Limitless Win fans were left "cringing" on Saturday after a contestant who was convinced he knew how to spell a word actually got it wrong.
Ant and Dec returned for another episode of the game show. It features the world’s first ever limitless jackpot and a money ladder that never ends, in an hour long episode every Saturday night.
Every question gives contestants an opportunity to climb the ladder and reach the big money, but only a correct answer banks the cash. This week's episode featured husband and wife Crish and Karthy.
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Firstly, they were asked how many years a UK adult passport is typically valid for. After some conferring, they both agreed to lock in "ten", which was a correct, and exact, answer.
But when it came to the second question, they were almost eliminated from the programme. Ant and Dec asked the husband and wife how many letters are in the FBI, when the acronym is spelled out in full - not including the word "the".
Karthy admitted under the pressure she had "forgotten how to spell", and began counting the letters on her fingers as Crish read them out. It was going well until he came to spell the word "bureau".
He said: "B e a r e a u". Karthy said: "Did we add an extra 'a' in there somewhere?" Crish said: "You know when you know it but you question yourself?"
Crish counted 29 letters, but erring on the side of caution, they locked in 28. Thankfully, this was a correct and exact answer, but viewers at home said the pair were "jammy".
Taking to Twitter, Ash said: "I was cringing when he was going with his spelling. Thank goodness they brought it down in the last few seconds!" Jessica said: "Pure fluke that, jammy pair".
@8BallZen said: "Damn! One where spelling skills could do wonders", and Rose said: "I'd be out already I can just about spell my own name".
Limitless Win continues on ITV and ITVX
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