Alan Crompton, from York, appeared as a contestant on Series 11 of the British version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on 19th January 2002. He won £125,000.
WWTBAM Run[]
Fastest Finger First[]
| Fastest Finger First Question | |
| Put these haircuts in alphabetical order. | |
| ⬥ A: Mullet | ⬥ B: Bob |
| ⬥ C: Perm | ⬥ D: Wave |
| Out of 10 contestants, 7 contestants got it right, but Alan (with a time of 4.37 seconds) was the fastest to correctly answer B-A-C-D, making it to the hot seat. |
Alan's Run to the Million[]
| £100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which part of the police force is primarily concerned with political security? | |
| ⬥ A: Splendid Branch | ⬥ B: Super Branch |
| ⬥ C: Spiffing Branch | ⬥ D: Special Branch |
| £200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What type of creature is a bass? | |
| ⬥ A: Fish | ⬥ B: Snake |
| ⬥ C: Bird | ⬥ D: Spider |
| £300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What does a laundress do for a living? | |
| ⬥ A: Looks after children | ⬥ B: Bakes cakes |
| ⬥ C: Washes clothes | ⬥ D: Grows flowers |
| £500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of these is an ornamental band worn across the front of the hair to hold it back from the face? | |
| ⬥ A: Alice band | ⬥ B: Amelia band |
| ⬥ C: Anna band | ⬥ D: Audrey band |
| £1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Who starred in the Oscar-winning Steven Spielberg film 'Schindler's List'? | |
| ⬥ A: Gabriel Byrne | ⬥ B: Liam Neeson |
| ⬥ C: Daniel Day-Lewis | ⬥ D: Brendan Gleeson |
| £2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| The Duke of Edinburgh is the son of Prince Andrew of which country? | |
| ⬥ A: Greece | ⬥ B: Italy |
| ⬥ C: Spain | ⬥ D: Albania |
| £4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Trudie Styler married which singer in 1992? | |
| ⬥ A: Sting | ⬥ B: David Bowie |
| ⬥ C: Rod Stewart | ⬥ D: Tom Jones |
| £8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| In Greek mythology, who unwittingly killed his father and married his mother? | |
| ⬥ A: Agamemnon | ⬥ B: Oedipus |
| ⬥ C: Paris | ⬥ D: Hector |
| £16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Kathmandu is the capital of which country? | |
| ⬥ A: Laos | ⬥ B: Vietnam |
| ⬥ C: Mongolia | ⬥ D: Nepal |
| £32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Trevor Francis became Britain's first £1 million footballer when he transferred to win which team in 1979? '50:50' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Liverpool | ⬥ B: Manchester United |
| ⬥ C: Nottingham Forest | ⬥ D: Aston Villa |
| £64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which name completes the title of Willy Russell’s 1974 musical: 'John, Paul, George, Ringo and...'? | |
| ⬥ A: Bert | ⬥ B: Frank |
| ⬥ C: Stan | ⬥ D: Fred |
| £125,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of these is a name used by the American outlaw Billy the Kid? | |
| ⬥ A: William H. Bonney | ⬥ B: Ike Clanton |
| ⬥ C: Frank James | ⬥ D: William Cody |
| £250,000 (13 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| On becoming Prime Minister, who declared: "I have climbed to the top of a greasy pole"? 'Phone-a-Friend' and 'Ask the Audience' lifelines used | |
| ⬥ A: Benjamin Disraeli | ⬥ B: Harold Macmillan |
| ⬥ C: Stanley Baldwin | ⬥ D: William Gladstone |
| Ask the Audience Results: A: 34% ⬥ B: 30% ⬥ C: 11% ⬥ D: 25% | |
| Alan did not want to risk £93,000, so he walked away. The correct answer was A: Benjamin Disraeli. Total Prize Money: £125,000 |
Sources[]
| Preceded by Giles Haynes |
UK Contestant (Series 11) Alan Crompton |
Succeeded by Ian Mehrer |