Who Wants To Be a Millionaire Failures

[@franksaney2390]

The guy who quit at 250,000. That's not a fail. Smart move. Why risk it if you're not confident and have so much to lose?

[@fargo6762]

Frank Saney true

[@overthehilldill3626]

He apparently doesn't watch really popular movies either. Frodo was really a no brainer.

[@cupyay7512]

the kid probably wouldve never made it that far to answer such a question.

[@billytheripper4]

@@overthehilldill3626 maybe Frodo self identifies as a pokemon.

[@LEYLANDGAMER]

If it was me, jigglypuff would throw me off even though Frodo is actually pretty obvious lol

[@ethann5410]

I just hate it when my owl squirts ink on me

[@syricstheconquerer3608]

Ethan Naper lol

[@scottcampbell1165]

XD

[@evlin97]

Ethan Naper especially while shitting

[@samanthamelendez8851]

Ethan Naper take your owl to the vet 😂

[@glamcouturequeen]

Better than when paris hilton gets attacked by the paparazzi she squirts that ink everywhere

[@Scratchingforcash]

What I always find hilarious is the confident smirk the people have on their face when they give the worst answer possible.

[@encycl07pedia-]

I mean a lot of these folks didn't pick the obvious wrong answer (like Little Jill Horner). "Worst" is a bit hyperbolic.

[@sheila7909]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Fetidaf]

@@encycl07pedia-I’ve always found it weird when they have the obvious fakes like “What color was Walter White’s car in Breaking Bad? A) White B) Yellow C) Green D) 7”

[@Name-ru1kt]

@@FetidafI’m going to have to go with d final answer

[@chillinoutmaxin4630]

@@Name-ru1kt That is correct! As the question was actually "In Breaking Bad, what was the diameter of the pizza that Walter White threw on top of a roof?" *the audience, which includes Jesse Pinkman, all clapping* "Yea, bitch!"

[@rushikeshkgawali]

Some of the $100 questions were tougher than the $500,000 question...

[@LocksVid]

Yeah it's actually crazy, like the Pokémon one was insanely easy

[@mick3765]

Any question is easy if you know the answer.

[@daha3074]

@@mick3765 What they're saying is, some of them were more common knowledge compared to the supposedly higher value questions. They aren't wrong, I remember someone winning for which religion was non-Abrahamic or something.

[@ominouskelp1522]

The episode could have been before the lotr movies came out

[@Liverpool5095]

​@@LocksVidIt really wasn't. Yes, it's easy for you and for me but just because it's part of yours and my general knowledge doesn't mean it's part of everyones and its an easy question in general. That clip with the pokemon question is not new, it was roughly 20 years ago, two decades old. Meaning, there's a good chance the man grew up before Pokemon exploded. It's an easy question for current adults like myself because I grew up watching it. If you've never seen Pokemon or LOTR, each answer sounds like random nonsense.

[@axemansjazz6670]

Meredith is so kind and almost motherly when someone makes a mistake but Regis is just like “LOL you done screwed up!!” 😂

[@Ezekial2517]

He’s like “Gelman! Get a load of this loser!”

[@JRLs_Random_Reviews]

At least Regis asked "final answer" before locking in like our own Eddie Maguire did. Meredith doesn't give the contestants any chance and her "I'm so sorry" sounds so fake

[@treytison1444]

I'd be like Regis lol

[@Lommy9999]

She couldn't hide her smiles when the guy eliminated answers and got stuck with the same two he was debating between.

[@rckblzr]

@@JRLs_Random_Reviews It's not Meredith's fault that the contestants would immediately say "Final Answer". As soon as you say that, you're locked in.

[@abbydomann]

*contestant gets answer wrong* Meredith: “awe, I’m so sorry” Regis: “welp, you tried”

[@ericksonobasuyi8096]

"burn your shirt"

[@gupworld7395]

Well that’s the best way to go about it when you’re on the receiving end. Would you rather tell yourself “awww you should feel so sorry for yourself” or “well, I tried. Life goes on”

[@jefferey_92]

@@ericksonobasuyi8096 *shorts

[@jackswanson8326]

*aww

[@Gonken88]

Ed Regis was a savage.

[@BradyRanger]

“Brian it’s too late it’s over” *the audience laughs* 💀 F’ing brutal 😂

[@toddlindsay8846]

Ooh, the audience rubs it in.

[@michaelpalmieri7335]

I remember that fellow who got that "Little Jack Horner" question wrong when it was first broadcast on TV. I remember thinking to myself, "How could he get such a wrong answer to such an easy question?" Then he says he was trying to think where he heard something like "Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie." He apparently confused "Little Jack Horner" with "Sing a Song of Sixpence," the opening line of which goes like this: "Sing a song of sixpence, A pocket full of rye, Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie, When the pie was opened, The birds began to sing, Wasn't that a dainty dish to set before the King?" The next verse is often left out when it's read to children, probably because it's a bit darker than the first verse, since it contains a reference to an act of violence against a servant to the King by one of the blackbirds: "The King was in the counting house, counting out his money, The Queen was in the parlor, eating bread and honey, The maid was in the garden, hanging out their clothes, Along came a blackbird, who snipped off her nose."

[@edmundironside9435]

@@michaelpalmieri7335 I used to always sing both verses when I was in nursery (england) and was always confused and slightly disturbed at the last line

[@b8nnytez]

The male presenter seemed to push for a final answer when he knew the answer was wrong, in complete contrast to the UK presenter Tarrant who spent ages asking 'are you SURE?' The American presenter seems far more brutal, almost enjoying the dumb ones failing. 😂

[@JimmyFantage]

Yeah, I don't know why he didn't just let him speak. He just wanted to say his final words lol

[@ghotyolocanisyn2880]

Pro tip: NEVER say what answer you think it is THEN use your 50/50 . Theyre obviously gonna pick the right answer and what you think it is.

[@Grumpy-sy7wr]

That's when you say "I'm thinking A" particularly when you know A is wrong, but trying to decide if it's really B or C. They'll keep A and either B or C.

[@vladimirhorowitz]

The 50/50 removals were probably pre-determined.

