Steve Cornfield , a teacher from Birmingham, West Midlands, was a contestant from Series 8 of the UK version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on 28th September 2000. He won £125,000.
WWTBAM Run [ ]
Fastest Finger First [ ]
Fastest Finger First Question
Starting with the earliest, put these artists in the order they had their first solo UK number one single.
⬥ A: Geri Halliwell
⬥ B: Robbie Williams
⬥ C: Melanie C
⬥ D: Gary Barlow
Out of 4 of the 10 contestants, Steve was the fastest with a time of 6.69 seconds. The correct order was D-B-A-C.
Steve's Run to the Million [ ]
£100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
What do the initials MP stand for?
⬥ A: Misleading Politician
⬥ B: Member of Parliament
⬥ C: Mistress and Playboy
⬥ D: Much Philandering
Chris jokes it could be any one of these!
£200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these is a popular variety of apple?
⬥ A: Golden Delicious
⬥ B: Golden Tasty
⬥ C: Golden Yummy
⬥ D: Golden Appetizing
£300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
The didgeridoo is a musical instrument originating in which country?
⬥ A: Mexico
⬥ B: Canada
⬥ C: Australia
⬥ D: France
£500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
Which cooking measure is the amount you can hold between your thumb and forefinger?
⬥ A: Snap
⬥ B: Tot
⬥ C: Pinch
⬥ D: Nip
£1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
Which word refers to the point on the earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake?
⬥ A: Epicentre
⬥ B: Epilogue
⬥ C: Epidemic
⬥ D: Epigram
£2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
Which Irish county shares its name with Richard Chamberlain's television doctor?
⬥ A: Killarney
⬥ B: Kerry
⬥ C: Kilkenny
⬥ D: Kildare
£4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
What does a milliner make?
⬥ A: Shoes
⬥ B: Hats
⬥ C: Gloves
⬥ D: Shirts
£8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
'La Manche' is the French name for which geographical feature?
⬥ A: Bay of Biscay
⬥ B: River Seine
⬥ C: River Thames
⬥ D: English Channel
£16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
What is the nickname of the Sheffield Wednesday Football Club?
⬥ A: Owls
⬥ B: Magpies
⬥ C: Canaries
⬥ D: Robins
£32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
Which coffee shop is frequented by the characters in the TV sitcom 'Friends'?
⬥ A: New York Coffee
⬥ B: World Caffeine Center
⬥ C: Central Perk
⬥ D: Statue of Liquidity
£64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed
Where is the Royal Armouries Museum?'Phone-a-Friend' lifeline used
⬥ A: Leeds
⬥ B: London
⬥ C: Liverpool
⬥ D: Lytham St. Annes
Steve decides to call Ian, an ex-colleague. As soon as Steve says A, Ian says yes. It's the right answer for £64,000.
£125,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed
What was the name of the Black Prince, son of Edward III?'50:50' lifeline used
⬥ A: Edward
⬥ B: Henry
⬥ C: Richard
⬥ D: George
£250,000 (13 of 15) - Not Timed
What is the first name of Sherlock Holmes' assistant, Dr Watson?'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
⬥ A: James
⬥ B: John
⬥ C: Joshua
⬥ D: Joseph
Ask the Audience Results: A: 45% ⬥ B: 38% ⬥ C: 6% ⬥ D: 11%
Steve is not confident with the audience's results, so he decides to walk. Turns out, the majority of the audience was wrong; the correct answer was B: John, which would have been Steve's guess.
Total Prize Money: £125,000
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