Denis Burton, a cargo flight controller from Surrey, was a contestant on series 2 of the UK version of the show on 12-13 January, 1999. He walked away with £1,000 after incorrectly answering his £16,000 question.
WWTBAM Run[]
Fastest Finger First[]
| Fastest Finger First Question | |
| Starting with the earliest, put these four pop groups in order by the year they were formed. | |
| ⬥ A: Spice Girls | ⬥ B: Slade |
| ⬥ C: Duran Duran | ⬥ D: Simply Red |
All 7 remaining contestants got it right, but Denis (with a time of 4.37 seconds) was the fastest to correctly answer B-C-D-A, making it into the Hot Seat.
Denis's Run to the Million[]
| £100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What building warns ships of dangerous rocks? | |
| ⬥ A: Windmill | ⬥ B: Lighthouse |
| ⬥ C: Pub | ⬥ D: Fire station |
| £200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which cloth identifies the different clans of Scotland? | |
| ⬥ A: Denim | ⬥ B: Tartan |
| ⬥ C: Chiffon | ⬥ D: Velvet |
| £300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| In education, what does the 'A' stand for in 'A' level? | |
| ⬥ A: Art | ⬥ B: Advanced |
| ⬥ C: Average | ⬥ D: Academic |
| The klaxon called time and Denis would return on £300 with all 3 lifelines still available. |
| £500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which character is Charlotte Bronte's most famous creation? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Mr Pickwick | ⬥ B: Jane Eyre |
| ⬥ C: Frankenstein | ⬥ D: Becky Sharp |
| Ask the Audience Results: A: 6% ⬥ B: 88% ⬥ C: 2% ⬥ D: 4% | |
| £1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| In which year was Prince Charles born? | |
| ⬥ A: 1947 | ⬥ B: 1948 |
| ⬥ C: 1949 | ⬥ D: 1950 |
| £2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of the following is the highest Royal Naval rank? | |
| ⬥ A: Captain | ⬥ B: Lieutenant Commander |
| ⬥ C: Commander | ⬥ D: Commodore |
| £4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which British sportsman was the world's singles table tennis and Wimbledon singles champion? | |
| ⬥ A: Fred Perry | ⬥ B: Harry Vardon |
| ⬥ C: Arthur Gore | ⬥ D: Joe Davis |
| £8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| In which location is Kipling's 'The Jungle Book' mainly set? | |
| ⬥ A: Africa | ⬥ B: Burma |
| ⬥ C: Thailand | ⬥ D: India |
| £16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Who starred as Hercule Poirot in the 1974 film 'Murder on the Orient Express'? 'Phone a Friend' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: David Suchet | ⬥ B: Peter Ustinov |
| ⬥ C: Albert Finney | ⬥ D: John Gielgud |
| Denis did not know, so he decided to call his friend Chris, who would guess Peter Ustinov. He decided to go with him, but this was incorrect, and he lost £7,000, as the correct answer was C: Albert Finney. |
Sources[]
| Preceded by Len Munday |
UK Contestant (Series 2) Denis Burton |
Succeeded by Matthew Norways |