Sunday, March 24, 2002

"Millionaire" contestant wins then loses top prize due to computer glitch: The recent jackpot winner of Thailand's version of "Who Wants To Be a Millionaire" was forced to give back the top prize of 1 million baht (approximately $23,000) because the wrong computer cable was inadvertently plugged into her monitor (instead of the moderator's monitor), thus highlighting all of the correct answers. She was honest enough to admit what had happened, and was allowed to play the game one more time. On her second attempt she only won 25,000 baht (~ $576.00), proving once again that no good deed goes unpunished...