Tipping Point fans fume as ITV show player 'ruins result' with Ben Shephard snap

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Tipping Point fans were left fuming after a winning contestant revealed his own victory.As three new contestants took to their podiums to bag a big cash prize, contestant Brian McNott took to Twitter to engage with fans as the latest episode of the newly formatted series was underway.Brian, a social worker from Glasgow, could be seen racing ahead of his fellow contestants and securing a nice lead in the first round.It was then that Brian surfaced on Twitter, sharing a picture of him posing alongside host Ben Shepard on set with a big smile on his face.Captioning the revealing snap, he said: “Cmon then Twitter - what you got for me??? #Tippingpoint.”Fans immediately rushed to the comments accusing the contestant of dropping a major clue that he won the episode.“Looks like you've spoilt it for us all, you won then??,” said one angry viewer.Another fumed: ‘Brian’s a jammy c*nt…. #tippingpoint”Others agreed he had revealed his victory, but rooted for the star to take home the the £10k cash prize.“We reckon you win the jackpot,” added another fan.Brian did make it to the final with an impressive £3150 in his bank.Ultimately he was unable to drop the jackpot counter, and opted to take home his £4400 winnings instead of trading in for three more counters.Tipping Point viewers recently experienced a similar problem after a bad actor exposed the winner of the game show online during a repeat episode.As fans took to Twitter to enjoy the ITV show together, one mean viewer left fans up in arms when they announced the winner’s name just a few minutes into the episode.Causing a stir amongst viewers, one fan tweeted: "Old episode Ruth wins sorry #TippingPoint."Angry viewers were quick to express their frustration at the shocking post,.