Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Results 2
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE - Series 2 results
Shows
Contestants
Last question attempted
(correct answer in bold)
Result
Actual winnings
Series 2, Show 1: Jason Vaughan
£32,000:
Q) The 1965 Lionel Bart musical Twang!! was based upon whose life?
At this stage, Jason had used up all his lifelines.
Took the money.
£16,000
a) William Tell
b) Henry V
c) Robin Hood
d) King Arthur
Series 2, Shows 1-2: Tony Carey
£4,000:
Q) To what does the adjective "martial" refer?
Has two lifelines still, but choses "Karate".
Wrong answer - loses everything but £1,000.
£1,000
a) Spring
b) Weddings
c) War
d) Karate
Series 2, Show 2: Paula Wellfair
£8,000:
Q) What is the value of the Roman Numeral "L"?
The friend she rings suggests "Five hundred" but she isn't sure.
Took the money.
£4,000
a) Ten
b) Five hundred
c) Five
d) Fifty
Series 2, Show 2: Victoria Kaye
£32,000:
Q) By what name is the antirrhinum better known to gardeners?
Rang a friend, who suggested "Snap dragon".
Took the money.
£16,000
a) Sweet Pea
b) Dizzy Lizzy
c) Snap Dragon
d) Sunflower
Series 2, Shows 2-3: Paul Beverley
£125,000:
Q) At which railway station did Paul Simon write Homeward Bound?
Guessed "Crewe".
Wrong answer - loses everything but £32,000
£32,000
a) Crewe
b) Widnes
c) Halifax
d) Wigan
Series 2, Show 3: Sarah Woodier
£8,000:
Q) What is a sheet on board a boat?
Used her "ask the audience" lifeline. Over 60% vote for "a sail".
Sarah goes along with the audience - but it's the wrong answer! Loses everything but £1,000.
£1,000
a) A sail
b) A chart
c) A flag
d) A rope
Series 2, Shows 3-4: Donna Blake
£4,000:
Q) How many edges has a cube?
Guessed "Six".
Wrong answer - loses everything but £1,000
£1,000
a) Six
b) Twelve
c) Four
d) Sixteen
Series 2, Show 4: David Yule
£64,000:
Q) For what does the P of P&O stand?
Guessed "Pacific".
Wrong answer - loses everything but £32,000
£32,000
a) Pacific
b) Peninsular
c) Port
d) Passenger
Series 2, Shows 4-5: David Hogg
£125,000:
Q) Which American car manufacturer produced the Coronet and Charger models?
Used his "phone a friend" lifeline, but he didn't know.
No guess offered - took the money.
£64,000
a) Oldsmobile
b) Cadillac
c) Dodge
d) Chevrolet
Series 2, Shows 5-6: Neil Muir
£125,000:
Q) Which song is traditionally sun by a Venetian goldolier?
Suspects it's B or D, but doesn't guess.
Takes the money.
£64,000
a) Madrigal
b) Merceuse
c) Aria
d) Barcarolle
Series 2, Show 6: Fiona MacKenzie
£32,000:
Q) In the film "Speed", the bus will explode if it drops below what speed?
Doesn't know. She rings her father, who tentatively suggests "50".
Takes the money.
£16,000
a) 40
b) 50
c) 55
d) 60
Series 2, Show 7: Pat Linehan
£32,000:
Q) From which plant is linseed oil derived?
Uses up all 3 lifelines. Audience says Flax (40%) or Sunflower (37%). Friend suggests flax.
Takes the money.
£16,000
a) Poppy
b) Flax
c) Cotton
d) Sunflower
Series 2, Shows 7-8: Fiona Wheeler
£64,000:
Q) Which country has a Test cricket ground called Kensington Oval?
After many changes of mind, she plumps for "Jamaica".
Wrong answer - stays on £32,000.
£32,000
a) England
b) Australia
c) Jamaica
d) Barbados
Series 2, Shows 8-9: Martin Skillings
£250,000:
Q) Sir John Hicks was the first British winner of which prize?
At this stage, he still had all three lifelines. Over 70% of the audience go for "Economics" (right answer) from the two remaining answers.
Decides not to risk it and takes the money.
£125,000
a) Peace
b) Chemistry
c) Economics
d) Physics
Series 2, Show 9: Ian Horswell
£250,000:
Q) What was the name of the first American spaceship to orbit the Earth?
Didn't have a clue.
Took the money.
£125,000
a) Aurora 7
b) Liberty Bell 7
c) Friendship 7
d) Freedom 7
Series 2, Show 9: Gary Cunning
£32,000:
Q) What was Casanova's occupation in his final years?
Didn't know.
Took the money.
£16,000
a) Spy
b) Librarian
c) Violinist
d) Soldier
Series 2, Show 10: Tristran Burt
£32,000:
Q) Who is Tintin's nautical companion?
Didn't know.
Took the money.
£16,000
a) Captain Harris
b) Captain Bass
c) Captain Barnacle
d) Captain Haddock
Series 2, Show 10: John Davidson
£1,000:
Q) Which of these girl's names is the title of a Jane Austen novel?
Confidently chooses "Jane".
Wrong answer - loses everything.
£0
a) Emily
b) Jane
c) Emma
d) Sophie
Series 2, Shows 10-11: Karen Ozdemir
£16,000:
Q) In Ireland, what are Macgillicuddy's Reeks?
Thinks it's B or C but doesn't risk it.
Takes the money.
£16,000
a) Mountains
b) Lakes
c) Islands
d) A clan
Series 2, Shows 11-12: Mark Manley
£32,000:
Q) What is unusual about the basenji dog?
Doesn't know.
Takes the money.
£16,000
a) No tail
b) No fur
c) No bark
d) No sense of smell
Series 2, Show 12: Roger Maynard
£64,000:
Q) Who pained the Birth of Venus?
Went for "Raphael".
Wrong answer - stays on £32,000.
£32,000
a) Raphael
b) Donatello
c) Michaelangelo
d) Botticelli
Series 2, Show 12: Lisa Dixson
£32,000:
Q) In which country was the board game "Monopoly" invented?
Doesn't know.
Takes the money.
£16,000
a) USA
b) Britain
c) Australia
d) Canada
Series 2, Show 12: Len Munday
£8,000:
Q) Which ball game is played on the largest playing field?
Goes for "Baseball".
Wrong answer - loses everything but £1,000.
£1,000
a) Polo
b) Football
c) Rugby
d) Baseball
Series 2, Shows 12-13: Denis Burton
£32,000:
Q) Who played Hercule Poirot in the 1974 version of "Murder on the Orient Express"?
Chooses "Peter Ustinov".
Wrong answer - loses everything but £1,000.
£1,000
a) David Suchet
b) Peter Ustinov
c) Albert Finney
d) Jeremy Brett
Series 2, Show 13: Matthew Norways
£16,000:
Q) Who was the first designer to manufacture jeans?
Uses his 50:50 to leave "Ethan Lee" and "Levi Strauss". Goes for "Lee".
Wrong answer - loses everything but £1,000.
£1,000
a) Will Wrangler
b) Ethan Lee
c) Levi Strauss
d) Calvin Klein
