Elizabeth Northey, from Guernsey, was a contestant on series 18 of the UK version of the show on 10 December, 2005. She walked away with £250,000, becoming the last woman to do so.
She appeared on Fastest Finger First on 12 April, 2003 (the episode with two £250,000 winners) and on 25 October 2003, but, didn’t make it to the Hot Seat.
WWTBAM Run[]
Fastest Finger First[]
| Fastest Finger First Question | |
| Put these ITV programmes in the order they were first seen. | |
| ⬥ A: Emmerdale Farm | ⬥ B: Pop Idol |
| ⬥ C: Ready Steady Go | ⬥ D: Spitting Image |
From the 10 starting contestants, 6 got it right, but Elizabeth (with a time of 3.85 seconds) was the fastest to correctly answer C-A-D-B, making it into the Hot Seat.
Elizabeth's Run to the Million[]
| £100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What do deciduous trees lose annually? | |
| ⬥ A: Their leaves | ⬥ B: Their hair |
| ⬥ C: Their marbles | ⬥ D: Their trousers |
| £200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of these is sometimes issued with a bank account? | |
| ⬥ A: Cookbook | ⬥ B: Chequebook |
| ⬥ C: Doomsday Book | ⬥ D: Prayer book |
| £300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of these might feature in a Chinese meal? | |
| ⬥ A: Cricket ball | ⬥ B: Snowball |
| ⬥ C: Mothball | ⬥ D: Prawn ball |
| £500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| The hair of an albino animal is usually what colour? | |
| ⬥ A: White | ⬥ B: Brown |
| ⬥ C: Black | ⬥ D: Ginger |
| £1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| In chess, which is the only piece that can be put into check? | |
| ⬥ A: Bishop | ⬥ B: Knight |
| ⬥ C: King | ⬥ D: Rook |
| £2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which band re-formed for the 2005 Live 8 concert in Hyde Park? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Boney M | ⬥ B: Abba |
| ⬥ C: Pink Floyd | ⬥ D: Slade |
| Ask the Audience Results: A: 1% ⬥ B: 1% ⬥ C: 95% ⬥ D: 3% | |
| £4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What nationality was the Marquis de Sade? | |
| ⬥ A: French | ⬥ B: German |
| ⬥ C: Swiss | ⬥ D: Italian |
| £8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| In which British city was Charlie Chaplin born? | |
| ⬥ A: Bristol | ⬥ B: Birmingham |
| ⬥ C: Manchester | ⬥ D: London |
| £16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of these art movements began in the 1950s? | |
| ⬥ A: Art Nouveau | ⬥ B: Surrealism |
| ⬥ C: Pop Art | ⬥ D: Art Deco |
| £32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What was the name of the 18th century baker from Bath, after whom a teacake was named? | |
| ⬥ A: Sally Lunn | ⬥ B: Sarah Siddons |
| ⬥ C: Polly Perkins | ⬥ D: Nell Gwyn |
| £64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Orson Welles' 1938 broadcast of 'The War of the Worlds' featured an alien invasion of Grovers Mill in which US state? '50:50' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Delaware | ⬥ B: Washington |
| ⬥ C: California | ⬥ D: New Jersey |
| £125,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which is Britain's oldest professional football club? 'Phone a Friend' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Notts County | ⬥ B: Stoke City |
| ⬥ C: Port Vale | ⬥ D: Tranmere Rovers |
| Football was not one of Elizabeth's strengths, so she decided to call her husband Roy, who was 90% sure it was Notts County. She decided to go with him and won £125,000. |
| £250,000 (13 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| In 1969, Olof Palme became prime minister of which European country? | |
| ⬥ A: Sweden | ⬥ B: Luxembourg |
| ⬥ C: Belgium | ⬥ D: Switzerland |
| £500,000 (14 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Who was the first Astronomer Royal? | |
| ⬥ A: John Flamsteed | ⬥ B: Edmund Halley |
| ⬥ C: William Herschel | ⬥ D: Isaac Newton |
| Elizabeth recognized some achievements from the four men, and thought that the first Astronomer Royal was either Flamsteed and Newton. However, she did not feel confident enough to commit to an answer, so she decided to walk away with £250,000. The correct answer was A: John Flamsteed. |
Gallery[]
Sources[]
Elizabeth Northey's run to the million (Part 1)
Elizabeth Northey's run to the million (Part 2)- Elizabeth Northey's run to the million (Part 3)
| Preceded by Lyn Pringle |
UK Contestant (Series 18) Elizabeth Northey |
Succeeded by Bridget Rose |