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Two contestants wrongly eliminated on the US version of The Million Pound Drop have been invited back onto the show.



Partners Gabe Okoye and Brittany Mayi lost $800,000 (£518,300) during the premiere of Million Dollar Money Drop on the question 'Which item was sold in stores first: the Macintosh computer, the Sony Walkman or Post-it notes?' Clearly shaken by their loss, the couple ultimately left empty-handed after dropping their remaining $80,000 (£51,830) on later questions.

However, fans disputed the question immediately after the show's airing and deduced that the pair's answer of Post-it notes had technically been correct.

Despite initially brushing off the mix-up, Money Drop executive producer Jeff Apploff is quoted by Contactmusic as stating: "Unfortunately the information our research department originally obtained from [manufacturers] 3M regarding when Post-it notes were first sold was incomplete.

"As a result of new information we have received from 3M, we feel it is only fair to give our contestants, Gabe and Brittany, another shot to play Million Dollar Money Drop."

It is not yet known when Okoye and Mayi will make their return to the show.

Two contestants on the UK programme won £25,000 during their second appearance after initially being eliminated over an inaccurate Doctor Who question.