I got both answers right. I was 75% on Churchill and 99% on Marilyn. But would I have had the guts to play? Probably not. That's a HUUUUGE amount to lose.
In the last days of the Chris Tarrant era, when they reduced the questions to 12, changed the amounts, rejigged the music and eventually added a timer, nobody on that version ever got past £250,000. Now they've brought it back to the classic format, and two people so far have faced the £1 million question.
Kinda proves that the original format is perfect as it is wasn't it? This show works best when it uses the original format just look at how most the show's various international version that is still running is using the old format. Remember, don't fix what's not broken.
I got excited when I realized that I would have known the Queen question, but then I just realized that I wouldn't have gotten that far ever in a million years
Fun Fact: The four answers to the question were the same answers in the Fastest Finger First for the original UK Winner of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, Judith Keppel.
These £1 million pound questions were pretty honest. They are more difficult to know than the £1 million pound questions in the early 2000s but they are not bullshit level of difficult like the last years of the Chris Tannant era. Someone who is into politics could know the first one and someone who knows the age of Queen Elizabeth (I assume most British people know this) and the year Marilyn Monroe was born (difficult but possible) could answer this.
Anyone into political history knows that if Churchill is there it’s gonna be Churchill. Logic in this question though, he was PM twice - never foreign secretary. I said this when it first aired and if I was in the chair would have said it too. I’d be certain to the point I’d say it as final answer pretty quickly.
you know what? If I were sitting there and asked who born in the same year as queen, I'd answer Marilyn Monroe in a flash because I read that trivia on a tv show some years ago.
@@Mtb-cp6gz Excuse me. Who says you can't do it all again? Just because it happened once before does not mean that you can do it the same way again! You oughta think twice before you trash someone on their own ideas and use such vulgar language and insensitivity- you won't get far, if you keep that up.
@Kelly Day News Flash: it is NOT a copycat idea, and If I am a contestant going for the Million, I'm gonna do what I'm gonna do- call my dad and say "I don't need your help, I'm just here to tell you that I'm going for the Million" just like what John Carpenter did, and you are not to tell me what I can and cannot do! He inspired me! Apparently, that's not getting into your feckin' head!
I didn't know they weren't able to google the answers in the phone-a-friend lifeline. Here in Brazil even the host asks if the person is in front of the computer before starting the clock lmao
When he mentioned the year I thought it was Marylin Monroe because I didn't know what year the queen was born. The first question I would have no idea on
I was stuck between Monroe and Hepburn, because the Wizard of Oz came out in the late 1930s and I figured Garland would’ve been in her late teens by then
Yo I’m not even a Brit and I got the first one right. To be honest, I can’t say I really recognised all the other names but could recall bits of information on Churchill. He was involved in the war department prior to his premiership but not anything related to the foreign officer and based my choice on that. Not too bad eh.
Marylin Monroe years transverse 26-62 and I remember her in this way, I still would not have been able to answer the question because I would not have been certain of the Queen's birth year,so I would have had to take the money as well.
funny watching this , I got the answer by knowing Jim Callaghan was the only man to hold all 4 great offices , tonight's £500000 question . I knew churchill had been chancellor ( Gold Standard ) & Home Sec ( Sydney St Seige , stamp set )
That wasn't this episode. The question about Jim Callaghan was asked by Clarkson to Davyth's brother, Donald Fear for half a million and then he went on to win the million.
I literally learned that Marilyn Monroe question two days ago from an article on Facebook that said: "These things will mess with your perception of time", and it shows the Queen and Marilyn together. I wonder if the article was made after seeing this question, or if that's just a crazy coincidence that I'm now watching this on UA-cam and knowing the answer 😂
Actually, Churchill was PM immediately before AND after Attlee (1940 to 1945 and 1951 to 1955), then Eden was immediately after Churchill's second tenure (1955-1957).
The second question was extremely hard even intuitively. Only Julie Andrews is completely off, others have difference of a few years only. Good question for a million.
Judy Garland could definitely be eliminated based on when Wizard of Oz came out (1939). She would've had to be 13 years old and was clearly older than that by then. Hepburn and Mornroe though, neither really had any major roles early enough to logic it out like that. Either you know it or you don't, but you could at least reasonably narrow it to those two.
@@ChirpingMatt 50:50 perhaps would give you the right answer in that situation but I don't think anyone would have the balls to go for it on just "working it out" - you really need to know it straight away to risk that much.
Before the show with Phone a Friend will the contestant select a certain number of friends of whom one they might call during the show? Cause they say that one of the WWTBAM people are there with the friend they phone. So obviously means they prepared beforehand right?
Honestly i knew eden served and i know a lot about churchill and he was first lord of the admiralty for most of his career - so i would have gambled on churchill for 125k but not for 500k thats too much of a risk
I genuinely dont think I would care less if I didnt really not or wasnt 100% but would of won the 1mill if I went for it. I'd be too busy out celebrating I just won 500k.
