PM

Back in March! Glad we don't have to wait too long.

Posted by: Mack. 6th January 2019, 09:23 PM

81% for a wrong answer, that.might be a record.

Posted by: Brett-Butler 6th January 2019, 10:00 PM

http://www.itv.com/beontv/shows/whowantstobeamillionaire May fill in an application form for this.

Posted by: WhoOdyssey 7th January 2019, 12:20 AM

Those are actually the applications for the series after next! The next series has been filming this week

Posted by: Botchia 7th January 2019, 08:23 PM

You should do it! I'm tempted too!

Posted by: Crazy Chris 8th January 2019, 09:59 AM

Enjoyed it last week and will watch when it returns. Better that it's on for occasional weeks than every week.

Posted by: dobbo 8th January 2019, 01:09 PM

It equals the record - managed to hunt down this clip from an older series.

Posted by: Crazy Chris 8th January 2019, 08:15 PM

He is rather rude and abrupt with some contestants.

Posted by: Crazy Chris 8th January 2019, 08:16 PM

I remember that and was yelling at the TV as I knew the answer even before te 4 alternatives came up as the Chancellor sometimes has a wee tipple during his speech. Was surprised the audience got that wrong.

Posted by: Brett-Butler 8th January 2019, 09:30 PM

Put in an application. Will see soon enough if I'm selected for it.

Posted by: Common Sense 4th March 2019, 05:19 PM

Back tonight at 9 for five shows and someone this week gets as far as the million pound question. No leaks at to whether they win it or not.

Posted by: Suedehead2 5th March 2019, 03:01 PM

I wish they hadn’t announced that someone got as far as the million pound question.

Posted by: Klaus 5th March 2019, 03:46 PM

Same - really spoiled the suspense! And spoils it for the upcoming shows!

Posted by: WhoOdyssey 5th March 2019, 04:00 PM

It's slightly better than the original series when they would announce when an episode had a £1 million winner!

Posted by: Common Sense 5th March 2019, 06:02 PM

I actually knew the answer to the million quid question as British PM's is my specialist subject so I knew Churchill was never Foreign Secretary. It would have been far too easy for so much money if they'd have asked about more recent Prime Ministers as he said he hoped they'd be. For example John Major was FS and Chancellor but only for short periods. Anyway he did well to get 500k. I think we'd have heard if he'd got the million.

Posted by: Suedehead2 5th March 2019, 06:33 PM

Yes, I knew the million pound question too, However it wasn't really the sort of question where you could make an educated guess if you didn't know.

Posted by: Common Sense 5th March 2019, 07:54 PM

No it wasn't. He would have gone for Eden. He's said today that he had a vague inkling that he's never read anything about Churchill being FS but only an inkling and still would have guessed Eden. They're saying on DS that it was an easy last question but it's only easy if you know the answer and he didn't and I bet millions of viewers didn't. Was surprised that he'd to ask the audience which fruit was in black forest gateau. Mind you my wife said raspberries when it first came up! She knew it was a red one lol as could picture them.

Posted by: Mack. 6th March 2019, 09:14 PM

54% thinking 2 Become 1 was the second UK #1 single for Spice Girls for the £64,000 question.

Posted by: Liаm 6th March 2019, 09:16 PM

Omg this guy is so up himself and then gets unstuck on Spice Girls, please let him lose here

Posted by: Mart!n 6th March 2019, 09:21 PM

Its D

I knew it when the question was given out. Talk about losing 4 lives on one question

I knew all the answers in that round

Posted by: Jαsє 6th March 2019, 10:47 PM

Jez shading the Spice Girls

Posted by: WhoOdyssey 17th August 2019, 10:40 AM

Returns on August 24th at 21:10!

Posted by: Suedehead2 17th August 2019, 12:14 PM

On a related note, ITV are making a three-part adaptation of the stage play about the cheating major who tried to cheat his way to a million pound win. Michael Sheen will be playing Chris Tarrant.

