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The eighth series of the UK version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? ran for 55 consecutive nights on ITV, from 7 September 2000 to 6 January 2001. It was hosted by Chris Tarrant. It is the first series in which a million pound winner was crowned. It was also the first series to deviate from the previous 7 to 12 night event based run, airing 5 days a week. Starting with Series 12 and continuing until Series 27, the show would run weekly. From Series 28 to 30, the show would air as occasional specials, with the exception of The People Play miniseries in 2012 and 2013.

Episodes[]

  • Episode 1 (7th September 2000)
Roger Neuberg (£64,000)
Edd Oliver (£1,000 - lost on £16,000)
Patrick Lidierth (£16,000, continued)
  • Episode 2 (8th September 2000)
Patrick Lidierth (£125,000)
Clive Thornley (£8,000)
  • Episode 3 (9th September 2000)
Mark Townsend (£250,000)
Mark Swift (£16,000)
Don Williams (£4,000)
  • Episode 4 (10th September 2000)
Rod Jordan (£16,000)
Robert Richland (£300, continued)
  • Episode 5 (11th September 2000)
Robert Richland (£8,000)
Nick Hand (£4,000, continued)
  • Episode 6 (14th September 2000)
Nick Hand (£64,000)
Ken Harrison (£8,000, continued)
  • Episode 7 (17th September 2000)
Ken Harrison (£32,000 - lost on £125,000)
Andy Dalton (£32,000 - lost on £125,000)
Ange Seymour (£1,000 - lost on £4,000)
Peter Gaynor (£2,000, continued)
  • Episode 8 (18th September 2000)
Peter Gaynor (£64,000)
John Cunningham (£32,000 - lost on £64,000)
Andy Down (£300, continued)
  • Episode 9 (21st September 2000)
Andy Down (£32,000 - lost on £64,000)
Phil Nicholls (£32,000 - lost on £64,000)
Tania Edgar (£32,000, continued)
  • Episode 10 (24th September 2000)
Tania Edgar (£32,000 - lost on £64,000)
Dave Bailey (£16,000)
Alun Wadlow (£8,000)
Elaine Briggs (£2,000, continued)
  • Episode 11 (25th September 2000)
Elaine Briggs (£125,000)
Graham Hickin (£32,000, continued)
  • Episode 12 (28th September 2000)
Graham Hickin (£250,000)
Steve Cornfield (£125,000)
Margaret Roberts (£16,000)
Peter Dauncey (£500, continued)
  • Episode 13 (1st October 2000) - 100th show
Peter Dauncey (£125,000)
John Sedeno (£64,000)
Ann Stanley (£1,000, continued)
  • Episode 14 (2nd October 2000)
Ann Stanley (£32,000 - lost on £64,000)
George Arnold (£16,000)
Peter Hughes (£32,000 - lost on £64,000)
  • Episode 15 (5th October 2000)
Gill Glover (£8,000)
Michelle Hawes (£32,000 - lost on £64,000)
Nadeem Tufail (£125,000, continued)
  • Episode 16 (8th October 2000)
Nadeem Tufail (£125,000)
John Ward (£16,000)
Jeremy Fewster (£32,000 - lost on £64,000)
  • Episode 17 (9th October 2000)
