EXCLUSIVE: The newest winner of Who Needs to Be a Millionaire has detailed two huge errors that contestants make on the Jeremy Clarkson-hosted quiz present.
Who Needs To Be a Millionaire winner spills contestants’ ‘greatest mistake’ (Picture: ITV)
Presenter Jeremy Clarkson put Stockport resident and retired IT Analyst Roman Dubowski to the take a look at this weekend to kick off a model new collection of the enduring quiz present.
Following a nail-biting spherical of fiendish trivia, Roman reached the coveted million-pound query the place he was requested to establish a trademarked emblem first utilized in 1876 that’s described in James Joyce’s Ulysses and depicted in work by Manet and Picasso.
Roman answered appropriately with out the assistance of his remaining lifelines, changing into the seventh particular person to win the UK model of the present’s high prize.
Talking completely to Attain and different press, Roman recognized a frequent mistake made by different Who Needs to Be a Millionaire candidates.
“If folks don’t like quizzes, they shouldn’t come on this present,” he warned. “However lots of people do.
“There’s no hurt in making an attempt, even if you happen to don’t get to the highest there’s an excellent probability you’ll win one thing, in order that’s an excellent motive to go.”
A religious quizzer, Roman had already utilized to the present twice earlier than lastly securing a spot on the brand new collection. The truth is, he was even given a date to seem after his second strive in 2022, however was finally instructed he hadn’t been chosen simply earlier than filming.
He has additionally been requested a number of occasions about showing on different exhibits equivalent to The Chase, however says he has been “saving himself” for Millionaire.
The winner warns folks ‘should not apply’ if they do not like quizzes (Picture: ITV)
Relating how he ready, he suggested: “It’s at all times value revising your weak topics, however that’s not really easy as a result of you haven’t any concept what questions may come up.”
And Roman additionally highlighted one other frequent mistake made by contestants – who to select as their Telephone a Buddy. Fortunately, his sister was on-hand to reply a query on clothes manufacturers.
“With regard to selecting your pal, I feel it’s acquired to be associates who know stuff you don’t know, so you may ask them one thing which you recognize they could know,” he defined.
“Lots of people do select relations since you’ve recognized all of them your life. You already know their sturdy factors and their weak factors, and I knew precisely what my sister ought to know and what she wouldn’t know. And he or she most likely does extra buying than me. In order that was an excellent query to ask her, when the Uniqlo query got here up.”
Selecting the correct Telephone a Buddy might be the important thing to win (Picture: ITV)
Roman admitted it took some time for the win to sink in, however within the weeks since recording he has needed to “cease himself” from telling his family and friends the thrilling information. He initially thought the cash may purchase himself a brand new kitchen, however is now trying to transfer after dwelling in the identical home for 30 years.
“I feel folks know I’m on the lookout for a brand new home,” he revealed, “after which they’ll say ‘what value bracket?’ and that’s gone up and [they ask] ‘Ooh! Can you actually afford that?’ And I can’t inform them the explanation why that’s.
“So, it’s been troublesome to maintain it in. I most likely got here throughout as calm on the present however I’m really fairly a talkative particular person on topics, so it’s one thing I’ve wished to say, however I do know deep down I can’t say, as a result of I’ve signed all of this. If I do say the present may take all of it away from me!”
Who Needs To Be A Millionaire? airs Sundays at 7pm on ITV and ITVX.
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