Would you have guessed.

[postman]

Mr Postman watched a repeat of Who wants to be a Millionaire.First aired 2003.The chap had got to £250,000.His next question was for £500,000.Half a million.
the question was How long is the Oscar statue.He phoned a friend,they did not know.He had four choices.So had a 75% chance of failure.He guessed and was wrong.He took home £32,000 not to be sneezed at,but oh dear.I was shouting at the telly.
Would you have guessed.Or taken the £250,000.

 

[classic33]

Eleven inch? (B)

Spoiler: No Cheating

It's not!

 

[Beebo]

I am naturally a cautious person who rarely takes risks with money.
But I can see why someone less risk averse would take the ultimate gamble. After all when will you ever be in that situation again?
Plus you still have £32,000 A’s a very good back stop.

 

[jefmcg]

Forget that. My fantasy WWTBAM is the first American winner (as I recall, googling could only spoil the story) whose final question was "Which US president appeared on Laugh In?" A question I could answer, btw. He selected "Phone a friend", called his dad and said "I'm about to win a million dollars"

 

[classic33]

I am naturally a cautious person who rarely takes risks with money.
But I can see why someone less risk averse would take the ultimate gamble. After all when will you ever be in that situation again?
Plus you still have £32,000 A’s a very good back stop.

And you'll have started with nothing.

 

[flake99please]

£32,000 doesn’t cover a lot of mortgage. If I didn’t know the next answer 100%, I would have taken the £250,000 and enjoyed working mortgage free the rest of my life.

 

[winjim]

The game's called Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. The object of the game is to win a million pounds. If you don't win a million pounds you have not won. Go for the million or forever be a loser.

 

[Mugshot]

*cough*

 

[Illaveago]

Mr Postman watched a repeat of Who wants to be a Millionaire.First aired 2003.The chap had got to £250,000.His next question was for £500,000.Half a million.
the question was How long is the Oscar statue.He phoned a friend,they did not know.He had four choices.So had a 75% chance of failure.He guessed and was wrong.He took home £32,000 not to be sneezed at,but oh dear.I was shouting at the telly.
Would you have guessed.Or taken the £250,000.

Now if the answers were obvious, 1 mile, 0.5 mile, 0.25 mile, or 12 inches I would have probably guessed.

 

[jefmcg]

It's a bad bet. You'd expect to leave with £125,000 on average. I'd walk.

 

[jefmcg]

Now if the answers were obvious, 1 mile, 0.5 mile, 0.25 mile, or 12 inches I would have probably guessed.

Everything is on the internet

£500,000 (14 to 15) - Not Timed
How many inches tall is an Oscar statuette?
'Phone-A-Friend' lifeline used
• A: Eight and a half • B: Eleven
• C: Thirteen and a half • D: Sixteen

 

[winjim]

Insert eight and a half inches joke here.

 

[jefmcg]

googling could only spoil the story

I googled.


View: https://youtu.be/FouD1X74FnU

 

[Yellow Saddle]

The game's called Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. The object of the game is to win a million pounds. If you don't win a million pounds you have not won. Go for the million or forever be a loser.

Yeah, but the loser is laughing all the way to the bank.

 

[Drago]

I'd have taken the money and spent it on Twix's.