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| 4 | [[folder:In General...]] |
| 5 | * When a contestant gets the answer wrong '''''[[EpicFail on the first question]]'''''. |
| 6 | ** Unless it's actually hard, such as the period on the American version where the Shuffle format was used. |
| 7 | * More than once, a contestant has used the "Ask the Audience" lifeline, and gotten one hundred percent on an answer. That means, apparently, the only person in the entire set that didn't know the answer was the contestant in the hot seat. Every time, the host has cracked a fairly snarky joke at the contestant's expense. |
| 8 | ** Similarly, when a contestant is split between two answers and Asks the Audience... only for the audience to tie between the two. Even better when the contestant uses their 50:50 first, only for the audience to vote 50% on either answer. This happened exactly once, on a celebrity episode with Huey Lewis. More hilariously, the 50-50 split may occur on the two answers that the contestant ''ruled out''. |
| 9 | * With the first few questions, it's common for Answer D to be the "joke" answer. Sometimes these jokes can be funny in their own right. Here's a particularly funny example from one Meredith episode: |
| 10 | -->''Which of the following phrases means "I've had enough"?''\ |
| 11 | A: "That's the last stick!"\ |
| 12 | B: "That's the last leaf!"\ |
| 13 | C: "That's the last straw!"\ |
| 14 | D: "I'm moving to Canada!" |
| 15 | ** For added hilarity, the contestant chose A. He was also 100% confident in his answer until Meredith groaned. |
| 16 | * Any time a contestant tells their Phone-a-Friend partner [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMNDwhxhUgI to Google the answer]], especially when they don't try to hide it ("D-do this. [[Series/TheBradyBunch Carol Brady]], C-A-R-O-L B-R-A-D-Y. Maiden name, M-A-I-D-E-N N-A-M-E."). |
| 17 | --> '''Regis''': Were you trying to enter it into [[TechnologicallyBlindElders some kind of machine]]? |
| 18 | [[/folder]] |
| 19 | |
| 20 | [[folder:US Version (Regis Philbin)]] |
| 21 | * Apart from being ridiculously awesome, John Carpenter's million dollar question is also pretty hilarious. After Regis reads him the question, he chuckles, then immediately asks to use his lifeline to call his dad. And when he gets his dad on the phone, he just tells him that he didn't need any help and he's about to win a million dollars. The entire audience starts laughing and cheering, John smiles at Regis, and Regis just nods like, "Of course he doesn't need any help. Of course." |
| 22 | * During the first round of ''Celebrity Millionaire'' episodes, Rosie O'Donnell spent week after week trying to advance past the Fastest Finger segment, to her increasing exasperation. It got to the point where even Creator/{{ABC}} put out promos for the show about it. Eventually, O'Donnell managed to compete and came away with $500,000, in what turned out to be the highest-rated (36.1 million viewers) episode of the Philbin run. |
| 23 | * During a ''Celebrity Millionaire'' episode, Norm [=MacDonald=] asked Regis if using a 50:50 after he said what he was deciding between would leave those exact choices, like there's some guy in the back trying to sabotage him. Regis assured him that the two choices had been locked in for months[[note]](this was back when the two choices eliminated by the 50:50 were ''not'' random but pre-selected by the writers, usually as the two choices the player was most likely to eliminate as incorrect)[[/note]]...but when Norm chose the 50:50 he was left with the two answers he was stuck between. Although the audience erupted into laughter, [=MacDonald=] gave Regis an absolutely majestic "WHADDID I TELL YA?" look. The whole ordeal can be seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDkJCvUIhoY&t=1m45s here.]] (Of course, after the change to the 50:50 being "random", the computer left the answers the player was struggling between often enough that it led to the same allegations Norm brought up.) |
| 24 | ** When trying for the $1 million question, Norm contemplated one answer, and Regis spoke up[[note]](he spoke up because on the $500,000 question, Norm abruptly said "Final answer" before Regis could say anything, and since "Final answer" locks in the answer, Regis was briefly worried Norm was going to lose a lot of money. Luckily, Norm guessed correctly)[[/note]]: |
| 25 | --> '''Regis''': ''Please'', before you say "final answer", Norm, I'm not kidding. $468,000. Unless you're ''sure''.\ |
| 26 | '''Norm''': Okay, fine, forget it.\ |
| 27 | '''Regis''': I-it could be Pinehurst-\ |
| 28 | '''Norm''': Just give me the half million, we'll quit.\ |
