Enrique Chicote Blanco, (born 1962), a high school teacher, appeared as a contestant on ¿Quiere ser millonario? 50 por 15, the original Spanish version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on September 21 and 22, 2000. He was the first Spanish winner of the top prize of 50,000,000 ₧.
He returned to the show on 28 April 2001, as part of the ten contestants who did best on the show, to tackle the programme once again to win money for Telecinco's "12 Months, 12 Causes" charity fundraising event. April's fundraiser was for the elderly.
On February 5, 2020, he reappeared on the show as a contestant of the 2020 revival of the show, nineteen years after he won the top prize. He won €15,000, his self-adjusted second safety net, after missing his tenth question.
50x15 Run[]
Fastest Finger First[]
| Fastest Finger First Question | |
| Order chronologically, according to the date on which they were born, the following philosophers. | |
| ⬥ A: Ortega y Gasset | ⬥ B: Plato |
| ⬥ C: Aristotle | ⬥ D: Kant |
| The correct order is B-C-D-A. Enrique was the fastest to answer in 4.95 seconds. |
Enrique's Run to the 50 Million[]
- Note: At some point, Enrique used the Ask the Audience lifeline, and at some other point the klaxon called for time. The exact moment where both of these events happened is currently unknown.
| ₧ 25,000 (1 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What specific name does the person who benefits from an insurance contract receive? | |
| ⬥ A: Insurer | ⬥ B: Beneficiary |
| ⬥ C: Stowaway | ⬥ D: Segurata |
| ₧ 50,000 (2 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What name is given to the very large drum orchestras and bands played with a mallet? | |
| ⬥ A: Tamboril | ⬥ B: Tambourine |
| ⬥ C: Cascabel | ⬥ D: Drum |
| ₧ 75,000 (3 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What specific adjective is used to describe a person who utters words confusingly? | |
| ⬥ A: Locuaz | ⬥ B: Trapajoso |
| ⬥ C: Orador | ⬥ D: Maestro |
| ₧ 150,000 (4 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Indianapolis is the capital city of which US state? | |
| ⬥ A: Indiana | ⬥ B: Montana |
| ⬥ C: Ohio | ⬥ D: Louisiana |
| ₧ 300,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What English word is commonly used to describe a financial advisor? | |
| ⬥ A: Stoker | ⬥ B: Joker |
| ⬥ C: Broker | ⬥ D: Locker |
| ₧ 350,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What do the words Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, Tuscan and Composite refer to? | |
| ⬥ A: Female names | ⬥ B: Types of columns |
| ⬥ C: Types of stars | ⬥ D: Chemicals |
| ₧ 450,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Who is the mayor of the town Villar del Río on "Welcome Mr. Marshall!"? | |
| ⬥ A: Francisco Martínez Soria | ⬥ B: José Isbert |
| ⬥ C: Antonio Resines | ⬥ D: Eduardo Fajardo |
| ₧ 600,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What is the furthest planet from the Sun? | |
| ⬥ A: Saturn | ⬥ B: Venus |
| ⬥ C: Earth | ⬥ D: Pluto |
| ₧ 750,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What do koalas feed almost exclusively on? | |
| ⬥ A: Eucalyptus leaves | ⬥ B: Worms |
| ⬥ C: Flowers | ⬥ D: Insects |
| ₧ 1,500,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which nuclear power installed missile bases in Cuba in 1961, producing an international conflict? | |
| ⬥ A: Soviet Union | ⬥ B: United States |
| ⬥ C: India | ⬥ D: China |
| ₧ 3,000,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What is the name of the point at which someone begins to note the effects of a physical stimulus? | |
| ⬥ A: Threshold | ⬥ B: Umbra |
| ⬥ C: Uncial | ⬥ D: Unicaulous |
| ₧ 6,000,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of the following verbs refers to caring for bees? | |
| ⬥ A: Avispar | ⬥ B: Shepherding |
| ⬥ C: Abarbar | ⬥ D: Abejarucar |
| ₧ 12,000,000 (13 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What are the Hottentot? | |
| ⬥ A: African countries | ⬥ B: Ancient monuments |
| ⬥ C: Aquatic insects | ⬥ D: Arab sheds |
| ₧ 24,000,000 (14 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What name do the disgusting human aspect beings found by Gulliver in Houyhnm country go by? | |
| ⬥ A: Viborgs | ⬥ B: Yahoos |
| ⬥ C: Danns | ⬥ D: Jarttüns |
| ₧ 50,000,000 (15 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Copra can be obtained from which fruit? '50:50' and 'Phone-a-Friend' lifelines used | |
| ⬥ A: Pineapple | ⬥ B: Cherry |
| ⬥ C: Coconut | ⬥ D: Apricot |
| Enrique thought he already knew the answer from the get-go, but he decided to use his lifelines anyway "just to burn through them". He first used his 50:50, which got rid of A and D. He then used the Phone-A-Friend lifeline, just as John Carpenter did the year before, to call his wife to tell her that he would win the top prize. Unlike with John, the Phone-a-Friend clock did not start for Enrique. He then went for C: Coconut, and won the ₧ 50 Million top prize (around €300,000). Enrique Chicote: MILLONARIO |
QQSM Run[]
Enrique's Run to the Million[]
In December 2019, it was revealed that Enrique would be one of the contestants of the 2020 revival of the show, over nineteen years after he won the top prize.