[@obbysandtutorials]

@@vladimirhorowitz what i thought

[@kalidilerious]

@@vladimirhorowitz as in pre-determined, do you mean they already agreed if the contestant ponders a wrong answer to leave it up there?

[@otallono]

@@vladimirhorowitz"probably" doesn't sound convincing

[@pnoptic]

If Regis asks "Final answer?" On the first question, you definitely got it wrong.

[@ShayCat]

I think they HAVE to ask final answer on all questions to lock it in tho lol

[@jleethompson2266]

​@@ShayCatIt didn't used to be that way. Originally, the first few questions were gimmes, so Regis wouldn't bother, he would just take the answer the person said since it was right. However, that guy that got the pie question wrong was the first time I saw him ask if it was his final answer, and that should have been the guy's clue to rethink it. But they probably changed policy to always ask for all questions after they started getting harder.

[@df5295]

He definitely gave the guy a clue that his answer was wrong! 😂

[@davevc420]

@@jleethompson2266I think they just edited that part out on the early questions. He still asked final answer it was just cut to move the episode quicker.

[@oppothumbs1]

My advice I give myself when I am about to watch this show is "walk away".

[@km_1911]

That last guy not only used all his lifelines on a $300 question, he basically told the audience they’re dumbasses...and still got it wrong 😭😂

[@j.woodbury412]

Serves him right...lol

[@vickihshallenberger3644]

Karma lol

[@ryans413]

I hate people like this they go on the show thinking they are smart and totally ignore the audience feedback and get totally embarrassed.

[@america1st721]

and he called another moron...amazing

[@salamantics]

⁠@@ryans413 I guess I’m with you but the guy recording was an ass, it may be a 300$ question but if you want to get more money you shouldn’t take unnecessary risks. I would’ve trusted the audience and then blamed them if they were wrong.

[@bondeewijaya1055]

Hannibal riding llamas is hilarous😂

[@grantorino2325]

Llamas didn't even exist in the Old World before Columbus!

[@toddlindsay8846]

🎶Obama! Obama! Gimme a llama!🎼

[@1drink2drink-ty4fj]

The question was worded wrong. Hannibal didn't "use" elephants to cross the Alps. He brought them along for the ensuing battle after crossing the Alps, but they were a liability during the trip. Would have been much easier without them.

[@leafyishereisdumbnameakath4259]

That would have made it easier maybe for him​@@1drink2drink-ty4fj

[@leafyishereisdumbnameakath4259]

Who's Hannibal

[@seancrowley3145]

3:22 Much respect to the one audience member who answered pet rock.

[@champdavidson1492]

It was Alan 😂😂

[@michaelmarriott1177]

i loved that answer lol my pet rock

[@TheStepmonkey]

He was accurate!

[@gunjanyadav5639]

U meant Plastic piggy I guess

[@randomthings7997]

He's got nerves of steel!

[@ianmichalski7997]

My owl laughed so hard at this that he activated his ink sack.

[@ronan1686]

I'm so confused why she said that lol

[@jameshearns3439]

My budgie started talking after five years after watching that programme

[@kylieknight2365]

Oh my god you killed me! 😂😂😂❤️

[@Mordecai154]

LOL

[@Emily-cw7tj]

And Paris Hilton soon joined it

[@YourGrannysThong]

Not gonna lie. I didn’t know the answer to the first question about the nursery rhyme. I've never even heard of it, actually

[@Tyler-kk4sg]

Same, never heard of it

[@trentmerrell686]

unDURYEAted I actually knew it because of Adventure Time. Lmao 😂

[@tarunajha2977]

Plum.

[@microsofthoodie]

i would've chosen plum because of the alliteration

[@CamoFlash7_]

I've never heard of it either but I figured it must have been plum because that could go into a pie...

[@LJ101]

Really doing her dirty with the "TOTAL WINNINGS: $0"

[@dab7271]

The first guy, Brian Fodera (the little Jack Horner guy) later re-appeared on a “second chance” episode for zero dollar winners and walked away with $16,000 the second time around….so it wasn’t a total loss for him, at least.

[@dakotalovett2450]

Glad for him; that was a harder first question which threw in the tricky choice “blackbird” which was in another popular nursery rhyme.

[@plexyglass429]

​@@dakotalovett2450 that's the thing, people who know it can point and laugh but even using deduction blackbird can sound correct

[@Alex-pp4wj]

That’s so cute and kind they gave a second chance to 0$ winners! 🥺

[@charlesajones77]

You will never convince me that the 50/50 lifeline isn't rigged. It ALWAYS removes the two that the contestant already knows are wrong.

[@stevemccann4166]

Best not to mention poss answers out loud.

[@charlesajones77]

@@stevemccann4166 IKR, if you mention which one(s) you suspect are right, those are sure to be the ones not eliminated.

[@userac-xpg]

Which is why smart players just say "I'd like to use the 50/50" without saying what answers they think it might be

[@guarddragon00]

Well, at least he is 100% sure that 2 answers are wrong (and he is on a good track...) 😂

[@richhenry7540]

Norm Macdonald said this exact same thing, and it happened to him. The two choices he was stuck on were the ones left after using the 50/50. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpW5nWt9pZeljbssi=RCbT56Hu0Pil_No8

[@Davidrest3000]

The pokemon question was a 500,000 dollar question? Wow

[@stevenchan1087]

David Restrepo i guess games are meant for children at the time. Now the children have grown up

[@Sevicify]

It may seem like an easy question now but back in November 1999 when this was filmed it wasn't. In the US the Pokemon anime started airing in early September 1998 while the first games were released in late September 1998, and he said his son was too young to be involved with Pokemon. He can be forgiven for not knowing Frodo as the first movie that brought LOTR to the forefront of popular culture wasn't released until 2001 and not everyone cares to read the books for whatever reason (eg: they aren't really into reading books or prefers different genres/styles). So given the limited exposure of Pokemon and LOTR in popular culture at the time it's quite understandable why he didn't know the answer, and while he could have potentially guessed the answer based upon the style of names it obviously wasn't something he was confident in doing with $218,000 at stake and can't fault him for that and certainly wasn't a failure.

[@MrDileepkoppu]

Well, it would've helped if he knew LOTR at least. That wasn't so old to complain..