| 29 | '''Regis''': All right, do you want to walk?\ |
| 30 | '''Norm''': Pardon?\ |
| 31 | '''Regis''': Do you, I have to find out if you want to walk away.\ |
| 32 | '''Norm''': Well no, I'm trying to answer a question, but...\ |
| 33 | '''Regis''': ''(holds up hands)'' I quit. It's too much for me, I can't stand it. |
| 34 | ** Norm was the last of his group to make it to the hot seat. His Fastest Finger: |
| 35 | -->''Put the following letters in order to spell a popular man's name.''\ |
| 36 | A: N\ |
| 37 | B: O\ |
| 38 | C: R\ |
| 39 | D: M |
| 40 | ** Made funnier by the Pop-Up edition of the episode, which superimposed bubbles over the four choices: |
| 41 | --> THIS\ |
| 42 | MADE\ |
| 43 | NORM\ |
| 44 | MAD. |
| 45 | ** After the $64,000 question, which was about Eric Clapton raising $5 million for charity by auctioning off one of his guitars, Regis offered up a factoid: |
| 46 | ---> '''Regis''': The guitar used to record the entire ''Layla'' album sold for almost a half million dollars.\ |
| 47 | '''Norm''': That's very uninteresting. |
| 48 | *** Even better is Norm doesn't even let him finish talking before he says this. |
| 49 | * On another ''Celebrity'' episode, Jon Stewart was playing for an Alzheimer's Association of America, which led to this CrossesTheLineTwice exchange during the $250,000 question: |
| 50 | -->'''Regis:''' The Alzheimer's Association would get a quarter of a million dollars if you get this. And if you don't, they'll be back down to $32,000. |
| 51 | -->'''Jon:''' Yeah, but they'd forget about it the next day. |
| 52 | * On another ''Celebrity Millionaire'' episode, Huey Lewis received '''[[EpicFail exactly no help]]''' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6uVlhRRLsw from the audience on a question.]] |
| 53 | --> ''After the results are shown, hilarity ensues among the audience at the “help” they have Huey''\ |
| 54 | '''Regis''': You know...who’s STUPID idea was it to poll the audience!\ |
| 55 | '''Huey''': [[SarcasmMode That was really helpful!]] |
| 56 | * During the ''Super Millionaire'' spin-off period in which a game started at $1,000 and ended at $10,000,000, Regis accidentally introduced a $20,000 question [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDci8SdemOo&t=2m50s as if it was worth $20,000,000]], and HilarityEnsued. |
| 57 | -->'''Regis:''' Here we go for $20,000,000! (''catches his mistake'') A TWENTY--?! I'm sorry! (''audience cheers'') Noooo, I take it back! "Rich jumped up!" "Really?!" Twenty ''thousand'' dollars... |
| 58 | ** And to make things funnier, and just to add insult to injury to poor Regis, once the question showed up, the visual for it disappeared and the music stopped! It all continued again once Regis properly introduced the question. |
| 59 | * Another funny ''Super Millionaire'' moment is on the [[https://youtu.be/YV2I59JnH2o?t=13s very first $500,000 question.]] It became even funnier when the answer that everyone laughed at turned out to be correct. |
| 60 | * Another [[https://youtu.be/wqRqjaQpW6k?t=10s moment]] in ''Super'' where Regis was trying to help the contestant struggling on an early question, before he realized [[ThatCameOutWrong what he just said]]. |
| 61 | -->'''Regis:''' ...to tease. Would it be "rib somebody", "elbow somebody", you "jaw somebody", you "[[FreudWasRight finger somebody]]"? ''(audience cheers and hollers at Regis)''\ |
| 62 | ''Later, after contestant used "Ask the Audience"''\ |
| 63 | '''Regis:''' Seventy-four percent said, "rib". [[TakeThatAudience Other wiseguys said, "finger"]]. |
| 64 | * A contestant from the episode that aired August 22, 1999 named Tom Coletta had [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFXO7TBgANA this moment]] during his $8,000 question: |
| 65 | -->'''Tom:''' I'm a fat man, Regis! My heart can't take it!\ |
| 66 | ''(The audience bursts into laughter and applause.)''\ |
| 67 | '''Regis:''' I'm just trying to help you sweat off a few pounds! |
| 68 | * A contestant of the 10th-Anniversary Special almost lost on her first question because of how [[AccidentalInnuendo suggestive]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGKxQurtJqw it sounded at first.]] |
| 69 | * Also from the 10th-Anniversary Specials, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtrZ4Dec6eo Patrica Heaton's mathematics meltdown.]] Doubles as unintended CringeComedy, but also as HostilityOnTheSet in unaired footage as detailed [[http://www.gameshowgarbage.com/ind109_heatonmillionaire.html here]]. |
