“The Wall” contestants lose $500,000 over easy question
Channel Seven’s new game show The Wall might not have received the best reviews, but that didn’t stop almost one million of us tuning in. And if you were one of those viewers last night, you were probably screaming at your TV screen over the easy question which, if answered correctly, would have won the contestants half a million dollars.
Having already totalled $465,000, players Jess and Lee were on their way to banking one of the biggest monetary prizes in Aussie TV history – but they stumbled at the last hurdle, losing all their winnings on an easy question about New Zealand.
“OK. The capital city of New Zealand... this is probably one I should know,” Lee said upon seeing the question in an isolation booth.
Presented with four options – Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington and Queenstown – he said he was “leaning towards Christchurch,” much to the frustration of Jess, who was screaming “A [Auckland] darling]" at the monitor on the main stage.
Lee did eventually pick Christchurch, not knowing he was about to lose $500,000, while Jess cringed in the background.
Both their faces dropped, however, when host Axle Whitehead revealed the answer was in fact C, Wellington, and their prize money plummeted to $0.
The pair managed to win back $155,404, but we bet they’re kicking themselves at their expensive blunder. We doubt they’ll ever forget the capital of New Zealand again!