Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Results 1

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	'''WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE - Series 1 results'''		'''WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE - Series 1 results'''
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		+	Includes results for the 1998 Christmas Day special.
	Shows		Shows
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	Actual winnings		Actual winnings
-	1	+	==Series 1, Show 1: Graham Elwell==
-		+
-	Graham Elwell	+
	'''£125,000:'''		'''£125,000:'''
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	£64,000		£64,000
-	'''a) Togo'''	+	'''a) Togo'''<br/>
-		+	b) Equatorial Guinea<br/>
-	c) Cote d'Ivoire	+	c) Cote d'Ivoire<br/>
-		+	d) Gabon<br/>
-	b) Equatorial Guinea	+
-		+
-	d) Gabon	+
-		+
-	1-2	+
-	Rachel Da Costa	+	==Series 1, Shows 1-2: Rachel Da Costa==
	'''&pound;16,000:'''		'''&pound;16,000:'''
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	&pound;8,000		&pound;8,000
-	'''a) Cornwall'''	+	'''a) Cornwall'''<br/>
		+	b) Devon<br/>
		+	c) Dorset<br/>
		+	d) Kent<br/>
-	c) Dorset	+	==Series 1, Show 2: Arlene Harper==
-		+
-	b) Devon	+
-		+
-	d) Kent	+
-		+
-	2	+
-		+
-	Arlene Harper	+
	'''&pound;8,000:'''		'''&pound;8,000:'''
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	&pound;1,000		&pound;1,000
-	a) Oil	+	a) Oil<br/>
-		+	b) Plastic<br/>
-	c) Gas	+	c) Gas<br/>
-		+
-	b) Plastic	+
-		+
	'''d) Alcohol'''		'''d) Alcohol'''
-	2-3	+	==Series 1, Shows 2-3: Ross Jackson==
-		+
-	Ross Jackson	+
	'''&pound;125,000:'''		'''&pound;125,000:'''
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	&pound;64,000		&pound;64,000
-	a) 0.01%	+	a) 0.01%<br/>
-		+	b) 0.1%<br/>
-	c) 1%	+	c) 1%<br/>
-		+
-	b) 0.1%	+
-		+
	'''d) 10%'''		'''d) 10%'''
-	3	+	==Series 1, Show 3: Tina Bird==
-		+
-	Tina Bird	+
	'''&pound;2,000:'''		'''&pound;2,000:'''
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	&pound;1,000		&pound;1,000
-	a) Seville	+	a) Seville<br/>
-		+	b) Amsterdam<br/>
-	c) London	+	c) London<br/>
-		+
-	b) Amsterdam	+
-		+
	'''d) Venice'''		'''d) Venice'''
-	3-4	+	==Series 1, Shows 3-4: Samantha Thomas==
-		+
-	Samantha Thomas	+
	'''&pound;32,000:'''		'''&pound;32,000:'''
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	&pound;16,000		&pound;16,000
-	a) Italy	+	a) Italy<br/>
-		+	b) Spain<br/>
-	c) Portugal	+	c) Portugal<br/>
-		+
-	b) Spain	+
-		+
	'''d) Greece'''		'''d) Greece'''
-	4-5	+	==Series 1, Shows 4-5: John Stewart==
-		+
-	John Stewart	+
	'''&pound;16,000:'''		'''&pound;16,000:'''
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	&pound;16,000		&pound;16,000
-	a) Post Office Tower	+	a) Post Office Tower<br/>
-		+	'''b) Berlin Wall'''<br/>
-	c) Sears Tower	+	c) Sears Tower<br/>
-		+
-	'''b) Berlin Wall'''	+
-		+
	d) Pompidou Centre		d) Pompidou Centre
-	5-6	+	==Series 1, Shows 5-6: John McKeown==
-		+
-	John McKeown	+
	'''&pound;125,000:'''		'''&pound;125,000:'''
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	&pound;64,000		&pound;64,000
-	'''a) Genesis'''	+	'''a) Genesis'''<br/>
-		+	b) Fleetwood Mac<br/>
-	c) UB40	+	c) UB40<br/>
-		+
-	b) Fleetwood Mac	+
-		+
	d) Marvin Gaye		d) Marvin Gaye
-	6	+	==Series 1, Show 6: Craig Logue==
-		+
-	Craig Logue	+
	'''&pound;4,000:'''		'''&pound;4,000:'''
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	&pound;2,000		&pound;2,000
-	a) Willow	+	a) Willow<br/>
-		+	b) Larch<br/>
-	'''c) Lime'''	+	'''c) Lime'''<br/>
-		+
-	b) Larch	+
-		+
	d) Beech		d) Beech
-	6-7	+	==Series 1, Shows 6-7: Judith Beacroft==
-		+
-	Judith Beacroft	+
	'''&pound;8,000:'''		'''&pound;8,000:'''
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	&pound;1,000		&pound;1,000
-	a) Fire	+	a) Fire<br/>
-		+	'''b) Flood'''<br/>
