UK Millionaire, October 30
Iain Weaver
scheduling, BBC, and weep. Oh, it's a bit windy out there. And maybe
rather wet." Nicholas Owen is in a yellow mac, getting blown off his
feet on Selsey Bill. He deserves better. The trains are even more up
the spout. Frank Skinner will be late, The Nightly will be at 11:10,
and - hey - an introduction from Sir Trevor!
Ladies Night, on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
#237 Ryan Wilkinson... in and out with £16,000, not guessing at Isle of
Man.
#238 Dorothy Bramham... a guess at Finland nets £16,000... then careful
movement up to £64,000... then out, not guessing at Isle of Man.
#239 Deb Hunter... straight up to £16,000... then The Bela Lugosi
Question... he was Dracula... but it took three lifelines and eight
minutes (including an ad-break) to get there... the free shot falls out.
#240 Caroline Hughes... £4000 and three lifelines.
ITV2 repeat 10:00 tomorrow.
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
October 30, 2000; Edition 113
Series 8 Episode 25
Caroline is in a *very* nice flowing navy and gold shirt. Chris is in
black. Tomorrow night, you'll be handing out protection money to kids
dressed as vampires. Or ladies dressed in black capes, I suppose.
Caroline told her husband she has £4000, and he laughed. How much is a
good divorce lawyer?
£8000: Who is the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland?
A) Jack Cunningham B) Frank Dobson
C) Alistair Darling D) Peter Mandelson
"It's Peter Mandelson."
She's sure.
D) Peter Mandelson
She's right.
£16,000: Paul McCartney wrote the theme song for which James Bond film?
A) You Only Live Twice B) For Your Eyes Only
C) Live And Let Die D) Diamonds Are Forever
Caroline huffs, and doesn't have a clue.
She'll call Steve.
Caroline has very clear diction, a bit like Lisa Simpson.
"It's Live And Let Die, 100%"
"Quite sure?"
"Yep."
"Don't want to phone a friend?"
The audience laughs.
"If it's wrong, you die and I live."
The 30 seconds expire.
Chris asks if she's auditioning Steve.
C) Live And Let Die.
Correct.
£32,000: Which animal denotes a zoo on a British road sign?
A) Lion B) Chimpanzee
C) Bear D) Elephant
Caroline flutters her eyelashes.
"Elephant. Final answer."
She's never seen any of the others on a road sign.
D) Elephant.
"You've just won £32,000. Way-hey!" And a kiss.
There's a bear on Warwickshire county signs, and a lion on any with the
royal crest. Can't think of any with a chimp.
£64,000: To which royal house did Queen Victoria belong?
A) Windsor B) Hanover
C) Stuart D) Tudor
Caroline thinks.
"It's over to the audience."
A) Windsor 25% B) Hanover 43%
C) Stuart 5% D) Tudor 27%
"We'll go 50/50."
A) Windsor 25% B) Hanover 43%
Caroline's thinking Windsor is the current house, and too modern.
Time to take a guess.
"I wish I'd studied history at school."
"Windsor."
"It's up to you."
A) Windsor
Chris recaps the question.
"25% said Windsor, 43% said Hanover, you went with Windsor.
"Find out who was right in a couple of minutes, after the break."
This is becoming a bit old, Chris.
---<ten minutes, trev to break>---
University Challenge: University of Manchester Institute of Science and
Technology takes on Balliol College, Oxford. It's a one-man show, as
Bailey from Balliol gets huge numbers of starters, and even more bonus
questions. The final score: UMIST 110, Balliol 315.
---<buy westlife: celebrity auction: wed @ 8>---
Caroline Hughes, Windsor is the wrong answer. Hanover is correct,
Victoria the final monarch, before it changed to Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
Tonight's ten... four ladies.
FFF: From the closest, order these countries by their standard time
ahead of GMT
A) Egypt B) Japan
C) Seychelles D) Thailand
That's west-to-east.
A-C-D-B
2 4 7 9
Three right, 6.60 seconds for Dan Hotchin. 35, mop-top of black hair,
glasses, blue shirt. Chef from Liversedge, West Yorks. Girlfriend Emma
in the audience. He'd motorcycle round the world, and hire Marco Pierre
White to cook a meal. Strategy: just take it as it comes.
£100: Which of these is a large breed of dog?
Big Swede, Great Dane, Mighty Finn, Enormous Norwegian
B)
£200: Which expression refers to a large country house belonging to an
aristocratic family?
