ITV's Tipping Point has been branded a "fix" by some viewers who think a Bristol contestant was treated unfairly.
Local contestant Lauren thought she'd struck lucky tonight (January 17) having reached the final Tipping Point with a healthy pot of cash.
But things went drastically wrong for Lauren, in what viewers have deemed a "cruel" decision by the show and presenter Ben Shephard.
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As MyLondon reports, Lauren had played an excellent game up to the final Tipping Point having beaten off three other contestants to get there in Erika, Tony, and Alex.
In her final tipping point Lauren had also earned a decent pot of cash, but was hit with what seemed like some excellent luck when a few moments after her last counter, another flurry of the counters fell.
These would have added up to another few hundred pounds, but there was a problem.
Citing the rules of the game, host Ben Shephard had to explain that the late falling counters would not be added to her score as they fell outside of her turn.
This enraged a number of viewers though, who accused the Ben and the ITV show of being cruel, unfair, and even a 'fix'.
"I thought you kept counters no matter when they fall in the last round? #tippingpoint" Nathan asked on Twitter.
"#tippingpoint Robbing t***s. She was still in play until she made her decision. Fix fix fix.", Paul raged.
"Wtaf? Those counters that fell at the end should have been hers Ben!! The winner always gets everything that drops in that last round!! That's made me see red I'm afraid! #tippingpoint" Bev complained.
Others were just in shock:
"Ah man cruel that. #tippingpoint" Another added.
Lauren did win £2,850 though so she won't be going home too disappointed.
Did you see the controversial moment? Should Lauren have been allowed to keep the counters? Let us know in the comments.
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