Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? contestant shuns lifelines to win £1k

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Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? viewers are left shocked after contestant leaves with just £1,000 – but how well would YOU fare on the questions?

  • Bhupinder Kaler, from Greenwich in London, lost £7,000 on the ITV game show 
  • She failed to correctly answer the question despite having two lifelines left
  • The solicitor took a risky guess instead of phoning a friend with her lifelines

By Jessica Green For Mailonline

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Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? viewers have been left baffled after a contestant walked away with just £1,000 as she largely ignored her lifeline options.

Bhupinder Kaler, from Greenwich in London, lost £7,000 on the ITV show during Sunday night’s episode after failing to correctly answer the question: ‘The term Luddite originally applied to disgruntled workers in which industry?’

The solicitor was given the options of farming, mining, textile or ceramics and took a risky guess instead of phoning a friend with her two available lifelines.

Bhupinder incorrectly said the answer to the question, worth £16,000, was mining and walked away with just £1,000 thanks to her first safety net. The correct answer was textile.

The contestant, who decided not to use her second safety net after securing £8,000, admitted she regretted not using her lifelines.

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Bhupinder Kaler (pictured), from Greenwich in London, lost £7,000 on the ITV show during Sunday night’s episode after failing to correctly answer the question: ‘The term Luddite originally applied to disgruntled workers in which industry?’

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? viewers (above) were left baffled after the contestant walked away with just £1,000 as she largely ignored her lifeline options

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? viewers (above) were left baffled after the contestant walked away with just £1,000 as she largely ignored her lifeline options

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire Questions 

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1. Fastest Fingers First question

Put these words in the order they first appear in a rhyme often said on Bonfire Night.

A: Gunpowder B: Fifth C: November D: Remember

2. (£100) Cabin crew typically attend to passengers on which means of transport?

A: Cars B: Buses C: Bicycles D: Aeroplanes

3. (£200) Which of these is a phrase often used to reflect on events and sum them up?

A: At the end of the hour B: At the end of the day C: At the end of the month D: At the end of the year

4. (£300) Which of these is an agency responsible for the US space programme?

A: NASCAR B: POTUS C: NASA D: AWOL

5. (£500) Which of these is a line from the nursery rhyme that begins ‘This little piggy went to market’?

A: Went up the hill B: Had roast beef C: Stepped in a puddle D: Climbed up the spout

6. (£1,000) ‘Orca’ is another name for which marine animal?

A: Killer whale B: Bottlenose dolphin C: Hammerhead shark D: Galápagos penguin

7. (£2,000) In the UK, which national radio station is heard at the frequency 97-99 FM?

A: Talksport B: BBC Radio 1 C: Classic FM D: Virgin Radio UK

8. (£4,000) Which of these sportsmen has played cricket for England?

A: Billy Vunipola B: Jofra Archer C: Dele Alli D: Jason Kenny

9. (£8,000) In the TV series ‘Friends’, which of these characters have seven sisters?

A: Phoebe B: Chandler C: Monica D: Joey

10. (£16,000) ‘The term Luddite originally applied to disgruntled workers in which industry?’

A: Farming B: Mining C: Textile D: Ceramics

Taking a gamble, Bhupinder told host Jeremy Clarkson: ‘I think it’s mining, I don’t know why, it’s just something very deep in my thought process.’

Jeremy reminded the contestant that she had two lifelines still to use, but she continued with her ‘gut instinct’.

However, her guess didn’t pay off and she went home from the game show with just £1,000.

Bhupinder was left gutted that she didn’t opt to use her lifeline options. Before departing, she admitted: ‘I should have used my lifelines.’

The solicitor (above) was given the options of farming, mining, textile or ceramics and took a risky guess instead of phoning a friend with her two available lifelines

The solicitor (above) was given the options of farming, mining, textile or ceramics and took a risky guess instead of phoning a friend with her two available lifelines

Bhupinder (pictured) incorrectly said the answer to the question, worth £16,000, was mining and walked away with just £1,000 thanks to her first safety net. The correct answer was textile

Bhupinder (pictured) incorrectly said the answer to the question, worth £16,000, was mining and walked away with just £1,000 thanks to her first safety net. The correct answer was textile

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire Answers

1. Fastest Fingers First question

Put these words in the order they first appear in a rhyme often said on Bonfire Night.

D: Remember B: Fifth C: November A: Gunpowder

2. (£100) Cabin crew typically attend to passengers on which means of transport?

D: Aeroplanes

3. (£200) Which of these is a phrase often used to reflect on events and sum them up?

 B: At the end of the day

4. (£300) Which of these is an agency responsible for the US space programme? 

C: NASA

5. (£500) Which of these is a line from the nursery rhyme that begins ‘This little piggy went to market’?

B: Had roast beef 

6. (£1,000) ‘Orca’ is another name for which marine animal?

A: Killer whale 

7. (£2,000) In the UK, which national radio station is heard at the frequency 97-99 FM?

B: BBC Radio 1 

8. (£4,000) Which of these sportsmen has played cricket for England?

B: Jofra Archer 

9. (£8,000) In the TV series ‘Friends’, which of these characters have seven sisters?

D: Joey

10. (£16,000) ‘The term Luddite originally applied to disgruntled workers in which industry?’

C: Textile 

‘Yes, you should have, that’s what they’re there for,’ presenter Jeremy replied.

Fans were left in shock over the contestant’s decision to take a risky guess while still having two lifelines.

One said on Twitter: ‘Why would you go on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire and not use your lifelines?’

The contestant, who decided not to use her second safety net after securing £8,000, admitted she regretted not using her lifelines. Pictured, presenter Jeremy Clarkson

The contestant, who decided not to use her second safety net after securing £8,000, admitted she regretted not using her lifelines. Pictured, presenter Jeremy Clarkson

Fans were left in shock over the contestant's decision to take a risky guess while still having two lifelines

Fans were left in shock over the contestant’s decision to take a risky guess while still having two lifelines

Another wrote: ‘Bhupinder was never going to get big money after using two lifelines so early but it’s just silly to take a punt on a question she didn’t know when she had two lifelines left.’

A third added: ‘Why on earth would you gamble your money when you have the option to take your money and go?’

‘Why would you do that when you have more lifelines? #whowantstobeamillionaire’, a fourth said. 

Bhupinder (pictured) was left gutted that she didn't opt to use her lifeline options. Before departing, she admitted: 'I should have used my lifelines.'

Bhupinder (pictured) was left gutted that she didn’t opt to use her lifeline options. Before departing, she admitted: ‘I should have used my lifelines.’