Who Wants to be a Millionaire player struggles over hard question on ITV show – but could you get it right?
A CONTESTANT on Who Wants to Be A Millionaire is left struggling with a hard question – and just one lifeline remaining.
The hit ITV quiz show returns tonight as Jeremy Clarkson welcomes another hopeful into the hot seat.
Fans will watch as Bev Beesley gets off to a tricky start, using three lifelines on her way to £2,000.
However, her time in the competition is in jeopardy when she’s asked a tricky question about the world wide web.
In tonight’s episode, Jezza will ask her: “Which component of a search engine is a program used to systematically discover new websites and gather information?”
Potential answers
A) Ranking Algorithm
B) Database
C) Crawler
D) Search Interface
Deliberating on her choices, Bev said: “Data base is just a set of information, I think the search interface from the word interface suggests that it’s just the front of what’s happening behind the scenes.
“Crawler, I think, I know spiders have got something to do with search websites and things but I am leaving heavily towards the ranking algorithm… well no because discovering new websites and gathering new information I think the ranking algorithm determines where they comeu up in the order of the search.”
She continued: “So I think the program that has to look for that information is maybe not the ranking algorithm.”
Not confident enough with her own knowledge of the subject matter, Bev enlisted the help of Jeremy, 64.
She tells him: “I have got one lifeline left but I suspect with no disrespect that maybe not your area of expertise…”
While the audience erupted into laughter, it remains to be seen if Bev can walk away with a decent cash prize.
Who Wants to Be A Millionaire airs Sundays at 8pm on ITV1 and ITVX.
Who has won the jackpot on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire has offered hundreds of hopeful contestants the chance to become millionaires, but there has only been a handful of lucky winners.
There have only been five real winners so far on the show as Charles Ingram, who was the third winner of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? in 2001, had his claim to the prize thrown out because of cheating allegations.
The official winners are…
Judith Keppel
- In 2000, garden designer Judith Keppel made quiz show history as she became the first ever winner of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. Judith is also the only woman ever to have won the million-pound prize.
David Edwards
- Former physics teacher David became the second contestant to win the top prize in April 2001. Following his success, Edwards went on to compete in both series of Are You an Egghead? in 2008 and 2009.
Robert Brydges
- Oxford-educated banker Robert became the third Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? champion when he won the quiz show several moths after David in 2001. Robert has stayed out of the limelight since his win.
Pat Gibson
- World champion Irish quiz player Pat won the show in 2004. Amazingly Pat had TWO of his lifelines still available for his final question, something no other winner has managed.
Ingram Wilcox
- Ingram came close to losing on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? in 2006 as he had used all his lifelines up at the £32,000 mark, but in a shocking twist he went on to scoop the jackpot.