Posted by: Mack. 24th August 2019, 08:37 PM

Oh Kane, he was so sure with the Live Aid question losing £24,000.

Posted by: Jαsє 24th August 2019, 08:38 PM

"You did your best which is a bit of a worry"

Posted by: Brett-Butler 24th August 2019, 08:47 PM

Not knowing that The Observer is published on a Sunday. #decline

Posted by: Mack. 25th August 2019, 07:23 PM

With 6 new contestants who can each have 3 "phone a friend " nominations, are there 18 members of staff scattered all over the country on the off chance that one might be called?

Posted by: Suedehead2 25th August 2019, 08:06 PM

That was pretty staggering. It's not like it's the world's oldest Sunday paper or anything. Oh, hang on, it is.

Posted by: Suedehead2 25th August 2019, 08:07 PM

There must be unless they gather some of them together in a single location.

Posted by: TheSnake 25th August 2019, 08:31 PM

I think Mastermind would be the best quiz show for Buzzjackers to enter...all those musical specialist subjects we'd excel at!

Posted by: dandy* 25th August 2019, 08:32 PM

Can we just take a moment to revisit this though.

Posted by: Brett-Butler 25th August 2019, 10:27 PM

I've auditioned for Mastermind on 5 separate occasions. I never made it on the show though, the general knowledge usually trips me up (although given that it's Mastermind, there's nothing "general" about it). No surprises what my specialist subject was (one which someone else chose in 2016).

Posted by: Suedehead2 26th August 2019, 06:32 AM

I got the same score as the contestant on that occasion. Obviously, I didn't have the pressure of the chair and the spotlight; OTOH, I didn't spend any time revising.

As for the general knowledge, I get much better scores now than I did in my teens and twenties. I can usually beat at least one of the contestants (I beat three last week). I think it's just that I've had a lot longer to learn stuff rather than the questions being easier.

Posted by: Jordan Lee 26th August 2019, 09:40 AM

Going to watch this on catch up.

Such a shame I have a free house for a week as I have nobody to play along with

My Dad is usually the opposite to me. He’s good at the sport questions and politics where as I don’t have a clue.

I very often find on quiz shows if somebody gets a question wrong I always seem to know it!

I think the things I know a lot on are things most people don’t. Like the charts, reality TV etc.

I remember instantly knowing the Spice Girls question last series before the answer even come up!

Posted by: Jαsє 1st September 2019, 11:15 PM

The guy who won half a mill was incredible

Posted by: No Sleeep 2nd September 2019, 12:35 AM

I think that's the first time I ever got the million pound question right I knew it would be Marilyn Monroe as soon as Audrey Hepburn was the first option, really quite easy to work out considering she died at 36 in 1962! I wanted to scream when his friend said Judy Garland, did she look 13 in The Wizard of Oz!!

Posted by: Jordan Lee 2nd September 2019, 12:50 AM

Sounds like I need to watch tonight’s!

The question the other night what the woman lost over 90K on I knew the answer too quite confidentially from studying Tourism for my degree and then from doing cabin crew training I’m good at questions on where countries are or what sea is where etc.

I surprise myself when I watch this with some things I know it’s only really sport where I’m absolutely clueless unless it’s a total obvious question like when did England win the World Cup

But the question the other day on England managers I wouldn’t have had a clue at that.

I like to watch this with my dad as we’re usually like polar opposite with what we know past like the 8,000 pound mark.

Posted by: Suedehead2 2nd September 2019, 07:01 AM

At least the contestant had dismissed Judy Garland for precisely that reason. I had done as well as Wizard Of Oz is one of the few films where I know its year of release. I'd dismissed Julie Andrews for the same reason as the contestant as well - I knew Sound Of Music was 1965 and couldn't believe that she was nearly 40 when that was made. However, that still left me with two choices!

