Perry Poole, from Bristol, appeared as a contestant on the ninth and tenth episode of Series 4 of the UK version of the show on 11 September, 1999.
There were two episodes on the same day's schedule to fill the space for the series premiere of Cilla Black's show 'The Moment of Truth'.
Perry won £32,000 after she incorrectly answered the £125,000 question.
WWTBAM Run[]
Fastest Finger First[]
| Fastest Finger First Question | |
| Put the nicknames of the current Spice Girls in alphabetical order. | |
| ⬥ A: Sporty | ⬥ B: Posh |
| ⬥ C: Baby | ⬥ D: Scary |
| Of the 10 starting players, seven got it right, but Perry was the fastest with 4.55 seconds. Correct order: C-B-D-A. |
Perry's Run to the Million[]
| £100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which Ford founded the motor company? | |
| ⬥ A: Harrison Ford | ⬥ B: Gerald Ford |
| ⬥ C: Henry Ford | ⬥ D: Anna Ford |
| £200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What is the collective term for the ministers in the government? | |
| ⬥ A: Table | ⬥ B: Sideboard |
| ⬥ C: Bureau | ⬥ D: Cabinet |
| £300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| A meringue dessert topped with fruit and cream was named after which famous dancer? | |
| ⬥ A: Margot Fonteyn | ⬥ B: Anna Pavlova |
| ⬥ C: Wayne Sleep | ⬥ D: Lionel Blair |
| £500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What type of salad vegetable is an 'iceberg'? | |
| ⬥ A: Cucumber | ⬥ B: Green pepper |
| ⬥ C: Lettuce | ⬥ D: Tomato |
| £1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which geographical feature is named after a letter of the Greek alphabet? | |
| ⬥ A: Esker | ⬥ B: Kame |
| ⬥ C: Delta | ⬥ D: Mesa |
| £2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which creature featured in a 1983 number one single for Culture Club? | |
| ⬥ A: Tiger | ⬥ B: Crocodile |
| ⬥ C: Chameleon | ⬥ D: Seagull |
| £4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which popular game has varieties called 'stud' and 'draw'? | |
| ⬥ A: Dominoes | ⬥ B: Bridge |
| ⬥ C: Chess | ⬥ D: Poker |
| She said there's 'stud poker' as a variety, but she's never heard of the 'draw' variety. Nonetheless, she gave the correct answer. |
| £8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of these is the most likely symptom of iron deficiency in humans? | |
| ⬥ A: Scurvy | ⬥ B: Rickets |
| ⬥ C: Dermatitis | ⬥ D: Anaemia |
| £16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which member of 'The Magnificent Seven' also appeared in 'The Dirty Dozen'? 'Phone-A-Friend' and 'Ask The Audience' lifelines used | |
| ⬥ A: Charles Bronson | ⬥ B: Steve McQueen |
| ⬥ C: James Coburn | ⬥ D: Robert Vaughn |
| Ask the Audience Results: A: 43% ⬥ B: 14% ⬥ C: 37% ⬥ D: 6% | |
| Perry decided to phone her friend Lynn for help, who says it's James Coburn, but it's only a guess.
After thinking going for A: Charles Bronson, she wasn't sure so she decided to 'Ask the Audience'. Perry decided to go with her gut feeling and the audience majority saying it's Charles Bronson or she'll go home with £8,000. Perry isn't ready to walk away and go home yet and she went for A: Charles Branson, and won £16,000. |
| £32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What line on a weather map joins places of equal atmospheric pressure? | |
| ⬥ A: Isohyet | ⬥ B: Isohel |
| ⬥ C: Isotope | ⬥ D: Isobar |
| Just as Perry gave her final answer, the klaxon sounded at the end of the first episode. When Perry returned for the second episode in the same day, she finally won £32,000. |
| £64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of these building stands in the Montmartre district of Paris? | |
| ⬥ A: Eiffel Tower | ⬥ B: Notre Dame |
| ⬥ C: Sacre Coeur | ⬥ D: Arc de Triomphe |
| Perry thought it's either Notre Dame or Sacre Coeur. With the '50:50' left, she went with C and won £64,000. |
| £125,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| When Margaret Thatcher became a Baronness, which name didi she use for her title? '50:50' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Rievaulx | ⬥ B: Kesteven |
| ⬥ C: Chieveley | ⬥ D: Levene |
| This question featured in the DVD documentary Magic Moments and More: Perry had no idea so, reducing the odds, she used the 50:50. She was thinking between going with D: Levene or taking home £64,000. She ultimately decided to gamble D - that guess cost her half the money she had so far. The right answer was B: Kesteven. Chris Tarrant has said that Perry said to him she was pleased she lost only £32,000, as she would have kept gambling all the way up to a million. Total Prize Money: £32,000 |
Sources[]
(Episode 1) Perry Poole's run to the million (Part 1)- (Episode 2) Perry Poole's run to the million (Part 2)
| Preceded by John Penn |
UK Contestant (Series 4) Perry Poole |
Succeeded by Steve Fleming |