I got both answers right. I was 75% on Churchill and 99% on Marilyn. But would I have had the guts to play? Probably not. That's a HUUUUGE amount to lose.
Same here
Of course you did.........
Woop dee doo
i was 99.99% on Churchill not sure on any of the other but ruled out Marilyn even if my phone a friend said Marilyn i would have took the money
Most importantly, would you be able to get the other 14 questions right?
I love how Jeremy calls his guests at the end like he used to do to his celebrity guests on Topgear: ladies and gentlemen RUPERT GRENT!
Old habits die hard. He kept doing the same on The Grand Tour before they decided to do specials only
Well thats because he's still Jeremy Clarkson?😂
"Somebody's just fainted" LMAO
Reminds me of Reagan's "missed me"
In the last days of the Chris Tarrant era, when they reduced the questions to 12, changed the amounts, rejigged the music and eventually added a timer, nobody on that version ever got past £250,000. Now they've brought it back to the classic format, and two people so far have faced the £1 million question.
Kinda proves that the original format is perfect as it is wasn't it? This show works best when it uses the original format just look at how most the show's various international version that is still running is using the old format.
Remember, don't fix what's not broken.
I thought the highest wins on the 12 question format were £150,000...?
Proves that you cant beat the original format even if the coughing scandal proved it was possible to hack 😂
A third million pound question is apparently given tonight
Perhaps they jinxed the old show by making all those changes.
"Somebody's just fainted" 😂
4:25 And 1 year later, his brother became the next uk million pound winner 👏
I got excited when I realized that I would have known the Queen question, but then I just realized that I wouldn't have gotten that far ever in a million years
If only you were friends with that guy
The second guys brother is on right now haha
Edit: and he's just won a million
And then 7 months later, His brother became the million proud winner.
Fun Fact:
The four answers to the question were the same answers in the Fastest Finger First for the original UK Winner of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, Judith Keppel.
Which question are you talking about?
James Shepherd wouldn’t that be a really hard fastest finger first?
*which* question, James...?
RWL2012 It would be the Queen Elizabeth one (2nd one), because the Secretary question isn’t one you can put in order
James Shepherd no one cares nerd
These £1 million pound questions were pretty honest. They are more difficult to know than the £1 million pound questions in the early 2000s but they are not bullshit level of difficult like the last years of the Chris Tannant era.
Someone who is into politics could know the first one and someone who knows the age of Queen Elizabeth (I assume most British people know this) and the year Marilyn Monroe was born (difficult but possible) could answer this.
Anyone into political history knows that if Churchill is there it’s gonna be Churchill. Logic in this question though, he was PM twice - never foreign secretary. I said this when it first aired and if I was in the chair would have said it too. I’d be certain to the point I’d say it as final answer pretty quickly.
I knew both those answers, but I would have probably got stuck on the £2,000 question as well
I was 100% sure in both answers but it's only easy when you know it
Bollocks. You're as thick as pig shit.
@@Mtb-cp6gz and you're not for thinking you can just go around posting nasty things like that...?
@@Mtb-cp6gz you ARE pig shit
Steptoe 123 you must have problems, or you’re a pimply teenager
you know what? If I were sitting there and asked who born in the same year as queen, I'd answer Marilyn Monroe in a flash because I read that trivia on a tv show some years ago.
I would've called my dad to tell him that I'd win 1 Million Pounds, if I knew it was Marilyn Monroe, if which I did.
Like John Carpenter.
Yeah sat at home everyone knows the answer lol.
@@Mtb-cp6gz Excuse me. Who says you can't do it all again? Just because it happened once before does not mean that you can do it the same way again! You oughta think twice before you trash someone on their own ideas and use such vulgar language and insensitivity- you won't get far, if you keep that up.
@@chrisfinch8637 I bet that keyboard warrior wouldn't name call you in person!
@Kelly Day News Flash: it is NOT a copycat idea, and If I am a contestant going for the Million, I'm gonna do what I'm gonna do- call my dad and say "I don't need your help, I'm just here to tell you that I'm going for the Million" just like what John Carpenter did, and you are not to tell me what I can and cannot do! He inspired me! Apparently, that's not getting into your feckin' head!
Today we almost had our first millionaire via Jeremy, here he joins the 500k club, and also the club first created for Steve Devlin
I knew the milion question but probably I would not been able to answer all questions before that!
So annoying when you see the million pound question and you know it immediately hahaa
Hahahahaha haha you’re so smart hahahaha
Jack Black 😂😂😂
@Wazzaap! or having a history degree maybe
That actually happened on the South African version of Millionaire.
Ye too bad you probably suck at everything else in life
His brother actually won the Jackpot haha
I didn't know they weren't able to google the answers in the phone-a-friend lifeline. Here in Brazil even the host asks if the person is in front of the computer before starting the clock lmao
When he mentioned the year I thought it was Marylin Monroe because I didn't know what year the queen was born. The first question I would have no idea on
That Queen Elizabeth II question, was leading towards Judy Garland and Marilyn Monroe.
