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One contestant who must feel badly done to and one who was an idiot.

They claim that they don't set trick questions but the Welsh guy was I
feel cheated.

The thousand pound safe question was a bit naughty in my opinion.

The question about what was essentially a Spanish Omelette had the
"correct" answer of Tortilla which I'm sure only those very familiar
with Spanish cuisine would know.

To most people a tortilla is a flat bread, I did look it up and only
after reading a dozen answers did I get the potato onion egg answer.

The guy who lost all the money on which Beagle captain was the
forerunner of the modern Meteorological Office should have used his
remaining lives.

I knew the answer but although a bit uncertain he didn't use the lives
left, I got the impression Clarkson was trying to push him to use one of
his lives but he was too thick, or arrogant, to see.

As an aside, are there any people still posting here who subscribed to
the likes of ICQ or mIRC and watched Millionaire years ago and posted
answers and FFF?

Mike
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On 11/09/2022 01:31, Mike Swift wrote:

As an aside, are there any people still posting here who subscribed to
the likes of ICQ or mIRC and watched Millionaire years ago and posted answers and FFF?

I remember doing that, never seemed to be quite quick enough to be first
with the answer though!
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On 11/09/2022 01:31 am, Mike Swift wrote:

One contestant who must feel badly done to and one who was an idiot.

They claim that they don't set trick questions but the Welsh guy was I
feel cheated.

The thousand pound safe question was a bit naughty in my opinion.
The question about what was essentially a Spanish Omelette had the
"correct" answer of Tortilla which I'm sure only those very familiar
with Spanish cuisine would know.

To most people a tortilla is a flat bread, I did look it up and only
after reading a dozen answers did I get the potato onion egg answer.

You can actually get a "Spanish Omelette" at the delicatessen counter in
many UK supermarkets.

That's if you want one. For me, a flat round of cooked flaked potato
encased in an omelette is something less than inviting.

Of course, the idea is that you have to get the answers right!

The guy who lost all the money on which Beagle captain was the
forerunner of the modern Meteorological Office should have used his remaining lives.

I knew the answer but although a bit uncertain he didn't use the lives
left, I got the impression Clarkson was trying to push him to use one of
his lives but he was too thick, or arrogant, to see.

As an aside, are there any people still posting here who subscribed to
the likes of ICQ or mIRC and watched Millionaire years ago and posted answers and FFF?

I remember it being mentioned (and perhaps also for Uni Challenge?).
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