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Behind the scenes at the addictive live quizshow, where everyone’s a contestant and you play on your phone

Which king was married to Eleanor of Aquitaine? In November 2000, 14 million people stared at their TV screens and held their breath while a 58-year-old garden designer called Judith Keppel tried to answer that question on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.

I remember watching as a kid and feeling long-distance empathy for the first time. After Keppel gave her answer – Henry II, Aquitaine fans – host Chris Tarrant reminded her she could lose £468,000 before going to an ad break. I didn’t know this woman, but I felt a fraction of her dread as she waited for the gold confetti to fall on her head, and Tarrant to declare her a millionaire.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2ukWIgP