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Jacelyn Tay, almost a Millionaire
May 21, 2001
Jacelyn led the pack with a $16,000 win
last night, while Vernetta took the risk and lost $15,000. The buck
now hangs in the air for nervous Li-lin.
By Kwok Kar Peng
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A peek at last night's episode of Who
Wants To Be A Millionaire: All-Star Celebrity Special.
The Bosporus Bridge links which two continents?
A. Asia and Europe
B. Africa and Europe
C. Asia and Australasia
D. The continents of $1,000 and $16,000
  Vernetta
squirmed visibly in her hot seat while The Flying Dutchman eyes
her coolly. "You still have your lifelines," he cooed.
Vernetta chose 50:50.
Options B and D were left. The next
lifeline was used on the audience poll. 68% voted for option B.
"I wish to call my friend Ah San," the indecisive
contestant whispered.
 The
call was connected and the question relayed. Ah San wasted no time
in replying "Ei, wah mm zai leh (I don't know), but I choose B lah."
"Ok, I go with my friend and the audience. I
choose B," Vernetta gasped.
"Is that your final answer?" The FD asked.
"Yes."
"I'm afraid you've got it wrong, Vernetta. The
correct answer is D."
 Echoes
of "Arrrghhh!" and other unmentionables reverberated through the
recording studio and thousands of Singapore homes as shock and frustration
registered on Vernetta Lopez's pretty face.
The 'Bosporus Bridge' collapses, sending the
dejected actress back with a scanty $1000.
 Ok
my over-imaginative writer's instinct thought up the part about
Ah San spewing dialect on national TV but the rest is true, I swear.
Hey, I was there in the studio squirming anxiously
in the audience seat as Vernetta logged in her final answer.
So, how did the other celebrities fare?
 In
between filming, a rosy-cheeked Edmund Chen admitted that he was
so nervous he wanted to quit.
 The
poor bloke wasn't the only one, judging by what Cynthia Koh told
me, "Scary... very nervous…nerve-wracking experience… brain goes
blank… will try my best."
 Next
on the hot seat is the reluctant contestant Li-lin. Reaching the
first safety level of $1,000, she will return to the show on Wednesday
for more thrilling excitements.
How much will she win for the charities?
Will
the guys finally beat the girls in the Fastest Fingers First round?
Will Xie Shaoguang remember how to work the computer?
 Will
Mark Lee really win, I quote, "more than a million dollars?"
Stay tuned to Channel 5 this Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday, 8-9pm for the concluding episodes of the All-Star Celebrity
Special.
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