[@Sevicify]

Joseph Smith And how would it be easy if you knew nothing about Pokemon? That's very easy considering the games and anime were released just a little over a year beforehand and his son was too young to be involved with it, hell even if his son was into Pokemon he could still very easily avoid it himself (despite me and some siblings growing up with Pokemon stuff my father would be lucky to know even 2 of them). So with a complete lack of Pokemon knowledge how would he know Frodo wasn't one of its characters (which by this wording would include NPCs)? Him being a LOTR character doesn't even really matter since this question is solely about Pokemon which for all he knew (assuming he even knew LOTR) may have used the name as well. And with the shows penchant on trick answers (which Frodo could have been being a character in another franchise) you would have be to utterly stupid to risk $218,000 on a mere guess.

[@michaeljenkins7024]

You grew up with pokemon you fucking idiot.

[@mrknucklehead5882]

When this show first dropped, it was huge. It was on prime time every night and everyone was watching. People were even guessing what shirt and tie combo that Regis would wear. OG’s remember.

[@jandrew1994]

It wasn't every night. It was Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays. But it was amazing.

[@robertsims3759]

Anybody play the free online Who Wants To Be A Millionaire game?

[@virg0_lem0nade]

@@robertsims3759-- Yes!! I totally remember that! 😃

[@albtckl]

I'm 43 and nobody I know watched the show back then.

[@rzeka]

For anyone wondering, the first guy was thinking of this English nursery rhyme: "Sing a song of sixpence, A pocket full of rye. Four and twenty blackbirds Baked in a pie. When the pie was opened, The birds began to sing. Wasn't that a dainty dish To set before the king?"

[@mryan4452]

I'll be honest I've no idea what that nursery rhyme on the first question was, I'm hoping it was a US rhyme and just never heard of it (I'm from Ireland)

[@rzeka]

@@mryan4452 I'm from the US and I've never heard it. It definitely originated in England, because it mentions pence. I only know about it because it's an example of the way English speakers used to say numbers ("four and twenty" instead of the modern "twenty four").

[@mryan4452]

@@rzeka I actually meant the rhyme in the who wants to be a millionaire question. I googled it there, it is actually English rhyme so I've no excuse. Never heard of it, or the rhyme in your comment. First question in the show is supposed to be a ridiculously easy question, that isn't to me!

[@rzeka]

@@mryan4452 Oh you meant the little john horner thing. I've never heard of that either.

[@scottw6704]

@@rzeka It's "Jack" by the way. I blame my fellow Gen-Xers for not teaching their kids those rhymes we all learned.

[@Leiake2604]

That pokemon question looked so scary to me... until the options popped up. Mind you, nothing stupid about walking away if you don't know!

[@glitchedblood]

(Facepalm)

[@Ganychan]

Yeah better walk away than answering something fast without knowing (the title did say failures AND stupidity, so I guess he's just in the first category).

[@ddebenedictis]

It is hard to refer to winning $250k as failure. And it is hard to call an adult stupid for not knowing Pokemon characters. But it was entertaining to watch, I will give it that.

[@yichern4351]

If they had given gen 3 onwards pokemon then it would have been extremely difficult but come on, man they're all gen 1!

[@KT926]

I only watched one or two episodes of Pokémon when I was young and I got the answer right, they owe me $500,000 LOL XD

[@Warriors-my3qu]

Unless you win $1 million, you can only go downhill coming on the show with a Harvard sweater on.

[@glitchedblood]

She got Slam Dunked

[@ddebenedictis]

I know, I literally had to chuckle because she got exactly what her pretentiousness deserved.

[@Q_QQ_Q]

she was a bitch

[@kevin2714]

Hardwood Hoop What’s funny is that an ordinary high school student like me knew the answer working there. Ivy Leaguers are just too pretentious and would learn a thing or two from working a bit.

[@nicholash1733]

I really don't understand this comment. How are ivy leaguers in anyway pretentious? Because they go into an ivy league school? Getting into an ivy league school is the definition of working MORE than just a bit. I'm not attacking you, I'm just curious as to what you mean. I really don't understand your logic.

[@vihockeyguy1]

Lmao at the 7% trolling with the Pet Rock answer

[@veronicamarrs]

😂😂

[@shardans1796]

That Harvard University sweater the second contestants was wearing...."Harvard University.....We don't know this woman from a bar of soap" 😂😂😂😂

[@xYoriex]

Frodo is my favorite pokemon.

[@glitchedblood]

Of course he is

[@shadowlinkbds]

Ezwyn Mine is Gandalf XD

[@glitchedblood]

No your all wrong. Golem is the best. MYYYYYYYYYY PREEEEEEEECCCCIIIIOOOOOUUUSSS

[@chasechute1491]

+shadowlinkbds A wild Gandalf appeared! *Run You couldn't pass!

[@blithecurlydime1309]

Max Milton genwunner

[@shadowlinkbds]

Wow. That last one was just painful to watch.

[@jackturner-bogdanzivojinov1385]

Damn right it was!

[@derrikferguson3219]

His gut's a fuckin' moron!

[@mayorb3366]

His buddy didn't know either. Neither did I. I did well in English and reading classes all the way through college. Somehow, I either killed those brain cells in the 90's, or the terms "active voice " and "passive voice" were never brought up in school. I'm sure this show was the first time I'd seen them.

[@ospreytalon8318]

Mayorb Tbh I dont blame any of you who dont know... active and passive voice isnt emphasised as much in English as it is in other languages. Basically, its the difference between "I kicked the ball" (active) and "The ball was kicked by me" (passive). In English the passive is simply constructed by adding a part of the verb to be (e.g. am/is/was/will be etc), as opposed to other languages that form it in ways that make it entirely distinguishable from the active voice, and so it is those languages that use the two terms.

[@godusoland9122]

yes, literally painful for my eyes. the quality of that clip is terrible.

[@cdname47]

"oh well at least you have 200 dollars" Another stupid moment ....the graphic guy confirms he had ZERO DOLLARS lol

[@nekochen]

That last person must be the stubborn arrogant bastard at home and at work, he'll insist that he's right no matter what others tell him 😂

[@chrisparnham]

I know right used 3 lifelines on a £300 question and still got it wrong - probably the worst failure there's ever been on any of the want to be a millionaire shows across the entire planet.

