Tipping Point contestant took a cheeky swipe at the Prime Minister during the latest episode of Tipping Point. Ben Shephard was back asking the questions as the celebrity spin-off of the popular ITV game show returned on Sunday (May 15) evening.
16.05.2022 - 20:31 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
One lucky lady is celebrating after winning a £10,000 jackpot on ITV game show Tipping Point. Appearing on today's show, hosted by Ben Shephard, Tina from Oldbury sailed through to the final round with multiple correct answers to quiz questions - before being incredibly lucky with the giant slot machine in the final round dropping several counters.
Tina, a landlady, said she was "blown away" with her win and joked that winning was "almost as good as having all those babies of mine". Ben was equally as pleased for her and said: "You've been magical, well done you!"
Viewers were delighted with Tina's win. Twitter user Mike said: "£10,000! WELL DONE TINA!" whilst viewer Matt McGlynn said: "Tina has played an absolute blinder today on Tipping Point."
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"Well done Tina! She seems live a lovely lady!" said another Twitter user, whilst Robert Mac said: "Love it when they're so grateful". "'That might be the luckiest contestant I've ever seen on a game show" added Twitter user The Proper KP.
Tina's place in the final seemed inevitable after she racked up more than £2,000 before her fellow competitors had even earned a penny. But her regular commentary was enough to make many viewers cringe, as reported by The Daily Star.
Whilst it's hard to fault her play in the game as she answered multiple questions correctly - and much quicker than her fellow competitors - she certainly made some viewers cringe with her pep talks.
Willing the Tipping Point machine to give her money, Tina frequently told the machine "come to mummy" - much to viewers' displeasure. One viewer of the show wrote on Twitter: "Come to Mummy #cringe #TippingPoint" whilst
Tipping Point contestant took a cheeky swipe at the Prime Minister during the latest episode of Tipping Point. Ben Shephard was back asking the questions as the celebrity spin-off of the popular ITV game show returned on Sunday (May 15) evening.
Quiz show host Ben Shephard has paid tribute to a contestant who passed away before she got to see herself on TV.
A poignant tribute has been made by Ben Shephard for a contestant who died before an episode of Tipping Point aired. The TV presenter, 47, took to social media before the latest instalment of the ITV quiz show on Wednesday to inform fans that the show's guest, Cath from Bolton, had sadly passed away. He wrote on Twitter: "Today’s Tipping Point is a poignant one… since recording the show, lovely contestant Cath, pictured backstage here, has passed away.
A retired school bus driver from Bolton died before the episode of a popular ITV gameshow Tipping Point she took part in aired, it sadly announced.