16.07.2025 09:32
Merve İrem Taşdemir, who used the audience lifeline on the first question of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," drew attention with her performance. It was revealed that Taşdemir, who left the competition after winning 50,000 TL, is the wife of Emre Taşdemir, who once wore the Galatasaray jersey and most recently played for Gaziantep FK.
The beloved ATV competition "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" has recently made headlines due to the joker surprise experienced in the first question and the identity of the contestant. In the program hosted by Oktay Kaynarca, contestant Merve İrem Taşdemir caused the studio to fall silent for a moment when she used the audience joker on the very first question.
In the first question, valued at 2,000 TL, a product was asked that was described with phrases like "Keeps you full for a long time, supports the digestive system, regulates energy levels." However, when Taşdemir was unsure, she consulted the audience. With a response rate of 76%, she chose the correct option and continued on her way.
Taşdemir, who became a topic of conversation on social media as the "contestant who used the joker in the first question," quickly became one of the most shared names of the competition.
However, the real surprise emerged in the later minutes of the program. Merve İrem Taşdemir, who successfully continued until the second barrier question, left the competition happily after winning 50,000 TL in the final. After the program, another detail that surprised the audience came to light: It was revealed that the contestant is the wife of Emre Taşdemir, who once wore the Galatasaray jersey and most recently played for Gaziantep FK.