[@luigi57968]

100%

[@GerobakHub]

Most of these are the "think before you speak" scenarios

[@9k49]

Agreed, especially the questions about Denny’s and the ink sac

[@greggrozdanis5737]

Ya but adverbs or verbs was clearly thinking to the best his brain would allow

[@ericgrimes341]

Yessir. A lot of the early fails, they know they ducked up after they say final answer

[@ericgrimes341]

I didn’t know owls had ink sacks....

[@MisterDenisTT]

and those are always with the girl xD

[@Zak6009]

As a Pokemon enthusiast, I think it's a bit unfair to classify that as a 'failure'. First and foremost, Pokemon aside, the guy had made it to 250k, so definitely not a failure. But anyway, back in 1999 I wouldn't consider it to be such an "easy" question, especially to adults. Hell the guy even said he just learned recently what a 'Pokemon' is. Finally, walking away from a question you don't know when you're at 250k, is anything but 'stupid'.

[@ospreytalon8318]

Dont think only from the pokemon angle. He should definitely have known who Frodo is.

[@Zak6009]

Not necessarily. This was in 1999 which was before the first LotR was adapted into a movie. Before it was a commercialized franchise with any sort of merchandise. It was just a series of old classic fantasy novels that you'd have to be a fantasy literature enthusiast to be into. Or have read The Hobbit, which seemed more popular and heard of at the time. I had no idea who Frodo was at that time or *any* of the characters from that. I may have briefly heard of LotR in passing and that Tolkien fellow. Plus, after LotR FotR did come out (the movie), there existed a lot of "huge fans" who never touched the books. Finally, a number of Pokemon, *especially in Gen 1*, had names that were already real words or something else. Hypno? Electrode? Gloom?

[@mafs5150]

Agreed. Haha.

[@JSSTyger]

I still don't know a fking thing about Pokémon. I do know, however, that KZbin auto corrects the e and puts an accent on it so it must be something special.

[@bernlin2000]

Zak6009 he also didn't know Lord of the rings...so I'd call that a fail

[@JamesLeo-uc6gw]

"Good luck in your medical career."😂

[@kkinva68]

good luck with those student loans

[@dollparts4918]

I reckon he has probably had his head stuck in books and studying his whole life, he knows nothing about pop culture or the world.

[@ohwowtommyboy]

Who could forget Hannibal and his vast army of battle llamas!

[@Harry64278]

Where is that from?

[@htrland]

5:43 demonstrates just how incredible Hannibal's feat was. Even now, people have trouble believing that he took elephants over the Alps.

[@afridgetoofar1818]

I would’ve guessed llamas too.

[@ScairreeDoggo]

+1

[@adlet5416]

Ok dude but the llamas habitat is in Sudamerica, and the alps are in Italy in europa...

[@helchin93]

@@adlet5416 ok man but its the first question and these are americans who are competing in a game show. I was lost between those answers, they are both beasts of burden, and if you don't know the origin of those animals, what are you gunna do? elephants are much less equipped for colder climates, and its not like elephants are outright native to europe.

[@SunshineSuperstar]

@@helchin93 Agreed!

[@trevorlambert4226]

How is it a fail to walk away with a quarter million dollars? If he didn't know the answer, then I'd say that was smart not to guess. Being unfamiliar with fictitious characters does not make one stupid.

[@olivermccall3898]

Dhruv Erry And a one in two chance of losing $218,000.

[@1bam159]

"Pokémon and LoTR, are extremely well known" Not in 1999 when that took place though...

[@JakeLuden]

Stupid, no. Ill prepared and out of touch, very.

[@joavim]

@Pinkaugust the Lord of the Rings movies hadn't come out when this show was recorded. LOTR characters where much more obscure before the movies.

[@flamehair5145]

Dhruv Erry doesn’t mean anything, it has nothing to do with intelligence, it’s just a game of chance, not his fault.

[@paulmorphy6187]

"When attacked by predators, which of these animals will often activate a large gland known as an ink sac?" *Owl*

[@Jason0binladen]

Allen studied hard for math and science, and they hit him with popular culture questions brutal

[@dsrsp]

LOL at "Total winnings $0"

[@ThePixelPolygon]

It's all automated.

[@tmpqtyutmpqty4733]

They should give them a cheque for 0$ too

[@ThePixelPolygon]

Tmpqtyu Tmpqty That's just wasting paper.

[@pkamvp]

The Pixel Polygon souvenir?

[@blxoom]

Total winnings- $-100,000,000 for wasting our time. (victory music plays)

[@Soop_Gaming]

If I was ever at this show, I wouldn't say final answer half a second after the question is asked. Even it's an easy question, you just have to take your time. Geez

[@mscolli3]

Particularly on a show that isn't timed. (Regis)

[@zzbo2334]

John4titude check again

[@ERIN_198]

John4titude The harvard chick did that you idiot

[@smine404]

Connor Bright easier said than done. There is so much pressure on them so sometimes they don’t think about stuff like that.

[@OhDash]

Hehdhchrydhd Duunhdjrjdjdj They’re timed but they have 30 seconds. Just process the question for like 10-20 seconds then say it

[@BillyCarsley]

"4 and 20 blackbirds baked in a pie." It's not stupidity, it's another dainty dish to set before the king.

[@treytison1444]

The fact that people used to go on this show knowing literally nothing is still funny.

[@SamuelBlack84]

Don't they have to answer questions as part of their audition?

[@LegoMan92]

I didn't know the first one either, but I guessed plum.

[@YellowJell-O]

XxkanerulesxX Same.

[@andrewness6288]

The alliteration is a dead giveaway

[@christellemathieu179]

XxkanerulesxX same

[@korytoombs886]

I would have guessed plum based on the context of the rhyme.

[@joniebalonie8710]

XxkanerulesxX saaamee

[@lewdogzombies]

The last guy has to be the dumbest person ever: 1. He used all 3 lifelines on the same question 2. 75% of the audience knew the answer 3. Still got it wrong I’m done

[@Shiggystardust]

It’s the aol crowd that did him in.

