Alastair Stewart and Melinda Messenger were celebrity contestants from series 20 of the UK version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on 26th December 2006. They won £64,000.
Alastair and Melinda's Run to the Million[]
| £100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
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| Complete the phrase: 'Shop till you ...'?
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| ⬥ A: Pop
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⬥ B: Stop
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| ⬥ C: Drop
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⬥ D: Bop
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| £200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
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| Which of these is an old nautical expression?
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| ⬥ A: Tremble my planks
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⬥ B: Quiver my boards
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| ⬥ C: Shiver my timbers
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⬥ D: Shudder my decks
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| £300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
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| Which of these creatures is traditionally said to have a good memory?
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| ⬥ A: Fish
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⬥ B: Ostrich
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| ⬥ C: Elephant
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⬥ D: Ant
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| £500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
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| In which TV sitcom are you most likely to hear the word 'Que?'?
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| ⬥ A: Rising Damp
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⬥ B: Keeping Up Appearances
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| ⬥ C: The Good Life
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⬥ D: Fawlty Towers
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| £1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
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| In what kind of restaurant is a fortune cookie most likely to be served?
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| ⬥ A: French
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⬥ B: Chinese
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| ⬥ C: Greek
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⬥ D: Indian
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| £2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
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| 'Life On Mars?' was a UK hit single for which singer in 1973?
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| ⬥ A: Marc Bolan
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⬥ B: Steve Harley
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| ⬥ C: Peter Frampton
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⬥ D: David Bowie
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| £4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
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Alfred the Great fought against which invaders of England?
'Phone-a-Friend' lifeline used
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| ⬥ A: Normans
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⬥ B: Spanish
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| ⬥ C: Vikings
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⬥ D: Romans
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| £8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
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| Which of these is not a square number?
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| ⬥ A: 156
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⬥ B: 144
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| ⬥ C: 121
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⬥ D: 81
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| £16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
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How many US states have names which are only four letters long?
'50:50' lifeline used
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| ⬥ A: Two
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⬥ B: Three
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| ⬥ C: Four
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⬥ D: Five
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| £32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
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The D'Orsay Museum in Paris is a converted what?
'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
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| ⬥ A: School
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⬥ B: Railway station
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| ⬥ C: Hospital
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⬥ D: Church
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| Ask the Audience Results: A: 13% ⬥ B: 60% ⬥ C: 11% ⬥ D: 16%
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| £64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed
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| Before her marriage to Juan Carlos in 1962, Queen Sophia of Spain was a princess of which country?
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| ⬥ A: Denmark
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⬥ B: Netherlands
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| ⬥ C: Italy
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⬥ D: Greece
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| £125,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed
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| What kind of object was the 2006 Turin Winter Olympics mascot Gliz?
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| ⬥ A: Ice cube
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⬥ B: Snowflake
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| ⬥ C: Icicle
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⬥ D: Hailstone
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| Alastair and Melinda did not want to risk £32,000, so they walked away. The correct answer was A: Ice cube.
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