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Adele Bateman, from Runcorn, Cheshire, was a contestant on series 4 of the UK version of the show on 12 and 13 September 1999. She left with £1,000 after incorrectly answering her £8,000 question.

WWTBAM Run[]

Fastest Finger First[]

Fastest Finger First Question
Starting with the earliest, put these films in order, according to the year in which they won a 'Best Picture' Oscar.
⬥ A: Titanic ⬥ B: The Silence of the Lambs
⬥ C: Lawrence of Arabia ⬥ D: Chariots on Fire
Of 9 left, 7 got it right but Adele with a time of 6.53 seconds was the fastest to correctly answer c-d-b-a, making it into the Hot Seat.

Adele's Run to the Million[]

£100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these is a boxing injury?
⬥ A: Tomato lip ⬥ B: Mushroom eye
⬥ C: Cauliflower ear ⬥ D: Cabbage nose
£200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
What were the first names of Laurel and Hardy?
⬥ A: Syd and Eddie ⬥ B: Stan and Oliver
⬥ C: Bud and Lou ⬥ D: Norman and Gareth
After this question, the klaxon called time and Adele would return with all three lifelines.
£300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these religious figures is also a chesspiece?
⬥ A: Curate ⬥ B: Vicar
⬥ C: Bishop ⬥ D: Rabbi
£500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
Which country has a capital city with the same name?
'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
⬥ A: Italy ⬥ B: Russia
⬥ C: Luxembourg ⬥ D: Japan
Ask the Audience Results: A: 4% ⬥ B: 3% ⬥ C: 92% ⬥ D: 1%
£1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
Who was thirteen and three-quarters when he wrote his first fictional diary?
⬥ A: Samuel Pepys ⬥ B: William Hickey
⬥ C: Adrian Mole ⬥ D: 'Chips' Channon
£2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
What was the name for the once heavily-industrialised area a few miles north-west of Birmingham?
'Phone-a-Friend' lifeline used
⬥ A: The Potteries ⬥ B: The Black Country
⬥ C: The Peak District ⬥ D: The Dukeries
Adele decides to Phone a Friend and call Franck, her dad, who think it's B and is absolutely sure. So, she decided to answer B and won £2,000.
£4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
What was the colour of the rain, according to the title of Prince's 1984 top ten hit?
⬥ A: Yellow ⬥ B: Purple
⬥ C: Blue ⬥ D: Green
£8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these was a famous nickname of Napoleon Bonaparte?
'50:50' lifeline used
⬥ A: The Little General ⬥ B: The Little Soldier
⬥ C: The Little Emperor ⬥ D: The Little Corporal
Preceded by
Peter Alderson
UK Contestant (Series 4)
Adele Bateman
Succeeded by
Neil Hathaway