An Edinburgh man made a surprise appearance on the new series of ITV and STV's Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.
Svein Clouston was in the hot seat next to Jeremy Clarkson on Saturday night and impressively came away with a five-figure sum of money to bring back to his home in Leith.
Svein was introduced to the game half way through Saturday's episode when he was among potential contestants who had to put four countries in order of their location from east to west. The strategy director was given his chance a bagging the £1million jackpot after naming the correct order in just two seconds.
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After batting off the first four questions with ease, Svein was sitting on £1000 without having to test his general knowledge too much. During a brief break of asking questions, Jeremy delved deeper into one of Svein's hobbies, and it is one that not many will likely have heard of.
Clarkson said: "You are the Scottish middleweight chess-boxing champion. What is chess-boxing?"
Svein explained his unusual talent and described it as exactly what the title suggests, sitting in a boxing ring playing chess for two hours. He said: "When the bell goes, you put away the chess boards and put the gloves on. You fight until there is a knockout or you win at chess."
After being perplexed by the concept of such an activity, Jeremy moved on to the fifth question worth £2000 which was centred around an old Roald Dahl novel, in which Svein also brushed off with ease.
However, a question on the Masked Singer left Svein stumped and in need of his first lifeline. After asking for the audience to bail him out, Svein did not trust an overwhelming 62 per cent of those who opted for answer C and dipped further into his pocket of lifelines to use his 50/50.
Svein's basketball knowledge came to good use as he answered a question on the sport correctly, moving him further up the ladder to £8,000. Declining to use his safety net at £16,000, he moved onto question eight.
The next question also drew a bit of a blank as he was asked which item would typically include Acetone as its main ingredient. A hunch from Jeremy Clarkson was enough to convince Svein to opt for nail polish remover, which saw the Edinburgh man bag £16,000.
Svein's sci-fi knowledge also came in handy when asked a question about a well-known film director, in which he answered correctly and moved one step closer to £1million. However, the £64,000 question was a tricky one that forced Svein into using his fourth and final lifeline as he phoned a friend when asked about Henry VIII.
Svein agonisingly missed out on the £64,000 jackpot as he answered incorrectly following help from his business partner, but was still smiling as he used his safety net to guarantee a life-changing £32,000.
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