I have occasionally known the million pound question, including the one with the person who was disqualified for cheating. I knew that one before the answers came up. It just happened to be something (what is the name of the number that is one followed by a hundred zeroes) I'd found out when I was about ten and always remembered

Posted by: dandy* 2nd September 2019, 04:19 PM

I knew the Marilyn Monroe one! I didn't know everything else though so I'd have never got to the question in the first place.

Posted by: Common Sense 2nd September 2019, 06:13 PM

I knew it was Marilyn Monroe as she died in 1962 aged 36 so 1926.

Posted by: Common Sense 2nd September 2019, 06:16 PM

Well I didn't actually. May have guessed if it was just published one day a week.

Posted by: Mack. 15th September 2019, 07:39 PM

Must be a record four people on within three parts of the show.

Posted by: Jαsє 15th September 2019, 07:57 PM

I adore Jeremy Clarkson

Posted by: Suedehead2 15th September 2019, 10:06 PM

I've never liked him before, but I love the way he hosts this show

Posted by: Mack. 11th May 2020, 10:01 PM

Nicki Minaj was the answer from a contestant in which female artist had two UK #1s in 2019 with 7 Rings and break up with your girlfriend, I'm bored that was for £32,000.

Posted by: Suedehead2 11th May 2020, 10:18 PM

I think we can assume most BJ members would have loved to have that question To be fair to the contestant, her logic was reasonable. Those song titles do seem to fit with Nicki Minaj's image rather more than Ariana Grande's.

Posted by: Slick 12th May 2020, 10:36 AM

Jeremy Clarkson really irritates me on this show. He's just so nasty to the contestants - not in a jokey Chris Tarrant way either.

I am really enjoying having the show back, and I was SCREAMING at the TV during that Ariana Grande question although thought the contestant's logic was brilliant considering she obviously had no idea.

Posted by: King Rollo 12th May 2020, 06:52 PM

I thought the next contestant would go a long way after reaching £64,000 without using any lifelines but the tennis question was difficult and he used them all up on that one and still couldn't answer it. I remember Cilic and Del Potro winning the US Open as well as the 'big four' in this decade but I wouldn't be able to remember which players won the US Open or the Australian Open in the 2000s.

Posted by: Crazy Chris 12th May 2020, 06:54 PM

Now I don't follow current or very recent music but even I knew 7 Rings!!

Posted by: Jαsє 12th May 2020, 08:51 PM

Andrew was brilliant!!

Posted by: Crazy Chris 12th May 2020, 09:00 PM

Did anyone here know the last answer then? I'd have guessed the IOM TT like he did but would have been a pure guess and it's too much to lose.

Posted by: King Rollo 12th May 2020, 09:07 PM

I would have guessed Isle Of Man TT as well but he did the right thing taking the half a million.

Just checking,the TT started in 1907. Indy 500 was 1911,Le Mans 1923 and Monaco 1929. They are all earlier in time than I thought they would be.

Posted by: Suedehead2 12th May 2020, 09:36 PM

That tennis question was ridiculously difficult. Unless you were able to reel off a list of winners for each tournament, there was no real way of getting it and no logical reason for guessing one of the answers above the others. A shame as he was going really well up to that point.

Posted by: Jαsє 12th May 2020, 09:41 PM

omg

Posted by: WhoOdyssey 12th May 2020, 09:48 PM

This is a very good point:

Posted by: Mack. 12th May 2020, 10:07 PM

I knew the last answer. Andrew was great.

Posted by: Suedehead2 13th May 2020, 06:51 AM

That presupposes that the friend would have known the Table Mountain question.

Posted by: Mack. 13th May 2020, 10:31 PM

Enjoy your two camper vans, Christina.

Posted by: WhoOdyssey 13th May 2020, 10:31 PM

I enjoyed the Jonas Brothers question!

Posted by: Mack. 13th May 2020, 10:34 PM

95% of the audience knew who the Jonas Brothers were.

Posted by: Jordan Lee 13th May 2020, 11:45 PM

I knew a lot of questions tonight!

Jägermeister is one of the very few alcohol related drinks I actually drink so I instantly knew that was the logo.

