Tipping Point fans were left speechless when one contestant got a series of “easy” questions wrong.
Ben Shephard hosted another episode of the ITV quiz show, which sees contestants answer questions in order to win counters to put in the machine and hopefully win some money.
Whilst it was a lucky night for contestant Steph, who made it all the way to the final, another contestant – Malik – had a bit of a nightmare with two “easy” questions back to back.
Malik was being quizzed by Ben in the hope of winning some counters to put into the machine and win the cash equivalent, but two questions quickly tripped him up, leaving viewers on Twitter (X) speechless.
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Ben asked a question about a Liverpool band from the 1960s that had a string of number 1 hits, but Malik failed to name The Beatles, which was the correct answer. There was another question about the capital city of Greece, which Malik answered quickly and confidently, telling Ben “Rome” when the correct answer was “Athens”.
As he realised his mistake, he scolded himself but it wasn’t too long before Twitter fans picked up on the error. One wrote: “‘What’s the capital of Greece?’ Malik ‘Rome’,” whilst another added: “Rome is a Greek city, is it? #TippingPoint.” (sic)
Another added: “Ah yes, that well-known Greek capital city – Rome! #TippingPoint,” with a fourth sharing: “Oh dear. The lack of geographical knowledge nowadays never ceases to amaze and sadden me. Capital of Greece, Rome #tippingpoint.” (sic)
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Steph ended up leaving the show with £3,200 after refusing to take the risk. She is on maternity leave and was keen to buy herself a car as she would no longer get her company one when she goes back to work.
She was asked to play the final three counters to see if she would have won, but on realising it wouldn’t happen, she said she felt “amazing”. She told host Ben: “I’ve had an amazing time, thank you, Ben!”
Ben warned viewers Steph could have lost everything if she had gambled with the final three counters. However, it was a happy ending as Steph took home her total prize money of £3,200.
Tipping Point airs on weekdays at 4pm on ITV1 and ITVX.
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
