Eric Fitzgerald, an electronics engineer from Bradford, West Yorkshire won £32,000 on March 10th, 2002 after answering his £64,000 question incorrectly.
Fastest Finger First Question
| Fastest Finger First | |
| Starting with the fewest, put these national flags in order of how many different colours they have. | |
| ⬥ A: France | ⬥ B: Japan |
| ⬥ C: United Arab Emirates | ⬥ D: South Africa |
From the 10 contestants, only Eric got it correct. His time was 7.24 seconds and the correct order was B-A-C-D.
Eric's Run to the Million
| £100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What is the name of the US state that was third to join the Union in 1787? | |
| ⬥ A: New Cardy | ⬥ B: New Jersey |
| ⬥ C: New Woolly | ⬥ D: New Pully |
| £200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What name is given to the sleep you need to keep looking young, healthy and attractive? | |
| ⬥ A: Beauty sleep | ⬥ B: Loveliness sleep |
| ⬥ C: Glamour sleep | ⬥ D: Prettiness sleep |
| £300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| The actress Noele Gordon appeared in which TV soap for almost twenty years? | |
| ⬥ A: Crossroads | ⬥ B: Emmerdale |
| ⬥ C: Coronation Street | ⬥ D: EastEnders |
| £500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What does the 'N' stand for in the abbreviation CND? | |
| ⬥ A: Nuclear | ⬥ B: Nemesis |
| ⬥ C: Nutritional | ⬥ D: Napalm |
| £1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Complete the title of the Prince single: "Little Red..."? | |
| ⬥ A: Chrysler | ⬥ B: Corvette |
| ⬥ C: Car | ⬥ D: Cadillac |
| £2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Who won a Best Director Oscar for the film 'Saving Private Ryan'? | |
| ⬥ A: Martin Scorsese | ⬥ B: Steven Spielberg |
| ⬥ C: Brian de Palma | ⬥ D: Stanley Kubrick |
| £4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| The plague known as the Black Death was carried to England by fleas living on which animals? | |
| ⬥ A: Rats | ⬥ B: Monkeys |
| ⬥ C: Horses | ⬥ D: Pigs |
| £8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What nationality is tennis player Thomas Johansson, the 2002 Australian Open winner? | |
| ⬥ A: Norwegian | ⬥ B: German |
| ⬥ C: Danish | ⬥ D: Swedish |
| £16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| The town of King's Lynn stands on the mouth of which river? 'Ask the Audience' and '50:50' lifelines used | |
| ⬥ A: Great Ouse - 36% | ⬥ B: Nene - 26% |
| ⬥ C: Stour - 21% | ⬥ D: Cherwell - 17% |
| £32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| In total, how many countries offically adopted Euro banknotes and coins as legal tender on January 1st 2002? 'Phone-A-Friend' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Eight | ⬥ B: Ten |
| ⬥ C: Twelve | ⬥ D: Fourteen |
| Eric didn't know, so he phoned a friend of one of his friends, Keith, who said C: Twelve. Eric went for C: Twelve and won £32,000. |
| £64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Lucy Honeychurch is a central character of which novel? | |
| ⬥ A: A Tale of Two Cities | ⬥ B: A Room with a View |
| ⬥ C: Persuasion | ⬥ D: The Mill on the Floss |