Brene Hully, a French teacher from Cardiff, appeared as a contestant on Series 17 of the British version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on 22 January 2005. He won £16,000.
WWTBAM Run[]
Fastest Finger First[]
| Fastest Finger First Question | |
| Put these 'Coronation Street' couples in the order they married. | |
| ⬥ A: Alf and Audrey | ⬥ B: Ken and Valerie |
| ⬥ C: Ashley and Maxine | ⬥ D: Rita and Len |
| Out of 10 contestants, 2 contestants got it right, but Brene (with a time of 4.71 seconds) was the fastest to correctly answer B-D-A-C, making it to the hot seat. |
Brene's Run to the Million[]
| £100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| An actor often suffers from ... what? | |
| ⬥ A: Performance shock | ⬥ B: Play fear |
| ⬥ C: Proscenium dread | ⬥ D: Stage fright |
| £200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of these describes a person who enjoys spreading malicious gossip? | |
| ⬥ A: Costermonger | ⬥ B: Ironmonger |
| ⬥ C: Fishmonger | ⬥ D: Scandalmonger |
| £300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of these words refers to someone knowledgeable or enthusiastic about a subject? | |
| ⬥ A: Buff | ⬥ B: Cuff |
| ⬥ C: Duff | ⬥ D: Ruff |
| £500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| The study of heredity and inherited characteristics is known by what name? | |
| ⬥ A: Statistics | ⬥ B: Orthopaedics |
| ⬥ C: Genetics | ⬥ D: Robotics |
| £1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of these is a quantity of paper? | |
| ⬥ A: Chain | ⬥ B: Peck |
| ⬥ C: Troy | ⬥ D: Ream |
| £2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which US TV comedy featured a coffee shop manager called Gunther? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Friends | ⬥ B: Will and Grace |
| ⬥ C: Frasier | ⬥ D: Suddenly Susan |
| Ask the Audience Results: A: 84% ⬥ B: 10% ⬥ C: 1% ⬥ D: 5% | |
| £4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Rachel Stevens was a member of which pop group? | |
| ⬥ A: Atomic Kitten | ⬥ B: S Club |
| ⬥ C: Mis-Teeq | ⬥ D: Steps |
| £8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Ellesmere Port overlooks the estuary of which river? | |
| ⬥ A: Clyde | ⬥ B: Humber |
| ⬥ C: Mersey | ⬥ D: Thames |
| £16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of these is a kind of lizard? | |
| ⬥ A: Skerry | ⬥ B: Skink |
| ⬥ C: Skein | ⬥ D: Skeet |
| £32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| The line "All the world's a stage" is featured in which of Shakespeare's plays? 'Phone-a-Friend' and '50:50' lifelines used | |
| ⬥ A: Measure For Measure | ⬥ B: Henry V |
| ⬥ C: Romeo and Juliet | ⬥ D: As You Like It |
| Brene did not want to risk £15,000, so he walked away. He would have guessed D: As You Like It, which turned out to be the correct answer. Total Prize Money: £16,000 |
Sources[]
| Preceded by Simon Curtis |
UK Contestant (Series 17) Brene Hully |
Succeeded by Martin Parkinson |