I also knew the Jonas brothers one obviously

I knew the estate agent answer question too. And then would’ve guessed at some of the others like the Rugby being named after the town it was first played.

Christina had a good deal questions wise. Was impressed as much as 95% of the audience knew the jonas brothers names though either a young audience or just an audience who knew at least one name of another band but I was expecting more like 65% or smth.

Posted by: WhoOdyssey 14th May 2020, 08:48 PM

That was a really hard charts question for an average person!

I'm glad I knew it

Posted by: King Rollo 14th May 2020, 08:53 PM

The contestants that know little about pop music should really study lists of UK number 1 singles and albums before appearing on the programme as that topic does come up quite a lot.

Posted by: Jordan Lee 14th May 2020, 09:42 PM

So many dream questions tonight for members of this site!

Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 14th May 2020, 09:46 PM

The Katy Perry question though.

Posted by: Jordan Lee 14th May 2020, 09:49 PM

Her UK #1 single Moo (according to 3% of the audience)

Posted by: Jordan Lee 14th May 2020, 09:50 PM

The Eminem being rapper with most #1s question really shocked me that she ended up gambling on Drake or that a non chart person would think Drake as well.

Eminem seems like the king of rap id have assumed anyone to say him tbh even though he was actually the answer I’d say people of a certain age would be more likely to have heard an Eminem track than a Drake one.

Posted by: WhoOdyssey 15th May 2020, 08:43 PM

Another chart question!

Posted by: King Rollo 15th May 2020, 08:46 PM

Oh dear. Like I said yesterday,these people should look at the list of no.1 singles as part of their preparation. It's costing them a lot of money.

Posted by: Jordan Lee 15th May 2020, 10:47 PM

I really felt like Hugh Jackman would’ve been most people’s pick for that question bc of The Greatest Showman’s success.

I expect if the audience were asked on that one a lot of them would’ve been swayed towards him as well.

Posted by: Jordan Lee 15th May 2020, 10:56 PM

I know! I guess some of them may have looked at certain stuff they didn’t know it’s hard to guess what kind of music questions come up it could be a really obvious one what almost everyone knows (like Katy Perry one) but when it’s who’s had most #1s etc it’d harder.


If I was succcesful to get on this show I’d definitely brush up and research sport but it’s what sport would come up I could spend hours perfecting knowledge on football to get a rugby question or vice versa. Tbh though I can really see why people would’ve thought Hugh Jackman for the question tonight.

Posted by: WhoOdyssey 26th August 2020, 03:39 PM

Back on September 7th!

Posted by: Brett-Butler 26th August 2020, 07:48 PM

Apparently someone has won the top prize in this next set of episodes.

Posted by: WhoOdyssey 26th August 2020, 07:57 PM

Yep, it's really annoying that it's ITV themselves who revealed it! I get that it's to hype the series up, but it means we know nobody will win the million again if they don't have another announcement beforehand

Posted by: Brett-Butler 26th August 2020, 08:11 PM

I'm happy for them to let us know beforehand, as long as they don't tell us in advance who it is that wins it. There'll still be a bit of mystery involved, and it means that people will want to watch until they see who actually wins it, which will help ratings.

Posted by: WhoOdyssey 26th August 2020, 08:13 PM

Hmm I get why they've done it, but I'd definitely prefer it to be a complete shock when someone gets there. But alas, I'm looking forward to the series!

Posted by: Spiceboy 2nd September 2020, 04:59 PM

I agree with this!

Posted by: Crazy Chris 6th September 2020, 07:31 AM

So no studio audience for this series. Instead of ask the audience they get an extra phone a friend. Screens between each fastest finger contestant and 2m between Jeremy and the contestant in the chair.

Posted by: Crazy Chris 7th September 2020, 04:32 PM

Looking forward to this tonight. Wonder which night the million is won. Wonder if a newspaper will leak it before then. Easier to keep it a secret without a studio audience I reckon. Apparently he or she rattles through the questions very fast according to Tarrant.

