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Updated 10:21 5 Jun 2023 GMT+1Published 11:12 28 May 2023 GMT+1

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire contestant wins £125,000 question because of how he lost his leg

The contestant left the audience stunned with the surprising way he knew the answer to the six-figure question

Harley Young

Harley Young

A contestant on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire has stunned viewers with the surprising reason why he knew the answer to the £125,000 prize question.

Things were heating up in the ITV studio as the contestant was quickly climbing the board towards the million-pound prize, with host Jeremy Clarkson turning to him to say: "You've got no lifelines left now. We're getting into the sort of territory with wife changing winnings... I mean life, sorry, I mean life.

"This is heading for six-figure territory."

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The contestant had a stroke of luck when it came to this question.
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At this point it's clear the contestant is wondering if he's made a mistake by agreeing to continue instead of walking away with the £64,000 he'd already secured. I'd be thinking the same, to be fair.

Clarkson then asks the make-or-break question, turning to him saying: "The ruins of Urquhart Castle stand on the banks of which loch?" before reading the multiple choice answers: "Loch Lomond. Loch Ness. Loch Broom. Or Loch Maree."

The contestant gives a wry smile as if to say he knows this one and pauses before 'loching' in (sorry, bad joke) his answer.

He believed he had the right answer.
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He fills in the anticipating crowd on his secret by saying: "I know this, and I know this because I lost my leg there."

The crowd gasp as he says: "Not at the castle, chill out," to which they erupt with laughter.

"If I remember rightly, on the loch - and I wasn't there long, so I couldn't tell you - there's a little inlet with a castle's ruins there. So...Kismet, I'll go Loch Ness."

Safe to say, Clarkson looked astounded by the revelation.

"I don't know if my wife would kill me if I lost this much money. Loch Ness, final answer," the contestant adds.

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After what feels like an eternity, Clarkson turns to the lucky punter and says: "You've just won £125,000," to which the room fills with applause.

What are the chances?
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The man went on to explain how he had a crash on the day he visited Loch Ness, so the memory has stuck with him and turned out to be, in this case, a stroke of luck.

What are the chances, aye?

Featured Image Credit: ITV

Topics: ITV, Jeremy Clarkson, TV and Film, quizzes, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

Harley Young
Harley Young

Freelance Journalist for LADbible Group

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