Strictly's Anton Du Beke loses his own money on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire in extraordinary game

The Strictly Come Dancing justice hoped to triumph a cardinal for foundation but things didn't spell according to plan.

Anton Du Beke ended up losing £15,000 of his ain wealth - successful 1 of the astir bonzer games successful the past of the Who Wants To Be A Millionaire quiz show.

The Strictly Come Dancing judge, 58, sailed done the archetypal fewer rounds but past struggled with a £32,000 question themed astir creation and musicals. He 'asked the audience' and past said if helium got it incorrect helium would stump up the mislaid wealth himself for his chosen foundation - The Sick Children's Trust - arsenic helium had reached £16,000 and wanted to hazard it to triumph more.

Unfortunately for him helium was wrong, meaning helium won conscionable £1000 connected the nighttime and would apical up the prize himself with different £15,000. Afterwards Anton shook his caput and joked: "You hold until I archer my wife. 'How did you get on?' she'll say. Oh they cancelled the show!"

Jeremy Clarkson past reminded him it would beryllium going connected TV and has present been seen by millions. The question that stumped Anton was 'Which Tony Award winning philharmonic features a mash up called Elephant Love Medley?'

The close reply was Moulin Rouge but Anton dismissed the thought it was successful that musical, aboriginal saying it would beryllium "ridiculous" if helium turned retired to beryllium incorrect fixed his inheritance successful theatre and connected stage.

He utilized his 50-50 and past asked the audience, with the bulk saying they thought it was Book Of Mormon which was his archetypal thought.

He added: "This is going to beryllium a nightmare if I spell location aft this.

"I'll archer you what I americium going to do. I americium going to spell with the Book Of Mormon and if I get it incorrect I americium going to springiness the foundation £15,000 of my ain money. I'm gonna spell for Book Of Mormon, last answer."

Sadly for Anton it was the incorrect answer. Last week up of the amusement airing, big Jeremy Clarkson told the Mirror: "When that cropped up, I thought good ‘this was tailor made for you’ and past it wasn’t. It’s a spot similar maine not knowing a Nico Rosberg question."

Anton's astonishing crippled contiguous came conscionable a week aft Sir Stephen Fry won £250,000 connected Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? with Clarkson helping him connected 1 question during a personage mentation of the series.

Former QI host, histrion and comedian Sir Stephen besides consulted with Pointless prima and writer Richard Osman connected the £500,000 question, by utilizing his telephone a person lifeline.

On receiving assistance from big Clarkson, Sir Stephen said: "Jeremy is precise encouraging, and helium was large with the question that took maine to a 4th of a million."

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