Posted by: WhoOdyssey 7th September 2020, 06:17 PM

Back tonight at 9pm!

Posted by: Jαsє 7th September 2020, 08:19 PM

"A Star Is Born is basically just Shallow"

BYE

Posted by: Suedehead2 7th September 2020, 08:41 PM

The worst thing is that he was born after Millionaire started

Posted by: LJ JORD 7 7th September 2020, 08:46 PM

The oldest looking 19 year old in history dissing LG like that!

Posted by: WhoOdyssey 7th September 2020, 09:31 PM

In fairness if you haven't seen it, that's all a lot of people will have been exposed to of it! But yeah it did irk me a bit

Posted by: WhoOdyssey 8th September 2020, 08:16 PM

I thought Calum would go all the way!

Posted by: Jαsє 8th September 2020, 09:03 PM

Yeah, I thought he was gonna be the million pound winner too!

Posted by: WhoOdyssey 8th September 2020, 09:17 PM

!

Posted by: LJ JORD 7 8th September 2020, 09:43 PM

UK chart questions seem to be a main topic what the contestants stumble on!

Posted by: Mack. 8th September 2020, 09:55 PM

Really thought Calum would go all the way, Clea was one of the most interesting contestant since Millionaire was revived.

Scott not sure what to think of him.

The F1 question for £125k that was a bit too easy hence if you're a F1 fan.

Posted by: Houdini 8th September 2020, 11:21 PM

It's clear that it wont be until Friday that the millionaire is revealed because ITV know that ratings will drop later on in the week if they reveal the one and only millionaire winner earlier.

Posted by: Crazy Chris 9th September 2020, 07:22 AM

Yes it'll be Friday as if it was before ratings would plummet for the last shows.

I wasn't sure about the album one last night. Not in to modern music! I'd an idea it was Lewis. Between him and Billie as knew it wasn't either of the others. Surprised that neither of her phone a friend knew it and were supposed to be in to music.

Posted by: Suedehead2 10th September 2020, 09:19 PM

Am I the only one hoping tomorrow night's audience is terrible because ITV have taken all the tension out of the programme?

Posted by: Crazy Chris 10th September 2020, 09:33 PM

It's earlier, 8.30, after Corrie and should be the week's biggest audience.

Posted by: Suedehead2 10th September 2020, 09:39 PM

I still hope they fail miserably. Part of the appeal of the programme used to be the tension involved in not knowing how well contestants will do. ITV have destroyed that.

Posted by: Houdini 11th September 2020, 12:13 AM

I agree, it would be better if a viewer had the mindset that nobody will win the million and then the surprise happens. On the other hand spoiling the fact that someone will win the million is what would keep the casual viewers watching throughout the week (of which I am one of them). Was there any kind of spoiler before the first ever person won it?

Posted by: Brett-Butler 11th September 2020, 11:55 AM

There was, there was some controversy at the time that they purposely released the fact in advance so that the episode would eat into the ratings of the last episode of “One Foot In The Grave”.

Posted by: Crazy Chris 11th September 2020, 04:52 PM

Yes, Judith Keppel was revealed to have won by The Sun, who sponsored the show then.

Posted by: Houdini 11th September 2020, 07:50 PM

I see. So it's kind of similar to what is happening now then, the ratings for EastEnders and the 9 PM showing of Gogglebox will probably be lower because of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire being on at the same time.

Posted by: Crazy Chris 11th September 2020, 08:19 PM

Easy 64k question.

Posted by: Brett-Butler 11th September 2020, 08:29 PM

That is some cosmic stuff. The £500k question was a politics one (he's a politics teacher), and the million pound question was on a subject he taught 8 years ago.

Posted by: Jαsє 11th September 2020, 08:34 PM

One of THE best TV moments of 2020. Absolutely incredible and Donald is surely the greatest Millionaire player of all time? He breezed through them and he didn't even use 3 of the lifelines? INSANE.

