David "Dave" Rainford (1968 – 7 March 2020), from Manchester, was a contestant on series 17 of the UK version of the show on 9 April 2005. He walked away with £250,000.
He appeared a week earlier but failed to make it to the Hot Seat.
Following his appearances on Millionaire, Dave became one of the Eggheads on the BBC quiz show of that name in 2012, joining past Millionaire jackpot winners Judith Keppel and Pat Gibson, and £64,000 winner Barry Simmons. During his time on this show, he earned himself the nickname "Tremendous Knowledge Dave". In all, he was one of twelve UK game show contestants to become an Egghead (the other eight being Kevin Ashman, CJ de Mooi, Daphne Fowler, Chris Hughes, Lisa Thiel, Steve Cooke, Beth Webster, and Olav Bjortomt).
Dave sadly passed away on 7 March 2020, aged 51.
WWTBAM Run[]
Fastest Finger First[]
| Fastest Finger First Question | |
| Starting with the most northerly, put these nicknames of premiership football teams in geographical order. | |
| ⬥ A: Saints | ⬥ B: Red Devils |
| ⬥ C: Gunners | ⬥ D: Magpies |
| From the 10 contestants, 6 got it right, but David (with a time of 3.05 seconds) was the fastest to correctly answer D-B-C-A, making it into the Hot Seat. |
David's Run to the Million[]
| £100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of these is a flowerless plant? | |
| ⬥ A: Des | ⬥ B: Mel |
| ⬥ C: Phillip | ⬥ D: Fern |
| £200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| In the UK, where should a postage stamp normally be placed on an envelope? | |
| ⬥ A: Top left | ⬥ B: Top right |
| ⬥ C: Bottom left | ⬥ D: Bottom right |
| £300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of these oranges is also the name of a duck? | |
| ⬥ A: Mandarin | ⬥ B: Satsuma |
| ⬥ C: Clementine | ⬥ D: Tangerine |
| £500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| A VIP visiting a ship is traditionally... what? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Hooted Aboard | ⬥ B: Screeched Aboard |
| ⬥ C: Piped Aboard | ⬥ D: Honked Aboard |
| Ask the Audience Results: A: 4% ⬥ B: 0% ⬥ C: 88% ⬥ D: 8% | |
| £1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which actress sang a duet with Robbie Williams on the 2001 chart topper 'Something Stupid'? | |
| ⬥ A: Kim Basinger | ⬥ B: Nicole Kidman |
| ⬥ C: Kate Winslet | ⬥ D: Penelope Cruz |
| £2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of these men never served as US president? | |
| ⬥ A: Douglas MacArthur | ⬥ B: Thomas Jefferson |
| ⬥ C: Woodrow Wilson | ⬥ D: Theodore Roosevelt |
| £4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of these professions is not a standard character on the board game Clue? | |
| ⬥ A: Reverend | ⬥ B: Admiral |
| ⬥ C: Colonel | ⬥ D: Professor |
| £8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Who plays the role of Doctor Who's assistant Rose Tyler in the new TV series? | |
| ⬥ A: Anna Friel | ⬥ B: Billie Piper |
| ⬥ C: Racher Stirling | ⬥ D: Hannah Waterman |
| £16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| In which century did Nell Gwyn live? | |
| ⬥ A: Sixteenth | ⬥ B: Seventeenth |
| ⬥ C: Eighteenth | ⬥ D: Nineteenth |
| £32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Willy Loman is the central character of which play? | |
| ⬥ A: Blithe Spirit | ⬥ B: The Caretaker |
| ⬥ C: Death of a Salesman | ⬥ D: An Inspector Calls |
| £64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of these US states shares a border with Texas? '50:50' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Montana | ⬥ B: Florida |
| ⬥ C: Minnesota | ⬥ D: Oklahoma |
| £125,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What was the first name of the French composer Gounod, famous for his opera 'Faust'? | |
| ⬥ A: Charles | ⬥ B: Pierre |
| ⬥ C: Hector | ⬥ D: Igor |
| £250,000 (13 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of these people was not born in 1899? 'Phone-a-Friend' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Duke Ellington | ⬥ B: Charlie Chaplin |
| ⬥ C: Humphery Bogart | ⬥ D: Ernest Hemmingway |
| Unsure, David decided to phone his friend Mike, who was 80% sure it was B: Charlie Chaplin. David went with him and got it right. |
| £500,000 (14 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| As what was the 18th century-born explorer Mungo Park qualified? | |
| ⬥ A: Priest | ⬥ B: Lawyer |
| ⬥ C: Surgeon | ⬥ D: Engineer |
| David's instinct was surgeon but he wasn't prepared to risk it, so he decided to walk away with £250,000. The correct answer was indeed C: Surgeon.
Total Prize: £250,000 |
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