I was on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? – there’s a secret rule with music questions that can get you in BIG trouble

AS if phoning a friend, asking the audience and going 50:50 wasn’t enough stress for Who Wants To Be A Millionaire contestants, there’s one more golden rule.

A former show star has let slip the hugely important protocol that everyone must follow.

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They have honed in on what happens during a tricky music question[/caption]

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire was hosted by Chris Tarrant, before Jeremy Clarkson took his spot.

In a Reddit thread, user epiceyeroll gave the lowdown on their experience on the US version of the show.

They wrote: “This will probably get lost in the shuffle, but I was invited to be on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.

“One of the random rules was that if you received a question about music, you were not allowed to hum or sing because the producers didn’t want to be bothered to have to get the rights to that song.”

They then disclosed: “The same thing happens on Big Brother.

“There is no singing allowed in the Big Brother house, and if they sing, they will cut off the live feed into the house.”

Previously, someone who was a Phone A Friend lifeline for their pal also dished the dirt.

A post on Reddit from seven years ago has revealed a damning secret that many fans of the series will be shocked to find out.

nother user known as Toastwaver, claimed: “I was a lifeline on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.

“We were prepped, the five of us that were the chosen lifelines and, in this prepping, there was no mention about googling.

“In other words, it was understood that using the 30 second window to Google the question would be acceptable.

“Many people wonder this, I think, so I thought I’d share.”

Previously Nik, who featured on the programme back in 2010, revealed how he was picked up by a “posh car” to film his episode based in New York.

He went on to detail how he and the other contestants were “briefed by the show’s lawyers and producers” about how to behave on set.

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They said show stars could not hum out a song on a music question due to copyright rules[/caption]

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Jeremy Clarkson now fronts the UK version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire[/caption]