Who Wants To Be A Millionaire fans were full of praise for one of the show’s more brazen contestants, after she lost an eye-watering £93,000 during Friday’s show.
Viewers took to Twitter after Nina decided to guess on a question worth £250,000, but didn’t manage to get the correct answer, earning from fans for being brave enough to play on rather than walk away with her winnings.
It was a notion echoed by host Jeremy Clarkson, who said he hopes Nina inspires other contestants to take risks when they appear on the show.
She went for it? Who Wants To Be A Millionaire fans were full of praise for one of the show’s more brazen contestants, after she lost an eye-watering £93,000 during Friday’s show
During the show, Nina had managed to climb to £125,000, but it had cost her all four of her lifelines.
To win a quarter of a million, Nina was asked by Jeremy: ‘In Roman architecture, what was the main purpose of a hypocaust?’
The options were: ‘A) Refrigeration, B) Water filtration, C) Lighting or D) Heating.’
Wary: The performance even earned praise from host Jeremy Clarkson, who said he hopes Nina inspires other contestants to take risks during the show
Tough question: During the show, Nina had managed to climb to £125,000, but it had cost her all four of her lifelines
Sadly Nina had used up all of her lifelines on her £8,000 question, meaning she simple had to decide whether to risk her winnings or walk away.
She told Jeremy: ‘I think at this point I’ve taught myself that if I don’t go for it, I’ll kick myself. If it’s wrong, I’ll be disappointed for a while.’
Out of nowhere Nina then opted to go for A, leading a shocked Jeremy to say: ‘Oh my God. You guessed?’
But the presenter was then forced to tell Nina she’d given the wrong answer, meaning she would be leaving with £32,000.
She was surprisingly relaxed about the loss, breezily saying: ‘It’s alright, it had to happen at some point. Oh well!’
She’s playing! Out of nowhere Nina then opted to go for A, leading a shocked Jeremy to say: ‘Oh my God. You guessed?’
It’s OK! But the presenter was then forced to tell Nina she’d given the wrong answer, meaning she would be leaving with £32,000, which she was surprisingly relaxed about
Jeremy was also full of respect for Nina’s attitude towards the game, calling her ‘a properly good contestant.’
The performance left many viewers stunned as they took to Twitter to share their reaction, with a majority praising Nina for being brave enough to risk the money on a stab in the dark.
One wrote: ‘Can’t believe she gambled 93 grand a lost, that was life changing money,’ while another added: ‘I can’t believe she gambled that!! Her luck ran out.’
A fan also tweeted: ‘Well played Nina. Gave it a good go. Unlucky,’ with another adding: ‘Does anyone know what Nina’s job was? That’s one smart, risk-taking cookie.’
She did well! The performance left many viewers stunned as they took to Twitter to share their reaction, with a majority praising Nina for being brave enough to risk the money
A viewer also tweeted: ‘Nina is amazing, I’m so proud of her!’ with another writing: ‘Nina is the star of the show. Jeremy mentioned her a hundred times!’
One particularly cutthroat fan wrote: ‘My guess is if Nina can afforded gamble £93k she’s earning some serious coin or she’s fm a very, very rich family! And she didn’t even look bothered!!’
Nina’s performance came at the end of yet another historic series of Millionaire, which saw one hopeful come dangerously close to the top prize, and walked away with £500,000.
She’ll get over it! Nina was surprisingly relaxed about the loss, breezily saying: ‘It’s alright, it had to happen at some point. Oh well!’