John McCormick (£32,000 - lost on £64,000)
Ian Hodgetts (£4,000, continued)
  • Episode 18 (12th October 2000)
Ian Hodgetts (£4,000)
Richard Nichols (£8,000)
John Bullivent (£4,000, continued)
  • Episode 19 (15th October 2000)
John Bullivent (£125,000)
Jean Thomson (£8,000)
Bav Patel (£16,000)
  • Episode 20 (16th October 2000)
Pete Day (£1,000 - lost on £8,000)
Jo Webb (£125,000)
Tony Welsh (£16,000, continued)
  • Episode 21 (19th October 2000)
Tony Welsh (£64,000)
Phil Davison (£16,000)
Matthew Stephenson (£64,000)
Steve Wayland (£300, continued)
  • Episode 22 (21st October 2000)
Steve Wayland (£1,000 - lost on £32,000)
Duncan Bickley (£32,000 - lost on £500,000)
Mike Hanson (£8,000, continued)
  • Episode 23 (23rd October 2000)
Mike Hanson (£1,000 - lost on £32,000)
Joe Fletcher (£32,000 - lost on £64,000)
Roger Tozer (£125,000)
  • Episode 24 (26th October 2000)
Ann Cronin (£8,000)
Alan Bennett (£4,000)
Pete Joslin (£16,000)
Ryan Wilkinson (£16,000, continued)
  • Episode 25 (28th October 2000)
Ryan Wilkinson (£16,000)
Dorothy Bramham (£64,000)
Deb Hunter (£32,000 - lost on £64,000)
Caroline Hughes (£4,000, continued)
  • Episode 26 (30th October 2000)
Caroline Hughes (£32,000 - lost on £64,000)
Dan Hotchin (£125,000)
Richard Phillips (£16,000)
Kate Heusser (£4,000, continued)
  • Episode 27 (2nd November 2000)
Kate Heusser (£500,000)
Peter Pycock (£16,000)
Josette Haviland (£8,000, continued)
  • Episode 28 (4th November 2000)
Josette Haviland (£1,000 - lost on £32,000)
Gary Barthram (£1,000 - lost on £8,000)
Ken Davison (£1,000 - lost on £8,000)
David Turner (£125,000, continued)
  • Episode 29 (6th November 2000)
David Turner (£125,000)
Mac McCallian (£16,000)
Debby Sutcliffe (£1,000 - lost on £16,000)
Nick Strickland (£64,000, continued)
  • Episode 30 (9th November 2000)
Nick Strickland (£64,000)
Maureen Calder (£1,000 - lost on £4,000)
Sarah Bunby (£1,000 - lost on £16,000)
Jon Lewis (£16,000)
Chris Squires (£1,000, continued)
  • Episode 31 (11th November 2000)
Chris Squires (£16,000)
Andy Martin (£250,000)
Pete Ingle (£1,000 - lost on £16,000)
  • Episode 32 (13th November 2000)
Andy Conner (£32,000 - lost on £64,000)
Dave Hunter (£16,000)
Jane Rider (£8,000, continued)
  • Episode 33 (16th November 2000)
Jane Rider (£32,000 - lost on £64,000)
Darren Symonds (£8,000)
Rowland Hughes (£64,000, continued)
  • Episode 34 (18th November 2000)
Rowland Hughes (£64,000)
Paulette Newby (£16,000)
Dave Chapman (£16,000)
Judith Keppel (£16,000, continued)
  • Episode 35 (20th November 2000)
Judith Keppel (£1,000,000)
Chris Elliott (£125,000, continued)
  • Episode 36 (23rd November 2000)
Chris Elliott (£125,000)

