Mick Deery, from Birmingham, England, was a contestant on the UK version of the show on January 21, 2000. He walked away with £8,000.
WWTBAM Run
Fastest Finger First
Fastest Finger First Question | |
Starting with the most, put these four creatures in order according to the number of legs they have. | |
⬥ A: Spider | ⬥ B: Rabbit |
⬥ C: Parrot | ⬥ D: Grasshopper |
From the 10 contestants, 6 got it right, but Mick (with a time of 7.17 seconds) was the fastest to correctly answer A-D-B-C, making it into the Hot Seat.
Mick's Run to the Million
£100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed | |
Which of these would write a problem page in a newspaper? | |
⬥ A: Swing sister | ⬥ B: Agony aunt |
⬥ C: Glamorous granny | ⬥ D: Reverend mother |
£200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed | |
Big Ben is part of which London building? | |
⬥ A: Houses of Parliament | ⬥ B: Buckingham Palace |
⬥ C: Westminster Abbey | ⬥ D: St Paul's Cathedral |
£300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed | |
Which of these words is a slang term for the nose? | |
⬥ A: Bonce | ⬥ B: Lughole |
⬥ C: Schnozzle | ⬥ D: Chops |
£500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed | |
Which of these countries shares its name with a US state? | |
⬥ A: Bulgaria | ⬥ B: Georgia |
⬥ C: Romania | ⬥ D: Estonia |
£1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed | |
What is the name for individual leaves of grass, irises or gladioli? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used | |
⬥ A: Shoots - 6% | ⬥ B: Needles - 2% |
⬥ C: Twigs - 2% | ⬥ D: Blades - 90% |
£2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed | |
Which department is in charge of issuing passports? | |
⬥ A: Home Office | ⬥ B: Foreign and Commonwealth Office |
⬥ C: Office of Fair Trading | ⬥ D: Civil Aviation Authority |
£4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed | |
In which cuisine are bagels a traditional food? '50:50' lifeline used | |
⬥ A: Southeast Asian | ⬥ B: Jewish |
⬥ C: Turkish | ⬥ D: Scandinavian |
£8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed | |
Which American Indian was the subject of a poem by Longfellow? 'Phone a Friend' lifeline used | |
⬥ A: Crazy Horse | ⬥ B: Pocahontas |
⬥ C: Sitting Bull | ⬥ D: Hiawatha |
Mick did not know, so he decided to phone his friend David, who was 75-80% it was D: Hiawatha. He went with him and won £8,000. |
£16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed | |
The crosses of how many saints make up the Union Jack? | |
⬥ A: Two | ⬥ B: Three |
⬥ C: Four | ⬥ D: Five |
Mick was fairly sure it was C: Four, but not enough to risk it, and already felt happy with what he won, so he decided to walk away with £8,000. The correct answer was B: Three. |