Who Wants To Be A Millionaire Wiki
Advertisement

Paddy Moore, an employment law consultant from Glengormley, County Antrim, was a contestant on series 21 of the UK version of the show on 5th & 12th May, 2007. He walked away with £16,000.

WWTBAM Run[]

Fastest Finger First[]

Fastest Finger First Question
Starting with the most, put these vehicles in order of how many wheels they usually have.
⬥ A: Bicycle ⬥ B: Quad bike
⬥ C: Tricycle ⬥ D: Unicycle

From the 9 remaining contestants, 6 got it right, but Paddy (with a time of 3.60 seconds) was the fastest to correctly answer B-C-A-D, making it into the Hot Seat.

Paddy's Run to the Million[]

£100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
What does a boxer wear in his mouth for protection?
⬥ A: Dummy ⬥ B: Gumshielld
⬥ C: Silver spoon ⬥ D: Apple


£200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
A desirable addition to something is to be the ... what?
⬥ A: Sugar on the doughnut ⬥ B: Cherry on the bun
⬥ C: Icing on the cake ⬥ D: Almond on the biscuit


£300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
What form of transport has its own 'lane' on some roads?
⬥ A: Tractor ⬥ B: Bus
⬥ C: Fire engine ⬥ D: Caravan


£500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
What is the name for the high waterproof boots worn by anglers when fishing?
⬥ A: Walkers ⬥ B: Striders
⬥ C: Waders ⬥ D: Strollers


£1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these nursery rhymes features silver bells?
⬥ A: See-Saw Margery Daw ⬥ B: Baa Baa Black Sheep
⬥ C: Mary, Mary Quite Contrary ⬥ D: Hey Diddle Diddle


£2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
Complete the well-known phrase: 'Poacher turned ...'?
⬥ A: Farmer ⬥ B: Gardener
⬥ C: Forester ⬥ D: Gamekeeper


£4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these men was US president in the 19th century?
⬥ A: Jesse James ⬥ B: James Last
⬥ C: James Madison ⬥ D: Henry James


£8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
The island of St Helena belongs to which country?
'Phone-A-Friend' lifeline used
⬥ A: France ⬥ B: Australia
⬥ C: United States ⬥ D: Great Britain
Paddy rules out B and D, but decides to phone his friend Johnny. Johnny is certain the answer is D, so Paddy goes back on his original instinct and says D, and he's right, Paddy has won £8,000. Then, the klaxon called time and Paddy would return on £8,000 with 2 lifelines still available.


£16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
The Asian Harlequin, which threatends native British species, is what kind of insect?
'50:50' and 'Ask the Audience' lifelines used
⬥ A: Wasp ⬥ B: Ant
⬥ C: Ladybird ⬥ D: Butterfly
Ask the Audience Results: A: 0% ⬥ B: 26% ⬥ C: 74% ⬥ D: 0%
Paddy suspects the answer is Wasp, but it could be Butterfly. He goes 50:50, which removes both of his instincts. Paddy asks the audience. He goes with the 74%, and wins £16,000.


£32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
What was the first name of Tom Selleck's character in the TV series 'Magnum P.I.'?
⬥ A: Terrence ⬥ B: Thomas
⬥ C: Timothy ⬥ D: Tony
None of the answers are ringing any bells for him, so Paddy walks away with his £16,000. He would have guessed at A: Terence, but the correct answer was B: Thomas.

Sources[]


Preceded by
Phil Martin
UK Contestant (Series 21)
Paddy Moore
Succeeded by
Peter Thompson
Advertisement