Nadeem Tufail, an I.T support worker from Crystal Palace, London won £125,000 on October 8th, 2000.
Fastest Finger First Question
| Fastest Finger First | |
| Put these British athletes in the order they won an Olympic gold medal. | |
| ⬥ A: Ann Packer | ⬥ B: Sally Gunnell |
| ⬥ C: Tessa Sanderson | ⬥ D: Mary Peters |
From the 8 contestants, 3 got it right. But, Nadeem, with a time of 5.44 seconds, was the fastest to correctly answer A-D-C-B, making it into the Hot Seat.
Nadeem's Run to the Million
| £100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What is the name of the short bar with a weight at each end, often used by body-builders? | |
| ⬥ A: Dumb-bell | ⬥ B: Dumbstruck |
| ⬥ C: Dumbfound | ⬥ D: Dumbo |
| £200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which suit in a pack of cards shares its name with gemstones? | |
| ⬥ A: Clubs | ⬥ B: Hearts |
| ⬥ C: Spades | ⬥ D: Diamonds |
| £300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Who is the leader of the Conservative party? | |
| ⬥ A: Kenneth Clarke | ⬥ B: Ann Widdecombe |
| ⬥ C: Michael Portillo | ⬥ D: William Hague |
| £500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What is the title of Joseph Heller's most famous novel? | |
| ⬥ A: Catch-21 | ⬥ B: Catch-22 |
| ⬥ C: Catch-23 | ⬥ D: Catch-24 |
| £1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| How is the travelling swagman's pack referred to, in the title of the traditional Australian song? | |
| ⬥ A: Twisting Tracy | ⬥ B: Jiving Judy |
| ⬥ C: Waltzing Matilda | ⬥ D: Bopping Belinda |
| £2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Who played Dorothy in the 1939 film 'The Wizard of Oz'? | |
| ⬥ A: Shirley Temple | ⬥ B: Elizabeth Taylor |
| ⬥ C: Judy Garland | ⬥ D: Esther Williams |
| £4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Kingston is the capital of which Caribbean country? | |
| ⬥ A: Haiti | ⬥ B: Barbados |
| ⬥ C: St. Lucia | ⬥ D: Jamaica |
| £8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| 'Skipjack' is a variety of which fish? | |
| ⬥ A: Tuna | ⬥ B: Salmon |
| ⬥ C: Cod | ⬥ D: Halibut |
| £16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| 'Cathay' is a poetic name for which country? | |
| ⬥ A: Japan | ⬥ B: Sri Lanka |
| ⬥ C: Russia | ⬥ D: China |
| £32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which prefix, meaning 'son of' goes before boys' names to create Scottish surnames? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Mac - 79% | ⬥ B: Ben - 4% |
| ⬥ C: Don - 7% | ⬥ D: Fitz - 10% |
| £64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What nationality was the surrealist painter René Magritte? '50:50' and 'Phone-a-Friend' lifelines used | |
| ⬥ A: French | ⬥ B: Swiss |
| ⬥ C: Belgian | ⬥ D: Dutch |
| Nadeem didn't know, so he first used his '50:50' lifeline, which left B: Swiss and C: Belgian. He still didn't have an idea, so he phoned his friend Anne, who didn't know either. Nadeem decided to play and went for C: Belgium; this was correct and he won £64,000. |
| £125,000 (12 to 15) - Not Timed | |
| What type of creature is a 'hoopoe'? | |
| ⬥ A: Bird | ⬥ B: Fish |
| ⬥ C: Insect | ⬥ D: Mammal |
| £250,000 (13 to 15) - Not Timed | |
| What was the first name of the composer Puccini? | |
| ⬥ A: Enrico | ⬥ B: Guillermo |
| ⬥ C: Rodolfo | ⬥ D: Giacomo |
| Nadeem didn't know, so he walked away with £125,000. He said he would have said D: Giacomo had he played the question. The correct answer was D: Giacomo. |