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Who Wants to Be a Millionaire contestant errors

Overview

Multiple instances of contestants losing significant prize money on the game show ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire’ have been reported.

In one instance, contestant Ngoc Quyen lost a potential 20 million VND after following incorrect advice from the studio audience regarding a Tchaikovsky opera. The incorrect choice caused her prize money to drop to the 2 million VND milestone.

In another episode, contestant Truong Binh Nguyen utilized all four available lifelines to answer a question about the final king of the Mac Dynasty. Despite consulting the studio audience and an advisory group, Nguyen provided the wrong answer, missing out on an additional 6 million VND.

Entities

Mac Dynasty · Truong Binh Nguyen · Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

Timeline

  1. [CULTURE] 3 sources
    Who Wants to Be a Millionaire contestant uses all lifelines and still fails

    A contestant on the game show ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire’ used all four lifelines on a single historical question but still answered incorrectly, losing a chance at 6 million VND.

  2. [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Who Wants to Be a Millionaire contestant loses 20 million VND

    A contestant on ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire’ lost 20 million VND after following incorrect advice from the studio audience regarding a Tchaikovsky opera.

Sources

cafef.vn · kenh14.vn · soha.vn