Wakey got in touch with me and asked me to pass this on... it is quite a find!!
I'm not sure if the episode with Status Quo in has been shown yet, so I've pasted in the article here and replaced the figure they win with "???" so it's not spoiled for anyone in case it hasn't been shown yet - the full article with the amount they win / won is available here -
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2001 ... 36,00.html
The Sun wrote:
By MIKE SULLIVAN
September 06, 2007
ROCKERS Status Quo won £??? for charity on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? — despite getting their first answer WRONG.
Rick Parfitt and Francis Rossi, both 58, said there were two knights on a chess board, when the correct answer is four.
They should have left with nothing but host Chris Tarrant, a fan of the band, revealed bosses had blundered too — by giving them the wrong questions. The game started again, and the rockers won £??? for their chosen charity, the Music Foundation.
Producers for the ITV1 show said the questions had to be changed because they had already been used.
The blunders will not be screened when the show airs on September 15.
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Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 6:54 pm Author: h2005 Post subject: Blunder covered up on Celebrity WWTBAM