The Biggest Fraud on TV

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The story of a gang that systematically exploited a quiz show.
Check out Liam Shaw's brilliant article here: / a-statistical-analysis...
Sources: docs.google.com/document/d/1J...
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  • @technetium9653
    @technetium965327 күн бұрын

    Ok, none of these people should be harassed, but naming your cough medicine after the guy is legendary

  • @EEEEEEEE

    @EEEEEEEE

    27 күн бұрын

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  • @jamm8284

    @jamm8284

    27 күн бұрын

    That's the best part of this story 😂👌

  • @edgarneto1154

    @edgarneto1154

    27 күн бұрын

    I find it super weird that all that harassment was the actual reaction of the population. I would have totally expected him being viewed as some sort of Robin Hood type folk hero. I mean, pretty much a "victimless crime" like it was mentioned, *especially* for people to flip out about it like that,; like wtaf🤷‍♂🤷‍♂ But not even judging what was right or wrong here, in terms of what was done and the reactions to it, I would have just thought I'd been around humans long enough to have figured out how they would generally react in a given situation, and even though I believe I mostly can, this is completely surprising to me. Sure the media plays a part here, but still. 🤷‍♂ Like, the "model" I would use to understand people's minds works in most cases, but is actually quite off to the side? Lol I notice that sometimes, does anyone else share that feeling? People are weird.

  • @the_vba5384

    @the_vba5384

    27 күн бұрын

    @@edgarneto1154i think it's because they feel like he stole the chance for someone else to win. Plus the sheep mentality is really unpredictable

  • @KiroFlutterwing

    @KiroFlutterwing

    27 күн бұрын

    @@edgarneto1154 they could pay out 2 Millionaires each show, and still make a profit. They make absolute bullshit money on advertisement money in this show. I am 100% on the cheaters side here.

  • @cartographic.
    @cartographic.27 күн бұрын

    imagine someone in the crowd had allergies and completely messed up his entire plan just by coughing 😂

  • @EEEEEEEE

    @EEEEEEEE

    27 күн бұрын

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  • @simonnilsson8375

    @simonnilsson8375

    27 күн бұрын

    He repeated answers often and often got the same cough on the same answer.

  • @grundywins1775

    @grundywins1775

    27 күн бұрын

    who coughs with allergies tf😂

  • @Mike__B

    @Mike__B

    27 күн бұрын

    Patient zero of COVID in England just messes the whole plan up!

  • @WackoMcGoose

    @WackoMcGoose

    26 күн бұрын

    @@grundywins1775 I do, it's called "chronic dry cough" and it's an extremely common comorbidity with allergies, especially the year-round-seasonal kind.

  • @vitoc8454
    @vitoc845426 күн бұрын

    Possible the most legendary episode was when a guy named John Carpenter competed. At the start, people booed him when he said he worked for the IRS. He got to the 1 million dollar question without using any lifelines, and on the final question he used Phone A Friend... to call his dad and tell him he was gonna win because he already knew the answer. Absolute legend.

  • @DuongLeAccountingAutomate

    @DuongLeAccountingAutomate

    22 күн бұрын

    Well that sounds like another fraud, but a smart one who hid his tricks successfully 🙂‍↔️

  • @cuckmasterflex9106

    @cuckmasterflex9106

    21 күн бұрын

    We've all seen the video

  • @burimsaliji23

    @burimsaliji23

    21 күн бұрын

    Yea I love that guy ,that shit at the end was amazing 🥹🥹

  • @iwatchwithnoads7480

    @iwatchwithnoads7480

    21 күн бұрын

    ​@@DuongLeAccountingAutomateis everything fraud for you? Do you believe birds are real?

  • @MrAB-fo7zk

    @MrAB-fo7zk

    21 күн бұрын

    Every time I've ever called the IRS the people there were super nice and professional. Don't understand the hate. Hate the congressmen that continue it.

  • @DramaticMuchTerry
    @DramaticMuchTerry26 күн бұрын

    I really hate how abusive and violent some people get over things that have nothing to do with them. So these three people probably tried to scam a million out of a TV show - does that mean you're entitled to kill their cat, throw vomit at and smash their windows, force them out of their jobs and schools? Get a life!

  • @TheCatLady65

    @TheCatLady65

    10 күн бұрын

    They didn't scam anyone, they were the ones who got scammed. Corporations are all powerful in the West

  • @ivy3671

    @ivy3671

    9 күн бұрын

    the poor cat bruh

  • @traceyrice4978

    @traceyrice4978

    8 күн бұрын

    Yeee.

  • @Navman_

    @Navman_

    8 күн бұрын

    Nah the cat actually survived!!!! There was a tv series called Quiz that came out in 2020 that was based on the Ingrams and in that show they had Buffy (the cat's name) as a dog which died from the shooting. But when fans asked Charles if it was true, he confirmed on twitter that Buffy was actually a cat and had survived in real life.

  • @EmperorKonstantine01

    @EmperorKonstantine01

    8 күн бұрын

    Your right no one deserves that treatment, he should be compensated at least 10 Million for the ordeal his family went through

  • @ventiqx.1070
    @ventiqx.107027 күн бұрын

    that 1 million question is the easiest i have ever seen lmao

  • @ThePhoenix107

    @ThePhoenix107

    27 күн бұрын

    You gotta keep in mind that this was in 2001. Today, a lot of people have heard about this trivia because Google named themselves after it but at that time, why would anyone know about this?

