“What is the nationality of the great Atlético Madrid goalkeeper Jan Oblak?” is the question that Manuel has to answer if he wants to continue his path in Who wants to be a millionaire? The four options are: ‘A’: Slovenian, ‘B’: Slovak, ‘C’: Polish, ‘D’: Czech. “Reading the question I think we can know which team the person who wrote this belongs to,” says Juanra Bonet when reading “the ‘great’ goalkeeper.” Manuel says that he thinks he is a great goalkeeper and begins to think about his question. “The name Jan directs you to Slovakia or the Czech Republic, it means John in that language,” he explains, and rules out that he is Slovenian or Polish. The contestant claims that he could be from either of the two, because both republics were a united country. “If they ask you 15 years ago and…”, the presenter comments.
When in doubt, the millionaire candidate decides to use the companion’s wild card, which in this case is Alejandro, his son, who is studying law and is a great soccer lover. “Before you said Jan’s name, I would have called you Slovenian, but since you have already ruled it out…”, his son admits. Faced with this situation, without being very sure, he tells her that he thinks he is Slovak. The insecurity in the answer makes his son suggest using the 50% help. “Imagine that we use it and we are left with Slovak and Czech,” responds Manuel, who is determined to mark the ‘B’. Alejandro stops him and they decide to use the other wild card.
The contestant and his son breathe a sigh of relief because the two options they thought were correct have been eliminated. They will have to decide whether he is Slovenian or Polish. “My lawyer was right at the beginning, he is Slovenian,” acknowledges the participant, who marks the ‘A’: Slovenian, ensuring the 5,000 euros and the pass to the next question.
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