| 70 | * During one of the ''Celebrity Millionaire'' episodes, Denis Leary was stuck on a question and used a Phone-a-Friend. When Regis asked who he wanted to call, Denis admitted he didn't even know the guy's name but knew he was from Harvard. Regis said, "We need a guy from Harvard, AT&T. Please help." When the phone picked up, Regis awkwardly said, "Hi, Regis Philbin calling from New York. Uh... are you from Harvard?" The man affirmed, and the audience giggled. Regis: "You mind telling us your name?" Man: "My name is David Blackmont." Regis: "Exactly the David we're looking for!" |
| 71 | ** In the same game, Denis Leary got a question about which book contained a chapter named "I Am Born" (correct answer is ''Literature/DavidCopperfield''), and one of the choices was ''Literature/{{Frankenstein}}''. Denis said he never read ''Frankenstein'', but said he saw ''Film/YoungFrankenstein''. Regis added that he liked it too, and mentioned Gene Hackman. |
| 72 | --> '''Denis''': ...Gene ''Hackman''?? Gene ''Wilder''.\ |
| 73 | '''Regis''': Gene Hackman was in it too; he had a famous scene.\ |
| 74 | '''Denis''': Gene Hackman was?? (realizes he's off-topic) All right never mind, we'll talk about that later.\ |
| 75 | '''Regis''': Gene Hackman played the blind man.\ |
| 76 | '''Denis''': Oh, that's right, you're right. (again realizing he's off-topic) I HAVE A LOT OF MONEY ON THE LINE! |
| 77 | * Kevin Nealon was the last contestant on one of the Celebrity Millionaire weeks. And he still managed to get the Fastest Finger wrong, meaning he had to do it ''again'' after the commercial break before he could enter the Hot Seat. |
| 78 | * One contestant admitted out loud that she was struggling between A and B and decided to use her 50:50. Regis as usual asks the computer to randomly delete two incorrect answers... which happen to be A '''and''' B! The audience bursts into laughter as Regis mocks the situation. She got the question right after using another lifeline and won $125,000. |
| 79 | * One contestant had his elderly mother as a Phone-a-Friend. He reads the question and the answers, and his mother asks to repeat it again. By the time he's finished, his 30 seconds are up. |
| 80 | * After Regis gave a Phone-a-Friend his greeting, the friend says, "Hi, Regis! Hello, America!" After he helps the contestant, Regis tells the friend, "America says, 'Goodbye.'" |
| 81 | * Jerry Halpin decides to use his Phone-a-Friend lifeline to call a huge fan of the show... [[https://youtu.be/BEYddQMFdQ4?t=512 Rosie O'Donnell]]! |
| 82 | * Before the $64,000 question, as customary, Regis asked Kim Hunt what he'd do if he won the million. After talking about stuff for himself, Regis hinted that he might want to get something for his mother, who's in the audience, and Kim agreed to a new house for her, and maybe something in the house too. Regis started spitballing: "Maybe another car in the garage? Couple of dresses in mama's closet? Maybe a turkey in the oven, we're not sure. We gonna have a good time!" Kim eventually ''did'' win the million, leading to this line: |
| 83 | --> '''Regis''': Get that closet ready, mama! You won a million dollars! |
| 84 | * Meta: Jesse Popp, a contestant who only won $1,000, was interviewed about his experience on the show: |
| 85 | --> '''Jesse''': Here's a Millionaire related anecdote. I was at my nephew's birthday a few weeks ago... some kid walked up to me and asked me if I was the guy that went on Who Wants to be a Millionaire. I said yes and then he asked me how much I won. I told him a thousand dollars and he said, "Wow, you must be really, really stupid!" I thought that was a very darndest thing for him to say [[DisproportionateRetribution and it's why I shot him in the back.]] |
| 86 | * The fact that [[Franchise/TheMuppets Kermit the Frog]] is in the audience of the second ''Celebrity Millionaire'' batch of episodes, and wearing a Regis suit and tie, no less. Then Creator/DrewCarey [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiuL6DY_I-A gets a question about]] ''Film/TheMuppetMovie''... |
| 87 | * One contestant, Jane Oviatt, wrote a family newsletter called "The Snort Report". Regis: "Oh, I gotta get this in my mailbox." Then after the $100 question where she was briefly nervous she got it wrong because Regis said "You sure?" (she got the question right), Regis told her, "Put ''that'' in your Snort Report." |
| 88 | * This blunder by Regis during Mike Feinberg's run (luckily it was only the first question!): |
| 89 | -->'''Mike:''' B, "A box of chocolates."\ |
| 90 | '''Regis:''' "A box of chocolates." What a great line, you're absolutely r– [[OhCrap Final answer?!]]\ |
| 91 | ''(audience laughs slightly)''\ |
| 92 | '''Mike:''' Yes it is.\ |
| 93 | '''Regis:''' Oh my gosh!\ |
| 94 | '''Mike:''' …It is now!\ |
| 95 | '''Regis:''' Yes, it is now! ''(breaks down laughing, making the audience laugh more)'' Oho, you're gonna get me in trouble! |
| 96 | * When Joel Winkelsas was stumped by his $8,000 question, he used 50:50 to narrow it down to two answers, and when that didn't help he followed up with Ask the Audience. The poll results? 49% and 51%. |
| 97 | -->'''Regis:''' Just great, audience, ''thank you!''\ |
| 98 | '''Joel:''' Very helpful, thank you!\ |
| 99 | '''Regis:''' ''From the bottom of our hearts!''\ |
| 100 | '''Audience:''' ''(dying of laughter)'' |
| 101 | ** To cap it all off, the 51% majority had voted for the ''wrong answer''. (Luckily Joel picked the other one.) |
| 102 | * Two instances where a contestant hugs Regis so hard he's lifted off the floor: First by Lawrence Caplan, and later by Jason Scott. |
| 103 | * Regis's imitation of Andres Cantor's "GOOOOAAALLLL!" when reading the $200 question on episode 4 of the 10th Anniversary Celebration. |
| 104 | * After Scott Camloh walks with $125,000 instead of answering a question about the Music/{{REM}} song "It's the End of the World As We Know It", Regis recites one of the lines in the song, then adds: |
| 105 | --> '''Regis''': They don't write songs like that anymore.... [[TakeThat thank God.]] |
| 106 | * When Paul [=McCallon=] was in the hot seat, Regis asked what he's looking for in a woman: |
| 107 | --> '''Paul''': Down-to-earth, brunette, friendly, and has to be intelligent.\ |
| 108 | '''Regis''': [[DeadpanSnarker You'll never find her.]] But anyway... ''(audience laughter)'' |
| 109 | * In the first Olympics Edition episode, there was a question about the term for well-defined stomach muscles. The joke choice is "Regis-like". |
| 110 | --> '''Regis''': Say the right thing, Lenny! |
| 111 | * On the 3/30/00 episode, a question was about what the next Barbie would feature. After the contestant got it wrong, he revealed the answer: |
| 112 | --> '''Regis''': So yes, the new Barbie doll will be out in August, and yes, she will have a belly button ''and'' a bendable waist. [[SarcasmMode Whoopee.]] |
| 113 | * In the hundredth episode, the final contestant of the night was Bill Harn. When he found out, he excitedly said "HEY!" before Regis could say his name. |
| 114 | * There was a point in the 2000 season when the audience was frequently getting the questions wrong. So when a contestant would use the Ask the Audience lifeline, Regis would snark, "Are you ''sure''??" or something similar. |
| 115 | * When 18-year-old John [=McClain=] [[https://youtu.be/PtOQxuMv5Ug?t=117 gets in the hot seat]], Regis makes small talk about the phone quiz: |
| 116 | -->'''Regis:''' You found out about [the show] from a [=McDonald's=] bag, you made the call… Was the test tough? The 900 number?\ |
| 117 | '''John:''' Uh… It was tough at first. A couple friends and I went around to our houses, making two calls a house. So, uh…\ |
| 118 | ''(some chuckles from the audience)''\ |
| 119 | '''Regis:''' ''(sounding displeased)'' Oh really?\ |
| 120 | '''John:''' Yeah. We got some practice!\ |
| 121 | '''Regis:''' Thanks a lot for telling America how to do it! |
| 122 | * In the 4/24/01 episode, when Ken Krantz went for his Phone-a-Friend lifeline, the person who picked up said [[SoundEffectBleep "Shit."]], followed quickly by "Hello?" It turns out he thought he accidentally got cut off and didn't realize he was on the air. Regis cracked up at this. |
| 123 | --> '''Regis''': ''(after explaining the rules)'' Now remember, you're on the air, okay? |
| 124 | * Sal Mecca used all three lifelines before the $1,000 question- his final lifeline was his Phone-a-Friend. Regis cracked up a little when the friend asked how Sal was doing (probably assuming he was higher up on the ladder). |
| 125 | --> '''Regis''': ''(after chuckling)'' He's got $500 LOCKED UP! |
| 126 | [[/folder]] |
| 127 | |
| 128 | [[folder:US Version (Meredith Vieira)]] |
| 129 | * October 2, 2002: Minda Lopez took [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqK4YhY_WsA way too long]] on a question, leading to large chunks of her ruminations being edited out, followed by captions of "much later" and "much much later". On a question further up, Minda began mulling over her options again, prompting Meredith to pull a ScrewThisImOuttaHere. |
| 130 | * October 7-8, 2002: In the second month of her tenure, Meredith got [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9o9mwGIbN8 smitten by a contestant]] and quickly proceeded to make things...awkward. |
| 131 | * In one episode, a Phone-A-Friend responded "Meredith?" ''immediately after picking up the phone.'' |
| 132 | * 2003: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxTVdNT0X9Y In an early promo]], Meredith discovers the source of the show's background music. |