Posted by: Mack. 11th September 2020, 08:34 PM

The best contestant Who Wants To Be A Millionaire have had?

Posted by: Suedehead2 11th September 2020, 08:37 PM

I knew the £500K question before the options came up (as, of course, did he).

Posted by: King Rollo 11th September 2020, 08:37 PM

The questions suited his areas of interest but that's still very impressive to win a million with three lifelines unused.

Posted by: Suedehead2 11th September 2020, 08:38 PM

He actually took a lot of the tension out of it himself with his regular "I know this" response. When the final question came up, the look on his face made it clear he knew the answer.

Posted by: Houdini 11th September 2020, 08:40 PM

Very impressive from Donald to win the million having used only one lifeline and he already kind of worked out the answer to his 50/50 question. It's just a shame that there was no other outcome possible due to hints from ITV and also there no being enough time for anyone else to play on the last episode of the series. Also a shame that there was no audience in the studio.

Posted by: Brett-Butler 11th September 2020, 08:42 PM

Shamefully (given my interest in the subject) I would've gone for John Major as I knew he was chancellor & assumed he'd done the other two at some point under Thatcher, although Callaghan would've been my 2nd guess. Must try harder.

Posted by: Crazy Chris 11th September 2020, 09:16 PM

I knew it was Callaghan

Posted by: jlj 11th September 2020, 11:02 PM

Donald was brilliant! But it was kind of very suited to him he was lucky that the questions just fell into his area of expertise and were stuff he’d taught or had obvious keen interests in.

I mean if I was on there and I somehow managed to get questions on the UK charts, popular culture and travel geography id get far too (we’ll maybe not £1 million far but he did have an advantage) We’ll never know what would’ve happened if his questions were different as all of his questions (for me) were more stuff someone of his age would know he was lucky he didn’t get things on the current UK charts or something on celeb gossip But it was a real moment.

Was Donald the final contestant to be filmed for this series or is the series not necessarily filmed in order? I had a hunch all week that they’d not show the millionaire until the last show.

Posted by: Mack. 11th September 2020, 11:23 PM

True, it didn't really have that tension compared to others.

Posted by: Crazy Chris 12th September 2020, 08:31 AM

Accusations of it being a fix on Twitter and other forums as it was time for a winner. No celebrity trivia, film or music questions but I think he was just lucky with the questions as he knew the answers. Nice that he said he'll see his current set of A level students through their exams too.

When you think, a million's not worth as much as it was when it started in 1995. Should the top prize now be £2 million?

Posted by: Steve201 12th September 2020, 08:57 AM

What was it? Let me guess which politican has held the four great offices of state?

Posted by: Crazy Chris 12th September 2020, 09:37 AM

Yes, popular pub quiz question too apparently.

Posted by: Steve201 12th September 2020, 09:44 AM

Yeh I knew it was Callaghan too!

Wasn’t great at any of those jobs though lol. The Liveral leader in the 30s Simons was all of them but PM I think too!

Posted by: Crazy Chris 12th September 2020, 09:52 AM

Major was PM, Foreign and Chancellor.

Posted by: Steve201 12th September 2020, 11:34 AM

He was a quick rider as considering how influential he was he only entered the commons in 79 and left in 97 I think after his defeat in the eldction!

Posted by: Crazy Chris 12th September 2020, 04:57 PM

Major was only Foreign Secretary for three months and Chancellor for two months but was Chief Secretary To The Treasury for 2 years. His only budget was the first to be televised live.

Posted by: Suedehead2 12th September 2020, 05:29 PM

There were suggestions when Judith Keppel won that the questions were deliberately chosen to play to her strengths.

JOhn Major left the Commons in 2001, not 1997. He sat on the backbenches in the 1997-2001 parliament. He was Chancellor for almost a year, not two months.

Posted by: Crazy Chris 12th September 2020, 06:38 PM

Yes 13 months actually, Oct. 1989 to Nov. 1990. Sorry my mistake.

