ITV Ant & Dec’s Limitless Win Christmas special featured celebrities Jamie Redknapp and Amanda Holden in the hot seat
Tensions ran high among ITV viewers on Saturday night (December 27) as they settled down to watch the Christmas special of Ant and Dec’s Limitless Win. For the festive edition, two unsuspecting audience members received a delightful shock when they were invited to take their place on the Limitless ladder whilst competing alongside a celebrity partner.
During the programme, mother-of-two Brooke teamed up with Amanda Holden, but her journey was cut short after managing just five questions.
Meanwhile, army veteran Nigel was matched with footballing icon Jamie Redknapp, who demonstrated considerably better form. So impressive, in fact, that the pair managed to nail three questions in a row with pinpoint accuracy.
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One of the challenges they tackled was: “How many holes does a standard golf course have?” which they correctly answered 18.
Another challenge they encountered was: “How many mm wide is a standard Lindt Lindor chocolate truffle?” For this particular question, the duo opted to use their advantage card, whereby they provided one answer whilst Ant and Dec offered another, with the system eliminating whichever response was furthest from the correct answer, reports the Express.
Jamie and Nigel put forward their answer of 32 whilst Ant and Dec underestimated, suggesting 28, which they managed to get spot on. The third question they answered with perfect accuracy was “How many stripes does Where’s Wally have on his T-shirt?” which they correctly identified as 10.
However, after the tense scenes aired, viewers took to social media to voice their frustrations over the perceived ease of the show’s questions, with many labelling it a “fix”.
One user wrote: “P*** easy questions, such a fix” while another concurred: “Come on chaps, they have got through with the equivalent of asking what comes after C in the alphabet.”
A third chimed in: “The golf course question was a bit of a gimmie,” and a fourth jested: “Three exact answers in a row! Woahhhhh! [laughing emoji]”. Meanwhile, another quipped: “Happy Christmas, the next question is… what is your house number? [cry-laughing emoji].”
After achieving an impressive hat trick, the amy vet decided to cash out with an impressive £30,000 in the bank, which left the guest almost in tears. He couldn’t help but thank Jamie for his help throughout the nail-biting game, as they walked out arm in arm.
The festive special arrives just weeks before the new series returns next month, as part of a double recommission announced earlier this year. Since launching in 2022, Limitless Win has given away over an astonishing £3.5million and has been streamed 13million times, reaching over 25 million viewers.
Ant & Dec’s Limitless Win is on ITV1 and ITVX
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