Brian and Alan Simpson, from Preston, appeared as contestants on the first and second Twins Specials of Series 11 of the UK version of the show on 23rd and 24th March 2002. They won £16,000.
WWTBAM Run[]
Fastest Finger First[]
| Fastest Finger First | |
| Starting with the earliest, put these duos in the order they had their first UK number one single. | |
| ⬥ A: Righteous Brothers | ⬥ B: Shakespear’s Sister |
| ⬥ C: Eurythmics | ⬥ D: Peters and Lee |
| Out of 10 twins, 3 got it right, but Brian and Alan (with a time of 4.80 seconds) were the fastest to correctly answer A-D-C-B, making it to the hot seat. |
Brian and Alan's Run to the Million[]
| £100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What name is given to the costume you put on when you want to masquerade as a different person? | |
| ⬥ A: Tarty trousers | ⬥ B: Frilly shirt |
| ⬥ C: Fancy dress | ⬥ D: Gaudy socks |
| £200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of these names can precede ‘Black’ and ‘whistle’ to make an early stamp and a small flute-like instrument? | |
| ⬥ A: Jenny | ⬥ B: Lenny |
| ⬥ C: Penny | ⬥ D: Benny |
| £300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| The most basic level of an activity or organisation is sometimes referred to as the ‘grass...’ what? | |
| ⬥ A: Roots | ⬥ B: Skirts |
| ⬥ C: Widows | ⬥ D: Snakes |
| £500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of these is a derogatory name for various people living in the south-western United States? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Bluenecks | ⬥ B: Orangenecks |
| ⬥ C: Greynecks | ⬥ D: Rednecks |
| Ask the Audience Results: A: 4% ⬥ B: 6% ⬥ C: 0% ⬥ D: 90% | |
| £1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| ‘Bateau’ is the French word for which of these? | |
| ⬥ A: Battle | ⬥ B: Boat |
| ⬥ C: Boot | ⬥ D: Buttercup |
| £2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Referring to aircraft, what does the ‘L’ of VTOL stand for? | |
| ⬥ A: Landing | ⬥ B: Lifting |
| ⬥ C: Looping | ⬥ D: Launching |
| £4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| In the musical ‘West Side Story’, who falls in love with Maria? 'Phone-a-Friend' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Tony | ⬥ B: Freddy |
| ⬥ C: Billy | ⬥ D: Curly |
| £8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| In which TV series did Neil Pearson play a policeman named Tony Clark? '50:50' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Between the Sheets | ⬥ B: Between the Seasons |
| ⬥ C: Between the Posts | ⬥ D: Between the Lines |
| The klaxon called time and Brian and Alan would return on £8,000 without any lifelines left. |
| £16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of these countries lies immediately to the east of Chile? | |
| ⬥ A: Peru | ⬥ B: Colombia |
| ⬥ C: Argentina | ⬥ D: Ecuador |
| £32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| By what name was Amy Lyon, who died in 1815, better known? | |
| ⬥ A: Nell Gwyn | ⬥ B: Emma Hamilton |
| ⬥ C: Alice Keppel | ⬥ D: Lillie Langtry |
| Brian and Alan did not want to risk £15,000, so they walked away. They would have guessed A: Nell Gwyn, but the correct answer was B: Emma Hamilton. Total Prize Money: £16,000 |
| Preceded by Edward Dingle |
UK Contestant (Series 11) Brian Simpson Alan Simpson |
Succeeded by Alex Roberts Cecilia Roberts |