A Resurfaced Clip Of Someone Walking Away From An Extremely Easy $500,000 Question On "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" Is Going Viral

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Every now and then, a clip from the early days of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire goes viral.

Regis Philbin shaking the hand of a contestant on the game show
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I'm seeing one all over my timeline recently, and it's of someone walking away from the *easiest* $500,000 question.

Regis Philbin in a striped suit, standing with arms open, at an ABC event
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Here's the clip:

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As you can see, it's the most straightforward Pokémon question ever.

Man on game show considering multiple-choice question about which is the non-Pokémon character
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Easy enough, right?

Regis gesturing toward the camera
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Wrong. He did a 50-50 and walked away.

Contestant on a game show pondering a question about whether Jigglypuff or Frodo is the non-Pokémon character
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From "This hurts my soul"...

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...to "Is he serious right now?!"

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HOW THE HELL DID HE NOT GET THAT?!

Britney Spears in a TV interview, smiling, as the camera zooms in
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And if you somehow didn't know the answer, it's FRODO. Jigglypuff is a Pokémon character.

Jigglypuff from Pokémon looks upset with swirled eyes, indicative of confusion or dizziness

Sheesh.

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