Who Wants to Be A Millionaire? player sparks backlash with big mistake that cost £61,000

A subordinate connected Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? has sparked backlash for a immense mistake that outgo her £61,000.

Lynn Plowright took portion successful Jeremy Clarkson’s ITV gameshow connected Sunday, and was adjacent to making it each the mode to the end.

But choosing not to marque usage of immoderate of her 3 remaining lifelines outgo her a hefty sum.

As she was quizzed connected ‘the past idiosyncratic to clasp the rubric Empress of India’, Lynn admitted: ‘I’ve got £64,000, I’m not assured successful utilizing immoderate of the lifelines, truthful I’m going to spell for Mary of Teck and anticipation for the best.’

Unfortunately, Lynn missed retired connected the £61,000 available, with Clarkson clarifying that the close reply was ‘Elizabeth, the Queen Mother’.

‘If it makes you consciousness immoderate better, had you asked me, I would’ve said Victoria,’ Clarkson told her.

‘But listen, you are inactive going distant from present with £64,000, and bask paying disconnected your owe and your travel to Australia.’

‘Bad luck,’ helium added.

Fans were stunned and baffled that Lynn chose not to usage immoderate of her remaining beingness lines, having utilized the 50:50 connected an earlier question.

The subordinate could inactive person asked Clarkson, asked the assemblage oregon phoned a friend.

‘3 lifelines left. Bonkers not to usage them !!!!’ spectator @Shelley20 wrote.

‘Why didn’t she usage her beingness lines,’ @TeaforKarin said.

@pengiiplays wrote: ‘She got excessively cocky, implicit confident. Shouldve utilized a beingness life.’

‘SHE HAD 3 LIFELINES! WTF did she bash that for,’ @lukebidder wrote.

‘I don’t consciousness assured successful utilizing my lifelines’ truthful she conscionable guesses an answer. What an idiot,’ @rebeccahollyxo_ said.

@BobbyGlennie added: ‘Absolute madness determination 3 lifelines gone a begging… what a waste.’

Lynn earlier told Clarkson that her winnings could wage disconnected her mortgage and a luxury summons to question to Australia.

‘I’ve ever wanted to spell to Australia but my hubby is rather claustrophobic and refused to spell that acold successful system truthful possibly I could bargain a amended summons and transportation him to come,’ she said.

‘Maybe you tin beryllium connected the pilot’s genu with this overmuch money,’ Jeremy laughed back.

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? airs Sundays astatine 8pm connected ITV1.

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