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A TIPPING Point contestant has made a savage swipe at a rival player. A question about music in 1980s caused contestants to make digs about each other in Thursday's episode of Tipping Point.

Tipping Point fans pleaded for strength as a player made a cringe 'Counter Town' pun.The ITV quiz series welcomed a contestant called Olly, who was having a rough time getting counters to drop in the opening round, on Friday afternoon.After answering a number of questions successfully with no joy, Olly was granted the opportunity to play one more time, leading to the questionable gag.Host Ben Shephard asked him: "Do you play that last counter? What are you thinking?"In response, Olly replied: "There's a little bit of a gap on drop zone four there, Ben and I think the slightest little nudge and I could be in Counter Town."Ben laughed and replied: "Counter Town.? Let's go to Counter Town."Olly added: "I'll have a one-way ticket to Counter

Tipping Point viewers have raged over the show's "easy questions" as they told ITV to "f*** off".The daytime quiz show aired an early and dramatic sudden death elimination during its first round on Friday but viewers weren't best pleased with the "easy" question chosen as the tie-breaker.Host Ben Shephard asked contestants Nic and Luke: "What number must be added to six to make a total of 10?"Nic answered with "four" first and correctly, meaning Luke was eliminated from the competition.Following his exit, Tipping Point viewers took to Twitter to bemoan the "p***-easy question'" and rant at ITV.One disgruntled viewer wrote: "REALLY? THAT'S A F***ING QUESTION?"Another commented: "Ffs.

Tipping Point is known for its rather questionable answers but fans were stunned when one contestant claimed NASA astronauts had taken pictures of Neptune.Host Ben Shephard asked which planet nicknamed "The Blue Marble" had been the subject of photographs taken from space, with Rachel believing that the correct answer was Neptune.The Blue Marble was taken in December 1972 by Harrison Schmitt and Ron Evans, taken around 18,000 miles from the surface of Earth.Addressing the contestants, he said: "The Blue Marble is a famous photograph taken by one of NASA's Apollo 17 crew, looking back at which planet?"Shortly after he came up for air, Rachel buzzed in as she believed she knew the correct answer."Neptune," she said as she looked somewhat

TIPPING Point fans were left swooning over a 'fit' contestant on the show - but they quickly turned on him after a humiliating alphabet blunder. Tom, an electrician from Hampshire, caught the eye of several viewers as he appeared on Wednesday's episode of the programme.

Tipping Point fans were left cringing as a 'fit' player made a simple alphabet error on today's show (September 15).The new episode welcomed a contestant called Tom, who viewers deemed conventionally attractive.The Hampshire-based electrician was leading after the first round but swiftly crumbled under pressure.Host Ben Shephard asked: "In the English alphabet, which letter comes between P and R?"Tom incorrectly answered "S" when the answer was in fact "Q", leading to scorn from viewers.One wrote: "Good to know that Tom doesn't know his alphabet, but DOES have half a haircut.

Tipping Point fans were left confused on Wednesday as contestant Jason answered multiple questions wrong and resorted to a tactical pass to make the final. Host Ben Shephard was back on presenting duty as another new episode of the ITV quiz show aired.

FERN Britton snapped "don't patronise me" at Iain Stirling during Tipping Point's celebrity special last night. The telly presenter, 63, the Love Island voice over and Made in Chelsea's Mark-Francis were up against the machine to try and win money for their chosen charities this week.

direct to your inboxA GP has suggested that mixing two different coronavirus vaccines could boost immunity, or reduce it, as he explained the government’s decision to look into the idea.A study has been launched in Oxford to determine whether different coronavirus vaccines can safely be used for first and second doses.England’s deputy chief medical officer Professor Jonathan Van-Tam, who is responsible for the new study, said that being able to mix vaccines would offer flexibility and could even provoke a better immune response.Dr Hilary Jones, Good Morning Britain’s health editor, explained that if the trials proved to improve immunity, it would boost the efficiency of vaccination programmes across the world.Host Ben Shephard said: "It’s

Good Morning Britain 's Dr Hilary Jones explained the news that trials are underway to work out whether mixing different Covid vaccines can boost your immunity to the virus.

Tipping Point fans were left raging at their screen this evening after contestants Elliot and Hannah both made an epic error during their time on the quiz show.

Tipping Point viewers seemed to get annoyed with the contestants of Thursday's episode, taking to Twitter to complain about their playing habits. Host Ben Shephard was back with four new players – Will, Rebecca, Martyn and Helen – but viewers didn't really gel with them.

Tipping Point viewers were outraged after a contestant on tonight's show was denied a point despite not being "beaten by the buzzer". Laura, a student, left fans swooning at the start of the show with her gorgeous looks, and when she was denied a point during one of her rounds, viewers were quick to defend her.Host Ben Shephard asked her which Scottish clothing item was historically known as a "Filibeg".Lauran answered "kilt", the correct answer, but Ben revealed she couldn't have the point as the timer had run out.However, viewers were convinced that the timer still had one second left, calling out the show for the unfair decision.One fan tweeted: "She wasn’t beaten by the buzzer.

Dr Hilary Jones responded to fears over the safety of eating takeaways amid the coronavirus pandemic.