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Dave Wood, a civil servant from Eastbourne, East Sussex, appeared as a contestant on Series 10 of the British version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on 27th October 2001. He won £16,000.

If he won enough money, he would use it to go to Singapore and make a deposit on a better flat. His uncle Roy, who was in the audience, wants some of Dave's winnings simply to pay for an oil change for his car.

WWTBAM Run[]

Fastest Finger First[]

Fastest Finger First Question
Put these magicians and illusionists in the order they were born.
⬥ A: David Copperfield ⬥ B: Houdini
⬥ C: Paul Daniels ⬥ D: David Nixon
The correct order was B-D-C-A, and of the 10 starting contestants, 4 got it right. Dave was the fastest in 5.54 seconds.

Dave's Run to the Million[]

£100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
What do you do to the lips when you make them into a rounded shape?
⬥ A: Bag them ⬥ B: Case them
⬥ C: Purse them ⬥ D: Wallet them
£200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
Which fictional doctor had a robot dog called K9?
⬥ A: Who ⬥ B: What
⬥ C: Where ⬥ D: When
£300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
If you are deliberately unfriendly to someone, you are said to give them the 'cold...' what?
⬥ A: Knee ⬥ B: Elbow
⬥ C: Ankle ⬥ D: Shoulder
£500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
What type of theatre has seats arranged around a central stage?
'50:50' lifeline used
⬥ A: Theatre-in-the-round ⬥ B: Theatre-in-the-sphere
⬥ C: Theatre-in-the-circle ⬥ D: Theatre-in-the-orb
£1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
What is the unit of currency in New Zealand?
⬥ A: Dollar ⬥ B: Guilder
⬥ C: Crown ⬥ D: Peso
After Dave answered this question correctly, Chris shouted, 'Don't worry Uncle Roy, we paid for the oil change!'
£2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
Meg Mathews married which rock star in 1997?
⬥ A: Noel Gallagher ⬥ B: Gary Barlow
⬥ C: Ronan Keating ⬥ D: Mick Hucknall
£4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
Which vegetable do the Scots call a 'neep'?
⬥ A: Carrot ⬥ B: Turnip
⬥ C: Leek ⬥ D: Potato
£8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
What type of creature is a 'painted lady'?
⬥ A: Bird ⬥ B: Fish
⬥ C: Beetle ⬥ D: Butterfly
£16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
Which famous novel features the notorious 'Room 101'?
'Phone-a-Friend' and 'Ask the Audience' lifelines used
⬥ A: Howards End ⬥ B: Brave New World
⬥ C: Nineteen Eighty-Four ⬥ D: Brighton Rock
Ask the Audience Results: A: 5% ⬥ B: 9% ⬥ C: 79% ⬥ D: 8%
First, Dave phones Peter, who thinks it's C: Nineteen Eighty-Four. He does not say how certain he is, though. So, Dave asks the audience, which makes him confident enough to go for it.
£32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
Which star of 'Absolutely Fabulous' was one of Ken Barlow's girlfriends in 'Coronation Street'?
⬥ A: Jane Horrocks ⬥ B: June Whitfield
⬥ C: Jennifer Saunders ⬥ D: Joanna Lumley
Dave thinks it's either A or B, but is not sure enough to guess, so he walks. Neither of his instincts were right; it was actually D: Joanna Lumley.

Total Prize Money: £16,000

Source[]

Preceded by
Charles Middler
UK Contestant (Series 10)
Dave Wood
Succeeded by
Muir Smillie
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