[@meo150]

Adverbs or verbs. Adverbs or verbs? Adverbs or verbs. Adverbs or verbs. Adverbs final answer. Verbs.

[@brontewcat]

The question was confusing. He understood the concept of active v passive voice. I would have said active v passive voice is a matter of syntax. That the active voice is subject verb object, and the passive voice is object verb subject.

[@eugenelazarev7820]

4. Thus, the question was one of the easiest ones. The audience gave him the right answer, three quarters can't be wrong on that childish question, but not for him)))

[@boxpsx4926]

@@brontewcat Well, that question gave me a syntax error.

[@oyu9161]

If you’ve ever messed up an exam because of stress, this is actually quite the moral boost cuz no matter what, there’ll always be people who mess up even harder than you did

[@liamwalsh4008]

Oh right, I remember that nursery rhyme: Little Jack Horner sat in a corner, Eating his curds and whey, He called for his pipe and he called for his bowl, And for four-and-twenty blackbirds baked in a pie.

[@MenardsManiac-tg5nz]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@scottw6704]

LOL I love this. So many young folks are gonna be confused now. Hooray!

[@empire0]

Even though the Pokemon question is piss easy for most of us, he made the right move. Now blowing all 3 lifelines on 1 question and still getting it wrong, thats a fail

[@hotwax9376]

Especially when it's only the third question.

[@Fetidaf]

I don’t think the pokemon one was dumb at all… he didn’t know Pokémon… there’s nothing wrong with with and he knew enough to know he didn’t know and walked away.

[@ebeck01]

@@Fetidafwell you also have to realize he didn’t know who Frodo was…

[@nobrainsnoheadache2434]

@@ebeck01 bingo - two fails in one

[@TRJ2241987]

@@nobrainsnoheadache2434 this was 1999, a few years before the first Lord of the Rings movie. Before the Hollywood movies existed, knowing Frodo was relatively much more obscure than it is now. Pokemon was also brand new in USA at this time, so the likelihood of an adult knowing the monsters was low compared to now.

[@thefirespecialist9007]

Total prize money: $0 Kinda depressing when you see it lmao

[@glitchedblood]

And hilarious at the same time

[@jgreico11]

You Get Nothing! You Lose! Good Day, Sir!

[@aaronforsythe1038]

Depressing? I’m laughing literally so hard

[@harrynking777]

What does Imao mean?

[@quantumchaos7549]

I get the reference

[@mowsey321]

Ink spraying Owls had me 😂😂

[@quintiniusverginix7827]

Is the 50/50 the most useless lifeline? It _always_ leaves you with the two answers you were already wavering between.

[@jettaeschroff6924]

nope, it's only because these clips are selected with a bias like that

[@tronmcrae]

Ya, it was always like that. Norm Madonald even called them on this when he was on.

[@imnotlettingyouseemyname]

Well even if they don't rig it, they just have to choose the two they expect someone to get hung up on.

[@MartyJunkhouser]

​@@jettaeschroff6924Hard disagree. It happened way too frequently on the show to have been random chance.

[@barzun8]

you need to say you think it is an obviously fake one and then they might just give you the answer

[@matthewbaker4235]

The guy who got the surge protectors question wrong it must have come as a bit of a shock.

[@thejtrax]

I almost died laughing 😐

[@jimmydandy9364]

yep and his stupidity IQ surged 🤣

[@stevemccann4166]

Wasn’t a bright spark.

[@mrmikeorsomething.5223]

Peoples stupidity never ceases to amaze me

[@barryokeeffe5487]

Some of those are just honest mistakes and some of the questions aren't actually that easy.

[@barryokeeffe5487]

+Daniyal Shahrokhian Yeah, I'm not American either but I'd say they'd be obvious if we were.

[@harrylaflare846]

And some of them are just plain retarded

[@kmarshirley]

BoobArt maybe not hard but not necessarily known by everyone. The one about Denny 's could mess someone up who's never been there. Also I did not know the animal that was used to cross the alps. I could see how someone wouldn't get the pokemon one if they have never seen lord of the rings, plus he was at 250k, if I hadn't grown up in the 90s I would've walked too.

[@fuzzhead76]

The question with the states beginning with 'New' I wouldn't consider easy, especially under pressure in the hot seat.

[@Schleimkeim19]

Sry but the Alp question was obvious as long as you know where the Alps are and what these animals are. There was legit no other possible answer except elephant. Well maybe you could have guessed Rhinoceri if u were an idiot.

[@kingshark9057]

Its amazing what money being on the line does to the human brain 😂

[@boldsign]

The Gen X aged guy that was asked the pokemon question would be such an easy question for an average Millennial.

[@gcooper146]

I'm gonna give that guy who walked away from the Pokémon question credit. Yes, I absolutely knew the answer. While he didn't know, he admitted it and pushed his pride aside. We're also looking at it in hindsight. That episode was probably filmed more than 20 years ago

[@katedavies9578]

Pretty sure Tolkien wrote The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings more than twenty years ago.

[@zeus-kyurem6581]

@@katedavies9578 and it was popularised even more so in 2001. Nowadays, even those who haven't seen lotr would be familiar with Frodo. Back then, I reckon people who hadn't read lotr wouldn't know Frodo.

[@dstreetz91]

@@zeus-kyurem6581 Lord of the Rings was one of the most popular books of the 20th century, the contestant just didn't know. For a long while if you wanted to read a fantasy novel there was only Lord of the Rings. It was absolutely well known and not obscure before the Peter Jackson films.

[@zeefa7767]

@@dstreetz91 there’s no logic there though because if he knew nothing about Pokemon then why would be risk all that money when there could also be a Pokémon named Frodo. Also Jigglypuff sounds ridiculous to an adult who has no knowledge of what was then considered to be a children’s game.

[@Mismatch-]

@@katedavies9578 Even if he knew about LOTR, that doesn't mean anything. As far as he knew, there could still be a pokemon named Frodo as well, it's not like the name is reserved for this one LOTR character. The fact is he knew nothing about Pokemon, so his only options were to go for a 50/50 shot or to walk away. IMO he chose the right option.

