UK Millionaire, October 26
Iain Weaver
#231 Mike Hanson... two lifelines gives him £16,000... the third would
have cost him £15,000... except he walked.
#232 Joe Fletcher... all the lifelines go by £16,000... £32,000 is
right... The Free Shot falls short.
#233 Roger Tozer... a laughing jackass wins £64,000... a long... long...
long think... "I'm in an agony of indecision here"... the Bruins and
Flyers... they're hockey sides... founder of the Jesuits is a step
beyond... £125,000 is welcome.
ITV2 repeat 10pm tonight.
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
October 26, 2000; Edition 111
Series 8 Episode 23
A fastest finger first is looming stage left. Chris is wearing a light
grey suit, with a hint of lilac. "It's show 24 since the series started
in September," claims Chris, clearly having trouble counting. In
tonight's ten, two ladies.
FFF: Order these bride & groom responses from the traditional Church of
England service
A) For richer for poorer B) In sickness and in health
C) To have and to hold D) For better for worse
C) To have and to hold
From this day forward
D) For better for worse
A) For richer for poorer
B) In sickness and in health
14.58 seconds, slowest of one, Ann Cronin. Brunette, 40-ish, natty blue
jacket and cream top. Civil servant from Bromley, Kent, son Steve in the
audience. She'd take a trip to the Rockies with Eammon Holmes (minor tv
celeb) coz he's so smooth.
£100: Which of these is a London landmark?
A) Pharoah's thread B) Egyptian's button
C) Mummy's thimble D) Cleopatra's needle
D)
£200: By what name was Wild West cowboy James Butley Hickok known?
- Bill
A) Wild B) Crazy
C) Barmy D) Mad
A)
£300: Polar is a type of which animal?
A) Monkey B) Bear
C) Antelope D) Rabbit
B)
£500: Jambon is the French for which food?
Audience? Prenez votre keypads.
A) Bread 5% B) Cheese 2%
C) Ham 82% D) Jam 11%
The Audience This Series: 0.830 (39/47), 66.255% correct.
£1000: The word grotto refers to which type of geographical feature?
A) Lake B) Mountain
C) Waterfall D) Cave
D) Cave
£2000: With which sport is Ian Woosnam associated?
A) Rugby B) Cricket
C) Football D) Golf
D) Golf
£4000: In which county is the town of Selby?
A) Kent B) East Sussex
C) Northamptonshire D) North Yorkshire
Let's *ring* a friend. Steve.
"I think it's in Yorkshire... about 50% sure."
"Can you say the four again?"
Not in two seconds.
Anne will go with Steve.
D) North Yorkshire.
"You just won £4000."
£8000: Which of the following was a tv comedy drama starring Michael
Elphick?
A) Chancer B) Spender
C) Boon D) Lovejoy
50/50 leaves
A) Chancer C) Boon
"Comedy drama..."
She'll go
C) Boon.
"Why did you suddenly say Boon?"
"I've come this far..."
"You're going farther!"
Not before we've paid the rent.
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[channel hopper - british eurosport - sprint cycling.]
Ratings for week ending October 15. Millionaire #2 on ITV, #3 overall,
11.75 million viewers. The Weakest Link #4 on BBC TWO, 3.31 million.
---<grunt! without motive: sunday @ 9>---
Anne Cronin has £8000 and no lifelines.
£16,000: In which country did the Hindenberg disaster occur?
A) France B) Germany
C) Great Britain D) United States
She's thinking.
She thinks it's Germany, but could be wrong.
Anne is grinning. Insanely.
She's not going to risk it.
Not expecting it to come out of the blue, like Boon did.
Anne leaves with £8000.
Germany? Would have cost £7000. The US is the right answer.
From the top...
FFF: From the earliest, order these singers by their first UK #1 single.
A) Donna Summer B) Lisa Stansfield
C) Whitney Houston D) Cilla Black
D) 1964 A) 1977
C) 1985 B) 1989
Fastest of three, 7.54 seconds, Alan Bennett. The others were at 11
seconds. He's early 40s, red shirt, balding, dark hair. Engineer
surveyor from Preston, wife Brenda in the audience, three kids at home.
