Sour Grapes Or What ?

[Dee Sa]

about 3 days ago I watched Tipping Point a young lady won the £10,000 she was blonde and acted a bit dipsy and she said she had a baby called Archie any one remember her ? well I recognised her but could not remember where from then the penny dropped, she used to go to my bingo with her mum and whilst there about 2 or 3 years back she was on Who Wants to be a Millionaire with Chris Tarrant and she won a considerable amount on there [ enough to pay her mortgage off said her mum] at the time she worked for a tv company , I truly don't begrudge her the money but is it just too much of a coincidence or am I a cynic ?

[baza]

yes, I am jealous as well.

[Zacs-Master]

too much of a coincidence for what?

[jno]

sandyRoe asked about this (but nobody answered)

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/ChatterBank/Question1316192.html

[silliemillie]

It does seem that there are certain people who manage to get themselves on a lot of shows, they must just have that X factor personality that the producers are looking for I suppose.

A cross selection of my family & friends have applied for various shows over the years and none of them have heard any further after sending off the application forms. We must sound really boring on paper! LOL!

[elliemay1]

Not long ago there was an elderly man called Tex on both Tipping Point and The Chase. He had a 'loud' personality so I suppose they look for someone like that. Did anyone else see him?

[sandyRoe]

I don't remember him but there was a woman on Millionaire who phoned her husband, on air, to tell him he could retire from his job as a brickie after she won 64K. She's turned up on a couple of other quizzes.

[maggiebee]

Had a work colleague who applied to take part in every TV quiz show going. He was on quite a few although I can't remember him winning any big bucks.

[Ken4155]

About a million years ago, i got an audition for The Sale Of The Century at the Picadilly Hotel in Manchester. Unfortunately i didn't get to meet the suave Mr Parsons, as it was his underlings who oversaw things.

Those being auditioned were split into groups of three, issued with a hand held buzzer and were then faced with 50 quick-fire questions. I was fastest on the buzzer 31 times, answering 28 correct. My two opponents buzzed about 8 times each. I did not get on the programme but i did recognise one of my opponents during the next series. Obviously i am not considered a suitable face for tv. Though i like to believe it was because i was just far too intelligent:-)

[giveup]

I was on 15 to 1. Had a lovely time.(didn't win)

[elliemay1]

Did nobody see Tex then??

[silliemillie]

Elliemay - Yes I remember him, suppose the unusual name stuck in my head.

[Tuvok]

Someone from work was on Millionaire