Country --
Club, Life, Shoot, Seat
D)
£300: Which of these is a part of a chicken
Priest's chin, Vicar's ear, Parson's nose, Curate's tongue
C)
£500: "I'll Be Missing You" was a Number One hit for Faith Evans and
whom?
Gust Mummy, Pant Granny, Gasp Auntie, Puff Daddy
D)
112 did not get a credit on the UK release, which Dan bought.
£1000: What nationality is the racing driver Michael Schumacher?
Brazilian, German, Finnish, American
B)
£2000: Who created Dame Edna Everage?
A) Harry Enfield B) Danny La Rue
C) Ronnie Barker D) Barry Humphries
Dan has the book.
D) Barry Humphries.
£4000: Which of these is a major Australian river?
A) Pet B) Doll C) Love D) Darling
He doesn't know. Either Doll or Darling.
"River Darling, River Darling."
Ask the audience. Nothing like spoiling them...
A) Pet 1% B) Doll 4%
C) Love 3% D) Darling 92%
"That's quite high, Dan."
He'll go with the flow.
D) Darling.
Good idea.
£8000: Which tv soap is set in a fictitious suburb of Chester?
A) Family Affairs B) Brookside
C) Emmerdale D) Hollyoaks
Dan thinks.
"It's Hollyoaks."
"Have you watched it?"
"Once. It was an accident."
D) Hollyoaks
"It was worth watching!"
£16,000: "When shall we three meet again" is the first line of which
Shakespeare play?
A) Hamlet B) Macbeth C) Pericles D) Coriolanus
Dan thinks.
"At this moment, half the country is shouting the right answer at their
screen," notes Chris. "You're here and they're not."
Phone Pat.
"It's Macbeth."
Before the answers.
"What the witches say."
If ever they need filler on News 24, she's the lass.
B) Macbeth
"You've just got £16,000."
£32,000: Which of these volcanoes is in Indonesia?
A) Krakatoa B) Stromboli
C) Popocatepetl D) Erebus
"Pretty sure it's Krakatoa."
Lot of money to lose...
"I'm gonna go for it."
A) Krakatoa
Chris breathes deeply.
Then hollers.
"You've just won £32,000."
Total winnings now above £9.5 million. Break.
---<16 minutes, that part>---
Remember That Half Million Question? About Amy Johnson and her plane,
called Jason. Reports in a local paper suggest that Amy named the plane
after her family's fish shop, named in turn after the Greek hero who
chased after the Golden Fleece. Jokes about the Green Ranger will go
over the head of anyone over 25.
---<fostering on trial: little bird: wednesday @ 9>---
Dan Hotchin has £32,000 and a fifty-fifty.
£64,000: Which of these is a table of the chemical elements?
A) Periodic B) Cyclical
C) Sporadic D) Recurrent
*This* is a Sixty Four Thousand Pound Question?!
"Periodic."
Dan can't believe the ease. Neither can I.
A) Periodic.
Dan hands back the £32,000 cheque, and lays hands on the bigger one.
£125,000: What does an ichthyologist study?
A) Birds B) Insects
C) Fish D) Reptiles
Dan is not certain, thinks it's reptiles. 50/50 leaves
C) Fish D) Reptiles
"Something's telling me it's fish."
He's going for it.
"Fish."
"Why the change?"
"Thinking of a fossil, a fossil of a fish, something like the ich- bit.
That vague enough for ya?"
"No."
"I'm gonna go with it. If I drop to £32,000, that's a fortune."
C) Fish
Chris smiles.
"If you had stuck with your initial instinct and gone with reptiles..."
Chris sounds concerned.
"...you would have lost £32,000."
The audience explodes. The cheque goes into the shirt pocket. Chris
knows how to build tension.
£250,000: Which building is known by the address "No 1, London."
A) Buckingham Palace B) Lambeth Palace
C) Clarence House D) Apsley House
Dan shook his head through the first two answers, then we cut to Chris.
"I'm pretty sure it's Clarence House, 80%, but not sure enough. You
kinda know when your luck's gonna run out."
Dan will take the money.
If he had stuck with Clarence House, if he'd been a bit braver, he
would have lost £93,000. Apsley House is the right answer.
"Off you go, Dan! Go spend it!"
FFF: From the earliest, order these qualifications by usual achievement
A) MA B) GCSE
C) PhD D) BA
GCSE is for school-leavers.
