Graham Hickin

Graham Hickin was a civil servant from Pontefract in West Yorkshire who won £250,000 on the 28th of September 2000 after getting in the chair on the 25th September 2000.

Fastest Finger First question

Put these traditional Bingo calls in order from lowest value to highest.

A: Two Little Ducks

B: Clickety Click

C: Kelly's Eye

D: Two Fat Ladies

Correct Answer: C, D, B, D

1. (£100) What is the characteristic harsh sound made by a duck?

A: Meow

B: Quack

C: Moo

D: Woof

Correct Answer: B

2. (£200) Complete this proverb 'Too many cooks....'?

A: Butter no parsnips

B: Cry over spilt milk

C: Spoil the broth

D: Burn the toast

Correct Answer: C

3. (£300) Which of these creatures features in the opening titles of 'Coronation Street'?

A: Budgerigar

B: Guinea Pig

C: Cat

D: Armadillo

Correct Answer: C

4. (£500) Which word can be used to mean a group of whales?

A: Train

B: School

C: Coach

D: Drill

Correct Answer: B

5. (£1,000) Which of these is the name of a famous Tchaikovsky ballet?

A: The Firecracker

B: The Nutcracker

C: The Chinese Cracker

D: The Christmas Cracker

Correct Answer: B

6. (£2,000) The Epcot Centre is a feature of which tourist attraction?

A: Alton Towers

B: Disney World

C: Universal Studios

D: Millenium Dome

Correct Answer: B

7. (£4,000) Which law states that if anything can go wrong it will?

A: Parkinson's Law

B: Boyle's Law

C: Murphy's Law

D: Cole's Law

8. (£8,000) What's the longest side of a right-angled triangle called?

A: Hypodern

B: Hypothesis

C: Hypotenuse

D: Hypocrite

Correct Answer: C

9. (£16,000) Garston, Riverside and Walton are parliamentary constituencies in which city?

A: Newcastle

B: Manchester

C: Liverpool

D: Birmingham

Correct Answer: C

10. (£32,000) Laura Davies is a famous name in which sport?

A: Hockey

B: Golf

C: Badminton

D: Showjumping

Correct Answer: B

(The klaxon called time and Graham would return on Thursday with at least £32,000 and the good news was he had all 3 lifelines still in tact)

11. (£64,000) Queen Elizabeth I belonged to which royal house?

A: York

B: Lancaster

C: Tudor

D: Stuart

Correct Answer: C

12. (£125,000) What type of plant is a stinkhorn?

A: Fern

B: Moss

C: Conifer

D: Fungus

(Graham had an inkling that the answer is Fungus but he decided to go 50:50 and it left A and D, he went for it and it was right)

13. (£250,000) Spiro Agnew was the Vice President to which US President?

A: Lyndon B Johnson

B: Richard Nixon

C: Gerald Ford

D: Jimmy Carter

(Graham asked the audience and the result wasn't that conclusive. 26% said Lyndon B Johnson, 37% said Richard Nixon, 20% said Gerald Ford and 17% said Jimmy Carter. Graham then phoned his mate Gary who thought it was Richard Nixon. Graham then decided to play, and it was right)

14. (£500,000) Which of these Russain names means 'fellow traveller'?

A: Sputnik

B: Vostok

C: Soyuz

D: Voskhod

(Graham decided his time was up and took the money. Before he left Chris revealed the answer was Sputnik)