Who Wants To Be A Millionaire contestant breaks 14-year UK show record
Jeremy Clarkson stunned as Who Wants To Be A Millionaire contestant Michelle Brooks breaks 14-year UK record as she answers Fastest Finger First round in 0.74 seconds
- Jeremy Clarkson was stunned during Saturday’s Who Wants to be a Millionaire? as the contestants broke a 14-year record
- Host Jeremy, 62, asked the players to put a number of birds in order of weight from heaviest to lightest in the Fastest Finger First round
- Michelle Brooks was the quickest, answering in 0.74 seconds, breaking a UK record that has been held since 2008
- Former contestant Jonathan Pash previously held the UK record for the quickest Fastest Finger First round with a time of 0.97 seconds
- A contestant on the Spanish version currently holds the Fastest Finger First world record – Emilia Busquets answered in 0.06 seconds in November 1999
Jeremy Clarkson was stunned during Saturday’s Who Wants to be a Millionaire? as the contestants broke a 14-year record.
Host Jeremy, 62, asked the players to put a number of birds in order of weight from heaviest to lightest in the Fastest Finger First round, which the contenders compete in before the speediest person takes the hot seat to play the main game.
The choices were ostrich, hummingbird, blackbird and chicken, with three people answering in the correct order – ostrich, chicken, blackbird, hummingbird.
Stunned into silence: Jeremy Clarkson, 62, was stunned during Saturday’s Who Wants to be a Millionaire? as the contestants broke a 14-year record
And how hopeful Michelle Brooks was the quickest, answering in 0.74 seconds, breaking a UK record that has been held since 2008.
After initially being rendered speechless, Jeremy said: ‘I can’t believe that, 0.74 seconds, that’s less than a second. We’ve established that your fingers work very well, but what about this?,’ as he pointed to his head.
Michelle replied: ‘Hopefully the adrenaline will help, we’ll see how we go.’
Speedy: Hopeful Michelle Brooks was the quickest to answer the Fastest Finger First round, answering in 0.74 seconds, breaking a UK record that has been held since 2008
Impressive: Host Jeremy asked the players to put a number of birds in order of weight from heaviest to lightest, with Michelle beating the others with time to spare
Applause: After initially being rendered speechless, Jeremy said: ‘I can’t believe that, 0.74 seconds, that’s less than a second. We’ve established that your fingers work very well’
Former contestant Jonathan Pash held the UK record for the quickest Fastest Finger First round with a time of 0.97 seconds, which he set in May 2008.
During his appearance on the show, the players were asked: ‘Put these stages of a Formula 1 Grand Prix in the order they are encountered by a driver.’
The options were penultimate lap, chequered flag, starting grid and first corner, with the correct order being starting grid, first corner, penultimate lap, chequered flag.
Looking back: Former contestant Jonathan Pash held the UK record for the quickest Fastest Finger First round with a time of 0.97 seconds, which he set in May 2008
Reigning champion: A contestant on the Spanish version currently holds the Fastest Finger First world record – Emilia Busquets answered in 0.06 seconds in November 1999
Out of nine remaining contestants, seven got it right, with Jonathan being the fastest to correctly answer.
A contestant on the Spanish version of the game show currently holds the Fastest Finger First world record – Emilia Busquets answered in 0.06 seconds in November 1999.
It comes after Jeremy couldn’t contain his laughter as a Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? contestant let slip a huge secret last month.
The ITV competition leaves viewers to believe that when a contestant is half way through their way to winning £1million and the episode ends, the contestant goes home and comes back the following week to resume filming.
Behind-the-scenes secrets: It comes after Jeremy couldn’t contain his laughter as a Who Wants To Be A Millionaire contestant let slip a huge secret last month
However, on Saturday contestant Maria revealed that the next episode is filmed straight after, prompting host Jeremy to burst out laughing.
The siren sounded as Maria reached the seventh question meaning the show had run out of time.
TV presenter Jeremy said: ‘Ah, right, you know what that means.’
Maria responded without thinking: ‘I have to go and get changed.’
The comment revealed to fans that the participants don’t go home at all and continue filming that day, changing their outfits to create the illusion.
The show: The ITV competition leaves viewers to believe that when a contestant is half way through their way to winning £1million and the episode ends the contestant goes home
‘I have to go and get changed’: However, contestant Maria revealed that the next episode is filmed straight after leaving host Jeremy to burst out laughing
Jeremy couldn’t hold in his laughter as the behind-the-scenes secret was announced.
Quickly realising what she had done, she Maria held her head in her hands and apologised to producers.
She added: ‘I’m not supposed to say that, am I?’
Whoops! She revealed to fans that the participants don’t go home at all and continue filming that day but change their outfits to create the illusion
Jeremy, who has hosted the series since 2018, smiled and continued.
He said: ‘That’s exactly what it means. You are absolutely right, I will be seeing you in about an hour’s time, but as far as the viewer is concerned you are going home, you’re going to be panicking “oh no” and then I will see you next week.
‘Maria will be back next time, it says on the autocue, to see if she can get further than £4,000,’ he joked.
‘I’m not supposed to say that, am I?’: Jeremy couldn’t hold in his laughter as the secret was announced causing Maria to apologise to producers