Posted by: Steve201 13th September 2020, 09:54 AM

Yeh forgot Major obviously won his seat as sitting PM in 97. Be interesting to see how many times he was in the Commons between 97-2001 though!

Posted by: jlj 14th September 2020, 01:05 PM

Did anyone else (esp Gaga stans) get the Salvador Dali question about the telephone being a lobster?

That was one my mam and dad were like how the hell did you get that? But I remembered around the time telephone was out she wore that huge silver lobster on her head

Posted by: Suedehead2 14th September 2020, 01:26 PM

It's an old cliché but it doesn't matter how you know the answers! I knew that one without the Gaga reference. I must have come across it at some point

Posted by: Crazy Chris 15th September 2020, 07:41 AM

No I didn't know it.

Posted by: WhoOdyssey 17th November 2020, 05:46 PM

omg

Posted by: Brett-Butler 17th November 2020, 10:06 PM

Ask The Host music for Christmas #1.

Posted by: WhoOdyssey 23rd January 2021, 02:15 PM

This is back weekly at the moment on Sundays!

Posted by: Suedehead2 31st January 2021, 09:12 PM

Today’s first contestant didn’t know who Suggs is

Posted by: Mack. 24th July 2021, 08:28 PM

Two lifelines in the first two rounds and the iconic moment of not knowing whether if it was Keith Chegwin or Keith Richards in the Rolling Stones.

Posted by: Mack. 24th July 2021, 08:40 PM

And he's got to the £32,000 mark!! Extraordinary

Posted by: Suedehead2 24th July 2021, 08:54 PM

A classic moment. And he won 125k

Posted by: King Rollo 24th July 2021, 09:41 PM

I think that might be the first time someone has used lifelines on the first two questions but he did very well in the end.

Posted by: Dot Branning 25th July 2021, 11:51 AM

I was watching it last night and after he got the Rolling Stones and Spending A Penny questions wrong, I jokingly said I bet he goes on to get a million now.... and then he almost did!

Posted by: Mack. 25th July 2021, 02:54 PM

Again fair enough to Conor, I'm not there with the lights and everything. He did very well in the end and won £125k.

Posted by: King Rollo 19th November 2021, 09:22 PM

Oh dear. Harry Redknapp has gone away with nothing after getting the £1000 question wrong.

Posted by: steve201 19th November 2021, 10:23 PM

Haha hilarious, he looked gutted!

Posted by: Dot Branning 22nd November 2021, 11:57 PM

Should have asked Jezza.

Posted by: WhoOdyssey 13th January 2022, 01:46 AM

A ‘Fastest Finger First’ spin-off has been commissioned by ITV!

Posted by: Mack. 19th February 2022, 02:25 AM

To be presented by Anita Rani.

Posted by: Mack. 11th September 2022, 01:57 AM

£0 winner for only the tenth time!!

Posted by: Suedehead2 11th September 2022, 07:59 AM

And another contestant suffering a big drop in money.

Posted by: King Rollo 11th September 2022, 10:26 AM

He really messed that up. He obviously had the million pounds in mind by setting his safety net high and only using one lifeline on the £64000 question.

Posted by: olvs 12th September 2022, 10:01 AM

I used to watch this show in the past

Posted by: Mack. 14th September 2022, 01:57 PM

John Davidson
David Snaith
Michelle Simmonds
Peter and Valiene Tungate
Martin Baudrey
Emma North
Bill Copeland
Dave Scholefield
Harry Redknapp
John McKenna

Have all left with no money at all on Millionaire.



. Only clip I could find

No video at all for Peter and Valiene Tungate

Posted by: Leatherface 23rd October 2022, 10:56 PM

Jonathan Ross being a phone a friend instantly reminded me of the OFAH episode 'If They Could See Us Now' where he presented the Millionaire parody!

Posted by: CoolHand501 23rd January 2024, 03:01 PM

https://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1weekweek-05-2024-sat-27-jan-fri-02-feb/who-wants-be-millionaire

New series on Sunday.