B-D-A-C
Fastest of four, 6.93 seconds, Richard Philips. Two others within 0.15
seconds. He's 45, dark curly hair, light blue shirt. Businessman from
Warwickshire, wife Cindy in the audience, some of seven kids at home.
He's a private pilot, but this is more nerve-wracking.
£100: Which of these is a popular timepiece that strikes the hour with
a sound like a bird call?
-- clock
Cuckoo, Vulture, Eagle, Flamingo
A)
"You could go now. I'm waiting for someone to, though probably not
someone with seven children."
£200: Complete the title of the 1962 film, "Mutiny on the.."
Twix, Galaxy, Bounty, Snickers
C)
Yum. Chocolate.
£300: Which of these words refers to a period of isolation to prevent
the spread of infection?
Nectarine, Margarine, Quarantine, Limousine
C)
£500: What was the English term for a German submarine during the world
wars?
U-boat, V-boat, W-boat, X-boat
A)
£1000: In the Winnie-the-Pooh stories, what animal is Eyeore?
Donkey, Rabbit, Kangaroo, Tiger
A)
Interval.
---<just nine minutes since the last break>---
A nod to WWTBAM in the US - and how it's not as big as it used to be -
in a correspondence at slate.com.
An offer extended until Monday 9pm? That's (er) 56 minutes ago
---<late again: frank skinner: in 3 minutes>---
Richard Philips has a thousand safe.
"Calmer?"
"Could do with a drink."
£2000: With which type of music is the composer Scott Joplin associated?
A) Soul B) Ragtime C) Rock D) Country
"Ragtime."
Right.
£4000: Who was the first President of the United States
A) Thomas Jefferson B) George Washington
C) Abraham Lincoln D) Theodore Roosevelt
Richard thinks he knows, but might phone a friend to be safe.
Phone Tim.
"It's a guess, Richard. Thomas Jefferson. 75% guess."
Ten o'clockers leave us here.
"Do you fly on 75%?"
"No."
Disagreeing with Tim, 50/50 leaves
B) George Washington C) Abraham Lincoln
Now he knows.
B) George Washington
£8000: Which of these is the name of a legendary island continent said
to have sunk?
A) Anubis B) Atlantis C) Artemis D) Aramis
"Atlantis."
Sure - enough.
B) Atlantis
It's the right answer.
£16,000: Which Italian pasta is shaped like seashells?
A) Linguini B) Macaroni
C) Conchiglie D) Tagliatelle
Richard shuffles nervously in his seat.
He eats a lot of pasta.
But doesn't know what it's called.
Audience?
A) Linguini 5% B) Macaroni 5%
C) Conchiglie 89% D) Tagliatelle 1%
He'll go with that.
C) Conchiglie
Well done, everybody.
£32,000: In the first UK tv series of "Big Brother", who was the first
person to be evicted from the house?
A) Andy B) Nichola
C) Caroline D) Sada
Richard hasn't the faintest. He never watched it, and *still* managed
to avoid the hype.
Sada was the first out.
FFF: Form a well-known singer
A) Louise B) Ciccone
C) Madonna D) Veronica
Video set for 10:05? Goodbye.
C-A-D-B
Kate Heusser, 9.94 seconds. She looks shell-shocked, runner-up last
time. 40-ish, dark hair, white-with-pattern blouse. Writer from West
Sussex, husband Peter in the audience, two sons at home. She's set to
become a part-time postperson soon, giving up being a solicitor.
A brief power outage. The computer reboots.
£300: By what nickname is Jamie Oliver known?
D) The Naked Chef
£500: Which of these is an independent country?
Costa--
Brava, Blanca, Rica, Del Sol
C)
£1000: Which word follows fret and jig to name tools?
Nail, Hammer, Chisel, Saw
D)
£2000: What is a homily?
A) Potato cake B) Woollen hat
C) Sermon D) Species of ape
"It's a sermon."
"Why?"
"I just know."
C) Sermon.
It's good.
£4000: Which of these abbreviations does not refer to a day of the week?
A) TGIF B) NYPD
C) TISWAS D) POETS
"NYPD is New York Police Department..."
B) NYPD
Correct.
Thank Gd it's Friday... Today is Saturday, Watch and Smile... Push Off
Early, Tommorrow's Saturday.
Time expires. Did you set your video to record an extra 13 minutes?
Since Day 1: £9,618,000 from 242 completed contestants.
For UK Millionaire:
Summary: Iain Weaver
From a format by Jeremy Soria and Chris M Dickson
Certain questions at the lower levels have been edited for space and
brevity.
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