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.
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
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.