  • @OhQueBacan

    @OhQueBacan

    27 күн бұрын

    @@ThePhoenix107if this guy had any critical thinking, he would know that at the time it was a rare trivia question 🤭

  • @TMtheScratcher

    @TMtheScratcher

    27 күн бұрын

    @@ThePhoenix107 well with middle school knowledge you would know what a mol and hence nanomol is. Gigabit is also a known unit and falls under the same pattern. Also, you can know that nano is small and giga big, but not that big, so even two reasons to cancel these out. And then there is megatron. Even if this was before transformers made blockbusters, it sounds more fictional than Googol. You're right, back then it was not as easy as today, but I would still argue there were more complicated questions along the way.

  • @ThePhoenix107

    @ThePhoenix107

    27 күн бұрын

    @@TMtheScratcher Yeah probably. Hard to tell from today's perspective though.

  • @Tudas

    @Tudas

    27 күн бұрын

    @@TMtheScratcher I mean I wouldnt choose nanomole either and would've said Googol because it made the most sense for me. Gigabit idk about 2001, but most people didn't even have internet at this point and internet was fking slow too and most stuff was small.

  • @nerdbot4446
    @nerdbot444627 күн бұрын

    That was the most brilliant sponsor integration I've seen a while

  • @medhamehra

    @medhamehra

    27 күн бұрын

    brilliant 😉

  • @EEEEEEEE

    @EEEEEEEE

    27 күн бұрын

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  • @Quovio

    @Quovio

    27 күн бұрын

    I see what you did there

  • @Pumpkinpied

    @Pumpkinpied

    27 күн бұрын

    it was indeed quite brilliant

  • @orangejjay

    @orangejjay

    27 күн бұрын

    As a user of Sp0nsorbl0ck, I am happy to report I never see these things. Being able to avoid ads is beautiful.

  • @vbarreiro
    @vbarreiro15 күн бұрын

    “It’s September 9, 2001” Boy oh boy is this news gonna get overshadowed reeeeal fast

  • @BryRod
    @BryRod26 күн бұрын

    Seriously, They killed his cat? Quite sad some would hurt an innocent animal over this.

  • @PhilipMarcYT

    @PhilipMarcYT

    24 күн бұрын

    Bullying kids is no big deal? Or throw bags of vomit?

  • @BryRod

    @BryRod

    24 күн бұрын

    @@PhilipMarcYT It is absolutely but an innocent helpless animal DIED sooooo yeah that was the main thing that upset me. Had a kid died then I would be upset over that.

  • @tancreddehauteville764

    @tancreddehauteville764

    12 күн бұрын

    @@PhilipMarcYT The kids weren't shot at.

  • @youngspaghettii

    @youngspaghettii

    9 күн бұрын

    ​@@PhilipMarcYTtypical strawman argument i bet you have So many friends that like talking to you and inviting u places btw

  • @Jason-vo8td

    @Jason-vo8td

    7 күн бұрын

    @@BryRod Except the cat didn't die xD Charles confirmed it on twitter, lol.

  • @TomSistermans
    @TomSistermans27 күн бұрын

    I mean, someone shooting the cat with an airgun is the most unacceptable thing ever, whomever did that can rot in hell... But the cough drops company naming their products after them is absolutely hilarious

  • @PenguinCrayon269

    @PenguinCrayon269

    27 күн бұрын

    brits are truly something else

  • @DarkCobra88

    @DarkCobra88

    27 күн бұрын

    Yeah i was thinking how disgusting it was to do that, the cat wasn't involved or even aware of anything from one day to the next... but the cough medicine thing is honestly just classy, talk about good marketing as the public would laugh that up so much.

  • @davo6263

    @davo6263

    26 күн бұрын

    @@DarkCobra88 Furthermore, civilised people don't hurt the loved ones (I include pets as loved ones) of those who have done them wrong as a form of retribution.

  • @JosephQPublic

    @JosephQPublic

    26 күн бұрын

    You focus on the cat? All of the harassment is despicable…

  • @kelvinpang438

    @kelvinpang438

    26 күн бұрын

    ​@@JosephQPublicHe had it coming for trying to steal $1m.

  • @rocko34
    @rocko3427 күн бұрын

    10:47 as a Brit who is fluent in “Bri’ish” I can confirm the [inaudible] statement is “I’m absolutely gobsmacked” 😂

  • @rawtrout3402

    @rawtrout3402

    27 күн бұрын

    😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @DigitalDart

    @DigitalDart

    27 күн бұрын

    I had to read your comment to understand/hear what was being said 😂😂😂

  • @rocko34

    @rocko34

    27 күн бұрын

    @@DigitalDart You're welcome 😂

  • @mildlydispleased3221

    @mildlydispleased3221

    27 күн бұрын

    I guess our language is harder to understand than I thought.

  • @sarahnadeofpoetry

    @sarahnadeofpoetry

    26 күн бұрын

    I'm not British, and I even got that. lol.

  • @Marseb574
    @Marseb57426 күн бұрын

    Another plausible answer to this mystery could be that every single question was relatable to a specific event in this poor man’s life.