[@alexshank1414]

Hilarious how Paris Hilton was one of the options for an animal that activates a ink sac when attacked.😂

[@davidbethke5463]

At least in the early years, they'd always put a goofy answer in D for the first question.

[@ehrenmann6122]

Paris Hilton is the wildest predator of all time

[@robs1852]

Stink sac

[@caledunsmore]

Paris Hilton is technically true as well

[@jimmydandy9364]

Yeah gotta love whoever came up with that question and his naughty sense of humour - Well Paris Hilton don't activate my ink sac not gonna lie - I have higher standards, MUCH MUCH higher :P

[@pcgamingeconomico3057]

my 8 year old daughter does this on her exams. she answers fast then realized she answered wrong and used to do the same expression. after one year of working with her, she has gotten much, much better. funny how i did this so she didn't looked like this adult women without even knowing this video existed......

[@ricksanchezsflask8794]

The guy recording the last clip is exactly the kind of person I'd expect to watch WWTBAM to feel educated.

[@RomanTateSMM33]

Imagine an ink shooting owl though 😂

[@GrandTickler]

china would've made them extinct

[@ralphanthonyespos9417]

Sounds like a new Pokémon.

[@vindyvindy1]

But what about Paris Hilton.. why she was in options

[@stealthattack2209]

LOL

[@kevintharappel8182]

Like bruh it’s obvisouly a squid that women didn’t even think about it and rushed to the question like even my 5 year old brother can answer that shit

[@rajivjagoo5131]

I'm gonna walk away final answer😂😂😂

[@Johnnydoe33]

Rajiv Jagoo 😂😂😂😂😂

[@GrandTickler]

kthxbai :P

[@craigskinbap5338]

Brutal

[@anmonapriodorshinikhan4759]

thats what he said

[@richiebee1984]

Rajiv Jagoo that was fucked up

[@xekind]

As soon as you answer, you should check if Regis is scratching his neck.

[@infiniteorder902]

I'm starting to think these people fail due to the pressure. Going on a game show like this is like a once in lifetime chance.

[@YesOkayButWhy]

Regis was so rude to the guy when he said "it's too late, it's over". The guy was taking it quite well until that, but that line wiped the smile right off the contestant's face and you can see he was very quick to leave the stage, giving Regis a very cold handshake.

[@musty9479]

No the guy said 'it's too late, it's over.' Not Regis.

[@jamesmol3634]

@@musty9479 no he didnt

[@Chris-lf1ki]

How can you mistake who said it? Lol. It was obviously Regis

[@musty9479]

BRUH ARE U GUYS DEATH WTF.

[@brentandrew2419]

I don't blame him, I had no respect for the guy either by the end.

[@AIex124]

Honestly, the Pokemon question may be easy to a lot of us, but that dude made a smart decision in walking away instead of risking the loss of his money. I'd have done the same if it were a question that I knew nothing about.

[@danielepadova2507]

But how is possible you don't know Pokemon or Frodo??? I mean, were did you live in the past 20 years! They're everywhere c'mon! It's like I don't know who George Clooney is 🤷

[@PersianBrosPRP999]

@@danielepadova2507 This show was broadcasted in early 2000s when a lot of us were kids when pokemon was arounds. Adults back then do not know a thing about pokemon since that was not part of our childhood (their kids may watch it). Here in 2021, all the kids from the early 2000s know the pokemon question as they're adults now

[@brandondias5622]

@@PersianBrosPRP999 Not to mention that the Internet wasn't as widely available or vast as it is today, and it would have taken a lot more effort to learn about ANY subject.

[@Owen_loves_Butters]

@@danielepadova2507 Idk what Frodo is and idk who George Clooney is. Just because it’s obvious for you doesn’t mean that everyone knows it.

[@Latabrine]

I was gonna say. It's certainly not a fail to walk away with 250G's when you don't know the answer.

[@Scherzo7]

The way Americans say I"M SOOOO SORRY you can immediately tell they are NOT sorry at all LOL

[@otallono]

Or when anyone from any other country says it, derp

[@CJW0056]

...wow

[@sipsst4633]

Right? I hated how the showmaster was so cold with the slam dunk

[@TH-dg2mm]

The nursery rhyme question kinda savage because there IS nursery rhyme about blackbirds baked in a pie.

[@DKomnicide]

"Bryan It's too late, it's over"

[@joavim]

That was the most brutal line on TV history. Holy shit, Regis had no chill! Would have been less brutal if he'd said "go home you fucking LOSER".

[@leslie4610]

It was so rude when he said that

[@dbufi]

Yeah he was a straight asshole..like they didn’t know it was too late..already embarrassed himself and he had to make it even worse? I didn’t remember him being like that at all from when I used to watch as a kid

[@chrisfinch8637]

Regis ain't playin'. I loved that moment, regardless! I miss him as host of this show.

[@Musicrecords10]

That was so rude jeez

[@abomiyeti7440]

That Pokemon question hurt.

[@dzfaz]

I can't believe that was the 500k question!! So easy.

[@shoxiejesus8969]

Easy for kids who grew up with Pokemon.

[@dzfaz]

I mean, I was an adult when pokemon came out on gameboy and I knew about them just by being somewhat socially aware. If this was taped after pokemon go came out he really have no excuse, heh he.

[@shoxiejesus8969]

Why don't you ask your dad to differ between fictional characters, ain't so easy for older people.

[@lesyriad]

@Nexuis while it's easy for kids who hasnt read the hobbit series? Seriously not knowing who frodo is is just sad.

[@emilymcplugger]

You only know what you know. It’s not stupidity not to know something.

[@squatchjosh1131]

Honestly don't think those ones where people clearly knew they picked the wrong ones were stupid, more seemed like they were nervous and accidentally said the wrong letter in a rush.

[@Emily-cw7tj]

I'd be more worried about Paris Hilton spraying ink at me

[@BaddaBigBoom]

Me too, especially if it was from her ...oh never mind.

[@Emily-cw7tj]

@@BaddaBigBoom 😂

[@BaddaBigBoom]

@@Emily-cw7tjHahaha ;-)

[@narthaul3371]

At 3:30 that 7% that voted pet rock did it for the lols

[@dphorgan]

Death Byte no shit.....

[@flyingpenandpaper6119]

I genuinely thought it was pet rock. I didn't know.

