Adrian Pollock, from the Vale of Glamorgan in Wales, was a contestant on the show on 23 December, 2000. Adrian won £32,000 after missing his £64,000 question.
Adrian phoned the show 1700 times and had appeared previously four times on the show since September 1998, but failed each time to make it into the Hot Seat. Later, he was in the audience when his sister played on 5 April, 2001.
He is brother of Diana Ingram, whose husband Charles was accused of cheating on the show and stripped of his £1,000,000 prize. Before appearing on the show, Adrian was arrested for credit card fraud.
Adrian was portrayed by Trystan Gravelle in the Charles Ingram cheating scandal dramatized series Quiz.
WWTBAM Run[]
Fastest Finger First[]
| Fastest Finger First Question | |
| Starting with the smallest, put the answers to these sums in their correct order. | |
| ⬥ A: Half of 10 | ⬥ B: Third of 9 |
| ⬥ C: Quarter of 8 | ⬥ D: Fifth of 5 |
From the 10 FFF contestants, 8 got it right, but Adrian was the fastest to answer correctly D-C-B-A in a time of 7.10 seconds, making it into the Hot Seat.
Adrian's Run to the Million[]
| £100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of these is a detective created by Colin Dexter? | |
| ⬥ A: Constable Semaphore | ⬥ B: Superintendent Braille |
| ⬥ C: Inspector Morse | ⬥ D: Sergeant Sign Language |
| £200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of these phrases refers to a quality of uncomplaining composure? | |
| ⬥ A: Stiff upper lip | ⬥ B: Rigid double chin |
| ⬥ C: Hard lower back | ⬥ D: Firm rear end |
| £300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which word means to illegally hunt or catch game or fish? | |
| ⬥ A: Boil | ⬥ B: Poach |
| ⬥ C: Scramble | ⬥ D: Fry |
| £500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which word goes before 'burger', 'cake' and 'straw' to make three things to eat? | |
| ⬥ A: Orange | ⬥ B: Tea |
| ⬥ C: Pork | ⬥ D: Cheese |
| £1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| According to the saying, which of these cities 'wasn't built in a day'? | |
| ⬥ A: Paris | ⬥ B: London |
| ⬥ C: Rome | ⬥ D: Athens |
| £2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| In 1997, Elton John became chairman for the second time of which football club? | |
| ⬥ A: Wimbledon | ⬥ B: Walsall |
| ⬥ C: Watford | ⬥ D: Wrexham |
| £4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| In which country was the TV soap 'Eldorado' set? | |
| ⬥ A: Greece | ⬥ B: Spain |
| ⬥ C: Portugal | ⬥ D: France |
| £8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which item of clothing is associated with the constellation Orion? | |
| ⬥ A: Tie | ⬥ B: Belt |
| ⬥ C: Hat | ⬥ D: Shirt |
| £16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Who wrote the novels 'White Fang' and 'The Call of the Wild'? | |
| ⬥ A: John Paris | ⬥ B: Jack Cardiff |
| ⬥ C: Jack London | ⬥ D: Jim Washington |
| £32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| In the 19th Century, what was known as a 'penny dreadful'? | |
| ⬥ A: Postage Stamp | ⬥ B: Comic Book |
| ⬥ C: Bicycle | ⬥ D: Musical instrument |
| £64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| In the USA and Canada, Labor Day is celebrated in which month? '50:50' and 'Phone-a-Friend' lifelines used | |
| ⬥ A: May | ⬥ B: July |
| ⬥ C: September | ⬥ D: November |
| Adrian didn't know, so he used his 50:50 lifeline and after eliminating July and November, Adrian phoned his father, who told him he was 50% sure it was May. He went with this answer, but this was incorrect and he left with £32,000.
Total Prize Money: £32,000 |
Gallery[]
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