-	c) Earthquake	+	c) Earthquake<br/>
-		+
-	'''b) Flood'''	+
-		+
	d) Hurricane		d) Hurricane
-	7	+	==Series 1, Show 7: David McNab==
-		+
-	David McNab	+
	'''&pound;4,000:'''		'''&pound;4,000:'''
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	&pound;1,000		&pound;1,000
-	a) Corsica	+	a) Corsica<br/>
-		+	b) Majorca<br/>
-	c) Rhodes	+	c) Rhodes<br/>
-		+
-	b) Majorca	+
-		+
	'''d) Capri'''		'''d) Capri'''
-	7-8	+	==Series 1, Shows 7-8: Matthew Asbury==
-		+
-	Matthew Asbury	+
	'''&pound;125,000:'''		'''&pound;125,000:'''
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	&pound;64,000		&pound;64,000
-	'''a) 2.5'''	+	'''a) 2.5'''<br/>
-		+	b) 11.5<br/>
-	c) 26.5	+	c) 26.5<br/>
-		+
-	b) 11.5	+
-		+
	d) 137.5		d) 137.5
-	8	+	==Series 1, Show 8: David Thompson==
-		+
-	David Thompson	+
	'''&pound;16,000:'''		'''&pound;16,000:'''
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	&pound;8,000		&pound;8,000
-	'''a) Anderson'''	+	'''a) Anderson'''<br/>
-		+	b) Bailey<br/>
-	c) Churchill	+	c) Churchill<br/>
-		+
-	b) Bailey	+
-		+
	d) Mulberry		d) Mulberry
-	8-9	+	==Series 1, Shows 8-9: Eva Whittam==
-		+
-	Eva Whittam	+
	'''&pound;125,000:'''		'''&pound;125,000:'''
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	&pound;64,000		&pound;64,000
-	a) The Spectator	+	a) The Spectator<br/>
-		+	b) Old Moore's Almanac<br/>
-	'''c) The Lancet'''	+	'''c) The Lancet'''<br/>
-		+
-	b) Old Moore's Almanac	+
-		+
	d) The Stage		d) The Stage
-	9-10	+	==Series 1, Shows 9-10: Derek McMorrow==
-		+
-	Derek McMorrow	+
	'''&pound;32,000:'''		'''&pound;32,000:'''
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	&pound;1,000		&pound;1,000
-	a) Biathlon	+	a) Biathlon<br/>
-		+	b) Triathlon<br/>
-	c) Pentathlon	+	c) Pentathlon<br/>
-		+
-	b) Triathlon	+
-		+
	'''d) Heptathlon'''		'''d) Heptathlon'''
-	10	+	==Series 1, Show 10: Donna Minors==
-		+
-	Donna Minors	+
	'''&pound;4,000:'''		'''&pound;4,000:'''
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	&pound;2,000		&pound;2,000
-	a) St. Luke	+	a) St. Luke<br/>
		+	b) St. Vincent<br/>
		+	c) St. Francis<br/>
		+	'''d) St. Christopher'''
		+
		+	==Series 1, Xmas: Dave Reagan==
		+
		+	'''&pound;125,000:'''
-	c) St. Francis	+	Q) In 1847, the ''Illustrated London News'' carried the first known pictures of what?
-	b) St. Vincent	+	Used the "phone a friend" lifeline, but his friend didn't know.
-	'''d) St. Christopher'''	+	Took the money.
		+
		+	&pound;64,000
		+
		+	a) A Christmas tree<br/>
		+	'''b) A Christmas cracker'''<br/>
		+	c) Rudolph<br/>
		+	d) A pantomime dame
		+
		+	==Series 1, Xmas: Andy Woodcock==
		+
		+	'''&pound;2,000:'''
		+
		+	Q) Complete the title of this Christmas film - "Miracle on..."
		+
		+	Chooses "24th Street".
		+
		+	Wrong answer - loses everything but &pound;1,000.
		+
		+	&pound;1,000
		+
		+	a) 24th Street<br/>
		+	'''b) 34th Street'''<br/>
		+	c) 42nd Street<br/>
		+	d) 59th Street
		+
		+	==Series 1, Xmas: Donna Clark==
		+
		+	'''&pound;4,000:'''
		+
		+	Q) Buon Natale is Merry Xmas in which language?
		+
		+	Uses the 50:50 lifeline to leave "Portuguese" and "Italian". Chooses "Portuguese".
		+
		+	Wrong answer - loses everything but &pound;1,000.
		+
		+	&pound;1,000
		+
		+	a) Portuguese<br/>
		+	b) German<br/>
		+	c) Spanish<br/>
		+	'''d) Italian'''
		+
		+	==Series 1, Xmas: Cheryl Turner==
		+
		+	'''&pound;1,000:'''
		+
		+	Q) What nationality was Handel, composer of the Christmas oratorio ''Messiah''?
		+
		+	At this stage, Cheryl had used up all her lifelines.
		+
		+	She didn't know, and took the money.
		+
		+	&pound;500
		+
		+	a) British<br/>
		+	b) French<br/>
		+	'''c) German'''<br/>
		+	d) Austrian
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Current revision as of 02:33, 30 December 2010

WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE - Series 1 results

Includes results for the 1998 Christmas Day special.

Shows

Contestants

Last question attempted

(correct answer in bold)

Result

Actual winnings

Contents 1 Series 1, Show 1: Graham Elwell 2 Series 1, Shows 1-2: Rachel Da Costa 3 Series 1, Show 2: Arlene Harper 4 Series 1, Shows 2-3: Ross Jackson 5 Series 1, Show 3: Tina Bird 6 Series 1, Shows 3-4: Samantha Thomas 7 Series 1, Shows 4-5: John Stewart 8 Series 1, Shows 5-6: John McKeown 9 Series 1, Show 6: Craig Logue 10 Series 1, Shows 6-7: Judith Beacroft 11 Series 1, Show 7: David McNab 12 Series 1, Shows 7-8: Matthew Asbury 13 Series 1, Show 8: David Thompson 14 Series 1, Shows 8-9: Eva Whittam 15 Series 1, Shows 9-10: Derek McMorrow 16 Series 1, Show 10: Donna Minors 17 Series 1, Xmas: Dave Reagan 18 Series 1, Xmas: Andy Woodcock 19 Series 1, Xmas: Donna Clark 20 Series 1, Xmas: Cheryl Turner

Series 1, Show 1: Graham Elwell

£125,000:

Q) Which country is sandwiched between Ghana and Benin?

Used the "phone a friend" lifeline to ring his grandad, but he didn't know.

Took the money.

£64,000

a) Togo
b) Equatorial Guinea
c) Cote d'Ivoire
d) Gabon

Series 1, Shows 1-2: Rachel Da Costa

£16,000:

Q) Which county of England borders only one other?

Used the "phone a friend" lifeline to ring her dad, but he didn't know.

Took the money.

£8,000

a) Cornwall
b) Devon
c) Dorset
d) Kent

Series 1, Show 2: Arlene Harper

£8,000:

Q) Ethanol is the most common form of which substance?

Uses the 50:50 and the "phone a friend" lifelines. Chooses "plastic".

Wrong answer - loses everything but £1,000.

£1,000

a) Oil
b) Plastic
c) Gas
d) Alcohol

Series 1, Shows 2-3: Ross Jackson

£125,000:

Q) Roughly what proportion of the people who have ever lived are alive today?

At this stage, Ross had used up all his lifelines.

Took the money.

£64,000

a) 0.01%
b) 0.1%
c) 1%
d) 10%

Series 1, Show 3: Tina Bird

£2,000:

Q) From which city did Marco Polo set out on his journey to explore the East?

Uses the 50:50 to leave "Seville" and "Venice".

