Beverley Chesterton

Beverley Chesterton, a bank manager from Stevenage, Hertfordshire, appeared as a contestant on the thirty-eighth and thirty-ninth episodes of Series 11 of the UK version of the show on 11 and 12 March 2002. She won £16,000.

WWTBAM Run[]

Fastest Finger First[]

Fastest Finger First Question
Put these art movements in the order they began.
⬥ A: Impressionism	⬥ B: Art Deco
⬥ C: Renaissance	⬥ D: Art Nouveau

Out of 9 remaining contestants, Beverley (with a time of 9.25 seconds) was the only one to correctly answer C-A-D-B, making it to the hot seat.

Beverley's Run to the Million[]

£100 (1 of 15) - Not timed
Which of these words means the top of a hill or mountain?
⬥ A: Summit	⬥ B: Sump
⬥ C: Summon	⬥ D: Summation

£200 (2 of 15) - Not timed
Which of these is an informal phrase meaning everyone or everything?
⬥ A: Spit and polish	⬥ B: Fine and dandy
⬥ C: Fit and well	⬥ D: Kit and caboodle

£300 (3 of 15) - Not timed
Metaphorically, what can you do to 'punches', 'strings' and 'rank'?
⬥ A: Pull	⬥ B: Push
⬥ C: Press	⬥ D: Pinch

£500 (4 of 15) - Not timed
Which of these was a single-seater chair carried on horizontal poles by two people?
⬥ A: High chair	⬥ B: Wheelchair
⬥ C: Deckchair	⬥ D: Sedan chair

The klaxon called time and Beverley would return on £500 with all 3 lifelines still available.

£1,000 (5 of 15) - Not timed
The island of Madeira is located in which ocean?
⬥ A: Indian	⬥ B: Arctic
⬥ C: Pacific	⬥ D: Atlantic

£2,000 (6 of 15) - Not timed
Who starred as Deloris in the 1992 film 'Sister Act'?
⬥ A: Bette Midler	⬥ B: Cher
⬥ C: Whoopi Goldberg	⬥ D: Liza Minnelli

£4,000 (7 of 15) - Not timed
What is the title of the solo album released by Michael Jackson in October 2001? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
⬥ A: Irresistible	⬥ B: Influential
⬥ C: Invincible	⬥ D: Incredible
Ask the Audience Results: A: 8% ⬥ B: 4% ⬥ C: 86% ⬥ D: 2%

£8,000 (8 of 15) - Not timed
Which of these people was alive in the year 1900? '50:50' lifeline used
⬥ A: Mother Teresa	⬥ B: Yuri Gagarin
⬥ C: Giacomo Puccini	⬥ D: Charles Dickens

£16,000 (9 of 15) - Not timed
According to religious legend, who demanded the head of John the Baptist? 'Phone-a-Friend' lifeline used
⬥ A: Jezebel	⬥ B: Delilah
⬥ C: Salome	⬥ D: Bathsheba

£32,000 (10 of 15) - Not timed
Abertawe is the Welsh name for which city?
⬥ A: Swansea	⬥ B: Aberystwyth
⬥ C: Bangor	⬥ D: Cardiff

Unsure, and with all lifelines exhausted, Beverley walked away. Had she played the question, she would have said A, which is the right answer.
Total Prize Money: £16,000

Sources[]

Preceded by Chris Hopkinson	UK Contestant (Series 11) Beverley Chesterton	Succeeded by Kevin Purcell