Re: Who wants to be a Millionaire?

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From: Robert Hampton
Date: Sun, 21 Mar 1999 00:00

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In message <ant2108330b02QYK@milliped.demon.co.uk>
          Richard Jozefowski <richard@millipede.co.uk> wrote:

> In article <a22bc6e548%andrew@malpasroad.freeserve.co.uk>, Andrew C. Poole
> <URL:mailto:andrew@malpasroad.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
> > Speaking of this programme, didn't they have a lot of problems with this
> > series?!
> 
> Absolutely untrue according to Chris.  There were no computer problems,
> even during the pilot programmes.

Problems with other things though. Apart from the notorious tennis question
which won someone 125,000ukp despite getting it wrong, at least two people
have not received their winnings after it was revealed they had recent
criminal records (IIRC you have to sign a declaration that this is not the
case).
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Subject: Re: Who wants to be a Millionaire?
Date: 1999/03/21
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