| 133 | * May 3, 2003: Armand Kachigian, whose run is also listed on [[Awesome/WhoWantsToBeAMillionaire the awesome page]], got a ''good'' one in. On his $250,000 question, he told Meredith that if he didn't know the answer or narrow it down, he would quit. He then proceeded to [[https://youtu.be/r9KvArTTZEE?t=55s pull a fast one]] and give his final answer. The look on Meredith's face is ''priceless'': |
| 134 | -->'''Meredith''': ''(dumbfounded)'' Wait... I see you- I don't believe you. You knew.\ |
| 135 | '''Armand''': ''(smirks)'' I was playing with you that time. Yeah, I knew it.\ |
| 136 | '''Meredith''': ''(snaps)'' Get off this set, right now you little- I'll give you!! |
| 137 | * During a 2007 Movie Week, a young contestant reached [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orGNl-S2IoE the $250,000 question]], which just happened to be about [[Film/OfficeSpace one of his favorite movies]]. His reaction has been compared to [[TheImmodestOrgasm "his [probable] o-face"]]. He answered quickly. Meredith didn't even bother to draw out the suspense. |
| 138 | * 2008: One contestant's eight-year-old daughter was also a big fan of the show, and viewers got to see [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTnV56p3Hro one of her drawings of her mom and Meredith on-set.]] Meredith didn't see the resemblance. |
| 139 | * October 2008: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=009OFAloJWI A contestant uses his Ask the Expert lifeline]] to consult Creator/JayThomas about [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Pikachu]]'s color. |
| 140 | -->'''Jay''': My kid is a huge Japanese anime fan. Yellow, the "B" is what I'm feeling, and I'm remembering, "Pokémon" means "pocket monster" in Japanese. And ''(stammering)'' kiiro means yellow. It's "B," it's yellow.\ |
| 141 | '''Contestant''': Jay, there's no question in your mind. You're sure--\ |
| 142 | '''Jay''': ''[[SuddenlyShouting DON'T ASK ME AGAIN!]]''\ |
| 143 | ''(Jay goes on a huge rant, but his mic is muted)''\ |
| 144 | '''Contestant''': Okay, thank you.\ |
| 145 | '''Meredith''': Jim, don't get Jay mad. We have him locked up and chained, but anything can happen. |
| 146 | * May 2011: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEZ0DttCS9s When a question about the planets came up]], an AccidentalInnuendo (or was it a FreudianSlip?) or ''three''[[labelnote:*]]Uranus was placed in answer choice "D", which was intended to be a BaitAndSwitch. But [[StealthPun "the D"]] is also shorthand for [[LastSecondWordSwap penis]][[/labelnote]] was inevitable. |
| 147 | * September 20, 2011, Celebrity Week: Freud was... [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5I3jzbFE7c mostly right.]] Poor Vivica A. Fox was way LateToThePunchline. |
| 148 | * September 2012, Celebrity Week: Cheech Marin shows kindness and warmth to Meredith in his typical way, by presenting her with adult brownies. |
| 149 | * October 16, 2012: Brandon Saunders gets a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bmf99tyUd40 question]] about a FanNickname for a cable network due to its late-night offerings. It quickly escalated, leading to him using Ask the Audience. The [[{{Pun}} climax]]? [[LOL69 69%]] said "Skinemax". |
| 150 | -->'''Meredith''': ''(scolding the audience)'' Sixty-nine percent of you! You-you-you-you perverts, you! |
| 151 | [[/folder]] |
| 152 | |
| 153 | [[folder:US Version (Cedric the Entertainer)]] |
| 154 | * September 2, 2013: Unsurprisingly, Cedric delivered on his very first day, while discussing a question about hardware supplies with 18-year old contestant Nicholas. |
| 155 | -->'''Nicholas:''' I don't know what a caulk gun is. (''audience laughs'')\ |
| 156 | '''Cedric:''' Trust me, by the time you get to college, [[YouWillKnowWhatToDo you'll know]] [[ICallHimMrHappy what it is]]! (''audience laughs harder'') |
| 157 | * On at least two occasions, contestants had to ''sing'' songs to figure out the answer to a question; one involving guessing how many U.S. states have two words in their name, and, probably the funnier of the two, extrapolating how many times the word "Brady" is mentioned in the theme of ''Series/TheBradyBunch''. |
| 158 | [[/folder]] |
| 159 | |
| 160 | [[folder:US Version (Terry Crews)]] |
| 161 | (Nothing as of yet, but here just in case.) |
| 162 | [[/folder]] |
| 163 | |
| 164 | [[folder:US Version (Chris Harrison)]] |
| 165 | * Another instance of an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzW9pLHyaTo extremely helpful audience]] |
| 166 | * A sassy contestant of German descent spends most of the show joking around and making wisecracks, then he gets a question based on Germany. His reaction is to thicken his accent and proclaim, "We must be loyal to the fatherland!!" |
| 167 | [[/folder]] |
| 168 | |
| 169 | [[folder:US Version (Jimmy Kimmel)]] |
| 170 | * One question asked who the last person to host the [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardsCeremonies the Oscars]] was before they went to a hostless format again in 2019. One of the answers (and in fact, '''the''' answer) is ''Creator/JimmyKimmel himself!'' So, [[https://youtu.be/iesvbipDQ2Y Andy Cohen uses the "Ask the Host" lifeline]] on it. HilarityEnsues. |
| 171 | * Another funny moment comes from Lauren Lapkus' run. After getting the help of her father on the ''$500,000 question'' (which was about the name that most of U.S. Presidents ever had) and eventually giving the final answer, Lauren had to nervously wait through the dramatic commercial break. After that, Jimmy dials up her father ''again'' - who doesn't pick the phone - and leaves him the following message: ''"Hey, Jules? I'm here with your daughter Lauren, and we wanna leave the message to let you know that she just won $500,000."'' And there's his following reaction: |
| 172 | -->'''Jimmy:''' ''ANSWER THE PHONE NEXT TIME!'' |
| 173 | * TV personality [[Series/DrPhil Dr. Phil McGraw]] had his $32,000 question (asking what province was the southern-most point of Canada) come at the end of taping time for that episode, but his hemming and hawing necessitated both a "five minutes later" and "ten minutes later" time-card transition in order to edit it down. |
| 174 | -->'''Jimmy''': Don't you have patients to see or something? |
| 175 | * Restauranteur David Chang was saving Phone-A-Friend lifeline ''until the very end.'' His contact - ESPN anchor and journalist Mina Kimes - was ''not'' happy to learn that he needs help on a ''$1,000,000 question'' (which was about the first [=US=] President to have electricity installed in the White House). |
| 176 | -->'''David:''' How mad are you at me? |
| 177 | -->'''Mina:''' I'm mad at myself, honestly, for presenting myself as a intelligent option here... |
| 178 | ** The best part? Mina's thoughts on the question ("It's probably Harrison") turned out to be '''CORRECT'''. |
| 179 | --->'''Jimmy (surprised):''' ''How the'' *[[CensoredForComedy bleep]]* ''she would know that?!'' |
| 180 | ** Jimmy's words announcing the win: |
| 181 | --->'''Jimmy:''' But, David Chang... your ''[[BallsOfSteel metallic testicles]]... (David cracks up)'' just won you a million dollars for your charity. ''(Cheers and applause)'' |
| 182 | ** Jimmy commemorating another first for ''Millionaire'' on [[Series/JimmyKimmelLive his own show]] the night after the victory: |
| 183 | --->'''Jimmy:''' Not only did you make history by being the celebrity to go for it and win $1,000,000, you were also the first celebrity to do it [[WardrobeMalfunction with your fly unzipped]]. |
| 184 | [[/folder]] |
| 185 | |
| 186 | [[folder:UK Version (Chris Tarrant)]] |
| 187 | * One contestant's Phone-A-Friend [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRLnTMYDS-A remained silent]] until saying "Hello?" at the 29th second. |
| 188 | * A Fastest Finger question asked "Starting with Stop, put the traffic light sequence in order according to the British Highway Code", the answer being red, red and amber, green, amber (C-B-D-A, meaning Stop - Get ready - Go - Get ready to stop). [[https://youtu.be/t7q2CkOlgzQ?t=60 Nobody got it right.]] Even funnier is what host Chris Tarrant said to the audience before revealing the correct order--"If any of our contestants have got that wrong, don't let them give you a lift home." |
| 189 | ** Then a second Fastest Finger Question about Roman numerals was given out. Before revealing the answer, Chris quipped: [[CallBack "...people on British roads, they know their Roman numerals better than their traffic lights..."]]. Only ''one person'' got the question right. (Better yet — the correct answers were in the same C-B-D-A order!) |
| 190 | * In a similar vein to the above, another Fastest Finger question asked for the correct order of words in the Jack and Jill nursery rhyme, being C (Jack and Jill went up a HILL) B (To fetch a bucket of WATER) D (Jack fell down and broke his CROWN) A (And Jill came TUMBLING after). ''No one'' got it. As he was reading out the answers, Chris pondered what he was doing with his life, and just like above, bursted into hysterics when it was revealed that no-one got it. |
| 191 | --> '''Chris:''' '''*laughing*''' Oh, I love it! So... settle down at home, it could be a long night! So Jack and Jill's a bit high-level for you, so... what shall we do now, ''Series/{{Teletubbies}}''? What would you like? |