  • @HaggisMuncher-69-420

    @HaggisMuncher-69-420

    25 күн бұрын

    WHO WANTS TO BE A SLUMDOG MILLUNAIRRRRRRR?!!!!

  • @newshodgepodge6329

    @newshodgepodge6329

    15 күн бұрын

    I saw that movie. I'm pretty sure it was called Slumdog Millionaire. Just thought I'd put that out there.

  • @TheCatLady65

    @TheCatLady65

    10 күн бұрын

    @@newshodgepodge6329 Try reading the book instead 🤪

  • @alejrandom6592

    @alejrandom6592

    9 күн бұрын

    💀

  • @hoodiem1812

    @hoodiem1812

    8 күн бұрын

    I love you for bringing this up cause as soon as i started watching this video that movie was the only thing that came to mind😂😂

  • @phantom9805
    @phantom980523 күн бұрын

    Plot twist : Sound engineers added the coughs later to deny his prize

  • @filipbitala2624

    @filipbitala2624

    6 күн бұрын

    With the way english courts work, i wouldnt even be surprised

  • @aaaaaa-hh8cq

    @aaaaaa-hh8cq

    6 күн бұрын

    English courts are horrible

  • @aaaaaa-hh8cq

    @aaaaaa-hh8cq

    6 күн бұрын

    although he probably cheated

  • @felixw19
    @felixw1927 күн бұрын

    0:56 in English, they are called "lifelines" not "jokers" like in the German version

  • @EEEEEEEE

    @EEEEEEEE

    27 күн бұрын

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  • @espben360

    @espben360

    27 күн бұрын

    Jokers is kind of cool, like wildcards

  • @HNBGamer

    @HNBGamer

    27 күн бұрын

    Which make sense, since the creator is from Netherlands

  • @felixw19

    @felixw19

    27 күн бұрын

    @HNBGamer they are Germans. Just currently living in the Netherlands.

  • @Sinthoras155

    @Sinthoras155

    27 күн бұрын

    WHY JUST WHY NOOO

  • @x_kells_o4249
    @x_kells_o424927 күн бұрын

    This has to be the worst thing to have happened in September, 2001.

  • @vd9570

    @vd9570

    26 күн бұрын

    Best comment on this platform

  • @klpty8808

    @klpty8808

    26 күн бұрын

    ⁠@@vd9570Best Platform on this comment

  • @andrerodrigues8024

    @andrerodrigues8024

    25 күн бұрын

    you may want to sit down before I tell you something..

  • @adamgerald849

    @adamgerald849

    20 күн бұрын

    Probably.

  • @Unizuka

    @Unizuka

    20 күн бұрын

    @@andrerodrigues8024 yeah, this is the second worst thing that happened on september 2001, the worst thing is my cat getting hit by a car

  • @Valeofmusic
    @Valeofmusic25 күн бұрын

    Dude but think about it , picking the option you’ve never heard of is a strategy because you know the meaning of every other option

  • @jackgonahieu4999

    @jackgonahieu4999

    6 күн бұрын

    It works in school tests fs

  • @WaterChamp2
    @WaterChamp226 күн бұрын

    How you integrated the sponsor was BRILLIANT 😂 first time in a very long time I've seen that type of creativity

  • @dismiggo
    @dismiggo27 күн бұрын

    "[...] he had to trademark his name, to stop a company naming cough medicine after him." Sorry but that's just hilarious xD

  • @Serizon_

    @Serizon_

    26 күн бұрын

    I know right.

  • @TheBilly

    @TheBilly

    12 күн бұрын

    Which you can't even do unless you legitimately use your name in commerce, and in the same area (such as medicine). They were in the clear to mock him

  • @nitolak2873
    @nitolak287327 күн бұрын

    September 9th 2001? eh, the next tuesday is gonna be crazy

  • @jamesbissonette

    @jamesbissonette

    27 күн бұрын

    🙂

  • @sawyersprott

    @sawyersprott

    27 күн бұрын

    @@jamesbissonetteYo it’s the legend himself! James Bissonette!

  • @EEEEEEEE

    @EEEEEEEE

    27 күн бұрын

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  • @aidansuguitan6533

    @aidansuguitan6533

    27 күн бұрын

    ​@@jamesbissonette Holy shit it's THE james bissonette

  • @Faded._

    @Faded._

    27 күн бұрын

    Me a New Yorker:

  • @giovannifrrri5495
    @giovannifrrri549520 күн бұрын

    The real question is how she knew the answer...

  • @owenleal
    @owenleal26 күн бұрын

    Creating an international crime syndicate built purely around gaming Who Wants to Be a Millionaire sounds like it could be an episode of Rick and Morty or Community.

  • @Modenut
    @Modenut27 күн бұрын

    That million pound question was fucking sad tbh lol. Megatron? lmao

  • @Hyperlaser_Merc

    @Hyperlaser_Merc

    27 күн бұрын

    Google got named after Googol

  • @antonfeirer3408

    @antonfeirer3408

    27 күн бұрын

    From our current standpoint it's laughable but considering the company Google was founded in late 1998 and the show was filmed in 2001 I suppose the term was not as populatized as it is now. Same for Gigabit and Nano-whatevers 😅😅

  • @theextremegigachad

    @theextremegigachad

    27 күн бұрын

    I'd be a millionaire :(

  • @Modenut

    @Modenut

    27 күн бұрын

    @@theextremegigachad Anyone who is old enough and smart enough to be sitting there would be. Even if you hadn't heard of a googol the alternatives are so obviously not the right answers that it's laughable lol

  • @XxZeldaxXXxLinkxX

    @XxZeldaxXXxLinkxX

    27 күн бұрын

    ​@@Modenut"So obvious" Yeah looking back everything seems obvious doesn't it. Actually being there is a different story.

