All football fans rate their quiz knowledge, but enough to put £108,000 on the line? Probably not.
However, that was the case in Germany’s edition of Who Wants to be a Millionaire? with one contestant flying towards that mark before a World Cup question caught him out.
Marc Offenbacher was confidently winding his way up to the €1million mark on the RTL show when he hit a football question some fans of the sport may deem easier than it was.
Host Gunther Jauch then read out question 13 of 15 worth €125,000 [£108,000]: “What is the most common final score in men’s FIFA World Cup finals? 1–0? 2–1? 3–1? Or 4–2?”
Any guesses?
Offenbacher instantly breathed through his teeth, admitting he wasn’t a fan of sport.
“No, actually not really. I’m more of an outdoors person,” he said when as