Millionaire Blunder: Contestant Awarded Prize Despite Wrong Tennis Answer

A recent episode of the popular Croatian quiz show "Tko želi biti milijunaš?" (Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?) saw a contestant controversially awarded 64,000 pounds. The participant, Tony Kennedy, was asked a question about tennis: "Theoretically, what is the minimum number of strokes with which a tennis player can win a set?" The options were twelve, twenty-four, thirty-six, and forty-eight.

Kennedy reasoned that a game requires four points, and a set requires six games, leading him to calculate 24. The host confirmed this as the correct answer, allowing Kennedy to secure the significant sum. He later went on to win a total of 125,000 pounds with the help of a "phone a friend" lifeline.

This incident echoes a similar, widely publicized gaffe from the UK's "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" in 1999. In that instance, contestant Tony Kennedy was also given a tennis question and accepted an answer that was later revealed to be incorrect. The show faced national controversy over the accepted wrong answer, highlighting the potential for errors even in high-stakes quiz formats. The Croatian broadcast has yet to confirm if the show will continue next season.