Wrong answer - loses everything but £1,000.

£1,000

a) Seville
b) Amsterdam
c) London
d) Venice

Series 1, Shows 3-4: Samantha Thomas

£32,000:

Q) Which country does the famous pine-scented wine Retsina come from?

No lifelines left by this stage.

Took the money.

£16,000

a) Italy
b) Spain
c) Portugal
d) Greece

Series 1, Shows 4-5: John Stewart

£16,000:

Q) Which of these was built in 1961?

No lifelines left by this stage.

Took the money.

£16,000

a) Post Office Tower
b) Berlin Wall
c) Sears Tower
d) Pompidou Centre

Series 1, Shows 5-6: John McKeown

£125,000:

Q) Which of these artistes never had a UK number one hit single?

Rang a friend, who didn't know for sure.

Took the money.

£64,000

a) Genesis
b) Fleetwood Mac
c) UB40
d) Marvin Gaye

Series 1, Show 6: Craig Logue

£4,000:

Q) What is the other name for a linden tree?

No lifelines left by this stage.

Took the money.

£2,000

a) Willow
b) Larch
c) Lime
d) Beech

Series 1, Shows 6-7: Judith Beacroft

£8,000:

Q) An "inundation" is which of these natural occurrences?

Uses the 50:50 lifeline. Chooses "earthquake".

Wrong answer - loses everything but £1,000.

£1,000

a) Fire
b) Flood
c) Earthquake
d) Hurricane

Series 1, Show 7: David McNab

£4,000:

Q) Which of these islands belongs to Italy?

Neglects to use remaining lifeline.

Wrong answer - loses everything but £1,000.

£1,000

a) Corsica
b) Majorca
c) Rhodes
d) Capri

Series 1, Shows 7-8: Matthew Asbury

£125,000:

Q) How many miles separates Russia and the USA at their closest point?

No lifelines left by this stage.

Took the money.

£64,000

a) 2.5
b) 11.5
c) 26.5
d) 137.5

Series 1, Show 8: David Thompson

£16,000:

Q) Which of these was an air-raid shelter in World War Two?

No lifelines left by this stage.

Took the money.

£8,000

a) Anderson
b) Bailey
c) Churchill
d) Mulberry

Series 1, Shows 8-9: Eva Whittam

£125,000:

Q) What is the oldest weekly periodical in Britain?

No lifelines left by this stage.

Took the money.

£64,000

a) The Spectator
b) Old Moore's Almanac
c) The Lancet
d) The Stage

Series 1, Shows 9-10: Derek McMorrow

£32,000:

Q) Which of these Olympic events is for women only?

Answered "Pentathlon".

Wrong answer - loses everything but £1,000.

£1,000

a) Biathlon
b) Triathlon
c) Pentathlon
d) Heptathlon

Series 1, Show 10: Donna Minors

£4,000:

Q) Who is the patron saint of travellers?

No lifelines left by this stage.

Took the money.

£2,000

a) St. Luke
b) St. Vincent
c) St. Francis
d) St. Christopher

Series 1, Xmas: Dave Reagan

£125,000:

Q) In 1847, the Illustrated London News carried the first known pictures of what?

Used the "phone a friend" lifeline, but his friend didn't know.

Took the money.

£64,000

a) A Christmas tree
b) A Christmas cracker
c) Rudolph
d) A pantomime dame

Series 1, Xmas: Andy Woodcock

£2,000:

Q) Complete the title of this Christmas film - "Miracle on..."

Chooses "24th Street".

Wrong answer - loses everything but £1,000.

£1,000

a) 24th Street
b) 34th Street
c) 42nd Street
d) 59th Street

Series 1, Xmas: Donna Clark

£4,000:

Q) Buon Natale is Merry Xmas in which language?

Uses the 50:50 lifeline to leave "Portuguese" and "Italian". Chooses "Portuguese".

Wrong answer - loses everything but £1,000.

£1,000

a) Portuguese
b) German
c) Spanish
d) Italian

Series 1, Xmas: Cheryl Turner

£1,000:

Q) What nationality was Handel, composer of the Christmas oratorio Messiah?

At this stage, Cheryl had used up all her lifelines.

She didn't know, and took the money.

£500

a) British
b) French
c) German
d) Austrian

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