Arrange these Irish counties in order from south to north.
⬥ A: Donegal
⬥ B: Clare
⬥ C: Mayo
⬥ D: Kerry
Out of 10 contestants, 6 contestants got it right, but Des (with a time of 5.85 seconds) was the fastest to correctly answer D-B-C-A, making it to the hot seat.
Des's Run to the Million[]
IR£100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
The Manchester United football team are nick-named which of these?
⬥ A: Red Devils
⬥ B: Pink Pansies
⬥ C: Purple Haze
⬥ D: Vermilion Varmints
IR£200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
'Effervescent' means which of these?
⬥ A: Acid
⬥ B: Flaccid
⬥ C: Fizzy
⬥ D: Fuzzy
IR£300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these showbiz figures hosted a public tea party in Kincassiagh?
⬥ A: Hal Roche
⬥ B: Chris de Burgh
⬥ C: Daniel O'Donnell
⬥ D: Noel V Ginnity
IR£500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
Which one of these drinks companies has a base at St. James' Gate in Dublin?
⬥ A: Guinness
⬥ B: Caffrey's
⬥ C: Murphy's
⬥ D: Beamish & Crawford
IR£1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
What is the name of the Irish test which deems whether or not a car is roadworthy? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
Under what category would you place the word, 'gerrymander'?
⬥ A: Gardening
⬥ B: Politics
⬥ C: Theatre
⬥ D: Music
IR£4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
Which job is associated with flambéing?
⬥ A: Brick-layer
⬥ B: Farmer
⬥ C: Chef
⬥ D: Air hostess
IR£8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
What is the name of the main river flowing through New York City?
⬥ A: Hudson
⬥ B: Delaware
⬥ C: Potomac
⬥ D: St. Lawrence
IR£16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
Who is the voice behind the cartoon character Bart Simpson? 'Phone-a-Friend' lifeline used
⬥ A: Tress MacNeil
⬥ B: Nancy Cartwright
⬥ C: Yeardly Smith
⬥ D: Tracy Peterson
IR£32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
On whose writings was the film 'Guys and Dolls' based? '50:50' lifeline used
⬥ A: Damon Runyon
⬥ B: PG Wodehouse
⬥ C: Art Buchwald
⬥ D: Ring Lardner
Des did not want to risk IR£15,000, so he walked away. He would have guessed A: Damon Runyon, which turned out to be the correct answer. Total Prize Money: IR£16,000
