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Alex Healey, a carpenter from Newport, Wales, was a contestant on Series 15 of UK version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? the 6th March 2004. He won £8,000 after walking away on his £16,000 question.

WWTBAM Run[]

Fastest Finger First[]

Fastest Finger First Question
Put these stages of making a loaf of bread in order.
⬥ A: Bake ⬥ B: Dissolve yeast
⬥ C: Knead dough ⬥ D: Mix yeast and flour
5 of 9 contestants got B-D-C-A right, but Alex was the quickest in 5.16 seconds.

Alex's Run to the Million[]

£100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
Which phrase describes a police officer who does not wear a uniform?
⬥ A: Drab clothes ⬥ B: Plain clothes
⬥ C: Ugly clothes ⬥ D: Old clothes
£200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
Which part of the body is associated with a hearty laugh?
⬥ A: Brain ⬥ B: Belly
⬥ C: Big toe ⬥ D: Back
£300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these means to chatter continuously about trivial things?
⬥ A: Yak ⬥ B: Bison
⬥ C: Buffalo ⬥ D: Moose
£500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
What is the name for someone who treats damaged trees to preserve them?
⬥ A: Tree nurse ⬥ B: Tree dentist
⬥ C: Tree surgeon ⬥ D: Tree midwife
£1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
The final of the 2003 Rugby World Cup took place in which city?
⬥ A: Sydney ⬥ B: Adelaide
⬥ C: Canberra ⬥ D: Brisbane
£2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
The theme to which TV show started "It's time to play the music, it's time to light the lights"?
'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
⬥ A: Rentaghost ⬥ B: The Muppet Show
⬥ C: Hi-De-Hi! ⬥ D: It Ain't Half Hot Mum
Ask the Audience Results: A: 1% ⬥ B: 92% ⬥ C: 4% ⬥ D: 3%
£4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
Shimon Peres was prime minister of which country in the 1980s and 1990s?
'Phone-a-Friend' and '50:50' lifelines used
⬥ A: Turkey ⬥ B: Egypt
⬥ C: Israel ⬥ D: Greece
Alex phones his dad Kevin, a decorator, who does not provide an answer. He then uses the 50:50 and locks in C: Israel, winning £4,000.
£8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
What colour is the cross on the Finnish flag?
⬥ A: Blue ⬥ B: Red
⬥ C: Yellow ⬥ D: White
£16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
Who wrote the children's story 'How The Leopard Got His Spots'?
⬥ A: Hans Christian Andersen ⬥ B: Rudyard Kipling
⬥ C: Edward Lear ⬥ D: Lewis Carroll
Alex has no idea, so he takes the money. He would have said B: Rudyard Kipling, and he would have been right.

Total Winnings: £8,000

Source[]

Preceded by
Judy Walsh
UK Contestant (Series 15)
Alex Healey
Succeeded by
Steve Rushton
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