Helen Belcham

Helen Belcham, a retired bilingual secretary from Wirral in Merseyside, was a contestant who appeared on an episode of Series 32 of the UK version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on 7 March 2019. She walked away with £64,000. She set her safety net on £32,000.

WWTBAM Run[]

Fastest Finger First[]

Fastest Finger First
Put these words in the order they appear in a well-known saying.
⬥ A: Alike	⬥ B: Think
⬥ C: Great	⬥ D: Minds

Out of 5 contestants, 3 contestants got right. The correct order (C-D-B-A). Helen was the fastest in 2.76 seconds.

Helen's Run to the Million[]

£100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these is a traditional filling in a Victoria sponge cake?
⬥ A: Raspberry jam	⬥ B: Mint sauce
⬥ C: Peanut butter	⬥ D: Dijon mustard

£200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
The Rovers Return Inn features in which soap?
⬥ A: EastEnders	⬥ B: Emmerdale
⬥ C: Neighbours	⬥ D: Coronation Street

£300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
The word 'talon' refers to which part of a bird of prey?
⬥ A: Claw	⬥ B: Tail feather
⬥ C: Beak	⬥ D: Eye

£500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
Which world-famous dance show started life as an interval act during the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest?
⬥ A: Valleydance	⬥ B: Skydance
⬥ C: Desertdance	⬥ D: Riverdance

£1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these is the term for a person who traces or studies lines of family descent?
⬥ A: Gemmologist	⬥ B: Genealogist
⬥ C: Geoscientist	⬥ D: Geochemist

£2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
The 1889 work 'Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear' is by which artist?
⬥ A: Vincent Van Gogh	⬥ B: Gustav Klimt
⬥ C: Henri Matisse	⬥ D: L.S. Lowry

£4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these professionals would be most likely to 'take silk' after several years of experience?
⬥ A: Architect	⬥ B: Accountant
⬥ C: Barrister	⬥ D: Dentist

£8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
Which actor plays Albus Dumbledore in the 2018 film 'Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald'?
⬥ A: Martin Freeman	⬥ B: Jude Law
⬥ C: Colin Farrell	⬥ D: Kenneth Branagh

£16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
What is the second-largest country in the world by total area?
⬥ A: Brazil	⬥ B: China
⬥ C: Canada	⬥ D: India

£32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
London hosted the Summer Olympic Games in 1908, 2012 and which other year?
⬥ A: 1928	⬥ B: 1948
⬥ C: 1968	⬥ D: 1988

£64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed
The 'lunula' is a name for which specific part of the human body?
⬥ A: Base of the spine	⬥ B: Base of the skull
⬥ C: Base of the foot	⬥ D: Base of the fingernail

£125,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these monarchs was imprisoned in Carisbrooke Castle on the Isle of Wight in the 17th century? 'Ask the Host' and '50:50' lifelines used
⬥ A: Charles I	⬥ B: Elizabeth I
⬥ C: George I	⬥ D: Anne

Helen didn't know, so walked away with £64,000. She said she would have gone for D: Anne, but the correct answer was actually A: Charles I.

Total Prize Money: £64,000

Sources[]

Helen Belcham's run to the million

Preceded by Heather Heath	UK Contestant (Series 32) Helen Belcham	Succeeded by Christopher Page