[@caidenmarshall8618]

3:26 actually

[@arielespoir8612]

I genuinely didn't know the answer so I'd have voted for the most ridiculous one so he won't be misguided.

[@ThePuff_]

😂😂😂😂

[@mackstewart4203]

Contestant: “im not going out on the first question” God: “oh word?”

[@luigi57968]

Sorry, but that Final contestant just.... No..... No no no no NO..... He used all 3 lifelines on a $300 question that the audience already answered. He should be slapped just for that alone.

[@potawatadingdong]

The Denny's question is the perfect example of why you take your time and read thoroughly.

[@Sonicrunner2010]

I agree. Sorry to sound smart, but seriously, it's a Gland Slam. Every new, causal or diehard Denny's fan knows that. Heck, I've _never_ eaten at Denny's and even I know that.

[@ThatPancakeCat]

​@@Sonicrunner2010I have no idea what the hell a Denny's is

[@mage1439]

@@Sonicrunner2010 Ew, who wants to eat a Gland Slam?

[@onarfyt]

@@ThatPancakeCat Its basically a huge breakfeast

[@blameitoncartman]

@@Sonicrunner2010I think she knew it was grand slam too, but saw the “slam” dunk and immediately thought that right away

[@Ch1l1C0nCarnag3]

People who go onto this show and just say "Final Answer" immediately deserve everything they get. They give you time to think. I've never actually seen them rush someone for an answer.

[@ihonestlydontevenknow4359]

i mean they did have a clocked version where you were kinda rushed but yeah

[@andrewm6424]

@@ihonestlydontevenknow4359 That also was an experiment because the show was taking FOORRRRRREVVVVVVEEEEEERRRRRR! for one contestant. Got more contestants on the show. But ever since Regis left, WWTBAM went downhill and they even changed it again to a great format. NOT old-school but random dollar amounts (until the 250,000 level I think) so the contestants have no idea how much the question is worth until they answer. That really weeded out the stupid contestants quick! 😀

[@indymaximus1566]

Ikr, it’s as if it might be scripted… oh wait

[@FenceThis]

people might actually know the answer without a doubt, then no need to hesitate

[@1994savvas]

This concept has actually been a lecture in my UX design course for computer applications. The idea is that if you pop up a "Do you want to perform this action?" dialog every time, then the user will get so used to it, that they will learn to include the confirmation in the process without evaluating the question. For example, I know that every time I delete a file in Windows, I will also have to press enter to confirm this. The end result is that I always press enter right after delete, without any time to think about it. The example of the 2nd clip is the same. She "pressed her enter button" automatically before thinking about what she did.

[@jad8721]

I remember that Pokémon question. My brother and I were screaming at the TV!

[@DaraGaming42]

@@davidwalton3604i can easily anser old millionaire due to wikipedia but when it aired , when iwas kid i knew none of the questions

[@captainobvious8037]

The last one is just depressing 😭🙏🏻

[@CookieMonster5276]

Despite being an English teacher, the last guy was infuriating on SOO many levels! -he correctly defined the terms, but proceeded to choose the illogical one -he went against the audience and the online poll like an idiot -he didn’t call his mother in law but instead called his useless wife -he had the audacity to roll his eyes as he said verbs as if he were sure it couldn’t be the answer -he wasted ALL 3 lifelines on a $300 question!! -his chin 😩

[@think_fool]

Lol not the chin 🤣

[@vaddix9980]

@@think_fool Jay Leno would be proud

[@JacquesduPlessis11]

As an English teacher the question was very poorly phrased - and whoever wrote it should learn how to ask a question properly.

[@101jir]

@@JacquesduPlessis11 What exactly was wrong with it, looks fine to me but I'm no specialist

[@siim605]

The fuck does his chin have to do with anything? Some women are evil, honestly.

[@terminat1]

I imagine that if the 50-50 left elephants and chihuahuas, the guy still wouldn't have selected the right answer.

[@lemonadelemon1960]

terminat1 I thought it was llamas too

[@Exclavirus99]

llamas was actually a good answer

[@GastonBoucher]

Except llamas are in south america and not europe/north africa.

[@Clown_Syndrome]

GastonBoucher very true lol but at least llamas are mountainous creatures.

[@ithinkthereshaironyourscre1364]

I don't think that the Alps are located in North Africa.

[@GlisanHousecasa-st5cl]

This was the quickest 14 min video I've watched. Real fascinating haha

[@barrypeirson3710]

That last situation was brutal. 75% of audience was right....

[@mogadon7]

Dumb Moulin Rouge cooking school guy - good luck with your medical career. Would not want him operating on me !

[@Antractica]

I'd rather not think about it.

[@nobrainsnoheadache2434]

Now imagine him marking 79% of test answers wrong and holding back people smarter than him

[@vladimirhorowitz]

@@Antractica Was that you??

[@MusicismoreImportant]

Llama and elephant

[@HitomiAyumu]

Half of these options were too American for me to guess.

[@glitchedblood]

Heh

[@saraflint2982]

I'm American and I knew every answer. You need to pay attention in school. We're creeping up on your country in academics!

[@HitomiAyumu]

First Last And im not American. We dont learn this stuff here where I live. Thanks for being a dick though

[@itrac5945]

First Last You guys aren't creeping up on anyone, your PISA test results are horrible. And your argument of "paying attention in school" is extremely invalid, since it's only taught in America. Or did you misunderstand the original statement Hitomi made?

[@Caldogz842]

The only country you're "creeping up on" according to the OECD is Lithuania

[@kevinn1158]

LOL the one guy going into medicine..... he's been studying so hard he didn't have time to fill his brain with stupid trivial information.

[@samp.8099]

He didn't have the time to enjoy childhood like the rest of us poor commoners

[@kevinn1158]

@@samp.8099 for sure there’s a balance.

[@acesbros2966]

Love the commentary from the viewer on the last one. That was great. “What a loser!” 😂

[@Patrick_Medina]

When he said "I hope I didn't bias the audience by saying 'rubber ducky'," I hoped to god that he'd pick a different answer.

[@AlbayDiecaster]

to be honest. I dont fucking know what the 1st question is in the first minute. Not everyone knows every nursery rhyme...

