A contestant on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? hilariously exposed one of its filming secrets after the show finished while she was in the hotseat.
The popular ITV quiz show, hosted by Jeremy Clarkson, sees contestants answer up to 15 questions in a bid to win £1 million.
Each contestant has four lifelines to use as they work their way up the money ladder, they are: Ask The Audience, 50:50, Phone A Friend and Ask The Host.
A single incorrect answer will see them fall down the money ladder, where there is a safety after the fifth question at £1,000 or where the quizzer chooses to set it higher up the chain and they get that particular question correct.
On Saturday evening, Maria King from Accrington was going well in her bid to be a millionaire when the klaxon sounded to signal the end of the episode.
She was sitting on £4,000 with all four lifelines available when the hooter sounded before she accidentally let slip about the filming schedule on the primetime quiz show.
Clarkson said after the klaxon sounded: "Ah, well you know what that means?"
To which Maria quickly replied: "I have to go and get changed," which brought laughter from the 100 strong audience and host Jeremy. She added while covering her mouth: "I'm not supposed to say that am I?"
The former Top Gear presenter jokingly responded: "That's exactly what it means, because that's absolutely right, I will be seeing you in about an hour's time but for as far as the viewers are concerned you are going home, you are going to be panicking 'oh no' and then we will see you next week."
He concluded: "So you are absolutely right that is the end of the show, you do have to go and get changed, and Maria will be back next time, it says on the autocue, to see if she can get further than - where are you - £4,000."
Saturday's episode was particularly brutal following a strong start when entrepreneur Natalie Shaw walked away with £64,000 after already being in the hotseat from last week's show.
John McKenna from Port Talbot became only the second person under Clarkson's tenure as the ITV show's presenter to walk away with nothing after he answered a question incorrectly after going with what the audience had advised, after using his Ask The Audience lifeline.
It only got worse though, as another contestant gambled and sadly lost £63,000 - only going home with £1,000 - after agreeing with the audience's answer after using his own lifeline despite having the other three at his disposal.
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