Ben Shephard defends scoffing at unfortunate Tipping Point contestant after NIGHTMARE quickfire round

BEN Shephard has defended himself after scoffing at an unfortunate Tipping Point contestant following a NIGHTMARE quickfire round.

On Thursday’s edition of the ITV quiz show, a contestant named Paul took on his quickfire round.

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Ben Shephard defended himself after he giggled at a Tipping Point contestant’s answer[/caption]

But when Ben asked what the ‘P’ in ‘SPF’ stood for, Paul didn’t know and said “Pass” to move on to the next question.

Ben struggled to contain his laughter as he carried on with the round, but once the questions were finished he felt the need to defend himself.

He told Paul: “I only laughed because you said pass.”

Ben mistook Paul saying “pass” as his answer and said: “No, it’s not pass. Protection.”

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Paul said ‘Pass’ when asked what the ‘P’ in SPF stood for[/caption]

Viewers took to Twitter to comment on the moment, with one writing: “I don’t think his answer was pass Ben. He’d have been better off answering f*** knows! #tippingpoint.”

Others made the same mistake as Ben, with one tweeting: “SPF stands for Sun PASS Factor, Paul?! #TippingPoint.”

Another added: “No, the p doesn’t stand for pass. #tippingpoint.”

Meanwhile a fellow viewer wrote: “Protection not pass you numpty! #tippingpoint.”

Tipping Point viewers recently complained that contestants breezed through with the “easiest questions on any game show”.

Contestant Richard managed to get five questions correct before running out of time – but fans were quick to point out an incredibly easy question about the alphabet.

Ben asked Richard: “What is the penultimate letter of the English alphabet?”

Richard of course answered “Y” – which led to many fans to complain about how easy the question was.

Tipping Point airs weekdays at 4pm on ITV.