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From: Wesley McGee
Don't know if anybody here saw it yet, but $M MD is bringing the
contestants back and conceding that the show's answer was incomplete.
http://goo.gl/nZ8n0
Via the Wiki, I found a similar issue at £MD:
«During an episode on 5 November 2010, Johnny and Dee were faced with the
options Sylvester McCoy, Paul McGann, Christopher Eccleston and David
Tennant. They were then asked "Who played Dr Who for the longest period?".
The contestants did not know the answer so decided to split their remaining
£650,000 between McCoy and McGann. The answer was then revealed to be
Tennant and they lost all their remaining money. (Tennant played the Doctor
from 2005-2010.)
However viewers began to query the accuracy of this question saying it was
open to interpretation as McCoy played the Doctor from 1987-1989, but also
appeared in the charity special "Dimensions in Time" in 1993 and appeared in
the beginning of the Doctor Who television movie in 1996 making his time
playing Dr Who technically nine years uninterrupted.
After producers spoke to the BBC it became apparent that Sylvester McCoy was
the correct answer. Channel 4 therefore allowed the contestants to return
and continue with the £325,000 that would have remained. They came back on
12 November 2010, to continue the game. They got all the way to the final
question and managed to win £25,000.»
Sources -- just in case the production company is hiring for replacements:
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Million_Pound_Drop_Live
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1327676/Channel-4-hand-Million-Pound-Drop-couple-325k-Doctor-Who-error.html
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http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/tv/news/2010/11/08/million-pound-drop-quiz-couple-lose-325-000-on-right-answer-about-doctor-who-115875-22700905/
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