Gerry Lennon

Gerry Lennon was a prison guard from Yorkshire who went into the hotseat on the 7th November 1999 and won £125,000 as a rollover contestant. He became the second person on the show to get up to £125,000 and have all 3 lifelines.

Here was his fastest finger first question

Put these varieties of berry in alphabetical order.

A: Loganberry

B: Raspberry

C: Strawberry

D: Blackberry

Correct Order: D,A,B,C

Gerry did it in 6.74 seconds and was the only one who got the right answer

Here are the questions he faced

1. (£100) What does the referee show to a footballer when he is sending him off the pitch?

A: White Flag

B: Black Belt

C: Red Card

D: Green Pepper

Correct Answer: C

2. (£200) Which 'Maggie' gave Rod Stewart a number one hit single?

A: Maggie Moon

B: Maggie May

C: Maggie Mole

D: Maggie March

Correct Answer: B

3. (£300) Which royal residence was badly damaged by fire in 1992?

A: Buckingham Palace

B: Holyrood House

C: Sandringham

D: Windsor Castle

Correct Answer: D

4. (£500) What is the name of Superman's female associate?

A: Minnie Mouse

B: Lois Lane

C: Vicki Vale

D: Olive Oyl

Correct Answer: B

5. (£1,000) What is the name of President Yeltsin of Russia

A: Boris

B: Ivan

C: Mikhail

D: Yuri

Correct Answer: A

6. (£2,000) In the nursery rhyme, what did Tom the piper's son steal?

A: Pig

B: Muffin

C: Sheep

D: Spider

Correct Answer: A

7. (£4,000) Which of these walks follows a route from Derbyshire to the scottish borders?

A: Ridgeway

B: Pilgrim's Way

C: Cotswold Way

D: Pennine Way

Correct Answer: D

(The klaxon called time on £4,000 and the good was that he would return tommorow evening with all 3 lifelines still available)

8. (£8,000) Which of these fishes is not a flatfish?

A: Halibut

B: Flounder

C: Sole

D: Mulletis

Correct Answer: D

9. (£16,000) What nationality was the writer Voltaire?

A: Russian

B: French

C: German

D: Austrian

Correct Answer: B

10. (£32,000) The organisation OPEC is concerned with trade in which product?

A: Steel

B: Oil

C: Coffee

D: Pharmaceuticals

Correct Answer: B

11. (£64,000) Which of these sports is played on a 'rink'?

A: Badminton

B: Bowls

C: Rounders

D: Shinty

Correct Answer: B

12. (£125,000) Which African country is the largest in area?

A: Sudan

B: South Africa

C: Swaziland

D: Sierra Leone

Correct Answer: A

13. (£250,000) What is a 'bichon fris é ?

A: Dog

B: Lettuce

C: Wind

D: Muscle

Correct Answer: A

(Gerry decides he needs help. So he asks the audience and a surprisingly high 93% say it's a dog, he then goes 50:50 which left Dog and Wind, then he decides to phone his brother Harry who suggests dog. Still not convinced Gerry takes the £125,000. But if he did go for dog he would have won £250,000)