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Watch: Tipping Point contestant makes history after winning 36 counters in one round

A Tipping Point contestant made history during tonight's show by accumulating 36 counters in one round in a show first.

Host Ben Shephard was left amazed by the outcome, which he said had not ever happened on the ITV programme before.

Hopeful Carly was ahead of her fellow contestants Sally and Ian with £900 banked already after the first round.

But her luck didn't stop there as she was just moments away from bagging a historic amount of counters - which you can watch in the video above .

"Lashings of counters there, including that mystery one." Ben told Carly as she took her turn to drop a counter down 'drop zone two'.

Ben was amazed as Tipping Point player makes history with 36 counters in one round (itv)

Seconds after Carly, Ben, Sally and Ian were all left stunned as a plethora of counters tumbled down the bottom of the machine.

"Wow, it's a cash-cade!" Ben exclaimed.

Totalling up the last couple of counter to fall, Ben said: "That's another nine across the Tipping Point, including the three that jumped out - one of which is a mystery."

He continued: "Another £450, takes you to £2450 in the machine. You're absolutely smashing this."

The cluster of counters built her total up to a very impressive £3,350 by just the second round, including a mystery prize.

"That is a new Tipping Point record," Ben told Carly, "36 counters in round two is a huge amount, one of them is a double counter as well, hence the money being so great."

He added: "So you've set a bit of history at the same time, well done Carly."

But that wasn't all, Carly went on to knock out her rival players Ian and Sally after she bagged a further £1,950.

When it came down to the final showdown, Carly ended up choosing to walk away with her winnings instead of gambling it all for the £10,000 star token.

At the end of the show Ben told her how she had earned the most amount of money that has come out of the machine to date without walking away with the jackpot.

Many viewers watching from home quickly took to Twitter to react to the events that had just unfolded on the show.

@graemefrank4266 commented: "Well done incredible amount of money good luck #tippingpoint."

@DavidJosephLaw2 wrote: "Thinks that's the highest amount I've ever seen. #TippingPoint."

@SenorApple2014 posted: "Wow. Carly broke the £5K barrier. That is around HALF of the jackpot! A new record, if that’s even possible! #TippingPoint."

@TR1PLE_6_ added: "First ever £5K+ non-jackpot! #TippingPoint."

@pattyboy71 put: "Just tuned in ....that can't be right £3500 for Carly ?????"

@carlt_61 said: "That final was edge of the seat viewing to see who got through #tippingpoint."

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