Following a contestant on ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?’ getting a question about sports wrong, host Jeremy Clarkson responded with a hilarious reaction.
The quiz show, which was initially hosted by Chris Tarrant before Clarkson took over in 2018, features contestants who attempt to answer a total of fifteen questions with multiple-choice answers in order to win one million pounds.
The questions, each of which can have one of four possible responses, typically begin with a more straightforward format and gradually become more challenging as the player approaches the one million dollar mark.
Four ‘lifelines’ are available to them, and they can only use each one once during the course of the game.
After reaching two’safety nets’ of £1,000 and an amount chosen by the contestant, each contestant has the option to end the game early and take home their earnings. This option is available to them.
In the event that a contestant reaches their “safety net,” it ensures that they will be able to pocket that money regardless of whether or not they answer a question incorrectly later on in the show.
Jools Holland, a British pianist and composer, was fortunate enough to have already secured his second “safety net” on a celebrity edition of the show all the way back in December.
In addition to appearing on the show’s holiday edition alongside former rugby star Ugo Monye and actress Nina Wadia, the 67-year-old individual had already amassed a total of sixteen thousand pounds for the charitable organisation of his choice.
On the other hand, Holland would not advance any further after providing an incorrect response to a football question worth £32,000.
Clarkson questioned him regarding: “The Football for Sale’ investigation by The Telegraph newspaper led to the resignation of which England manager?”
Sven-Goran Eriksson, Fabio Capello, Roy Hodgson, and Sam Allardyce were the four candidates that were considered for the position, and the winning candidate was Allardyce.
During the year 2016, the former manager of Bolton and Sunderland resigned from his position after being the subject of an undercover investigation conducted by the Daily Telegraph.
Reporters who pretended to be businessmen filmed Allardyce allegedly providing guidance on how to circumvent the rules that the FA has in place regarding third-party ownership. Following an investigation by the police, he was found not guilty of any wrongdoing.
After recalling that he ‘had to leave’ his job, Holland ultimately decided to go with Eriksson. Holland was unable to provide an answer to the question.
Eriksson did agree to part ways with the FA prior to the 2006 World Cup, in part because the Swede was a victim of a sting perpetrated by the “Fake Sheikh,” a reporter for the News of the World named Mazhar Mahmood. In the sting, Mahmood made claims about the futures of David Beckham and Michael Owen in the sport of football. The pianist’s thinking was at least in the right direction.
But that was a different investigation, which means that Holland was wrong about that conclusion. However, he was still able to walk away with sixteen thousand pounds for the charity of his choice, which was Caring Hands and The Prince’s Trust.
“Did many people know that?” Holland asked the audience in the studio before Clarkson delivered his farewell message. Holland turned around and asked the question.
Following the unanimous affirmation of “Yes” by a large number of individuals, Clarkson issued the following response: “They always do.” Always make your claim after the event has taken place!
It is possible to view the entire episode on ITVX by clicking on this link; the football question that Holland asks occurs at the fifteen-minute mark.