| 192 | * The infamous 'Major Fraud' episode included a humorous exchange when contestant Charles Ingram was mostly confident about 'Switzerland' as his answer, but he still read through all the options.[[note]] He was cheating, and this was part of his strategy.[[/note]] |
| 193 | --> '''Charles:''' It could be France, I suppose. Then again, it could be Italy. Or maybe it's the Netherlands. |
| 194 | --> '''Chris:''' Yes, that's sort of how the question works, Charles. |
| 195 | ** On his £500,000 question, Tecwen Whittock whispered "No!" while coughing, all but effectively blowing his cover. |
| 196 | * The contestant who used her Phone-a-Friend to thank her contact for throwing a party the previous night to celebrate her getting onto the show. Of course, she only gave herself fifteen seconds to read the question and didn't get any help. |
| 197 | * A contestant with a rather strong accent used his Phone-a-Friend to ask which of four words meant "wickedness", and had to spell each word out letter-by-letter... at the end of which, the friend ''asked him to spell out the second one again'' with four seconds to go, to which he managed to respond "I think it's that" just as the time limit expired. Crosses over with SugarWiki/AwesomeMoments, as it ''was'' the right answer. |
| 198 | -->'''Chris Tarrant''' [''obviously hugely relieved'']: It's amazing what you can get done in thirty seconds! |
| 199 | * [[https://youtu.be/6b3nr_vY7iE?t=72 This Phone-A-Friend]] who stalled for long and could not make up his mind. |
| 200 | [[/folder]] |
| 201 | |
| 202 | [[folder:UK Version (Jeremy Clarkson)]] |
| 203 | * The very first words of Jeremy providing the help as per "Ask the Host" lifeline? |
| 204 | -->"[[MemeticMutation I hate cricket.]]" |
| 205 | * In 2018, with a question involving what type of animal an ibex would be[[note]]a goat; the player picked 'deer'[[/note]], we got this exchange from Jeremy Clarkson: |
| 206 | -->'''Clarkson:''' I'm not gonna even look at the screen. ({{Beat}}) That's the correct answer!\ |
| 207 | ''([[HopeSpot Audience cheers and the player is relieved]], until LosingHorns play)''\ |
| 208 | '''Clarkson:''' It isn't! [[BigWhat WHAT?!]] It ''is'' a deer. Is it not a deer? I've seen them in Africa boing-ing along like deers!... Oh no, you've just lost!... £15,000! Are you sure?! |
| 209 | ** What makes this more hilarious is that Clarkson, who thought it was a deer, is [[OhCrap legitimately surprised over the correct answer]]. |
| 210 | * Johnny Vegas' [[https://youtu.be/_EQRGlu3HAo?t=65 phone call with Paul from]] Series/{{The Chase|GameShow}}, and his response to Paul's answer. |
| 211 | * In 2020, Donald Fear became the first person in the Clarkson era (and the first person since 2006) to get the ConfettiDrop. But what was the first thing Donald asks seconds after winning the million? |
| 212 | -->'''Donald:''' Do I walk off? [''pointing to the exit''][[note]]Note that the episode was recorded without a studio audience and with social distancing measures in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic, so this wasn't as totally daft a question as it might first seem[[/note]]\ |
| 213 | '''Clarkson:''' No! No! You sit there, Donald, you sit there. [''pointing to the hot seat''] You're not going anywhere! |
| 214 | ** [[CurbStompBattle Donald powers through the last few questions so quickly and with so little hesitation]] that he [[FailedAttemptAtDrama completely ruins any sense of tension that Jeremy tries to build up:]] |
| 215 | -->''£250,000:[[labelnote:question]]Which of these cetaceans is classified as a 'toothed whale'? A: Gray whale B: Minke whale '''C: Sperm whale''' D: Humpback whale[[/labelnote]]''\ |
| 216 | '''Donald:''' I know this one as well! A, B and D are all baleen whales, so they eat little krill, and the sperm whale is a beaked whale - so I'm going final answer C: Sperm whale.\ |
| 217 | '''Clarkson:''' [{{Beat}}] I mean... I'd like to try and build some tension into this - give people a ''sense'' that you may be wrong, but they ''know'' you're not. And you aren't! |
| 218 | |
| 219 | -->''£500,000:[[labelnote:question]]Who is the only British politician to have held all four 'Great Offices of State' at some point during their career? A: David Lloyd George B: Harold Wilson '''C: James Callaghan''' D: John Major[[/labelnote]]''\ |
| 220 | '''Clarkson:''' Who is the only British...[''tails off as he notices Donald's smirk''] ... this is lucky, isn't it? |
| 221 | |
| 222 | -->''£1,000,000:''\ |
| 223 | '''Clarkson:''' In 1718, which pirate died in battle off the coast of what is now North Carolina - Calico Jack, Blackbeard, Bartholomew Roberts, or Captain Kidd?\ |
| 224 | ''[{{Beat}}]''\ |
| 225 | '''Donald:''' I taught piracy one year...\ |
| 226 | ''(Camera cuts to Jeremy's [[YouHaveGOTToBeKiddingMe utterly incredulous expression]])'' |
| 227 | * For the 2020 Christmas special, the producers chose to create a festive atmosphere by [[{{Troll}} inviting Piers Morgan into the hot seat]]. Unsuprisingly, the atmosphere starts off hostile, and by the halfway point Jeremy looks like he's ready to slug Piers for a second time.[[labelnote:Why isn't this a good idea?]]Jezza KO'd Piers after the latter accused him of cheating on his wife.[[/labelnote]] |
| 228 | * Jeremy's reaction to a car question is to sigh in resignation when he cannot help the contestant because said contestant used "Ask the Host" a few questions back. |
| 229 | |
| 230 | [[/folder]] |
| 231 | [[folder:Australian Version]] |
| 232 | * [[https://youtu.be/BNF5MdX8CkA?t=80 One episode]] saw a two-way tie in a Fastest Finger First question. A second question came up for the two players… and both of them got it ''wrong!'' Only one player cleared the third question. |
| 233 | * On the [[CelebrityEdition Battle of the]] [[GameShowHost Game Show Hosts]] [[CelebrityEdition edition]] of "Millionaire", [[Series/ThePriceIsRight Ian Turpie]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cx84h6fiZPg phoned his brother, Keith]], [[SarcasmMode who turned out to be really helpful]]. |
| 234 | * [[https://youtu.be/bRmLuolN39U This Home Viewer question]] in the 2007 revival. |
| 235 | [[/folder]] |
| 236 | [[folder:German Version]] |
| 237 | * Ralf Schnoor's Phone-A-Friend, overlapping with SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome. With a million euros on the line, he calls his friend and starts the 30 seconds with (roughly) "Hi. How are you?" and proceeds to chat casually for another five seconds. The look on host Günther Jauch's face is priceless. |
| 238 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=079oaxtjFBk A glitch happens with display screen showing the questions and answers.]] The host's expression when this happens is hilarious. |
| 239 | * A few times it just so happened that the result of the "Ask the Audience" lifeline resulted in a 25% agreement for ''every single answer'', which as usual resulted in funny facial expressions and snarky comments. |
| 240 | [[/folder]] |
| 241 | [[folder:Austrian Version]] |
| 242 | * [[https://youtu.be/t5BT8UAn9Yo On one episode]], the two remaining contestants in the pool both failed ''three Fastest Finger First questions in a row'' before hearing the klaxon. |
| 243 | [[/folder]] |
| 244 | [[folder:Spanish Version]] |
| 245 | * A €500 question in an April Fool's edition: [[https://youtu.be/0smHhDcsySE What is the G-spot?]] |
| 246 | [[/folder]] |
| 247 | [[folder:Finnish Version]] |
| 248 | * GettingCrapPastTheRadar at its best: [[https://youtu.be/GBSPGYA9bzQ What is the capital of Thailand?]] |
| 249 | [[/folder]] |
| 250 | [[folder:Nigerian Version]] |
| 251 | * The joke answers in this version (both the 2004-17 original and the 2022-23 revival) are often so easy to find they're absurd, taking the joke answers to an extent only seen regularly elsewhere in the United States. |
| 252 | ** Q1 example from a 2009 episode before the graphic revamp: Which of these is a popular Charles Dickens novel? A: Oliver Twist B: Oliver Bend C: Vincent Twist D: Maurice Distort |
| 253 | ** Q2 example from a 2022 episode: What do trains travel on? A: Sand B: Gravel C: Tracks D: Shells |
| 254 | [[/folder]] |
| 255 | [[folder: Irish Version]] |
| 256 | * Stand-up comedian Paddy Courtney appeared on Irish Millionaire on 7 July 2001 and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJKNOo6q6Ag&t=751s used Ask The Audience]] on his 12th question.[[labelnote: Question]]By what name did Ehrich Weiss become famous? A: Robert Maxwell '''B: Harry Houdini''' C: Douglas Fairbanks D: Yul Brynner[[/labelnote]] Like the aforementioned US Shuffle moment, [[LOL69 69%]] said Harry Houdini (the correct answer), and being the comedian he was, he took that opportunity like it was a Regis episode. |
| 257 | -->'''Gay Byrne'''''(after Ask The Audience results come on screen)''''':''' We've got a result. 3% think it was Douglas Fairbanks; 16% think it was Yul Brynner; 12% think it was Robert Maxwell; 69% of our audience reckon it was Harry Houdini. |
| 258 | -->'''Paddy:''' Uh, well, it's quite high, and... it is one of my favourite numbers. Em... |
| 259 | -->''(the audience and Gay laugh, the audience applaud)'' |
| 260 | [[folder:Thai Version]] |
| 261 | * In 2002, street seller Lertlak Panchanawaporn won the top prize, but, due to a computer error it transpired she had the answer highlighted already on her screen! |
| 262 | [[/folder]] |
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