  • @philipjohn1254
    @philipjohn125427 күн бұрын

    It was a clever plan in a way, but the execution of it was piss poor. By dismissing answers, and then having to backtrack, he just made it so obvious he was cheating. And by going back for confirmatory coughs he just made it even worse.

  • @burimsaliji23

    @burimsaliji23

    21 күн бұрын

    The problem is the way he spoke during the game,that's where he incriminated himself" I've never heard of Google" "Google is my final answer" plus the dude didn't know any answer,lets say I would if I knew the answer start saying as he reads the question, "oh i know this answer" so the coughers stop coughing at all.. guy if he knew at least 3,4 questions ,they would've been safe 😅

  • @burimsaliji23

    @burimsaliji23

    21 күн бұрын

    Set*

  • @spriestchump1531

    @spriestchump1531

    21 күн бұрын

    Exactly. Even without the coughing it is obvious he is cheating. Nobody risks so much money on a random guess on something they have never heard of.

  • @mydogeatspuke

    @mydogeatspuke

    16 күн бұрын

    They should have had sneezing and nose blowing too, shake it up a bit, make it more likely someone had a cold. Perhaps feel out the audience in the early easier questions to make sure nobody else was also sniffing and spluttering, with a plan B if someone was genuinely sick.

  • @mydogeatspuke

    @mydogeatspuke

    16 күн бұрын

    @@spriestchump1531 he was definitely a poor choice to sit in the hot seat, he enjoyed the duping too much and was not a good actor. But it seemed to be that the others had already been on the show before so he may have been their only option.

  • @porterowen-ch4nk
    @porterowen-ch4nk26 күн бұрын

    “That’s how a question works” is amazing

  • @riditnimdia13
    @riditnimdia1319 күн бұрын

    People saying “Googol” is the easiest answer ever, this show was from 2001

  • @graham1034
    @graham103427 күн бұрын

    Someone killed their family cat?!? That is definitely the worst part of the whole fiasco

  • @evab.6240

    @evab.6240

    26 күн бұрын

    Agree. That is so sad

  • @paulofelipebbraga9634

    @paulofelipebbraga9634

    25 күн бұрын

    Nah! The worst part is how they traded their dignity and rightousness just for a few bucks. If you want to get disgusted remember who made that happen.

  • @babuskaonline8907

    @babuskaonline8907

    25 күн бұрын

    @@paulofelipebbraga9634 I think that says more about the world we live in than the individuals.

  • @MainInternetUser

    @MainInternetUser

    25 күн бұрын

    ​@@paulofelipebbraga9634getting money on a TV game show (that would have just kept the money if nobody won it) is 100% not worth their cat's life. You see everyday at least 1 person who hasn't done better than them if you live in a city it's not like it's rare to see corrupt politicians and other. They're invisible till they're exposed

  • @gutdupois2809

    @gutdupois2809

    24 күн бұрын

    @@paulofelipebbraga9634 that is absolutely in no way worse than what happened to the cat

  • @MarijnRoorda
    @MarijnRoorda27 күн бұрын

    That Brilliant commercial was in fact, Brilliant. I had already named it Brilliant as soon as i saw it, and then realized it was a joke and the advertising to the video. Hilarious.

  • @matty_isthemotto

    @matty_isthemotto

    25 күн бұрын

    Just another shill of useless crap

  • @epharonaldo

    @epharonaldo

    23 күн бұрын

    that was very creative

  • @rayfangrui

    @rayfangrui

    16 күн бұрын

    Except there was no cough

  • @Appfel
    @Appfel27 күн бұрын

    Wow! After knowing the Simpli video (and I watched it once more today), this is a nice add. I thought, it is another copy, which is fine. But no, this video is totally different, showing several other and new facets! Really good job!!!

  • @eshnd.
    @eshnd.27 күн бұрын

    "He had to trademark his name to stop a company from naming cough medicine after him" 💀

  • @lifeisfakenews
    @lifeisfakenews27 күн бұрын

    The transition into the sponsor was dare i say, brilliant

  • @Navman_
    @Navman_8 күн бұрын

    18:30 Guys, THE CAT SURVIVED. There was a tv series called Quiz that came out in 2020 that was based on the Ingrams and in that show they had Buffy (the cat's name) as a dog which died from the shooting. But when fans asked Charles if it was true, he confirmed on twitter that Buffy was actually a cat and had actually survived in real life.

  • @DeCypher67_
    @DeCypher67_27 күн бұрын

    I get so happy when I see there is a new video posted, doesnt matter the topic. they are all amazing! great work

  • @thekiwiclipper1113
    @thekiwiclipper111327 күн бұрын

    I knew about the first group of people you talked about, but I had never heard of the consortium. That is impressive that they were able to do that.

  • @minaropaa7535

    @minaropaa7535

    9 күн бұрын

    u know kiwi farms?

