Pete Vernon, a former electronic engineer from Farnborough, Hampshire, was a contestant on series 12 of the UK version of the show on 7 September, 2002. He walked away with £250,000.
WWTBAM Run
Fastest Finger First
| Fastest Finger First Question | |
| Put these artists in the order they first had a top twenty hit with 'Unchained Melody'. | |
| ⬥ A: Gareth Gates | ⬥ B: Jimmy Young |
| ⬥ C: Righteous Brothers | ⬥ D: Robson and Jerome |
From the 10 starting contestants, 3 got it right, but Pete (with a time of 5.82 seconds) was the fastest to correctly answer B-C-D-A, making it into the Hot Seat.
Pete's Run to the Million
| £100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of these is a close-fitting garment covering the lower half of the body and legs? | |
| ⬥ A: Tauts | ⬥ B: Tights |
| ⬥ C: Rigids | ⬥ D: Stiffs |
| £200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of these words means to increase in size at a rapid rate? | |
| ⬥ A: Snowstorm | ⬥ B: Snowball |
| ⬥ C: Snowman | ⬥ D: Snowplough |
| £300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Complete the title of the George Formby song: 'When I'm Cleaning...'? | |
| ⬥ A: Carpets | ⬥ B: Windows |
| ⬥ C: Chimneys | ⬥ D: Cupboards |
| £500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What is the slang term for a police trap set up to catch criminals? | |
| ⬥ A: Sting | ⬥ B: Croak |
| ⬥ C: Buzz | ⬥ D: Bark |
| £1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Who was the regular host of the TV game show 'bullseye'? | |
| ⬥ A: Tom O'Connor | ⬥ B: Matthew Kelly |
| ⬥ C: Les Dennis | ⬥ D: Jim Bowen |
| £2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What is a narrow channel linking two large areas of sea? | |
| ⬥ A: Peninsula | ⬥ B: Isthmus |
| ⬥ C: Lagoon | ⬥ D: Strait |
| £4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What is the nationality of racing driver Niki Lauda, the Grand Prix champion in 1975, 1977 and 1984? | |
| ⬥ A: Swedish | ⬥ B: Italian |
| ⬥ C: Austrian | ⬥ D: Brazilian |
| £8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What was the surname of the Scottish author whose first two names were James Matthew? | |
| ⬥ A: Eliot | ⬥ B: Forster |
| ⬥ C: Barrie | ⬥ D: Lewis |
| £16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which comedian played the role of the Toymaker in the 1968 film 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Ken Dodd - 7% | ⬥ B: Benny Hill - 62% |
| ⬥ C: Dick Emery - 19% | ⬥ D: Norman Wisdom - 12% |
| £32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What is another name for the mountain ash tree? | |
| ⬥ A: Birch | ⬥ B: Rowan |
| ⬥ C: Willow | ⬥ D: Elm |
| £64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Kublai Khan was emperor of which country? | |
| ⬥ A: Egypt | ⬥ B: Persia |
| ⬥ C: India | ⬥ D: China |
| £125,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Who composed the opera 'Billy Budd'? '50:50' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Edward Elgar | ⬥ B: Ralph Vaughan Williams |
| ⬥ C: William Walton | ⬥ D: Benjamin Britten |
| £250,000 (13 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| In classical mythology, what was 'Charybdis'? | |
| ⬥ A: Cyclops | ⬥ B: Dog of the Underworld |
| ⬥ C: Whirlpool | ⬥ D: Winged horse |
| £500,000 (14 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| The Snellen Test measures which of the human senses? | |
| ⬥ A: Touch | ⬥ B: Smell |
| ⬥ C: Sight | ⬥ D: Hearing |
| Pete had no idea, and did not think any of his friends would know it. So, even after Chris suggested him to try calling one anyways, he decided to walk away with £250,000. The correct answer was C: Sight. |
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UK Contestant (Series 12) Pete Vernon |
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