David Shill, from Middlesex, England, was a contestant on the show on 12 November, 1999. He walked away with £64,000.
WWTBAM Run[]
Fastest Finger First[]
| Fastest Finger First Question | |
| Starting with the largest, put these four countries in order according to population. | |
| ⬥ A: Australia | ⬥ B: France |
| ⬥ C: India | ⬥ D: United States |
| From the 10 contestants, 7 got it right, but David (with a time of 5.60 seconds) was the fastest to correctly answer C-D-B-A, making it into the Hot Seat. |
David's Run to the Million[]
| £100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which abbreviation is applicable to high-ranking members of the British Royal Family | |
| ⬥ A: HRR | ⬥ B: HRW |
| ⬥ C: HRH | ⬥ D: HRT |
| £200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of these was a steam locomotive constructed by George Stephenson? | |
| ⬥ A: Hindenburg | ⬥ B: Rocket |
| ⬥ C: Beagle | ⬥ D: Discovery |
| £300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| During British Summer Time, clocks are kept how many minutes ahead of Greenwich Mean Time? | |
| ⬥ A: Thirty | ⬥ B: Sixty |
| ⬥ C: Ninety | ⬥ D: One hundred |
| £500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Baptism, Methodism and Presbyterianism are denominations of which religion? | |
| ⬥ A: Islan | ⬥ B: Shintoism |
| ⬥ C: Judaism | ⬥ D: Christiniaty |
| £1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of these American states is sometimes known as the 'Sunshine State'? | |
| ⬥ A: Alaska | ⬥ B: Texas |
| ⬥ C: Hawaii | ⬥ D: Florida |
| £2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| The Act of Union of 1707 united England and Wales with which other country? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Ireland | ⬥ B: USA |
| ⬥ C: France | ⬥ D: Scotland |
| Ask the Audience Results: A: 11% ⬥ B: 8% ⬥ C: 15% ⬥ D: 66% | |
| £4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What are Cobol, Basic and Fortran? | |
| ⬥ A: Man-made fibres | ⬥ B: Telephone companies |
| ⬥ C: Egyptian gods | ⬥ D: Computer languages |
| £8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which fictional detective solves crimes in Kingsmarkham? 'Phone-A-Friend' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Wexford | ⬥ B: Wycliffe |
| ⬥ C: Frost | ⬥ D: Dalgliesh |
| David didn't know, so he decided to phone Dory, who said A: Wexford almost immediately. He went with her, and won £8,000. |
| £16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| In which country is the baht the unit of currency? '50:50' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Thailand | ⬥ B: India |
| ⬥ C: Saudi Arabia | ⬥ D: China |
| £32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Who co-wrote 'The Sound of Music' with Richard Rodgers? | |
| ⬥ A: Lorenz Hart | ⬥ B: Oscar Hammerstein |
| ⬥ C: Tim Rice | ⬥ D: W.S. Gilbert |
| £64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Mount Rushmore, featuring a huge rock sculpture of four Presidents, is in which American state? | |
| ⬥ A: Nebraska | ⬥ B: South Dakota |
| ⬥ C: Minnesota | ⬥ D: Wisconsin |
| £125,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which country left the Commonwealth in 1972 and rejoined in 1989? | |
| ⬥ A: South Africa | ⬥ B: Fiji |
| ⬥ C: Nigeria | ⬥ D: Pakistan |
| David thought it was South Africa, but wasn't sure of it, so he decided to walk away with £64,000. The correct answer was D: Pakistan |