  • @drpopandfizz
    @drpopandfizz27 күн бұрын

    The saddest part is if he would of stopped at like... 16,000... maybe even 32,000, he could of gotten away with it, or at least not live in infamy. instead, greed took over.

  • @volkan2097

    @volkan2097

    27 күн бұрын

    Why stop there if you can have it all?

  • @pnuttyinthacutty

    @pnuttyinthacutty

    27 күн бұрын

    He didn’t cheat

  • @drpopandfizz

    @drpopandfizz

    26 күн бұрын

    ​@@pnuttyinthacutty No question he did. he can deny it all he wants. the 32,000 question there is no way he wasn't cheating on that one. 'i'm not sure' I think it's A1,' 'i never heard of craig david', no clue, his wife coughing at the time, and then just goes for the answer he A, never heard of the artist and B, the answer he wasn't leaning to? It's absolutely unnatural behavior.

  • @Patichu

    @Patichu

    26 күн бұрын

    ​@@drpopandfizz watch quiz it's a fantastic retelling of the story that puts things into new light he is smart man and people seem to forget that every time this story is brought up i Don't know if he cheated or not but there is just a big of a reason to believe either side of the story after watching quiz. The only one who truly knows is him and we just have to accept that.

  • @ieclaw1140

    @ieclaw1140

    26 күн бұрын

    ​@drpopandfizz if he knew A1 but the question doesn't line up with what he knows about A1 then by default its Craig David

  • @HernanBensasson
    @HernanBensasson13 күн бұрын

    The way you merged your sponsor was amazing! I was like "wait, what?". Amazing content btw. Thanks

  • @WarpRulez
    @WarpRulez18 күн бұрын

    I find it interesting that the host said afterwards that he didn't notice anything odd about Ingram's behavior. It's of course understandable. The host is there to present the show, keep the audience entertained and overall be as charismatic and likeable as possible, and make the show as engaging and interesting as possible. He's not there to observe and scrutinize every single detail of the contestant's behavior, he's there to run the show to the best of his abilities. He has priorities and things in his mind enormously more important than whether a particular contestant behaves a bit different than your typical contestants. But nevertheless, I still find it interesting that apparently he didn't notice anything suspicious.

  • @andykapur5628
    @andykapur562827 күн бұрын

    "Named a cough syrup after that guy". Give that marketing executive a f*cking raise!! @fern - Search for this guy called Shashwat on India's who wants to be a millionaire and what he did on the final question. Broke the system and exposed the rules so much that makers changed it next season. Should make a video on that to be a sequel to this masterpiece video you have created.

  • @littlekishmish

    @littlekishmish

    26 күн бұрын

    What’s the guy’s full name? I tried to Google him but couldn’t find anything like you described

  • @mlydian8840

    @mlydian8840

    25 күн бұрын

    Found him, Shashwat Goel, but I didn’t understand a word so I’ve no clue what he did to break the system haha

  • @whois2517

    @whois2517

    24 күн бұрын

    @@mlydian8840 is the video in hindi?

  • @ValCronin

    @ValCronin

    23 күн бұрын

    All I could find is that he made it to the final question but answered it incorrectly. Also he used to watch the show with his mom but she died like a year before he made it on the show, and he chose not to bring a companion on the show because he left it open for her memory. Also he said if he was about about to win that he would donate most of the winnings but then he ended up answering incorrectly. I can't seem to find what you seem to be referencing about him 'breaking the system'....could you just summarize it for us since we can't find it on the internet?

  • @mattburland8105
    @mattburland810527 күн бұрын

    I thought the phone call with the producers was pretty telling. If you knew you hadn't cheated you'd be asking how long is this going to take to get cleared up? And when am I going to get my money? He didn't ask any of those obvious questions, because he knew he'd been busted.

  • @Azurethewolf168

    @Azurethewolf168

    25 күн бұрын

    Yeah, you can tell he was like “damn it” since he just said how terrible that is yet never asked any questions

  • @mikhails5483

    @mikhails5483

    11 күн бұрын

    True, and he said that he obviously "refutes" it, even if the caller didn't even say he was accused of cheating. If you're innocent, you'd first ask what's wrong and be in disbelief if told you were being investigated for cheating.

  • @TheCatLady65

    @TheCatLady65

    10 күн бұрын

    Complete bullshit. Why are you so hateful?

  • @witchywoman2008
    @witchywoman200822 күн бұрын

    The fact that there was a whole underground ring getting people onto a game show is absolutely hilarious.

  • @BucketHeadianHagg
    @BucketHeadianHagg25 күн бұрын

    Fern, the way you did the ad was truly brilliant! 😊 I love your work!

  • @vanceroday
    @vanceroday27 күн бұрын

    literally the best sponsor ad incorporation i've ever seen

  • @jabukatshwa

    @jabukatshwa

    21 күн бұрын

    It was brilliant 😂😂

  • @LostStylus
    @LostStylus27 күн бұрын

    The question for million is the simplest question I think I ever seen here

  • @BigBoyJay_69

    @BigBoyJay_69

    27 күн бұрын

    It's only simple because of the search engine. I doubt you know the name of the number with a 1 and a thousand 0's after it.

