A TIPPING Point contestant was forced to apologise to host Ben Shephard after making a huge mistake on the show.
Ben welcomed Laura, Tare, Sophie and Ian during a brand new episode of the ITV quiz show.
The show returned to its previous format of four contestants, but Ian was left apologising to host Ben when he made a catastrophic blunder.
Laura, Sophie and Ian got off to a great start, however, Tare struggled with the Tipping Point machine.
He was eliminated at the end of the first round after failing to add any money to his jackpot.
Heading into the second round, Laura had £700, Sophie £350 and Ian £300.
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However, Ian struggled in the round and apologised to Ben for his performance.
The host asked: “Which breakfast cereal company produces Crunchy Nut Clusters?”
Ian answered correctly with “Kellogg’s” before getting his second question right in quick succession, however, he passed his next question and “panicked”.
Ben asked: “Quint is a character in which 1975 Steven Spielberg…”
Ian cut him off and remarked: “Pass,” but sighed when Ben revealed the answer was “Jaws”.
The host continued: “Which wife of Henry VIII was the mother of the future king of England Edward VI?”
Ian incorrectly answered “Anne Boleyn” before adding: “Sorry.”
After failing to answer the last question, he apologised again and said: “Sorry, mate.”
“Ian just two,” Ben commented and the player replied: “I went a blank there,” before Ben added: “You started panicking, I think.”
Tipping Point airs on ITV on weekdays at 4pm.