After Chris Elliott walked away with £125,000, this episode featured UK's second Fastest Finger First failure when none of the ten contestants could correctly answer the question (C-B-D-A):

Fastest Finger First Question
Starting with 'Stop', put the traffic light sequence in order according to the British Highway Code.
⬥ A: Amber ⬥ B: Red and amber
⬥ C: Red ⬥ D: Green
Jim Parker (£32,000 - lost on £64,000)
Ben Whitehead (£125,000, continued)
  • Episode 37 (25th November 2000)
Ben Whitehead (£125,000)
Linda Allan (£32,000 - lost on £64,000)
Martine Knight (£1,000 - lost on £8,000)
John Randall (£32,000, continued)
  • Episode 38 (27th November 2000)
John Randall (£500,000)
Elsa Oliver (£64,000)
Hywel Harris (£300, continued)
  • Episode 39 (29th November 2000)
Hywel Harris (£125,000)
Steve Hayward (£300, continued)
  • Episode 40 (30th November 2000)
Steve Hayward (£32,000 - lost on £64,000)
Paul Nicholas (£32,000 - lost on £64,000)
Terry Davis (£1,000, continued)
  • Episode 41 (2nd December 2000)
Terry Davis (£32,000 - lost on £64,000)
Dave Tromp (£16,000, continued)
  • Episode 42 (4th December 2000)
Dave Tromp (£1,000 - lost on £32,000)
Paul Cole (£64,000)
Steve Edwards (£200, continued)
  • Episode 43 (7th December 2000)
Steve Edwards (£32,000 - lost on £64,000)
Gen Broadbent (£125,000)
  • Episode 44 (9th December 2000)
Karl Duerden (£64,000)
Mike Collins (£1,000 - lost on £16,000)
Dave Anderson (£64,000)
  • Episode 45 (11th December 2000)
Andy Gillies (£16,000)
Simon Rosenberg (£16,000)
Gareth Welch (£64,000, continued)
  • Episode 46 (14th December 2000)
Gareth Welch (£64,000)
John McCool (£32,000 - lost on £64,000)
Gary Bishop (£8,000)
Stephen Jappy (£8,000, continued)
  • Episode 47 (18th December 2000)
Stephen Jappy (£8,000)
Gerald Cooper (£32,000 - lost on £125,000)
Wik Stankiewicz (£32,000 - lost on £64,000)
Roger Waldron (£2,000, continued)
  • Episode 48 (21st December 2000)
Roger Waldron (£250,000)
Tim Brown (£1,000 - lost on £16,000)
John Brandon (£200, continued)
  • Episode 49 (23rd December 2000)
John Brandon (£32,000 - lost on £250,000)
Adrian Pollock (£32,000 - lost on £64,000)
Rob Knapman (£8,000, continued)
  • Episode 50 (25th December 2000) - Christmas Special (Part 1)
Rob Knapman (£16,000)
Val Bradley (£16,000)
  • Episode 51 (25th December 2000) - Christmas Special (Part 2)
Wesley McGookin (£8,000)
Beverley Angell (£8,000)
  • Couples Episode 1 (1st January 2001)
Rod Arkle & Vicky Kirkham (£64,000)
Sheila Wilde & John Carlson (£64,000)
  • Couples Episode 2 (2nd January 2001)
Trudy Palmer & Andy Hall (£8,000)
Laraine & Russell Thomas (£125,000, continued)
  • Couples Episode 3 (4th January 2001)
Laraine & Russell Thomas (£125,000)
John & Karen Hannaford (£125,000)
Rob & Corinne Sawyer (£300, continued)
  • Couples Episode 4 (6th January 2001)
Rob & Corinne Sawyer (£125,000)
Rod & Ann Grey (£64,000)

Lifelines[]

Trivia[]

  • On the 36th episode, is when the 2nd FFF fail occurred.
  • Duncan Bickley was the first contestant to answer the £500,000 question incorrectly and lose £218,000.
  • He was also the second person to gamble the £500,000 question after Peter Lee.
  • This is the first series to have a £1,000,000 winner.
  • Peter Lee served as Ann Stanley's phone a friend for her £32,000 question.
  • John Brandon was the second contestant to answer the £250,000 question incorrectly and lose £93,000.
  • David Edwards appeared on Fastest Finger First on 23rd December 2000, but didn't make to the hot seat.
  • Kate Heusser became the first and only sole woman to win £500,000.
  • Adrian Pollock (Diana Ingram's brother and Charles Ingram's brother-in-law) had appeared again in the show on 8th September 2000 as a Fastest Finger First contestant, but failed to make it into the Hot Seat until 23rd December 2000.
  • Jeff Gross appeared on Fastest Finger First on 20th November 2000, but didn't make to the hot seat.
  • On the 28th episode, David Turner was at his £64,000 question with all three lifelines remaining and used them all. His brother, Richard guessed B and (with the 50:50) 73% of the audience voted for B as well. But, David disregarded his brother and went against the audience and went with C, and that won him £64,000.
  • Judith Keppel was the first contestant of UK version to win the Top Prize question.
Preceded by
Series 7
UK Series
Series 8
Succeeded by
Series 9
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