[@GamingFanactic911]

+kcirtap zap I did know it. I'm not the best at nursery rhymes but my mom told me that nursery rhyme almost every day as a kid. Not sure why but yeah.......

[@madmanoliver]

I did.

[@TheDeterminer]

A Blackbird is a type of bird. and you wouldn't find a ribbon in a pie. So the only answer that would make sense is a plum.

[@LawdyGawd]

Nursery rhymes often don't make sense. There is a children's song about blackbirds baked into pies so it's easy an mistake to make.

[@Graystripe02]

LawdyGawd Exactly, blackbird was also the only one that made sense to me (I remember a tale that ended with someone cutting a pie and unleashing blackbirds inside). I guess it depends on your culture.

[@Kryptnyt]

"Something about 420 blackbirds baked into a pie-" " *You've lost your right to speak here. Begone from my sight. Never return to this place* "

[@raterus]

Regis did a great job at not giving away the fact they were idiots, even when he knew it.

[@toddlindsay8846]

But deep down he wised he had call them down Ramsey style.

[@dennyslusser7341]

"Brian, I'm sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssorry"

[@dakotareeves3939]

Brian Fodera on Millionaire was actually the first player to have the depressing graphic message "Total Prize Money: $0", which the message didn't exist for Robby Roseman.

[@HarmonicDX]

HAHAHAHAHAHA

[@rishavdas9669]

You know if Hannibal used Llamas he probably would have defeated Rome

[@luckypunfire6263]

Yup, would have sent them alpac-ing.

[@AlexanderTheGreat1000]

Lol

[@peningpalima5195]

Lol hahhhjah

[@IMTooShort2C]

I had no idea about Hannibal... Elephants really?

[@jameswest4692]

@@IMTooShort2C They've never forgot

[@SilentNoMore64]

"Ryan it's too late, it's over". That was cold. 🥶

[@OfficialWorldChampion]

i miss this show

[@Psychokid160]

"I'm gonna walk away. Final answer."

[@jgreico11]

Time's Up

[@Hgames_RBLX]

“Oh, I’m afraid you cannot walk away using double dip.”

[@benwalx1170]

This comment is perfect lol

[@Sou1defiler]

"OWL!!"

[@Q_QQ_Q]

lol

[@ianchandler4649]

7:06 I would understand not being able to identify Pokémon, but they put a blasted “Lord of the Rings” character as the wrong answer.

[@iamhorcruxer]

Gotta love it when they play the easy jovial music the first 5 questions only to have someone get one wrong

[@emsolis]

"You know my mother in law is an english teacher, so I'm going to go ahead and call the mailman on this one".

[@theimortal1974]

is that what he said? i couldn't understand anything that was being said other than the tv viewer.

[@DerMichael]

@@theimortal1974 Nah, he said "I'm gonna call my wife Carey" at the end. Didn't understand what they said before, but maybe he said "she would ridicule me", or at least I heard something like that, so I guess that's why he didn't call his mother in law.

[@kaynex1039]

To be fair, you have to set up who you're going to call. It was already decided before the question was shown

[@theimortal1974]

@@kaynex1039 oh that's right. it's been so long since i've seen this show i forgot how it works.

[@AzakielRuns]

I don't understand why you think the guy who didn't know the Pokemon answer is stupid. He won $250k, and I bet very few on his age knew the answer. It's easy for us to judge when we GREW up with pokemon, but come on. He didn't grow up with them.

[@royalbananagaming6855]

Even then, he doesnt know frodo?

[@thejtrax]

Kenneth Pettersen he's old enough to know Fucking frodo. Stop trying to twist this is his favor. He won big but seriously 500,000 and who's the childrens cartoon character, jigglypuff or frodo? Wow.

[@HauntingsLibrary]

I'm 90 and I know all about the Lord of rings

[@starwarsrebel2006]

I've met young people who haven't heard of Little Jack Horner. That was an easy one. We all learned that nursery rhyme in kindergarten.

[@duhwhat1663]

Kenneth and Nexuis - I agree, it was a lot to risk and if you don't know it for sure it's tough sitting there risking most of it. YiFan Tey and others - Wow, you would risk over $200k on your "logic"? "Jigglypuff" sounds more like a children's character, it MUST be a pokemon then, let's risk $218k on it. FYI, Frodo is also a children's character, LOTR is meant for children. Even if you knew Frodo was in LOTR, what if it was a trick question and Frodo was ALSO a pokemon (just because it's a character in LOTR doesn't mean it can't be a pokemon) and as the penultimate question I wouldn't be surprised that it could be a trick question. Is that too much logic for you? "Would of" - brilliant, I guess it's no surprise that you can only read children's books.

[@dannyow4194]

The Pokemon question for 500,000 is so much easier than the Hannibal question for ANYONE, this game is weird

[@leeshdee9269]

That $500,000 question was also asked in 1999. When Pokemon was viewed as just a new kid's cartoon.

[@erickpoorbaugh6728]

@@leeshdee9269 Yes. If that question had been asked a few years later, it probably would have been one of the pre-$1000 questions, especially with the LotR films making Frodo famous even to people with no interest in fantasy.

[@Calvin_Flidais]

I felt pretty bad for most of these contestants but that "oh" at 9:08 made me burst out laughing

[@fuzzypanda1684]

How come sometimes the $500k question is something like "which obscure 16th century French shoemaker invented the alternative corkscrew that was used for only 2 years?" And other times it's "which of these is not a widely popular and well-known thing that even someone with minimal knowledge will likely know?"

[@blue_red_screen]

Was pokemon that well known in 1999?

[@wrongteous]

​@@blue_red_screenBruh what are you talking about, Pokemon was at its peak popularity from 1998-2000.

[@blue_red_screen]

@@wrongteous I asked a question 🙄

[@wrongteous]

@@blue_red_screen My bad, bro. Didn't mean to come off like that. It's just that it was *ridiculously* popular back then, probably even more so than during the Pokemon Go era.

[@quinntessentialskill7414]

@@wrongteous I mean, it was still big, but this was prior to the Internet being as mainstream, and anyone who didn't watch the anime or didn't play video games wouldn't know much.