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Post by Peachfanclub on Jun 9, 2017 18:40:44 GMT -5
I have always loved Regis since his tenure on Millionaire, but this article makes me love him more. Apparently after Ed Toutant missed his original $16,000 question, Regis lost his mind off camera and ranted on the obscurity of that question, and what the television audiences saw at home was Regis being forced to go along with it. You can see at the end of this video that Regis is still irate following Ed's early exit. Good ol' Regis, always doing his own stunts. |
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Post by RegisFan on Jun 9, 2017 22:17:17 GMT -5
That's a really interesting account of what happened on the set that day. Though the writer seems prone to embellishments, I totally buy that Regis would have been upset about that question and advocated for the contestant. I'm glad Ed got to come back and finish his run... and in the best way possible, too!
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Post by millionaire1999 on Jun 9, 2017 23:47:25 GMT -5
I remember seeing the bad $16,000 question, and he's absolutely right. Like, how the heck can you see potatoes grow from underground? He was definitely flabbergasted at that revelation. And after reading that article, it sounds like he wanted to stop the whole show and ask the producers to look that up right then and there. I agree with RegisFan, Ed Toutant made the best comeback ever.
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Post by exambolor on Jun 10, 2017 4:48:29 GMT -5
Was this the first instance of a bad question on Millionaire anywhere in the world at the time?
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Post by millionaireloveruk on Jun 10, 2017 6:27:19 GMT -5
Was this the first instance of a bad question on Millionaire anywhere in the world at the time? No. In March 1999 there was a bad question on the British version of the show involving the number of strokes required to win a set of tennis. One of the incorrect answers was listed as correct, although the show allowed the contestant to take home his original winnings of £125,000. If you're interested, the question can be found here: millionaire.wikia.com/wiki/Tony_Kennedy |
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Post by millionairenut on May 6, 2018 8:05:12 GMT -5
Was this the first instance of a bad question on Millionaire anywhere in the world at the time? No. In March 1999 there was a bad question on the British version of the show involving the number of strokes required to win a set of tennis. One of the incorrect answers was listed as correct, although the show allowed the contestant to take home his original winnings of £125,000. If you're interested, the question can be found here: millionaire.wikia.com/wiki/Tony_KennedyDon't forget about David Honea. |
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Post by jon on May 6, 2018 16:06:05 GMT -5
No. In March 1999 there was a bad question on the British version of the show involving the number of strokes required to win a set of tennis. One of the incorrect answers was listed as correct, although the show allowed the contestant to take home his original winnings of £125,000. If you're interested, the question can be found here: millionaire.wikia.com/wiki/Tony_KennedyDon't forget about David Honea. Now, I'm not gonna go berserk at you, since I see the date you registered, but just to warn you, please don't bump threads, especially when they're almost a year old. |
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Post by millionairenut on May 6, 2018 16:08:47 GMT -5
Don't forget about David Honea. Now, I'm not gonna go berserk at you, since I see the date you registered, but just to warn you, please don't bump threads, especially when they're almost a year old. It is also says not to bump unless there's something to add or post something significant. In this context, I think this adds to the topic, as David Honea's question was thrown out. |
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Post by jon on May 6, 2018 16:10:58 GMT -5
Fair enough, again.
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Post by millionaireloveruk on May 6, 2018 16:15:15 GMT -5
No. In March 1999 there was a bad question on the British version of the show involving the number of strokes required to win a set of tennis. One of the incorrect answers was listed as correct, although the show allowed the contestant to take home his original winnings of £125,000. If you're interested, the question can be found here: millionaire.wikia.com/wiki/Tony_KennedyDon't forget about David Honea. He was also 5 months after the tennis question in the UK. |
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Post by Peachfanclub on May 20, 2018 12:39:34 GMT -5
Don't forget about David Honea. Here’s the thing. Considering I for one didn’t recall the bad question that David Honea had faced to end up in this discussion until I watched his run over again, it might have been helpful to provide this context into the post you used to bump this thread in the first place. In Honea’s case, his bad question asked him to identify which of the listed Great Lakes was the largest in area. The correct answer listed was Lake Michigan, which turned out to be the largest in volume, not area. David gave the true correct answer of Lake Huron and later asked the writers to double check their research, which has got me writing high praise for the writers to be gracious enough to follow such a request. He too went on to win $125,000. |
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Post by kplewisvox on May 20, 2018 23:25:42 GMT -5
Don't forget about David Honea. Here’s the thing. Considering I for one didn’t recall the bad question that David Honea had faced to end up in this discussion until I watched his run over again, it might have been helpful to provide this context into the post you used to bump this thread in the first place. In Honea’s case, his bad question asked him to identify which of the listed Great Lakes was the largest in area. The correct answer listed was Lake Michigan, which turned out to be the largest in volume, not area. David gave the true correct answer of Lake Huron and later asked the writers to double check their research, which has got me writing high praise for the writers to be gracious enough to follow such a request. He too went on to win $125,000. Even though that's what was said on the air, I wouldn't be surprised to hear he didn't request anything. Somebody on the production team probably knew the answer was wrong the second it lit up, and they decided this was better than reshooting it. |
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Post by millionairenut on May 21, 2018 13:37:53 GMT -5
Here’s the thing. Considering I for one didn’t recall the bad question that David Honea had faced to end up in this discussion until I watched his run over again, it might have been helpful to provide this context into the post you used to bump this thread in the first place. In Honea’s case, his bad question asked him to identify which of the listed Great Lakes was the largest in area. The correct answer listed was Lake Michigan, which turned out to be the largest in volume, not area. David gave the true correct answer of Lake Huron and later asked the writers to double check their research, which has got me writing high praise for the writers to be gracious enough to follow such a request. He too went on to win $125,000. Even though that's what was said on the air, I wouldn't be surprised to hear he didn't request anything. Somebody on the production team probably knew the answer was wrong the second it lit up, and they decided this was better than reshooting it. If that is the case, why would they think that? If they knowingly had a faulty question then the show should have been stopped or something should have happened. Luckily things all worked out in the end. |
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Post by kplewisvox on May 22, 2018 15:16:30 GMT -5
If that is the case, why would they think that? If they knowingly had a faulty question then the show should have been stopped or something should have happened. Luckily things all worked out in the end. Here's a possible scenario. Of course this is conjecture. Regis: David, I'm sorry. It was Lake Michigan. Staffer 1: Hey, are we sure? That doesn't sound right. Michael Davies: Go check the internet and find out. *one minute later* Staffer 1: Just checked. David was right. Davies: Well, crap. We already have a new contestant in the seat now, so we can't reshoot...Hey! Let's bring him back on the last show. Now we know we'll end on a high note. Man, I'm a genius. |
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Post by millionairenut on May 22, 2018 15:44:22 GMT -5
If that is the case, why would they think that? If they knowingly had a faulty question then the show should have been stopped or something should have happened. Luckily things all worked out in the end. Here's a possible scenario. Of course this is conjecture. Regis: David, I'm sorry. It was Lake Michigan. Staffer 1: Hey, are we sure? That doesn't sound right. Michael Davies: Go check the internet and find out. *one minute later* Staffer 1: Just checked. David was right. Davies: Well, crap. We already have a new contestant in the seat now, so we can't reshoot...Hey! Let's bring him back on the last show. Now we know we'll end on a high note. Man, I'm a genius. The way I interpreted one of the previous posts was somebody knowingly knew it was a bad question as Toutant's game was taking place. This happened a few times. Tim Shields had a bad question as well. I'll never understand why his second run when he returned was never shown. |
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) I guess the next on will be Poland then...
