No one ever incorrectly answered the million pound question in the UK (made it their final answer, that is) The Llewelyn-Bowen couple did miss a million pound question originally but it was ruled an ambiguous and unfair question so they were allowed back for a new million pound question (this time they took the £500k and didn’t lock in an answer)
Pretty sure this was the only time (at least on the American show) that someone went for the million dollar question and got it wrong. Had he gotten it right, he would’ve been the first million dollar winner on the show in over 6 years.
There was one other time in the US years later, Josina Reeves, but she only lost 75k because it was the shuffle format and she skipped over questions so she only had 100k, 25k was the safety net and she lost going for the 1m question.
What a way to end the Millionaire series finale: gambling but losing $475,000 by going for but missing the $1,000,000 question and plummeting to $25,000.
Legit the best (belated) Series Finale of a game show ever. Ken Basin finally letting us see the biggest loss, Regis playing a round himself with Meredith, hell I'd even argue the last contestant before Ken being a gay guy from Missouri with his husband in the audience is kind of monumental in terms of how fast things changed since 1999. Best ending of a game show ever.
@@ace-x6m There's a New York times article about their concerns over a gay contestant having his boyfriend in the audience back just in 2000. The link won't post but if you look up Rob Coughin millionaire it's the New York times article about him. They were worried about complaints.
@@ace-x6m There's a news story from back 10 years earlier where they were worried about complaints to the network over a contestant having a boyfriend in the audience. It was a rapid shift. It's a new York times story about the contestant Rob Coughin.
I think losing the $475k was like a blessing in disguise for Ken and I'm glad he lost, not because I don't like him, but because he needed to learn a lesson in humility. If he had won the $1 million, he would've carried that cocky arrogant attitude into his career and then fall apart tremendously down the road. Whereas here, he lost $475k, but he learned a valuable lesson in humility while he's still young, and that is why he is now the successful lawyer that he is today.
@@thezackman18dx67No one has ever lost $468,000 and back down to $32,000 in an older format. But $475,000 and back down to $25,000, this is even worse.
This is pretty horrible… especially for how young he was here. That kind of money down the drain. Wonder what he’s up to today and if somebody can interview him about what he was really thinking here.
I'm sure he was humbled by this after coming off rather cocky and arrogant (smart guy though) and is far more mature than he was here. He must be doing well, especially considering he's a lawyer
@joeyblogsy from what I heard he's doing well so that's why I see he's smart, money wise and career wise. Trust me, I didn't like Ken during his time on the show because he acted like an arrogant snob but I respect how he's in a better spot now
The ONLY time that epic loss music has ever been played, even though other contestants lost on 1,000,000 they never played the right music, the minor chord version of the theme sounds amazing
I remember watching that “live”, and knowing that he had it wrong, as I had been a regular drinker of Fresca and that information was (at the time) printed on the back of all their two liter bottles…
-Yoo-hoo is a dairy product, it cannot be stored in a fountain. That would be a lysteria contamination risk. -V8 is vegetable juice, it would rot in the fountain if left unattended -A&W absolutely could be dispensed from a fountain, but no one would ever label the brand name as the button unless other brands were offered. It would just be labeled "Root Beer" This question was answerable by process of elimination and logical reasoning, with no historical knowledge.
0:48 *REGIS PHILBIN: YOU'VE JUST LOST A LOT OF MONEY!* *RYDER: OH NO, KEN BASIN HAS JUST FAILED AT LEVEL FIVE OR THE LAST LEVEL!* 😭 *ASH KETCHUM: HE TOTALLY FAILED ON THE LAST LEVEL!* 😱 0:50 *REGIS PHILBIN: IT'S FRESCA! 😱* *REGIS PHILBIN: FRESCA!* 0:58 *REGIS PHILBIN: KEN leaves here with $25,000.*
@@jamesobriant1417same. Everyone talking about how he’s arrogant and got what was coming but I don’t care about that. As a consumer I wanna see a million dollar winner after 2003, and I mean answering all 15 questions correctly like they did in 1999-2003 (that tournament of ten BS doesn’t count as far as I’m concerned, that might as well have been scripted). I know David Chang won a few years back on the celebrity edition but people in the US stopped caring about the show by then.
The button button for the $1 million loss cue had dust and cobwebs until this episode
Yeah this track was submitted for the original UK show at the start but has never been used there.
