Who Wants To Be A Millionaire contestant swears on air after failing easy question – Mirror Online
A contestant on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire couldn’t help but swear live on air after losing out on £15,000.
Bristol-born Justin Beattie appeared on the hit ITV show on Sunday as he was tasked with answering a question for a nice sum of £32,000.
However Justin got answer wrong, despite still having four lifelines left at his disposal.
Justin – who spent 25 years as a submarine safety engineer – breezed through the first few rounds until he reached £16,000.
Host Jeremy Clarkson asked him to identify an athlete who had retired at 26 before making an unsuccessful comeback eight years later.
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Justin felt the answer was “definitely” athlete Carl Lewis – however the correct answer was tennis player Björn Borg.
Justin answered the final question with total confidence.
It was then when a shocked Jeremy said: “You’ve just lost £15,000. I’m heartbroken. Well, not as much as you are.”
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After a long pause, Justin was naturally disheartened – and what came next was a slew of swear words that expressed his sheer frustration.
“That’s a first. Nobody’s ever said that,” the former Top Gear host told Justin as he chuckled at the reaction.
Justin entered the game show in hopes of winning at least £32,000 to be able to start a micropub.
“They tend to serve local real ale from within a 20 or 30 mile radius,” he explained.
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“They’re really stripped down and basic, with casks and kegs of real ale and local cider. And I really fancy that.”
Unfortunately, Justin walked away with just £1,000 – meaning that his dream of kickstarting a micropub will have to happen later.
Tweeting a clip from the programme, Jeremy penned on Twitter : “Felt bad that poor submarine man went out.”
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