Keith Pottage, a writer from Ossett, West Yorkshire, appeared on Series 17 of the UK version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on 15 January, 2005. He won £125,000.
Keith was a contestant on The Weakest Link in 2001, winning his episode and £2,170.
WWTBAM Run[]
Fastest Finger First Question[]
| Fastest Finger First | |
| Starting in America and working east, put these dances in order of their country of origin. | |
| ⬥ A: Tarantella | ⬥ B: Cossack |
| ⬥ C: Charleston | ⬥ D: Morris |
| The correct sequence is C-D-A-B. Out of 10 contestants, 3 answered correctly, the fastest being Keith in 3.46 seconds. |
Keith's Run to the Million[]
| £100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of the phrases means 'to overeat'? | |
| ⬥ A: Sheep Out | ⬥ B: Goat Out |
| ⬥ C: Pig Out | ⬥ D: Cow Out |
| £200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Complete the phrase said when there is no accurate answer to a question: 'How long is a piece of...' what? | |
| ⬥ A: Cotton | ⬥ B: String |
| ⬥ C: Cord | ⬥ D: Wire |
| £300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What is the name for powerful or roughly prepared alcoholic liquor? | |
| ⬥ A: Desert drink | ⬥ B: Wilderness wine |
| ⬥ C: Jungle juice | ⬥ D: Forest frappé |
| £500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of these is the name of a bird? | |
| ⬥ A: Rapid | ⬥ B: Quick |
| ⬥ C: Fleet | ⬥ D: Swift |
| £1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of these is the site of a famous airfield? | |
| ⬥ A: Biggin Bay | ⬥ B: Biggin Hill |
| ⬥ C: Biggin Lake | ⬥ D: Biggin Glacier |
| £2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of these types of paint is also a name for an artificial fabric? | |
| ⬥ A: Acrylic | ⬥ B: Emulsion |
| ⬥ C: Gloss | ⬥ D: Undercoat |
| £4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| On TV, Justin Ryan and Colin McAllister are experts on what? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Cookery | ⬥ B: Interior design |
| ⬥ C: Music | ⬥ D: Cars |
| Ask the Audience Results: A: 1% ⬥ B: 92% ⬥ C: 1% ⬥ D: 6% | |
| £8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of these metals is most likely to be found in 'solder'? | |
| ⬥ A: Mercury | ⬥ B: Sodium |
| ⬥ C: Lead | ⬥ D: Aluminium |
| £16,000 (9 of 15) - Not timed | |
| Who became vice president of the United States in 1993? '50:50' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Walter Mondale | ⬥ B: George W Bush |
| ⬥ C: Al Gore | ⬥ D: Dick Cheney |
| £32,000 (10 of 15) - Not timed | |
| Which of these fictional characters sailed on a ship called the Hopewell? | |
| ⬥ A: Jim Hawkins | ⬥ B: Captain Ahab |
| ⬥ C: Lemuel Gulliver | ⬥ D: David Balfour |
| £64,000 (11 of 15) - Not timed | |
| With a feast day on July 29th, who is the patron saint of Norway? 'Phone-a-Friend' used | |
| ⬥ A: Saint Florian | ⬥ B: Saint Brigitta |
| ⬥ C: Saint Canute | ⬥ D: Saint Olaf |
| Keith phoned his friend Steve Kidd, who had appeared on the show for the second time a couple of months prior in the previous series. Steve advised Keith to answer D. It won him £64,000. |
| £125,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Paul Newman won a Best Actor Oscar for his performance in which film? | |
| ⬥ A: Cool Hand Luke | ⬥ B: The Colour of Money |
| ⬥ C: Hud | ⬥ D: The Sting |
| £250,000 (13 of 15) - Not timed | |
| What was the first name of the philosopher Wittgenstein? | |
| ⬥ A: Leon | ⬥ B: Ludwig |
| ⬥ C: Leopold | ⬥ D: Lionel |
| Unsure, Keith walked away. Had he answered, he would have said B, which was the correct answer. Total Prize Money: £125,000 |
Sources[]
| Preceded by Bryan Hartley |
UK Contestant (Series 17) Keith Pottage |
Succeeded by Simon Curtis |