John Robinson, an English teacher from Birmingham, was a contestant who appeared on the 7th episode of 32nd series of the UK version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on 4 March 2019. He walked away with £500,000, being the 9th contestant to do so in the UK version. He set his safety net on £64,000.
John was also the first contestant to reach the £1,000,000 question since Ingram Wilcox in 2006.
Prince William studied for his A levels at which school?
⬥ A: Gordonstoun
⬥ B: Eton
⬥ C: Winchester
⬥ D: Harrow
£8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
2018 was the bicentenary of the birth of which author?
⬥ A: Barbara Cartland
⬥ B: Virginia Woolf
⬥ C: Agatha Christie
⬥ D: Emily Brontë
£16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these film characters played by Harrison Ford was the first to debut on screen?
⬥ A: Indiana Jones
⬥ B: Rick Deckard
⬥ C: Han Solo
⬥ D: Jack Ryan
£32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
Which biblical figure is said to have lived for 969 years?
⬥ A: Methuselah
⬥ B: Nimrod
⬥ C: Potiphar
⬥ D: Caleb
£64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed
On which continent has the men's FIFA World Cup finals tournament been held the most times?
⬥ A: Africa
⬥ B: South America
⬥ C: Europe
⬥ D: Asia
£125,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these is an official currency of the Cook Islands? '50:50' lifeline used
⬥ A: US dollar
⬥ B: Australian dollar
⬥ C: New Zealand dollar
⬥ D: British pound
£250,000 (13 of 15) - Not Timed
The diplomat Ferdinand de Lesseps was a key figure in the construction of what? 'Ask the Host' and 'Phone a Friend' lifelines used
⬥ A: Brandenburg Gate
⬥ B: Suez Canal
⬥ C: Eiffel Tower
⬥ D: St. Gotthard Pass
Jeremy Clarkson had an inkling on D, or A. John's friend answered B. His friend was correct, and he won £250,000.
£500,000 (14 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these geological periods occurred most recently?
⬥ A: Triassic
⬥ B: Permian
⬥ C: Devonian
⬥ D: Cretaceous
£1,000,000 (15 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these UK prime ministers never served as foreign secretary?
⬥ A: Winston Churchill
⬥ B: Alec Douglas-Home
⬥ C: Anthony Eden
⬥ D: Harold Macmillan
John did not want to risk £436,000 (he set his second adjustable safety net at £64,000), so he walked away. He would have guessed C: Anthony Eden, but the correct answer was A: Winston Churchill.
Total Winnings: £500,000
Trivia[]
The four choices of his million-pound question are identical to the four choices of the Fastest Finger First when Judith Keppel appeared on the classic series.
John won Mastermind in 2025, saying that after his Millionaire win he wanted to go "for something money can't buy".
