Andrew Coate, an IT support and administrator from Oxford, Oxfordshire, was a contestant on series 12 of the UK version of the show on 30 November and 7 December 2002. He left with £32,000 after incorrectly answering his £125,000 question.
Starting with the shortest, put these athletics events in order of total distance covered.
⬥ A: 4 x 100m relay
⬥ B: 800m
⬥ C: 200m
⬥ D: 4 x 400m relay
Of the eight remaining contestants, six gave the correct order of C-A-B-D. Andrew was the fastest of the six, with a time of 4.02 seconds.
Andrew's Run to the Million[]
£100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
According to tradition, the lady who catches what at a wedding will be the next to marry?
⬥ A: Grrom's sock
⬥ B: Bride's bouquet
⬥ C: Best man's eye
⬥ D: Vicar's cold
£200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these is an American term for an estate car?
⬥ A: Station wagon
⬥ B: Station coach
⬥ C: Station bus
⬥ D: Station buggy
£300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these describes a voter who is undecided as to which political party to support?
⬥ A: Floating
⬥ B: Bobbing
⬥ C: Flailing
⬥ D: Swimming
£500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
A person's house being worth less than the outstanding mortage is known as negative... what?
⬥ A: Sanity
⬥ B: Equity
⬥ C: Vanity
⬥ D: Probity
£1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
Jack Warner played what policeman on TV?
⬥ A: Jack Regan
⬥ B: George Dixon
⬥ C: Charlie Barlow
⬥ D: Jim Bergerac
£2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these adjectives relates to the sense of hearing?
⬥ A: Tactile
⬥ B: Olfactory
⬥ C: Auditory
⬥ D: Visual
£4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
Bob Paisley was the manager of which football club between 1974 and 1983?
⬥ A: Arsenal
⬥ B: Newcastle United
⬥ C: Liverpool
⬥ D: Aston Villa
£8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
Who belong to the trade union the NASUWT?
⬥ A: Architects
⬥ B: Social workers
⬥ C: Teachers
⬥ D: Accountants
£16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
What is Dante's most famous literary work?
⬥ A: The Sublime Comedy
⬥ B: The Divine Comedy
⬥ C: The Benign Comedy
⬥ D: The Design Comedy
£32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
In mythology, which lizard was said to love fire and be able to withstand even the fiercest heat? '50:50' and 'Ask the Nation' lifelines used
⬥ A: Salamander
⬥ B: Kraken
⬥ C: Hydra
⬥ D: Gorgon
Ask the Audience Results: A: 72% ⬥ B: 28% ⬥
Andrew decided to use 50:50, which left A & B. He then used Ask the Nation, with 72% of the nation saying it's A. He goes for it and won £32,000. The klaxon called time and Andrew would return on the 301st show with 1 remaining lifeline.
£64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed
Sutton Hoo in Suffolk is most associated with which archaeological discovery of 1939? 'Phone-a-Friend' lifeline used
⬥ A: Stone age pottery
⬥ B: Viking helmet
⬥ C: Norman abbey
⬥ D: Saxon ship
Andrew called his dad, Richard, who said it was D: Saxon ship. He goes for it and won... £64,000!
£125,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these Australian states and territories does not border Queensland?
⬥ A: Victoria
⬥ B: New South Wales
⬥ C: South Australia
⬥ D: Northern Territory
Andrew decided to gamble, and goes for C: South Australia. Unfortunately, the right answer was A: Victoria, so he lost £32,000 and left with £32,000.
Total Prize: £32,000
Trivia[]
His £64,000 and £125,000 questions was edited out of Challenge broadcast, due to the 300th episode never airing there.
