Jonathan Green from Essex, England, became the first £250,000 winner in the UK on 4th September 1999. He was the biggest winner in the UK until Peter Lee became the first £500,000 winner on January 18th 2000.
WWTBAM Run
Fastest Finger First Question
| Fastest Finger First | |
| Starting with the lowest, put these temperatures in order, in degrees Celsius. | |
| ⬥ A: Human body temperature | ⬥ B: Boiling point |
| ⬥ C: Freezing point | ⬥ D: Absolute zero |
| Of the 10 contestants, six got it right but Jonathan was the fastest with a time 4.83 seconds. Correct order: D-C-A-B |
Jonathan's Run to the Million
| £100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What does an athlete traditionally hand over to a teammate during a relay race? | |
| ⬥ A: Sandwich | ⬥ B: Baton |
| ⬥ C: Cup of tea | ⬥ D: Mobile phone |
| £200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Orange sauce is traditionally eaten with which meat? | |
| ⬥ A: Tongue | ⬥ B: Duck |
| ⬥ C: Veal | ⬥ D: Pork |
| £300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of these songs was a hit for Elvis Presley in 1956? | |
| ⬥ A: Puppy Love | ⬥ B: Hound Dog |
| ⬥ C: The Puppy Song | ⬥ D: Mad Dogs and Englishmen |
| £500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which two English counties cover the majority of the south-west peninsula? | |
| ⬥ A: Somerset & Cornwall | ⬥ B: Devon & Dorset |
| ⬥ C: Somerset & Dorset | ⬥ D: Devon & Cornwall |
| £1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What does a PhD entitle the holder of such a qualification to be called? | |
| ⬥ A: Sir | ⬥ B: Your Honour |
| ⬥ C: Doctor | ⬥ D: My Lord |
| £2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| The ANC is a political party in which country? | |
| ⬥ A: India | ⬥ B: South Africa |
| ⬥ C: Sri Lanka | ⬥ D: Kuwait |
| £4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What is the first name of Hornblower, created by C.S. Forester? | |
| ⬥ A: Herman | ⬥ B: Horatio |
| ⬥ C: Ishmael | ⬥ D: Thomas |
| £8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What is the name of Chicago, main international airport? | |
| ⬥ A: O'Donnell | ⬥ B: O'Keefe |
| ⬥ C: O'Malley | ⬥ D: O'Hare |
| £16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which horse dramatically collapsed yards from the finish in the 1956 Grand National? '50:50' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Devon Loch | ⬥ B: Sunloch |
| ⬥ C: Glenside | ⬥ D: Ben Nevis |
| £32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of these is a wind musical instrument? | |
| ⬥ A: Glockenspiel | ⬥ B: Fife |
| ⬥ C: Zither | ⬥ D: Mandolin |
| £64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Agoraphobia is the fear of what? | |
| ⬥ A: Spiders | ⬥ B: Light |
| ⬥ C: Open spaces | ⬥ D: Strangers |
| £125,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of these sports was developed from a North American Indian game? | |
| ⬥ A: Lacrosse | ⬥ B: American football |
| ⬥ C: Ice hockey | ⬥ D: Baseball |
| £250,000 (13 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What creatures live in a 'formicary'? 'Phone-a-Friend' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Bees | ⬥ B: Fish |
| ⬥ C: Ants | ⬥ D: Worms |
| Jonathan wasn't sure, so he decided to call Noel, who was pretty certain that the answer was 'Ants'. Jonathan went with Noel and won £250,000 being the first person in the UK version to answer question 13 correctly. |
| £500,000 (14 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of his queens did Henry VIII refer to as his 'Flanders Mare'? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Anne of Cleves | ⬥ B: Anne Boleyn |
| ⬥ C: Catherine of Aragon | ⬥ D: Catherine Howard |
| Ask the Audience Results: A: 43% ⬥ B: 29% ⬥ C: 23% ⬥ D: 5% | |
| Jonathan did not know, so he decided to use his final lifeline. He decided not to risk £218,000 even after using his Ask the Audience lifeline and walk away with a quarter of a million pounds. The answer was A: Anne of Cleves. |
Sources
| Preceded by Peter Thomas |
UK Contestant (Series 4) Jonathan Green |
Succeeded by Graham Hooper |