Gary Cunning, a sales manager for soldering products from Glasgow, was a contestant on series 2 of the UK version of the show on 9 January, 1999. He walked away with £16,000.
WWTBAM Run
Fastest Finger First
| Fastest Finger First Question | |
| Starting with the youngest, put these four film directors in order of age. | |
| ⬥ A: Quentin Tarantino | ⬥ B: Alfred Hitchcock |
| ⬥ C: Richard Attenborough | ⬥ D: Steven Spielberg |
From the 9 remaining contestants, 4 got it right, but Gary (with a time of 5.21 seconds) was the fastest to correctly answer A-D-C-B, making it into the Hot Seat.
Gary's Run to the Million
| £100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What colour was the Incredible Hulk when he was angry? | |
| ⬥ A: Purple | ⬥ B: Green |
| ⬥ C: Black | ⬥ D: Orange |
| £200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which country hosted the 1998 World Cup Finals? | |
| ⬥ A: USA | ⬥ B: Germany |
| ⬥ C: Spain | ⬥ D: France |
| £300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Nostradamus was famous for making what? | |
| ⬥ A: Predictions | ⬥ B: Violins |
| ⬥ C: Jewellery | ⬥ D: Sculptures |
| £500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Oysters belong to which of these animal groups? | |
| ⬥ A: Reptiles | ⬥ B: Molluscs |
| ⬥ C: Insects | ⬥ D: Amphibians |
| £1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Who sang the theme song for the Bond film 'You Only Live Twice'? | |
| ⬥ A: Sheena Easton | ⬥ B: Shirley Bassey |
| ⬥ C: Lulu | ⬥ D: Nancy Sinatra |
| £2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What is a 'dab'? 'Ask The Audience' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: A bird | ⬥ B: A star |
| ⬥ C: A small boat | ⬥ D: A fish |
| Ask the Audience Results: A: 7% ⬥ B: 2% ⬥ C: 8% ⬥ D: 83% | |
| £4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which sea has a name meaning 'middle of the Earth'? | |
| ⬥ A: Caspian Sea | ⬥ B: Mediterranean Sea |
| ⬥ C: Baltic Sea | ⬥ D: Caribbean Sea |
| £8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What colour is 'umber'? 'Phone-A-Friend' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Brown | ⬥ B: Green |
| ⬥ C: Blue | ⬥ D: Orange |
| Gary did not know, so he decided to call his friend Paul, who was fairly sure it was brown. He decided to go with him and won £8,000. |
| £16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What is a 'stickleback'? '50:50' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: A bird | ⬥ B: A fish |
| ⬥ C: A reptile | ⬥ D: An insect |
| £32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What was Casanova's occupation in his final years? | |
| ⬥ A: Spy | ⬥ B: Librarian |
| ⬥ C: Violinist | ⬥ D: Soldier |
| Gary did not know and asked Chris to show him the money, so he walked away with £16,000. The correct answer was B: Librarian. |
Sources
| Preceded by Ian Horswell |
UK Contestant (Series 2) Gary Cunning |
Succeeded by Tristan Burt |