The couple who won an incredible £1million prize on Limitless Win have revealed the 'secret code' they used on the show to secure success.
The jackpot was taken home by Helen and Charlie on Saturday during the ITV1 show, hosted by Geordie duo Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly.
Charlie, an NHS finance manager who is interested in general knowledge, and Helen, an NHS communications manager who admits she is ambitious, took part in the quiz in the second episode of season three.
Now they have told how they prepared for the show by setting up the secret code in case one of them was sure they had the right answer.
After depositing £100,000, the jackpot reached £1 million and their answer of 29 to the question “It's been 2024 since Blur Oasis hit number one in the UK with the song Country House” was correct.
The couple who won an incredible £1million prize on Limitless Win have revealed the 'secret code' they used on the show to secure success
The jackpot was taken home by Helen and Charlie on Saturday during the ITV1 show, hosted by Geordie duo Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly
Charlie answered the question correctly because he remembered it from his time at university.
Charlie said in his exit interview: “On the morning of the protocol we talked about how we should coordinate if a question came up that one of us was absolutely 100% sure about.”
“That way we could find the big answer when it came.” We chose the code “I know, know the answer.” As soon as that (final) question came up, I realized I knew it, knew it – 100% – so there was no reason to be nervous.
“We only realized the magnitude of it when we recorded the answer and the entire audience held their breath!”
“But even though I knew the answer, the only reason we were able to walk away with the money was because Helen had 100% trust in me to hold onto the answer – that level of trust means more to me than the money ever will.”
Of the win in general, they added: “It's taking some getting used to and still feels absolutely surreal!”
“We are both incredibly lucky to have had the opportunity to be on the show and even happier that we asked the right question at the right time and walked away with the money.”
“If we can do that, I’m sure others can win even more in the future.”
Charlie, an NHS finance manager who is interested in general knowledge, and Helen, an NHS communications manager who admits she is ambitious, took part in the quiz in the second episode of season three
Now they have told how they prepared for the show by setting up the secret code in case one of them was sure they had the right answer
After depositing £100,000, the jackpot reached £1 million and their answer of 29 to the question “It's been 2024 since Blur Oasis hit number one in the UK with the song Country House” was correct
Charlie then explained how he knew the answer to the question, saying that he had been interested in indie music since the late '80s and throughout the explosion of the scene in the early/mid '90s.
He said: “I love both Blur and Oasis and saw Blur at the Mile End Stadium in London in the summer of 1995 where I think they performed Country House for the first time.”
“I then saw Oasis three times in 1995/96 and I also remember that the first conversation I had when I arrived for my first semester at university in 1995 was about Blur vs. Oasis (with someone who is still a friend today). ).
“So I guess I placed the whole Blur/Oasis thing alongside significant events in my life, which also meant there was no way I could be wrong.” Like I said on the show, I don't remember too much like the 90s, but I remember when I founded Uni!'
The man and woman first met on a blind date after Charlie's mother suggested the meeting.
When they won, Ant and Dec jumped around the stage while Charlie and Helen hugged each other.
Helen called the moment “surreal.”
“Honestly, it’s like a dream,” she also said.
The couple then lost their lives when they were asked a question about the weight of Marvel character Captain America's shield.
Unsure of an answer about NASA's Perseverance rover on Mars, they paid out £1 million.
“It was great from start to finish, I think it will take me a while to understand,” Helen said.
They seemed emotional backstage after the win.
Previously, contestants on TV game show Katherine and Will won £500,000 in the first season, their highest prize to date.
Last week sisters Tina and Tracy won £100,000.
Featuring a never-ending money ladder, the show offers contestants the chance to win the world's first unlimited jackpot.
Contestants must answer a series of questions to win as much money as possible. But if they push their luck too far, they risk losing thousands of money they have already deposited.
Speaking to Web recently, the presenters joked that they almost “bankrupted” ITV by paying out £1million to Helen and Charlie.
Speaking about the current series, Ant said: “We're so happy that Limitless Win is doing so well with viewers, we love making it.”
Charlie said in his exit interview: “On the morning of the protocol we talked about how we should coordinate if a question came up that one of us was absolutely 100% sure about.”
Featuring a never-ending money ladder, the show offers contestants the chance to win the world's first unlimited jackpot
He continued: “It's such a thrilling and emotional rollercoaster of a show that we can't wait to do more.”
Dec commented: “We're gearing up for two more series of high tension and thrilling drama as more contestants climb the Limitless leaderboard.”
“We're excited to see how high they can climb now that they're so much more familiar with the show. 'Bring it on!'
The third series of Ant & Dec's Limitless Win continues on Saturday on ITV1 and ITVX.