Ian Hodgetts, a care manager from Kings Heath, Birmingham, appeared as a contestant on the seventeenth and eighteenth episodes of Series 8 of the UK version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on 9th and 12th October 2000. He won £4,000.
He was the first contestant on the UK version to be known to be able to use sign language.
WWTBAM Run[]
Fastest Finger First[]
| Fastest Finger First Question | |
| Put these boys' names in the order they occur in the phonetic alphabet. | |
| ⬥ A: Oscar | ⬥ B: Charlie |
| ⬥ C: Victor | ⬥ D: Romeo |
| From the 9 contestants, only Ian got it correct. His time was 9.79 seconds and the correct order was B-A-D-C. |
Ian's Run to the Million[]
| £100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What was the name of William Shakespeare's wife? | |
| ⬥ A: Anne Hathaway | ⬥ B: Sheila Getaway |
| ⬥ C: Donna Runaway | ⬥ D: Ded Giveaway |
| £200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which word refers to a period of two weeks? | |
| ⬥ A: Leap year | ⬥ B: Fortnight |
| ⬥ C: Month | ⬥ D: Semester |
| £300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which food item is produced by churning cream? | |
| ⬥ A: Honey | ⬥ B: Wine |
| ⬥ C: Butter | ⬥ D: Sugar |
| £500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which unit of currency is generally written as the letter S with a vertical line going through it? | |
| ⬥ A: Mark | ⬥ B: Franc |
| ⬥ C: Dollar | ⬥ D: Pound |
| £1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| In the title of an American TV series, where was the 'Little House'? | |
| ⬥ A: In the Desert | ⬥ B: On the Prairie |
| ⬥ C: By the Bayou | ⬥ D: Down the Road |
| £2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What is name of the peninsula in southwestern Cornwall? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: The Snake | ⬥ B: The Lizard |
| ⬥ C: The Crocodile | ⬥ D: The Giraffe |
| Ask the Audience Results: A: 0% ⬥ B: 92% ⬥ C: 2% ⬥ D: 6% | |
| £4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Sir Edwin Landseer's painting 'The Monarch of the Glen' is a portrait of which animal? 'Phone-a-Friend' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Horse | ⬥ B: Sheep |
| ⬥ C: Deer | ⬥ D: Dog |
| Ian thought it was D: Dog, but he wasn't sure, so he phoned his friend Jerry, who said it was C: Deer. Ian went with this answer and won £4,000. The klaxon called time and Ian would return on £4,000 with 1 lifeline still available. |
| £8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| In which city is Headingley cricket ground? '50:50' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Leeds | ⬥ B: Birmingham |
| ⬥ C: Bristol | ⬥ D: Manchester |
| Ian didn't know, so he used his '50:50' lifeline, which left A: Leeds and D: Manchester. He decided not to risk it and walked away with £4,000. He said he would have said A: Leeds had he played the question. The correct answer was A: Leeds. Total Prize Money: £4,000 |
Sources[]
| Preceded by John McCormick |
UK Contestant (Series 8) Ian Hodgetts |
Succeeded by Richard Nichols |