BEN Shephard was left with his head in his hands after a contestant on Tipping Point “embarrassed himself” while answering a question.
Monday afternoon’s instalment of the ITV game show saw Pete, Genevieve, Joe and Barbara hoping to win some cash as they went up against the arcade-style machine.
Joe was left red-faced after a major question blunder on Tipping Point[/caption]
Ben Shephard was left poking fun at the contestant[/caption]
The aim of the game is to answer general knowledge questions correctly to win coins which you can then use on the Tipping Point machine.
Contestants then drop the coins into the machine to knock counters off the shelf and potentially win thousands of pounds at the end of the game.
A recent format change saw the number of players reduced from four to three, however, today’s episode included four contestants as it was a repeat.
Barbara and Pete were knocked out, leaving Joe and Genevieve to battle it out.
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But it was Joe’s answer to one question that left Ben cringing – and for good reason.
Joe was asked which Cornwall town was bought by property tycoon, Peter de Savary.
Joe admitted he had no idea, as he revealed: “I’ve not got the foggiest, I’ve never been to Cornwall. I know it’s down south, somewhere.”
Unable to pass, Joe answered: “The London Eye. That’s my equivalent of a pass.”
Ben was aghast and told Joe that he had made a fool of himself.
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Later on in the show, Joe was asked about a historic American president and Ben told Joe it was his chance to restore faith in him and act “as a beacon” to the nation.
After Joe correctly answered “Abraham Lincoln”, Ben ran over and hugged him.
Tipping Point airs weekdays at 4pm on ITV and the ITV Hub.
Ben was aghast and told Joe that he had made a fool of himself[/caption]
