Overview
- Jeremy Clarkson responded to complaints on X, saying he warns contestants before filming not to chat and to answer quickly.
- Millionaire Hot Seat debuted this week on ITV/ITVX as a Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? spin-off with six players rotating through one chair and one pass each.
- A wrong answer in an early episode cut the shared top prize from £1 million to £250,000, illustrating the new format’s penalty for mistakes.
- Friday’s episode featured contestant Daisy Kilbey winning £10,000 after using her pass and later guessing correctly, prompting fresh debate about the rules.
- Viewer reaction has skewed negative on social media, with frequent complaints about contestants ‘waffling’ under the 15-second timer.