Who Wants To Be A Millionaire fans fume over 'easy' question after contestant's admission

Fans of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? were left baffled after Krishnan Guru-Murthy got what many felt was an "easy" one wrong.

The newsreader, who had specifically requested a 90s indie band question, was given a question early on in his game - "Which of these bestselling albums features greyhound racing in its cover artwork?" The options were: A) Divide by Ed Sheeran, B) Parklife by Blur, C) Parachutes by Coldplay, and D) 21 by Adele.

Although Parklife by Blur was the obvious answer, the contestant decided to ask the audience for help. Host Jeremy Clarkson then polled the audience, who almost unanimously chose Parklife. The contestant then admitted, "Parklife, I should've known that," before selecting the correct answer and getting it right.

Fans took to X, formerly Twitter to question why Krishnan used his 'Ask The Audience' lifeline for an 'easy question.' One user wrote: #AskTheAudience in play and a pretty definitive answer…" Whilst another added: "Says he wants a 90s indie band question then doesn't know the answer to this one."

This follows a moment where a contestant was praised for achieving the "biggest celebrity win" since Jeremy began hosting the show. Actor Sir Stephen Fry recently scooped up £250,000 on the game show. The "whopping win" came after Sir Stephen chose to take home the £250,000 instead of risking it all. He was asked a question about the longest gap between an original song and its cover version.

"I am delighted and I am not complaining at all," he said after his win, "It was extremely good fun. The time goes so quickly." Reflecting on his previous stint on the show in 2005, where he won £125,000 for charity alongside culinary queen Nigella Lawson, Stephen praised Jeremy's support, especially with the pivotal query that escalated his winnings to a quarter of a million.

He said: "Jeremy is very encouraging, and he was great with the question that took me to a quarter of a million. It was a geographical question, and you had to work it out. Jeremy has travelled so much, particularly in the area that the question was about. He and I kind of agreed that it was one of two answers, and I thought ‘I am going to risk it’, and fortunately, it was right."

"This lifeline is a tremendous addition to the show. If Jeremy doesn’t know, he will say but he will take you through the thinking and it slows things down. Once you start getting to the high numbers, you don’t want to let the charity down."

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? first aired in 1998. The show features contestants answering a series of increasingly difficult multiple-choice questions, with the ultimate goal of winning a cash prize of up to one million pounds. Contestants are provided with four answer choices for each question, and they can use lifelines such as 'Phone a Friend,' '50:50' (which eliminates two wrong answers), and 'Ask the Audience' to help them make the correct decision.

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