Rachel Adkins, a photographic business manager from Bestford, Worcestershire, was a contestant on the UK version of the show on 16 and 30 October, 2007.
She walked away with £150,000, becoming the first person (and only female in the Hot Seat, excluding celebrities) ever to do so, and also became the first person ever to see Question 10 (£250,000) in the 12-question format.
WWTBAM Run[]
Fastest Finger First[]
| Fastest Finger First question | |
| Put these 'Star Wars' sequels in the order they were released. | |
| ⬥ A: Attack of the Clones | ⬥ B: The Empire Strikes Back |
| ⬥ C: The Phantom Menace | ⬥ D: Return of the Jedi |
| From the 7 contestants, 1 got it right, but Rachel (with a time of 3.77 seconds) was the fastest to correctly answer B-D-C-A, making it into the Hot Seat. |
Rachel's Run to the Million[]
| £500 (1 of 12) - Not Timed | |
| Complete the phrase: 'As neat as a new ...'? | |
| ⬥ A: Nail | ⬥ B: Pin |
| ⬥ C: Tack | ⬥ D: Peg |
| £1,000 (2 of 12) - Not Timed | |
| Who famously sang 'Happy Birthday' to President Kennedy in May 1962? | |
| ⬥ A: Julie Andrews | ⬥ B: Barbara Streisand |
| ⬥ C: Marilyn Monroe | ⬥ D: Judy Garland |
| £2,000 (3 of 12) - Not Timed | |
| The Trans-Siberian Railway is mainly in which country? 'Ask The Audience' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: China | ⬥ B: Mongolia |
| ⬥ C: Russia | ⬥ D: Korea |
| Ask the Audience Results: A: 2% ⬥ B: 3% ⬥ C: 95% ⬥ D: 0% | |
| £5,000 (4 of 12) - Not Timed | |
| Locke, Hurley and Sawyer are major characters in which US TV drama series? | |
| ⬥ A: Charmed | ⬥ B: Lost |
| ⬥ C: Deadwood | ⬥ D: Switched |
| £10,000 (5 of 12) - Not Timed | |
| Who called her 2005 autobiography 'Extreme'? '50:50' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Davina McCall | ⬥ B: Sharon Osbourne |
| ⬥ C: Fiona Phillips | ⬥ D: Cilla Black |
| The klaxon called time and Rachel would return with her Phone-A-Friend lifeline still available. |
| £20,000 (6 of 12) - Not Timed | |
| King Charles I belonged to which royal house? 'Phone-A-Friend' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Norman | ⬥ B: York |
| ⬥ C: Tudor | ⬥ D: Stuart |
| Rachel they know, so she phoned his friend Sundy, who said D: Stuart, but he sure. |
| £50,000 (7 of 12) - Not Timed | |
| What is the main diet of the American bald eagle? | |
| ⬥ A: Corn | ⬥ B: Fish |
| ⬥ C: Insects | ⬥ D: Seaweed |
| £75,000 (8 of 12) - Not Timed | |
| Who sang with Rod Stewart on the 1990 hit single 'It Takes Two'? | |
| ⬥ A: Celine Dion | ⬥ B: Tina Turner |
| ⬥ C: Diana Ross | ⬥ D: Cher |
| £150,000 (9 of 12) - Not Timed | |
| In Greek mythology, what was the name of the gods who were children of Uranus and Gaea? | |
| ⬥ A: Gorgons | ⬥ B: Harpies |
| ⬥ C: Titans | ⬥ D: Furies |
| £250,000 (10 of 12) - Not Timed | |
| Which writer had the middle names Augustine Aloysius? | |
| ⬥ A: Oscar Wilde | ⬥ B: James Joyce |
| ⬥ C: Charles Dickens | ⬥ D: Aldous Huxley |
| Rachel didn't know, so she walked away with £150,000. The correct answer was B: James Joyce
Total Prize: £150,000 |
Sources[]
| Preceded by Vicky Shephard |
UK Contestant (Series 22) Rachel Adkins |
Succeeded by Paul Marcroft |