Greg Condry

Greg Condry, a project manager from Teddington, Middlesex, was a contestant on series 17 of the UK version on April 16, 2005. He won £125,000.

He was a Fastest Finger First contestant on November 24, 2001, but didn't make it into the hot seat.

WWTBAM Run[]

Fastest Finger First[]

Fastest Finger First Question
Put these film directors in the order they were born.
⬥ A: Ridley Scott	⬥ B: Guy Ritchie
⬥ C: David Lean	⬥ D: Alfred Hitchcock

Out of 9 remaining contestants, 5 contestants got it right, but Greg (with a time of 3.76 seconds) was the fastest to correctly answer D-C-A-B, making it to the hot seat.

Greg's Run to the Million[]

£100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these is a type of sea creature?
⬥ A: Triflefish	⬥ B: Jellyfish
⬥ C: Custardfish	⬥ D: Moussefish

£200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
Which famous battle was fought in 1066?
⬥ A: Frinton-on-Sea	⬥ B: Skegness
⬥ C: Bognor Regis	⬥ D: Hastings

£300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these is a very short length of time?
⬥ A: Two shakes	⬥ B: Two quakes
⬥ C: Two shivers	⬥ D: Two quivers

£500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
Complete the title of this famous film: 'The Bridge on the River...'?
⬥ A: Kwai	⬥ B: Nile
⬥ C: Thames	⬥ D: Tiber

£1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed Safety Net Question
In the northern hemisphere, the summer solstice falls in which month? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
⬥ A: May	⬥ B: June
⬥ C: July	⬥ D: August
Ask the Audience Results: A: 2% ⬥ B: 89% ⬥ C: 7% ⬥ D: 2%

Greg became stuck on this question, so he used his first lifeline. With a resounding majority for B: June, he went along with the audience, thus guaranteeing himself £1,000.

£2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
In which subject is a pupil most likely to be taught about integers?
⬥ A: Home economics	⬥ B: Mathematics
⬥ C: Religious education	⬥ D: French

After Greg answered this question correctly, host Chris Tarrant shared an anecdote from his childhood, explaining that he learnt about integers for a whole term at school. Greg, on the other hand, never did so!

£4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
Rodeo Drive is a famous shopping street in which US city?
⬥ A: Denver	⬥ B: Los Angeles
⬥ C: Chicago	⬥ D: Houston

£8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
In the 1950s, Tufty the squirrel was created to teach children about what?
⬥ A: Swimming	⬥ B: Country code
⬥ C: Fireworks	⬥ D: Road safety

£16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
Which golfer called his 2004 autobiography 'Life Swings'? '50:50' and 'Phone-a-Friend' lifelines used
⬥ A: Tiger Woods	⬥ B: Nick Faldo
⬥ C: Colin Montgomerie	⬥ D: Ernie Els

Greg was "nowhere near a golfer", so used the 50:50. Initially thinking that the answer was A: Tiger Woods, he was left with either B or C. However, still unsure, Greg decided to phone Dave, who was said to be "good on sport".
Dave could only hazard a guess at B: Nick Faldo, which Greg decided to lock in - thus winning £16,000.

£32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these composers is buried in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey?
⬥ A: Brahms	⬥ B: Liszt
⬥ C: Wagner	⬥ D: Handel

Greg mused that the answer was D: Handel, as he felt that Handel had spent most of his time in London. This proved to be helpful as the answer was indeed correct, thus winning Greg a guaranteed £32,000.
QUESTION NOTE: Handel did indeed spend most of his life in London, moving from Italy and settling in 1712. Five years later, he composed the renowned Water Music collection for King George I.

£64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed
In what kind of restaurant are you most likely to be served nasi goreng?
⬥ A: Moroccan	⬥ B: Japanese
⬥ C: Turkish	⬥ D: Indonesian

£125,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed
What is the first name of Baroness Amos who became Leader of the House of Lords in 2003?
⬥ A: Janet	⬥ B: Connie
⬥ C: Lesley	⬥ D: Valerie

Greg felt the answer was either A or D, before settling upon the latter. After a commercial break was called, the answer was revealed to be D: Valerie, thus winning Greg £125,000.

£250,000 (13 of 15) - Not Timed
Nam Co, located in Tibet, is what kind of geographical feature?
⬥ A: Lake	⬥ B: Mountain
⬥ C: Gorge	⬥ D: Peninsula

Greg felt strongly that the answer was C: Gorge, but was unwilling to risk losing £93,000, so he walked away. If he had played and gone with his instinct, he would have been wrong - the correct answer was actually A: Lake.

Facts and Information[]

At the time of his second appearance in 2005, Greg was nearing the end of his work as a project manager; his contract was due to expire in July of the same year. He explained to Chris Tarrant that he would have liked to get up to £32,000 to fund his dream of travelling the world, 'hippy-style'.

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Greg Condry's run to the million