It should’ve been used over here in the uk
No one ever incorrectly answered the million pound question in the UK (made it their final answer, that is)
The Llewelyn-Bowen couple did miss a million pound question originally but it was ruled an ambiguous and unfair question so they were allowed back for a new million pound question (this time they took the £500k and didn’t lock in an answer)
@@markymark443even then they didn't use the correct lose cue for some reason, think they used the 32k lose cue for the bowens
I think that’s the only time the music was ever played during a live game (in the US at least)
At least he was prepared to lose that million dollar victory, especially he said “stops abruptly if I get it wrong”
It's not often you bear witness to the worst moment of someone's life, but here it is
Never seen someone more disappointed to win $25,000
Because he also lost $475,000
"He's a kid with a dream."
-Norman Chad
@@PortlandManI believe he knows that. It’s still weird when you think about it
While I'm glad he deserved to lose after he came off cocky and arrogant, I'm sure he got humbled enough after his loss and is now a successful lawyer
He's currently the Global Head of Business Operations for a company called Riot Games.
@@ChiSportsNut18yeah looking at his LinkedIn he seems to be doing okay
@@ChiSportsNut18 really? what's his name?
@@unknownmystery2860 The guy in the video is named Ken Basin.
Well it’s a good thing he didn’t go into business.
Pretty sure this was the only time (at least on the American show) that someone went for the million dollar question and got it wrong. Had he gotten it right, he would’ve been the first million dollar winner on the show in over 6 years.
There was one other time in the US years later, Josina Reeves, but she only lost 75k because it was the shuffle format and she skipped over questions so she only had 100k, 25k was the safety net and she lost going for the 1m question.
@@occono3543yea I never liked that format of the show, but unfortunate that Josina missed out on
@@occono3543 Jumped on the $250K and $500K.
Regis couldn't care less. You can hear he was annoyed by his arrogance but he was nonetheless classy with the contestant at the end 🙏
That confidence, that stare, that beautiful loss 😂
I wonder if fresca gives him nightmares these days lol
@@ghariiscooloh most definitely, it would haunt me
I would've walked away with
$500000 dollars if didn't know this question
So would everybody not named Ken.
A $475,000 mistake. Maybe he will learn something from that.
What a way to end the Millionaire series finale: gambling but losing $475,000 by going for but missing the $1,000,000 question and plummeting to $25,000.
@@Frankie-Obut this one will be a new era.
I definitely won’t learn anything from that because I’m unteachable & I will always believe it’s Yoo Hoo.
@@ericzubyk2329 do u have full run of him?
He definitely learned that LBJ liked Fresca
On the bright side, at least he didn't go home "empty handed".
Bro thought he was John Carpenter 💀
Crazy to think this was Regis last primetime game
Legit the best (belated) Series Finale of a game show ever. Ken Basin finally letting us see the biggest loss, Regis playing a round himself with Meredith, hell I'd even argue the last contestant before Ken being a gay guy from Missouri with his husband in the audience is kind of monumental in terms of how fast things changed since 1999. Best ending of a game show ever.
@@occono3543I don’t get why the gay guy part is so monumental but okay
@@ace-x6m There's a New York times article about their concerns over a gay contestant having his boyfriend in the audience back just in 2000. The link won't post but if you look up Rob Coughin millionaire it's the New York times article about him. They were worried about complaints.
@@ace-x6m There's a news story from back 10 years earlier where they were worried about complaints to the network over a contestant having a boyfriend in the audience. It was a rapid shift. It's a new York times story about the contestant Rob Coughin.
Regis is still laughing from heaven from this lol. RIP Regis.
0:48 - YOU JUST LOST A LOT OF MONEY
years later he's still paying off student loans ....
He will be paying off debt.
😢
Why no one help him?
He’s.. actually doing rather well for himself. His confidence didn’t pay off here, but his smarts certainly did later down the road.
I think losing the $475k was like a blessing in disguise for Ken and I'm glad he lost, not because I don't like him, but because he needed to learn a lesson in humility. If he had won the $1 million, he would've carried that cocky arrogant attitude into his career and then fall apart tremendously down the road. Whereas here, he lost $475k, but he learned a valuable lesson in humility while he's still young, and that is why he is now the successful lawyer that he is today.
0:49 RIP
VERY SAD TO END UP LOSING $1,000,000 ON WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE!!!!!
@@thezackman18dx67No one has ever lost $468,000 and back down to $32,000 in an older format. But $475,000 and back down to $25,000, this is even worse.
@@IDLESFan_2000agreed. This was a monumental disaster.
On top of that, on the last episode of the 10th anniversary special.
