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Den Hewitt, a civil servant from Chester-Le-Street in County Durham, appeared as a contestant on the forty-second and forty-third episodes of Series 11 of the British version of the show on 18 and 19 March 2002. He won £250,000.

Outside of Millionaire, Den has also appeared as a contestant on The Krypton Factor and The Crystal Maze.

WWTBAM Run[]

Fastest Finger First[]

Fastest Finger First Question
Put these boxing weights in order from heaviest to lightest.
⬥ A: Featherweight ⬥ B: Heavyweight
⬥ C: Light heavyweight ⬥ D: Middleweight
From the 10 contestants, 4 got it right, but Den (with a time of 6.71 seconds) was the fastest to correctly answer B-C-D-A, making it into the Hot Seat.

Den's Run to the Million[]

£100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
What name is given to the mountainous regions of central and northern Scotland?
⬥ A: Loftylands ⬥ B: Highlands
⬥ C: Biglands ⬥ D: Tallands
£200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these is the name of a type of ladies' undergarment?
⬥ A: Teddy ⬥ B: Heddy
⬥ C: Leddy ⬥ D: Beddy
£300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
During which activity is someone most likely to 'sauté'?
⬥ A: Gymnastics ⬥ B: Ice skating
⬥ C: Cookery ⬥ D: Mountain climbing
£500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
In 'The Muppets', who plays the drums in the band?
⬥ A: Animal ⬥ B: Vegetable
⬥ C: Mineral ⬥ D: Gas
£1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
Which professional would you consult for the treatment of bunions?
⬥ A: Horticulturalist ⬥ B: Chiropodist
⬥ C: Biochemist ⬥ D: Orthodontist
£2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
Which film features the line, "What have the Romans ever done for us?"?
⬥ A: When Harry Met Sally ⬥ B: Monty Python's Life of Brian
⬥ C: Some Like It Hot ⬥ D: Carry On Cowboy
£4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
In 2002, which football club bought David Ginola?
⬥ A: Liverpool ⬥ B: Everton
⬥ C: Bolton Wanderers ⬥ D: Fulham
£8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
Who wrote the novel 'Crime and Punishment'?
⬥ A: Balzac ⬥ B: Dostoyevsky
⬥ C: Cervantes ⬥ D: Dickens
£16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
Which surname identifies Reba, the popular American country singer?
⬥ A: McEntire ⬥ B: McCutcheon
⬥ C: McDonald ⬥ D: MacColl
The klaxon called time, and Den returned the next day to play for £32,000, with all three lifelines still remaining.
£32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
Which Conservative politician has the middle names Denzil and Xavier?
'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
⬥ A: Michael Heseltine ⬥ B: Michael Portillo
⬥ C: Michael Mates ⬥ D: Michael Howard
Ask the Audience Results: A: 12% ⬥ B: 84% ⬥ C: 3% ⬥ D: 1%
£64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed
In Roman mythology, who was the goddess of the arts and crafts?
'50:50' lifeline used
⬥ A: Mimosa ⬥ B: Minos
⬥ C: Minerva ⬥ D: Midas
£125,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed
What nationality was the artist Mondrian?
'Phone-a-Friend' lifeline used
⬥ A: French ⬥ B: Spanish
⬥ C: Swiss ⬥ D: Dutch
Den had no idea, so he phoned his friend John who was 100% sure it was Dutch.
£250,000 (13 of 15) - Not Timed
From which type of wood did Noah build the Ark?
⬥ A: Lime ⬥ B: Gopher
⬥ C: Date palm ⬥ D: Cork oak
£500,000 (14 of 15) - Not Timed
Which language is also known as Lettish?
⬥ A: Latvian ⬥ B: Latin
⬥ C: Lapp ⬥ D: Lithuanian
Den didn't know in certainty so he took the money. He would have gone for A: Latvian if he had to, which would have been the correct answer.
Total Prize Money: £250,000

Trivia[]

  • Den served as Edward Dingle's Phone-a-Friend, who made it to the Hot Seat right after Den.

Sources[]


Preceded by
Sue Mitchell
UK Contestant (Series 11)
Den Hewitt
Succeeded by
Edward Dingle
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