interestrateripoff Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2356691/Chris-Tarrant-says-recession-hit-Who-Wants-To-Be-A-Millionaire-contestants-reluctant-gamble-winnings.html Quizmaster Chris Tarrant has claimed that recession weary contestants are no longer keen to bid for the top prize on his show.The Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? host claims participants on show are far more reticent about gambling money they have won to go for the £1million jackpot, and Tarrant, 66, believes the current recession is to blame. ... Chris, famed for his dramatic pauses, said he is also surprised the £1million top prize has survived inflation over the 15 years of the TV show. He said: ‘It’s weird that 15 years later £1million tax free is such a huge amount of money. I think it means more now than ever.’ I'm sure that the BoE will be doing it's level best to ensure £1m isn't a lot of money. Perhaps the show is being targeted by contestants who want to grab as much cash as they can and flee. Why rob a bank if you can get £20k tax free by a appearing on a TV show? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@contradevian Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Sounds as though the contestants know how to price risk as hardly anyone has won the £1M! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjw Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Well Chris Tarrant obviously doesn't think £1m is a lot of money - it's just the price of one house to him - and he probably earns more than that from the BBC each year. In the real world, the minimum wage is £6.31 an hour... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ill_handle_it Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 I must admit that Deal is rare guilty pleasure and mainly because moments like this..... Loser... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The XYY Man Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 I must admit that Deal is rare guilty pleasure and mainly because moments like this..... Loser... Er, not to nit-pick or nowt like mate, but unless you're being ironic in some way, you just posted a clip of "Deal or No Deal" on a thread about "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire...?" And you also referred to it as "Deal" - giving out the nuance that your shortened version of the (wrong) show's title bestows on you some kind of "insider" status. So I'm guessing that you're Noel Edmonds, and I claim my £5. Deal, or no deal...? XYY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ill_handle_it Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 Er, not to nit-pick or nowt like mate, but unless you're being ironic in some way, you just posted a clip of "Deal or No Deal" on a thread about "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire...?" And you also referred to it as "Deal" - giving out the nuance that your shortened version of the (wrong) show's title bestows on you some kind of "insider" status. So I'm guessing that you're Noel Edmonds, and I claim my £5. Deal, or no deal...? XYY The show hand picks "contestants" of modest means (and that's being generous,invariably they are flat broke). Therefore I considered its inclusion relevant. I'm not Edmonds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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