| €100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| How they are called the baby storks? | |
| ⬥ A: Crankshaft | ⬥ B: Zygotes |
| ⬥ C: Little storks | ⬥ D: Stork's chick |
| €250 (2 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| How many years of marriage do you have to have to celebrate a diamond wedding? | |
| ⬥ A: 80 | ⬥ B: 60 |
| ⬥ C: Nobody holds up too much | ⬥ D: 50 |
| €500 (3 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| First person singular of the past imperfect indicative of the verb "fit" | |
| ⬥ A: I would fitted | ⬥ B: I fitted |
| ⬥ C: I would fit | ⬥ D: I had fitted |
| €750 (4 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| How many euros would you have in your pocket if you had a currency of all the existing ones? | |
| ⬥ A: €3,91 | ⬥ B: €3,83 |
| ⬥ C: €3,79 | ⬥ D: €3,88 |
| €1,500 (5 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which artist was the director of the Prado Museum during the civil war? '50:50' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Salvador Dalí | ⬥ B: Luis Buñuel |
| ⬥ C: Manuel de Falla | ⬥ D: Pablo Picasso |
| Enrique chosen his second safety net on the ninth question, for €15,000: according to him, because he does not have the same faculties as he did twenty years ago. |
| €2,500 (6 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| With which singer was Yoko Ono married? | |
| ⬥ A: John Lennon | ⬥ B: George Harrison |
| ⬥ C: Paul McCartney | ⬥ D: Ringo Starr |
| €5,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What animal has the largest testicles in relation to its body mass? ’Ask the Audience’ lifeline used. | |
| ⬥ A: African elephant | ⬥ B: Pony |
| ⬥ C: Vietnamese pig | ⬥ D: Coastal Grasshopper |
| Ask the Audience Results: A: 4% ⬥ B: 27% ⬥ C: 23% ⬥ D: 46% | |
| €10,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| How is called the geographical accident where the mouth of a river deposits the sediments? | |
| ⬥ A: Cliff | ⬥ B: Cape |
| ⬥ C: Meander | ⬥ D: Delta |
| €15,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which country is not a member state of the European Union? | |
| ⬥ A: Albania | ⬥ B: Croatia |
| ⬥ C: Slovenia | ⬥ D: Latvia |
| €20,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What colour is the mandrake fruit? | |
| ⬥ A: Greenish | ⬥ B: Black |
| ⬥ C: Bluish | ⬥ D: Orange |
| Enrique didn't know the answer and he didn't think his wife Maribel, his Plus One, would either. He took a chance on B: Black, but the correct answer was D: Orange. Afterwards, Maribel said she would not have said the correct answer. Total Prize Money: €15,000 |
Trivia[]
- In 2000, he called his wife to tell him he was going to win the prize. Twenty years later, his wife was his Plus One, although he did not use that lifeline.
- After winning 50x15 Enrique became, at the time, the highest ever game show cash prize winner in Spain, beating the local version of The Price is Right, which awarded a showcase worth 40,000,000 ₧ in 1991.
- Host Carlos Sobera knew of John Carpenter's $1,000,000 win (though Enrique didn't), and noted the similarities between both Carpenter's and Chicote's big wins - that neither of them needed to use a lifeline. He also suggested that Enrique's questions were "really difficult".
- Sobera has since recalled his nervousness when he learnt Enrique's win had been leaked to the press a week before the episode was aired, and that all the contestants in the next episode were discussing the news before it had been aired.
- As a teacher, Enrique taught YouTube celebrity Raúl Álvarez Genes, better known as AuronPlay.
| Preceded by ? |
Spanish Contestants (Season 1) Enrique Chicote |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Javier Miralles |
Spanish Contestants (Season 6) Enrique Chicote |
Succeeded by Marta Sierra |
| Preceded by N/A |
Spanish Top Prize Winners Enrique Chicote |
Succeeded by Paco Reverte |
