Peter Lee

Introduction and questions faced.
Peter Lee became the first ever person to win £500,000 in the UK on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, on 18th January, 2000. The contestant before him was David Neale, who became the second person to win £250,000, following Jonathan Green in September 1999. Here is his fastest finger first question:

Starting with the fewest, put these parts of the adult body in order, according to the number of each?:

A. Ribs

B. Teeth

C. Toes

D. Kidneys                 Correct order: D,C,A,B

1. (£100): What was the nickname of the American showman William Frederick Cody?

A. Bison Bob

B. Bulldog Bert

C. Buffalo Bill

D. Bumblebee Brian                    Correct Answer:C

2. (£200): If you try to emulate your neighbours socially, you're "keeping up with the..."?

A. Browns

B. Smiths

C. Joneses

D. Bakers                                   Correct Answer:C

3. (£300): What is the centre of a storm called?

A. Nose

B. Eye

C. Ear

D. Chin                                       Correct Answer:B

4. (£500): In the world of trees, what is the opposite of Evergreen?

A. Desiccated

B. Deceptive

C. Decidious

D. Deceased                               Correct Answer:C

5. (£1,000): Which word means a person who has little or no experience at sea?

A. Landlady

B. Landholder

C. Landowner

D. Landlubber                             Correct Answer:D

6. (£2,000): Which industry is sometimes referred to as "Tim Pan Alley"?

A. Steel

B. Music

C. Catering

D. Car repair                               Correct Answer:B

7. (£4,000): Corgi means dwarf dog in which language?

A. Spanish

B. Italian

C. Welsh

D. Manx                                      Correct Answer:C

(Peter asked the audience, with quite a large majority going with Welsh, being the right answer)

8. (£8,000): Who was the last British governor of Hong Kong?

A. Norman Lamont

B. Chris Patten

C. Neil Kinnock

D. Edward Heath                         Correct Answer:B

9. (£16,000): Bhutan is a small country situated in which range of mountains?

A. Alps

B. Pyrenees

C. Andes

D. Himalayas                              Correct Answer:D

10. (£32,000): Which of these is made from beef?

A. Prosciutto

B. Pastrami

C. Pumpernickel

D. Panettone                             Correct Answer:B

11. (£64,000): Which of these actresses has not appeared in Coronation Street?

A. Patricia Routledge

B. Maureen Lipman

C. Prunella Scales

D. Joanna Lumley                     Correct Answer:B

12. (£125,000): Which John Osbourne play features Archie Rice?

A. The Entertainer

B. West of Suez

C. Look Back in Anger

D. Time Present                       Correct Answer:A

13. (£250,000): Which French Impressionist painter had a son who became a successful film director?

A. Pissaro

B. Degas

C. Sisley

D. Renoir                               Correct Answer:D

(Peter used 50:50 first, which left Pissaro or Renoir, then phoned his friend Derek, who said there was a Renoir film director, then went for Renoir, winning £250,000)

14. (£500,000): What does the Japanese word 'kamikaze' literally mean?

A. Sacred venture

B. Divine wind

C. Self-destruction

D. Final attack                      Correct Answer:B

15. (£1 MILLION): Which county cricket side is based at Chester-le Street?

A. Warwickshire

B. Durham

C. Northants

D. Leicestershire                   Correct Answer:B

(Peter took £500,000, saying his guess would have been Leicestershire, but Chris told him he would have just lost £468,000, if he had went with it, and the answer was Durham).

Aftermath
The contestant after Peter Lee was Margaret Whittaker, a nurse from Wokingham, Berkshire, who became the first woman to win £250,000.