He's served on a sub, it's like a bus, but without any windows. Right...
£100: What is the name of the fictional regal character who finds a
glass slipper on his palace steps?
A) Prince Alluring B) Prince Charming
C) Prince Endearing D) Prints and Negatives
B) Prince Charming
"Cinderella."
£200: What sort of race is the London Marathon
A) Running B) Cycling
C) Swimming D) Sailing
A) Running
£300: What is the name of an elephant's elongated tooth?
A) Rusk B) Husk
C) Busk D) Tusk
D) Tusk
£500: What colour is associated with jaundice?
A) Blue B) Red
C) Yellow D) White
C) Yellow
£1000: In legend, who was the sweetheart of Robin Hood?
A) Nell Gwyn B) Maid Marian
C) Bonnie Parker D) Lady Godiva
B)Maid Marian
So far, so so-so.
£2000: What is the standard North American term for a shop selling
second-hand clothes and goods?
After a think, Alan asks the audience.
A) Thrift store 63% B) Penny pinch 12%
C) Bargain shop 16% D) Scrimp market 9%
He'll go with the audience.
A) Thrift store
It's right.
The Audience This Series: 0.833 (40/48), 66.188% correct.
£4000: Complete the title of the film, Being John
A) Travolta B) Wayne
C) Malkovich D) Cusack
"Being John Malkovich."
"How do you know."
"Saw the video the other day."
C) Malkovich
"Hey, Alan, you won £4000."
£8000: Until recently, Slovenia was a constituent republic of which
country?
A) Czechoslovakia B) Romania
C) Yugoslavia D) Bulgaria
Let's call Janet. She has a degree in geography.
Janet repeats the options.
Alan lets time run down.
"It's Yugoslavia or Czechoslovakia..."
Buzz.
50/50 leaves...
A) Czechoslovakia C) Yugoslavia
...a pain in the proverbial.
He's gonna take the money.
Yugoslavia looks good, but he suspects that would be too obvious.
Alan leaves with £4000.
The right answer? Yugoslavia. The first to leave Milosevic's regime,
back in July 1991.
---<czechoslovakia split at new year 1993>---
[channel hopper - bbc choice - liquid news leads with playstation 2,
poppy appeal with s club 7, the tweenies single, and the lady milk
carton from blur's "coffee and tv" video.]
---<"the reputation of this station has been destroyed overnight":
friday @ 8>---
It's FFF night!
FFF: From the fewest, order these states by the number of letter "A"
they have.
A) Alaska B) Alabama
C) South Dakota D) Utah
D) 1 C) 2 A) 3 B) 4
Two got it right, 8.54 seconds does for Pete Joslin. 40-ish, teal
sweatshirt, red-brown hair. HGV driver from Chelmsford, wife Clare in
the audience, Faye and Claire at home (Is he the father of Steps?) He'd
take all women drivers off the road. This does not bode well for ATA.
£100: What is the name of Paul Hogan's most famous film character?
A) Buffalo Glasgow B) Crocodile Dundee
C) Donkey Edinburgh D) Alligator Aberdeen
B)
£200: Who would live in a convent?
A) Pilots B) Nuns
C) Carpenters D) Dancers
B)
£300: Which of these are used to fasten shirt cuffs?
A) Cuff chains B) Cuff links C) Cuff ropes D) Cuff strings
B)
£500: In which part of London is the Royal Opera House?
A) Kew B) Battersea C) Hampstead D) Covent Garden
D)
£1000: What should you do with aspic?
A) Wash with it B) Sleep on it C) Eat it D) Spend it
"Eat it."
"Final answer?"
C) Eat it
Correct.
Just to keep us on our toes.
£2000: What was the first name of the French underwater explorer
Cousteau?
A) Alain B) Henri C) Claude D) Jacques
D)
£4000: From which language does the word "Chutzpah" derive?
A) French B) Greek C) Yiddish D) Polynesian
Ah, Pete doesn't know. Audience?
