Paul Beverley, a carpet estimator from Petersfield, Hampshire, was a contestant on series 2 of the UK version of the show on 2 & 3 January, 1999. He became the first contestant on the British version of the show to achieve the unfortunate distinction of missing the 12th question, plunging £32,000, as well as the first British contestant to leave with £32,000.
WWTBAM Run
Fastest Finger First
| Fastest Finger First Question | |
| Starting with the lowest, put these four police ranks in order of superiority. | |
| ⬥ A: Constable | ⬥ B: Superintendent |
| ⬥ C: Chief Constable | ⬥ D: Sergeant |
From the 8 remaining contestants, 6 got it right, but Paul (with a time of 4.23 seconds) was the fastest to correctly answer A-D-B-C, making it into the Hot Seat.
Paul's Run to the Million
| £100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| 'SOS' stands for 'Save Our .....' what? | |
| ⬥ A: Sandwiches | ⬥ B: Sanity |
| ⬥ C: Stamps | ⬥ D: Souls |
| £200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| According to the nursery rhyme, which city did Dr Foster visit? | |
| ⬥ A: Leicester | ⬥ B: Worcester |
| ⬥ C: Gloucester | ⬥ D: Chester |
| £300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which road is also known as the 'London Orbital Motorway'? | |
| ⬥ A: M1 | ⬥ B: M4 |
| ⬥ C: M62 | ⬥ D: M25 |
| £500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which English town can also be a horse race or a football match between local rivals? | |
| ⬥ A: Leicester | ⬥ B: Derby |
| ⬥ C: Coventry | ⬥ D: Oxford |
| £1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What is an actor's stand in called? | |
| ⬥ A: Deputy | ⬥ B: Substitute |
| ⬥ C: Understudy | ⬥ D: Number Two |
| £2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| In what type of shop could you choose between a 'January King' or 'Savoy'? | |
| ⬥ A: Motorbike | ⬥ B: Butchers |
| ⬥ C: Greengrocers | ⬥ D: Furniture |
| £4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which river separates Liverpool and Birkenhead? | |
| ⬥ A: Avon | ⬥ B: Mersey |
| ⬥ C: Tyne | ⬥ D: Severn |
| £8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which one of these men has never been married to Elizabeth Taylor? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: George Hamilton - 67% | ⬥ B: Michael Wilding - 17% |
| ⬥ C: Richard Burton - 4% | ⬥ D: Mike Todd - 12% |
| Paul wasn't sure on that one, so he asked the audience with the majority (67%) saying it's George Hamilton. He went with the audience and won £8,000. |
| £16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What is the usual shape of a balalaika? '50:50' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Circular | ⬥ B: Square |
| ⬥ C: Pear-shaped | ⬥ D: Triangular |
| Paul this time didn't know the answer, he went 50:50 with C and D still remaining. After much thought on this one, he guessed D and won £16,000. |
| £32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of the following is not a definition of 'mortar'? 'Phone-A-Friend' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Bowl | ⬥ B: Grinding stick |
| ⬥ C: Cement and water | ⬥ D: Weapon |
| Paul's initial gut feeling was a Bowl but after he heard the screams from the audience (insisting that he might be wrong on this one,) he decided to phone John for help. John sounded sure and said its a Grinding stick. Paul went with his phone-a-friend and against his own gut instinct and won £32,000. Then, the klaxon called time and Paul would return on that sum of money with no lifelines available. |
| £64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What are you watching if you see the characters Yum Yum and Nanki Poo? | |
| ⬥ A: Madame Butterfly | ⬥ B: Miss Saigon |
| ⬥ C: Starlight Express | ⬥ D: The Mikado |
| £125,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| At which railway station did Paul Simon write 'Homeward Bound'? | |
| ⬥ A: Crewe | ⬥ B: Widnes |
| ⬥ C: Halifax | ⬥ D: Wigan |
| Paul thought it was Crewe and decided to lock it in, however this was incorrect and he lost £32,000 as the right answer was B: Widnes. |
Sources
| Preceded by Victoria Kaye |
UK Contestant (Series 2) Paul Beverley |
Succeeded by Sarah Woodier |