I was stuck between Monroe and Hepburn, because the Wizard of Oz came out in the late 1930s and I figured Garland would’ve been in her late teens by then
It was marlyn monroe
Yo I’m not even a Brit and I got the first one right. To be honest, I can’t say I really recognised all the other names but could recall bits of information on Churchill. He was involved in the war department prior to his premiership but not anything related to the foreign officer and based my choice on that. Not too bad eh.
Marylin Monroe years transverse 26-62 and I remember her in this way, I still would not have been able to answer the question because I would not have been certain of the Queen's birth year,so I would have had to take the money as well.
Here is a great host !
Has anyone won the million quid on this version?
silverwater006 not yet!
Well, now it’s a yes, the 4th times the charm, watch the promo for the next series, and then that will prove it
funny watching this , I got the answer by knowing Jim Callaghan was the only man to hold all 4 great offices , tonight's £500000 question . I knew churchill had been chancellor ( Gold Standard ) & Home Sec ( Sydney St Seige , stamp set )
That wasn't this episode. The question about Jim Callaghan was asked by Clarkson to Davyth's brother, Donald Fear for half a million and then he went on to win the million.
ph my god that 2nd question I knew 100%. Would've been the perfect 1 mil question for me lol
I literally learned that Marilyn Monroe question two days ago from an article on Facebook that said: "These things will mess with your perception of time", and it shows the Queen and Marilyn together. I wonder if the article was made after seeing this question, or if that's just a crazy coincidence that I'm now watching this on UA-cam and knowing the answer 😂
So did I!
Im not from England or Europe, and only people from this question i know is Churchill and Monroe, so that would be my answers.
1 million pounds or 3 months worth of electricity..
I always wondered if there was a member of staff present with the “phone a friend”.
Apparently they hold a knife to your throat too
@@Mtb-cp6gz you've really got nothing better to do, have you...?
@@RWL2012 says you. You managed to reply so I assume you also have nothing better to do! Idiot.
Actually, Churchill was PM immediately before AND after Attlee (1940 to 1945 and 1951 to 1955), then Eden was immediately after Churchill's second tenure (1955-1957).
Knew both of these lol. Get me on the show
I was screaming Churchill. I'm no history buff nor know much about him, but how the hell do you not know that?
Got the second one right.
Wow nice congrats
The second question was extremely hard even intuitively. Only Julie Andrews is completely off, others have difference of a few years only. Good question for a million.
Judy Garland could definitely be eliminated based on when Wizard of Oz came out (1939). She would've had to be 13 years old and was clearly older than that by then.
Hepburn and Mornroe though, neither really had any major roles early enough to logic it out like that. Either you know it or you don't, but you could at least reasonably narrow it to those two.
@@ChirpingMatt 50:50 perhaps would give you the right answer in that situation but I don't think anyone would have the balls to go for it on just "working it out" - you really need to know it straight away to risk that much.
It doesn't matter what you know, it only matters what you pretend to know. Fake it till you make it.
Before the show with Phone a Friend will the contestant select a certain number of friends of whom one they might call during the show? Cause they say that one of the WWTBAM people are there with the friend they phone. So obviously means they prepared beforehand right?
Yup!
I knew the first, no idea on the second - but I did know Jimmy Savile was born in 1926, but I guess they wouldn't have put him as an option.
It's just a quiz show calm ur tits
Keenangoal to the question? He was born in the same year, as I said above.
Wait what you can't look online now for phone-a-friend?
Knew the Churchill one- not Monroe
Thick twat
Steptoe 123 nah- saggy minge
I would have won a million twice :D :D
Me too, although I’m from Hungary 😅
Would you have gotten to the million pound question though
I feel sorry for the second guy as it's a common pub quiz fact that Marilyn Monroe was born the same year as the Queen
Honestly i knew eden served and i know a lot about churchill and he was first lord of the admiralty for most of his career - so i would have gambled on churchill for 125k but not for 500k thats too much of a risk
I wonder how much taxes came out of that half a million pounds?
None - all UK game show winnings are tax free!
@@StellifyMedia wow, really?? That's cool!
Both questions is the most famous of the 4
I fucking knew it was Churchill! Not that I would have bet £500k on it!
100% on Marilyn Monroe as she was the same age as my gran. There we go. I'm off again now. cheers.
I can't believe these people look brilliant and likeminded thats why they won that big amount
I genuinely dont think I would care less if I didnt really not or wasnt 100% but would of won the 1mill if I went for it. I'd be too busy out celebrating I just won 500k.
There is a inside man , for million £ ,
4:14
8:45
Oh wow
Quiz show one o one...its always Churchill
Churchill was easy, Monroe on the other hand... oof.
Anthony eden
the first one is my english teacher hahaha such a legend and nice guy happy for him even tho it was a while ago now
Are those questions carefully selected to be the million-pound question?
I’m American and I knew the right answer was Churchill to the first question.
winston churcil final answer
You can't even spell churchill
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That Churchill question has to be the easiest million pound question to date?