John Randall

John Randall was a horse racing statistician from Beckenham in Kent who got into the chair on the 25th November 2000 and became the third person to win £500,000 on the 27th November 2000, a week after Judith Keppel became a millionaire. His mother, who hated the show was in the audience.

Fastest Finger First question

Starting with the lowest, put these properties from a standard UK Monopoly board in order of value.

A: Park Lane

B: Pentonville Road

C: Piccadilly

D: Pall Mall

Correct Answer: B, D, C, A

John Randall's questions faced

1. (£100) Which of these is the name of a famous film company

A: 17th Century Rabbit

B: 18th Century Chicken

C: 19th Century Wolf

D: 20th Century Fox

Correct Answer: D

2. (£200) Somebody who has been completely deceived is said to have 'swallowed it...' how?

A: Hook, line and sinker

B: Bell, book and candle

C: Lock, stock and barrel

D: Blood, sweat and tears

Correct Answer: A

3. (£300) What are generally listed against numbers to help solve crossword puzzles?

A: Hints

B: Clues

C: Facts

D: Red Herrings

Correct Answer: B

4. (£500) Which of these is a type of butterfly?

A: Green Captain

B: Orange Commander

C: Red Admiral

D: Blue Lieutenant

Correct Answer: C

5. (£1,000) What's the first name of the female singer whose surname is Morrisette?

A: Mariah

B: Cheryl

C: Alanis

D: Tori

Correct Answer: C

6. (£2,000) In North America, which term is applied to women's thin nylon tights?

A: Pantaloons

B: Pantyhose

C: Pantalets

D: Pantsuit

Correct Answer: B

7. (£4,000) From 1945 to 1969, Matt Busby managed which football club?

A: Manchester United

B: Blackburn Rovers

C: Manchester City

D: Bolton Wanderers

Correct Answer: A

8. (£8,000) Which island in the British Isles has a parliament called the Tynwald?

A: Jersey

B: Holy Island

C: St Michael's Mount

D: Isle Of Man

Correct Answer: D

9. (£16,000) Bysshe was the middle name of which famous poet?

A: Byron

B: Keats

C: Wordsworth

D: Shelley

Correct Answer: D

10. (£32,000) Which Hollywood film was remade as the musical High Society?

A: It's a Wonderful Life

B: Bringing Up Baby

C: The Philadelphia Story

D: Casablanca

Correct Answer: C

(The klaxon called time on £32,000 and John would return on Monday with 3 lifelines just 5 questions away from the million)

11. (£64,000) Who was British Prime Minister at the end of World War I?

A: Herbert Asquith

B: David Lloyd George

C: Andrew Bonar Law

D: Stanley Baldwin

Correct Answer: B

12. (£125,000) The wine Tokay originated in which country?

A: Germay

B: Hungary

C: Japan

D: Bulgaria

(John decides to ask the audience and the audience are utterly useless on this question, 34% said Hungary, 32% said Japan and 29% said Bulgaria, John says that Hungary was his gut instinct. So he decides to go with it and gets it right)

13. (£250,000) Which American state has a Union Jack on it's state flag?

A: Virginia

B: Georgia

C: Maryland

D: Hawaii

Correct Answer: D

14. (£500,000) What does a spelunker do as a hobby?

A: Watches Birds

B: Explores Caves

C: Collects Autographs

D: Makes Pottery

(John has an instinct as to what it is but he uses his 50:50 lifeline which leaves B and D, John goes for Explores Caves and wins half a million)

15. (£1 MILLION) Oberon is the satellite of which planet)

A: Mercury

B: Neptune

C: Uranus

D: Mars

(John doesn't have a clue, so he uses his final lifeline and phones his brother in law Richard, who says it's not Mercury or Mars but doesnt know which of the other two it is, so John decides to take the money. Oh and Oberon is a satellite of Uranus)