Gary Alexander, a hospital porter from Salisbury, Wiltshire, appeared as a contestant on the ninth episode of Series 16 of the British version of the show on 6 November 2004. He walked away with £125,000.
WWTBAM Run[]
Fastest Finger First[]
| Fastest Finger First | |
| Put these words in order they appear in a famous phrase which uses all the letters of the alphabet. | |
| ⬥ A: Dog | ⬥ B: Fox |
| ⬥ C: Lazy | ⬥ D: Quick |
| From the 10 contestants, 3 got it right but Gary (with a time of 3.91 seconds) was the fastest to correctly answer D-B-C-A, making it into the Hot Seat. |
Gary's Run to the Million[]
| £100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| If somebody is grateful for what they have, they are said to 'count their...' what? | |
| ⬥ A: Hymns | ⬥ B: Psalms |
| ⬥ C: Blessings | ⬥ D: Prayers |
| £200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of these is made up of several workers in a factory? | |
| ⬥ A: Washing line | ⬥ B: Assembly line |
| ⬥ C: Pipe line | ⬥ D: Fishing line |
| £300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| With what weapon is Robin Hood most associated? | |
| ⬥ A: Catapult | ⬥ B: Peashooter |
| ⬥ C: Bow and arrow | ⬥ D: Tomahawk |
| £500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What is Cockney rhyming slang for the telephone? | |
| ⬥ A: Darby and Joan | ⬥ B: Lend and Ioan |
| ⬥ C: Dog and bone | ⬥ D: Grunt and groan |
| £1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which chef was featured in the ITV reality show 'Hell's Kitchen'? | |
| ⬥ A: Ainsley Harriott | ⬥ B: Aldo Zilli |
| ⬥ C: Gordon Ramsay | ⬥ D: Brian Turner |
| £2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of these creatures is notorious for felling trees using its large teeth? | |
| ⬥ A: Badger | ⬥ B: Baboon |
| ⬥ C: Bison | ⬥ D: Beaver |
| £4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Britain's best-selling single of 1985 was 'The Power of Love', sung by Jennifer... who? | |
| ⬥ A: Paige | ⬥ B: Lopez |
| ⬥ C: Rush | ⬥ D: Ellison |
| £8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Known as 'the biggest little city in the world', Reno is in which US State | |
| ⬥ A: New Mexico | ⬥ B: Nevada |
| ⬥ C: Ohio | ⬥ D: Indiana |
| £16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What is the name of butcher in the traditional card game Happy Famillies? 'Ask the Audience' and '50:50' lifelines used | |
| ⬥ A: Mr Hock | ⬥ B: Mr Lamb |
| ⬥ C: Mr Cleaver | ⬥ D: Mr Bones |
| Ask the Audience Results: A: 4% ⬥ B: 29% ⬥ C: 22% ⬥ D: 45% | |
| £32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Who wrote the play 'The Dumb Waiter'? 'Phone-a-Friend' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Tom Stoppard | ⬥ B: Harold Pinter |
| ⬥ C: Arthur Miller | ⬥ D: Tennessee Williams |
| Gary didn't know the answer so he phoned his brother Peter. Peter said that he was "100% sure" that the answer is B: Harold Pinter. Gary went along with him with played B: Harold Pinter, winning himself £32,000. |
| £64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Hall Green and Brough Park are venues most associated with which sport? | |
| ⬥ A: Horse racing | ⬥ B: Cricket |
| ⬥ C: Greyhound racing | ⬥ D: Golf |
| £125,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Harold Holt, who disappeared in 1967, was the prime minister of which Commonwealth coutry? | |
| ⬥ A: Australia | ⬥ B: Bahamas |
| ⬥ C: Jamaica | ⬥ D: St Lucia |
| £250,000 (13 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| As what was Ford Madox Brown most famous? | |
| ⬥ A: Engineer | ⬥ B: Composer |
| ⬥ C: Painter | ⬥ D: Scientist |
| With all lifelines exhausted, Gary walked away. The right answer was C: Painter. Total Prize Money: £125,000 |
Sources[]
| Preceded by Jennifer Taylor |
UK Contestants (Series 16) Gary Alexander |
Succeeded by Matt Curtis |