  • @matthewdurkin9543

    @matthewdurkin9543

    27 күн бұрын

    @@BigBoyJay_69 It's pretty easy through process of elimination assuming you have basic knowledge of some things. The options are megatron, gigabit, nanomole, and googol. Transformers was like 20 years old at that point, so it makes sense someone would recognize Megatron. Personal computers already had multiple gigabyte hard drives by 2000. Nano means one billionth and most people have heard of nanoseconds. Even if you'd never heard of googol you can figure it out through process of elimination

  • @NodaxWoW

    @NodaxWoW

    27 күн бұрын

    ​@@matthewdurkin9543exactly. also mol is a si unit in chemics. if this wasnt multiple choice, yes the question would have been really hard. but with those tupid other options its pretty obvious even if you never heard of google

  • @MrNikolidas

    @MrNikolidas

    27 күн бұрын

    @@BigBoyJay_69 Googolplex. There's also a Googolplex-plex but I forget the number of 0's. Ten thousand?

  • @volkan2097

    @volkan2097

    27 күн бұрын

    U forget that nobody and their mother heard of google in 2001, its like asking you what a number with 10 thousand 0 in it is called, u wouldn’t know it

  • @lizzychrome7630
    @lizzychrome76307 күн бұрын

    Someone killing their pet is just plain sick.

  • @Sydney_2011
    @Sydney_201126 күн бұрын

    "He is quite possibly the biggest fraud on TV." Dr Phil sweats nervously

  • @bohrabhijeet
    @bohrabhijeet27 күн бұрын

    It takes balls of steel to cheat in such a high stakes game.

  • @EEEEEEEE

    @EEEEEEEE

    27 күн бұрын

    E‎ ‎

  • @GerdLPluu

    @GerdLPluu

    27 күн бұрын

    The stakes aren't that high, though, are they? This is not Poker or Roulette. You don't wager a or bet. The only thing you can lose is a bit of your dignity, but that's just how TV works.

  • @subnormality.

    @subnormality.

    27 күн бұрын

    Ego of steel. Selfishness of steel.

  • @NodaxWoW

    @NodaxWoW

    27 күн бұрын

    bruh there is literally nothing on the table. no risk at all. what do you mean???

  • @brettmiddleton5013

    @brettmiddleton5013

    26 күн бұрын

    Not really. It’s not illegal so either you win or you don’t. No additional loss for cheating or not

  • @LOLyoujustgotrickrolled
    @LOLyoujustgotrickrolled27 күн бұрын

    the date is pretty close to *it*

  • @universaltoons

    @universaltoons

    27 күн бұрын

    My parents said if I reach 35K, they'd buy me a professionaI camera for recording... Pls guys I'm literally begging you!!...😮

  • @gbt722

    @gbt722

    27 күн бұрын

    I wonder if people are bright enough to realise what you meant?

  • @LOLyoujustgotrickrolled

    @LOLyoujustgotrickrolled

    27 күн бұрын

    @@gbt722 same

  • @nonwows

    @nonwows

    27 күн бұрын

    that's the first thing I thought about

  • @kateapple1

    @kateapple1

    27 күн бұрын

    HUSH BOT 🤖

  • @camillecrichlow8138
    @camillecrichlow81389 күн бұрын

    He doesn’t sound upset enough for a “winner” being called a cheater 😂

  • @skyfetheranger6066
    @skyfetheranger606627 күн бұрын

    Good work man! iv seen this story on a bunch of other channels before, but your vid was my favorite because it felt like Lemmino had remembered his password

  • @XylAU
    @XylAU27 күн бұрын

    I remember years ago back whenever I'd see a WWTBAM clip there'd always be a documentary about this in parts in the recommended and I'd watch it every time

  • @davidl.7383
    @davidl.738326 күн бұрын

    I ain’t even skipping the ad after a segue that smooth 😂

  • @MrReese
    @MrReese7 күн бұрын

    That final 1M GBP question was written on the wall as a huge poster in my elementary school class, a number with hundred zeroes. Strikes me as odd that that answer is worth 1M GBP :D.

  • @killerkeks8843
    @killerkeks884327 күн бұрын

    Amazing video with amazing animation and a brilliant theme. Hyped for the next one.

  • @PowerPoint_Gaming
    @PowerPoint_Gaming27 күн бұрын

    Damn Fern your animations are always top notch and high quality. Looking forward to see more!

  • @xGatoDelFuegox
    @xGatoDelFuegox18 күн бұрын

    Your channel is such a treasure. I can't wait for it to pick up even more. Are you looking into nebula?

  • @lazerviper23
    @lazerviper237 күн бұрын

    Man that must be the worst thing to happen that month

  • @florisdays
    @florisdays27 күн бұрын

    2:48 idk why but the ringtone made me giggle

  • @TheBlakus420

    @TheBlakus420

    27 күн бұрын

    Every Nokia phone had it back in the day lol

  • @rawtrout3402

    @rawtrout3402

    27 күн бұрын

    Old school 😂

  • @user-tl8le5mg4l

    @user-tl8le5mg4l

    26 күн бұрын

    @@TheBlakus420 I can even remember the ringtone's name. It's "Kick". 😭

  • @wooper2654

    @wooper2654

    16 күн бұрын

    High intelligence specimen:

  • @rawtrout3402

    @rawtrout3402

    16 күн бұрын

    @@user-tl8le5mg4l you just unlocked a core memory

  • @YouBeAiight
    @YouBeAiight27 күн бұрын

    The way you did the switch to the brilliant ad was 🔥 no lie

  • @coniferjuice
    @coniferjuice10 күн бұрын

    This is the worst thing that ever happened in september 2001 😔

  • @johnrhico04
    @johnrhico0418 күн бұрын

    5:16 that ad transition was so smooth

  • @jjjj8644
    @jjjj864417 күн бұрын

    The real question is, why wasn't the woman the one who played?