A) French 5% B) Greek 9%
C) Yiddish 77% D) Polynesian 9%
He'll buy that.
C) Yiddish
"Confident?"
Nervous laugh.
"Should be..."
The Audience This Series: 0.837 (41/49), 66.408% correct.
£8000: Which of the following is a US index of stock exchange prices?
A) Nikkei Stock Average B) FT-SE 100 Index
C) Dow Jones Average D) Hang Seng Index
A brief think, then
C) Dow Jones Average
Chris blinks. Twice.
"You've got £8000."
Nikkei - Tokyo. FT-SE - London. Hang Seng - Hong Kong
Clare wipes her forehead theatrically.
£16,000: The Victoria Falls are on which African river?
A) Limpopo B) Nile
C) Zambesi D) Congo
50/50 leaves
A) Limpopo C) Zambesi
He's thinking Zambesi.
"Sure it's not the Limpopo."
C) Zambesi
"Why not the Limpopo."
"Doesn't ring any bells."
"You've just won £16,000."
Zimbabwe and Zambia border.
£32,000: Which flowers were "in the hospital" according to the Manic
Street Preachers' 1993 hit?
A) Roses B) Carnations
C) Lilies D) Poppies
Not Pete's kind of scene. Time to call next-door neighbour Steve. He's
up on his pop.
"Not sure I know that one, Pete... No, really don't know."
Buzz.
"I'm taking the money."
No-one remembers "Roses in the Hospital." It wasn't much cop, really.
All over again after this break.
---<send more fingers>---
[channel hopper - bbc one - liverpool 0, liberec 0 just before half
time]
---<freak-free zone: fat friends: tonight @ 9>---
FFF: From the most populous, order these areas of England
A) Greater London B) Kent
C) Northumberland D) West Midlands
A-D-B-C does.
Two right, 3.76 seconds for Ryan Wilkinson. Mid 20s, cyan shirt, dark
blond hair. Accountant from Dudley, West Mids, wife Catherine in the
audience. He's a Star Wars fan, and would love an original Storm Trooper
outfit to impress Catherine. And he wants to become a cowboy. It's all
dressing up.
£100: Which parts of the body are traditionally crossed for good luck?
A) Fingers B) Knees C) Arms D) Eyes
A)
£200: In which field is Jimmy Young famous?
A) Broadcasting B) Decorating C) Gymnastics D) Ballet
A)
£300: What kind of card allows someone to buy an item and pay for it
later?
A) Playing B) Score C) Birthday D) Credit
D)
£500: What was the name of the London agent in tv's "Thunderbirds"?
A) Mrs Beeton B) Lady Penelope C) Miss Marple D) Dame Edna
B)
£1000: Which of these is most likely to perform a pas-de-deux?
A) Showjumpers B) Ballet dancers C) Opera singers D) Military troops
Some days at home he plays to £16,000. Others to £200.
£2000: With which country was the politician Nehru most associated?
Audience...
A) Mexico 13% B) India 65%
C) South Africa 19% D) France 3%
Theme of the night: go with the audience.
B) India.
The Audience This Series: 0.840 (42/50), 66.380% correct.
£4000: The Ming Dynasty was a period in the history of which country?
A) Egypt B) Turkey C) China D) Greece
Straight out,
C) China.
£8000: What is the star sign of a person born on Bonfire Night?
A) Virgo B) Libra
C) Scorpio D) Sagittarius
Bonfire Night is November 5.
Ryan doesn't like horoscopes.
50/50 leaves
B) Libra C) Scorpio
"That doesn't help me, but it might help my friend."
"Ah! Cunning plan, Baldrick."
He'll call Chris, Chris.
"It's Scorpio. Positive. 100% positive."
C) Scorpio
"You've just won £8000."
£16,000: What is the name of the basic unit of currency in Lebanon,
Egypt, and Syria?
A) Pound B) Dinar
C) Riyal D) Lira
Ryan was in Egypt just a few months ago.
A) Pound.
Time expires! Ryan returns with no lifelines.
Since Day 1: £9,333,000 from 236 completed contestants.
For UK Millionaire:
Summary: Iain Weaver
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