Tipping Point's Ben Shephard shuts down 'smug' contestant who used 'unfair tactic'

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Tipping Point fans were annoyed with the 'unfair tactics' one contestant employed to try and get them through to a big money win.

There was rejoicing though when the ITV game show's host Ben Shephard 'shut him down' as viewers took delight in the "smug" contestant's fail.

The player in question, Steve, looked to dodge questions and managed to eliminate another in the process. He decided to "pass" on a number of the questions, which meant that his rival Jean was left to answer them instead.

The tactic didn't go unnoticed by Ben, who called him out for his repeated passing of anything being asked of him. He sarcastically suggested that he was being "generous" to his fellow contestant by deciding to 'dodge' as many questions asked to him as