  • @josaphina

    @josaphina

    9 күн бұрын

    She did but she didn't get the full 1 million She got 32000

  • @Ichim8
    @Ichim827 күн бұрын

    a fern upload is always good

  • @EEEEEEEE

    @EEEEEEEE

    27 күн бұрын

    E‎ ‎

  • @AnZionist83

    @AnZionist83

    26 күн бұрын

    ​@@EEEEEEEEway too political man

  • @Quovio
    @Quovio27 күн бұрын

    The production quality on this is insane!🔥🔥🙌🏿

  • @ErikPelyukhno
    @ErikPelyukhno26 күн бұрын

    That Brilliant ad integration is flawless, bravo!!

  • @capsnerd
    @capsnerd21 күн бұрын

    that ad placement was brilliant (ha), i can't even be mad

  • @thebigcnel
    @thebigcnel27 күн бұрын

    That was a super easy last question btw. I suck at trivia and had it immediately.

  • @TheTTL1997

    @TheTTL1997

    27 күн бұрын

    That's because trivia questions get re-used and the show was shot in 2001. Gigabit internet speeds only started to be used in 1999, and Google wasn't a household name yet as it was founded in 99 as well. I only eliminated nanomol because I learned in chemistry that a mol is something to the power 23, but someone who hadn't taken a college level chemistry course back then wouldn't have known that. Context is key, and most people back then wouldn't be 100% sure in their answer which you need to be in order to risk a million dollars on it.

  • @mina86

    @mina86

    27 күн бұрын

    @@TheTTL1997, it’s still a super easy question. - Giga is one followed by nine zeroes. That’s grade school knowledge. - Nano is inverse of giga, so obviously it’s not it either. Again, that’s grade school knowledge. - Megatron is a Transformer. [PS. Not to mention that mega prefix means one milion; again, grade school knowledge.]

  • @papabaddad

    @papabaddad

    27 күн бұрын

    We probably all know this fact BECAUSE of this show lol

  • @NodaxWoW

    @NodaxWoW

    27 күн бұрын

    ​maybe in the US this is college level chemistry. i learned that in like 8th grade. bit and byte are also known for several decades. no need for internet speed as reference. how about hard drives? and megatron is kinde obvious too. even if you dont know transformers. mega, nano, giga are all already number prefixes one could and should have known back then @@TheTTL1997

  • @hcc942

    @hcc942

    27 күн бұрын

    asked

  • @HouseOfFunQM
    @HouseOfFunQM27 күн бұрын

    The funny thing is, back in 2001, we basically didn't have the internet as it is now. I am sure that these guys had NO IDEA that 23 years later, the internet would continue to produce videos ripping them to bits.

  • @Gadriel1987
    @Gadriel19878 күн бұрын

    You could tell immediately he was an idiot. Even his wife knew it which is why she looked so frustrated with him not knowing the answers to any of the questions.

  • @arumaril
    @arumaril24 күн бұрын

    THAT AD TRANSITION WAS IMMACULATE AND UNEXPECTED, YOU EARNED A SUB WTH.

  • @jklimmsen9944
    @jklimmsen994427 күн бұрын

    Great video like always! High quality paired with interesting content, thats how it should be.

  • @HNBGamer
    @HNBGamer27 күн бұрын

    Okay, one giant error, that is NOT the position Tecwen was sitting on the FFF row. His seat was in the middle on the same side behind Charles.

  • @trod5902

    @trod5902

    26 күн бұрын

    giant? that is the most insignificant error, how on earth can you call that a GIANT error? exaggeration much, just enjoy the content. Im sure you were jumping out of your seat to tell him he was wrong about one tiny error. so giant that it RUINED the video right?

  • @ixvmi
    @ixvmi19 күн бұрын

    that sponsor segment was so good that I actually watched it, you earned it

  • @ericangelo5464
    @ericangelo546426 күн бұрын

    5:21 This is the smoothest plug in a video I’ve ever watched 😂

  • @Fanaro
    @Fanaro27 күн бұрын

    14:21 The guy looks awfully suspicious indeed, but it's worth pointing out that coughs are not at all uniformly distributed, meaning if the person gets anxious (as she would when the time for answering would come), the likelihood of coughing goes way higher.

  • @thej3799

    @thej3799

    23 күн бұрын

    This is why I'm afraid of facing a jury. It seems like juries are filled with idiots that only want to punish people

  • @Piyush_owo
    @Piyush_owo27 күн бұрын

    This might be one of the best ads integration in a youtube video i have seen in a while, absolutely camouflaged in the video 👏🏻

  • @leokimvideo
    @leokimvideo10 күн бұрын

    Ive never had anyone offer me channel ad's. And going by the way the ad rev is collapsing it's needed now. I remember this case, and it affected the show where i live even to today where a cough in the audience is pointed out on big money questions.

