Duncan Bickley

Duncan Bickley was a pilot from Brentwood, Essex, who was a contestant on the show on October 21, 2000, and acheived the unfortunate distinction of becoming the first person in the UK to miss the 14th question, thus losing £218,000. Rob Mitchell from Leicestershire repeated this feat on November 1, 2003. Duncan also appeared on BBC gameshow Wipeout in 2001.

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
When Duncan got to the £500,000 question, he still had one lifeline (50/50). He was two questions away from becoming the UK's first millionaire. He really wanted to get to the million.

14. (£500,000) What was the name of Amy Johnson's plane in which she flew solo to Australia in 1930?

A: Achilles

B: Pegasus

C: Hercules

D: Jason

Correct Answer: D - Chosen Answer: B

He used his last lifeline to eliminate A and C. He chose B, but was wrong, and lost £218,000. He still got a cheque for £32,000.