Million Pound Drop dumbs down

There seems to be a weird kind of karma happening on the Million Pound Drop.

Last night the studio was the scene of a nasty killing, when mild-mannered Davina McCall turned vicious and shouted: "Stamp on it!"

And so a rogue wasp, which had been buzzing around all night, met its demise under a contestant's shoe.

It didn't seem to do them any harm, because mere minutes later, Seve and Craig won £100,000.

But the bad luck seemed to be transferred to the next contestants.

They confidently put £1 million on the answer that Justin Timberlake had been given an award for 'protecting friends with benefits'. I know he was in a film with that name, but come on! Protecting friends with benefits? The only answer could be the environment.

But I had to feel sorry for the poor girl, who looked so shocked, started shaking and repeated 'Oh my God'. Quite.

Then the next couple managed to blow their million on the first question too!

I have the distinct impression that Million Pound Drop has become a lot easier than when it started. In its first week, hardly anyone made it through to the final question or took home any money. Now that happens quite regularly.

But last night the producers must have been panicking that the questions were still too hard, so found a really easy one for the next contestants.

Which of these cannot proceed the word 'land' to make the name of a country?

Thai, Fin, Po and Pound.

Even they managed to spot that Poundland was a shop and not a country.

Let's hope tonight's questions aren't quite that ridiculously simple. Because shouting 'You're going to lose all your money, you idiots!' at the telly is actually quite fun.