Mike Stokes

Mike Stokes, from Torphins, Aberdeenshire, was a contestant on series 3 of the UK version of the show on 14-15 March, 1999. He walked away with £32,000 after incorrectly answering his £125,000 question.

Fastest Finger First
From the 10 starting contestants, only Mike (with a time of 8.08 seconds) correctly answered D-B-A-C, making it into the Hot Seat.

Trivia


One day prior to Mike Stokes getting on the Hot Seat, Evander Holyfield and Lennox Lewis took part on a boxing match that was to unify the WBA, WBC, IBF, and Lineal Heavyweight Championship. After 12 rounds, Lewis, the British boxer, was considered by the UK media to be the overall better contender, having landed more punches than his American counterpart. However, a panel of three judges declared the fight a draw, after the South African judge scored the fight in favour of Lewis, the American one in favour of Holyfield, and the British one calling it a draw.

As a result, just before resuming Mike Stokes's game on 15 March, the Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? production staff decided to mock this decision by asking American boxing judges the following question, worth the Undisputed World Heavyweight Boxing Title according to the host Chris Tarrant:


 * Chris: You said C: Neither. It's the wrong answer. The right answer is Don King wins every time.