On today's Moncrieff Show, Seán will chat to Justin Peters, a US journalist who recently appeared on the American version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire? and... well he didn't become a millionaire.
In fact, Peters had made it all the way to $250,000, and made an educated guess on the penultimate question, and left the show with only $25,000. You can see how it all went wrong below, and tune in live at 3.45pm: http://www.newstalk.com/player/
Justin's $225,000 gaffe is notable, but not all too unusual - Who Wants to be a Millionaire? is a global franchise, shown all over the world. From Australia to the US, sitting in the hot seat isn't easy, and people are prone to making embarrassing mistakes. Here are five of the worst ever recorded...
1: When you go out on the jokey first question:
2: When the audience steers you in a very wrong direction:
3: When you know the right answer and still get it wrong:
4: When you risk it all to win the top prize:
5: When you really should have gone to sleep the night before:
