Annie Locke, a professional musician from Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, was a contestant on series 4 of the UK version of the show on 6-7 September 1999. She walked away with £32,000 after incorrectly answering her £125,000 question. She became the first woman to make it the hot seat in Series 4.
WWTBAM Run
Fastest Finger First
| Fastest Finger First | |
| Starting nearest the beginning, put these four letters of the Greek alphabet in order. | |
| ⬥ A: Delta | ⬥ B: Alpha |
| ⬥ C: Kappa | ⬥ D: Omega |
From the 8 remaining contestants, 2 got it right, but Annie (with a time of 6.78 seconds) was the fastest to correctly answer B-A-C-D, making it into the Hot Seat.
Annie's Run to the Million
| £100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| According to legend, William Tell shot an arrow at which fruit on his son's head? | |
| ⬥ A: Apple | ⬥ B: Melon |
| ⬥ C: Peach | ⬥ D: Kumquat |
| £200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which football team in the 1998 World Cup Finals was known as the Reggae Boyz? | |
| ⬥ A: England | ⬥ B: Jamaica |
| ⬥ C: Scotland | ⬥ D: Argentina |
| £300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What was the destination of the Titanic when she sank in 1912? | |
| ⬥ A: Rio de Janeiro | ⬥ B: Cape Town |
| ⬥ C: Quebec | ⬥ D: New York |
| The klaxon called time and Annie would return on £300 with all 3 lifelines still available. |
| £500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What was the name of the rabbit in the film 'Bambi'? | |
| ⬥ A: Bumper | ⬥ B: Jumper |
| ⬥ C: Thumper | ⬥ D: Dumper |
| £1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What was the surname of the novel-writing sisters Charlotte, Emily and Anne? | |
| ⬥ A: Austen | ⬥ B: Eliot |
| ⬥ C: Bronte | ⬥ D: Gaskell |
| £2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| How many grams are there in a kilogram? | |
| ⬥ A: 10 | ⬥ B: 100 |
| ⬥ C: 1000 | ⬥ D: 10,000 |
| £4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| With which art form is Henry Moore most associated? | |
| ⬥ A: Architecture | ⬥ B: Painting |
| ⬥ C: Sculpture | ⬥ D: Photography |
| £8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| In which country did the spirit 'poteen' originate? '50:50' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Russia | ⬥ B: Japan |
| ⬥ C: USA | ⬥ D: Ireland |
| £16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What is a 'billet-doux'? | |
| ⬥ A: Sweet | ⬥ B: Love-letter |
| ⬥ C: Hat | ⬥ D: Banknote |
| £32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| In 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland', which bird does Alice use as a 'mallet' to play croquet? | |
| ⬥ A: Pelican | ⬥ B: Albatross |
| ⬥ C: Flamingo | ⬥ D: Penguin |
| £64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What nationality was the composer Berlioz? | |
| ⬥ A: German | ⬥ B: Swiss |
| ⬥ C: Danish | ⬥ D: French |
| £125,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which US car manufacturer made the famous Bearcat model? 'Ask the Audience' and 'Phone a Friend' lifelines used | |
| ⬥ A: Oldsmobile | ⬥ B: Pontiac |
| ⬥ C: Du Pont | ⬥ D: Stutz |
| Ask the Audience Results: A: 12% ⬥ B: 47% ⬥ C: 11% ⬥ D: 30% | |
| Annie said she wanted to use a lifeline, so she decided to Ask the Audience, who voted 12-47-11-30. Still not sure, she decided to call her partner Francis' brother-in-law Bill, who had no idea what the answer was. She decided to go with the audience, but they turned out to be wrong, as the correct answer was D: Stutz. |
Sources
| Preceded by Tony Watt |
UK Contestant (Series 4) Annie Locke |
Succeeded by Andy Evans |