WHO Wants to Be A Millionaire viewers were stunned as a contestant walked away from the ‘easiest answer’ – would you have got it right?
Viewers watched as Jeremy Clarkson welcomed new hopefuls to the iconic ITV game show.
Among them was Diana England, a retired production manager from Penrith.
Having got through her first few questions, Diana faced a challenge on £16,000.
She was asked: “The national flag of Ireland is a near mirror image of that of which African country?”
The four options presented were Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Egypt and Kenya.
Clearly stumped, Diana first opted to call on Jeremy’s assistance by using the “Ask the Host” lifeline.
Jeremy responded: “When that cropped up, I thought ‘this will be easy’ and it isn’t.
“I can’t get a single one of those flags in my head.”
After mulling it over, the presenter ultimately didn’t know the correct answer either.
Diana then used her “Phone A Friend” to call her pal Julian for help.
Although Julian said he didn’t know the answer, he did tell her Cote d’Ivoire “has the same flag as Ireland.”
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Jeremy pointed out Julian had “been of massive assistance” despite saying he didn’t know the answer.
Not wanting to gamble £15,000, Diana then chose to take the money.
To her disappointment, she discovered Cote d’Ivoire had been the correct answer all along.
Her decision to bow out didn’t go down well with viewers, who shared their thoughts online.
A fan wrote on X: “It’s the easiest answer and she walked.”
Another added: “Wow… a kid could have answered that.”
A third questioned: “She literally just got told the answer and she takes the money??”
While a fourth penned: “How can she not know what the Irish flag looks like?”
Who Wants to Be A Millionaire airs on ITV1 and ITVX.
