Graham Hickin (1955/56-2015), 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 Graham (with a time of 6.77 seconds) was the fastest to correctly answer C-A-B-D, 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 | ⬥ B: Richard Nixon |
⬥ C: Gerald Ford | ⬥ D: Jimmy Carter |
Ask the Audience Results: A: 26% ⬥ B: 37% ⬥ C: 20% ⬥ D: 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. |
Sources[]
Preceded by Elaine Briggs |
UK Contestant (Series 8) Graham Hickin |
Succeeded by Steve Cornfield |