John Davidson (Series 2)

John Davidson, a dog handler from Amble, Northumberland, was a contestant on series 2 of the UK version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on 10 January, 1999. He left with absolutely nothing after incorrectly answering his £1,000 question, thus becoming the first contestant on any version of Millionaire in the world to win nothing at all.

WWTBAM Run[]

Fastest Finger First[]

Fastest Finger First Question
Starting with the furthest north, put these four British islands in order from north to south.
⬥ A: Isle of Wight	⬥ B: Shetland Isles
⬥ C: Isle of Man	⬥ D: Anglesey

Out of the 9 remaining contestants, 3 were right, but John was the fastest to correctly answer B-C-D-A (in a time of 6.82 seconds), thus making it into the Hot Seat.

John's Run to the Million[]

£100 (1 to 15) - Not Timed
What do we call a person from Denmark?
⬥ A: A Dennis	⬥ B: A Mark
⬥ C: A Dean	⬥ D: A Dane

£200 (2 to 15) - Not Timed
Someone who travels 'incognito' would be which of these?
⬥ A: In a hurry	⬥ B: In disguise
⬥ C: In a car	⬥ D: In debt

£300 (3 to 15) - Not Timed
Which singer was backed by The Shadows?
⬥ A: Rod Stewart	⬥ B: Cliff Richard
⬥ C: Gary Glitter	⬥ D: Van Morrison

£500 (4 to 15) - Not Timed
Which of these countries is washed by the Gulf of Mexico?
⬥ A: Chile	⬥ B: Canada
⬥ C: Peru	⬥ D: The USA

£1,000 (5 to 15) - Not Timed
Which of these girls' names is the title of a Jane Austen novel?
⬥ A: Emily	⬥ B: Jane
⬥ C: Emma	⬥ D: Sophie