  • @rafaelgutierrez8983
    @rafaelgutierrez898322 күн бұрын

    What do you mean the Consortium never did anything illegal ? They literally had people answer in the place of others (step 3) and had Google open as a joker (step 5). Creative and hilarious yes, but isn't that at least fraud ?

  • @newshodgepodge6329
    @newshodgepodge632927 күн бұрын

    I could see successfully using process of elimination for some of the questions. This has helped me before when choosing the correct answer on multiple choice tests; if you are familiar with most of the options and can reasonably rule them out as the correct answer, the option that you are left with will likely be the correct answer even if it is unfamiliar to you. But to use process of elimination for every correct answer is a bit further afield. Edit: fixed a few typos that improved the flow.

  • @KasumiRINA

    @KasumiRINA

    15 күн бұрын

    Absolutely, I didn't remember large numbers but I sure know it isn't Megatron, and I didn't even watch Transformers.)

  • @funguy398

    @funguy398

    15 күн бұрын

    Rome and Athens are ancient cities, so the only candidates was Berlin and Paris, could be less obvious coughs

  • @Linos.1
    @Linos.127 күн бұрын

    That was the cleanest sponsorship I've ever seen. Brilliant!

  • @RealLagu
    @RealLagu8 күн бұрын

    maaaan these videos are just insane! The quality is way above youtube standards🔥

  • @lucynyu333
    @lucynyu33312 күн бұрын

    In Hungary to ever win this game was a postman.

  • @H3liosphan
    @H3liosphan27 күн бұрын

    By the way at 10:47 he's clearly saying he's "absolutely gobsmacked", probably a very local phrase.

  • @fern-tv

    @fern-tv

    27 күн бұрын

    ah sorry we couldn't figure that out - good to know!

  • @leet7489

    @leet7489

    27 күн бұрын

    its not, Ive heard it used in the US

  • @AceGeek
    @AceGeek27 күн бұрын

    the production quality of your videos is insane!

  • @anticyde
    @anticyde23 күн бұрын

    This is quite literally one of the best channels on this platform, period.

  • @brennanshrider65
    @brennanshrider6525 күн бұрын

    You can't guess your way to a million. The man's analysis was nonexistant, no logic, just never heard of this, I'll guess it anyway for half of the questions. No elimination of the other answers either.

  • @buschtoens
    @buschtoens27 күн бұрын

    Three documentaries were made. Thank you 🙏

  • @frightfactory1
    @frightfactory127 күн бұрын

    that ad transition was cleeean

  • @InterestingDude22
    @InterestingDude2222 күн бұрын

    I literally used this cough strategy when my cousins and I played “Guess the answer(our own game)” 😅

  • @Mark-lj1dj
    @Mark-lj1dj15 күн бұрын

    10:17 this is such critical evidence. He barely pretends to sound surprised. Imagine being innocent and being told you're not getting your million pounds and being referred to police. You'd be so shocked and angry. They're so guilty

  • @GoogIe-in1gu
    @GoogIe-in1gu27 күн бұрын

    not the cat

  • @nohellno5662

    @nohellno5662

    27 күн бұрын

    ☹️

  • @Noobowner094
    @Noobowner09411 күн бұрын

    Bro that ad Segway was literally genius lmaoo

  • @SpinyDisk
    @SpinyDisk9 күн бұрын

    8:13 just wanted to point out a mistake in the animation/simulation. The molten stuff is going right trough the car. My beliefe is (and yes, I use blender. So if you used anything else, it might not apply to what is actually happening here), that they simulated the pound sign melting, but forgot to add the car as an effector. This would have given it collision. Alternatively, they could‘ve placed an outflow item in the car to prevent it from leaking into the car.

  • @Maxim.Nazarenko
    @Maxim.Nazarenko27 күн бұрын

    Yeah, I remember that, good to see new video about this situation.

  • @red__480
    @red__48027 күн бұрын

    These videos are so high quality, you could start a netflix series with this amount of quality, thank you for these amazing videos!

  • @dariusweisz7440
    @dariusweisz744026 күн бұрын

    the fact i could answer all of these questions correctly within seconds makes me wonder why i never tried to get to such a show

  • @dmdeester
    @dmdeester9 күн бұрын

    I can easily say that this is the first time I've ever heard of lifelines referred to as "jokers".

  • @Tinskap
    @Tinskap27 күн бұрын

    You be dropping BANGERS

  • @rene2106
    @rene210627 күн бұрын

    18:34 bags of vomit thrown at their home? People collected vomit in bags, drove to their home to throw them? Or did they had vomit left over from the last time they used it for something?

  • @something1793

    @something1793

    27 күн бұрын

    its very easy to make yourself vomit and there is probably medicine to make you vomit

  • @brandon23471
    @brandon2347119 күн бұрын

    "He is possibly the biggest fraud who has ever been on television." *Average politician has left the chat.*

  • @art1moose
    @art1moose8 күн бұрын

    The main thing I took from this story is that it's sad that poor people would harass fellow poor people just because rich people brainwashed them into doing so.

  • @GodlikeIridium
    @GodlikeIridium27 күн бұрын

    Damn those questions were easy 😳 And I love the show makers being called "Cellar door", makes me think of Donny Darko, a great movie.

  • @someone-te7bo
    @someone-te7bo27 күн бұрын

    i feel accomplished because i legitimately know the answer for the last question

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