80s music icon shocks viewers as he’s dubbed ‘worst contestant in Millionaire history’

Laura Harman

Published December 29, 2024 10:53pm Updated December 29, 2024 10:53pm

3341361 Jools Holland has a mare on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire — Jools Holland shocked viewers with his quiz show performance (Picture: ITV)

Pianist Jools Holland shocked viewers who tuned in for his ‘terrible’ appearance on Who Wants To Be a Millionaire on Sunday night.

Jeremy Clarkson welcomed musician and broadcaster Jools Holland, actress Nina Wadia and rugby union presenter Ugo Monye to the show on Sunday night for the celebrity special of 2024.

Hopes were high for Jools, 66, as the first contestant, but fans were immediately disappointed as it transpired that the broadcaster was rather out of the loop with pop culture.

‘Jools Holland might be the worst contestant in Millionaire history. Two lifelines on the first 5 questions,’ said JTurnC on X.

‘Good at Piano. S***e at general knowledge #whowantstobeamillionaire’ said BurntDeadBird.

‘I think I became dumber after watching this episode #WhoWantstoBeaMillionaire,’ said Ctalentless.

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 12: Jools Holland attends the 2024 BAFTA Television Awards with P&O Cruises at The Royal Festival Hall on May 12, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Alan Chapman/Dave Benett/Getty Images) — Jools was one of the three celebrities on the show (Picture: Alan Chapman/Dave Benett/Getty Images)

LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 29: Jools Holland attends The Prince's Trust Invest In Futures Gala Dinner at The Peninsula Hotel on February 29, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Dave Benett/Getty Images) — Jools raised money for The Prince’s Trust (Picture: Dave Benett/Getty Images)

‘Fans were also shocked when he used his safety net and lifelines early on in the game.

‘A safety net at 16k Jules Holland is terrible at this game. #WhoWantsToBeAMillionaire,’ said RyanTheSoapking.

‘What the heck? Jools Holland used Phone A Friend on the Psycho question? JOOLS HOLLAND?!? I thought he was clever! #WhoWantsToBeAMillionaire

In another baffling moment, when phoning a friend for assistance, Jools choose to read out the answers out of order.

‘Why did he read them out of order. #WhoWantsToBeAMillionaire,’ said TheRealDeclanK1.

In yet another memorable moment, the musician struggled to guess which member of the Spice Girls shared a maiden name with two former US Presidents.

This was a particularly surprising move from the musician who actually appeared in the 1997 Spice Girls movie Spice World in which he played a musical director.

‘Jools Holland getting a Spice Girls question when he appeared in the movie Spiceworld #WhoWantstobeaMillionaire,’ said InformeOculto.

It also tickled a lot of fans that while he correctly guessed Victoria Beckham shared a maiden name with a President, he wrongly guessed her maiden name was Bush – it was Adams.

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