Lisa Hixson, a student from Swansea, was a contestant on series 2 of the UK version of the show on 12 January, 1999. She walked away with £16,000.
WWTBAM Run
Fastest Finger First
Fastest Finger First Question | |
Starting with the most junior, put these four grades of doctor in order. | |
⬥ A: Registrar | ⬥ B: House Officer |
⬥ C: Consultant | ⬥ D: Senior House Officer |
From the 9 remaining contestants, 3 got it right, but Lisa (with a time of 4.19 seconds) was the fastest to correctly answer B-D-A-C, making it into the Hot Seat.
Lisa's Run to the Million
£100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed | |
Name the Foreign Secretary who married his mistress, Gaynor, in 1998. | |
⬥ A: Robin Hood | ⬥ B: Robin Cook |
⬥ C: Robin Redbreast | ⬥ D: Robin Cousins |
£200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed | |
What does 'PG' mean in film certification? | |
⬥ A: Parental Guidance | ⬥ B: Pretty Gory |
⬥ C: Payment Gratis | ⬥ D: Popularity Guaranteed |
£300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed | |
Which Somerset town regularly stages a famous rock festival? | |
⬥ A: Street | ⬥ B: Frome |
⬥ C: Glastonbury | ⬥ D: Taunton |
£500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed | |
Which of these actors did not appear in the film 'Wall Street'? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used | |
⬥ A: Michael Douglas - 4% | ⬥ B: Kirk Douglas - 77% |
⬥ C: Martin Sheen - 15% | ⬥ D: Charlie Sheen - 4% |
£1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed | |
Which word can go before 'smith', 'magic' and 'board' to make three new expressions? | |
⬥ A: White | ⬥ B: Black |
⬥ C: Gold | ⬥ D: Lock |
£2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed | |
Who is Bart Simpson's father? | |
⬥ A: Homer | ⬥ B: Moe |
⬥ C: Barney | ⬥ D: Otto |
£4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed | |
Which island group includes the islands of Lanzarote and Tenerife? | |
⬥ A: Canary Islands | ⬥ B: Balearic Islands |
⬥ C: The Maldives | ⬥ D: Azores |
£8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed | |
What is a fisherman's bend? 'Phone a Friend' lifeline used | |
⬥ A: An anchor | ⬥ B: A knot |
⬥ C: A peppermint sweet | ⬥ D: A rod |
Lisa decided to call her friend's boyfriend Will, who was positive it was A knot. She decided to go with him and won £8,000. |
£16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed | |
'Kleptomania' is a compuslive urge to do what? | |
⬥ A: Start fires | ⬥ B: Eat |
⬥ C: Make love | ⬥ D: Steal things |
£32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed | |
In which country was the board game 'Monopoly' invented? '50:50' lifeline used | |
⬥ A: The USA | ⬥ B: Britain |
⬥ C: Australia | ⬥ D: Canada |
Lisa thought it was Britain, but decided to use her 50:50, eliminating C and D. She then decided to walk away with £16,000. The correct answer was A: The USA. |
Sources
Preceded by Roger Maynard |
UK Contestant (Series 2) Lisa Hixson |
Succeeded by Len Munday |