This is pretty horrible… especially for how young he was here. That kind of money down the drain. Wonder what he’s up to today and if somebody can interview him about what he was really thinking here.
I'm sure he was humbled by this after coming off rather cocky and arrogant (smart guy though) and is far more mature than he was here. He must be doing well, especially considering he's a lawyer
@@MattsGamblingSlotsbold of you to assume he’s smart
He did well, he's a millionaire through his career now, it just took longer, he certainly needed the money less than I do.
@joeyblogsy from what I heard he's doing well so that's why I see he's smart, money wise and career wise. Trust me, I didn't like Ken during his time on the show because he acted like an arrogant snob but I respect how he's in a better spot now
@@occono3543He's had many high-profile jobs. He's probably a millionaire several times over.
You can tell Regis didn’t like him too much and didn’t feel that bad for him lol
Damn Regis you didn't have to be so brutal.
The ONLY time that epic loss music has ever been played, even though other contestants lost on 1,000,000 they never played the right music, the minor chord version of the theme sounds amazing
I don’t blame him I blamed the audience for giving him the wrong answer
This episode coined Fresca as a Million Dollar drink
I remember watching that “live”, and knowing that he had it wrong, as I had been a regular drinker of Fresca and that information was (at the time) printed on the back of all their two liter bottles…
I blame it on the audience rather than him.
He really had that coming for how arrogant and cocky he was the entire time, karma 😂
His girlfriend left him after this for his Greed too 😂😂
Ken Basin was a Jeopardy! winner who became the Millionaire loser.
-Yoo-hoo is a dairy product, it cannot be stored in a fountain. That would be a lysteria contamination risk.
-V8 is vegetable juice, it would rot in the fountain if left unattended
-A&W absolutely could be dispensed from a fountain, but no one would ever label the brand name as the button unless other brands were offered. It would just be labeled "Root Beer"
This question was answerable by process of elimination and logical reasoning, with no historical knowledge.
100% yes. I don't even know where he pulled that Yoo-hoo from...
@@arslan7108apparently he had a picture of Johnson with a yoo-hoo in his hand
Ken suits better on millionaire than jeopardy
0:48
*REGIS PHILBIN: YOU'VE JUST LOST A LOT OF MONEY!*
*RYDER: OH NO, KEN BASIN HAS JUST FAILED AT LEVEL FIVE OR THE LAST LEVEL!* 😭
*ASH KETCHUM: HE TOTALLY FAILED ON THE LAST LEVEL!* 😱
0:50
*REGIS PHILBIN: IT'S FRESCA! 😱*
*REGIS PHILBIN: FRESCA!*
0:58
*REGIS PHILBIN: KEN leaves here with $25,000.*
*CHRIS TARRANT: Ken, you had $500,000…you just lost $475,000…the right answer was Fresca, I am dreadfully sorry!!*
NO!!! KEN BASIN IS A MILLIONAIRE!!!!!
The Quality on the screen is the best
If we might use the current UK Format, for sure he will hit the guaranteed $500,000 amount and no matter what he might take home that $500k
Only if he opted not to use that safety net for that long.
Bad dumb gambling move, Ken
Yea he's right he should have gone to business school XD
He should saved a different lifeline for this question.
0:46, GIVE HIM THE MILLION DOLLARS!!!!!!!!!!!
That, minus $475,000 😂
@@ZachTheRantingGuydon’t you mean $975,000
@@markymark443
No, it's not the final answer. You just lost a lot of money "It's Fresca" Classic quote
Soon lost his cockyness!!
black guy in the back looked really mad.
Ken Basin lost! He's mad? We're glad.
He was disappointed that he didn’t win the million
He lost. That's funny!
@@jamesobriant1417same. Everyone talking about how he’s arrogant and got what was coming but I don’t care about that. As a consumer I wanna see a million dollar winner after 2003, and I mean answering all 15 questions correctly like they did in 1999-2003 (that tournament of ten BS doesn’t count as far as I’m concerned, that might as well have been scripted). I know David Chang won a few years back on the celebrity edition but people in the US stopped caring about the show by then.
The 3rd of the audience was right
They likely just guessed
@ they knew what it was the yoo-hoo is obviously not correct
@ yoo-hoo is to attract attention
He should have stayed in Law School
Ken Basin = the Dan Avila of Millionaire
0:46
0:49 *EPIC FAIL*
lol@give me a million.
$1,000,000! FORFEITED DOWN THE DRAIN.
@@Frankie-Ojust like Charles Ingram
Epic fail, man! >_
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