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People are pretty unimpressed with the standard of contestants on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?

Hard questions or shite contestants?

May 6th 2018, 4:23 PM 6,803 Views 1 Comment

‘WHO WANTS TO Be A Millionaire?’ returned this week to elebrate the 20th anniversary of the show.

With it came a new host – Jeremy Clarkson – and a new lifeline, ‘Ask The Host’, which is fairly self-explanatory.

Source: ITV

However, the reboot’s first three contestants didn’t impress the internet, with only one of them getting past £1,000. Yikes.

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One guy used one of his lifelines before he even got to £1,000!!!

That awkward moment when your Phone A Friend is the EE answerphone 😂 #Millionaire
— Matt (@imattg5) May 5, 2018

Source: Matt/Twitter

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ROOKIE mistake. Not to mention the next two contestants throwing away lifelines by GUESSING.

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Amateurs.

By the way, if you’re wondering how Phone-A-Friend works in the age of the internet …

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Intense. Let’s hope the calibre of contestants improves (or at the very least, that the questions get easier!)

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People are pretty unimpressed with the standard of contestants on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?