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Graham Hickin, a civil servant from Pontefract, West Yorkshire, was a contestant on series 8 of the UK version of the show on 25 & 28 September, 2000. He walked away with £250,000.

WWTBAM Run

Fastest Finger First

Fastest Finger First Question
Put these traditional Bingo calls in order from lowest value to highest.
⬥ A: Two Little Ducks ⬥ B: Clickety Click
⬥ C: Kelly's Eye ⬥ D: Two Fat Ladies

From the 10 starting contestants, 5 got it right, but Fe (with a time of 6.77 seconds) was the fastest to correctly answer C-D-B-A, making it into the Hot Seat.

Graham's Run to the Million

£100 (1 to 15) - Not Timed
What is the characteristic harsh sound made by a duck?
⬥ A: Meow ⬥ B: Quack
⬥ C: Moo ⬥ D: Woof


£200 (2 to 15) - Not Timed
Complete this proverb: 'Too many cooks...'?
⬥ A: Butter no parsnips ⬥ B: Cry over spilt milk
⬥ C: Spoil the broth ⬥ D: Burn the toast


£300 (3 to 15) - Not Timed
Which of these creatures famously features in the opening titles of 'Coronation Street'?
⬥ A: Budgerigar ⬥ B: Guinea pig
⬥ C: Cat ⬥ D: Armadillo


£500 (4 to 15) - Not Timed
Which word can be used to mean a group of whales?
⬥ A: Train ⬥ B: School
⬥ C: Coach ⬥ D: Drill


£1,000 (5 to 15) - Not Timed
Which of these is the name of a popular Tchaikovsky ballet?
⬥ A: The Firecracker ⬥ B: The Nutcracker
⬥ C: The Chinese Cracker ⬥ D: The Christmas Cracker


£2,000 (6 to 15) - Not Timed
The Epcot center is a feature of which tourist attraction?
⬥ A: Alton Towers ⬥ B: Disney World
⬥ C: Universal Studios ⬥ D: Millennium Dome


£4,000 (7 to 15) - Not Timed
Which law states that if anything can go wrong, it will?
⬥ A: Parkinson's Law ⬥ B: Boyle's Law
⬥ C: Murphy's Law ⬥ D: Cole's Law


£8,000 (8 to 15) - Not Timed
What is the longest side of a right-angled triangle called?
⬥ A: Hypoderm ⬥ B: Hypothesis
⬥ C: Hypotenuse ⬥ D: Hypocrite


£16,000 (9 to 15) - Not Timed
Garston, Riverside and Walton are parliamentary constituencies in which city?
⬥ A: Newcastle ⬥ B: Manchester
⬥ C: Liverpool ⬥ D: Birmingham


£32,000 (10 to 15) - Not Timed
Laura Davies is a famous name in which sport?
⬥ A: Hockey ⬥ B: Golf
⬥ C: Badminton ⬥ D: Showjumping
The klaxon called time and Graham would return on £32,000 with all 3 lifelines still available.


£64,000 (11 to 15) - Not Timed
Queen Elizabeth I belonged to which royal house?
⬥ A: York ⬥ B: Lancaster
⬥ C: Tudor ⬥ D: Stuart


£125,000 (12 to 15) - Not Timed
What type of plant is a stinkhorn?
'50:50' lifeline used
⬥ A: Fern ⬥ B: Moss
⬥ C: Conifer ⬥ D: Fungus


£250,000 (13 to 15) - Not Timed
Spiro Agnew was the Vice President to which US President?
'Ask the Audience' and 'Phone a Friend' lifelines used
⬥ A: Lyndon B Johnson - 26% ⬥ B: Richard Nixon - 37%
⬥ C: Gerald Ford - 20% ⬥ D: Jimmy Carter - 17%
After he asked the audience and got a non-conclusive answer, Graham phoned his mate Gary, who thought it was B: Richard Nixon. Graham then decided to play, and he was right.


£500,000 (14 to 15) - Not Timed
Which of these Russian names means 'fellow traveller'?
⬥ A: Sputnik ⬥ B: Vostok
⬥ C: Soyuz ⬥ D: Voskhod
Graham decided his time was up and took the money. If he were to guess, he would said B: Vostok. The correct answer was A: Sputnik.

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Preceded by
Elaine Briggs
UK Contestant (Series 8)
Graham Hickin
Succeeded by
Steve Cornfield
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