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When using the "ask the audience" lifeline, what's they largest margin by which the audience has been incorrect? For example, if the correct answer is C, and the answer the majority of the audience picked was A, what's largest value of percent_A-percent_C, and what was the question?

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Best Answer

If you include non-English-language versions, the audience has been 100% unanimously wrong five times (more info here).

¿Quién quiere ser millonario? (Costa Rica)

I was able to find the video of Kendell Apiser where the audience was unanimously wrong. This is the question:

La palabra "cerámica" proviene del griego "Keramiké" que significa, sustancia:

A: Maleable
B: Terrosa
C: Brillante
D: Quemada

Translation:

The word "cerámica" comes from the Greek "Keramiké" which means ____ substance.

A: Malleable
B: Earthy
C: Brilliant
D: Burned

100% of the audience voted for

C. The answer was really D.

I also found the video of the other time the audience was unanimously wrong on the Costa Rican version, with Eduardo Cerdás, which was this question:

La palabra "orquesta" proviene del griego "orkhéstra", que significa:

A: Armonía musical
B: Escenario infinito
C: Lugar para danzar
D: Salón de músicos

Translation:

The word "orquesta" comes from the Greek "orkhéstra", which means:

A: Musical harmony
B: Infinite scenario
C: Place to dance
D: Hall of musicians

100% of the audience voted for

A, but the answer was C.

Ai là tri?u phú (Vietnam)

The Vietnamese game also had several games where the audience was unanimously wrong. Thanks to the Vietnamese wiki for the show, we know that Ph?m Th? Thu was given this question, used 50:50, then asked the audience:

Tên ng?n thác ?ambri hùng v? c?a núi r?ng Tây Nguyên có ý ngh?a là gì?

A: ??i ch?
B: B?t khu?t
C: S??ng khói
D: Chung th?y

Translation:

What is the meaning of [the name of] the majestic Dambri waterfall of the Central Highlands?

A: Wait
B: Indomitable
C: Smog
D: Faithful

The answer is

A, but the audience answered D. For an explanation of this, see here

??ng Thu Th?o also used 50:50, then asked the audience. She somehow got the question right, unlike everyone else on this list:

Nhân v?t nào không n?m trong danh sách 100 ng??i có t?m ?nh h??ng l?n nh?t th? gi?i n?m 2018 do t?p chí Time bình ch?n?

A: Di?n viên Nicole Kidman
B: V?n ??ng viên qu?n v?t Roger Federer
C: Th? t??ng Jacinda Ardern
D: T?ng th?ng Vladimir Putin

Translation:

Which person is not on the list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2018 voted by Time magazine?

A: Actor Nicole Kidman
B: Tennis athlete Roger Federer
C: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern
D: President Vladimir Putin

The correct answer is:

D, but the audience picked C

Lastly, there is Nguy?n Thu Huy?n who got this question:

Thác Khe V?n n?m ? t?nh nào c?a n??c ta?

A: Thanh Hóa
B: Lai Châu
C: Hà Giang
D: Qu?ng Ninh

Translation:

Khe Van Waterfall is located in which province of our country?

A: Thanh Hoa
B: Lai Chau
C: Ha Giang
D: Quang Ninh

The correct answer is:

D, but everyone chose A

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire (US)

You're probably at least curious what the US record is. A good candidate for the biggest difference is this question about what the "M" in "RMS Titanic" stands for. The answer is:

"mail" (2%) not "monarch" (91%)



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How many times has the Audience been wrong in Who Wants to be a Millionaire?

Host Chris Tarrant noted that 81% of the audience being wrong is the highest percentage of the audience that he could ever recall being wrong on any occasion.

What are the 3 lifelines on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?

Most formats use three lifelines available to the contestant (50:50, Phone-a-Friend and Ask the Audience being the most popular ones, having been the original three lifelines), however, some versions offer more lifelines (sometimes added in after a certain point) and some may even have less than three of them in total.

How does 50/50 Work in Who Wants to be a Millionaire?

When a contestant uses this lifeline, two of the wrong answers are removed, leaving one wrong answer and the correct one, thus giving the contestant a 50% chance of answering the question correctly or incorrectly (though a better chance at answering correctly), hence the name.

What are the rules of Who Wants to be a Millionaire?

The contestant must answer 15 multiple-choice questions correctly in a row to win the jackpot. The contestant may quit at any time and keep their earnings. For each question, they are shown the question and four possible answers in advance before deciding whether to play on or not.


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