John Randall, a horse racing statistician from Beckenham, Kent, was a contestant on series 8 of the UK version of the show on 25 & 27 November 2000. He walked away with £500,000.
WWTBAM Run
Fastest Finger First
| Fastest Finger First Question | |
| Starting with the lowest, put these properties from a standard UK Monopoly board in order of value. | |
| ⬥ A: Park Lane | ⬥ B: Pentonville Road |
| ⬥ C: Piccadilly | ⬥ D: Pall Mall |
From the 8 remaining contestants, 3 got it right, but John (with a time of 5.34 seconds) correctly answered B-D-C-A, making it into the Hot Seat.
John's Run to the Million
| £100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of these is the name of a famous film company? | |
| ⬥ A: 17th Century Rabbit | ⬥ B: 18th Century Chicken |
| ⬥ C: 19th Century Wolf | ⬥ D: 20th Century Fox |
| £200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Somebody who has been completely deceived is said to have 'swallowed it...' how? | |
| ⬥ A: Hook, line and sinker | ⬥ B: Bell, book and candle |
| ⬥ C: Lock, stock and barrel | ⬥ D: Blood, sweat and tears |
| £300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What are generally listed against numbers to help solve crossword puzzles? | |
| ⬥ A: Hints | ⬥ B: Clues |
| ⬥ C: Facts | ⬥ D: Red Herrings |
| £500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of these is a type of butterfly? | |
| ⬥ A: Green Captain | ⬥ B: Orange Commander |
| ⬥ C: Red Admiral | ⬥ D: Blue Lieutenant |
| £1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What's the first name of the female singer whose surname is Morrisette? | |
| ⬥ A: Mariah | ⬥ B: Cheryl |
| ⬥ C: Alanis | ⬥ D: Tori |
| £2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| In North America, which term is applied to women's thin nylon tights? | |
| ⬥ A: Pantaloons | ⬥ B: Pantyhouse |
| ⬥ C: Pantalets | ⬥ D: Pantsuit |
| £4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| From 1945 to 1969, Matt Busby managed which football club? | |
| ⬥ A: Manchester United | ⬥ B: Blackburn Rovers |
| ⬥ C: Manchester City | ⬥ D: Bolton Wanderers |
| £8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which island in the British Isles has a parliament called the Tynwald? | |
| ⬥ A: Jersey | ⬥ B: Holy Island |
| ⬥ C: St. Michael's Mount | ⬥ D: Isle of Man |
| £16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Bysshe was the middle name of which famous poet? | |
| ⬥ A: Byron | ⬥ B: Keats |
| ⬥ C: Wordsworth | ⬥ D: Shelley |
| £32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which Hollywood film was remade as the musical High Society? | |
| ⬥ A: It's a Wonderful Life | ⬥ B: Bringing Up Baby |
| ⬥ C: The Philadelphia Story | ⬥ D: Casablanca |
| The klaxon called time and John would return home with £32,000 with all 3 lifelines available. |
| £64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Who was British Prime Minister at the end of World War I? | |
| ⬥ A: Herbert Asquith | ⬥ B: David Lloyd George |
| ⬥ C: Andrew Bonar Law | ⬥ D: Stanley Bladwin |
| £125,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| The wine Tokay originated in which country? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Germany | ⬥ B: Hungary |
| ⬥ C: Japan | ⬥ D: Bulgaria |
| Ask the Audience Results: A: 5% ⬥ B: 34% ⬥ C: 32% ⬥ D: 29% | |
| £250,000 (13 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which American state has a Union Jack on its state flag? | |
| ⬥ A: Virginia | ⬥ B: Georgia |
| ⬥ C: Maryland | ⬥ D: Hawaii |
| £500,000 (14 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What does a spelunker do as a hobby? '50:50' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Watches Birds | ⬥ B: Explores Caves |
| ⬥ C: Collects Autographs | ⬥ D: Makes Pottery |
| £1 Million (15 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Oberon is the satellite of which planet? 'Phone a Friend' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Mercury | ⬥ B: Neptune |
| ⬥ C: Uranus | ⬥ D: Mars |
| John did not know, so he decided to call his brother-in-law Richard, who ruled out Mercury and Mars, but did not know which of the other two was. Therefore, John decided to walk away with £500,000. The correct answer was C: Uranus. |
Sources
John Randall's Run to the Million at ATGS (Part 1)
John Randall's Run to the Million at ATGS (Part 2)
| Preceded by Martine Knight |
UK Contestant (Series 8) John Randall |
Succeeded by Elsa Oliver |