A Tipping Point contestant has been praised by viewers after revealing his plans to donate his winnings to charity after losing his mum and brother-in-law. Afqad from Manchester made it through to the final round which was when he revealed what he would do if he won the jackpot counter.
"Have you thought about what you might like to do with the jackpot money if we get it out?" host Ben Shephard asked during the episode on Wednesday, May 4 and Afqad replied: "Yes Ben, I would like to give the money to British Heart Foundation in the memory of my mother... who I sadly lost last year on Christmas Eve in a very sudden way. And also in the memory of my brother-in-law, who I last exactly a month before my mother, again due to a heart condition and very suddenly so this is why I am here".
Ben looked emotional as he responded: "Goodness me! Well its a fabulous way of celebrating their lives and remembering them and to be able to give them that money would be a special way for you to say thank you to that charity as well". Later on in the show, after using up all his counters and the jackpot counter still not dropping, Ben asked if Afqad would like to trade or take the £3,150 he had built up.
