A contestant on an Australian version of ‘Who wants to be a Millionaire?’ has become an international laughing stock after crashing out on the very first question of the show.

‘Millionaire Hot Seat’, a spin-off that pits contestants against the clock, saw a contestant posed the opening $100 question “Which of these is not a piece of jewellery commonly worn to symbolise a relationship between two people?”

Tour operator Whitney, perhaps mishearing or reading the question, got it wrong. Very, very wrong. You can see her fail, and react in the best possible way, here: